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...
Therefore, we cannot
help but give thanks and praise to the Lord.
What
is remarkable is that after Daniel said to his three friends,
'Let
us ask the God of heaven for mercy
and
pray that He will reveal this mystery,'
the
mystery was indeed revealed
to
Daniel that very night in a vision.
Therefore,
Daniel praised God, saying:
'Blessed
be the name of God forever and ever,
for
wisdom and power belong to Him.
He
changes times and seasons;
He
deposes kings and raises up others.
He
gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
He
reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness,
and
light dwells with Him. Praise be to the God of my ancestors,
who
has given me wisdom and power.
He
has made known to me what we asked of Him,
revealing
the king’s dream and its interpretation
(Daniel
2:18-23).
As I
reflect on this passage, I receive several lessons:
(1) Prayers
offered to God with urgency and earnestness
in
critical situations are answered quickly.
(2) Only
the Lord hears our pleas in desperate circumstances
and
grants us the wisdom and power
we so
desperately need to rescue us from crisis.
(3) Those
who receive prompt answers to their prayers praise God.
(4) Wisdom
and power belong solely to God.
(5) God,
who dwells in light, reveals deep and hidden things
and
knows everything hidden in darkness.
(6) Therefore,
we cannot help but give thanks and praise to the Lord.
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