¿Soy yo acaso guardián de mi hermano? Génesis 4:9 Guardián – “El problema es de él.” “¡no puedo ser responsable por todo!” “Necesita madurar.” ¿Alguna vez te has escuchado decir algo así? En un sistema de mundo que enfatiza al individuo, frecuentemente diferimos el involucramiento, sintiendo como si lo mejor que podemos hacer es hacer…
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Genesis 4:9 Keeper – “It’s his problem.” “I can’t be responsible for everything!” “He’s just got to grow up.” Have you ever heard yourself saying something like this? In a world system that emphasizes the individual, we often defer involvement, feeling as though the best we can do is make…
Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You. Psalm 16:1 (English text Preserve – The Hebrew verb shamar is used more than 300 times in the Scriptures. It covers the ground from Genesis to Malachi. It means “to keep, to obey, to observe, to preserve, to guard, to be careful, to watch” in…
“Watch and pray that you do not enter into temptation” Matthew 26:41 Watch – Jesus knows that we are weak, but willing. We want to serve and be of service, but we struggle mightily with disciplining the body. We are often our own worst enemies, relinquishing ground to those appetites that we so enthusiastically fed…
“Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep Your word.” Psalm 119:67 NASB Keep – Did you know that you can do exactly the same thing that God does when it comes to making life a success? Just a few days ago we looked at Psalm 145:20. The Hebrew word shamar described…
