A veces, como cristianos, oramos por la ayuda de Dios, y parece como que nuestras oraciones rebotan en el techo. Dios parece preocupado en otros lugares. Salmo 13 nos ayuda a entender cómo responder cuando Dios no parece que está presente o activo. Aun los cristianos maduros pasan por momentos cuando Dios guarda silencio Este salmo puede haber sido escrito cuando David era perseguido por un rey que quiso matarlo (1 Samuel 22-27) o cuando, él mismo era rey, huyó de una rebelión se alzó en contra ...
Aug 29, 2020•6 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Aunque la tentación de claudicar en nuestra postura amenaza a todo creyente, no tenemos que ceder ante ella. Si somos conscientes del peligro, y entendemos las consecuencias finales, podemos tomar la decisión de estar vigilantes en obediencia al Señor. El primer paso para combatir esta situación es entender por qué es tan tentadora. Es fácil ceder ante la presión de los demás para que tomemos parte en lo que sabemos que Dios ha prohibido, pues es natural querer evitar el rechazo. Pero cualquiera...
Aug 29, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Our happiness consists in doing the will of God. It makes sense that if we resists the will of God and we know it, we find ourselves feeling guilty that we knowingly disobeyed God’s will. The essence of this happiness does not lie in the agreement of wills, it consists in union with God. The union of wills which makes us happy in God must ultimately be something deeper than just an agreement. We must develop conviction.
Aug 29, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 3
The first step after knowing God’s will is to discover our motivation for doing God’s will. Much of this outline comes from Thomas Merton’s classic, No Man is an Island, and then I have elaborated on his thoughts. * Freedom: I have an instinct that tells me that I am less free when I am living for myself. Living for self is really a basic natural function. In a way, living for my self is not freedom, because I am a slave to the old selfish nature. My freedom is only freedom when it is brought in...
Aug 29, 2020•2 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Some fears are legitimate, of course; we should fear a poisonous snake or a drunk driver, and take steps to avoid them. We also should fear sins that have a grip on our lives, because we know they’ll destroy us. The Bible says to “flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11). But some fears aren’t legitimate — that is, they have no basis in fact. The key is to learn to trust God, no matter what our fears are. And we can trust Hi...
Aug 29, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 1
When we trust God, we can live like we believe what He says about us is true. Even when persecution tempts us to doubt our identity, our loving Father confirms His presence and fights on our behalf. He affirms we can walk like mighty warriors armed with His absolute love, guarded by His endless grace, and secured in His reliable truth.
Aug 22, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 4
There are dozens of men and women of steel and velvet in the Bible—like Moses, Joshua, Deborah, Ruth, David, the prophets, and many men and women of the New Testament. Their examples would make a very good Bible study for young men and women who want to develop these qualities of steel and velvet. God wants you to, but do you personally want to become a man or women of steel and velvet? I can guarantee that if you choose to pursue this aim, it will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make!
Aug 22, 2020•2 min•Season 9Ep. 3
It is important for us to pray for others because Jesus Christ has commanded us to do so. Jesus commands that we pray, not only for our family, friends, and fellow believers, but even for our enemies (Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:28). By praying for others we are imitating Jesus Christ, who intercedes with God the Father on our behalf (Romans 8:34; John 17:9), as well as the Spirit of God who intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26).
Aug 22, 2020•2 min•Season 9Ep. 2
El Peligro del Enojo En Isaías 64:9, el profeta implora al Señor: "No te enojes sobremanera, Jehová". Este pasaje implica que Dios mide su enojo de una manera apropiada a cada ocasión. Nosotros, también, podemos aprender cómo medir nuestro enojo y focalizarlo para que no se produzca ningún daño. ¿Cómo hacerlo? En Efesios 4:26, se nos exhorta a controlar nuestro enojo, para que no pequemos. El enojo en sí mismo no es pecado, pero puede llevar rápidamente al pecado. Hay una línea que no debe cruza...
Aug 22, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Cada uno de nosotros ha sido creado por Dios y para Dios. Este es el hermoso misterio que se encuentra en el corazón de la existencia humana, en el corazón de la vida de ustedes y de la mía. Todo niño que nace, desde el principio de los tiempos hasta el final de ellos, nace por un pensamiento amoroso de nuestro Padre Celestial, que nos mantiene bajo su mirada, viéndonos, a cada uno de nosotros como seres de su propiedad, como un hijo amado, como un hija amada.
Aug 22, 2020•3 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Acerquémonos a Jehová pág. 77 Audio Player 00:00  CAPÍTULO 8 El poder restaurador: Jehová va a “hacer nuevas todas las cosas” 1, 2. ¿Qué pérdidas afligen hoy a la humanidad, y cómo nos afectan? EL NIÑO pierde o rompe su juguete favorito y comienza a llorar con tanta tristeza, que nos parte el corazón oírlo. Pero ¿hemos notado cómo se le ilumina el rostro cuando papá o mamá le restituyen o restauran lo que había perdido? Aunque para el progenitor sea sencillo encontrar o arreglar el juguete, par...
Aug 22, 2020•3 min•Season 8Ep. 1
Are you Toiling for the Kingdom? I came across this quote again this week - The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow You usually hear or read this quote when someone graduates from college or university. It is also heard when someone achieves their dream after working hard and long to get there. I started to ponder on what heights can I reach in my prayer li...
Aug 15, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 9
In the Old Testament, the psalmist celebrates waiting patiently for the Lord (Psalm 40:1), and Isaiah promises that those “who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). Waiting on God is a regular refrain in the life of faith. It is an expression of the healthy heart’s desire: “O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul” (Isaiah 26:8)....
Aug 15, 2020•2 min•Season 9Ep. 2
You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess. Deuteronomy 5:33
Aug 15, 2020•2 min•Season 9Ep. 1
Somos testigos de Jesucristo cuando nuestra manera de vivir refleja Sus enseñanzas. La forma en que actuamos, hablamos, vestimos e incluso pensamos debería reflejarlo a Él y Su manera de hacer las cosas. Somos testigos de Jesucristo cuando hablamos con otras personas de los sentimientos que tenemos con respecto a Él. Somos testigos de Jesucristo cuando tenemos una perspectiva feliz que refleja nuestra fe en Él.
Aug 15, 2020•3 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Ser cristiano es haber reconocido y aceptado a Jesucristo como El Señor. Es un acto de renunciar a vivir bajo nuestra autoridad y someternos voluntariamente a la Autoridad y Voluntad de Aquel que llamamos “Nuestro Señor”. Pablo explicaba esto en su vida diciendo: “Ya no vivo yo, mas Cristo vive en mí”. El cristiano, en definitiva, ha dejado de vivir bajo las consignas del: “yo hago lo que quiero, lo que a mí me gusta, lo que me dan las ganas.” El cristiano anhela hacer la Voluntad de Dios, como ...
Aug 15, 2020•3 min•Season 8Ep. 9
Tal vez este afectado por alguna dolencia física, posiblemente su matrimonio no funciona, está endeudado, atado a alguna adicción, el estrés lo está consumiendo, no puede dormir por las noches a causa de las preocupaciones, no sé cuál sea su situación pero tal vez se pregunta, ¿habrá alguna posibilidad de cambiar esta realidad? ¿Habrá alguna manera de que las cosas cambien para mí? Hay una buena noticia para usted, ¡si el cambio es posible! 2 corintios 5:17 dice: «De modo que si alguno está en C...
Aug 15, 2020•8 min•Season 7Ep. 8
God can take a dried up useless life and transform it into a life of purpose and grace. When God says to His Children He will do a new thing, it means you will move to a level of freedom you have never known before. It also means that God is about to surprise your enemies beyond recovery
Aug 09, 2020•2 min•Season 7Ep. 2
God does know what we need. God tells us in Matthew 6:8, “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” But in the next verses he tells us to pray for our needs. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17 God commands us to pray continually. That means to pray a lot! Prayer is God’s way for us to receive what we need from Him (Heb. 4:16). He tells us the reason we don’t have what we need is because we haven’t asked or because we are asking selfishly (James 4:2-4).  We also need to pray because we have an e...
Aug 09, 2020•2 min•Season 7Ep. 1
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. These words direct attention to the highest good in the universe - peace; highest because it implies the existence...
Aug 01, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 4
You know, a lot of people think that God begins to love them when they begin to love God, and that's not true. The Bible says he loved us before we were ever born. He loved us before the world was ever born. And his love is unconditional, his love is eternal. The interesting thing about knowing God is to realize that God has always loved us, and it's just the most wonderful thing when we discover that because then we can start loving Him back. He not only has loved us from the beginning, he alwa...
Aug 01, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 3
“God is faithful (reliable, trustworthy, and therefore ever true to His promise, and He can depend on); by Him, you were called into companionship and participation with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Aug 01, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 2
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121
Aug 01, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 1
By making some one happy as we pass along life's way, We bring a bit of heaven to the longest, darkest day; The world is full of shadows, full of sorrow, grief and woe, And snares are set before us ev'rywhere we go. Chorus: A little human kindness brings a bit of heaven near, A little human kindness drives away our fear; A little human kindness makes the souls of men akin, And brings the joy of vict'ry to a world of sin. 2 So many weary pilgrims toiling onward up the height, Are longing for a fr...
Jul 31, 2020•2 min•Season 8Ep. 1
The adequacy of Jesus Christ to deal with our helplessness is indisputable. He is able to save to the uttermost all who come to God by Him. This was the purpose of His coming: “Thou shalt call His Name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins.” The adequacy of Christ to deal with our helplessness is something that is basically surely true. If He cannot save you from your temper, what kind of Savior have you to offer to this world? If He cannot save you or me from thoughtlessness or se...
Jul 31, 2020•2 min•Season 7Ep. 10
DEMS STOP DECEIVIN' By Noel Serrano (Sung to the tune of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'") Just a small-town Joe Livin' in his Basement world Joe took the midnight train goin' anywhere Biden's with his boy Born and raised as China's ploy He took the Ukraine train goin' anywhere Chronys waitin' Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searchin' in the night Swampy people Livin' just to find collusion Hidin' somewhere in the night Workin' hard to get Dem's fill And Kamala wants a thrill Payin' anyt...
Jul 31, 2020•2 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Que el Dios de la esperanza los llene de toda alegría y paz a ustedes que creen en él, para que rebosen de esperanza por el poder del Espíritu Santo. Romanos 15:13
Jul 30, 2020•3 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Es importante que oremos por los demás, porque Jesucristo nos ha ordenado que lo hagamos. Jesús ordena que oremos, no solo por nuestra familia, amigos y compañeros creyentes, sino también por nuestros enemigos (Mateo 5:44; Lucas 6:28). Al orar por los demás, estamos imitando a Jesucristo, quien intercede con Dios Padre en nuestro nombre (Romanos 8:34; Juan 17: 9), así como el Espíritu de Dios que intercede por nosotros con gemidos demasiado profundos para ser expresados con palabras (Romanos 8:2...
Jul 30, 2020•3 min•Season 7Ep. 7
La experiencia más triste en la vida de un cristiano es estar bajo el poder del pecado. El pecado en la vida del cristiano tiene tres resultados terribles: TRAE DESHONRA al nombre del Señor Jesucristo. Si tú eres cristiano, representas al Señor Jesús. Cuando cedes al pecado, traes deshonra a Su nombre. TE ROBA tu gozo y tu poder. Mientras que cedas al pecado, Dios no te usará. DESTRUYE tu testimonio cristiano. Otras personas juzgan tu testimonio cristiano, no tanto por lo que dices, sino por la ...
Jul 30, 2020•3 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness!” (Psalm 100:1–2). Sometimes I just get so amazed. People will say, “I don’t think you should be talking about the pursuit of joy. I think you should be talking about serving Jesus and obeying Jesus.” I say, “What Bible do you read?” “Serve the Lord with gladness!” Serve the Lord with gladness!
Jul 25, 2020•2 min•Season 7Ep. 5
