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Nuestro fundamento firme


Leer | LUCAS 6.46-49

11 y 12 de agosto de 2012

Dios tiene maneras de sacudir al mundo. Literalmente, causó un temblor de tierra cuando Jesús murió en la cruz, y Hebreos 12.26 describe un tiempo en el futuro cuando la Tierra experimentará una demostración semejante de su poder y su presencia.

Asimismo, Dios permite hoy que los fundamentos de nuestro mundo sean sacudidos, ya sean las alianzas políticas, los sistemas financieros u otras formas de seguridad humana. Entonces podemos ver la fragilidad de las estructuras en las que hemos basado nuestras esperanzas.

Las vidas individuales son también sacudidas cuando una familia experimenta una crisis, o un matrimonio comienza a deshacerse. Si hemos construido sobre los frágiles cimientos de la sabiduría humana, del orgullo y del amor condicional, las cosas pueden parecer estar bien durante un tiempo, pero colapsarán cuando golpee la tormenta.

Aunque la adversidad nos afecta a todos, podemos tener paz al saber que Dios siempre tiene un propósito mayor cuando permite trastornos en nuestro mundo. Los tiempos difíciles nos pueden sacar de la apatía, recordándonos que no debemos confiar en nosotros mismos o en las cosas de este mundo. Hay solo un fundamento seguro: una relación profunda y genuina con Jesucristo, quien estará con nosotros en todas las turbulencias.

No basta con que disfrutemos de la seguridad de saber que nuestra "casa" está construida sobre un fundamento sólido. Como embajadores de Dios en la Tierra, tenemos la responsabilidad de extender su compasión a las personas cuyas vidas se están derrumbando.

Dios te bendiga!
Amen

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