The Redeemer

Isaiah 43:1-10 (NJKV)
1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.
3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
4 Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, and people for your life.
5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, and gather you from the west;
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”
8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.
9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”
10 “You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me.

El Redentor

Isaías 43:1-10 (NVI)
1 Pero ahora, así dice el Señor, el que te creó, Jacob, el que te formó, Israel: «No temas, que yo te he redimido; te he llamado por tu nombre; tú eres mío.
2 Cuando cruces las aguas, yo estaré contigo; cuando cruces los ríos, no te cubrirán sus aguas; cuando camines por el fuego, no te quemarás ni te abrasarán las llamas.
3 Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios, el Santo de Israel, tu Salvador; yo he entregado a Egipto como precio por tu rescate, a Cus y a Seba en tu lugar.
4 A cambio de ti entregaré hombres; ¡a cambio de tu vida entregaré pueblos! Porque te amo y eres ante mis ojos precioso y digno de honra.
5 No temas, porque yo estoy contigo; desde el oriente traeré a tu descendencia, desde el occidente te reuniré.
6 Al norte le diré: “¡Entrégalos!” y al sur: “¡No los retengas! Trae a mis hijos desde lejos y a mis hijas desde los confines de la tierra.
7 Trae a todo el que sea llamado por mi nombre, al que yo he creado para mi gloria, al que yo hice y formé”».
8 Sacad al pueblo ciego, aunque tiene ojos, al pueblo sordo, aunque tiene oídos.
9 Que se reúnan todas las naciones y se congreguen los pueblos. ¿Quién de entre ellos profetizó estas cosas y nos anunció lo ocurrido en el pasado? Que presenten a sus testigos y demuestren tener razón, para que otros oigan y digan: «Es verdad».
10 «Vosotros sois mis testigos —afirma el Señor—, sois mis siervos escogidos, para que me conozcáis y creáis en mí, y entendáis que Yo soy. Antes de mí no hubo ningún otro dios, ni habrá ninguno después de mí.

Love and Joy Perfected

John 15:9-17 (NKJV)
9 As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.
11 These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
12 This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
17 These things I command you, that you love one another.

Amor y Alegría Perfeccionados

Juan 15:9-17 (NVI)
9 Así como el Padre me ha amado a mí, también yo los he amado a vosotros. Permaneced en mi amor.
10 Si obedecéis mis mandamientos, permaneceréis en mi amor, así como yo he obedecido los mandamientos de mi Padre y permanezco en su amor.
11 Os he dicho esto para que tengáis mi alegría y vuestra alegría sea completa.
12 Y este es mi mandamiento: que os améis unos a otros, como yo os he amado.
13 Nadie tiene amor más grande que el dar la vida por sus amigos.
14 Vosotros sois mis amigos si hacéis lo que yo os mando.
15 Ya no os llamo siervos, porque el siervo no está al tanto de lo que hace su amo; os he llamado amigos, porque todo lo que a mi Padre le oí decir os lo he dado a conocer.
16 No me escogisteis vosotros a mí, sino que yo os escogí a vosotros y os comisioné para que vayáis y deis fruto, un fruto que perdure. Así el Padre os dará todo lo que le pidáis en mi nombre.
17 Este es mi mandamiento: que os améis unos a otros.

Points to Ponder – It’s a Matter of Choice

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“Now therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”–Joshua 24:14-15 NKJV

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The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20 (NKJV)
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

La Gran Comisión

Mateo 28:16-20 (NVI
16 Los once discípulos fueron a Galilea, a la montaña que Jesús les había indicado.
17 Cuando lo vieron, lo adoraron; pero algunos dudaban.
18 Jesús se acercó entonces a ellos y les dijo: ―Se me ha dado toda autoridad en el cielo y en la tierra.
19 Por tanto, id y haced discípulos de todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo,
20 enseñándoles a obedecer todo lo que os he mandado. Y os aseguro que estaré con vosotros siempre, hasta el fin del mundo.

The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-20 (NKJV)
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
19 and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

La Armadura de Dios

Efesios 6:10-20 (NVI)
10 Por último, fortaleceos con el gran poder del Señor.
11 Poneos toda la armadura de Dios para que podáis hacer frente a las artimañas del diablo.
12 Porque nuestra lucha no es contra seres humanos, sino contra poderes, contra autoridades, contra potestades que dominan este mundo de tinieblas, contra fuerzas espirituales malignas en las regiones celestiales.
13 Por lo tanto, poneos toda la armadura de Dios, para que cuando llegue el día malo podáis resistir hasta el fin con firmeza.
14 Manteneos firmes, ceñidos con el cinturón de la verdad, protegidos por la coraza de justicia,
15 y calzados con la disposición de proclamar el evangelio de la paz.
16 Además de todo esto, tomad el escudo de la fe, con el cual podéis apagar todas las flechas encendidas del maligno.
17 Tomad el casco de la salvación y la espada del Espíritu, que es la palabra de Dios.
18 Orad en el Espíritu en todo momento, con peticiones y ruegos. Manteneos alerta y perseverad en oración por todos los santos.
19 Orad también por mí para que, cuando hable, Dios me dé las palabras para dar a conocer con valor el misterio del evangelio,
20 por el cual soy embajador en cadenas. Orad para que lo proclame valerosamente, como debo hacerlo.

The Spirit of Truth

John 16:7-15 (NKJV)
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.