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​Gózate en Jesús... Joy in Jesus... #2

9/20/2016

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“Y los discípulos estaban gozosos y llenos del Espíritu Santo.” (Hechos 13:52)

Conocer a Jesús es dejar que nuestro corazon se llene de gozo. Pero si no maduramos como discípulos, esa euforia inicial se disipará.

Hemos sido participantes de un amor puramente abnegado, solo para ver cómo nuestra carne intenta domar y transmutarlo en un recurso más para facilitar nuestra propia agenda.

Todo giraba alrededor de nosotros por tanto tiempo que la transición de egocéntrico a Cristocéntrico rara vez es fácil e inmediata. Algunos no entienden: quieren vivir gozosos, pero no quieren ser abnegados.

Los discípulos que experimentaron gozo y llenura del Espíritu vivían en un ambiente de actividad evangelistica intensa. Estaban llenos de gozo porque la palabra de Cristo se había difundido en toda la provincia.

El verdadero gozo no es sostenible aparte de la llenura del Espíritu; la llenura del Espíritu no se manifiesta sin el evangelismo directo y personal.

Así que, si no estás sintiendo el gozo, tal vez no sea la respuesta un estudio más para profundizar en la Palabra. Puede que sea tiempo de que te quites los ojos del espejo. Comparte algo de ese amor abnegado que tan generosamente te dieron.

Habla con alguien hoy acerca de Jesús.

“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit." (Acts 13:52)

Knowing Jesus is to let our hearts be filled with joy. But if we do not mature as proper disciples, that initial euphoria will dissipate.

We have been made partakers of a pure, selfless love, only to watch our flesh attempt to tame it and transmute it into one more self-serving resource to enhance our own agenda.

Everything revolved around us for so long that the transition from self-centered to Christ-centered is seldom smooth or immediate. The concern is for people who don't seem to get it: they want to be joyful, but are not willing to be selfless.

The disciples who experienced joy and fulness of the Holy Spirit lived in an environment of intense evangelistic activity. They were full of joy because the Word of Christ had spread throughout the region.

True joy is not sustainable apart from the fulness of the Spirit; the fulness of the Spirit does not manifest itself without up close and personal evangelistic activity.

So, if you are not feeling the joy, maybe the answer is not another Bible study to dig deeper in the Word. Maybe it's time to tear your gaze away from the mirror. Share some of that selfless love that was so generously given to you.

Talk to someone today about Jesus.

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