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God’s work is to take care!David H. RoperThe
prophet Isaiah draws a picture for us in Isaiah 46 of the siege of
Babylon and the evacuation of its idols. The carts and carriages that carry them creak, and the weary animals groan under the load (v.1). In contrast, Isaiah says that God carries His children from birth (v.3).“Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you!” God declares (v.4). The contrast is precise and vivid in the Hebrew text: The carts and carriages are “loaded” with the weight of the idols (v.1), but we are loaded upon God (v.3). Idols are a “burden,” a thing carried (v.1), but God has gladly “carried” us from the womb (v.3
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I will carry you! — Isaiah 46:4 |
So we may let Him carry us and our every burden. This song by Annie Johnson Flint challenges us to experience God’s care: “Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision, / Our God ever yearns His resources to share; / Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing; / Thy Father both thee and thy load will upbear.”  Heavenly Father,
I want to unload my
burdens on You today.
Help me to leave them with You. I trust You with my past, present, and future. Thank You for Your goodness to me. Amen.
Our work
is to cast care; God’s work is to take care!
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VERSICULO CLAVE : “Cristo nos libertó para que vivamos en libertad. Por lo tanto, manténganse firmes y no se sometan nuevamente al yugo de esclavitud.” (Gálatas 5:1) 1. La Verdadera Libertad: Libertad "PARA" La libertad en Cristo no es la ausencia de reglas, sino la presencia de un propósito. No es solo ser libre de algo (pecado, pasado, culpa), sino ser libre para algo (amar, servir, crecer). Es una liberación interna: Se trata de sanar el corazón para que ya no esté encadenado a vicios o traumas. Se basa en la Verdad: Jesús dijo: "Y conoceréis la verdad, y la verdad os hará libres" (Juan 8:32). La libertad cristiana nace de entender quiénes somos en Dios. Tiene límites protectores: Imagina un pez; es libre dentro del agua. Si el pez pide "libertad" para caminar en la tierra, muere. La libertad bíblica funciona dentro del diseño de Dios. 2. El Espejismo del Libertinaje: Libertad "DE" El libertinaje es la distorsión de la libertad. Es la...
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