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¿Es suficiente la salvación?

28 de febrero de 2013
Hay personas que a pesar de haber puesto su fe en Jesús como Salvador personal de sus vidas, siguen viviendo en rebeldía contra Él. ¿Por qué dicen seguir al Hijo de Dios pero se niegan a servirle?
La respuesta es que la salvación es solamente el primer paso. El destino eterno de cualquier persona que recibe a Jesucristo está sellado para siempre —irá al cielo. Pero la salvación no garantiza una vida piadosa o fructífera aquí en la Tierra.
La voluntad del Padre celestial es que vivamos bajo el señorío de su Hijo. Eso significa que debemos someternos a Jesús como el único que está a cargo de nuestra vida. Las decisiones de cada día y el liderazgo de aquellos que están bajo nuestro cuidado, están en última instancia en las manos de Dios, no de nosotros; Cristo nos da guía y dirección. Aunque algunas veces cometeremos errores, tenemos que recordar que la gracia de Dios es para personas imperfectas.
El problema es que normalmente queremos darle a Dios dominio solamente sobre ciertos aspectos de nuestra vida. Por ejemplo, muchos queremos que se aparte de nuestras finanzas, agendas y carreras. Pero, cuando nos encontramos en la cama de un hospital, ¿quiénes de nosotros le diría a Jesús que se desligara de nuestra salud? Por tanto, hágase esta pregunta: ¿Es Jesús el Señor de mi vida, o no?
La experiencia de salvación ocurre una sola vez, pero la vida cristiana continúa, porque el señorío de Jesucristo sigue. Habrá un momento cuando todo creyente deberá reconocer que el Hijo de Dios vino para más que salvarnos. Vino para ser el Dueño de nuestra vida, para nuestro bien y para su gloria.
Dios te bendiga!
Amen

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