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...
I hope that such blessings of suffering may be
granted
to our brothers and sisters in the midst of
illness
and life-threatening crises, as they cry out to
God.
King Hezekiah, at the height of his life,
thought he would not be able to live out his
full lifespan,
as he was on the brink of death.
He believed he would never again see God
or the living in this world.
He thought his life would soon come to an end.
He groaned and suffered throughout the night,
convinced his life was ending.
He wept bitterly and cried out, "O God, I
am dying. Save me."
At that time, God heard King Hezekiah's plea
and extended his life by 15 years.
Hezekiah then said, "What can I say?
I will live out the rest of my days with a
humble heart,
reflecting on this suffering."
He also said, "It was beneficial for me to
have endured this suffering.
You loved my soul, rescued me from death, and
forgave all my sins"
(Isaiah 38:10-15, 17).
Thus, the suffering near the brink of death
humbled King Hezekiah
and made him realize the Lord's love,
having been forgiven all his sins.
I hope that such blessings of suffering may be
granted
to our brothers and sisters in the midst of
illness
and life-threatening crises, as they cry out to
God.
May this assurance of salvation be with our
brothers and sisters
in the midst of illness and life-threatening
crises,
and may they be able to sing and praise God with
faith.
King Hezekiah, who hoped in the Lord’s
faithfulness, said,
"Those who are dead cannot praise You,
and those who have gone down to the grave
cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Only the living can praise You today,
as a father tells his children of Your
faithfulness.
The Lord will save me, so we will sing and
praise Him
with stringed instruments all our days in the
house of the Lord"
(Isaiah 38:18-20).
May this assurance of salvation be with our
brothers and sisters
in the midst of illness and life-threatening
crises,
and may they be able to sing and praise God with
faith.
May such grace of recovery be granted
to our brothers and sisters in the midst of
illness
and life-threatening crises, as they cry out to
God.
The prophet Isaiah told King Hezekiah, who was
sick and near death,
"The Lord has said that the king will not
recover,
so you should put everything in order and
prepare to die."
Then King Hezekiah turned his face to the wall
and prayed in anguish,
"O Lord, remember how I have walked before
You faithfully
and with wholehearted devotion,
and how I have done what is good in Your
eyes."
At that time, God told the prophet Isaiah,
"Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the
Lord, the God of your father David, says:
I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I
will add fifteen years to your life.
I will deliver you and this city from the hand
of the king of Assyria; I will defend this city'"
(Isaiah 38:1-6).
Although it was thought that someone near death
would not recover,
Hezekiah was restored through his earnest prayer
(v. 9),
and his
life was extended by 15 years.
May such grace of recovery be granted to our
brothers and sisters
in the midst of illness and life-threatening
crises, as they cry out to God.
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