Work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ). Philippians 2:12 (AMPC) Have you ever started a project that you didn’t fully complete? Let’s say a man wants to repaint his car. He gets it primed and all the rust spots covered with reddish paint, but then he stops there and drives it around like that for the next few years. He’s so close to being finished, but he just doesn’t take that one extra step! Well, the Bible is saying that a lot of Christians haven’t fully completed their salvation. …
Las Tormentas No Fortalecen
Por lo tanto, cualquiera que oye estas palabras mías y las pone en práctica es como un hombre prudente que construyó su casa sobre la roca. Mateo 7:24 (NVI) A menudo pensamos que Dios envía las tormentas a nuestra vida, como el dolor, la tragedia y angustia, para hacernos más fuertes. Pero ¿es verdad? En Mateo 7, Jesús contó una parábola acerca de dos casas: una construida sobre la roca y otra en la arena. Cuando llegó la tormenta, la de arena fue destruida, pero la de la roca se mantuvo. Déjeme hacerte una pregunta. Que hizo que la casa sobre la roca estuviera fuerte para permanecer en pie? La tormenta fortaleció la casa? ¿Del cielo llueve concreto para asegurar las bases? No, la tormenta …
Storms don’t strengthen
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 (NIV) We o en think that God sends us the storms of life—pain, tragedy and heartache—to make us stronger. But is it true? In Matthew 7, Jesus told a parable about two houses: one built on the rock and one on the sand. When a storm hit, the one on the sand was destroyed, but the one on the rock remained. Let me ask you a question. What built strength into that house on the rock to cause it to stand? Did the storm strengthen the house? Did the sky rain down concrete to secure the foundation? Did …
Like Jesus inside
And all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the Word of God] as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are constantly being transfigured into His very own image in ever increasing splendor and from one degree of glory to another; [for this comes] from the Lord [Who is] the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMPC) Christians often become fixated with trying to find their unique destiny—their one true calling in life. Although it’s true that you have unique God-given gives and abilities and that He has an individualized plan for your life, you have to be careful. These are not your primary focus. You haven’t been called to a position. Your destiny is to be like Jesus. If …