I ONCE WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE

Leon FontaineDevoted

Jesus then said, “I came into the world to bring everything into the clear light of day, making all the distinctions clear, so that those who have never seen will see, and those who have made a great pretense of seeing will be exposed as blind.” John 9:39 (MSG) Jesus taught that legalistic, works-based religion can blind people spiritually. How? It uses rules, rituals and guilt to remind people of their continual failure to live up to those same regulations. It keeps them focused on their efforts and shortcomings, blinding them to the awesome freedom found in God’s grace and mercy. The Pharisees considered themselves the best at following religious laws, yet Jesus called them “blind guides leading the blind” (Matthew 15:14, NLT). Why? They …

CUANDO SE ENFRENTA AGITACIÓN EN LA VIDA…

Leon FontaineEntregate

Feliz el hombre que no sigue el consejo de los malvados…sino que pone su amor en la ley del Señor y en ella medita noche y día. Ese hombre es como un árbol plantado a la orilla de un río, que da su fruto a su tiempo y jamás se marchitan sus hojas. ¡Todo lo que hace, le sale bien! Salmo 1:1-3 (DHH) Hemos estado en una serie sobre los beneficios de la meditación bíblica, y la estabilidad es uno de ellos. Nos hacemos más estables en la medida en que aprendemos a meditar. Todos podemos pensar en momentos en que estábamos teniendo dificultades en un área de nuestras vidas. Tal vez usted haya enfrentado una crisis en una relación, en el aspecto financiero o …

¿CUÁL ES LA CLAVE PARA SEGUIR ADELANTE? HACER UNA PAUSA

Leon FontaineEntregate

Repite siempre lo que dice el libro de la ley de Dios, y medita en él de día y de noche, para que hagas siempre lo que éste ordena. Así todo lo que hagas te saldrá bien. Josué 1:8 (DHH) El versículo de hoy dice que hacemos nuestro camino próspero y tenemos éxito cuando meditamos en la Palabra de Dios, y seguimos una serie de pasos. Primero, meditamos y declaramos la Palabra de Dios. En segundo lugar, aplicamos los conocimientos que aprendemos. En tercer lugar, hacemos nuestro camino próspero y tenemos mucho éxito. La meditación es clave, pero también lo es la aplicación de lo que aprendemos. A veces es fácil dividir nuestras vidas en pequeñas secciones ordenadas que no se superponen. Tenemos una sección …

CAN YOU EARN YOUR WAY TO GOD?

Leon FontaineDevoted

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 (NLT) How many ways can you get to God? Jesus said there is only one way and it’s through Him. Unfortunately, works-based religion bypasses Jesus and teaches people that they must keep paying the price by relying on legalistic rules or rituals to get to God. Yet I can’t find Jesus showing up in the synagogues to announce that He had a newly expanded list of rules for the Jews to follow. I can’t find Him teaching crowds of people about all the necessary rituals to follow or behaviours to modify before God loves them. Instead, I find Jesus embracing those …

IT’S ALL ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP!

Leon FontaineDevoted

Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God? Galatians 2:21 (MSG) Perfomance-based religion is ironic. It teaches people they can get closer to God through methods that actually kill intimacy. For example, let’s say a married couple finds their relationship in a rut. So they talk things out, and the wife hopes her husband gets it. Thursday night, the doorbell rings unexpectedly. The wife is surprised to realize her husband hired a babysitter to watch the kids. Suddenly, he comes out nicely dressed and says, “Babe, go put on something special. I’m taking you out.” She puts on her best red dress, and …