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Felipe Massa of Brazil should have won the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. But as he drove off from a refueling stop while in the lead, the fuel hose was still attached. By the time his team removed the hose, he had lost so much time that he finished 13th. |
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| Read: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 |
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No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life. — 2 Timothy 2:4 |
There
are many attractive things in our world that are so easy to get
entangled with—hobbies, sports, TV, computer games. These may start off
as “refueling” activities, but later they can take up so much of our
time and thought that they interfere with the purpose for which God
created us: to share the good news of Christ, serve Him with our gifts,
and bring glory to Him.
Paul told Timothy why he ought not be entangled with this world’s affairs: So that he could “please Him” (v.4). If your desire is to please the Lord Jesus, you will want to stay untangled from the world. As John reminds us, “The world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17).
Although
we live in this world,
we must declare our allegiance to heaven. |
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| Bible
in a Year: Ruth 1-4; Luke 8:1-25 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org |
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Crea en mí, oh Dios, un corazón limpio, Y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí. (Salmo 51:10) Estamos expuestos continuamente a situaciones que intentan manchar nuestro corazón: heridas, envidia, resentimiento, preocupaciones y culpa, que se acumulan gradualmente en nuestro interior. Así como una casa necesita una limpieza constante para permanecer habitable, el corazón también necesita desinfectarse constantemente para seguir siendo la morada del Espíritu Santo. Desinfectar el corazón es más que simplemente olvidar lo que nos ha herido. Es permitir que Dios entre en cada rincón de nuestra alma, eliminando lo que no proviene de él. Es abrir las ventanas de nuestro corazón para que la luz del amor de Dios entre y disipe la oscuridad del orgullo, la ira y la incredulidad. Esta limpieza no ocurre de repente. Es un proceso diario que se logra mediante la oración sincera, el arrepentimiento verdadero y la lectura de la Palabra. Cuando entregamos al Señor lo que nos agobia, él cambia la su...

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