El fundamento de la sabiduría [Eclesiastés 7:15–18] Durante la reunión de oración de esta mañana, medité sobre los temas de una familia bendecida, una iglesia bendecida y una nación bendecida, centrándome en 2 Crónicas 9:7: «¡Bienaventurados tus hombres! ¡Bienaventurados estos siervos tuyos, que están continuamente delante de ti y oyen tu sabiduría!». Al reflexionar sobre este versículo, contemplé la tremenda bendición que supone encontrar a un líder sabio. Esto se debe a que la nación de Israel fue bendecida precisamente porque su rey, Salomón, era sabio. Al defender la justicia y la rectitud, el sabio rey Salomón fortaleció a la nación (versículo 8); así, tal como observó la reina de Sabá, el pueblo de Israel era, en efecto, un pueblo bendecido. Para que nuestras familias sean bendecidas, el cabeza de familia —el esposo o el padre— debe ser sabio. Para que nuestras empresas sean bendecidas, el presidente debe se...
A life of rejection
The
beginning of Jesus' earthly ministry saw Him coming to His own land,
but
His own people did not receive Him; they rejected Him. (John 1:11).
Likewise,
at the end of His earthly journey,
His
own people rejected Him before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor (Acts 3:13-14).
Thus,
Jesus' life on this earth, from beginning to end,
was
marked by rejection from people.
However, in my opinion, the greatest rejection
that Jesus endured
was when He cried out loudly on the cross,
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?"
(which means, "My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?") (Matthew 27:46).
I believe that when Jesus, the only begotten
Son, sought His Father with a loud voice on the cross,
God the Father's silence can be seen as a
rejection of Jesus' plea.
I think experiencing rejection from our loving
parents, spouse, or children
while living on this earth is much harder than
being rejected by people.
However, I believe the most difficult thing is
the silence of God
amidst the fervent search for the Lord in the
midst of life's crises,
with no response to any prayer: "Hear my
prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help;
do not be deaf to my weeping" (Psalms
39:12).
"O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a
deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God" (83:1).
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