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...
No matter how much I cry
out to God
in the midst of extreme
pain ...
When God cast Job into
the mire, Job became like dust and ashes.
He cried out to God, but
the Lord did not answer him.
At that time, Job stood
before God,
but felt that God had no
interest in him and only looked at him
(Job 30:19-20).
In the midst of severe
pain, even if we cry out to God,
His response to our
prayers may not meet our expectations.
When it seems like God
is silent and indifferent towards us,
we may feel like Job
did, thinking that God is just observing us without any concern.
What should we do in
such times?
Can we still praise God
through hymns like "We Will Set Our Eyes on You"?
"... Oh Lord, we know You’re watching us With Your
eyes of everlasting love
O Lord, we know You hear
our prayers With Your ears of unfailing love
You shed a light to the
darkest path And You answer every prayer, big or small
No matter when it is or
where we stand We will set our eyes on You."
When we are in extreme
pain
When we are in extreme
pain,
we may think that God
has uprooted our hope like a tree
(Ref.: Job 19:10).
A friend who comforts us
in times of extreme suffering is one who simply mourns with us who mourn in
silence (Romans 12:15).
When Job's three friends
heard about all that had happened to him,
they contacted each
other and came to Job to find him and comfort him.
When they looked at Job
from afar
and saw that he had
changed beyond recognition,
they cried loudly and
couldn't help but tear their clothes
and throw dust into the
sky and sprinkle it on their heads.
Then they sat on the
ground with Job for seven days and seven nights,
but no one said a word
because they saw that Job was suffering so much
(Job 2:11-13).
A friend who comforts us
when we are in extreme pain
is a friend who just mourn
in silence with the us who mourn
(Romans 12:15).
Questions to ask the
Lord during extreme pain
The question asked to
the Lord during extreme pain is,
“What is it about people
that the Lord values them so much,
pays so much attention
to them, examines them every morning,
and tests (trains) them
at every moment?”
Why does the Lord not
take his eyes off us even for a moment
and does not leave us
alone even while he swallows?
(Ref.: Job 7:17-19)
Even if we are in the
midst of extreme pain ...
Even in the midst of
extreme suffering,
we must be able to
discern right from wrong
(Ref.: Job 6:30).
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