CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL- A FIRST TIME

CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

A FIRST TIME

God use me even if he does not understand it today.

NO human being likes to be experimented on. At the age of 36, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but I did not pay attention to this disease until, before shoulder surgery, it was verified that my blood glucose levels were about to produce a coma. From that moment on, I took control of my blood sugar very seriously and how I can help my pancreas to once again generate that much-needed insulin to give energy to the cells and thus have life within me. Israel is the pioneering country in research on the pancreas. A short time ago, I tried to make contact with the research doctor at the University of Israel so that she would use me when the clinical trials in humans begin. And although I do not like being used, I am willing to start this experimental medicine with me. So, if I am willing to lend myself for the good of others on a medical level, how can I refuse God to use me even if I do not understand it?

“AND DAVID SAYS: MAY YOUR TREAT BE TURNED INTO A TRAP AND IN A NET, INTO A STUMBLER AND IN RETRIBUTION; MAY THEIR EYES BE DARKENED SO THAT THEY CANNOT SEE, AND TURN THEIR BACKS FOREVER."

Romans 11.9-10

The Gospel of Christ makes us vulnerable before God. That is, God knows our lives and everything that happens around them. Therefore, if God wants to work with us, he will work from our weaknesses so that they become strengths. Many of us were not born in Christian homes, but God will use our lives before Jesus Christ, therefore, he can use it so that this testimony of example to others of his great power and love.

“I SAY, THEN, HAVE THEY OF ISRAEL TRIPPED THAT THEY MIGHT FALL? IN NO WAY; BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR TRANSGRESSION SALVATION CAME TO THE GENTILES, TO MAKE THEM JEALOUS."

Romans 11. 11

God's salvation for all mankind began with the people He chose, the Jewish people of Israel. From there, fulfilling what was promised, his word has spread throughout the earth. Not for that, we have no responsibility. In any case, now we are the ones who have the obligation to continue giving testimony to all the rest of humanity, to know God and much more, to all those who still do not know him today. God can use us even if it is our first time.

God bless you.

A FIRST TIME

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CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL - LET US CONTINUE WITH THE WORK

CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

LET US CONTINUE WITH THE WORK

We live in a continuous relay race, are we ready?

WHEN he was a child, he attended the 6 am mass daily. My parents raised me in the Catholic custom. I learned what it is to have faith, and that one of the ways to teach this faith is by performing works such as religiously attending all scheduled church events, visiting the dead, sick and needy, giving to the beggar and help all my neighbours as a way to ensure my salvation and thus please God and calm his anger against me. When I decided to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour, I understood that these works are good and necessary for my testimonial life, but in no case are these works necessary for my Salvation. I also understood that God is not an angry being who is looking for me to sin to unload his anger for me, rather the opposite, God loves all humanity so much that he decided to give his own Son to rescue, save and redeem all Humans.

“AND IF BY GRACE, IT IS NO LONGER BY WORKS; OTHERWISE GRACE IS NO LONGER GRACE. AND IF BY WORKS, IT IS NO LONGER GRACE; OTHERWISE THE WORK IS NO LONGER WORK.”

Romans 11.6

When the Gospel of Christ becomes a reality in our lives, it empowers us to go preach the Good News of Salvation. This work is not exclusive to a few, in any case, it is an imperative action given by Jesus Christ to all Christians: Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you every day, until the end of the world. Amen. Therefore, going to teach the Gospel of Christ and not doing work is totally null, because the latter is the direct consequence of the action of the Holy Spirit in each one of us.

"SO? WHAT ISRAEL WAS LOOKING FOR, IT HAS NOT REACHED; BUT THE CHOSEN HAVE REACHED IT, AND THE OTHERS WERE HARDENED; AS IT IS WRITTEN: GOD GAVE THEM A SPIRIT OF STUPOR, EYES THAT DO NOT SEE AND EARS THAT DO NOT HEAR, UNTIL THIS DAY.”

Romans 11. 7-8

We have no more excuses, time is short and soon the glorious return of Christ will manifest. We must do the work of the extension of the Kingdom of Christ. We have to preach in season and out of season. Let us preach God as if there were no tomorrow, because perhaps it is so…

God bless you.

LET US CONTINUE WITH THE WORK

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CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL- BY GRACE

 CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

BY GRACE

In the least expected corner, there is a human being needed by God.

EVERY time I have the opportunity I speak of the love, mercy and grace that God has for human beings. And I do it, simply after my life experience that has allowed me to feel that love, that mercy and that grace of God in every moment of my life. When I first heard of Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour, when I was a teenager, at that time I was a real junk for my parents and in response to this, my mother sought help through an acquaintance of hers who took me to the Student Crusade and Professional from Colombia. At that time, they were not constituted as a church but as a missionary movement in Manizales. But, they did a lot of youth meetings on Friday and Saturday nights. It was a real party just like you could be in a disco. However, no alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs. In the middle of that party, the leader gave a talk, which was inspired by the Bible, without saturating with ecclesiastical terms, but with a direct shot about the need to give our hearts to Jesus Christ and with it, have a personal encounter with him. and maintain that relationship of separation with God. By grace we receive, by grace we must give.

“BUT WHAT DOES THE DIVINE ANSWER TELL YOU? I HAVE RESERVED SEVEN THOUSAND MEN, WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE BEFORE BAAL.”

Romans 11.4

I am still surprised when I can talk to religious people, for them, all of humanity is given over to the adversary. The entire society and the monetary, social and cultural system revolves around the kingdom of darkness. There is nothing, and no one, according to them, no one is saved. But, what does God tell us about that: I HAVE RESERVED SEVEN THOUSAND MEN, WHO HAVE NOT BOWED THE KNEE BEFORE BAAL. Therefore, as people who have been saved by divine grace, we have to extend the kingdom of Heaven, in season and out of season, because: we do not know when our time will run out! We have to present Christ to all the people around us. We have to Evangelise and bring the Good News of Salvation to all human beings.

"SO ALSO EVEN IN THIS TIME THERE HAS REMAINED A REMNANT CHOSEN BY GRACE."

Romans 11. 5

You and I are part of that remnant chosen by grace. Now it is up to us to add more chosen by grace to the divine Plan of Salvation. It is not enough to have a good example, which is fine, but you have to talk about God's grace, supernatural love and the demonstrated mercy of God the Father through his Son Jesus Christ.

God bless you.

BY GRACE

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CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL - WE DON'T WORRY

 CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

WE DON'T WORRY

What we sow, we will reap because God will make it possible.

YESTERDAY I saw a program on Disney Chanel with the famous Spanish chef, José Andrés. In said documentary, they show the NGO directed by him: “WE FOOD WORD”. This man has a company with about 30 restaurants, but most of his time is spent feeding the most needy people, whether due to a natural disaster or as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thousands of meals he selflessly distributes and he never lacks divine provision, because everything he does, he does selflessly helping his neighbours, in addition, he supplies the basic food needs for the indirect authors of the disasters, that is, all those of civil and military organisations that are assisting natural misfortunes. José Andrés, understood that the gift that God gave him, has to be used much more than to generate money, he wears himself out without knowing it and perhaps, without giving glory to God, in the extension of the Kingdom of Christ. He does it, and the faithful children of God who are experiencing misfortune, see the hand of God and the provision of the Almighty despite what they have had to live through, through a selfless Spaniard who provides love, companionship and food in the most difficult moments of their lives.

“BUT NOT ALL OBEYED THE GOSPEL; BECAUSE ISAIAH SAYS: LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR ANNOUNCEMENT?

Romans 10.16

When the Gospel of Christ echoes in our hearts (mentality), we understand that we must perform acts that help to extend the Kingdom of Christ. But, we should be aware that many people are not ready to leave their way of thinking and accept the invitation of God the Father to approach his Presence and remain in a constant intimate relationship with him.

“SO FAITH IS BY HEARING, AND HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD.”

Romans 10.17

Therefore, it is our obligation to do everything in our power to extend the Kingdom of Christ, we will do it through Evangelisation or demonstration of God's love. Let us not worry, rather, let us take care of doing it, because as the Apostle wrote: I sowed, Apollos watered, but God has given the growth. So he counts neither the one who sows nor the one who waters, but only God, who is the one who makes it grow. He who sows and he who waters are on the same level, although each will be rewarded according to his own work.

God bless you.

WE DON'T WORRY

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CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL -PEACE: WHAT IS MY POSITION

 CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

PEACE: WHAT IS MY POSITION

Although it will arrive, Peace must be demonstrated.

ON April 12, 2019, I wrote a devotional entitled: Why does God tell you his plans? which I encourage you to read following this link: https://www.agopla.com/2019/04/para-que-dios-te-cuenta-sus-secretos.html. in this devotional, I treat one of God's facets and is, to speak with his children all the plans he plans to execute. With Abraham, God told him that he would destroy Sodom and Gomorra. To the prophet Samuel, he told him when and what would be the kings that should anoint. To King David, he told him when he had to go to war and when he should wait. Jesus of Nazareth, who was also his son, told him all the plans and all the strategies he would follow to fulfil all the will of God. Now, we find the apocalyptic plans about humanity. Therefore, we must analyse two issues: what should we do with God's plans? And the second is: What should be our position in front of these plans?

“AND YOU WILL HEAR WARS AND RUMOURS OF WARS; LOOK THAT YOU DO NOT TURN TO, BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY THAT ALL THIS HAPPEN; BUT IT IS NOT THE END YET. BECAUSE NATION WILL RISE AGAINST NATION, AND THE KINGDOM AGAINST THE KINGDOM; AND HE WILL BE PESTS, AND HAMBRE, AND EARTHQUAKES IN DIFFERENT PLACES.”

Matthew 24.6-7

We are currently living about 10 wars on our planet. I speak of armed conflicts such as those who are living in Syria, Palestine-Israel, and of course Russia-Ukraine. Then, in the face of these conflicts and as Christians we should not take sides, in any case, we must be impartial before them, but before God, we must be sure to be crying out for the implementation of the peace of God. God's plans are perfect and precise. Therefore, extending good salvation, the Gospel of Christ, will be the only way of that implementation of divine peace. I am a person who easily elucidates, and I invite you to follow me in this thought: what will God have to do in the conflict of Syria, will respond to the clamor of those who are in favor or those who are against the regime that governs said country? How should God respond to the faithful who cry because the missiles on one side or the other of the target? Is not it rather that God wants peace to reign in that country and that the Gospel of Christ even reaches Arab nations?

 

“THEN THE LORD TOLD ME: ALTHOUGH MOSES AND SAMUEL SHOWED UP BEFORE ME, MY HEART WOULD NOT BE WITH THIS TOWN; ENTER THEM FROM MY PRESENCE, AND LET THEM GO."

Jeremiah 15.1

"AND ALTHOUGH THESE THREE MEN, NOAH, DANIEL AND JOB, WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT COUNTRY, THEY, FOR HIS JUSTICE, WOULD ONLY SAVE HIMSELF THE LORD GOD.”

Ezekiel 14.14

There are God's plans in which we simply cannot intervene. But, whatever, cry out for peace, is the only and perfect position we must have. Moses, Samuel, Noah, Job and Daniel, men of faith and people who knew how finished. God, for listening to the clamor of these intercessors, forgave and implanted peace on many occasions according to the biblical stories. In the same way, each of us should take a single game: cry out in this case, for world peace. If we are going to pray to God, let it be for divine peace to reach each of the hearts of all those who are the protagonists of the current conflicts. If we are going to intervene through our prayers, not to make the projectiles in their target. Rather, that our prayer is so that the peace that surpasses all understanding that only the Holy Spirit gives, reaches the life of all human beings, through believing and accepting Jesus Christ how the Saviour and Redeemer of all humanity.

God bless you.

PEACE: WHAT IS MY POSITION

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CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL - PEACE: WHERE WAS IT LOST

CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL

PEACE: WHERE WAS IT LOST

Peace is like the carrot in the horse's snout.

SINCE the dawn of humanity, Peace has been lost. This happened because the human being decided to make his own decisions without having the guidance, support and acted without the Presence of God. In the Garden of Eden, that lack of connection with God made Adam blame Eve and she in turn said that in the end, God was to blame for creating the serpent that deceived him. As a result of this lack of Peace, we find in Genesis the first documented murder in the Bible. Cain's fatal decision to attack his brother Abel brought serious consequences to humanity; These sequels were so extreme that we are still living them:

“AND CAIN SAID TO HIS BROTHER ABEL: LET US GO OUT TO THE FIELD. AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THEY WERE IN THE FIELD, CAIN ROSE UP AGAINST HIS BROTHER ABEL, AND KILLED HIM. AND THE LORD SAID TO CAIN: WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER ABEL? AND HE ANSWERED: I DON'T KNOW. AM I PERHAPS MY BROTHER'S GUARD? AND HE SAID TO HIM: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? THE VOICE OF YOUR BROTHER'S BLOOD CRIES TO ME FROM THE EARTH. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE CURSED FROM THE EARTH, WHO OPENED ITS MOUTH TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR HAND THE BLOOD OF YOUR BROTHER. WHEN YOU TILL THE GROUND, HE SHALL NOT GIVE YOU HIS STRENGTH AGAIN FROM HIM; YOU WILL BE A WANDERER AND A FOREIGNER ON EARTH.”

Genesis 4.8-12

One of the first consequences was the need to claim divine justice and we can be sure that, when God imparts justice, he is very severe. The second consequence that we find is the enmity that we maintain with the same creation. For this reason, today we can see climate change as a clear consequence of the lack of Peace in human beings and all of humanity itself. That lack of Peace that was lost in Genesis, we can only recover when we allow the Gospel of Christ to act in our minds and hearts. In this way, we will become those true Christians that we should be.

 

“I HAVE TOLD YOU THESE THINGS SO THAT YOU MAY FIND PEACE IN ME. IN THIS WORLD YOU WILL FACE AFFLICTIONS, BUT CHEER UP! I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD."

John 16.33

Only in Jesus Christ will we find the Peace that we all need. No matter how many mantras are repeated, endless prayers and whatever else we try to do to find Peace, it will never be found, as these will be totally useless actions. The only action that is worth and is backed by God is to accept the Peace that Jesus Christ gave us. Jesus of Nazareth, was aware of all the afflictions and attacks that as human beings because one day we lost Peace. For this, he gave us the Peace that surpasses all understanding, through the Holy Spirit of him.

God bless you.

PEACE: WHERE WAS IT LOST

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WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT