Friday, December 2, 2016

The Daily Readings for SATURDAY, December 3, 2016


First Reading: Isaiah 4:2-6
On that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel. Whoever is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem, once the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning. Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over its places of assembly a cloud by day and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night. Indeed over all the glory there will be a canopy. It will serve as a pavilion, a shade by day from the heat, and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have died. For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Gospel Reading: Luke 21:5-19
When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, "As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down." They asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?" And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is near!' Do not go after them. "When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately." Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven. "But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance; for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your souls.

Morning Psalms

Psalm 20 Exaudiat te Dominus
1   May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble, the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
2   Send you help from his holy place and strengthen you out of Zion;
3   Remember all your offerings and accept your burnt sacrifice;
4   Grant you your heart's desire and prosper all your plans.
5   We will shout for joy at your victory and triumph in the Name of our God; may the LORD grant all your requests.
6   Now I know that the LORD gives victory to his anointed; he will answer him out of his holy heaven, with the victorious strength of his right hand.
7   Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will call upon the Name of the LORD our God.
8   They collapse and fall down, but we will arise and stand upright.
9   O LORD, give victory to the king and answer us when we call.


Psalm 21 Domine, in virtute tua
1   The king rejoices in your strength, O LORD; how greatly he exults in your victory!
2   You have given him his heart's desire; you have not denied him the request of his lips.
3   For you meet him with blessings of prosperity, and set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
4   He asked you for life, and you gave it to him: length of days, for ever and ever.
5   His honor is great, because of your victory; splendor and majesty have you bestowed upon him.
6   For you will give him everlasting felicity and will make him glad with the joy of your presence.
7   For the king puts his trust in the LORD; because of the loving-kindness of the Most High, he will not fall.
8   Your hand will lay hold upon all your enemies; your right hand will seize all those who hate you.
9   You will make them like a fiery furnace at the time of your appearing, O LORD;
10   You will swallow them up in your wrath, and fire shall consume them.
11   You will destroy their offspring from the land and their descendants from among the peoples of the earth.
12   Though they intend evil against you and devise wicked schemes, yet they shall not prevail.
13   For you will put them to flight and aim your arrows at them.
14   Be exalted, O LORD, in your might; we will sing and praise your power.


Evening Psalms

Psalm 110 Dixit Dominus
1   The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."
2   The LORD will send the scepter of your power out of Zion, saying, "Rule over your enemies round about you.
3   Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth; in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you, like dew from the womb of the morning."
4   The LORD has sworn and he will not recant: "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
5   The Lord who is at your right hand will smite kings in the day of his wrath; he will rule over the nations.
6   He will heap high the corpses; he will smash heads over the wide earth.
7   He will drink from the brook beside the road; therefore he will lift high his head.


Psalm 116 Dilexi, quoniam
1   I love the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.
2   The cords of death entangled me; the grip of the grave took hold of me; I came to grief and sorrow.
3   Then I called upon the Name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray you, save my life."
4   Gracious is the LORD and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
5   The LORD watches over the innocent; I was brought very low, and he helped me.
6   Turn again to your rest, O my soul. for the LORD has treated you well.
7   For you have rescued my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
8   I will walk in the presence of the LORD in the land of the living.
9   I believed, even when I said, "I have been brought very low." In my distress I said, "No one can be trusted."
10   How shall I repay the LORD for all the good things he has done for me?
11   I will lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the LORD.
12   I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
13   Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his servants.
14   O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds.
15   I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call upon the Name of the LORD.
16   I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
17   In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!


Psalm 117 Laudate Dominum
1   Praise the LORD, all you nations; laud him, all you peoples.
2   For his loving-kindness toward us is great, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures for ever. Hallelujah!


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The Daily Meditation for SATURDAY, December 3, 2016

From Forward Day By Day
Written by Hugo Olaiz

Luke 21:6 (NRSV) As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.

When I was a missionary in Paraguay, I was assigned to work with a local young man named Neri. He had barely finished high school, and I was a college graduate. We were poorly matched.

Neri’s lifelong ambition was to become a beekeeper. “When Jesus returns in all his glory, civilizations will collapse,” he explained. “Farming and beekeeping will go on forever.” Neri’s reading of prophecy struck me as misguided. “Too urgent and literal,” I thought. Or maybe not.

When I drive through Cincinnati, I see entire neighborhoods in decline. At the corner of Gilbert Avenue and Taft Road, there used to be a Presbyterian church, and today it is a place where Jesus’ prophecy is being fulfilled literally—except for one tower, the grand Neo-Gothic edifice is completely gone.

Is it possible that in today’s lesson from Luke, Jesus is referring to a curse we inflicted on ourselves? And what should be our response when we see neighborhoods, cities, and nations in the throes of collapse?

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Our Daily Bread - Listeners and Doers


Read: James 1:22–27 | Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 45–46; 1 John 2

Look after orphans and widows in their distress. James 1:27

The phone rang in the night for my husband, a minister. One of the prayer warriors in our church, a woman in her seventies who lived alone, was being taken to the hospital. She was so ill that she was no longer eating or drinking, nor could she see or walk. Not knowing if she would live or die, we asked God for His help and mercy, feeling particularly concerned for her welfare. The church sprang into action with a round-the-clock schedule of visitors who not only ministered to her but showed Christian love to the other patients, visitors, and medical staff.

James’s letter to the early Jewish Christians encouraged the church to care for the needy. James wanted the believers to go beyond just listening to the Word of God and to put their beliefs into action (1:22–25). By citing the need to care for orphans and widows (v. 27), he named a vulnerable group, for in the ancient world the family would have been responsible for their care.

How do we respond to those who are at risk in our church and community? Do we see caring for the widows and orphans as a vital part of the exercise of our faith? May God open our eyes to the opportunities to serve people in need everywhere.


Father God, Your heart beats for the vulnerable and for those who are alone. Help us to love Your people as You love them, for we are made in Your image.

True faith demands not only our words, but our actions.

© 2016 Our Daily Bread Ministries

Nuestro Pan Diario - Oidores y hacedores


Leer: Santiago 1:22-27 | La Biblia en un año: 1 Juan 2

… Visitar a los huérfanos y a las viudas en sus tribulaciones… (Santiago 1:27).

El teléfono sonó en medio de la noche. Buscaban a mi esposo, el pastor. Estaban llevando al hospital a una de nuestras guerreras de oración de la congregación, una mujer de unos 70 años, que vivía sola. Estaba tan enferma que ya no comía ni bebía; tampoco podía ver ni caminar. Le pedimos a Dios que la ayudara y tuviera misericordia de ella, ya que nos interesaba mucho su bienestar. La iglesia se puso en acción, organizando una cadena de visitas que no solo la ayudaron a ella, sino que demostraron el amor cristiano a pacientes, visitas y personal médico.

En su carta a los primeros creyentes judíos, Santiago alentaba a la iglesia a ocuparse de los necesitados. Quería que fueran más allá de simplemente escuchar la Palabra de Dios y que pusieran en práctica su fe (1:22-25). Mencionó la necesidad de ocuparse de los huérfanos y de las viudas (v. 27), un grupo vulnerable, ya que, en el mundo antiguo, los familiares tenían la responsabilidad de cuidarlos.

¿Cómo reaccionamos ante aquellos de nuestra iglesia o de la comunidad que están en situaciones de riesgo? ¿Consideramos que ocuparse de las viudas y los huérfanos es parte vital del ejercicio de nuestra fe? Mantengamos los ojos abiertos para aprovechar las oportunidades de servir a los necesitados.


Señor, que sintamos lo mismo que tú por los necesitados.

La fe auténtica no solo requiere palabras, sino acciones.

© 2016 Ministerios Nuestro Pan Diario

Unser Täglich Brot - Hörer und Täter


Lesen: Jakobus 1,22-27 | Die Bibel In Einem Jahr: Hesekiel 45–46; 1.Johannes 2

Ein reiner Gottesdienst ist der: die Waisen und Witwen in ihrer Trübsal besuchen. Jakobus 1,27

Mitten in der Nacht läutete das Telefon für meinen Mann, den Pastor. Eine der Gebetskämpferinnen unserer Gemeinde, eine alleinstehende Frau in den Siebzigern, war ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert worden. Sie war so krank, dass sie weder essen noch trinken, sehen oder gehen konnte. Wir wussten nicht, ob sie überleben würde und baten Gott um seine Hilfe und sein Erbarmen. Die ganze Gemeinde sprang ein und organisierte einen Besuchsdienst rund um die Uhr, der nicht nur für sie, sondern auch für andere Patienten, Besucher und das Krankenhauspersonal zum Zeichen christlicher Nächstenliebe wurde.

Jakobus ermunterte die jüdischen Christen seiner Zeit, für die Bedürftigen zu sorgen. Die Gläubigen sollten das Wort Gottes nicht nur hören, sondern ihren Glauben auch in die Tat umsetzen (1,22-25). Mit dem Hinweis auf die Waisen und Witwen (V.27) erwähnte er eine Gruppe, die in der damaligen Zeit besonders verletzlich war, denn damals war die Familie zuständig für die Versorgung ihrer Glieder.

Wie reagieren wir, wenn in unseren Kirchen und Gemeinden jemand in Not gerät? Betrachten wir die Fürsorge für Witwen und Waisen als wichtigen Ausdruck unseres gelebten Glaubens? Möge Gott uns die Augen öffnen, damit wir sehen, wo unsere Hilfe nötig ist.


Himmlischer Vater, dein Herz schlägt für die, die allein und hilflos sind. Hilf uns, deine Kinder zu lieben, wie du sie liebst, denn wir sind als dein Ebenbild erschaffen.

Wahrer Glaube verlangt nicht nur nach Worten, sondern nach Taten.

© 2016 Unser Täglich Brot

Хлеб наш насущный - Слушатели и исполнители


Читать сейчас: Иакова 1:22-27 | Библия за год: Иезекииль 45-46; Евреям 9

Чистое и непорочное благочестие... есть то, чтобы призирать сирот и вдов в их скорбях... — Иакова 1:27

Среди ночи раздался звук телефона. Звонили моему мужу, служителю. Одну из молитвенниц нашей церкви, одинокую семидесятилетнюю женщину, забрали в больницу. Ей было так плохо, что она не могла ни есть, ни пить, ни ходить, ни даже видеть. Мы просили у Бога помощи и милости, чувствуя особую заботу об этой душе. Церковь составила график посещений. Приходя в больницу, верующие не только заботились о своей сестре, но и проявляли христианское отношение к другим пациентам, посетителям и медработникам.

Послание Иакова иудейским христианам побуждает их заботиться о нуждающихся. Иаков желал, чтобы верующие были не только слушателями Божьего Слова, но и воплощали свои убеждения в жизнь (Иак. 1:22-25). Призывая их заботиться о сиротах и вдовах (Иак. 1:27), апостол указывает на особо уязвимых людей, поскольку в древнем мире не было социальной защиты, и ответственность за немощных возлагалась на семью.

Как мы относимся к тем, кто терпит нужду в нашей церкви или обществе? Считаем ли заботу о вдовах и сиротах важной частью христианского благочестия? Пусть Бог откроет наши глаза на возможности послужить людям, оказавшимся в нужде.


Бог Отец, Твое сердце сострадает скорбящим и одиноким. Помоги нам любить Твой народ, как любишь его Ты, потому что мы созданы по Твоему образу.

Истинная вера предполагает не только слова, но и действия.

© 2016 Хлеб Наш Насущный

Notre Pain Quotidien - Écouter ou agir ?


Lisez : Jacques 1.22‑27 | La Bible en un an : Ézéchiel 45 – 46 et 1 Jean 2


[Visitez] les orphelins et les veuves dans leurs afflictions. (Jacques 1.27)

Une nuit, le téléphone a sonné. On informait mon mari, qui est pasteur, que l’on conduisait à l’hôpital une septuagénaire de notre assemblée. Il s’agissait d’une guerrière de la prière qui vivait seule et était devenue malade au point de ne plus pouvoir manger, boire, voir et marcher. Ignorant si elle survivrait ou mourrait, nous avons demandé à Dieu de lui venir en aide et de lui faire miséricorde, car nous nous préoccupions beaucoup de son bien. L’Église est passée immédiatement à l’action en instaurant un échéancier de visites jour et nuit qui a eu pour effet non seulement d’oeuvrer auprès de notre être cher, mais encore de témoigner de l’amour de Christ à d’autres patients, à des visiteurs et au personnel médical.

L’épître que Jacques a adressée aux premiers chrétiens juifs a encouragé l’Église à prendre soin des gens démunis. Jacques tenait à ce que les croyants ne se bornent pas à écouter la Parole de Dieu, mais mettent aussi leur foi en action (1. 22‑25). En évoquant la nécessité de veiller au bien des orphelins et des veuves (V. 27), il a nommé un groupe de gens vulnérables, car la famille en avait la charge dans l’Antiquité.

Comment nous comporter envers les gens vulnérables de notre Église et de notre communauté ? Percevons‑nous les soins à apporter aux veuves et aux orphelins comme étant primordiaux dans l’exercice de notre foi ? Puisse Dieu ouvrir nos yeux sur les occasions qui s’offrent à nous de servir partout les gens démunis.

La vraie foi exige non seulement nos paroles, mais aussi nos actions.

© 2016 Ministères NPQ

Standing Strong Through the Storm - MINISTRY FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH


…to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. Ephesians 4:12

Another function of the church is ministry. As Christians we need to be aware of the spiritual needs of others and sensitively seek to help them at every opportunity—both fellow-believers and non-believers. A word of encouragement or a small act of kindness may be the deciding factor in whether or not a struggling friend is able to stand against the enemy.

In a tribal area of northeast India, the poor Christians of one tribe made great sacrifices and took great risks to aid and encourage the new believers in another tribe after their leader, his wife and ten-year-old daughter were killed for their witness.

Ministry is demonstrating God’s love to others by meeting their needs and healing their hurts in the name of Jesus. Each time you reach out in love to others you are ministering to them. The church is to equip the saints to do the work of ministry.

A co-worker and his family were visiting in the southern part of the Ukraine. As they entered the hotel after a tiring day in the streets, their daughter came sobbing into their room. “I saw a man today begging for money. He had no legs and was sitting on a skateboard. He looked so poor and lonely.” The tears rolled down her cheeks. She truly felt compassion for a sight that they didn’t even notice.

“I think Jesus wants us to give him a Bible when we see him again,” she commented after they prayed together.

The following morning early, as they started their journey through the streets of Odessa, it wasn’t long before she saw him. They knew that there was a certain amount of risk involved in handing out Bibles in the streets and thus didn’t want to make it too obvious. He opened the Bible and slowly started paging through it. He reached down and took all the money in the handkerchief next to him and offered it to them.

They suddenly realized that he must be under the impression that they were selling the Bible on the black market and therefore the offer of all his savings. “Nyet, gift, gift,” and they pushed back his hand with the money. He took the Bible, pressed it against his chest and then tears started rolling down his cheeks. He opened the Bible spending several minutes reading and paging through a book that he had obviously heard about but had never seen. They left him with hearts overflowing with gratitude.

Jesus made ministry so simple. It can be as easy as offering a thirsty person a glass of water in His name!

RESPONSE: Today I will look for opportunities to minister to needy hearts in Jesus’ name.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, I ask You to show me today those to whom I can minister in Your name.

Girlfriends in God - The Radical Dance of Celebration and the Sacred


Today’s Truth

I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete (John 15:11, NIV).

Friend to Friend

For years, I’ve heard the same message in sermons, Bible studies, magazine articles, and on social media: Christmas is not about the gifts, decorating, how the Christmas ham is prepared, parties or even Christmas cookies. We are all supposed to stop doing All. The. Things. and simply reflect in the glow of our Charlie Brown Christmas tree and spend the entire month rereading the story of Christ’s birth from Luke.

And for all those years, I’ve felt guilty about being madly in love with the “stuff” of Christmas. I love having friends and family over to eat, drink (hot chocolate) and be merry. I enjoy filling our grown kids’ stockings with care. I adore planning for our family’s Christmas Eve dinner. I even get a thrill from sending out (and receiving) Christmas cards.

While the world may go overboard when it comes to “celebrating” the season (just watch any video of a Wal-Mart opening on Black Friday to see what I’m talking about . . .), in many ways, I’ve felt guilty for finding happiness in any other way than attending church and singing Christmas carols. I know we are to have joy at Christmastime, but does God also care about our happiness?

One year, in the midst of the holiday season, a friend and I discussed biblical joy and happiness. I told her I’d heard a speaker recently say, “Joy is in 155 verses in the KJV Bible, but happiness doesn’t appear in the Bible once.”

And she countered, “Well, you’re just plain wrong.”

And she was right. Happiness not only appears several times in the Bible, but it’s something God values highly. For example:

“But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.” (Psalm 68:3)

But if happiness is important to God, why do we feel guilty about it?

Perhaps we get caught up in the expectations of others, and get busy with the doing of Christmas instead of in the being of Christmas.

Here are two things to keep in mind as we balance the celebration with the sacred.
  1. Celebrate well. Do all the Christmas “stuff” you love, but do it with a purpose. Wrap gifts not just lovingly for your family, but for the toy drive at your church. Decorate the tree while listening to your favorite Christmas worship music. Send cards to older friends and family who will appreciate your thoughtfulness. Do everything with Christ’s love.
  2. Practice His presence. Pull away from the busyness to reflect on what Christ means to you. Get a Christmas devotional, show up for church, and yes, read the Christmas story. Make a plan to keep Christ in the middle of your celebration.
Now during December, I walk around with a secret: While the world goes crazy with all their plans, I not only get to experience God’s presence, but His pleasure, in the midst of it all.

Let’s Pray

Dear Lord, I don’t want to miss You in the midst of celebrating You. Quiet my heart so that I may hear You in the midst of all the holiday noise.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen.


Now It’s Your Turn

What is one way you can add more of the sacred to your holiday celebration?

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Men of the Bible - Judas


His name means: "Praised"

His work: As one of the twelve disciples, Judas's responsibility was to act as the group's treasurer.
His character: John's gospel indicates that Judas, though chosen by Jesus, was a thief, a man who regularly helped himself to the community purse. Though he would have been on intimate terms with the Lord, he betrayed Jesus by handing him over to the religious authorities, who then had him condemned to death. The motives for his act of treachery have never been clear. His name always appears last in the list of Jesus' disciples.
His sorrow: Regretting his decision to hand Jesus over to the religious authorities, Judas hanged himself.
His triumph: He was a member of Jesus' inner circle.
Key Scriptures: Matthew 26:6-16; John 12:1-8; 13:1-30; 18:1-11

A Look at the Man

Under cover of darkness, Judas led a detachment of soldiers and Jewish officials to an olive grove on the other side of the Kidron Valley, the place where Jesus and his disciples had retired after the Passover meal. There he betrayed the Lord with a kiss, saying, "Greetings, Rabbi!" Then he watched as the soldiers bound Jesus and led him away.

If Judas intended his act of betrayal to be the spark that ignited the revolution, he must have been disappointed. There was no great uprising, no crowds clamoring for Jesus' release, no miracles from heaven to establish the Messiah on his throne. The next morning brought with it only the grim news that Jesus had been beaten, handed over to Pontius Pilate, and condemned to death. Suddenly Judas felt overwhelmed by a tide of grief so great it swept away his previous certainty. Flinging the thirty pieces of silver—blood money now—into the temple, he went out and hanged himself.

The story of Judas is one of the saddest and best known in Scripture. A man chosen by Jesus to become part of his inner circle, he was privy to God's wisdom, power, and love to an unprecedented degree. But Judas valued the privilege so little that he handed Jesus over to his enemies for the paltry sum of thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave. Jesus himself commented on Judas's situation with a warning Judas failed to heed: "The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born."

Two thousand years later, Judas's name is still a synonym for betrayal. As one of the Twelve, Judas had been offered a place of honor in the kingdom Jesus promised to establish. But by serving his own vision rather than the Lord's vision, he became not an instrument of good but an instrument of evil in the story of salvation.

Reflect On: Romans 5:6–11
Praise God: For redemption and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
Offer Thanks: For personal salvation and a community of believers to love and from whom to receive love.
Confess: Any tendency toward self-pity rather than true repentance.
Ask God: For a renewed love for his people and commitment to fellowship, transparency, and accountability. Ask him for the courage to speak the truth in love and the grace to receive the same.

Un Dia a la Vez - Cambios necesarios


Guíame, pues eres mi roca y mi fortaleza, dirígeme por amor a tu nombre. Salmo 31:3

En esta época de Navidad se presentan dos fenómenos muy comunes: La primera, una culpabilidad por no haber hecho lo que nos propusimos; y la segunda, se nos fue un año más y no logramos lo que prometimos. Ahora, deseamos que llegue otra vez el 31 de diciembre y hacer nuevas promesas de cambio.

Dios quiere que seamos firmes y que no lleguemos a exponernos. La Biblia dice que no «hay nada escondido que no esté destinado a descubrirse» (Marcos 4:22). Además, entre cielo y tierra no hay nada oculto, pues tarde o temprano Dios sacará a la luz cualquier actitud o cualquier falta que cometamos.

Esto lo viví en carne propia. A decir verdad, no quiero enumerar tus faltas ni mucho menos, pero sí te quiero decir cuáles fueron esas esferas que Dios tuvo que moldear o transformar en mí.

Mi anhelo es que no llegues a tocar fondo como yo, sino que reconozcas tus debilidades y puedas rendirlas a Cristo.

Por lo tanto, debes ser radical a fin de que, si ves tu vida reflejada en la mía, comprendas que Dios nos cambia y nos da nuevas oportunidades.

Verse of the Day - December 02, 2016


Hebrews 1:1-2 (NIV) [ God’s Final Word: His Son ] In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

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