Capítulo 5: Vaciar la “codicia” En el capítulo anterior examinamos, mediante el vaciamiento del “orgullo”, el corazón que intenta exaltarse por encima de Dios y anteponer su propia voluntad. Ahora, en el capítulo 5, examinaremos la “codicia”, que junto con el orgullo se apodera profundamente de nuestra alma, nos impide estar satisfechos con Dios y nos lleva a aferrarnos continuamente a las cosas del mundo. Debemos presentarnos honestamente delante de la Palabra de Dios, enfrentar la verdadera naturaleza de la codicia que habita en nosotros y aprender cómo vaciarla. El Dr. Hee-dae Lee, quien fue director del centro oncológico de un gran hospital general, explicó en cierta ocasión las características fisiológicas de las células cancerosas comparándolas con un principio espiritual. Según los principios médicos, las células normales del cuerpo deben crecer y morir repetidamente siguiendo un orden determinado. ...
Wisdom that shines in crisis “Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning” (1 Samuel 23:22). When I was little, my favorite TV comic program was "Tom & Jerry". And now my three young children (especially the youngest one in elementary school) love “Tom & Jerry”. The reason I liked that cartoon was because it was so funny that Jerry, the rat, wins a cat called Tom who is much bigger than Jerry. In particular, I liked the scene in which Tom used all means to capture Jerry but clever Jerry not only escape the crisis but made Tom be in that crisis. When I think of this comic, I remember the battle of David and Goliath in the Bible. Perhaps because David was like Jerry and Goliath was like Tom. As we already know, David wins the battle against the Philistine Goliath. So King ...