Uno de los grandes privilegios que tenemos es ser las manos de Dios en este mundo. En otras palabras, podemos expresar su amor a este mundo por nuestras acciones de amor y gracia. Una de las formas en que podemos hacer esto es ser amables con los pobres. Cuando damos a los pobres, agradamos a Dios, y Él nos recompensa cuando lo hacemos. Proverbios 19:17 (ISV) dice: “Quien sea amable con los pobres está prestando al Señor: el beneficio de su ofrenda le será devuelto en abundancia”.¡Observa que dice que la ofrenda para los pobres volverá a nosotros en abundancia! Nunca podemos superar a Dios. el es MUY generoso, y cuando ve que lo estamos representando con amor y ternura, continuará dándonos recursos con abundante provisión para que podamos seguir siendo generosos con los demás. 2 Corintios 9:8-11 dice: “Y Dios te proporcionará generosamente todo lo que necesites. Entonces siempre tendrás todo lo que necesitas para compartir con los demás. Sí, te enriquecerás en todos los sentidos para que puedas siempre ser generoso “. La mayoría de la gente sabe lo que es estar en necesidad. Y cuando alguien te bendice cuando lo necesitas, ¡es como un vaso de agua fría en un día caluroso y desértico! Ahora es tu turno. ¿A quién vas a bendecir? O déjame decirlo de esta manera: ¿A quién Dios va a bendecir a través de ti?
It’s in our DNA!
As we look to nature, we can see that there are commands embedded in the animal’s DNA. As soon as a horse (Foal) is born, it immediately seeks to stand up and looks for its mother so it can begin to feed. It doesn’t need to go to school to learn these life skills and habits. The Proverbist taught that we need to look to the ant and learn from them: “Go to the ant, O lazy one; Observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, Overseer or ruler, she prepares her food in the summer and brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest. How long will you lie down, o lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?” Proverbs 6:6-8. They are “wired” for success. They have in their DNA the innate knowledge of how to work in their community, and exactly when to go get their food. They even know how to store their food for the winter. Two things stand out: a) They thrive because they are diligent and consistent and, b) each one does their part consistently. This consistency and “community-level” diligence allows the entire community to thrive and prosper each and every year. The proverbist told us to observe and learn from this. We are the only species that have the ability to choose to refuse to do the very things that can cause us to prosper and thrive. Our decision to go against what can help us can destroy us as well as our families. We can choose to take drugs, choose to smoke, choose to stay home and be lazy, choose to remain uneducated, choose to make excuses and blame others for our faulty decisions. We can also choose to be like the ant and embrace the very disciplines that will help us to thrive, grow, expand, learn, work toward a clear beneficial future, gather provisions in the summer for the winter season, etc. Today, God is reminding us that it is our responsibility to allow Him to re-wire us for success in our lives, and that includes rejecting the habits and patterns of laziness and failure and embracing new habits and patterns (like the ant) that will allow us to prepare our food in the summer, and bring in the provisions for the winter. No more excuses! It’s time to get to work!
