Pensamento:
Tempos atrás eu tinha uma foto no meu escritório de um carro funerário com um trailer atrás dele com os dizeres: “Quem disse que não pode levar coisas ao túmulo?” É humoroso, mas errado… MUITO errado. Se nós perdemos nossas almas na perseguição de coisas, o que temos ganhado de valor duradouro? Vale a pena perder a única coisa que realmente conta?
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Jesus' question is a piercing challenge for us to evaluate our goals and look at what we pursue. It reminds me of a picture I once had in my office of a hearse pulling a U-Haul trailer with the caption, "Who says you can't take it with you?" While it was humorous, the caption was also wrong: DEAD wrong. And that was the point of the picture! Jesus wants us to ask ourselves what we have really gained if we lose our souls in pursuing things we can't take with us after we die. Is more stuff, fame, wealth, and power worth losing the only part of us that matters eternally? No, it is not!
Oração:
Amoroso Pai, ajude-me a manter meus olhos fixos no que é verdadeiramente valioso e usar as outras bênçãos na minha vida para trazer glória a Ti e abençoar outros. No nome de Jesus eu oro. Amém. || Veja a imagem http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_lucas9_25.html
My Prayer...
Loving Father, please help me focus on what is truly valuable and eternally enduring. Awaken my heart to use my blessings and influence to bring you glory and lead others closer to Jesus. I want to carry these things into the next life. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
