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March 13, 2025
Trabaja Seis Días y luego Descansa
“Trabaja seis días, y haz en ellos todo lo que tengas que hacer, pero el día séptimo será un día de reposo para honrar al Señor tu Dios”. Éxodo 20:9-10 (NVI)
El descanso y la recreación son tan importantes para Dios, que lo puso en los “10 Grandes” junto a no cometer adulterio, ni asesinar, ni robar. Tal vez dirías: ‘Nunca mataría a nadie ni cometería adulterio’. ¿Pero te tomas un día libre todas las semanas?
Éxodo 20:9-10 dice: “Trabaja seis días, y haz en ellos todo lo que tengas que hacer, pero el día séptimo será un día de reposo para honrar al Señor tu Dios” (NVI). Esto significa tomar un día para descansar.
Dios no creó el día de reposo para Él mismo, sino para nosotros: “El día de reposo se hizo para el hombre, y no el hombre para el día de reposo” Marcos 2:27 (LBLA). Cuando ignoras las leyes de Dios, ¿quién se lastima? Dios no se lastima.
No importa en qué día de la semana tomas tu día de reposo. Si eres empresario, trabajas por cuenta propia o de forma remota, si no programan un día de reposo, nunca se tomarán un descanso. Tú programas todo lo demás, por lo que necesitas programar tu día de reposo.
¿Qué debes hacer en un día de reposo?
Descansa tu cuerpo. En la Revolución Francesa, abolieron el domingo como un día de descanso, pero luego lo restauraron porque la salud de la nación se había derrumbado. Quizás pienses: ‘Me siento culpable cuando descanso’. Bueno, Jesús no se sintió culpable. Hizo del día de reposo una prioridad.Recarga tus emociones. Puedes recargar tus emociones a través de la tranquilidad, la soledad o la recreación que te rejuvenece.Reenfoca tu espíritu. La adoración, tanto la adoración grupal como el tiempo a solas con Dios, pone tu vida en perspectiva.
Reflexiona sobre esto:
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Five Ways God Uses Your Problems
“My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.”
Psalm 119:71–72 (NLT)
Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you, depending on how you respond to them.
When most people encounter difficulty, they react impulsively or become resentful. They don’t pause to consider what benefit their problems might bring. As a result, they never see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives.
There are five main ways that God uses the problems in your life. I want you to understand what they are so that, next time you face difficulty, you can be on the lookout for how God is working.
God uses problems to DIRECT you. Sometimes God lights a fire under you to get you moving. Problems can point you in a new direction and motivate you to change. Is God trying to get your attention? As Proverbs 20:30 says, “Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways” (GNT).
God uses problems to INSPECT you. People are like teabags: If you want to know what’s inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has God ever tested your faith with a problem? What did that problem reveal about you? James 1:2-3 says, “When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience” (NCV).
God uses problems to CORRECT you. Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. When you were a child, your parents likely told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably didn’t actually learn the lesson until you ignored their instruction and were burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something—like health, money, or a relationship—by losing it. That was true for the author of Psalm 119: “My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver” (Psalm 119:71–72 NLT).
God uses problems to PROTECT you. A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. A few years ago, a friend of mine was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem—but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when his boss’s actions were uncovered. He was able to say like Joseph did, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” (Genesis 50:20 NIV).
God uses problems to PERFECT you. Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders: “We know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character” (Romans 5:3-4 NLT). God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you’re going to take with you into eternity.
You’re going to experience difficulties. Everyone does. When you do, remember that you have a choice. You can let those difficulties defeat you. Or you can choose to let God direct, inspect, correct, protect, and perfect you through them!
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What have difficult times in your life shown you about yourself?
What is something valuable you’ve learned through a mistake or painful experience?
Why do you think challenges can make you stronger or better in the long run?
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March 12, 2025
La Vida es Todo Acerca de las Relaciones
“Sé lo que es vivir en la pobreza, y lo que es vivir en la abundancia. He aprendido a vivir en todas y cada una de las circunstancias, tanto a quedar saciado como a pasar hambre, a tener de sobra como a sufrir escasez. Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece”. Filipenses 4:12-13 (NVI)
El contentamiento no llega naturalmente a los seres humanos. Por naturaleza, somos ovejas inquietas. Aun así, podemos aprender el contentamiento. Aprender contentamiento significa que dejamos de buscar incesantemente.
Filipenses 4:12-13 dice, “Sé lo que es vivir en la pobreza, y lo que es vivir en la abundancia. He aprendido a vivir en todas y cada una de las circunstancias, tanto a quedar saciado como a pasar hambre, a tener de sobra como a sufrir escasez. Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece” (NVI).
Lo más valioso en la vida no son las posesiones.
En Estados Unidos se considera una tragedia “morir sin un centavo”. Pero ¿qué mejor momento para irse? Si partieras justo después de gastar tu último centavo, eso no sería una locura, sino sabiduría. ¡Es una forma brillante de vivir y morir!
Nadie pide nunca cosas en los últimos momentos de la vida. Siempre piden personas, porque al final todo el mundo aprende que la vida son las relaciones. ¿Por qué no aprenderlo antes? Seguro que aliviaría mucho el estrés.
La vida no se trata de éxitos ni logros.
La vida es todo acerca de las relaciones.
Reflexiona sobre esto:
Qué es más importante para ti: ¿Adquirir cosas o construir relaciones? ¿Tus amigos y familiares estarían de acuerdo con tu auto evaluación?¿Qué piensas que significa dejar un legado? ¿Qué tipo de legado quieres dejar?Pablo dijo en Filipenses 4:13 que él podía hacer todas las cosas a través de Cristo quien lo fortalecía. ¿Qué tipo de cosas crees que él estaba hablando?Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración.Más recursos en español y en otros idiomas incluyendo ASL — Lenguaje de Signos Americano RickWarren.org.Síguenos en Instagram & Facebook y comparte Esperanza Diaria con tus amigos y familiares.Recibe durante un mes un versículo de inspiración diario por WhatsAppNota: Desafortunadamente tenemos restricciones para enviar mensajes por WhatsApp a CUBA. .fb-background-color { background: #ffffff !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; }The post La Vida es Todo Acerca de las Relaciones appeared first on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.
God Uses It All for Your Good
“There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. . . . When your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.”
1 Peter 1:6–7 (NLT)
Life is not a series of random accidents. Life isn’t unplanned. It isn’t without meaning. God knows what’s going on. In fact, he’s using every part of your life—the happy times and the difficult ones—to weave your story into a beautiful tapestry.
If you’re a child of God, nothing can come into your life without God’s permission. Everything is Father‑filtered.
Don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying that everything that happens to you is God’s perfect will. That’s just not true. When you sin, that’s not God’s will. When somebody sins against you, that’s not God’s perfect will either.
But God does have a permissive will. In other words, he allows some things without causing them. For example, if I overeat, I may become unhealthy and not feel well. God does not cause that, but he does allow it. In the same way, God does not cause evil and God does not cause suffering. But he does allow them—and then he uses them.
How does God use evil and suffering? He’s an expert at bringing good out of bad! He could have kept Paul out of prison in Philippi, but instead he let Paul go to prison and the jailer became a believer as a result. God could have kept Jesus from the cross, but he let him suffer and die—and because of that, the gift of salvation is available to all who believe!
God loves to turn crucifixions into resurrections. The things you most wish were removed from your life are often the very things that God is using to shape you into who he wants you to be.
The Bible promises, “There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. . . . When your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world” (1 Peter 1:6–7 NLT).
God wants to use your biggest problem for your greatest good. Even when you’re in pain, you can look beyond it and trust that God is in control.
The apostle Paul said it like this, “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!” (2 Corinthians 4:16–17 NLT).
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What challenges in your life feel like "dark threads" in your tapestry, and how might they be shaping your character or growing your faith?
What “resurrections” have you seen in your own life—times when something you thought was lost or hopeless turned into a blessing?
How can you look past the pain in a current struggle and focus on the lessons or growth it might bring into your life?
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March 11, 2025
No tienes que Demostrar cuanto Vales
“¿Acaso puede una madre olvidar o dejar de amar a su hijo? Y aunque ella lo olvidara, yo no me olvidaré de ti. Yo te llevo grabada como un tatuaje en mis manos”. Isaías 49:15-16 (TLA)
Cuando te encuentras lleno de trabajo, necesitas recordar tu valor ante Dios.
Esto es exactamente lo opuesto a basar tu valor en tu trabajo, tu carrera o tu rol de tiempo completo. Es contra cultural y puede requerir un gran cambio de pensamiento, especialmente si una vocecita en tu cabeza sigue diciendo: “Tienes que probar que eres valioso”.
No tienes que probar tu valor. Dios dice que ya eres extremadamente valioso. Nunca serás más valioso para Dios de lo que eres justo ahora. Nunca serás menos valioso para Dios de lo que eres ahora.
¿Qué tan valioso eres? Tu Padre Celestial te creó. Jesús murió por ti. Si eres un seguidor de Cristo, el Espíritu Santo vive en ti.
Dios no creó nada sin un propósito o intención. El simple hecho de que estés aquí significa que Dios te ama y desea que vivas. Eres invaluable. Eres una obra maestra.
Tu valor no proviene de lo que haces, sino de a quién perteneces.
Dios te creó, y te ama. Él te hizo justo de la forma que quiso que fueras. ¡No tienes que intentar ser alguien más!
¿Sabías que Dios tiene un tatuaje tuyo? Isaías 49:15-16 dice, “¿Acaso puede una madre olvidar o dejar de amar a su hijo? Y aunque ella lo olvidara, yo no me olvidaré de ti. Yo te llevo grabada como un tatuaje en mis manos” (TLA).
¿Eres perfecto? Absolutamente no. ¿Eres imperfecto? Sí. ¿Eres un pecador? Sí. Pero ¿tienes un valor infinito? Sí. Y eres profundamente amado por Dios.
Reflexiona sobre esto :
¿A quién has estado intentando probar quién eres? ¿Por qué?Si no es suficiente para ti saber y descansar en tu valor para Dios, ¿Por qué crees que te cuesta aceptar tu valor en Dios?¿Cómo cambiaría tu experiencia trabajando si solo intentaras complacer a Dios con tu trabajo y no a nadie más?Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración.Más recursos en español y en otros idiomas incluyendo ASL — Lenguaje de Signos Americano RickWarren.org.Síguenos en Instagram & Facebook y comparte Esperanza Diaria con tus amigos y familiares.Recibe durante un mes un versículo de inspiración diario por WhatsAppNota: Desafortunadamente tenemos restricciones para enviar mensajes por WhatsApp a CUBA. .fb-background-color { background: #ffffff !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; }The post No tienes que Demostrar cuanto Vales appeared first on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.
God’s Plan to Bring You to Heaven
“God says he will accept and acquit us—declare us ‘not guilty’—if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like.”
Romans 3:22 (TLB)
The Bible says, “This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start to finish by faith. As the Scriptures say, ‘It is through faith that a righteous person has life’” (Romans 1:17 NLT).
God’s Word also says, “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).
The Good News is that the death and resurrection of Jesus give us access to God. In other words, we can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ.
How can you express faith in Christ? Here’s a simple, biblical guide that uses ABCD to help you remember how salvation comes through Jesus:
A – Admit you need a Savior.
We can’t get to God on our own. We’re all sinners. We’ve blown it. Heaven is perfect and we’re not.
But the Bible says, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9 NIV).
And the apostle Paul tells us, “God says he will accept and acquit us—declare us ‘not guilty’—if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like” (Romans 3:22 TLB).
B – Believe in Jesus.
The Bible says, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31 NLT). What does it mean to “believe in the Lord Jesus”? It means you believe Jesus is who the Bible says he is, and you trust him for your future with everything you have.
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6 NIV).
It’s not enough just to believe in God. Your belief must be specific in Christ: “If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved. . . . As the scripture says, ‘Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved’” (Romans 10:9-10, 13 GNT).
C – Confess your commitment to Jesus.
Tell Jesus you trust him with your life. Confess that you believe in him and his promises. Jesus said, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me. For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark” (John 12:44-46 NLT).
D – Depend on God’s promises.
You can rely on God’s promise in John 3:16: “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that anyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (TLB). No matter what you’ve done or how long you’ve done it, God promises that everyone who believes in Jesus will live with him in heaven forever.
Prayer of commitment to Christ
If you haven’t trusted in Jesus and committed to following him, why wait any longer? Pray this prayer:
“Dear God, I believe Jesus Christ is your Son. I confess I have sinned, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe that Jesus died to take away my sins and that you raised him to life. I want to trust Jesus as my Savior and follow him as Lord from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. I’d like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus.
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Look back over the ABCD guide to expressing faith in Christ. Is there a step in the guide that you haven’t taken yet? What’s keeping you from it? Are you ready to take that step today?
What Bible verses can you memorize to remind you of God’s promises to you?
Is there someone in your life who hasn’t accepted Jesus as their Savior? Plan to talk with them and share this devotional.
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March 10, 2025
Si quieres Crecer, tienes que Aprender a Descansar
“De nada sirve que ustedes se levanten muy temprano, ni que se acuesten muy tarde, ni que trabajen muy duro para ganarse el pan; cuando Dios quiere a alguien, le da un sueño tranquilo”. Salmo 127:2 (TLA)
Cuando comenzamos la Iglesia Saddleback, trabajábamos dieciocho horas al día. Kay preparaba comidas y recibía personas en nuestra casa dos veces por semana. Tuvimos a cada miembro de nuestra iglesia en nuestra casa al menos una vez durante esos primeros dos años. En el último domingo del primer año, me levanté para hablar y me desmayé. Estaba exhausto física, emocional, espiritual y relacionalmente.
Durante el año siguiente, Dios me enseñó lecciones sobre el equilibrio, las cuales sigo aprendiendo hasta hoy. Esto es lo que he aprendido: Dios no te dará todo lo que prometió en una sola vez. Puede ser que no estés preparado para manejarlo todo, o puede ser que es demasiado para que lo controles hasta que madures. Las promesas de Dios se cumplirán poco a poco mientras creces.
La Biblia dice en Salmo 127:2, “De nada sirve que ustedes se levanten muy temprano, ni que se acuesten muy tarde, ni que trabajen muy duro para ganarse el pan; cuando Dios quiere a alguien, le da un sueño tranquilo” (TLA).
Cuando colapsé en la iglesia, me di cuenta de que resistirte a descansar es inmadurez. Recuerda, Roma no se construyó en un día, y lo mismo ocurre con la iglesia o cualquier otro proyecto.
Mientras Dios está haciendo crecer tu negocio, Él también te hace crecer. Mientras Dios está haciendo crecer a tus hijos, también te está haciendo crecer. Mientras Dios está haciendo crecer tu carrera, también te está haciendo crecer. Si quieres crecer, primero debes aprender a descansar en la bondad de Dios.
Reflexiona sobre esto :
¿Cuáles son tus razones para sobre trabajar en casa, la escuela o el trabajo?¿En qué te enfocas cuando sobre trabajas?Según tu agenda diaria, ¿cuál es tu mayor prioridad: terminar tu lista de pendientes o crecer espiritualmente? ¿Por qué?Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración.Más recursos en español y en otros idiomas incluyendo ASL — Lenguaje de Signos Americano RickWarren.org.Síguenos en Instagram & Facebook y comparte Esperanza Diaria con tus amigos y familiares.Recibe durante un mes un versículo de inspiración diario por WhatsAppNota: Desafortunadamente tenemos restricciones para enviar mensajes por WhatsApp a CUBA. .fb-background-color { background: #ffffff !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; }The post Si quieres Crecer, tienes que Aprender a Descansar appeared first on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.
Praying for Others Leads to Recovery
“After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.”
Job 42:10 (NIV)
One of the most powerful stories of prayer and recovery is found in the book of Job. Nobody had more to recover than Job. He was a man who loved and served God but lost almost everything—his wealth, health, and children—in the span of one day.
Job fell to the ground in agony, grieving his losses and suffering physically from illness. Then three of Job’s friends showed up. The Bible says, “They sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was” (Job 2:13 NIV).
This is a powerful example to remember: When friends are in pain, sometimes the best thing you can do is simply show up. The deeper their pain, the fewer words are needed. This is known as the ‘ministry of presence’—you don’t have to say anything; just be there.
But eventually, Job’s friends did more than sit with him—they started to give advice. A lot of it wasn’t very helpful, and it made God upset. So God told Eliphaz, one of Job’s three friends, to go make some sacrifices. Then God said, “My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve” (Job 42:8 NLT).
Notice God said, “Job will pray for you.” Wait—who’s in the crisis here? Who’s lost everything? Job had. Yet God knew recovery wouldn’t come to Job until he prayed for the recovery of others.
Job 42:10 says, “After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before” (NIV). God completely recovered everything Job had lost—and beyond!
You may have suffered some big losses in life. Maybe you’re in a season of loss right now. Don’t just pray for yourself; pray for the recovery of hurting people in your neighborhood, community, church, and world—and watch how God brings recovery to your own life.
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What does it take to pray for someone else while enduring your own pain?
Do you find it hard not to give advice to a friend who is hurting? What might you do differently next time you try to help a hurting friend?
Can you think of someone who prayed for you despite facing greater struggles themselves? How did their prayers impact you?
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March 9, 2025
Dios quiere que Descanses
“En verdes pastos me hace descansar. Junto a tranquilas aguas me conduce”. Salmo 23:2 (NVI)
¿Siempre andas corriendo? ¿Tu lista de pendientes es demasiado larga? ¿más de una persona te ha dicho que tomes un descanso? ¿te sientes culpable cuando estás descansando? ¿tienes que enfermarte para tomar un tiempo de descanso?
El ritmo de nuestra sociedad moderna nos lleva a seguir y seguir y seguir. Muchas personas trabajan incluso en su día libre. Y esas quienes van al servicio de la iglesia a menudo regresan a casa solo para continuar el trabajo (ya sean tareas del hogar, tarea de la escuela o tareas pendientes de trabajo), intentando hacer todas las cosas que no completaron durante los días laborales. Por encima de todo eso, algunas personas piensan que a Dios le agrada cuando están trabajando, orando o haciendo actividades “espirituales”.
¡No importa que estemos exhaustos! La mayoría de nosotros estamos al máximo. Pero esa no es la forma del buen pastor.
Dios, en su bondad, creó el descanso porque lo considera tan importante como el trabajo. Un pastor amoroso se asegura de que sus ovejas obtengan el suficiente descanso para mantenerse sanas. Si no tomas descanso, Dios se encargará de que lo hagas. Algunas veces la única manera que Dios puede hacerte mirar hacia arriba es acostándote boca arriba. Lo hará porque le importa tu salud física, emocional y espiritual.
Salmo 23:2 dice: “En verdes pastos me hace descansar. Junto a tranquilas aguas me conduce” (NVI).
Para darle lo mejor a Dios, necesitas aprender a descansar.
Reflexiona sobre esto :
¿Que representa para ti “en verdes pastos” y “junto a tranquilas aguas” como dice el Salmo 23:2?¿Por qué muchas personas se saturan de trabajo y no obtienen el descanso suficiente?¿De qué maneras puedes cambiar tu agenda o expectativas en la casa y en el trabajo para que tengas suficiente descanso?Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración.Más recursos en español y en otros idiomas incluyendo ASL — Lenguaje de Signos Americano RickWarren.org.Síguenos en Instagram & Facebook y comparte Esperanza Diaria con tus amigos y familiares.Recibe durante un mes un versículo de inspiración diario por WhatsAppNota: Desafortunadamente tenemos restricciones para enviar mensajes por WhatsApp a CUBA. .fb-background-color { background: #ffffff !important; } .fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe { width: 100% !important; }The post Dios quiere que Descanses appeared first on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.
Jesus Prays for Your Recovery
“Satan . . . wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks. But I have prayed for you . . . that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.”
Luke 22:31-32 (GW)
No matter how badly you think you’ve messed up in life, recovery is possible with prayer. Not only that, but God can use your failures to help others.
In the Bible, Peter is a perfect example of someone who messed up—a guy who had a massive personal and public failure—and then recovered. But in this story, it wasn’t his prayer or someone else’s prayer that helped him recover; it was Jesus’ prayer.
At the Last Supper, Jesus told his disciples that one of them would betray him. Peter, of course, was confident it couldn’t be him. He impulsively told Jesus that he would go to prison with him—and would even die for him!
But Jesus said to Peter, “I can guarantee that the rooster won’t crow tonight until you say three times that you don’t know me” (Luke 22:34 GW).
Jesus didn’t just predict Peter’s fall; he also knew Peter would recover and use his failure to help others. Jesus said in Luke 22:31-32, “Satan . . . wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks. But I have prayed for you . . . that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples” (GW).
That’s what Jesus is doing in heaven for us right now. Romans 8:34 says, “For Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us” (NLT).
He’s praying for you because he knows Satan wants to ruin your life. If Jesus thought there was something more important than praying, he’d be doing that instead. That’s how important prayer is to both the recovery process and the commissioning process. Jesus prayed and commissioned Peter to “strengthen the other disciples”—to encourage his brothers and sisters in God’s family.
And he commissions you to help others too.
You don’t need to worry about how badly you may have fallen in life. Confess your sins and accept God’s forgiveness through faith in Jesus. He knew about your mistakes and setbacks long before you did. God is a God of recovery, and he’ll use every circumstance in your life for his purposes.
No matter how far you feel you’ve fallen, know that God’s grace and purpose can redeem every moment.
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Think about the times you’ve messed up in life. In what way does Peter’s story bring you hope?
How does knowing that Jesus is praying for you right now make you feel? What does it do to your confidence? To your sense of peace?
Think of an example of how God might use a mistake you’ve made to help others.
Have you received God’s forgiveness?
No matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been, you’ve got a place in God’s forever family ready and waiting for you. The invitation is wide open. Just believe and receive.
Are you ready? Here’s a prayer you can start with: “Dear God, I know when I die, I’m going to give an account of my life to you. I know I have sinned against you, and I have lived by my plan, not yours. I want that to change, starting right now. I want to turn away from my sins and turn toward you.
“Thank you for sending Jesus to die for all that I’ve done wrong so I don’t have to pay the penalty. I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness. I know only your grace can save me, Lord. I could never be good enough to get into a perfect place.
“Jesus, thank you for loving me so much that you took all my guilt and sin on yourself. You made me acceptable for heaven, and I humbly ask you to save me. I believe in you, Jesus. And I believe you will keep your promise to save me instantly, certainly, completely, and eternally. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”
If you just prayed to accept Jesus, congratulations! Please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. I’d like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus.
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