Gede\u00adone sten\u00adde due vol\u00adte il vel\u00adlo e rice\u00adve la con\u00adfer\u00adma che Dio vuo\u00adle darg\u00adli la vitto\u00adria con\u00adtro Madi\u00adan. Il suo eser\u00adci\u00adto \u00e8 com\u00adpos\u00adto da 32.000 uomi\u00adni, ma si ridu\u00adce a 300. Dio non vuo\u00adle che gli israe\u00adli\u00adti si van\u00adti\u00adno di esser\u00adsi sal\u00adva\u00adti con le pro\u00adprie for\u00adze. Trom\u00adbe, vasi di argil\u00adla e torce han\u00adno un ruo\u00adlo nella bat\u00adta\u00adglia. Ques\u00adto rappre\u00adsen\u00adta che Dio era in mez\u00adzo al suo popo\u00adlo. La vitto\u00adria \u00e8 sta\u00adta otte\u00adnu\u00adta solo attra\u00adver\u00adso di Lui. Il ser\u00admo\u00adne d\u00e0 for\u00adti indi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adni su come pos\u00adsia\u00admo spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre le vitto\u00adrie di Dio nella nos\u00adt\u00adra vita quotidiana.<\/p>\n
Non so nulla di gio\u00adchi di stra\u00adte\u00adgia sul com\u00adpu\u00adter, ma ho fat\u00adto qual\u00adche ricer\u00adca. Pos\u00adsia\u00admo sen\u00adti\u00adre nella men\u00adte di un gio\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre: Quin\u00addi, ques\u00adto dov\u00adreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adte ora. Nien\u00adte di pi\u00f9 pu\u00f2 anda\u00adre stor\u00adto. 56 cava\u00adlie\u00adri, 72 arcie\u00adri, 5 cata\u00adpul\u00adte, 3 draghi, 17 cing\u00adhia\u00adli mon\u00adta\u00adti, 10 arci\u00adpre\u00adti e 520 con\u00adta\u00addi\u00adni. La for\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne di bat\u00adta\u00adglia si adat\u00adta. Cam\u00adpo nemi\u00adco spia\u00adto. Le tat\u00adti\u00adche sono a pro\u00adva di bom\u00adba. Cos\u00adtrui\u00adsci il tuo eser\u00adci\u00adto fin\u00adch\u00e9 non ti sen\u00adti asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte imbat\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adle e sicu\u00adro. La mag\u00adgi\u00ador par\u00adte del\u00adle vol\u00adte si \u00e8 poi in infe\u00adrio\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0 nume\u00adri\u00adca di 10:1 in ter\u00admi\u00adni di for\u00adza del\u00adle trup\u00adpe. In retro\u00ads\u00adpet\u00adti\u00adva, sei delu\u00adso che il tuo avver\u00adsa\u00adrio sia sta\u00adto cos\u00ec debo\u00adle. Un alt\u00adro aspet\u00adto nega\u00adtivo di ques\u00adta tat\u00adti\u00adca \u00e8 il tem\u00adpo che richie\u00adde. Ci vuo\u00adle tem\u00adpo per cos\u00adtrui\u00adre il tuo esercito. \tTut\u00adti i codar\u00addi a casa: Dio ordin\u00f2 a Gede\u00adone di lascia\u00adre anda\u00adre a casa i sol\u00adda\u00adti impau\u00adri\u00adti e avvi\u00adli\u00adti, affin\u00adch\u00e9 non influ\u00adenz\u00adas\u00adse\u00adro gli altri con la loro pau\u00adra. Poi 22.000 sono tor\u00adna\u00adti alle loro fami\u00adg\u00adlie. Ne rima\u00adse\u00adro solo 10.000. Si trat\u00adta\u00adva di un\u2019ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne del quar\u00adto arti\u00adco\u00adlo del\u00adla Leg\u00adge di guer\u00adra (Deut. 20:8). Quin\u00addi dei 32.000 uomi\u00adni corag\u00adgio\u00adsi e deter\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti ne riman\u00adgo\u00adno 300, cio\u00e8 meno di 1%. Qui diven\u00adta chia\u00adro che le lot\u00adte del Reg\u00adno di Dio non dipen\u00addo\u00adno dai nume\u00adri o dal pote\u00adre. Dipen\u00adde dal Signo\u00adre stes\u00adso. \u00abNon sar\u00e0 per for\u00adza o per poten\u00adza, ma per il mio Spi\u00adri\u00adto, dice il Signo\u00adre onni\u00adpo\u00adten\u00adte\u00bb (Zac\u00adca\u00adria 4,6 NL<\/span>). \u00c8 irri\u00adle\u00advan\u00adte che Gede\u00adone abbia 30000 o 3000 o solo 3 uomi\u00adni. L\u2019u\u00adni\u00adca cosa che con\u00adta \u00e8 che con i tre c\u2019\u00e8 il Signo\u00adre viven\u00adte. Una per\u00adso\u00adna con il Signo\u00adre \u00e8 semp\u00adre in minoran\u00adza. Per\u00adtan\u00adto, non dob\u00adbia\u00admo con\u00adta\u00adre, ma solo assi\u00adcur\u00adar\u00adci che il Signo\u00adre sia con noi e noi con Lui. \tPer\u00adch\u00e9 Dio non vole\u00adva che Israe\u00adle attri\u00adbuis\u00adse la vitto\u00adria a se stes\u00adso (v.2)? Cosa ci sareb\u00adbe di male in questo? Gede\u00adone sten\u00adde due vol\u00adte il vel\u00adlo e rice\u00adve la con\u00adfer\u00adma che Dio vuo\u00adle darg\u00adli la vitto\u00adria con\u00adtro Madi\u00adan. Il suo eser\u00adci\u00adto \u00e8 com\u00adpos\u00adto da 32.000 uomi\u00adni, ma si ridu\u00adce a 300. Dio non vuo\u00adle che gli israe\u00adli\u00adti si van\u00adti\u00adno di esser\u00adsi sal\u00adva\u00adti con le pro\u00adprie for\u00adze. Nella bat\u00adta\u00adglia suo\u00adn\u00adano le trom\u00adbe, i vasi di argil\u00adla e\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[23],"wpfc_sermon_series":[63],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":{"0":"wpfc_preacher-matthias-altwegg","1":"wpfc_sermon_series-wie-du-und-ich","2":"wpfc-sermon-single","3":"post-3262","4":"wpfc_sermon","5":"type-wpfc_sermon","6":"status-publish","7":"hentry","10":"wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"},"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nHo nota\u00adto che spes\u00adso pra\u00adti\u00adco ques\u00adta tat\u00adti\u00adca anche nella vita nor\u00adma\u00adle. Mi pia\u00adce esse\u00adre ben pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adto e fidu\u00adcio\u00adso in ci\u00f2 che fac\u00adcio. Cer\u00adco di evi\u00adt\u00adare le situa\u00adzio\u00adni in cui potrei met\u00adter\u00admi in imba\u00adraz\u00adzo. Ognu\u00adno di noi ha del\u00adle cose su cui fa affi\u00adda\u00admen\u00adto nella vita, su cui cos\u00adtruis\u00adce la pro\u00adpria auto\u00adsti\u00adma, la fidu\u00adcia e il corag\u00adgio. Pu\u00f2 trat\u00adtar\u00adsi di for\u00adza fisi\u00adca, di una men\u00adte acu\u00adta, di un att\u00adeg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00admen\u00adto sicu\u00adro e vin\u00adcen\u00adte, di una salu\u00adte robus\u00adta o di fasci\u00adno e umorismo.
\nNel caso di Gede\u00adone, ci\u00f2 su cui avreb\u00adbe volu\u00adto fare affi\u00adda\u00admen\u00adto vie\u00adne meno in una situa\u00adzio\u00adne di ten\u00adsio\u00adne. Ques\u00adto non avvie\u00adne per caso o per un col\u00adpo di for\u00adtu\u00adna: no, Dio gli tog\u00adlie deli\u00adbe\u00adra\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte ques\u00adta sicurezza.
\nL\u2019e\u00adser\u00adci\u00adto trop\u00adpo numeroso
\nL\u2019e\u00adser\u00adci\u00adto di Madi\u00adan si un\u00ec ad altri bel\u00adli\u00adger\u00adan\u00adti in un\u2019al\u00adle\u00adan\u00adza con\u00adtro Israe\u00adle. \u00abAll\u00ado\u00adra lo Spi\u00adri\u00adto del Signo\u00adre ven\u00adne su Gede\u00adone. Con un cor\u00adno d\u2019a\u00adrie\u00adte chi\u00adam\u00f2 alle armi\u00bb (Giudi\u00adci 6:34 NL<\/span>). La bat\u00adta\u00adglia tra Gede\u00adone e i Madia\u00adni\u00adti \u00e8 immi\u00adnen\u00adte. I due cam\u00adpi dista\u00adno pochi chi\u00adlo\u00adme\u00adtri l\u2019u\u00adno dal\u00adl\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro. Per esse\u00adre sicu\u00adro che Dio voglia sal\u00adva\u00adre Israe\u00adle attra\u00adver\u00adso di lui, Gede\u00adone chie\u00adde anco\u00adra una vol\u00adta un seg\u00adno. Egli sten\u00adde un vel\u00adlo e Dio con\u00adfer\u00adma con for\u00adza. Poi si mise\u00adro in cammi\u00adno: \u00abIerub\u00adbaal \u2013 che \u00e8 Gede\u00adone \u2013 e i suoi uomi\u00adni par\u00adti\u00adro\u00adno di buon mat\u00adti\u00adno [\u2026]\u00bb. (Giudi\u00adci 7:1 NL<\/span>). Gede\u00adone \u00e8 chi\u00adama\u00adto qui Jerub\u00adbaal in ricordo del\u00adla sua fedel\u00adt\u00e0 nel dis\u00adtrug\u00adge\u00adre l\u2019ido\u00adla\u00adtria. Insie\u00adme a 32.000 guer\u00adri\u00ade\u00adri par\u00adt\u00ec pres\u00adto. Ques\u00adto era un seg\u00adno del\u00adla sua ener\u00adgia spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adle. Insie\u00adme si accam\u00adpa\u00adro\u00adno alla sor\u00adgen\u00adte Harod. Ques\u00adto nome signi\u00adfi\u00adca \u00abpau\u00adra\u00bb o \u00abter\u00adrore\u00bb. Di fron\u00adte a loro c\u2019er\u00adano innu\u00adme\u00adre\u00advo\u00adli nemici (v. 12).
\nTut\u00adta\u00advia, il Signo\u00adre dice a Gede\u00adone: \u00abHai trop\u00adpa gen\u00adte con te. Se vi des\u00adsi cos\u00ec la vitto\u00adria su Madi\u00adan, gli Israe\u00adli\u00adti potreb\u00adbe\u00adro vant\u00adar\u00adsi davan\u00adti a me di esser\u00adsi sal\u00adva\u00adti con le loro for\u00adze\u00bb (v. 2 NL<\/span>). Seb\u00adbe\u00adne il nemi\u00adco pos\u00adse\u00addes\u00adse un eser\u00adci\u00adto mol\u00adte vol\u00adte pi\u00f9 num\u00adero\u00adso, ave\u00adva biso\u00adg\u00adno di una ridu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne. Si dov\u00adreb\u00adbe vede\u00adre chia\u00adra\u00admen\u00adte che Israe\u00adle non si \u00e8 sal\u00adva\u00adto con le pro\u00adprie for\u00adze. \u00abChi si van\u00adta si van\u00adti nel Signo\u00adre!\u00bb. (1 Corin\u00adzi 1:31 Lut).
\nLa ridu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne necessaria
\nQuello che segue ora \u00e8 una ridu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne in due fasi:<\/p>\n
\n\tTut\u00adti quel\u00adli che stan\u00adno bene torn\u00ada\u00adno a casa: Dio ora \u00abpuri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00bb quel\u00adli che sono rimasti con\u00addu\u00adcen\u00addo\u00adli all\u2019ac\u00adqua. Solo chi si rin\u00adfre\u00ads\u00adca\u00adva in fret\u00adta e furia inve\u00adce di dis\u00adse\u00adtar\u00adsi como\u00adda\u00admen\u00adte era qua\u00adli\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto per la bat\u00adta\u00adglia. \u00abSolo 300 uomi\u00adni han\u00adno sor\u00adseg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00adto l\u2019ac\u00adqua dal\u00adle loro mani. Tut\u00adti gli altri si ingi\u00adnoc\u00adchia\u00adro\u00adno per bere\u00bb (Giudi\u00adci 7:6 NL<\/span>). Gede\u00adone pre\u00adse solo i sol\u00adda\u00adti che ave\u00adva\u00adno lec\u00adca\u00adto l\u2019ac\u00adqua con la lin\u00adgua ment\u00adre cammi\u00adna\u00adva\u00adno. Nella Leg\u00adge di guer\u00adra cita\u00adta sopra, c\u2019era un\u2019in\u00adgi\u00adunzio\u00adne simi\u00adle: le occu\u00adp\u00ada\u00adzio\u00adni del\u00adla vita, cos\u00adtrui\u00adre una casa, piant\u00adare una vigna e fidan\u00adzar\u00adsi con una mog\u00adlie erano un ost\u00adaco\u00adlo per anda\u00adre in bat\u00adta\u00adglia (Dt 20,5\u20137). I 300 uomi\u00adni erano dis\u00adpos\u00adti a rin\u00adun\u00adcia\u00adre a tut\u00adto per un\u2019u\u00adni\u00adca cau\u00adsa (cfr. Filip\u00adpe\u00adsi 3:8, 13, 14). Non si sono per\u00adsi nel\u00adle cose ter\u00adre\u00adne e non si sono mes\u00adsi a pro\u00adprio agio sul\u00adla ter\u00adra. Del Signo\u00adre Ges\u00f9 si dice pro\u00adf\u00ade\u00adti\u00adca\u00admen\u00adte: \u00abMa Egli stes\u00adso si rin\u00adfre\u00adscher\u00e0 al rus\u00adcel\u00adlo lungo il cammi\u00adno, per\u00adci\u00f2 sar\u00e0 vitto\u00adrio\u00adso\u00bb (Sal\u00admo 110:7 NL<\/span>). Deciso, sal\u00ec a Geru\u00adsa\u00adlem\u00adme per com\u00adbat\u00adte\u00adre la pi\u00f9 gran\u00adde bat\u00adta\u00adglia con\u00adtro l\u2019avversario.<\/p>\n
\nDio agis\u00adce anco\u00adra oggi in modo tale da sce\u00adglie\u00adre pro\u00adprio i debo\u00adli, affin\u00adch\u00e9 nes\u00adsu\u00adno pos\u00adsa vant\u00adar\u00adsi davan\u00adti a lui. Solo nella Sua for\u00adza pos\u00adsia\u00admo esse\u00adre for\u00adti. Per ques\u00adto dis\u00adse a Pao\u00adlo: \u00abLa mia gra\u00adzia \u00e8 tut\u00adto ci\u00f2 di cui hai biso\u00adg\u00adno\u00bb. La mia for\u00adza si mos\u00adtra nella vos\u00adtra debo\u00adlez\u00adza. E ora sono con\u00adten\u00adto del\u00adla mia debo\u00adlez\u00adza, affin\u00adch\u00e9 la poten\u00adza di Cris\u00adto ope\u00adri attra\u00adver\u00adso di me\u00bb (2 Corin\u00adzi 12:9 NL<\/span>). La vita di Ges\u00f9 su ques\u00adta ter\u00adra \u00e8 sta\u00adta carat\u00adte\u00adriz\u00adza\u00adta da auto\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0 e pote\u00adre (Luca 4:36). Auto\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0 e pote\u00adre: ques\u00adta \u00e8 la con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne per una vita vitto\u00adrio\u00adsa. Ent\u00adram\u00adbi fan\u00adno par\u00adte del\u00adl\u2019\u00ade\u00adqui\u00adpaggi\u00ada\u00admen\u00adto di ogni segu\u00adace di Ges\u00f9. Se vive\u00adte con Ges\u00f9, ave\u00adte auto\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0 e potere.
\nQuan\u00addo un\u2019\u00adau\u00adto \u00e8 fer\u00adma nel par\u00adcheg\u00adgio, il tur\u00adbo incor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adto non \u00e8 mol\u00adto uti\u00adle. Ma quan\u00addo si pre\u00adme sul gas e si accen\u00adde il tur\u00adbo, le cose decol\u00adlano. Allo stes\u00adso modo, dob\u00adbia\u00admo muo\u00adver\u00adci per spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre il pote\u00adre e la for\u00adza. Spes\u00adso ci sen\u00adti\u00adamo piut\u00adtosto timo\u00adro\u00adsi o avvi\u00adli\u00adti in anti\u00adci\u00adpo. Ma quan\u00addo affron\u00adti\u00adamo comun\u00adque le nost\u00adre sfi\u00adde in nome di Dio, il tur\u00adbo si accende.
\nEsem\u00adpi: Cer\u00adca\u00adre una con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adzio\u00adne immi\u00adnen\u00adte, affronta\u00adre le cose del\u00adla vita, assu\u00adme\u00adre un com\u00adpi\u00adto, usci\u00adre da una rela\u00adzio\u00adne dis\u00adtrut\u00adti\u00adva, pren\u00adde\u00adre una posi\u00adzio\u00adne chia\u00adra sul lavoro, pre\u00adga\u00adre corag\u00adgio\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adte per i mala\u00adti, esse\u00adre sale e luce nel quar\u00adtie\u00adre, ecc.
\nSe \u2013 come nel gio\u00adco al com\u00adpu\u00adter \u2013 voglia\u00admo pri\u00adma cos\u00adtrui\u00adre il nos\u00adtro eser\u00adci\u00adto, ci vuo\u00adle trop\u00adpo tem\u00adpo e la vita \u00e8 noiosa!
\nLa lot\u00adta di successo
\nDopo la radi\u00adcale ridu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne del\u00adl\u2019e\u00adser\u00adci\u00adto, il Signo\u00adre dice a Gede\u00adone: \u00abAlza\u00adti! Scen\u00addi nel\u00adl\u2019\u00adac\u00adcam\u00adpa\u00admen\u00adto dei Madia\u00adni\u00adti, per\u00adch\u00e9 ti dar\u00f2 la vitto\u00adria su di loro! Ma se hai pau\u00adra di attac\u00adcar\u00adli, scen\u00addi nel\u00adl\u2019\u00adac\u00adcam\u00adpa\u00admen\u00adto con il tuo ser\u00advo Pur\u00adah\u00bb (vv. 9+10 NL<\/span>). Cos\u00ec pre\u00admu\u00adro\u00adso! Dio incon\u00adtra la pau\u00adra di Gede\u00adone. Insie\u00adme a Pur\u00adah si intrufo\u00adla nel\u00adl\u2019\u00adac\u00adcam\u00adpa\u00admen\u00adto madia\u00adni\u00adta e pro\u00adprio in quel momen\u00adto sen\u00adte un uomo che rac\u00adcon\u00adta al suo com\u00adpa\u00adg\u00adno un sog\u00adno su una pag\u00adnot\u00adta d\u2019or\u00adzo che roto\u00adla\u00adva nel\u00adl\u2019\u00adac\u00adcam\u00adpa\u00admen\u00adto madia\u00adni\u00adta e dis\u00adtrug\u00adge\u00adva com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte una ten\u00adda. Il com\u00adpa\u00adg\u00adno rispon\u00adde: \u00abIl tuo sog\u00adno pu\u00f2 signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adre solo una cosa: Dio ha dato a Gede\u00adone figlio di Joash la vitto\u00adria israe\u00adli\u00adta su Madi\u00adan e sug\u00adli eser\u00adci\u00adti allea\u00adti!\u00bb. (V.14 NL<\/span>).
\nOvvia\u00admen\u00adte, Gede\u00adone ha ormai super\u00ada\u00adto la fase di fidu\u00adcia in Dio: \u00abQuan\u00addo Gede\u00adone ud\u00ec il sog\u00adno e la sua inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne, si pro\u00adstr\u00f2 davan\u00adti a Dio e lo ringra\u00adzi\u00f2. Poi torn\u00f2 all\u2019\u00adac\u00adcam\u00adpa\u00admen\u00adto degli Israe\u00adli\u00adti e gri\u00add\u00f2: \u00abAlz\u00ada\u00adte\u00advi! Il Signo\u00adre ti ha dato la vitto\u00adria sui Madia\u00adni\u00adti!\u00bb. (V.15 NL<\/span>). Anche pri\u00adma di anda\u00adre in bat\u00adta\u00adglia, ado\u00adra e ringra\u00adzia Dio. Ques\u00adto \u00e8 un prin\u00adci\u00adpio spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adle importan\u00adte. Pos\u00adsia\u00admo ado\u00adra\u00adre e ringra\u00adzia\u00adre per le pro\u00admes\u00adse anche pri\u00adma di veder\u00adne il risult\u00ada\u00adto. Ges\u00f9 dice: \u00abQualun\u00adque cosa chie\u00adde\u00adte nella preg\u00adhie\u00adra, cre\u00adde\u00adte di aver\u00adla rice\u00advu\u00adta e la rice\u00adverete\u00bb (Mar\u00adco 11:24 NL<\/span>). Pro\u00adprio dome\u00adni\u00adca scor\u00adsa una per\u00adso\u00adna mi ha rac\u00adcon\u00adta\u00adto di come, duran\u00adte un dis\u00adtur\u00adbo fisi\u00adco, abbia smes\u00adso di pre\u00adga\u00adre e abbia sem\u00adpli\u00adce\u00admen\u00adte ringra\u00adzia\u00adto. E \u2013 Dio \u00e8 inter\u00adven\u00aduto in modo impressionante.
\nA cias\u00adcu\u00adno fu data una trom\u00adba, un vaso vuo\u00adto e una tor\u00adcia nel vaso. Ques\u00adta \u00e8 l\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne del\u00adla tes\u00adti\u00admo\u00adni\u00adanza com\u00adple\u00adta che Dio ci affi\u00adda per la bat\u00adta\u00adglia con\u00adtro Sata\u00adna e il mon\u00addo. La trom\u00adba par\u00adla del\u00adla Paro\u00adla di Dio e qui \u00e8 sta\u00adta usa\u00adta per anda\u00adre in bat\u00adta\u00adglia. Le gia\u00adre che pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte ave\u00adva\u00adno con\u00adten\u00aduto il cibo del popo\u00adlo erano ormai vuo\u00adte (v.8.16). Ques\u00adti inutili vasi di argil\u00adla dove\u00adva\u00adno ora esse\u00adre spez\u00adza\u00adti. Sono un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne del\u00adla natu\u00adra uma\u00adna, che deve scom\u00adpa\u00adri\u00adre davan\u00adti all\u2019\u00adope\u00adra di Dio. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, le gia\u00adre con\u00adten\u00adeva\u00adno il ter\u00adzo ele\u00admen\u00adto del\u00adla tes\u00adti\u00admo\u00adni\u00adanza di Dio, ossia le torce che rappre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adno la luce divina. Quan\u00addo il vaso vie\u00adne rot\u00adto, la luce risplende.
\nLa stra\u00adte\u00adgia di Gede\u00adone pre\u00adve\u00adde\u00adva che ogni com\u00adbat\u00adten\u00adte guar\u00addas\u00adse a lui e lo imi\u00adt\u00adas\u00adse (v. 17). L\u2019ap\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne per noi \u00e8 tan\u00adto sem\u00adpli\u00adce quan\u00adto importan\u00adte: dob\u00adbia\u00admo guar\u00adda\u00adre a Cris\u00adto con fede, soprat\u00adtut\u00adto quan\u00addo sia\u00admo in guer\u00adra spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adle. La vitto\u00adria sareb\u00adbe sta\u00adta con\u00adqui\u00ads\u00adta\u00adta al sem\u00adpli\u00adce gri\u00addo: \u00abPer il Signo\u00adre e per Gede\u00adone!\u00bb. (V.18 NL<\/span>). Dopo aver dis\u00adtrut\u00adto le gia\u00adre, i sol\u00adda\u00adti por\u00adta\u00adva\u00adno solo la tor\u00adcia nella mano sinis\u00adtra e la trom\u00adba nella des\u00adtra. Nel far\u00adlo, lan\u00adcia\u00adro\u00adno il gri\u00addo di vitto\u00adria (v. 19s). Cos\u00ec la debo\u00adlez\u00adza uma\u00adna scompa\u00adre per colui che ha indos\u00adsa\u00adto le \u00abarmi del\u00adla luce\u00bb e por\u00adta le \u00abarmi del\u00adla giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia alla sua des\u00adtra e alla sua sinis\u00adtra\u00bb (Roma\u00adni 13:12; 2 Corin\u00adzi 6:7).
\nIn 2 Corin\u00adzi 4 si tro\u00adva l\u2019ana\u00adlo\u00adgia con ques\u00adta sto\u00adria: Pao\u00adlo descri\u00adve che la luce \u00e8 \u00abil ful\u00adgo\u00adre del\u00adla glo\u00adria di Dio, reso visi\u00adbi\u00adle a noi nel vol\u00adto di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto\u00bb (v.6 NL<\/span>). Come le torce erano nel\u00adle gia\u00adre pri\u00adma del\u00adla bat\u00adta\u00adglia, cos\u00ec noi por\u00adti\u00adamo ques\u00adto tesoro in vasi di ter\u00adra: \u00abNoi, per\u00f2, non sia\u00admo che fra\u00adgi\u00adli vasi per ques\u00adto pre\u00adzio\u00adso tesoro che ci \u00e8 sta\u00adto affi\u00adda\u00adto, per\u00adch\u00e9 sia chia\u00adro che la poten\u00adza onni\u00adpo\u00adten\u00adte che ope\u00adra nella nos\u00adt\u00adra vita \u00e8 la poten\u00adza di Dio e non vie\u00adne da noi stes\u00adsi\u00bb (v.7 NG\u00dc<\/span>). Poi diven\u00adta mol\u00adto con\u00adcre\u00adto: \u00abIo e te sia\u00admo un vaso in cui arde la luce di Dio. Il vaso deve esse\u00adre rot\u00adto. Attra\u00adver\u00adso la sof\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adza spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adti\u00adamo cos\u00adtan\u00adte\u00admen\u00adte nel nos\u00adtro cor\u00adpo la mor\u00adte di Cris\u00adto, affin\u00adch\u00e9 la sua vita sia visi\u00adbi\u00adle anche nel nos\u00adtro cor\u00adpo\u00bb (v. 10 NL<\/span>). Nel\u00adl\u2019es\u00adem\u00adpio di Pao\u00adlo vedia\u00admo che tale rot\u00adtu\u00adra avvie\u00adne attra\u00adver\u00adso l\u2019af\u00adf\u00adli\u00adzio\u00adne, la dispe\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne, la per\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne e nel\u00adle situa\u00adzio\u00adni in cui sia\u00admo abbat\u00adtu\u00adti (v. 8s). A vol\u00adte Dio deve \u00abspez\u00adza\u00adre\u00bb il nos\u00adtro cor\u00adpo per glo\u00adri\u00adfi\u00adcar\u00adsi nella nos\u00adt\u00adra vita.
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\nCon la rot\u00adtu\u00adra del\u00adle gia\u00adre, le torce acce\u00adse e le trom\u00adbe, Gede\u00adone ha dimostra\u00adto di con\u00adfi\u00adda\u00adre com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte nella poten\u00adza di Dio, che \u00e8 for\u00adte nella nos\u00adt\u00adra debo\u00adlez\u00adza. Ques\u00adto \u00e8 l\u2019u\u00adni\u00adco modo per spie\u00adga\u00adre ci\u00f2 che acca\u00adde ora: I nemici si dis\u00adtruss\u00ade\u00adro a vicen\u00adda (v. 22). La vitto\u00adria \u00e8 sta\u00adta otte\u00adnu\u00adta solo gra\u00adzie a Dio. Ques\u00adta stra\u00adte\u00adgia por\u00adta anche alla vitto\u00adria nella vos\u00adtra vita. Se ave\u00adte accett\u00ada\u00adto Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto nella vos\u00adtra vita, all\u00ado\u00adra la luce arde in voi. Ci \u00e8 con\u00adces\u00adso di per\u00admet\u00adte\u00adre rot\u00adtu\u00adre e debo\u00adlez\u00adze, di attac\u00adca\u00adre con corag\u00adgio e di spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre che la vitto\u00adria si ottiene solo gra\u00adzie a Dio.
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per i pic\u00adco\u00adli gruppi
\nLeg\u00adge\u00adre il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: Giudi\u00adci 7; 2 Corin\u00adzi 4:7\u201311<\/p>\n
\n\tPer\u00adch\u00e9 le per\u00adso\u00adne che erano con Gede\u00adone erano trop\u00adpo num\u00ade\u00adro\u00adse per com\u00adbat\u00adte\u00adre con\u00adtro Madi\u00adan (v.2)? Cosa pos\u00adsia\u00admo impara\u00adre da ques\u00adto (cfr. 1 Corin\u00adzi 1:26\u201329; 2 Corin\u00adzi 12:9)?
\n\tNella bat\u00adta\u00adglia con\u00adtro Madi\u00adan c\u2019er\u00adano ini\u00adzi\u00adal\u00admen\u00adte 32.000 guer\u00adri\u00ade\u00adri, ma alla fine ce n\u2019er\u00adano solo 300. Qua\u00adli cri\u00adte\u00adri furo\u00adno usa\u00adti per sele\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adre i guerrieri?
\n\tPao\u00adlo par\u00adla di noi che abbia\u00admo \u00abques\u00adto tesoro in vasi di ter\u00adra\u00bb (2 Corin\u00adzi 4:7). Che cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca? Cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca quan\u00addo ques\u00adto vaso \u00e8 rotto?
\n\tQua\u00adli nemici stai attu\u00adal\u00admen\u00adte spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtan\u00addo nella tua vita? Qua\u00adli tat\u00adti\u00adche use\u00adre\u00adte per attaccarli?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"