February 9, 2017
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. - Psalm 118:8-9, ESV
Two of the great questions of life are: "Whom will you believe and whom will you trust?"
If you turn on your television in the middle of the afternoon, you will find courtroom programs are giving the soap operas a real run for their money. Let's see, there's Celebrity Justice, Crime & Punishment, Divorce Court, Judge Hatchett, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Judy, Judge Mathis, The People's Court, and Texas Justice.
There is a commonness to these shows.
Two people come in, stand before the judge, and tell their stories. Theoretically, those stories, covering the same events, should match. They never do. They contradict each other from opening sentence to concluding summary. The judge seems to be able to discern truth from fiction, but most of us stay pretty confused.
Watching the litigants, we wonder whom can I believe? Whom can I trust?
We make our judgments based on such irrational things like "I don't like the way she smiles" or "He's got two earrings in each ear. I think he's lying." Then, we turn the channel.
Whom do you trust? Whom will you believe?
Did men walk on the moon? Is the ozone layer above us disappearing? Is the world warming? Did the face of Troy's Helen really launch a thousand ships? Did the Native Americans sell Manhattan for a few dollars worth of beads? Some of those things may be true, but I don't know.
Think about it: aren't the things that we say we know often really just things we believe?
If we trust a person, we will believe his facts. If we don't trust that individual, we will reject him and everything he says. Now there are times when it doesn't make any difference whether you believe a person or not. But it makes a great deal of difference if you trust or distrust your doctor, if you trust or distrust your auto mechanic, if you trust or distrust the guy who prepares your taxes.
And finding the right Person to trust is especially important when it comes to salvation.
Twenty centuries ago, the apostle Paul wrote, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).
The question is -- and eternity hinges upon your answer -- "Do you believe those words?" Now since you are reading a Christian devotion, I would assume most, if not all of you, are saying, "Of course, I do."
Good. I'm glad.
If you do believe those words, salvation is yours. If you believe those words, it is right that we pray and work for the salvation of the hundreds of millions of lost souls who do not.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, I believe in Your Word, Your Son, and the salvation You alone can give. Use me to reach those who remain unsure, uncertain and lost. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Use these devotions in your newsletter and bulletin! Used by permission; all rights reserved by the Int'l LLL (LHM). English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Permanent Text Edition® (2016). Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
CPTLN Devocional - La sana doctrina
09 de Febrero 2017
Porque vendrá un tiempo en que no soportarán la sana doctrina, sino que aún teniendo comezón de oír se amontonarán maestros conforme a sus propios malos deseos. 2 Timoteo 4:3, RVC
Una escuela primaria dio créditos a los alumnos que mantuvieron silencio... silencio en apoyo a la homosexualidad.
La separación de la iglesia y el estado demanda que la religión quede fuera de los salones de clase, pero el tema de la homosexualidad no sólo es reconocido, sino que también es apoyado, al menos en esa escuela.
A su favor, debemos decir que los padres de familia estuvieron molestos acerca del programa: "Aprendiendo acerca del mundo real", porque no fueron informados del mismo y porque no incluía otras alternativas de estilos de vida, como el cristianismo.
Si usted también está molesto, debe saber que la administración de la escuela luego dijo que cualquier estudiante puede obtener créditos si atiende a las reuniones cívicas o participa en eventos políticos.
No estoy completamente seguro si esta última posición es una mejora sobre la posición anterior.
Si pensamos bien, los estudiantes obtienen créditos por ir a reuniones del KKK... o a una protesta en contra de la guerra... o de los nazis... o cualquier otra posición controversial.
El apóstol Pablo estaba en lo correcto... llegará el momento en que las personas no van a tolerar la enseñanza correcta, y en que los maestros enseñarán lo que parezca ser convenientemente correcto.
Aparentemente, no es que el momento llegará... sino que ya llegó. Por lo tanto, debemos hacer todo lo posible para asegurarnos que nuestros niños y jóvenes sepan la verdad sobre el amor y la misericordia de Dios. Necesitamos asegurarnos que ellos conozcan al Salvador que entregó su vida para que ellos puedan tener vida en abundancia.
ORACIÓN: Padre celestial, protege a nuestros hijos de los educadores y las escuelas que promueven sus preferencias personales. Concédenos que nuestros jóvenes puedan darse cuenta que sólo Tú eres el camino y la verdad que ofrece salvación a todo el que cree. En el nombre de Jesús. Amén.
© Copyright 2017 Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones. Reina Valera Contemporánea (RVC) Copyright © 2009, 2011 by Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas.
Porque vendrá un tiempo en que no soportarán la sana doctrina, sino que aún teniendo comezón de oír se amontonarán maestros conforme a sus propios malos deseos. 2 Timoteo 4:3, RVC
Una escuela primaria dio créditos a los alumnos que mantuvieron silencio... silencio en apoyo a la homosexualidad.
La separación de la iglesia y el estado demanda que la religión quede fuera de los salones de clase, pero el tema de la homosexualidad no sólo es reconocido, sino que también es apoyado, al menos en esa escuela.
A su favor, debemos decir que los padres de familia estuvieron molestos acerca del programa: "Aprendiendo acerca del mundo real", porque no fueron informados del mismo y porque no incluía otras alternativas de estilos de vida, como el cristianismo.
Si usted también está molesto, debe saber que la administración de la escuela luego dijo que cualquier estudiante puede obtener créditos si atiende a las reuniones cívicas o participa en eventos políticos.
No estoy completamente seguro si esta última posición es una mejora sobre la posición anterior.
Si pensamos bien, los estudiantes obtienen créditos por ir a reuniones del KKK... o a una protesta en contra de la guerra... o de los nazis... o cualquier otra posición controversial.
El apóstol Pablo estaba en lo correcto... llegará el momento en que las personas no van a tolerar la enseñanza correcta, y en que los maestros enseñarán lo que parezca ser convenientemente correcto.
Aparentemente, no es que el momento llegará... sino que ya llegó. Por lo tanto, debemos hacer todo lo posible para asegurarnos que nuestros niños y jóvenes sepan la verdad sobre el amor y la misericordia de Dios. Necesitamos asegurarnos que ellos conozcan al Salvador que entregó su vida para que ellos puedan tener vida en abundancia.
ORACIÓN: Padre celestial, protege a nuestros hijos de los educadores y las escuelas que promueven sus preferencias personales. Concédenos que nuestros jóvenes puedan darse cuenta que sólo Tú eres el camino y la verdad que ofrece salvación a todo el que cree. En el nombre de Jesús. Amén.
© Copyright 2017 Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones. Reina Valera Contemporánea (RVC) Copyright © 2009, 2011 by Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas.
Our Daily Bread - The Advocate
Read: 1 John 1:8–2:2 | Bible in a Year: Leviticus 6–7; Matthew 25:1–30
If anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1 John 2:1
From a Florida prison cell in June 1962, Clarence Earl Gideon wrote a note asking the United States Supreme Court to review his conviction for a crime he said he didn’t commit. He added that he didn’t have the means to hire a lawyer.
One year later, in the historic case of Gideon v. Wainright, the Supreme Court ruled that people who cannot afford the cost of their own defense must be given a public defender—an advocate—provided by the state. With this decision, and with the help of a court-appointed lawyer, Clarence Gideon was retried and acquitted.
But what if we are not innocent? According to the apostle Paul, we are all guilty. But the court of heaven provides an Advocate who, at God’s expense, offers to defend and care for our soul (1 John 2:2). On behalf of His Father, Jesus comes to us offering a freedom that even prison inmates have described as better than anything they’ve experienced on the outside. It is a freedom of heart and mind.
Whether suffering for wrongs done by us or to us, we all can be represented by Jesus. By the highest of authority He responds to every request for mercy, forgiveness, and comfort.
Jesus, our Advocate, can turn a prison of lost hope, fear, or regret into the place of His presence.
© 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries
If anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 1 John 2:1
From a Florida prison cell in June 1962, Clarence Earl Gideon wrote a note asking the United States Supreme Court to review his conviction for a crime he said he didn’t commit. He added that he didn’t have the means to hire a lawyer.
One year later, in the historic case of Gideon v. Wainright, the Supreme Court ruled that people who cannot afford the cost of their own defense must be given a public defender—an advocate—provided by the state. With this decision, and with the help of a court-appointed lawyer, Clarence Gideon was retried and acquitted.
But what if we are not innocent? According to the apostle Paul, we are all guilty. But the court of heaven provides an Advocate who, at God’s expense, offers to defend and care for our soul (1 John 2:2). On behalf of His Father, Jesus comes to us offering a freedom that even prison inmates have described as better than anything they’ve experienced on the outside. It is a freedom of heart and mind.
Whether suffering for wrongs done by us or to us, we all can be represented by Jesus. By the highest of authority He responds to every request for mercy, forgiveness, and comfort.
Jesus, our Advocate, can turn a prison of lost hope, fear, or regret into the place of His presence.
Father in heaven, please help us to know what it means to have the freedom of Your love and presence. May we experience this freedom even in places that we have only seen as our confinement!
The one who died as our substitute now lives as our advocate.
By Mart DeHaan
© 2017 Our Daily Bread Ministries
Lời Sống Hằng Ngày - Người Biện Hộ
Đọc: I Giăng 1:8-2:2 | Đọc Kinh Thánh suốt năm: Lê-vi ký 6-7; Ma-thi-ơ 25:1-30
Nếu có ai phạm tội thì chúng ta có Đấng biện hộ với Đức Chúa Cha là Đức Chúa Jêsus Christ, Đấng công chính. (I Giăng 2:1)
Tháng Sáu năm 1962, từ trong song sắt nhà tù ở Florida, Clarence Earl Gideon đã viết một bức thư khẩn cầu Tòa Án Tối Cao Hoa Kỳ xem xét lại bản án kết tội mà ông nói rằng mình không phạm. Ông nói thêm rằng ông không có tiền để thuê luật sư.
Một năm sau, trong vụ án lịch sử của Gideon và Wainright, Tòa Án Tối Cao đã thông qua đạo luật quy định những người không đủ tiền thuê luật sư bào chữa cho mình phải được nhà nước chỉ định luật sư biện hộ miễn phí. Với quyết định này và với sự giúp đỡ từ một luật sư được tòa chỉ định, Clarence Gideon đã được xử lại và được tuyên bố trắng án.
Nhưng nếu chúng ta không vô tội thì sao? Theo sứ đồ Phao-lô, chúng ta tất cả đều có tội. Nhưng tòa án thiên đàng đã cung ứng một Luật sư Biện hộ mà Đức Chúa Trời đã phải trả giá để ban cho chúng ta, để biện hộ và chăm lo cho linh hồn chúng ta (1 Giăng 2:2). Thay mặt Cha, Chúa Jêsus đến ban cho chúng ta sự tự do mà ngay cả những tù nhân cũng mô tả là tuyệt vời hơn bất cứ điều gì họ có thể kinh nghiệm ở bên ngoài nhà tù. Đó là sự tự do của tấm lòng và tâm trí.
Dù đang khổ sở vì những sai quấy chúng ta phạm phải hay người khác làm với chúng ta đi nữa, chúng ta đều có thể được Chúa Jêsus biện hộ. Bằng thẩm quyền cao cả nhất, Ngài đáp lại mọi lời cầu xin được thương xót, tha thứ và an ủi của con người.
Chúa Jêsus, Đấng Biện Hộ của chúng ta có thể biến nhà tù đầy tuyệt vọng, sợ hãi và hối tiếc thành nơi hiện diện của Ngài.
© 2017 Lời Sống Hằng Ngày
Nếu có ai phạm tội thì chúng ta có Đấng biện hộ với Đức Chúa Cha là Đức Chúa Jêsus Christ, Đấng công chính. (I Giăng 2:1)
Tháng Sáu năm 1962, từ trong song sắt nhà tù ở Florida, Clarence Earl Gideon đã viết một bức thư khẩn cầu Tòa Án Tối Cao Hoa Kỳ xem xét lại bản án kết tội mà ông nói rằng mình không phạm. Ông nói thêm rằng ông không có tiền để thuê luật sư.
Một năm sau, trong vụ án lịch sử của Gideon và Wainright, Tòa Án Tối Cao đã thông qua đạo luật quy định những người không đủ tiền thuê luật sư bào chữa cho mình phải được nhà nước chỉ định luật sư biện hộ miễn phí. Với quyết định này và với sự giúp đỡ từ một luật sư được tòa chỉ định, Clarence Gideon đã được xử lại và được tuyên bố trắng án.
Nhưng nếu chúng ta không vô tội thì sao? Theo sứ đồ Phao-lô, chúng ta tất cả đều có tội. Nhưng tòa án thiên đàng đã cung ứng một Luật sư Biện hộ mà Đức Chúa Trời đã phải trả giá để ban cho chúng ta, để biện hộ và chăm lo cho linh hồn chúng ta (1 Giăng 2:2). Thay mặt Cha, Chúa Jêsus đến ban cho chúng ta sự tự do mà ngay cả những tù nhân cũng mô tả là tuyệt vời hơn bất cứ điều gì họ có thể kinh nghiệm ở bên ngoài nhà tù. Đó là sự tự do của tấm lòng và tâm trí.
Dù đang khổ sở vì những sai quấy chúng ta phạm phải hay người khác làm với chúng ta đi nữa, chúng ta đều có thể được Chúa Jêsus biện hộ. Bằng thẩm quyền cao cả nhất, Ngài đáp lại mọi lời cầu xin được thương xót, tha thứ và an ủi của con người.
Chúa Jêsus, Đấng Biện Hộ của chúng ta có thể biến nhà tù đầy tuyệt vọng, sợ hãi và hối tiếc thành nơi hiện diện của Ngài.
Lạy Cha trên trời, xin giúp chúng con biết ý nghĩa của sự tự do trong tình yêu và sự hiện diện của Ngài. Nguyện chúng con kinh nghiệm sự tự do này ngay trong những nơi mà chúng con chỉ thấy mình bị giam hãm.
Đấng đã chết thay cho chúng ta giờ đây đang sống làm Luật sư Biện hộ cho chúng ta.
bởi Mart DeHaan
© 2017 Lời Sống Hằng Ngày
Nuestro Pan Diario - El Abogado
Leer: 1 Juan 1:8–2:2 | La Biblia en un año: Mateo 25:1-30
… si alguno hubiere pecado, abogado tenemos para con el Padre, a Jesucristo el justo (1 Juan 2:1).
Desde una cárcel de Florida, en junio de 1962, Clarence Earl
Gideon escribió una nota a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos
pidiendo que se revisara su condena por un crimen que no había cometido.
Y agregó que no tenía medios para contratar a un abogado.
Al año, en el histórico caso Gideon c/ Wainright, la Corte Suprema
dictaminó que las personas que no podían costear su defensa debían
recibir la asistencia de un defensor público provisto por el Estado.
Tras esta decisión, y con la ayuda de un abogado de oficio, Gideon fue
juzgado nuevamente y absuelto.
Pero ¿qué sucede si somos culpables? Según Pablo, todos lo somos,
pero la corte celestial provee un Abogado, el cual, costeado por Dios,
ofrece defender y cuidar nuestra alma (1 Juan 2:2). Jesús nos ofrece una
libertad que incluso los presos han descrito como mejor que cualquier
otra cosa experimentada fuera de la cárcel. Es libertad del corazón y la
mente.
Ya sea que suframos por las injusticias hechas por nosotros o contra
nosotros, Jesús puede representarnos a todos. En su autoridad suprema,
Él responde todo pedido de misericordia, perdón y consuelo.
Jesús, nuestro Abogado, puede convertir nuestra prisión de
desesperanza, temor o remordimiento en un lugar lleno de su presencia.
Señor, quiero experimentar la libertad de tu presencia.
Aquel que murió como nuestro Sustituto vive ahora como nuestro Abogado.
Por Mart De Haan
Unser Täglich Brot - Der Fürsprecher
Lesen: 1.Johannes 1,8–2,2 | Die Bibel In Einem Jahr: 3.Mose 6–7; Matthäus 25,1-30
Wenn jemand sündigt, so haben wir einen Fürsprecher bei dem Vater, Jesus Christus, der gerecht ist. 1.Johannes 2,1
Im Juni 1962 richtete Clarence Gideon aus der Gefängniszelle heraus ein Gesuch an den Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten und bat, seine Strafe für ein Verbrechen, das er nicht begangen hatte, zu überprüfen. Er fügte an, dass er kein Geld habe, um einen Rechtsanwalt zu zahlen.
Ein Jahr später bestimmte der Gerichtshof, dass Personen, die die Kosten für ihre Verteidigung nicht aufbringen können, einen Pflichtverteidiger bekommen—einen vom Staat berufenen Fürsprecher. Mit diesem Beschluss und mit der Hilfe eines vom Gericht bestellten Anwalts wurde Gideons Fall neu aufgerollt und er wurde freigesprochen.
Was aber ist, wenn wir nicht unschuldig sind? Paulus sagt, wir sind alle schuldig. Aber der himmlische Gerichtshof hat einen Fürsprecher bestellt, der uns auf Gottes Kosten verteidigen und Versöhnung schaffen will (1.Joh. 2,2). Jesus ist im Namen seines Vaters gekommen, um uns eine Freiheit zu bringen, von der selbst Gefängnisinsassen sagen, sie sei besser als alles, was sie draußen erlebt hätten. Innere Freiheit.
Wenn jemand sündigt, so haben wir einen Fürsprecher bei dem Vater, Jesus Christus, der gerecht ist. 1.Johannes 2,1
Im Juni 1962 richtete Clarence Gideon aus der Gefängniszelle heraus ein Gesuch an den Obersten Gerichtshof der Vereinigten Staaten und bat, seine Strafe für ein Verbrechen, das er nicht begangen hatte, zu überprüfen. Er fügte an, dass er kein Geld habe, um einen Rechtsanwalt zu zahlen.
Ein Jahr später bestimmte der Gerichtshof, dass Personen, die die Kosten für ihre Verteidigung nicht aufbringen können, einen Pflichtverteidiger bekommen—einen vom Staat berufenen Fürsprecher. Mit diesem Beschluss und mit der Hilfe eines vom Gericht bestellten Anwalts wurde Gideons Fall neu aufgerollt und er wurde freigesprochen.
Was aber ist, wenn wir nicht unschuldig sind? Paulus sagt, wir sind alle schuldig. Aber der himmlische Gerichtshof hat einen Fürsprecher bestellt, der uns auf Gottes Kosten verteidigen und Versöhnung schaffen will (1.Joh. 2,2). Jesus ist im Namen seines Vaters gekommen, um uns eine Freiheit zu bringen, von der selbst Gefängnisinsassen sagen, sie sei besser als alles, was sie draußen erlebt hätten. Innere Freiheit.
Ob wir wegen Unrecht leiden, das wir selbst verursacht haben oder
aufgrund dessen, was andere uns angetan haben, Jesus steht für uns alle
ein. Mit allerhöchster Autorität antwortet er auf jedes Gesuch um Gnade,
Vergebung und Trost.
Er kann aus einem Gefängnis der Angst, der Reue oder Hoffnungslosigkeit einen Ort seiner Gegenwart machen.
© 2017 Unser Täglich Brot
Er kann aus einem Gefängnis der Angst, der Reue oder Hoffnungslosigkeit einen Ort seiner Gegenwart machen.
Himmlischer Vater, lass uns erkennen, was es heißt, in der Freiheit deiner Liebe und Gegenwart zu leben. Lass uns diese Freiheit selbst an den Orten erleben, die uns wie ein Gefängnis erscheinen!
Der Eine, der als unser Stellvertreter starb, ist jetzt unser Fürsprecher.
Von Mart DeHaan
© 2017 Unser Täglich Brot
Notre Pain Quotidien - L’ Avocat
Lisez : 1 Jean 1.8 – 2.2 | La Bible en un an : Lévitique 6 – 7 et Matthieu 25.1-30
Et si quelqu’un a péché, nous avons un avocat auprès du Père, Jésus‑Christ le juste. 1 Jean 2.1
Depuis sa cellule de prison
floridienne, Clarence Earl Gideon a envoyé un mot en juin 1962 afin de
demander à la Cour Suprême des États‑Unis de revoir sa condamnation pour
un crime dont il se disait innocent. Il précisait dans ce mot qu’il
n’avait pas les moyens de retenir les services d’un avocat.
Un an plus tard, dans l’affaire historique Gideon v. Wainright,
cette cour a rendu un jugement stipulant que l’État devait fournir une
défense publique – un procureur –aux gens se trouvant dans l’incapacité
de s’en payer une. Or, sur décision de ce haut tribunal, et avec l’aide
d’un avocat commis d’office, Clarence Gideon a subi un second procès et a
été acquitté.
Mais qu’advient‑il si l’on n’est pas
innocent ? Selon l’apôtre Paul, nous sommes tous coupables. Reste que le
tribunal céleste nous procure d’office un Avocat qui, aux frais de
Dieu, nous offre de défendre notre âme et d’en prendre soin (1 JN 2.2).
Au nom de son Père, Jésus vient nous offrir une liberté que même des
détenus ont qualifiée de plus précieuse que tout ce qu’ils avaient pu
vivre hors de prison, une liberté du coeur et de l’esprit.
Que nous subissions les torts que nous
avons nous-mêmes causés ou qui nous ont été causés, nous pouvons tous
nous faire représenter par Jésus. Investi de l’autorité suprême, il
répond à toute demande de miséricorde, de pardon et de consolation.
Jésus, notre Avocat, peut changer une
prison d’espoirs perdus, de craintes et de regrets en un lieu où sa
présence se fait sentir.
Notre Substitut de mort est maintenant notre Avocat de vie.
par Mart DeHaan
© 2017 Ministères NPQ
Хліб Наш Насущній - Адвокат
Читати: 1 Івана 1:8–2:2 | Біблія за рік: Левит 6−7 ; Матвія 25:1-30
А коли хто згрішить, то маємо Заступника перед Отцем, Ісуса Христа, Праведного. — 1 Івана 2:1
У червні 1962 року Кларенс Ерл Гідеон, знаходячись в тюремній камері у Флориді, написав листа до Верховного Суду США, в якому просив переглянути його справу. Він не мав грошей, щоб найняти адвоката, через що – писав він – його звинуватили у злочині, якого він не скоював. Через рік під час історичної справи Гідеон проти Вейнрайта Верховний Суд постановив, щоб ті, хто не мають коштів найняти собі адвоката, могли мати державного захисника за рахунок держави. Завдяки цьому рішенню і завдяки призначеному судом захиснику, було проведене повторне судове розслідування. Цього разу Кларенса Гідеона виправдали.
Але що, якщо ми все-таки винні? На думку апостола Павла, ми дійсно всі винні. Але Небесний Суд призначив нам “за Божий рахунок” Адвоката, Хто пропонує Свій захист і турботу про наші душі (1 Ів. 2:2). Діючи від імені Свого Отця, Він прийшов дарувати таку свободу, що навіть ті, хто знаходяться за ґратами, засвідчують таке внутрішнє відчуття свободи, якого вони не відчували навіть на свободі. Це – свобода серця й розуму.
Незалежно від того, вчинили ми комусь кривду чи нам її вчинили, всі ми маємо Ісуса, Хто представляє наші інтереси. З позиції найбільшої у всесвіті влади Він відповідає на кожне прохання про милість, прощення і втіху.
© 2017 Хліб Наш Насущній
А коли хто згрішить, то маємо Заступника перед Отцем, Ісуса Христа, Праведного. — 1 Івана 2:1
У червні 1962 року Кларенс Ерл Гідеон, знаходячись в тюремній камері у Флориді, написав листа до Верховного Суду США, в якому просив переглянути його справу. Він не мав грошей, щоб найняти адвоката, через що – писав він – його звинуватили у злочині, якого він не скоював. Через рік під час історичної справи Гідеон проти Вейнрайта Верховний Суд постановив, щоб ті, хто не мають коштів найняти собі адвоката, могли мати державного захисника за рахунок держави. Завдяки цьому рішенню і завдяки призначеному судом захиснику, було проведене повторне судове розслідування. Цього разу Кларенса Гідеона виправдали.
Але що, якщо ми все-таки винні? На думку апостола Павла, ми дійсно всі винні. Але Небесний Суд призначив нам “за Божий рахунок” Адвоката, Хто пропонує Свій захист і турботу про наші душі (1 Ів. 2:2). Діючи від імені Свого Отця, Він прийшов дарувати таку свободу, що навіть ті, хто знаходяться за ґратами, засвідчують таке внутрішнє відчуття свободи, якого вони не відчували навіть на свободі. Це – свобода серця й розуму.
Незалежно від того, вчинили ми комусь кривду чи нам її вчинили, всі ми маємо Ісуса, Хто представляє наші інтереси. З позиції найбільшої у всесвіті влади Він відповідає на кожне прохання про милість, прощення і втіху.
Небесний Отче, допоможи, будь ласка, пізнати ту свободу, що нам дарує Твоя любов і присутність. Дай відчувати цю свободу навіть в тих ситуаціях, що нам здаються справжньою в’язницею!
Той, Хто колись вмер за нашу провину, тепер живе, щоб бути нашим Заступником.
Автор Мартін де Гаан
© 2017 Хліб Наш Насущній
Хлеб наш насущный - Защитник
Читать сейчас: 1 Иоанна 1:8–2:2 | Библия за год: Левит 6-7; Матфея 25:1-30
Если бы кто согрешил, то мы имеем Ходатая пред Отцом – Иисуса Христа, Праведника. — 1 Иоанна 2:1
В июне 1962 г. из тюремной камеры во Флориде Клэренс Гидеон написал обращение, в котором просил Верховный суд США пересмотреть приговор по его делу, поскольку он не совершал приписываемого ему преступления. В конце он сообщал, что не имеет средств на адвоката.
Годом позже в историческом процессе «Гидеон против Уэйнрайта» Верховный суд определил, что гражданам, не имеющим возможности оплатить свою защиту, должен предоставляться государственный адвокат. Благодаря этому решению и с помощью назначенного судом защитника Клэренс Гидеон был оправдан.
Но что, если мы действительно виновны? Согласно апостолу Павлу, мы все виновны перед Богом. Но небесный суд также предоставил нам Защитника, Который за счет Самого Бога предлагает нам Свою помощь и заботу (1 Ин. 2:2). От имени Отца Иисус Христос приходит к нам, предлагая свободу, которая, согласно словам заключенных, лучше, чем нахождение вне тюремной зоны. Это свобода сердца и ума.
Страдаем ли мы от собственных грехов или стали невинными жертвами, все это можно принести к Иисусу Христу. Обладая наивысшей властью, Он отзывается на каждое прошение о милости, прощении и утешении. Христос, наш Защитник, может превратить тюрьму потерянной надежды, страха или сожаления в место Своего присутствия.
© 2017 Хлеб Наш Насущный
Если бы кто согрешил, то мы имеем Ходатая пред Отцом – Иисуса Христа, Праведника. — 1 Иоанна 2:1
В июне 1962 г. из тюремной камеры во Флориде Клэренс Гидеон написал обращение, в котором просил Верховный суд США пересмотреть приговор по его делу, поскольку он не совершал приписываемого ему преступления. В конце он сообщал, что не имеет средств на адвоката.
Годом позже в историческом процессе «Гидеон против Уэйнрайта» Верховный суд определил, что гражданам, не имеющим возможности оплатить свою защиту, должен предоставляться государственный адвокат. Благодаря этому решению и с помощью назначенного судом защитника Клэренс Гидеон был оправдан.
Но что, если мы действительно виновны? Согласно апостолу Павлу, мы все виновны перед Богом. Но небесный суд также предоставил нам Защитника, Который за счет Самого Бога предлагает нам Свою помощь и заботу (1 Ин. 2:2). От имени Отца Иисус Христос приходит к нам, предлагая свободу, которая, согласно словам заключенных, лучше, чем нахождение вне тюремной зоны. Это свобода сердца и ума.
Страдаем ли мы от собственных грехов или стали невинными жертвами, все это можно принести к Иисусу Христу. Обладая наивысшей властью, Он отзывается на каждое прошение о милости, прощении и утешении. Христос, наш Защитник, может превратить тюрьму потерянной надежды, страха или сожаления в место Своего присутствия.
Отче Небесный, помоги нам понять, что значит свобода пребывания в Твоей любви и присутствии. Даруй нам познать ее даже в тех местах, где люди лишены свободы.
Тот, Кто умер за нас, теперь живет, чтобы ходатайствовать за нас.
автор: Мартин де Гаан
© 2017 Хлеб Наш Насущный
Become a Published Author
We Help Writers Become
Authors.
This FREE
Christian Publishing Guide illustrates how you can go from
Christian Writer to Published Author. You have a calling
to write. Click below to get your FREE Guide and respond to that call.
The Daily Readings for WEDNESDAY, February 8, 2017
The Old Testament Lesson
The Old Testament Lesson for today is taken from Isaiah 59:15-21
Truth is lacking, and whoever turns from evil is despoiled. The LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. He saw that there was no one, and was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm brought him victory, and his righteousness upheld him. He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle. According to their deeds, so will he repay; wrath to his adversaries, requital to his enemies; to the coastlands he will render requital. So those in the west shall fear the name of the LORD, and those in the east, his glory; for he will come like a pent-up stream that the wind of the LORD drives on. And he will come to Zion as Redeemer, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression, says the LORD. And as for me, this is my covenant with them, says the LORD: my spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, or out of the mouths of your children, or out of the mouths of your children's children, says the LORD, from now on and forever.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Epistle Lesson
The Epistle Lesson for today is taken from 2 Timothy 1:15-2:13
You are aware that all who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain; when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me -- may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus. You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus; and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well. Share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier's aim is to please the enlisting officer. And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules. It is the farmer who does the work who ought to have the first share of the crops. Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things. Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David-- that is my gospel, for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful-- for he cannot deny himself.
This is the Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The Holy Gospel Lesson
The Holy Gospel is written in Mark 10:1-16
Glory be to Thee, O Lord
He left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again gathered around him; and, as was his custom, he again taught them. Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" He answered them, "What did Moses command you?" They said, "Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her." But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female.' 'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." Then in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery." People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it." And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.
Here ends the Gospel lesson for today.
Glory be to Thee ,O Christ!
Morning Psalms
Psalm 119: Mem Quomodo dilexi!
97 Oh, how I love your law! all the day long it is in my mind.
98 Your commandment has made me wiser than my enemies, and it is always with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your decrees are my study.
100 I am wiser than the elders, because I observe your commandments.
101 I restrain my feet from every evil way, that I may keep your word.
102 I do not shrink from your judgments, because you yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are your words to my taste! they are sweeter than honey to my mouth.
104 Through your commandments I gain understanding; therefore I hate every lying way.
Psalm 119: Nun Lucerna pedibus meis
105 Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path.
106 I have sworn and am determined to keep your righteous judgments.
107 I am deeply troubled; preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word.
108 Accept, O LORD, the willing tribute of my lips, and teach me your judgments.
109 My life is always in my hand, yet I do not forget your law.
110 The wicked have set a trap for me, but I have not strayed from your commandments.
111 Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; truly, they are the joy of my heart.
112 I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes for ever and to the end.
Psalm 119: Samekh Iniquos odio habui
113 I hate those who have a divided heart, but your law do I love.
114 You are my refuge and shield; my hope is in your word.
115 Away from me, you wicked! I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 Sustain me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be disappointed in my hope.
117 Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and my delight shall be ever in your statutes.
118 You spurn all who stray from your statutes; their deceitfulness is in vain.
119 In your sight all the wicked of the earth are but dross; therefore I love your decrees.
120 My flesh trembles with dread of you; I am afraid of your judgments.
Evening Psalms
Psalm 81 Exultate Deo
1 Sing with joy to God our strength and raise a loud shout to the God of Jacob.
2 Raise a song and sound the timbrel, the merry harp, and the lyre.
3 Blow the ram's-horn at the new moon, and at the full moon, the day of our feast.
4 For this is a statute for Israel, a law of the God of Jacob.
5 He laid it as a solemn charge upon Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt.
6 I heard an unfamiliar voice saying, "I eased his shoulder from the burden; his hands were set free from bearing the load."
7 You called on me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered you from the secret place of thunder and tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8 Hear, O my people, and I will admonish you: O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
9 There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not worship a foreign god.
10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and said, "Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it."
11 And yet my people did not hear my voice, and Israel would not obey me.
12 So I gave them over to the stubbornness of their hearts, to follow their own devices.
13 Oh, that my people would listen to me! that Israel would walk in my ways!
14 I should soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes.
15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last for ever.
16 But Israel would I feed with the finest wheat and satisfy him with honey from the rock.
Psalm 82 Deus stetit
1 God takes his stand in the council of heaven; he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:
2 How long will you judge unjustly, and show favor to the wicked?
3 Save the weak and the orphan; defend the humble and needy;
4 Rescue the weak and the poor; deliver them from the power of the wicked.
5 They do not know, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 Now I say to you, 'You are gods, and all of you children of the Most High;
7 Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, and fall like any prince.'"
8 Arise, O God, and rule the earth, for you shall take all nations for your own.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The New Revised Standard Version Bible may be quoted and/or reprinted up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible or account for fifty percent (50%) of the total work in which they are quoted.
Verse of the Day - February 08, 2017
Matthew 5:43-45 (NIV) [ Love for Enemies ] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Read all of Matthew 5
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Morning Devotions with Cap'n Kenny - "The Purpose of a Godly Parent"
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them.
As a parent, you have a very important purpose in the life of your child. You are there to teach them right from wrong, provide for them, and lay a foundation in their life. Most importantly, your job is to lead your child to Jesus Christ.
Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the LORD." The word heritage could be translated as "gift." So another way to say it is: children are a gift from God. What a great privilege it is to have children. I will tell you something else: kids need their parents.
Kids need their parents to nurture them and point them to Christ. It is your job as a mom or a dad to train your children and to bring them up in the way of the Lord. Kids don't need Mom and Dad to be their best friends. Sometimes you read about celebrities that go out and party with their children. That's so absurd. Don't do that. Be a parent—and be an example. Friends come and go, but parents are for life.
Remember, teaching your children is a daily thing. It is a lifestyle. The best thing a man can do for his kids is love his wife. And the best thing a woman can do for her children is love her husband. Show your children what real love looks like.
And live a godly life. Your child should be able to measure their relationship with God according to their relationship with you.
If you are a parent, ask God today for His help to be the best parent you can be.
In Jesus,
Cap'n Kenny
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Devotion by Greg Laurie © 2016 Harvest Christian Fellowship; all rights reserved.
—Psalm 127:4–5, NKJV
As a parent, you have a very important purpose in the life of your child. You are there to teach them right from wrong, provide for them, and lay a foundation in their life. Most importantly, your job is to lead your child to Jesus Christ.
Psalm 127:3 says, "Children are a heritage from the LORD." The word heritage could be translated as "gift." So another way to say it is: children are a gift from God. What a great privilege it is to have children. I will tell you something else: kids need their parents.
Kids need their parents to nurture them and point them to Christ. It is your job as a mom or a dad to train your children and to bring them up in the way of the Lord. Kids don't need Mom and Dad to be their best friends. Sometimes you read about celebrities that go out and party with their children. That's so absurd. Don't do that. Be a parent—and be an example. Friends come and go, but parents are for life.
Remember, teaching your children is a daily thing. It is a lifestyle. The best thing a man can do for his kids is love his wife. And the best thing a woman can do for her children is love her husband. Show your children what real love looks like.
And live a godly life. Your child should be able to measure their relationship with God according to their relationship with you.
If you are a parent, ask God today for His help to be the best parent you can be.
In Jesus,
Cap'n Kenny
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Devotion by Greg Laurie © 2016 Harvest Christian Fellowship; all rights reserved.
Un Dia a la Vez - Oración por renuncia
Mi ayuda y mi libertador eres tú; Dios mío, no te tardes. Salmo 40:17, RV-60
Dios mío, ¿a quién acudo si no es a ti? Primero te pido perdón por mis debilidades. Perdóname porque muchas veces te he prometido cambiar y no lo he hecho. Te he prometido dejar este vicio que me está acabando, he prometido renunciar a esta relación que no es aprobada y que está en contra de tu Palabra. He prometido buscarte más y hacer tu voluntad y lo hago por un tiempo y vuelvo atrás.
Señor, estoy cansado de vivir esta doble vida. Así que hoy quiero renunciar a todo lo que no te agrada. Quiero empezar a ver los frutos de mi obediencia con las bendiciones que tienes para mí.
Te entrego esta situación ________________________ (señala las cosas a las que debas renunciar). Me pongo delante de ti para decirte que necesito de tu ayuda porque yo solo no puedo.
Por favor, Dios mío, hazme valiente cada día y dame las fuerzas que necesito para enfrentar la tentación y huir.
Entrego mi vida en tus manos. En el nombre de Jesús, amén y amén.
Un Día a la Vez Copyright © by Claudia Pinzón. Reina-Valera 1960 (RVR1960) Versión Reina-Valera 1960 © Sociedades Bíblicas en América Latina, 1960. Renovado © Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, 1988.
Standing Strong Through the Storm - DOUBT AND FEAR
But as for me, I keep watch for the Lord, I wait in hope for God my
Savior; my God will hear me. Do not gloat over me my enemy! Though I have
fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord's wrath, until he pleads
my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will
see his justice. Micah 7:7-9
Chinese Pastor Wang Ming-dao was under tremendous pressure after his first arrest in the mid-1950’s. He was promised release from prison and return to his pulpit if he would just “preach for the government.” In his mind this would be lying and he was certain he could not live a hypocritical life.
Pastor Wang was firm in his resolve, until he heard that his beloved wife, Debra, had also been arrested and was in grave danger. He heard that she was not eating properly and was growing critically weak because of the poor food she was receiving in prison. She would not survive if something were not done. This news so disturbed him that he broke and agreed with his persecutors that he would preach “a lie” and join the government-controlled church.
His plan was to get his wife to safety with her mother and then he would commit suicide. He reportedly wandered the streets murmuring “I am Peter...I am Peter...” and his heart sickness began to affect his body.
When the authorities realized that he would not compromise himself by preaching in the government-controlled church, Pastor Wang and wife, Debra, were re-arrested. She received a fifteen-year sentence and he life imprisonment.
Early in this second imprisonment, God brought these verses from Micah 7:7-9 to his mind, which he had memorized at the age of twenty-one.
Wang Ming-dao was no longer afraid—for himself or his wife. He was finally released in 1980 at eighty years of age—very frail, nearly blind and all-but-deaf. He had served over twenty-three years in prison. His wife Debra had been released three years earlier for health reasons. For the remaining eleven years of his life he was a great encouragement to the church in China as well as the many foreign visitors he and Debra entertained.
RESPONSE: Today I will not give in to Satan’s tactics of doubt and fear. I will concentrate on the greater cost to Jesus of my redemption.
PRAYER: Thank you Lord for the reminder that persecuted Christians are not super-heroes but they show us how our failure must turn into repentance and renewal with deeper dependence on You and not into self-condemnation.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Chinese Pastor Wang Ming-dao was under tremendous pressure after his first arrest in the mid-1950’s. He was promised release from prison and return to his pulpit if he would just “preach for the government.” In his mind this would be lying and he was certain he could not live a hypocritical life.
Pastor Wang was firm in his resolve, until he heard that his beloved wife, Debra, had also been arrested and was in grave danger. He heard that she was not eating properly and was growing critically weak because of the poor food she was receiving in prison. She would not survive if something were not done. This news so disturbed him that he broke and agreed with his persecutors that he would preach “a lie” and join the government-controlled church.
His plan was to get his wife to safety with her mother and then he would commit suicide. He reportedly wandered the streets murmuring “I am Peter...I am Peter...” and his heart sickness began to affect his body.
When the authorities realized that he would not compromise himself by preaching in the government-controlled church, Pastor Wang and wife, Debra, were re-arrested. She received a fifteen-year sentence and he life imprisonment.
Early in this second imprisonment, God brought these verses from Micah 7:7-9 to his mind, which he had memorized at the age of twenty-one.
Wang Ming-dao was no longer afraid—for himself or his wife. He was finally released in 1980 at eighty years of age—very frail, nearly blind and all-but-deaf. He had served over twenty-three years in prison. His wife Debra had been released three years earlier for health reasons. For the remaining eleven years of his life he was a great encouragement to the church in China as well as the many foreign visitors he and Debra entertained.
RESPONSE: Today I will not give in to Satan’s tactics of doubt and fear. I will concentrate on the greater cost to Jesus of my redemption.
PRAYER: Thank you Lord for the reminder that persecuted Christians are not super-heroes but they show us how our failure must turn into repentance and renewal with deeper dependence on You and not into self-condemnation.
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)