Quan\u00addo Eli\u00adseo fu chi\u00adama\u00adto a suc\u00adce\u00adde\u00adre a Elia, sacri\u00adfic\u00f2 il suo bes\u00adtiame e le squad\u00adre che for\u00adni\u00adva\u00adno il red\u00addi\u00adto per la sua \u00abvec\u00adchia vita\u00bb. Abbat\u00adt\u00e9 il pon\u00adte die\u00adtro di s\u00e9 e guar\u00add\u00f2 avan\u00adti. Qual\u00adche cen\u00adti\u00adnaio di anni dopo, Ges\u00f9 avreb\u00adbe descritto ques\u00adto stes\u00adso com\u00adpor\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto come con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9.<\/p>\n
Eli\u00adsa sta aran\u00addo con dodi\u00adci col\u00adpi. L\u2019arat\u00adro leg\u00adge\u00adro vie\u00adne gui\u00adda\u00adto con una sola mano. Ques\u00adta mano, di soli\u00adto la sinis\u00adtra, deve con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adnea\u00admen\u00adte rego\u00adla\u00adre la posi\u00adzio\u00adne ver\u00adti\u00adcale, la pro\u00adfon\u00addi\u00adt\u00e0 con la pres\u00adsio\u00adne e sol\u00adle\u00advar\u00adlo dal\u00adle roc\u00adce e dai sas\u00adsi che si tro\u00adva\u00adno sul per\u00adcor\u00adso. Eli\u00adsa ha biso\u00adg\u00adno del\u00adl\u2019al\u00adtra mano per gui\u00adda\u00adre il bes\u00adtiame con il bas\u00adtone lungo cir\u00adca 2 metri, dota\u00adto di una pun\u00adta di fer\u00adro. Allo stes\u00adso tem\u00adpo, deve tene\u00adre d\u2019oc\u00adchio il sol\u00adco, guar\u00addan\u00addo tra gli ani\u00adma\u00adli. Quan\u00addo Eli\u00adsa si guar\u00adda intor\u00adno, il nuo\u00advo sol\u00adco diven\u00adta stor\u00adto. Nel bel mez\u00adzo di ques\u00adta atten\u00adzio\u00adne, il gran\u00adde pro\u00adfe\u00adta Elia arri\u00adva e gli get\u00adta addos\u00adso il suo man\u00adtel\u00adlo, chi\u00adaman\u00addo Eli\u00adseo dal mez\u00adzo del\u00adla sua vita pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adle per esse\u00adre il suo suc\u00adces\u00adso\u00adre come pro\u00adfe\u00adta di Israe\u00adle. \u00abEli\u00adseo lasci\u00f2 i buoi e cor\u00adse die\u00adtro a Elia, dicen\u00addo: \u00abLascia\u00admi bacia\u00adre mio pad\u00adre e mia mad\u00adre e ti seguir\u00f2\u00bb. Egli gli dis\u00adse: \u00abBene, tor\u00adna indie\u00adtro! Ricorda\u00adti di quello che ti ho fat\u00adto!\u00bb. (1 Re 19:20 LUT<\/span>). Eli\u00adseo sacri\u00adfic\u00f2 una squa\u00addra dei suoi buoi. Poi arros\u00adt\u00ec la car\u00adne sul fuo\u00adco dei gioghi e orga\u00adniz\u00adz\u00f2 un ban\u00adchet\u00adto d\u2019addio. \tCosa inten\u00adde Ges\u00f9 con \u00abmet\u00adte\u00adre mano all\u2019arat\u00adro\u00bb? Cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca esse\u00adre tras\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adti nel \u00abreg\u00adno del Figlio prediletto\u00bb? Quan\u00addo Eli\u00adseo fu chi\u00adama\u00adto a suc\u00adce\u00adde\u00adre a Elia, sacri\u00adfic\u00f2 il suo bes\u00adtiame e le squad\u00adre che for\u00adni\u00adva\u00adno il red\u00addi\u00adto per la sua \u00abvec\u00adchia vita\u00bb. Abbat\u00adt\u00e9 il pon\u00adte die\u00adtro di s\u00e9 e guar\u00add\u00f2 avan\u00adti. Qual\u00adche cen\u00adti\u00adnaio di anni dopo, Ges\u00f9 avreb\u00adbe descritto ques\u00adto stes\u00adso com\u00adpor\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto come con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne per segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9. Eli\u00adseo \u00e8 solo con\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[23],"wpfc_sermon_series":[98],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":["wpfc_preacher-matthias-altwegg","wpfc_sermon_series-folge-du-mir-nach","wpfc-sermon-single","post-7765","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"],"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nGes\u00f9 avreb\u00adbe fat\u00adto rif\u00ade\u00adri\u00admen\u00adto a ques\u00adta sto\u00adria cir\u00adca 900 anni dopo, quan\u00addo dis\u00adse: \u00abChi\u00adunque met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro e poi si vol\u00adta indie\u00adtro non \u00e8 adat\u00adto al reg\u00adno di Dio\u00bb (Luca 9:62 NLB<\/span>).
\nMet\u00adte\u00adre mano all\u2019aratro
\nGes\u00f9 che met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro \u00e8 un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne del momen\u00adto in cui una per\u00adso\u00adna, chi\u00adama\u00adta da Dio, entra nella seque\u00adla di Ges\u00f9. Pri\u00adma di ini\u00adzia\u00adre una rela\u00adzio\u00adne con Ges\u00f9, c\u2019\u00e8 semp\u00adre una chi\u00adama\u00adta da par\u00adte del Pad\u00adre cele\u00ads\u00adte (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:24; Matteo 11:27). Tut\u00adta\u00advia, quan\u00addo una per\u00adso\u00adna rispon\u00adde a ques\u00adta chi\u00adama\u00adta, spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta il migli\u00ador tras\u00adfe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adto pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle. \u00abPer\u00adch\u00e9 ci ha sal\u00adva\u00adti dal pote\u00adre del\u00adle ten\u00adeb\u00adre e ci ha tras\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adti nel reg\u00adno del\u00adl\u2019a\u00adma\u00adto Figlio. Dio ha com\u00adpra\u00adto la nos\u00adt\u00adra liber\u00adt\u00e0 con il suo san\u00adgue e ci ha per\u00addo\u00adna\u00adto tut\u00adti i nos\u00adtri debi\u00adti\u00bb (Colos\u00adse\u00adsi 1:13f NLB<\/span>).
\nChi met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro sta espri\u00admen\u00addo che sta per ini\u00adzia\u00adre a lavora\u00adre. \u00c8 vero che segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 pu\u00f2 signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adre un lavoro fati\u00adco\u00adso. Ma \u2013 e ques\u00adto \u00e8 asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte fon\u00adda\u00admen\u00adta\u00adle \u2013 la base del reg\u00adno del Figlio pre\u00addi\u00adlet\u00adto \u00e8 diver\u00adsa. La cul\u00adtu\u00adra di ques\u00adto reg\u00adno \u00e8 l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 Ges\u00f9 pre\u00adga: \u00abHo rivela\u00adto loro il tuo nome e con\u00adtin\u00aduer\u00f2 a rive\u00adlar\u00adlo. Lo fac\u00adcio per\u00adch\u00e9 il tuo amo\u00adre per me riman\u00adga in loro e io in loro\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:26 NLB<\/span>). Chi\u00adunque met\u00adta mano all\u2019arat\u00adro vie\u00adne coin\u00advol\u00adto nella rela\u00adzio\u00adne d\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre tra Ges\u00f9 e suo Pad\u00adre. Ques\u00adto amo\u00adre divi\u00adno incon\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adto \u00e8 ora la base del dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto e di ogni lavoro.
\nMar\u00adtin Lloyd Jones (1899\u20131981) \u00e8 sta\u00adto un importan\u00adte pre\u00addi\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre di Lon\u00addra. Fu mes\u00adso da par\u00adte da una gra\u00adve malat\u00adtia. La gen\u00adte gli chie\u00adse se non gli des\u00adse fas\u00adtidio esse\u00adre mes\u00adso da par\u00adte in quel modo. Lui li guar\u00add\u00f2 e dis\u00adse: \u00abNon ralle\u00adgra\u00adte\u00advi se gli spi\u00adri\u00adti mali\u00adg\u00adni vi obbe\u00addis\u00adco\u00adno, ma ralle\u00adgra\u00adte\u00advi per\u00adch\u00e9 i vos\u00adtri nomi sono scrit\u00adti nei cie\u00adli\u00bb (Luca 10:20 NLB<\/span>).
\nNel\u00adl\u2019An\u00adti\u00adco Pat\u00adto, quan\u00addo il som\u00admo sacer\u00addo\u00adte ent\u00adra\u00adva nel San\u00adto dei San\u00adti una vol\u00adta all\u2019an\u00adno, por\u00adta\u00adva due piet\u00adre pre\u00adzio\u00adse incas\u00adto\u00adna\u00adte nel\u00adl\u2019o\u00adro sul\u00adle spal\u00adle del suo grem\u00adbiu\u00adle, sul\u00adle qua\u00adli erano incisi i nomi del\u00adle dodi\u00adci tri\u00adb\u00f9 di Israe\u00adle (Esodo 28). Il Nuo\u00advo Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto pre\u00adsen\u00adta Ges\u00f9 come il som\u00admo sacer\u00addo\u00adte che sta davan\u00adti al tro\u00adno di Dio. Non appe\u00adna una per\u00adso\u00adna met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro, il suo nome vie\u00adne inciso sul cuo\u00adre di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto e por\u00adtato davan\u00adti a Dio. Quan\u00addo il Pad\u00adre guar\u00adda ques\u00adto nome, vede una bel\u00adlez\u00adza asso\u00adlu\u00adta. Gli occhi del\u00adl\u2019u\u00adni\u00adca per\u00adso\u00adna la cui opi\u00adni\u00adone con\u00adta nel\u00adl\u2019in\u00adte\u00adro uni\u00adver\u00adso ti tro\u00adver\u00adan\u00adno pi\u00f9 pre\u00adzio\u00adso di tut\u00adti i gioiel\u00adli del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra ter\u00adra. Il Deu\u00adte\u00adro\u00adno\u00admio 7 descri\u00adve come Dio non abbia scel\u00adto il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle per\u00adch\u00e9 era gran\u00adde o importan\u00adte, \u00abma per\u00adch\u00e9 vi ama [\u2026]\u00bb. (Deu\u00adte\u00adro\u00adno\u00admio 7:8 NLB<\/span>). Il motivo del\u00adla chi\u00adama\u00adta di Dio \u00e8 l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre. Dio ti ama per\u00adch\u00e9 ti ama.
\nSu ques\u00adta piat\u00adta\u00adfor\u00adma, i nos\u00adtri cuo\u00adri sono incorag\u00adgia\u00adti a ricam\u00adbia\u00adre ques\u00adto amo\u00adre. Non c\u2019\u00e8 nien\u00adte di pi\u00f9 bel\u00adlo, nien\u00adte di pi\u00f9 reden\u00adto\u00adre che esse\u00adre sem\u00adpli\u00adce\u00admen\u00adte inna\u00admo\u00adra\u00adti del nos\u00adtro Sal\u00adva\u00adto\u00adre. \u00c8 la fine di ogni mora\u00adlis\u00admo e la ram\u00adpa di lan\u00adcio ver\u00adso un dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto carat\u00adte\u00adriz\u00adza\u00adto dal\u00adla gra\u00adzia di Dio. Pri\u00adma che Ges\u00f9 sfi\u00addas\u00adse Pie\u00adtro con le paro\u00adle \u00abSegu\u00adi\u00admi!\u00bb, si assi\u00adcur\u00f2 che ci\u00f2 avve\u00adnis\u00adse su una base di amo\u00adre. Vuoi cre\u00adsce\u00adre semp\u00adre di pi\u00f9 in ques\u00adta rela\u00adzio\u00adne d\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre? Con\u00adti\u00adnua a con\u00adcen\u00adtrar\u00adti sul\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio per noi esse\u00adri uma\u00adni fin\u00adch\u00e9 il tuo cuo\u00adre, la tua ani\u00adma e la tua men\u00adte non tra\u00adboc\u00adcher\u00adan\u00adno di amo\u00adre in cam\u00adbio. \u00abVoglia\u00admo ama\u00adre per\u00adch\u00e9 egli ci ha ama\u00adti per pri\u00admo\u00bb (1 Gio\u00advan\u00adni 4:19 NLB<\/span>).
\nNon guar\u00adda\u00adre indietro
\n\u00abChi\u00adunque met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro e poi si vol\u00adta indie\u00adtro non \u00e8 adat\u00adto al reg\u00adno di Dio\u00bb (Luca 9:62 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta frase \u00e8 sta\u00adta pre\u00adce\u00addu\u00adta da un epi\u00adso\u00addio che ci ricorda mol\u00adto la sto\u00adria di Eli\u00adseo. Ges\u00f9 sfi\u00add\u00f2 un uomo a seguir\u00adlo. La ris\u00adpos\u00adta: \u00abS\u00ec, Signo\u00adre, voglio veni\u00adre con te, ma pri\u00adma lascia\u00admi salu\u00adt\u00ada\u00adre la mia fami\u00adglia\u00bb (Luca 9:61 NLB<\/span>). Ci\u00f2 che Elia per\u00admi\u00adse, Ges\u00f9 non lo per\u00admi\u00adse. Non c\u2019\u00e8 nes\u00adsun \u00abpri\u00admo\u00bb a cui \u00e8 per\u00admes\u00adso veni\u00adre pri\u00adma di Ges\u00f9. O Ges\u00f9 ha il \u00abpri\u00admo\u00bb per s\u00e9 o non c\u2019\u00e8 alcun seguito.
\nPoi\u00adch\u00e9 Ges\u00f9 \u00absape\u00adva cosa suc\u00adce\u00adde\u00adva ver\u00ada\u00admen\u00adte den\u00adtro le per\u00adso\u00adne\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 2:24 NLB<\/span>), rifi\u00adut\u00f2 di per\u00admet\u00adte\u00adre all\u2019uo\u00admo di tornare a casa per dirg\u00adli addio. For\u00adse Ges\u00f9 sape\u00adva che quel\u00adl\u2019uo\u00admo non sareb\u00adbe tor\u00adna\u00adto. Elia ricor\u00add\u00f2 a Eli\u00adseo: \u00abRicorda\u00adti di ci\u00f2 che ti ho fat\u00adto\u00bb. In alt\u00adre paro\u00adle, lo esor\u00adt\u00f2 a tene\u00adre a men\u00adte la sua voca\u00adzio\u00adne e a seguir\u00adla. Eli\u00adseo all\u00ado\u00adra bru\u00adci\u00f2 i pon\u00adti con la sua vita pre\u00adce\u00adden\u00adte. Sacri\u00adfic\u00f2 i suoi buoi, arros\u00adt\u00ec la car\u00adne sui gioghi arden\u00adti e orga\u00adniz\u00adz\u00f2 una cena d\u2019ad\u00addio. Ques\u00adto ritua\u00adle lo aiut\u00f2 a lasciar\u00adsi anda\u00adre com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte e a non guar\u00addar\u00adsi indietro.
\nNel segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9, sia\u00admo ugual\u00admen\u00adte sfi\u00adda\u00adti a bru\u00adcia\u00adre i pon\u00adti con il pas\u00adsa\u00adto. Nien\u00adte dov\u00adreb\u00adbe impe\u00addir\u00adci di ama\u00adre Ges\u00f9 \u00abcon tut\u00adto il cuo\u00adre, con tut\u00adta l\u2019ani\u00adma e con tut\u00adta la men\u00adte\u00bb (Matteo 22:37 NLB<\/span>) e di seguir\u00adlo. For\u00adse il divie\u00adto di dir\u00adsi addio sem\u00adbra anti-fami\u00adlia\u00adre. Ma non lo \u00e8. Per\u00adch\u00e9 quan\u00addo qual\u00adcu\u00adno segue Ges\u00f9 sen\u00adza com\u00adpro\u00admes\u00adsi, le per\u00adso\u00adne pi\u00f9 vici\u00adne ne trag\u00adgo\u00adno sicu\u00adra\u00admen\u00adte i mag\u00adgio\u00adri benefici.
\nUn uomo ven\u00addet\u00adte la sua casa all\u2019ac\u00adqui\u00adren\u00adte a con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne che un sin\u00adgo\u00adlo chio\u00addo vici\u00adno alla por\u00adta d\u2019in\u00adgresso rima\u00adnes\u00adse in suo pos\u00adses\u00adso. L\u2019ac\u00adqui\u00adren\u00adte accet\u00adt\u00f2 e com\u00adpr\u00f2 la casa con l\u2019ec\u00adce\u00adzio\u00adne di ques\u00adto chio\u00addo. Pie\u00adno di gioia, si mise como\u00addo nella sua nuo\u00adva casa. Ma un gior\u00adno, al chio\u00addo fu appe\u00adso un vec\u00adchio cap\u00adpel\u00adlo, segui\u00adto poco dopo da un cap\u00adpot\u00adto logo\u00adro e malan\u00adda\u00adto. Non gli pia\u00adce\u00adva affat\u00adto. Ma poi\u00adch\u00e9 il chio\u00addo non era di sua pro\u00adprie\u00adt\u00e0, non gli fu per\u00admes\u00adso di toglie\u00adre gli ogget\u00adti. Un gior\u00adno, quan\u00addo un ani\u00adma\u00adle mor\u00adto era appe\u00adso al chio\u00addo, la situa\u00adzio\u00adne diven\u00adne trop\u00adpo pesan\u00adte per l\u2019uo\u00admo e se ne and\u00f2.
\nQuan\u00addo qual\u00adcu\u00adno met\u00adte mano all\u2019arat\u00adro e vie\u00adne tras\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adto nel reg\u00adno del figlio pre\u00addi\u00adlet\u00adto, tut\u00adti i pon\u00adti con il pote\u00adre del\u00adle ten\u00adeb\u00adre devo\u00adno esse\u00adre spez\u00adza\u00adti. I chio\u00addi stra\u00adni posso\u00adno esse\u00adre vec\u00adchi sche\u00admi di ges\u00adtio\u00adne del den\u00ada\u00adro o del\u00adla dichia\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne dei red\u00addi\u00adti, di part\u00adner\u00adship o di ses\u00adsua\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0, di eser\u00adci\u00adzio inap\u00adpro\u00adpria\u00adto del pote\u00adre, di attac\u00adca\u00admen\u00adto al pad\u00adre o alla mad\u00adre, di per\u00addo\u00adno, di attac\u00adca\u00admen\u00adti o di ogget\u00adti occul\u00adti, ecc.
\nRecen\u00adte\u00admen\u00adte ho sen\u00adti\u00adto la sto\u00adria di una don\u00adna che ha lascia\u00adto la stan\u00adza urlan\u00addo a squar\u00adcia\u00adgo\u00adla duran\u00adte un even\u00adto del\u00adla chie\u00adsa. Le con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adzio\u00adni suc\u00adces\u00adsi\u00adve han\u00adno rivela\u00adto che suo pad\u00adre era coin\u00advol\u00adto in pra\u00adti\u00adche occul\u00adte. Si \u00e8 sco\u00adper\u00adto che la don\u00adna ave\u00adva anco\u00adra in casa vec\u00adchi ogget\u00adti del padre.
\nFac\u00adcia\u00admo come Eli\u00adseo e fac\u00adcia\u00admo tabu\u00adla rasa del pas\u00adsa\u00adto. Pos\u00adsia\u00admo get\u00adta\u00adre ques\u00adti chio\u00addi sul\u00adla cro\u00adce di Ges\u00f9 e poi segui\u00adre Ges\u00f9, sen\u00adza alcun bagaglio inu\u00adtile. Get\u00adti\u00adamo via i far\u00addel\u00adli del pas\u00adsa\u00adto e guar\u00addia\u00admo al futuro.
\nAdat\u00adto al reg\u00adno di Dio
\nDuran\u00adte l\u2019a\u00adra\u00adtura, l\u2019ag\u00adri\u00adcol\u00adto\u00adre deve guar\u00adda\u00adre avan\u00adti con cos\u00adtan\u00adza e con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adzio\u00adne in modo che il sol\u00adco sia dritto. Mol\u00adti sol\u00adchi drit\u00adti e par\u00adal\u00adle\u00adli sono la base per un buon rac\u00adcol\u00adto. Ai segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 \u00e8 con\u00adces\u00adso di col\u00adla\u00adbora\u00adre al reg\u00adno di Dio, di ara\u00adre uno o due sol\u00adchi e di spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre come il seme, che \u00e8 la paro\u00adla di Dio, ger\u00admog\u00adli e si mol\u00adti\u00adpli\u00adchi miracolosamente.
\nChi ha lascia\u00adto anda\u00adre il pro\u00adprio pas\u00adsa\u00adto \u00e8 in gra\u00addo di guar\u00adda\u00adre avan\u00adti con con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adzio\u00adne. Pao\u00adlo lo chi\u00adama \u00abGuar\u00adda\u00adte a ci\u00f2 che \u00e8 in alto, non a ci\u00f2 che \u00e8 sul\u00adla ter\u00adra\u00bb (Colos\u00adse\u00adsi 3:2 LUT<\/span>). La nos\u00adt\u00adra atten\u00adzio\u00adne deve esse\u00adre foca\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adta su Dio e sul\u00adle sue pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 e non sul\u00adla tem\u00adporan\u00adei\u00adt\u00e0 ter\u00adre\u00adna. Il gre\u00adco. La paro\u00adla gre\u00adca per \u00abcer\u00adca\u00adre\u00bb pu\u00f2 esse\u00adre tra\u00addotta come \u00abfis\u00adsa\u00adre la men\u00adte\u00bb, \u00abpen\u00adsare\u00bb o \u00abcon\u00adcen\u00adtrar\u00adsi sul\u00adl\u2019\u00ades\u00adsen\u00adzia\u00adle\u00bb. Pren\u00addia\u00admo quin\u00addi par\u00adte al gran\u00adde pro\u00adget\u00adto \u00abReg\u00adno di Dio\u00bb quan\u00addo con\u00adcen\u00adtria\u00admo i nos\u00adtri sen\u00adsi sul divi\u00adno, \u00e8 un eser\u00adci\u00adzio del\u00adla men\u00adte. L\u2019u\u00adni\u00adco pun\u00adto di rif\u00ade\u00adri\u00admen\u00adto per un segu\u00adace \u00e8 Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. \u00ab[\u2026] Voglia\u00admo cor\u00adre\u00adre la gara fino alla fine a cui sia\u00admo desti\u00adna\u00adti. Lo fac\u00adcia\u00admo ten\u00aden\u00addo gli occhi fis\u00adsi su Ges\u00f9, dal qua\u00adle dipen\u00adde la nos\u00adt\u00adra fede dal\u00adl\u2019i\u00adni\u00adzio alla fine [\u2026]\u00bb. (Ebrei 12:1f NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta cos\u00adtan\u00adte atten\u00adzio\u00adne a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto ci ren\u00adde umi\u00adli e corag\u00adgio\u00adsi allo stes\u00adso tem\u00adpo. Chi \u00e8 umi\u00adle sa di dipen\u00adde\u00adre da Dio e non da se stes\u00adso. Il corag\u00adgio cre\u00adsce in ques\u00adta dipendenza.
\nSegui\u00adre Ges\u00f9 signi\u00adfi\u00adca con\u00adcen\u00adtrar\u00adsi cos\u00adtan\u00adte\u00admen\u00adte su di lui. Come si pu\u00f2 otte\u00adne\u00adre ques\u00adto risult\u00ada\u00adto sen\u00adza che sia un eser\u00adci\u00adzio fati\u00adco\u00adso? Il poe\u00adta ing\u00adle\u00adse Tho\u00admas Wat\u00adson scris\u00adse: \u00abIl pri\u00admo frut\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre \u00e8 pen\u00adsare a Dio. Chi \u00e8 inna\u00admo\u00adra\u00adto pen\u00adsa semp\u00adre all\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro. Chi ama Dio \u00e8 est\u00adasia\u00adto e si estasia pen\u00adsan\u00addo a lui. Il Signo\u00adre \u00e8 il tesoro e dove c\u2019\u00e8 il tesoro c\u2019\u00e8 il cuore\u00bb.
\nE anco\u00adra una vol\u00adta ci ritro\u00advia\u00admo con l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre. Per svi\u00adluppa\u00adre e man\u00adte\u00adnere uno sti\u00adle di vita di ques\u00adto tipo \u00e8 neces\u00adsa\u00adrio un pia\u00adno gene\u00adra\u00adle. Ques\u00adto include atti\u00advi\u00adt\u00e0 rego\u00adla\u00adri che nut\u00adro\u00adno il nos\u00adtro esse\u00adre inte\u00adrio\u00adre, come la soli\u00adtu\u00addi\u00adne, il silen\u00adzio, la preg\u00adhie\u00adra, il digi\u00adu\u00adno, il ser\u00advi\u00adzio, lo stu\u00addio del\u00adla Bibbia, la comu\u00adnio\u00adne, ecc.
\nIl Van\u00adge\u00adlo del\u00adla Bibbia \u00e8 un invi\u00adto a met\u00adte\u00adre mano all\u2019arat\u00adro e, inve\u00adce di guar\u00adda\u00adre indie\u00adtro, a guar\u00adda\u00adre a Ges\u00f9. Cos\u00ec facen\u00addo, diven\u00adti par\u00adte del gran\u00adde pro\u00adget\u00adto del Reg\u00adno di Dio e la tua vita assu\u00adme un signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto profondo.
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: 1 Re 19:19\u201321; Luca 9:57\u201362<\/p>\n
\n\tChe ruo\u00adlo ha l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre nel dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto? Come pu\u00f2 cre\u00adsce\u00adre il nos\u00adtro amo\u00adre per Ges\u00f9?
\n\tDove sono le per\u00adso\u00adne che ris\u00adchia\u00adno di guar\u00adda\u00adre indie\u00adtro? Qua\u00adli sono i per\u00adi\u00adco\u00adli nella tua vita per\u00adso\u00adna\u00adle? Dove il pas\u00adsa\u00adto ti rag\u00adgi\u00adunge di tan\u00adto in tanto?
\n\tDov\u00adrem\u00admo impegn\u00adar\u00adci per otte\u00adne\u00adre ci\u00f2 che \u00e8 al di sopra di noi. Come fun\u00adzio\u00adna in pratica?
\n\tDove Ges\u00f9 ti ha sfi\u00adda\u00adto per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00admen\u00adte oggi?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"