Do You Want Forgiveness?

Did you know that if you do not forgive from your heart who sins against you, God will not forgive you your sins?: Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven! “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him.  In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars.  He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt. “But the man fell down before his master and begged him, ‘Please, be patient with me, and I will pay it all.’  Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt. “But when the man left the king, he went to a fellow servant who owed him a few thousand dollars. He grabbed him by the throat and demanded instant payment. “His fellow servant fell down before him and begged for a little more time. ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it,’ he pleaded.  But his creditor wouldn’t wait. He had the man arrested and put in prison until the debt could be paid in full. “When some of the other servants saw this, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything that had happened.  Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me.  Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’  Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.” Matthew 18:21-35 NLT

So Now What's Your Excuse?

So now what's your excuse?: At a birthday party, my friend Marta played guitar with great skill and ability, making us have a great time. I always dreamed of being able to play the guitar and in fact I bought one and I even bought a course to learn to play. Many times I have started to practice with the course that I bought, but there are always circumstances that prevent me from continuing. The surprising lesson of this story is that Martha was born without her two hands, but she did not considered this circumstance to be an obstacle and with a lot of perseverance she learned to play the guitar with her feet. In my case, any little circumstance was a good excuse for not continuing. Attitude and perseverance make the difference. It's like people who want to know God and have a personal relationship with Him, but they do not persevere and any circumstance excuse them for not following the road and walk away from their heavenly Father. This is why Jesus said: By standing firm, you will win your souls.

Security

Julia was a little sloppy and she often forgot to close and lock the windows of her house when she went out, until one day when a thief entered her house and stole some of her valuables. Just as Julia should have been careful about the security of the house where she lived, God has asked us to be careful with the security of the house where He wants to live and where He places the heavenly treasures that He gives us. That is our heart. The information on how to keep our heart safe, is in the Word of God, in the Bible. If we do not care for the safety of our heart, the great thief can enter and steal the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, hope and self-control, that are valuable treasures that God has given us. Watch the treasures that God gave you, keeping your heart safe.

Congratulations

Congratulations. Welcome to our team!: Joseph received a letter inviting him to join the football team of his city. Joseph was happy and proud to have been selected, because that was his dream. This same joy, is what we all feel when our dreams are fulfilled and we are invited to be part of a team. It could be a professional, corporate, academic, political, or any kind of team. And that is fine, because it represents the achievement of a goal and a dream come true. What is sad, is that very few people dream about belonging to the Kingdom of God's team, do not show interest in participating and even though "we are all" invited, it does not cause joy or pride. God wants everyone to be part of His Team, and is always sending messages to get us involved in his Kingdom. Being part of God's team is one of the most exciting experiences in our lives and has the best plan of benefits both on earth and in heaven. Benefits that no man can offer. I hope you feel happy and proud to have received this message, it is best one you'll get in your life.

Your Ransom

Who would pay your ransom if you are kidnapped?: Priscilla was shopping and when she went to her car to go home, two people kidnapped her. She lived for three days one of the most unpleasant experiences of her life, not knowing if she would leave alive or dead from that situation. On the third day, her family paid the ransom and she got free. Similarly, our dear heavenly Father knew that all human beings had lost our freedom and paid the ransom for our life. God wants us to be free, and that nothing and nobody, kidnap our hearts, our minds, our dreams, or our lives. For that reason, Jesus Christ paid the price of our redemption, with his life on the cross. With Him and through Him, we are free of all that binds us and keeps us from being free. If we invite Him to live in our hearts, we can experience total freedom in all areas of our life and have eternal life.

Healthy Love

To be healthy, eat balanced, do exercises and love much. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa and many others, understood that the best way to defend against enemies, is love. By nature, people tend to respond with hate to hate and therefore taught the old school: an eye for eye, a tooth for tooth, that is, aggression by aggression. But Jesus taught us to turn the other cheek and love our enemies rather than hating them, and that is a very different answer. According to the teachings of Jesus, perfection is to respond with the love of God, rather than yield to human instincts. It is also healthy because it is medically proven that hatred makes you sick and love heals you. If during your life you have fueled the hatred in your heart, it is time to change and God created love as the only medicine to cure hatred. God wants for you, a life full of love, healthy and ... eternal.

Happy Father's Day

Today is a special day to show gratitude first of all, to our Father in heaven and also, whom He chose as our father here on earth. Barnabas was abandoned by his father when he was young and when he grew up, he decided to look for him. After much trying, he finally found the address. Barnabas was excited before the meeting with his father, but when they met for the first time, to Barnabas was not the best experience, because the expectations he had of his father, were superior to reality. It's good to want to have a good relationship with dad here on earth, but the only way that would work is having first a personal encounter with our Father God. Because when we have God within us, He heals our hearts and we can see our dad here on earth, not with human expectations, but with the eyes and the love of God. If we have a good relationship with our Father God in heaven, we can build a good relationship with our dad here on earth. Happy Father's Day.