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Completa paz... Perfect peace...

9/17/2016

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Sube el volúmen... escucha bien... ¿adivinas qué es?

Es un oso negro en plena hibernación... ¡roncando más fuerte que tu pareja!

Su temperatura baja unos 4° C., su metabolismo se reduce a un 25% de lo normal, se vuelven tan eficientes que no orinan ni defecan, su grasa corporal provee nutrientes y agua, su piel gruesa protege del frío severo y prolongado, su masa muscular y la densidad de sus huesos se conservan a pesar de los meses de completa inactividad. 
​Hibernating Bears 'A Metabolic Marvel'

A veces, quisiera que los humanos pudiéramos hibernar. ¿No has soñado alguna vez con el acomodarte en algún rinconcito y ponerte a dormir unos mesecitos? (oops... ¿será yo el único? ya me delaté...)

Pero, espérame... Me acordé ahora de algo que leí en la Biblia: “Tú guardas en completa paz a quien siempre piensa en ti y pone en ti su confianza.” (Isaías 26:3)

Resulta que yo puedo más que un oso. Si tengo al Señor Jesús en mi corazón, se vuelve posible que yo hiberne los 12 meses al año... y todos los años. Podría echar toda mi carga sobre él: ​​“Tú, deja tus pesares en las manos del Señor, y el Señor te mantendrá firme; el Señor no deja a sus fieles caídos para siempre.” (Salmos 55:22) Podría dormir bien todas las noches porque sé que él me cuida: ​​“Yo me acuesto, y duermo y despierto, porque tú, Señor, me sostienes.” (Salmos 3:5) Podría seguir roncando tranquilamente en medio de las peores nevadas y rachas de frío extremo.

Pobre del Apóstól Pedro... tan impulsivo, tan “se me arrancan los labios antes que el cerebro”. Sin embargo, Pedro es uno de mis máximos héroes de la hibernación: ​​"estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados…” (Hechos 12:5-6) ¿Qué? Herodes quería sangre... todos los creyentes le estaban rogando a Dios por su libertad... mientras Pedro... encarcelado y dormido entre dos soldados… ¡me encanta eso…!

De hecho, para la próxima que comience una obra nueva, estoy pensando ponerle el nombre de "Iglesia Bautista - La Hibernación". Aunque no sean nada espectaculares las predicaciones, el nombre, cuando menos, debe despertar un poco de interés.

Bueno, me despido... me toca ir a perfeccionar mi forma de roncar.

​Turn the volume up… listen carefully… can you guess what it is?

A black bear in hibernation... snoring louder than your spouse!

Their body temperature drops about 6° F., their metabolism winds down to a mere 25% of normal, they become so efficient in hibernation that they do not urinate or defecate, their body fat provides nourishment and water, their thick skin shelters from the severe, extended cold, their muscle mass and bone density remain the same in spite of the total inactivity.
Hibernating Bears 'A Metabolic Marvel'

​Sometimes I wish humans could hibernate... don't you ever dream about just curling up somewhere and sleeping away the next few months? (oops, am I the only one? this could be embarrassing...)

But wait... I just remembered something I read about God: "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3)

Turns out I could do better than a bear. If I have Jesus Christ in my heart, I could potentially hibernate 12 months out of the year, year in and year out! I could cast all my burdens on him. "Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." (Psalms 55:22) I could sleep fitfully every night because I know he is watching over me. ​​"I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me." (Psalms 3:5) I could snore away even in the worst blizzards and cold spells.

Poor Apostle Peter... so impulsive, so "lips moving before brain is engaged". But Peter is one of my all-time hibernation heroes: "Peter was sleeping between two soldiers," (Acts 12:5-6) Wait... what? Herod wanted blood... the brethren where beseeching God in prayer for his release... and Peter... in prison sleeping between two soldiers... I love it!

In fact, the next church I start, I think I might name it the "Hibernating Baptist Church". The preaching won't be anything spectacular, but the name should draw some interest.

Excuse me, I have to go now and work on my snoring technique...

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