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...
‘If I lose, I will lose.’
When famine became even
more severe in the land of Canaan
and the food brought
from Egypt was all gone, Jacob,
along with his other
sons, sent Benjamin to Egypt."
(Genesis 43:1-2, 13).
As he sent them off,
Jacob said, "May the Almighty God grant you mercy before that man,
so that he will let your
other brother and Benjamin return to you.
As for me, if I am
bereaved, I am bereaved" (v. 14).
Considering Jacob, who
already thought he had lost Joseph,
his beloved son, and now
sending Benjamin, the son of his other beloved wife Rachel,
to Egypt with the
attitude of "If I lose, I will lose,"
it reminds me of what Esther said, "If I
perish, I perish"
(Esther 4:16).
However, when our
Heavenly Father sent His beloved and joyful Son,
Jesus Christ, into this
sinful world,
it wasn't with the
attitude of "If lost, then let it be lost" or "If I perish, I
perish."
Instead, He actually
sent Him to be lost and to die on the cross.
The purpose was to save
us (1 John 4:9), who were spiritually dead
because of disobedience and sin (Ephesians 2:1).
It's the words of Jesus:
"For whoever wants
to save their life will lose it,
but whoever loses their life for me will find
it"
(Matthew 16:25).
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