La Palabra de Dios que guía: amor
Introducción
Salmos 51: La lectura para hoy es un salmo que pide el perdón de Dios, y se atribuye al rey David. Después de que David organizara la muerte de Urías en la batalla para poder casarse con Betsabé, quien estaba embarazada del hijo de David, el profeta Natán confrontó a David por su pecado (véase 2 Samuel 11:1—12:15).
Lectura para hoy
Be merciful to me, O God,
because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy
wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil
and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults;
I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you—
and done what you consider evil.
So you are right in judging me;
you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born;
from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require;
fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
and though you have crushed me and broken me,
I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins
and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God,
and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence;
do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach sinners your commands,
and they will turn back to you.
14 Spare my life, O God, and save me,
and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.
15 Help me to speak, Lord,
and I will praise you.
16 You do not want sacrifices,
or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
18 O God, be kind to Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices
and with our burnt offerings;
and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
Versículo clave de hoy: Salmos 51:1
Por tu amor, oh Dios, ten compasión de mí;
por tu gran ternura, borra mis culpas.
Reflexiona
¿Cómo describirías el tono de la oración de David? ¿Qué confiesa él? ¿Qué pide a Dios? ¿Cómo podría esta oración servir como un modelo de confesión para ti? ¿Qué necesitas confesar a Dios hoy?
Ora
Ten misericordia de mí, oh Dios, por tu amor constante, y borra todos mis pecados. Crea en mí un corazón puro y pon un espíritu nuevo y leal en mí. Mantenme para siempre en tu presencia para que pueda conocer el gozo que proviene de ti y de tu salvación. Enséñame a obedecerte. Oro en tu santo nombre. Amén.
Lectura para mañana
Salmos 57: Oración pidiendo protección de los enemigos.