TIME AND CHANCE HAPPEN TO US ALL

Leon FontaineDevoted

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise… but time and chance happen to them all. Ecclesiastes 9:11 (AMPC) Today’s verse is interesting. It shows us that no matter who’s faster, stronger or wiser, in a way all of us are on an equal playing field. Why? Because time and chance happen to everyone.   Now, it’s obvious that nobody can stop time. But what does this verse mean by “chance”? In the Greek, it’s the word “pega,” which means a sudden occurrence.   Have you ever had anything happen in your life out of the blue? Maybe things were going well, when all of a sudden, …

EL AMOR DE DIOS NOS ACERCA

Leon FontaineEntregate

Estoy convencido de que nada podrá separarnos del amor de Dios: ni la muerte, ni la vida, ni los ángeles, ni los poderes y fuerzas espirituales, ni lo presente, ni lo futuro, 39 ni lo más alto, ni lo más profundo, ni ninguna otra de las cosas creadas por Dios. ¡Nada podrá separarnos del amor que Dios nos ha mostrado en Cristo Jesús nuestro Señor! Romanos 8:38-39 (DHH)   Romanos 8:35-39 es un pasaje poderoso que habla sobre el amor de Dios por nosotros. Comienza con: “Entonces, ¿quién nos puede separar? ¿Qué puede interponerse entre nosotros y el amor de Dios? ¿Pueden interponerse los problemas, las dificultades, la persecución, el hambre, la pobreza, el peligro o incluso la muerte? La respuesta es, absolutamente nada” (VOZ).  Luego continúa con …

WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT?

Leon FontaineDevoted

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. Romans 1:16 (NLT) What is the highest compliment you can give someone? It’s not admiring someone’s hair or saying something flattering about their kids. The answer might surprise you: it’s seeing someone as precious enough that you share Jesus with them in some way.   Penn Jillette, the famous atheist magician of the Las Vegas magic-act duo, Penn and Teller, was approached by a businessman who shared the Gospel with him. Instead of mocking him, Penn took it as a compliment that the man cared enough about him to share his faith with him. He later …

¡NADA DETIENE SU AMOR!

Leon FontaineEntregate

«El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí, porque me ha consagrado para llevar la Buena noticia a los pobres; me ha enviado a anunciar libertad a los presos y dar vista a los ciegos; poner en libertad a los oprimidos; a anunciar el año favorable del Señor.» Lucas 4:18-19 (DHH)    Si Jesús tenía un enunciado sobre su misión, yo creo que está resumido en el versículo de hoy.   Sin Él, estamos perdidos y separados de Dios, sin derechos ni una relación con Él y sin esperanza para la eternidad. Nos enfrentamos solos a la vida, limitados, generalmente inseguros, y con un sistema de creencias totalmente contrario a Su Palabra.   Jesús vino a remediar todo esto. Cuando hacemos de Jesús nuestro Salvador y el Señor …

ARE YOUR EYES OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES?

Leon FontaineDevoted

Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 4:5 (NLT) As a pastor, my dad understood eternity is forever. As a result, he took advantage of every opportunity that passed his way to reach people for God’s Kingdom. For example, I remember him hurrying down a hospital hall when he passed a man in a wheelchair. My dad stopped abruptly, walked over to the man and asked him, “Are you saved?” In about thirty seconds flat, my dad won him to Jesus and prayed the salvation prayer with him. Then he carried on down the hall!   Another time, he walked into a hospital room and asked one fellow in his bed, “Do you know Jesus? Oh, …