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Know Your LimitsDennis J. De HaanDogs
are intelligent, but Charles Medley of Rockford, Illinois, had some
doubts about his dog Bullet. Whenever
Bullet heard a squirrel, a rabbit, or a person, he would take off like
a shot in the direction of that sound. It didn’t matter that he was
tied up. By
the time he reached the end of his rope, he’d be traveling at maximum
velocity, heading straight for his target. But
in an instant, his strong rope would pull taut and jerk Bullet to a
jarring, sprawling halt. That beagle never learned his limits.
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Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron. —1 Timothy 4:1-2 |
We must learn the moral limits God places on us for our own good and then choose to live within them. By reading God’s Word and trusting His Spirit to teach us, our conscience becomes attuned to God’s standard of right and wrong. This helps us to know our limits and to experience the freedom and joy that living within them brings.  My conscience must be well-informed
From God's own sacred Word;
For conscience may be much deformed
When standards pure are spurned. —Fraser
Conscience
can be our compass if the Word
of God is our chart.
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in a Year: 1 Samuel 10-12; Luke 9:37-62 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
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En el amor no hay temor, sino que el amor perfecto echa fuera el temor. El que teme espera el castigo, así que no ha sido perfeccionado en el amor. (1 Juan 4:17b-18) Amor, una palabra que está en la boca de muchos y en el corazón de pocos. Vivimos en un mundo frío y violento, tanto en los hechos como en las palabras, donde el amor parece haberse enfriado. Este ambiente sombrío genera miedo, depresión y desencanto con la vida. Pero cuando alzamos nuestros ojos para ver el verdadero amor, no ese amor que muestran las películas, sino el amor que vence al miedo y supera a la muerte, toda la opresión de este mundo no es suficiente para abatirnos. El amor derramado por Dios a través de su hijo Jesús es capaz de vencer el miedo y el castigo. Debemos alimentarnos de este amor y esparcirlo. Este amor no puede ser prohibido por la ley y nadie es capaz de arrebatarlo. ¡Debemos perfeccionarnos en este amor! Sí, es necesario, pues este es un amor práctico. De la misma forma en que somos alimentados...
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