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12/13/2017

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Free Will Needs Discipline
 Toni Smothers
 
Scripture Reading: Psalm 1:1-6
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Scripture Quote: Go in through the narrow gate. The gate to destruction is wide, and the road that leads there is easy to follow. A lot of people go through that gate. But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it. Matthew 7:13-14 (CEV)
 How blessed humanity would have been if we had lived from the beginning for the plan and purpose for which God created us. We'd be happy in the garden and with the dominion of all the creatures God had provided. But as it is, Christians who have received Christ are no longer desperately wicked, but we all slip at times as we transgress and disregard the boundaries God has stipulated for us. How much easier things would be if God had only not given us free will - Ah, but He did, and we must somehow fit ours through that narrow gate!
 Our behavior directly demonstrates our commitment to God's Laws. We tend to try and complicate that fact, but nothing could be plainer - We are to love God above all else and others at least as much as we love ourselves. If we can capture that mind set, we can then avoid selfishness and inappropriate idols - We can endeavor to make the immortality of our soul and the existence of God’s invisible reality our primary focus, embracing our free will, as we yield it and our slip ups to our Father's merciful forgiveness.
 Today’s meditation: Love God, His Word, and others above all else.
 Memory Verse: Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction. Proverbs 13:15 (NIV)


Blessings & Love, Toni
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 ​Libre voluntad necesita disciplina

 Toni sofoca

 

Lectura bíblica: Salmo 1: 1-6

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Cita de las Escrituras: Entra por la puerta angosta. La puerta a la destrucción es amplia, y el camino que conduce allí es fácil de seguir. Mucha gente atraviesa esa puerta. Pero la puerta a la vida es muy estrecha. El camino que conduce allí es tan difícil de seguir que solo unas pocas personas lo encuentran. Mateo 7: 13-14 (CEV)

 

Qué bendita humanidad habría sido si hubiéramos vivido desde el principio para el plan y el propósito para el cual Dios nos creó. Seríamos felices en el jardín y con el dominio de todas las criaturas que Dios había provisto. Pero tal como es, los cristianos que han recibido a Cristo ya no son desesperadamente malvados, pero a veces nos deslizamos a medida que transgredimos y desestimamos los límites que Dios ha estipulado para nosotros. ¡Cuánto más fácil sería si Dios no nos hubiera dado el libre albedrío - Ah, pero lo hizo, y de alguna manera debemos encajar con el nuestro a través de esa puerta estrecha!

 

Nuestro comportamiento demuestra directamente nuestro compromiso con las Leyes de Dios. Tendemos a tratar de complicar ese hecho, pero nada podría ser más claro: debemos amar a Dios sobre todas las cosas y a los demás al menos tanto como nos amamos a nosotros mismos. Si podemos capturar esa mentalidad, entonces podremos evitar el egoísmo y los ídolos inapropiados. Podemos esforzarnos para hacer de la inmortalidad de nuestra alma y la existencia de la realidad invisible de Dios nuestro enfoque principal, abrazando nuestro libre albedrío, mientras lo cedemos y nuestro resbalón subimos al perdón misericordioso de nuestro Padre.

 

La meditación de hoy: ama a Dios, su Palabra y otros por encima de todo lo demás.

 

Verso de Memoria: El buen juicio gana el favor, pero el camino de los infieles conduce a su destrucción. Proverbios 13:15 (NVI)


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    Bio: Toni Smothers has written articles for “Total Health”, “Let’s Live”, “People In Action” and “The North American Mentor” magazines.  She is a member of the Faithwriters.com writing community and was previously the editor for the teen section of their on-line magazine. She has written many programs, sermons, and skits and has edited several websites. Additionally, she has answered hundreds of questions for GotQuestions.org, a biblical resource site. Here is just one of their many testimonials: "Thank you for this insightful website! I was able to look up many questions I have asked over the years since becoming saved. The site is easy to navigate and gave me so much biblical background for answers that I feel my armor has been strengthened. You and your staff be encouraged to continue to speak the truth for God's glory." When Toni is not writing, she can usually be found cuddling with her 10 pound, furry, Morky muse, 'Sweet Pea.' Toni Smothers studied homeopathy extensively and became a proficient layman. She wrote about homeopathy for “Total Health” and “Let’s Live” magazines. Smothers describes her experience befriending a refugee family from Laos in her article published in the travel magazine, “People in Action.” Additionally, “American Mentor” magazine has published some of her poetry. Smothers drew upon her fun experiences as a youth pastor to provide the needed insight to function as the editor of the teen section of “Faithwriters” magazine and she is a member of the Faithwriters.com writer’s community. 

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