Pensamento:
Cristo deixou o céu e veio ao mundo para nos salvar. Paulo sacrificou tudo para compartilhar o Evangelho com os judeus e os gentios. O que nós temos feito... o que temos deixado… o que temos dado… o que temos nos tornado… para compartilhar Jesus com as pessoas que amamos, conhecemos ou influenciamos?
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Christ left heaven, became one of us, endured the worst from us, and served us to save us. Paul reminds us in this passage that he sacrificed everything to share the Gospel with both Jews and Gentiles to save some. What have we done... what have we left... what have we given up... what have we endured... what have we done to become someone better able to share Jesus with those we love, know, or influence? Even more, what have we done to reach the lost, whom we don't know, and who are not like us so that they can follow Jesus? Let's do whatever it takes to follow Paul's example and his description of Jesus as his example:
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross! (Philippians 2:5-8).
Oração:
Pai de misericórdia, rico em constante amor, por favor, dá-me olhos para enxergar aqueles ao meu redor que necessitam de Jesus, a coragem e a humildade de compartilhar a graça dEle, e a sabedoria de compartilhar Jesus com eles na hora certa, quando eles estão prontos para saber do seu amor. No nome de Jesus. Amém. || Veja a imagem em http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_1corintios9_22.html
My Prayer...
Father of mercy, God Almighty, so rich in steadfast love, please give me eyes to see those around me who need Jesus, empower me with the courage and the humility to share his grace, and bless me with the sense of timing to share Jesus with them when they are ready to know of his love. I want to do everything possible to win as many as possible, especially those whose hearts are ready to know Jesus. In his name, I pray. Amen.
