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Confess!

17 Thursday Dec 2015

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Confess to Each Other
Today’s Reading: James 5:14-16 Version NIV
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A friend is one to whom we open our hearts, who analyzes its content with wisdom and gentleness, and keeps what is of worth and, with a breath of kindness, erases the rest.

We all have heard and many have experienced that confession is good for the soul. And it is true. When someone has a disease, he needs to identify it to find the cure. The same applies to those suffering for sin. There are, however, those who laugh at the idea of ​​confessing one’s sins to one another; they claim that this is a thing of the past. However, these are the same people who spend a fortune consulting psychologists confessing them the darkest details of their past, in an attempt to bring peace to their souls today.

Confession implies a full and frank admission of our guilt. When we confess, we need to say: “I did it!” We cannot say: “It was his fault”, or “my parents are to blame, because they raised me like that”. We need to confess with honesty and truth.

Let us remember that the first step to our healing is admitting we are sick. Without this, not even God, the great physician of souls, can do anything for us. Let us ask God for the humility to recognize our mistakes and the courage to confess them. Only then we will be healed.

Ildefonso Torres

Remedy

23 Monday Nov 2015

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A Health Problem
Today’s Reading: Matthew 9:11-13 – Version NIV
Human beings need to recognize and acknowledge their own sin. This is one of the most difficult demands of Christianity.

People easily see the mistakes and shortcomings of others, but does not admit their own mistakes. If someone criticizes us, we become hostile and always find some reason to justify our attitudes.

The truth is only one, nobody’s perfect. We sin with our thoughts and our deeds; when selfishness overcomes us and we stop doing what is right.

If someone is ill but continues to say that it’s not, he will die without receiving medical attention.

We need to acknowledge and recognize our sin immediately in order to be able to receive God’s remedy. God’s remedy is forgiveness and new life. These are the words of Jesus: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Admit and confess our sin is not easy. Start with a gesture of humility; follow the path of repentance and end in a serious decision to change your attitudes and your lives.

One thing is certain, when we admit and confess our sin; we end up looking at the faults of others with more understanding and patience.

Ildefonso Torres

Our Trespasses

11 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Father forgive
Today’s Reading: Matthew 6:12 Matthew 6:12 Version – NIV
There is a saying: “Remembering the past is suffering twice.” Nobody likes to remember past mistakes and sufferings. Memories of the past can become a heavy load; weighing in our conscience and our heart.

We complain about things we should have done and didn’t. We suffer for having done or said something. Oh, if people could fix past mistakes or made different choices!

Our mistakes, our failures, our disappointments all are in the past. All this come back to mind and affects the way we live today, generating nightmares and anxieties.

But let me tell you some good news: you do not need to suffer or bear the burden of your sin. Jesus taught us to pray and ask, “Father … forgive us our trespasses …”

With faith in your heart, and with the humility of those who need help and comfort, turn to Jesus. Receive from Him forgiveness and the way to start a new life. Jesus’ forgiveness removes from your life the burden of the past and restores the joy and peace that you need today.

Ildefonso Torres

It’s Worth Living

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Intimate Denial
Today’s Reading: Romans 5:1-11 Version – ESV
Many people hate themselves for not having enough money, or for being disqualified in a contest, or for having done something wrong in their lives. There are people who hate themselves for having missed an opportunity to succeed in life. There are others who hate their physical appearance, the texture of their hair or the color of their skin.

Nothing in the world should be cause for you to be upset with yourself and spend your life suffering. The problem is that we live in a world where values ​​are twisted. Therefore it is generally believed that the welfare and happiness comes from exterior beauty or the assets a person owns. This is a big mistake!

You are worth what you are. What counts is not to have but to be. If others do not think this way, remember this: God thinks this way. He created you to live a useful and happy life.

No matter how much money you have, the failures you’ve had in life and how you are. God loves you. God accepts and understands your misfortunes.

With the experience of God’s love in Christ Jesus, you will see that, Yes it is worth living!

Ildefonso Torres