Spes\u00adso noi uma\u00adni sia\u00admo trop\u00adpo occu\u00adpa\u00adti per occu\u00adp\u00adar\u00adci di ques\u00adtio\u00adni reli\u00adgio\u00adse. Ci tenia\u00admo a distan\u00adza di sicu\u00adrez\u00adza e ci nas\u00adcon\u00addia\u00admo die\u00adtro a ci\u00f2 che gi\u00e0 cono\u00adscia\u00admo e sap\u00adpia\u00admo fare. Ma Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto vuo\u00adle incon\u00adtrar\u00adci e lo fa. Egli dis\u00adtur\u00adba la nos\u00adt\u00adra indaf\u00adfa\u00adra\u00adtez\u00adza. Ma la cono\u00adscen\u00adza del San\u00adto sus\u00adci\u00adta in noi una cer\u00adta resis\u00adten\u00adza. Per\u00adch\u00e9 noi sia\u00admo tut\u00adt\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro che san\u00adti. Eppu\u00adre rico\u00adno\u00adscia\u00admo di vole\u00adre l\u2019in\u00adcon\u00adtro con il San\u00adto. Per\u00adci\u00f2 ci tro\u00advia\u00admo in una ten\u00adsio\u00adne simi\u00adle a quella di Pie\u00adtro. Da un lato, desi\u00adde\u00adria\u00admo sta\u00adre ai pie\u00addi di Ges\u00f9, dal\u00adl\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro, con un att\u00adeg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00admen\u00adto difen\u00adsi\u00advo: \u00abVat\u00adte\u00adne via da me!\u00bb. Ma Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto ci accet\u00adta comun\u00adque \u2013 \u00e8 pro\u00adprio ques\u00adta la glo\u00adria del\u00adla gra\u00adzia: che Dio ci dica di s\u00ec nono\u00adstan\u00adte la nos\u00adt\u00adra inde\u00adgni\u00adt\u00e0 come esse\u00adri umani.<\/p>\n
Oggi voglia\u00admo sof\u00adferm\u00adar\u00adci nuo\u00adva\u00admen\u00adte sul\u00adl\u2019in\u00adcon\u00adtro con il San\u00adto. Ques\u00adto ser\u00admo\u00adne \u00e8 sta\u00adto nella mia men\u00adte per almeno due mesi. Da un lato, non vede\u00advo l\u2019o\u00adra di far\u00adlo, ma dal\u00adl\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro, \u00e8 anche una ques\u00adtio\u00adne mol\u00adto esis\u00adten\u00adzia\u00adle per me. Voglia\u00admo dare un\u2019oc\u00adchia\u00adta pi\u00f9 da vici\u00adno a Pie\u00adtro. Pie\u00adtro era il prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adlo di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Ha vis\u00adsuto mol\u00adte espe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adze ed \u00e8 sta\u00adto mol\u00adto for\u00adma\u00adtivo. La sua sto\u00adria \u00e8 pie\u00adna di alti e bas\u00adsi. La Bibbia ci off\u00adre una visio\u00adne appro\u00adfon\u00addi\u00adta del\u00adla sua vita inte\u00adrio\u00adre e del cammi\u00adno che ha intra\u00adpre\u00adso al fian\u00adco di Ges\u00f9. Ques\u00adto per\u00adcor\u00adso lo por\u00adt\u00f2 alla fine alla sua mor\u00adte. Ma oggi voglia\u00admo guar\u00adda\u00adre alla sua voca\u00adzio\u00adne di segu\u00adace di Ges\u00f9. \tQuan\u00adto sei impeg\u00adna\u00adto? In qua\u00adle pun\u00adto del\u00adla sto\u00adria ti col\u00adlo\u00adche\u00adres\u00adti? Pi\u00f9 ai mar\u00adgi\u00adni come Pie\u00adtro e impeg\u00adna\u00adto nel lavoro o tra le per\u00adso\u00adne che ascol\u00adta\u00adno Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto e accor\u00adro\u00adno a lui? Noi esse\u00adri uma\u00adni sia\u00admo spes\u00adso trop\u00adpo occu\u00adpa\u00adti per occu\u00adp\u00adar\u00adci di ques\u00adtio\u00adni reli\u00adgio\u00adse. Ci tenia\u00admo a distan\u00adza di sicu\u00adrez\u00adza e ci nas\u00adcon\u00addia\u00admo die\u00adtro a ci\u00f2 che gi\u00e0 cono\u00adscia\u00admo e sap\u00adpia\u00admo fare. Ma Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto vuo\u00adle incon\u00adtrar\u00adci e lo fa. Egli dis\u00adtur\u00adba la nos\u00adt\u00adra indaf\u00adfa\u00adra\u00adtez\u00adza. Ma la cono\u00adscen\u00adza del San\u00adto evo\u00adca in noi la dife\u00adsa. Per\u00adch\u00e9 noi\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":7539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[79],"wpfc_sermon_series":[90],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":{"0":"wpfc_preacher-cedric-bruegger","1":"wpfc_sermon_series-heilig-heilig-heilig","2":"wpfc-sermon-single","3":"post-7524","4":"wpfc_sermon","5":"type-wpfc_sermon","6":"status-publish","7":"has-post-thumbnail","8":"hentry","11":"wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"},"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nTrop\u00adpo occu\u00adp\u00ada\u00adto per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cristo
\nPie\u00adtro \u00e8 cre\u00adsci\u00aduto sul mare di Gali\u00adlea. Lui e suo fratel\u00adlo Andrea erano pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adri di pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adne e si gua\u00add\u00ada\u00adgna\u00adva\u00adno da vive\u00adre in ques\u00adto modo. Pri\u00adma che Ges\u00f9 appa\u00adris\u00adse in pubbli\u00adco, Gio\u00advan\u00adni Bat\u00adtis\u00adta appar\u00adve sul\u00adla sce\u00adna. Egli attir\u00f2 l\u2019at\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne del\u00adla gen\u00adte sul\u00adla venu\u00adta di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Alcu\u00adne per\u00adso\u00adne segui\u00adro\u00adno Gio\u00advan\u00adni e cer\u00adca\u00adro\u00adno la sua com\u00adpa\u00adgnia. Un gior\u00adno, ment\u00adre Gio\u00advan\u00adni bat\u00adtez\u00adza\u00adva nel Giord\u00ada\u00adno, pas\u00ads\u00f2 Ges\u00f9. Due uomi\u00adni che fino a quel momen\u00adto ave\u00adva\u00adno viag\u00adgi\u00ada\u00adto con Gio\u00advan\u00adni segui\u00adro\u00adno Ges\u00f9. \u00abAndrea, fratel\u00adlo di Simon Pie\u00adtro, era uno dei due uomi\u00adni che ave\u00adva\u00adno segui\u00adto Ges\u00f9 per\u00adch\u00e9 ave\u00adva\u00adno sen\u00adti\u00adto ci\u00f2 che Gio\u00advan\u00adni ave\u00adva det\u00adto di lui. Subi\u00adto cer\u00adc\u00f2 suo fratel\u00adlo Simo\u00adne e gli dis\u00adse: \u00abAbbia\u00admo tro\u00adva\u00adto il Mes\u00adsia\u00bb (cio\u00e8 il Cris\u00adto). All\u00ado\u00adra Andrea por\u00adt\u00f2 Simo\u00adne da Ges\u00f9. Ges\u00f9 lo guar\u00add\u00f2 atten\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte e dis\u00adse: \u00abTu sei Simo\u00adne, figlio di Gio\u00advan\u00adni, ma sarai chi\u00adama\u00adto Cefa\u00bb (che signi\u00adfi\u00adca Pie\u00adtro)\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 1:40\u201342 NLB<\/span>). Quin\u00addi Pie\u00adtro era gi\u00e0 ent\u00adra\u00adto in con\u00adtat\u00adto con il San\u00adto, ma non ave\u00adva anco\u00adra cam\u00adbia\u00adto la sua vita. Pie\u00adtro riman\u00adeva anco\u00adra a distan\u00adza di sicurezza.
\nEd \u00e8 qui che ini\u00adzia la sto\u00adria vera e pro\u00adpria su cui ruo\u00adta il ser\u00admo\u00adne di oggi. \u00abUn gior\u00adno, ment\u00adre Ges\u00f9 sta\u00adva pre\u00addi\u00adcan\u00addo sul mare di Gali\u00adlea, mol\u00adte per\u00adso\u00adne si affol\u00adla\u00adva\u00adno intor\u00adno a lui, tut\u00adte desi\u00adde\u00adro\u00adse di ascol\u00adta\u00adre la paro\u00adla di Dio. Not\u00f2 due bar\u00adche vuo\u00adte sul\u00adla riva. I pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adri le ave\u00adva\u00adno abban\u00addo\u00adna\u00adte e sta\u00adva\u00adno pulen\u00addo le reti\u00bb (Luca 5:1\u20132 NLB<\/span>). Ges\u00f9 era un pre\u00addi\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre popola\u00adre. La gen\u00adte accor\u00adre\u00adva da ogni dove per ascol\u00adta\u00adre ci\u00f2 che ave\u00adva da dire. Ma i pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adri non erano impres\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adti. Erano stanchi per la not\u00adte este\u00adnu\u00adan\u00adte e vole\u00adva\u00adno solo rimet\u00adte\u00adre tut\u00adto in ordi\u00adne e poi ripo\u00adsa\u00adre. Si ten\u00adeva\u00adno a distan\u00adza. Ma la fol\u00adla era semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 num\u00ade\u00adro\u00adsa. \u00abGes\u00f9 sal\u00ec su una del\u00adle bar\u00adche e chie\u00adse al pro\u00adprie\u00adta\u00adrio del\u00adla bar\u00adca, Simo\u00adne, di allon\u00adtan\u00adar\u00adsi dal\u00adla riva. Poi insegn\u00f2 alla fol\u00adla dal\u00adla bar\u00adca\u00bb (Luca 5:3 NLB<\/span>). Pie\u00adtro si lascia coin\u00advol\u00adge\u00adre. Pur man\u00adten\u00aden\u00addo le distan\u00adze, \u00e8 aper\u00adto ad esse\u00adre avvici\u00adna\u00adto e coin\u00advol\u00adto da Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Pie\u00adtro spin\u00adge la bar\u00adca lon\u00adta\u00adno dal\u00adla riva, ma pos\u00adso imma\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adre che non lo fac\u00adcia neces\u00adsa\u00adria\u00admen\u00adte con gran\u00adde gioia. Era cer\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte stanco. Ave\u00adva viag\u00adgi\u00ada\u00adto tut\u00adta la not\u00adte, e inva\u00adno. Non ave\u00adva\u00adno pre\u00adso nem\u00admeno un pes\u00adce. Pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte era preoc\u00adcu\u00adp\u00ada\u00adto per il suo sos\u00adten\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto. Ma Ges\u00f9 era da tem\u00adpo a cono\u00adscen\u00adza di tut\u00adto questo.
\nGes\u00f9 fa una pri\u00adma pre\u00addi\u00adca dal\u00adla bar\u00adca a tut\u00adti, ma \u00e8 segui\u00adta da un ser\u00admo\u00adne spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adco per Pie\u00adtro. Ges\u00f9, che di mes\u00adtie\u00adre face\u00adva il faleg\u00adna\u00adme, sfi\u00adda Pie\u00adtro, un pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnis\u00adta, a get\u00adta\u00adre di nuo\u00advo le reti. Ave\u00adva\u00adno final\u00admen\u00adte fini\u00adto di puli\u00adre e ram\u00admen\u00adda\u00adre le reti e ora arri\u00adva qual\u00adcu\u00adno che non ne ha idea e gli chie\u00adde di get\u00adta\u00adre di nuo\u00advo le reti. Se non pren\u00adderan\u00adno di nuo\u00advo nulla, come \u00e8 logi\u00adco che sia, all\u00ado\u00adra tut\u00adto sar\u00e0 sta\u00adto inu\u00adtile. \u00abMaes\u00adtro,\u00bb ris\u00adpo\u00adse Simon, \u00ababbia\u00admo lavor\u00ada\u00adto dura\u00admen\u00adte tut\u00adta la not\u00adte scor\u00adsa e non abbia\u00admo pre\u00adso nulla. Ma se lo dici tu, pro\u00adver\u00f2 anco\u00adra\u00bb (Luca 5:5 NLB<\/span>). Pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte con rilut\u00adtan\u00adza, for\u00adse anche con curio\u00adsi\u00adt\u00e0, Simo\u00adne get\u00adta di nuo\u00advo le reti. Cosa suc\u00adce\u00adde all\u00ado\u00adra? Le reti sono cos\u00ec pie\u00adne che ini\u00adzia\u00adno a str\u00adap\u00adpar\u00adsi. Devi visua\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adre ques\u00adta situa\u00adzio\u00adne. Pri\u00adma i pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnis\u00adti sono al lavoro, ma non pren\u00addo\u00adno nulla. Poi arri\u00adva un dilet\u00adtan\u00adte, che ha pes\u00adca\u00adto solo qual\u00adche pic\u00adco\u00adlo pes\u00adce in pri\u00adva\u00adto, o qua\u00adsi, e glie\u00adlo fa nota\u00adre \u2013 e fa la pes\u00adca del\u00adla sua vita. La cat\u00adtu\u00adra \u00e8 cos\u00ec gran\u00adde che devo\u00adno addi\u00adrit\u00adtu\u00adra chi\u00adama\u00adre un\u2019al\u00adtra bar\u00adca. Han\u00adno pes\u00adca\u00adto cos\u00ec tan\u00adti pesci che ent\u00adram\u00adbe le bar\u00adche ris\u00adchia\u00adno di affon\u00adda\u00adre. All\u2019i\u00adni\u00adzio Pie\u00adtro si ten\u00ade\u00adva a distan\u00adza di sicu\u00adrez\u00adza da Ges\u00f9, il che gli dava un pres\u00adun\u00adto sen\u00adso di sicu\u00adrez\u00adza. Ma l\u2019in\u00adcon\u00adtro con Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto cam\u00adbia tutto.
\nLa rea\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adzio\u00adne por\u00adta alla difesa
\nLa rea\u00adzio\u00adne alla sua vicinan\u00adza a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto non tar\u00adda ad arri\u00adva\u00adre. Quan\u00addo Simon Pie\u00adtro si rese con\u00adto di ci\u00f2 che era suc\u00adces\u00adso, cad\u00adde in ginoc\u00adchio davan\u00adti a Ges\u00f9 e dis\u00adse: \u00abSigno\u00adre, non ti preoc\u00adcupa\u00adre pi\u00f9 di me, sono trop\u00adpo pec\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre per sta\u00adre con te\u00bb \u00bb (Luca 5:8 NLB<\/span>). Cosa accad\u00adde in ques\u00adto caso? Pi\u00f9 Pie\u00adtro si ren\u00adde\u00adva con\u00adto di chi ave\u00adva davan\u00adti, pi\u00f9 si sen\u00adti\u00adva a dis\u00adagio e inde\u00adg\u00adno di sta\u00adre in com\u00adpa\u00adgnia di una per\u00adso\u00adna simi\u00adle. Si sen\u00adti\u00adva un pec\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre trop\u00adpo gran\u00adde. Pec\u00adca\u00adre signi\u00adfi\u00adca esse\u00adre sepa\u00adra\u00adti da Dio. Un\u2019al\u00adtra paro\u00adla signi\u00adfi\u00adca man\u00adca\u00adre il ber\u00adsaglio. Pie\u00adtro si rese con\u00adto in quel momen\u00adto che il suo io inte\u00adrio\u00adre era trop\u00adpo lon\u00adta\u00adno dal San\u00adto che gli era sta\u00adto rivela\u00adto in quel momen\u00adto in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Pie\u00adtro si sten\u00adde ai pie\u00addi di Ges\u00f9 e allo stes\u00adso tem\u00adpo lo rifi\u00adu\u00adta. La Bibbia di Lute\u00adro tra\u00addu\u00adce dal gre\u00adco: \u00ab[\u2026] Signo\u00adre, allon\u00adtana\u00adti da me! Sono un uomo pec\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre\u00bb (Luca 5:8 LUT<\/span>). L\u2019al\u00adlon\u00adta\u00adna\u00admen\u00adto di Pie\u00adtro dimos\u00adtra che Pie\u00adtro ave\u00adva rico\u00adno\u00adsci\u00aduto inte\u00adrior\u00admen\u00adte di ave\u00adre a che fare con qual\u00adco\u00adsa di com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte diver\u00adso. \u00abInfat\u00adti, alla vis\u00adta del\u00adl\u2019ab\u00adbond\u00adan\u00adte pes\u00adca, fu pie\u00adno di stu\u00adpo\u00adre e gli altri pro\u00adva\u00adro\u00adno lo stes\u00adso sen\u00adti\u00admen\u00adto\u00bb (Luca 5:9 NLB<\/span>). Pie\u00adtro era sbalordito.
\nMol\u00adte per\u00adso\u00adne si tro\u00adva\u00adno allo stes\u00adso pun\u00adto di Pie\u00adtro. Rico\u00adno\u00adsco\u00adno che il reg\u00adno di Dio sta sor\u00adgen\u00addo. Not\u00ada\u00adno che le per\u00adso\u00adne intor\u00adno a loro, for\u00adse anche qui in chie\u00adsa, stan\u00adno cam\u00adbi\u00adan\u00addo. For\u00adse alcu\u00adni guard\u00ada\u00adno con gelo\u00adsia a ci\u00f2 che sta acca\u00adden\u00addo nella vita di alt\u00adre per\u00adso\u00adne. Ma la mag\u00adgi\u00ador par\u00adte pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte \u00e8 feli\u00adce e sol\u00adle\u00advata che i rif\u00adlet\u00adto\u00adri non sia\u00adno pun\u00adta\u00adti su di loro. Per\u00adch\u00e9 ques\u00adto port\u00ader\u00adeb\u00adbe alla luce alcu\u00adne cose. Cose che pro\u00advocher\u00adeb\u00adbe\u00adro la stes\u00adsa rea\u00adzio\u00adne di Peter. In par\u00adti\u00adco\u00adla\u00adre, la con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advo\u00adlez\u00adza che una per\u00adso\u00adna non ha per\u00adso nulla alla pre\u00adsen\u00adza di Dio. Mol\u00adti desi\u00adde\u00adr\u00adano incon\u00adtra\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, ma pre\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte solo da lon\u00adta\u00adno. Ges\u00f9 come model\u00adlo \u00e8 pi\u00f9 che accettabi\u00adle oggi. La sua chi\u00adama\u00adta ad ama\u00adre il prossi\u00admo, il suo impeg\u00adno ver\u00adso gli emar\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti, il suo amo\u00adre per gli oppres\u00adsi. Ma semp\u00adre da lon\u00adta\u00adno. Il teo\u00adlo\u00adgo ame\u00adri\u00adca\u00adno R.C. Sproul la met\u00adte cos\u00ec. \u00abLe per\u00adso\u00adne apprez\u00adza\u00adno la per\u00adfe\u00adzio\u00adne mora\u00adle fin\u00adch\u00e9 rima\u00adne abbastan\u00adza lon\u00adta\u00adna da loro\u00bb (Robert C. Sproul). Ma l\u2019in\u00adcon\u00adtro con il sacro non avvie\u00adne a distan\u00adza. Anche il pro\u00adfe\u00adta Isa\u00adia, vis\u00adsuto qual\u00adche cen\u00adti\u00adnaio di anni pri\u00adma di Pie\u00adtro, scris\u00adse quan\u00adto segue a pro\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adto del suo incon\u00adtro con Dio: \u00abAll\u00ado\u00adra dis\u00adsi: \u00abSoffrir\u00f2 cose ter\u00adri\u00adbi\u00adli, per\u00adch\u00e9 sono un uomo dal\u00adle lab\u00adbra impu\u00adre in mez\u00adzo a un popo\u00adlo dal\u00adle lab\u00adbra impu\u00adre. Per\u00adi\u00adr\u00f2, per\u00adch\u00e9 ho vis\u00adto il Re, il Signo\u00adre onni\u00adpo\u00adten\u00adte!\u00bb \u00bb. (Isa\u00adia 6:5 NLB<\/span>).
\nCi\u00f2 di cui Pie\u00adtro si ren\u00adde con\u00adto al momen\u00adto del mira\u00adco\u00adlo del pes\u00adce \u00e8 la sua inca\u00adpa\u00adci\u00adt\u00e0 ris\u00adpet\u00adto alla poten\u00adza di Dio. Tut\u00adto ci\u00f2 che Pie\u00adtro pu\u00f2 port\u00adare a Dio come esse\u00adre uma\u00adno vie\u00adne meno. Por\u00adta con s\u00e9 l\u2019e\u00ads\u00adpe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adza di pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre esper\u00adto e di gene\u00adro amo\u00adre\u00advo\u00adle. In ent\u00adram\u00adbi ques\u00adti ambi\u00adti pu\u00f2 fare qual\u00adco\u00adsa. Ma quan\u00addo sua suo\u00adcera \u00e8 mala\u00adta, Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto la gua\u00adris\u00adce (Luca 4:38\u201339). Dopo che non ave\u00adva\u00adno pes\u00adca\u00adto nulla per un\u2019in\u00adte\u00adra not\u00adte, Ges\u00f9 li aiu\u00adta a fare la pes\u00adca pi\u00f9 gran\u00adde \u2013 e ques\u00adto di gior\u00adno. Fino ad ora Pie\u00adtro era sta\u00adto pre\u00adso dal\u00adl\u2019uo\u00admo Ges\u00f9. Ma ques\u00adto mira\u00adco\u00adlo del pes\u00adce cam\u00adbia tut\u00adto. Pie\u00adtro si ren\u00adde con\u00adto che Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto ha pote\u00adre su tut\u00adto, anche sul\u00adle sue due aree di com\u00adpe\u00adtenza. Pie\u00adtro non ha asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte nulla da offri\u00adre. Al con\u00adtra\u00adrio, si rico\u00adno\u00adsce come la per\u00adso\u00adna che si pre\u00adfer\u00adi\u00adreb\u00adbe nas\u00adcon\u00adde\u00adre. Vale a dire come un pec\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre, una per\u00adso\u00adna sepa\u00adra\u00adta da Dio. Pie\u00adtro non pu\u00f2 fare a meno di capi\u00adto\u00adla\u00adre davan\u00adti a Ges\u00f9. Ques\u00adto pun\u00adto \u00e8 cru\u00adcia\u00adle, soprat\u00adtut\u00adto in tem\u00adpi di social media, dove tut\u00adto \u00e8 semp\u00adre rifi\u00adni\u00adto a pun\u00adti\u00adno. Si trat\u00adta del nos\u00adtro lato oscu\u00adro, che di soli\u00adto sia\u00admo mol\u00adto bra\u00advi a tene\u00adre nas\u00adcos\u00adto e se mai lo cono\u00adsco\u00adno solo le per\u00adso\u00adne pi\u00f9 vici\u00adne a noi. Spes\u00adso sono loro a trar\u00adne il mas\u00adsi\u00admo beneficio.
\nLa glo\u00adria del\u00adla grazia
\nPie\u00adtro dice \u00abVat\u00adte\u00adne da me!\u00bb, ma le sue azio\u00adni mostra\u00adno che il suo cuo\u00adre pro\u00adva\u00adva qual\u00adcos\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro. Pie\u00adtro si sdrai\u00f2 ai pie\u00addi di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto e pro\u00adnun\u00adci\u00f2 ques\u00adta frase. Mos\u00adtra la ten\u00adsio\u00adne di ren\u00adder\u00adsi con\u00adto del\u00adla pro\u00adpria inca\u00adpa\u00adci\u00adt\u00e0 e del desi\u00adde\u00adrio del cuo\u00adre di Pie\u00adtro. Come reagis\u00adce Ges\u00f9? Dice: \u00abS\u00ec, non ne sei deg\u00adno! Vat\u00adte\u00adne via da me!\u00bb oppu\u00adre dice \u00abCosa vuoi da me Pie\u00adtro? Vat\u00adte\u00adne!\u00bb Tut\u00adte ques\u00adte rea\u00adzio\u00adni sareb\u00adbe\u00adro sta\u00adte asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte giu\u00adsti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adte, ma Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto reagis\u00adce in modo diver\u00adso. La sua ris\u00adpos\u00adta non \u00e8 un rim\u00adpro\u00advero, ma una pro\u00admes\u00adsa. \u00ab[\u2026] Ges\u00f9 dis\u00adse a Simo\u00adne: \u00abNon tem\u00ade\u00adre! D\u2019o\u00adra in poi pescher\u00adai la gen\u00adte\u00bb \u00bb. (Luca 5:10 NLB<\/span>). C\u2019\u00e8 mol\u00adto in ques\u00adta rea\u00adzio\u00adne. Qui sta la veri\u00adt\u00e0 dolo\u00adro\u00adsa ma allo stes\u00adso tem\u00adpo cura\u00adti\u00adva. Dio non ha biso\u00adg\u00adno di noi uma\u00adni, ma ci vuo\u00adle. Noi uma\u00adni abbia\u00admo biso\u00adg\u00adno di Dio, ma non lo voglia\u00admo. Nella sua san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0, Dio non ha biso\u00adg\u00adno di noi, ma ci vuo\u00adle. Ques\u00adta ten\u00adsio\u00adne tra il non meri\u00adt\u00adare e il vole\u00adre e il meri\u00adt\u00adare \u00e8 mostra\u00adta in modo mol\u00adto meta\u00adfo\u00adri\u00adco in una pro\u00admes\u00adsa fat\u00adta al popo\u00adlo di Israe\u00adle. \u00abPovero ver\u00adme di Gia\u00adcob\u00adbe, tris\u00adte grup\u00adpo di Israe\u00adle, non tem\u00ade\u00adre, io ti aiuter\u00f2, hai la mia paro\u00adla. Il tuo reden\u00adto\u00adre \u00e8 il San\u00adto d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle\u00bb (Isa\u00adia 41:14 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adto \u00e8 esat\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte il modo in cui noi esse\u00adri uma\u00adni ci ponia\u00admo di fron\u00adte a Dio. Sia\u00admo poveri ver\u00admi, un grup\u00adpo tris\u00adte, abbia\u00admo tut\u00adte le ragio\u00adni per ave\u00adre pau\u00adra. Ma il San\u00adto dice: \u00abNon tem\u00ade\u00adre!\u00bb. Sia\u00admo sta\u00adti ris\u00adcat\u00adta\u00adti da ques\u00adto sta\u00adto di man\u00adcan\u00adza del bersaglio.
\nLa chi\u00adama\u00adta di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto richie\u00adde tut\u00adto da noi. Ma solo per\u00adch\u00e9 anche Lui ha dato tut\u00adto per noi. Ha dei pro\u00adget\u00adti per noi che non avrem\u00admo mai osa\u00adto sogna\u00adre. La ris\u00adpos\u00adta di Pie\u00adtro e degli altri pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adri si mani\u00adfes\u00adta nel lascia\u00adre tut\u00adto ci\u00f2 che ave\u00adva\u00adno e segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto (Luca 5:11). Non avrem\u00admo sen\u00adti\u00adto nulla di loro se fos\u00adse\u00adro rimasti con le loro bar\u00adche. Mol\u00adto dipen\u00adde dal\u00adla decis\u00adio\u00adne di sce\u00adglie\u00adre il San\u00adto! I pes\u00adca\u00adto\u00adri lascia\u00adro\u00adno la loro pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adne ances\u00adtra\u00adle nel momen\u00adto in cui le cose anda\u00adva\u00adno meglio.
\nIn ques\u00adta sto\u00adria pos\u00adsia\u00admo con\u00adcen\u00adtrar\u00adci rapi\u00adda\u00admen\u00adte sul\u00adla rin\u00adun\u00adcia dei dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adli. Sul fat\u00adto che han\u00adno lascia\u00adto tut\u00adto per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Ma non \u00e8 ques\u00adto l\u2019o\u00adbi\u00adet\u00adtivo prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle del\u00adla sto\u00adria. Non si trat\u00adta di mostra\u00adre un\u2019ob\u00adbe\u00addien\u00adza incon\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adta, ma di con\u00adcen\u00adtrar\u00adsi sul\u00adla glo\u00adria del\u00adla gra\u00adzia, come dis\u00adse il teo\u00adlo\u00adgo Adolf Schlat\u00adter. La gra\u00adzia pu\u00f2 mostrar\u00adsi in tut\u00adta la sua pie\u00adnez\u00adza solo quan\u00addo ho rag\u00adgiunto il pun\u00adto in cui rico\u00adno\u00adsco di non poter sta\u00adre davan\u00adti al San\u00adto e di ave\u00adre asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte biso\u00adg\u00adno del San\u00adto. \u00c8 pro\u00adprio qui che risie\u00adde la glo\u00adria del\u00adla gra\u00adzia: Dio ci dice di s\u00ec nono\u00adstan\u00adte la nos\u00adt\u00adra inde\u00adgni\u00adt\u00e0 come esse\u00adri umani.
\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: Luca 5:1\u201311<\/p>\n
\n\tQual \u00e8 l\u2019area del\u00adla tua vita che pi\u00f9 vor\u00adres\u00adti nas\u00adcon\u00adde\u00adre? Di cosa sei pi\u00f9 orgo\u00adgli\u00adoso? Quan\u00adto ti lasci avvici\u00adna\u00adre da Ges\u00f9 Cristo?
\n\tRie\u00adsci a capi\u00adre quan\u00adto non meri\u00adti di incon\u00adtra\u00adre Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto? Ma rie\u00adsci anche a capi\u00adre quan\u00adto Lui ti voglia?
\n\tCono\u00adsci la ten\u00adsio\u00adne di \u00abAllon\u00adtana\u00adti da me!\u00bb e sdraiati ai pie\u00addi di Ges\u00f9 Cristo?
\n\tCome rico\u00adno\u00adsci la glo\u00adria del\u00adla gra\u00adzia nella tua vita?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"