What the influence of the prosperity in your life? What you seek it for?
• Amo 6:1 -> “ “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! “Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!”.
Most of the people pine for material prosperity and seek this in Jesus. Well, there is no problem in wishing comfort, since this doesn’t change our character for worse, not even turn us nonchalant in regard to the suffering of people.
Of course, we can’t finish with all the suffering of the world, but we can and should use our gifts, talents and goods to help people around us.
One of the problems is that we never consider the hypothesis that the evil will reach us. We think that the evil smites the life of everybody, but us (like Israel):
Amo 6:3 -> “O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?”.
Nonetheless, the tempest will come, soon or later:
• Luk 6:46-49 -> “ “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” “.
Note that the house of both, wise and fool, was hit by the tempest. So, if we crave for attaining Jesus’ grace in these moments, we need to welcome to His throne of grace since now, when everything is fine:
• Heb 4:16 -> “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”.
So, have a good day doing of the well-being of other and Christ, the reason of your elation (Phil 3:4).
• Amo 6:1 -> “ “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes! “Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves out on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock and calves from the midst of the stall, who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp and like David invent for themselves instruments of music, who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!”.
Most of the people pine for material prosperity and seek this in Jesus. Well, there is no problem in wishing comfort, since this doesn’t change our character for worse, not even turn us nonchalant in regard to the suffering of people.
Of course, we can’t finish with all the suffering of the world, but we can and should use our gifts, talents and goods to help people around us.
One of the problems is that we never consider the hypothesis that the evil will reach us. We think that the evil smites the life of everybody, but us (like Israel):
Amo 6:3 -> “O you who put far away the day of disaster and bring near the seat of violence?”.
Nonetheless, the tempest will come, soon or later:
• Luk 6:46-49 -> “ “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” “.
Note that the house of both, wise and fool, was hit by the tempest. So, if we crave for attaining Jesus’ grace in these moments, we need to welcome to His throne of grace since now, when everything is fine:
• Heb 4:16 -> “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”.
So, have a good day doing of the well-being of other and Christ, the reason of your elation (Phil 3:4).