¿ES SU ENFOQUE CLARO COMO EL CRISTAL?

Leon FontaineEntregate

Por lo tanto, ya que ustedes han sido resucitados con Cristo, busquen las cosas del cielo, donde Cristo está sentado a la derecha de Dios. Piensen en las cosas del cielo, no en las de la tierra. Colosenses 3:1-2 (DHH) La meditación le ayuda a tener un enfoque claro. El versículo de hoy nos alienta a poner nuestras mentes en las cosas de arriba. Cuanto más meditemos sobre la bondad, la presencia y las promesas de Dios, más podremos elevarnos por encima de la ira y el temor que amenazan con gobernar nuestra toma de decisiones. La meditación nos ayuda a controlar nuestras emociones, ganar perspectiva y obtener un enfoque más claro, y esto nos fortalece en todos los aspectos de nuestras vidas. Todos enfrentamos …

HAS LEGALISTIC RELIGION HURT YOU?

Leon FontaineDevoted

“God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!” John 3:17 (TPT) Over the years, I’ve met many people who’ve been hurt by religion. But it’s essential to realize that it wasn’t Jesus who hurt them. That’s an important distinction. Unfortunately, following Christ becomes legalistic for many people, and they begin to place rule-following ahead of a relationship with God. Sadly, I’ve discovered this leads to mean-spiritedness. For example, I remember speaking to a heartbroken mom whose church asked her to leave when her husband divorced her. You see, it is often legalistic people who shun others—not Jesus or the true church. Christ didn’t turn His back on people who fell …

IT’S NOT WHAT WE DO, IT’S WHO WE BELIEVE IN

Leon FontaineDevoted

Can’t you see the central issue in all this? It is not what you and I do—submit to circumcision, reject circumcision. It is what God is doing, and he is creating something totally new, a free life! Galatians 6:15 (MSG) Today, some people believe that the church should preach such a harsh message that every sinner either runs to the altar for forgiveness or out the back door in shame. Yet I can’t find Jesus or the apostles doing that. When they preached the Gospel in a city, it would explode with great joy! Jesus consistently attracted massive crowds, and when He received persecution it was never from the crowd. It was always from the legalistic, religious people. In fact, those same religious people nailed …

PAZ EN EL PEOR DE LOS TIEMPOS

Leon FontaineEntregate

Por último, hermanos, piensen en todo lo verdadero, en todo lo que es digno de respeto, en todo lo recto, en todo lo puro, en todo lo agradable, en todo lo que tiene buena fama. Piensen en toda clase de virtudes, en todo lo que merece alabanza. Sigan practicando lo que les enseñé y las instrucciones que les di, lo que me oyeron decir y lo que me vieron hacer: háganlo así y el Dios de paz estará con ustedes. Filipenses 4:8-9 (DHH) ¿Alguna vez tiene dificultades para aferrarse a la paz? Quizás usted luche contra el enojo; y sienta que muchas cosas lo están presionando. O tal vez el estar preocupado es su lucha, y lo invade la ansiedad cada vez que ingresa a …

GOD HAS NEVER STOPPED PURSUING YOU

Leon FontaineDevoted

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:8-9 (NLT) There’s an old saying that goes, “Religion is man’s pursuit of God, but Christianity is God’s pursuit of man.” You see, works-based religion involves people pursuing after God’s love, blessing or presence by following a bunch of man-made rules. Religion is a harsh, relentless taskmaster for so many people. For example, there are devotees to certain religions who drive steel pins through their cheeks to please their god. Followers of other religions crawl on their knees up steep mountains to a …