May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ. 2 Thessalonians 3:5 (NLT) Yesterday we discussed how pleasure, prosperity and position cannot fulfill our deepest needs. Even serving God or studying theology can’t fully satisfy your heart. Today’s verse doesn’t say, “May the Lord lead your hearts into service, good works and sound doctrine.” These are all good things, but our hearts need to be led first into a “full understanding…of the love of God.” It’s God’s love that infuses your life with meaning and purpose. In fact, we can’t express love toward God without first experiencing His love for us (1 John 4:19). Anything we pursue outside His …
¿Es su visión singular?
»Nadie enciende una lámpara y la pone en un lugar escondido, ni bajo un cajón, sino en alto, para que los que entran tengan luz. Tus ojos son la lámpara del cuerpo; si tus ojos son buenos, todo tu cuerpo tendrá luz; pero si son malos, tu cuerpo estará en la oscuridad. Ten cuidado de que la luz que hay en ti no resulte oscuridad. Pues si todo tu cuerpo tiene luz y no hay en él ninguna oscuridad, lo verás todo claramente, como cuando una lámpara te alumbra con su luz.» Lucas 11:33-36 (DHH) Nada mata la visión más rápido que la división (dos visiones). Usted puede tener varias visiones dentro de una, pero ellas necesitan alimentar a la misma visión general. Por ejemplo, si …
Su Espíritu Sabe
El espíritu que Dios ha dado al hombre es luz que alumbra lo más profundo de su ser. Proverbios 20:27 (DHH) Su mente trabaja en la lógica y el conocimiento, pero su espíritu opera desde la sabiduría de Dios. El Salmo 119:97-99 dice que si usted estudia la Palabra de Dios y medita en ella, será más sabio que sus maestros, más sabio que las personas mayores que usted, y más sabio que sus enemigos. Esa es la clase de sabiduría que le ayudará a que usted se desempeñe extremadamente bien en todas las áreas de la vida. Es el tipo de sabiduría que viene de su espíritu primero. Proverbios 20:27 dice que usted puede sentir que Dios le habla en el centro de su ser. …
Meaningless Without Him
“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!” What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? Ecclesiastes 1:2–3 (NLT) When you read today’s verse, it seems pretty depressing. Yet the book of Ecclesiastes has a profound purpose that we need to grasp. We all know we can learn from experience. But experience is not the best teacher. How many of us wish we could go back and redo parts of our lives, knowing what we know now? The best teacher is Holy Spirit. He can bring things to our attention ahead of time. With that in mind, today I want to dive into the wisdom we can find in God’s Word about setting priorities. All throughout Ecclesiastes, the writer (commonly believed to be …
Discover Your Place
You’re done with that old life. It’s like a filthy set of ill-fitting clothes you’ve stripped off and put in the fire. Now you’re dressed in a new wardrobe. Colossians 3:9–11 (MSG) In the Middle Ages, royalty lived very differently from peasants. A child who was born into royalty could enjoy all the rights and privileges involved, and they didn’t have to earn any of it. Royalty was in their blood; it was part of their identity. Imagine if a king’s son was taken from the castle at birth and was raised in a peasant’s home. If he never became aware of his birthright, that man would miss out on all the benefits he was entitled to enjoy as a prince. That’s exactly how many …