Dio con\u00addu\u00adce deli\u00adbe\u00adra\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte il suo popo\u00adlo attra\u00adver\u00adso il deser\u00adto per met\u00adter\u00adlo alla pro\u00adva. La pro\u00adva non avvie\u00adne per cat\u00adti\u00adver\u00adia, ma per raf\u00adforz\u00ada\u00adre la fede e la fidu\u00adcia del popo\u00adlo. Un pez\u00adzo di leg\u00adno ren\u00adde dol\u00adce l\u2019ac\u00adqua ama\u00adra. Ques\u00adta espe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adza indi\u00adca il leg\u00adno del\u00adla cro\u00adce, sul qua\u00adle Ges\u00f9 ha super\u00ada\u00adto l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra vita, l\u2019ab\u00adban\u00addo\u00adno, l\u2019ab\u00adban\u00addo\u00adno e per\u00adsi\u00adno l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza del\u00adla mor\u00adte. Rispon\u00adde anche alla doman\u00adda su come pos\u00adsia\u00admo diven\u00adta\u00adre una quer\u00adcia di giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia anzi\u00adch\u00e9 una per\u00adso\u00adna amara.<\/p>\n
Il pass\u00adag\u00adgio attra\u00adver\u00adso il Mar Rosso, che Pao\u00adlo uti\u00adliz\u00adzer\u00e0 in segui\u00adto come imma\u00adgi\u00adne del bat\u00adte\u00adsi\u00admo, \u00e8 segui\u00adto dal can\u00adto di tri\u00adon\u00adfo di Miri\u00adam su Dio (Esodo 15:1\u201321). Il pri\u00admo mess\u00adag\u00adgio teo\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adco del\u00adla tra\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne ebraica e cris\u00adtia\u00adna pro\u00advie\u00adne dal\u00adla boc\u00adca di una don\u00adna. Dopo il mera\u00advigli\u00adoso mira\u00adco\u00adlo del\u00adl\u2019at\u00adtra\u00adver\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adto del\u00adle acque, il popo\u00adlo di Israe\u00adle ini\u00adzia il suo viag\u00adgio attra\u00adver\u00adso il deser\u00adto. Nella Bibbia, il deser\u00adto rappre\u00adsen\u00adta spes\u00adso un luo\u00adgo di pro\u00adva e di puri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne. Qui, lon\u00adta\u00adno dal\u00adle dis\u00adtra\u00adzio\u00adni e dal\u00adle sicu\u00adrez\u00adze del\u00adla vita, gli israe\u00adli\u00adti si con\u00adfront\u00ada\u00adno con la loro dipen\u00adden\u00adza da Dio. Non han\u00adno risor\u00adse per prov\u00adve\u00adde\u00adre a se stes\u00adsi e devo\u00adno impara\u00adre a con\u00adfi\u00adda\u00adre nel\u00adle cure di Dio. \tDove ti tro\u00advi attu\u00adal\u00admen\u00adte (o in pas\u00adsa\u00adto) in un luo\u00adgo di amarezza? Dio con\u00addu\u00adce deli\u00adbe\u00adra\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte il suo popo\u00adlo attra\u00adver\u00adso il deser\u00adto per met\u00adter\u00adlo alla pro\u00adva. La pro\u00adva non avvie\u00adne per cat\u00adti\u00adver\u00adia, ma per raf\u00adforz\u00ada\u00adre la fede e la fidu\u00adcia del popo\u00adlo. Un pez\u00adzo di leg\u00adno ren\u00adde dol\u00adce l\u2019ac\u00adqua ama\u00adra. Ques\u00adta espe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adza indi\u00adca il leg\u00adno del\u00adla cro\u00adce, sul qua\u00adle Ges\u00f9 deve affronta\u00adre l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra vita, la nostra\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7934,"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-7909","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"],"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nLe pro\u00adve di Dio e la nos\u00adt\u00adra fiducia
\n\u00abPoi Mos\u00e8 con\u00addus\u00adse gli Israe\u00adli\u00adti lon\u00adta\u00adno dal Mar Rosso e anda\u00adro\u00adno nel deser\u00adto di Shur. Per tre gior\u00adni vaga\u00adro\u00adno nel deser\u00adto sen\u00adza tro\u00adva\u00adre acqua. Quan\u00addo arri\u00adva\u00adro\u00adno a Marah, final\u00admen\u00adte tro\u00adva\u00adro\u00adno del\u00adl\u2019ac\u00adqua. Ma non pote\u00adro\u00adno ber\u00adla per\u00adch\u00e9 era ama\u00adra. Per ques\u00adto il luo\u00adgo fu chi\u00adama\u00adto Marah\u00bb (Esodo 15:22\u201323 NLB<\/span>).
\nIl popo\u00adlo non ha intra\u00adpre\u00adso una stra\u00adda sba\u00adglia\u00adta. No, Dio li con\u00addus\u00adse dirett\u00adamen\u00adte in ques\u00adta dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adle situa\u00adzio\u00adne di deser\u00adto con l\u2019ac\u00adqua ama\u00adra. Il Suo dis\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adtivo di navi\u00adga\u00adzio\u00adne, cos\u00adti\u00adtui\u00adto da una colon\u00adna di fuo\u00adco e da una nuvo\u00adla, li por\u00adt\u00f2 in ques\u00adta sco\u00admo\u00adda situazione.
\nI com\u00admen\u00adta\u00adto\u00adri ebrei sono con\u00advin\u00adti che il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto ori\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adle del Pad\u00adre Nos\u00adtro non fos\u00adse: \u00abNon ci indur\u00adre in ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne\u00bb, ma piut\u00adtosto \u00abNon ci indur\u00adre in ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne\u00bb. La tra\u00addu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne di Ginev\u00adra reci\u00adta: \u00abNon ci indur\u00adre in ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne\u00bb. Ques\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca che non dob\u00adbia\u00admo fal\u00adli\u00adre o lamentar\u00adci nel\u00adle situa\u00adzio\u00adni dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli del\u00adla vita. Ma \u2013 \u00e8 vero \u2013 Dio con\u00addu\u00adce il suo popo\u00adlo nel deser\u00adto con l\u2019in\u00adten\u00adto di met\u00adter\u00adlo alla pro\u00adva. La pro\u00adva non vie\u00adne fat\u00adta per cat\u00adti\u00adver\u00adia, ma per raf\u00adforz\u00ada\u00adre la fede e la fidu\u00adcia del popo\u00adlo. Dio vuo\u00adle pre\u00adpara\u00adre gli israe\u00adli\u00adti alla vita nella ter\u00adra di Canaan.
\nAlcu\u00adne per\u00adso\u00adne cre\u00addo\u00adno erro\u00adn\u00adea\u00admen\u00adte che Ges\u00f9 osser\u00advi cini\u00adca\u00admen\u00adte da lon\u00adta\u00adno come noi uma\u00adni affron\u00adti\u00adamo l\u2019i\u00adno\u00ads\u00adpi\u00adta\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 del deser\u00adto. Mol\u00adti, mol\u00adti anni fa, rila\u00adscia\u00adva\u00admo del\u00adle tro\u00adte in un poz\u00adzo vici\u00adno al lago arti\u00adfi\u00adci\u00ada\u00adle di Romans\u00adhorn. Il pome\u00adrig\u00adgio del coro dei ragaz\u00adzi, ci fu una staf\u00adfetta pri\u00adma che i pesci venis\u00adse\u00adro man\u00adgia\u00adti. I pesci sci\u00advo\u00adlo\u00adsi con\u00adti\u00adnu\u00ada\u00adva\u00adno a sfug\u00adgi\u00adre dal\u00adle mani dei bam\u00adbi\u00adni. Ci sia\u00admo diver\u00adti\u00adti a guar\u00adda\u00adre i pesci che si dimen\u00ada\u00adva\u00adno sul\u00adla ghi\u00ada\u00adia e che lot\u00adta\u00adva\u00adno nella loro situa\u00adzio\u00adne dispe\u00adra\u00adta. Era un\u2019e\u00adsuber\u00adan\u00adza gio\u00adva\u00adni\u00adle di cui oggi mi ver\u00adgo\u00adg\u00adno. Alcu\u00adne per\u00adso\u00adne pens\u00ada\u00adno che Dio sia cos\u00ec: ci con\u00addu\u00adce in situa\u00adzio\u00adni dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli e ci guar\u00adda cini\u00adca\u00admen\u00adte ment\u00adre lot\u00adti\u00adamo. No, quan\u00addo Dio con\u00addu\u00adce un segu\u00adace nel deser\u00adto, lo accom\u00adpa\u00adgna pie\u00adno di empa\u00adtia e fa di tut\u00adto per assi\u00adcur\u00adar\u00adsi che riman\u00adga vitto\u00adrio\u00adso e che la sua fidu\u00adcia in Lui si rafforzi.
\nNien\u00adte acqua per tre gior\u00adni, l\u2019u\u00admo\u00adre \u00e8 al mini\u00admo. Poi, improv\u00advi\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adte, si intra\u00adve\u00adde del\u00adl\u2019ac\u00adqua. Esul\u00adtan\u00addo, la gen\u00adte mobi\u00adli\u00adta le ulti\u00adme for\u00adze, solo per sco\u00adpri\u00adre che l\u2019ac\u00adqua non \u00e8 pota\u00adbi\u00adle. Amar\u00adeggia\u00adti, che giro sul\u00adle mon\u00adtagne rus\u00adse emo\u00adti\u00adve! Anche nella nos\u00adt\u00adra vita a vol\u00adte ci imbat\u00adti\u00adamo in \u00abacque ama\u00adre\u00bb: sfi\u00adde e pro\u00adve che met\u00adto\u00adno alla pro\u00adva la nos\u00adt\u00adra fidu\u00adcia in Dio. Fal\u00adli\u00admen\u00adti sul lavoro, rela\u00adzio\u00adni, malat\u00adtie fisi\u00adche o men\u00adta\u00adli, dolo\u00adre. Ci sono mol\u00adti boc\u00adco\u00adni ama\u00adri da ingo\u00adia\u00adre lungo il cammino.
\nUn vero e pro\u00adprio sen\u00adti\u00admen\u00adto del Ven\u00ader\u00add\u00ec San\u00adto. La sen\u00adsa\u00adzio\u00adne dei dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adli che si sen\u00adti\u00adro\u00adno abban\u00addo\u00adna\u00adti e tra\u00addi\u00adti dopo l\u2019ar\u00adres\u00adto e l\u2019e\u00adsecu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne di Ges\u00f9. Un sen\u00adti\u00admen\u00adto con cui anche Ges\u00f9 dovet\u00adte lot\u00adta\u00adre quella not\u00adte nel Getsemani.
\nLa ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne di brontolare
\n\u00abIl popo\u00adlo mor\u00admor\u00f2 con\u00adtro Mos\u00e8, dicen\u00addo: \u00abChe cosa ber\u00adre\u00admo?\u00bb \u00bb. (Esodo 15:24 LUT<\/span>).
\nInve\u00adce di con\u00adfi\u00adda\u00adre in Dio, il popo\u00adlo bron\u00adto\u00adla con\u00adtro Mos\u00e8. Il mugug\u00adno \u00e8 un seg\u00adno di sfi\u00addu\u00adcia e ing\u00adra\u00adti\u00adtu\u00addi\u00adne. \u00c8 natu\u00adra\u00adle e faci\u00adle lamen\u00adtar\u00adsi di fron\u00adte alle dif\u00adfi\u00adcol\u00adt\u00e0 e met\u00adte\u00adre in dub\u00adbio la gui\u00adda di Dio. Un det\u00adto dice che il deser\u00adto ren\u00adde una per\u00adso\u00adna ama\u00adra o miglio\u00adre. Il bron\u00adto\u00adlio ti ren\u00adde sicu\u00adra\u00admen\u00adte amaro.
\nIn ques\u00adte situa\u00adzio\u00adni, ci tro\u00advia\u00admo di fron\u00adte alla gran\u00adde ten\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne di pen\u00adsare che tut\u00adto sia col\u00adpa degli altri: col\u00adpa di Mos\u00e8, del nos\u00adtro part\u00adner, dei nos\u00adtri geni\u00adto\u00adri, dei nos\u00adtri com\u00adpa\u00adgni e soprat\u00adtut\u00adto col\u00adpa di Dio, che seguia\u00admo. Rima\u00adnia\u00admo l\u00ec, sen\u00adza spe\u00adran\u00adza, sen\u00adza fede nel fat\u00adto che il cammi\u00adno con\u00adti\u00adnua, che pos\u00adsia\u00admo anco\u00adra anda\u00adre avan\u00adti, che Dio pu\u00f2 anco\u00adra fare qualcosa.
\nA cau\u00adsa di ques\u00adta sen\u00adsa\u00adzio\u00adne del Ven\u00ader\u00add\u00ec San\u00adto, ini\u00adzia\u00admo a lamentar\u00adci, a bron\u00adto\u00adla\u00adre \u2013 con\u00adtro Mos\u00e8, con\u00adtro il sacer\u00addo\u00adte, con\u00adtro Dio. Ques\u00adto non ci aiu\u00adta e non cam\u00adbia la nos\u00adt\u00adra situa\u00adzio\u00adne, ma \u00e8 uma\u00adno. Fon\u00adda\u00admen\u00adtal\u00admen\u00adte, non \u00e8 alt\u00adro che un\u2019es\u00adpres\u00adsio\u00adne del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra impo\u00adten\u00adza, delu\u00adsio\u00adne e amarezza.
\nLa cura e la gua\u00adri\u00adgio\u00adne di Dio
\n\u00abMos\u00e8 invoc\u00f2 l\u2019ai\u00aduto del Signo\u00adre. All\u00ado\u00adra il Signo\u00adre gli mostr\u00f2 un pez\u00adzo di leg\u00adno. Dopo che Mos\u00e8 ebbe gett\u00ada\u00adto il leg\u00adno nel\u00adl\u2019ac\u00adqua, l\u2019ac\u00adqua diven\u00adne pota\u00adbi\u00adle. [\u2026]\u00bb (Esodo 15:25 NLB<\/span>).
\nMos\u00e8 dimos\u00adtra cosa ci ren\u00adde miglio\u00adri, non ama\u00adri, nei momen\u00adti di deso\u00adla\u00adzio\u00adne. Nel bel mez\u00adzo del\u00adl\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza e del\u00adla dispe\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne, si rivol\u00adge a Dio. Al Dio viven\u00adte che por\u00adta la vita, anche in luoghi dove, secon\u00addo la per\u00adce\u00adzio\u00adne uma\u00adna, pre\u00adval\u00adgo\u00adno solo mor\u00adte, caos e ama\u00adrez\u00adza. Dio non rima\u00adne distan\u00adte e silen\u00adzio\u00adso, ma rispon\u00adde, aiu\u00adta e gua\u00adris\u00adce. Mos\u00adtra a Mos\u00e8 un pez\u00adzo di leg\u00adno che get\u00adta nel\u00adl\u2019ac\u00adqua e l\u2019ac\u00adqua diven\u00adta dol\u00adce. Dio rispon\u00adde e for\u00adnis\u00adce una solu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne alla situa\u00adzio\u00adne dispe\u00adra\u00adta. E cosa for\u00adse anco\u00adra pi\u00f9 importan\u00adte: Mos\u00e8 fa ci\u00f2 che Dio gli dice di fare. Nono\u00adstan\u00adte l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza intor\u00adno a lui e for\u00adse anche den\u00adtro di lui. L\u2019ac\u00adqua ama\u00adra diven\u00adta dol\u00adce gra\u00adzie al leg\u00adno. Ci\u00f2 che nor\u00admal\u00admen\u00adte avreb\u00adbe cau\u00adsa\u00adto mor\u00adte e dis\u00adtru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne, ora rin\u00adfre\u00ads\u00adca un popo\u00adlo esaus\u00adto e diven\u00adta un seg\u00adno del pote\u00adre vivi\u00adfi\u00adcan\u00adte e sal\u00advi\u00adfi\u00adco di Dio. Il leg\u00adno \u00e8 un sim\u00adbo\u00adlo del\u00adla gua\u00adri\u00adgio\u00adne e del\u00adla cura di Dio.
\nCome segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9, leg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00admo ques\u00adto tes\u00adto alla luce del Ven\u00ader\u00add\u00ec San\u00adto. Oggi, Dio ci indi\u00adca il leg\u00adno del\u00adla cro\u00adce dove Ges\u00f9 ha vin\u00adto l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra vita, l\u2019ab\u00adban\u00addo\u00adno, l\u2019o\u00adb\u00adlio e per\u00adsi\u00adno l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza del\u00adla mor\u00adte. Il leg\u00adno del\u00adla cro\u00adce diven\u00adta un seg\u00adno di spe\u00adran\u00adza per noi e rappre\u00adsen\u00adta la vitto\u00adria di Ges\u00f9 sul\u00adl\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza che spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adti\u00adamo nel\u00adle lot\u00adte e nel\u00adle pro\u00adve del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra vita. Dal\u00adla sof\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adza di Ges\u00f9 deri\u00adva\u00adno la sal\u00advez\u00adza, la for\u00adza, la spe\u00adran\u00adza e la vita \u2013 per\u00adsi\u00adno la vita eter\u00adna \u2013 in mez\u00adzo alle ama\u00adrez\u00adze del\u00adla vita terrena.
\nLe istru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adni di Dio come fon\u00adte di vita
\n\u00ab[\u2026] A Mara, il SIGNORE<\/span> diede loro rego\u00adla\u00admen\u00adti e leg\u00adgi e li mise alla pro\u00adva, dicen\u00addo: \u00abAscol\u00adta\u00adte me, il SIGNORE<\/span> vos\u00adtro Dio, e vive\u00adte come mi pia\u00adce: obbe\u00addite ai miei coman\u00adda\u00admen\u00adti e ai miei rego\u00adla\u00admen\u00adti! All\u00ado\u00adra non vi far\u00f2 soffri\u00adre del\u00adle malat\u00adtie che ho cau\u00adsa\u00adto agli Egi\u00adzia\u00adni, per\u00adch\u00e9 io sono il SIGNORE<\/span> che vi gua\u00adris\u00adce\u00bb \u00bb. (Esodo 15:25\u201326 NLB<\/span>).
\nNon voglia\u00admo diven\u00adta\u00adre ama\u00adri, ma miglio\u00adri. Il modo per rag\u00adgi\u00adunge\u00adre ques\u00adto obi\u00adet\u00adtivo \u00e8 che le per\u00adso\u00adne ori\u00aden\u00adti\u00adno la loro vita secon\u00addo le istru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adni di Dio. Dio si pre\u00adsen\u00adta qui con il nome di Yah\u00adweh Rapha (il Signo\u00adre che gua\u00adris\u00adce). Il modo per otte\u00adne\u00adre una gua\u00adri\u00adgio\u00adne pi\u00f9 pro\u00adfon\u00adda e sopr\u00adan\u00adna\u00adtu\u00adra\u00adle del cor\u00adpo, del\u00adl\u2019\u00adani\u00adma e del\u00adlo spi\u00adri\u00adto \u00e8 segui\u00adre la paro\u00adla di Dio. Ges\u00f9 pro\u00admet\u00adte: \u00abMa se rimane\u00adte uniti a me e le mie paro\u00adle riman\u00adgo\u00adno in voi, pote\u00adte chie\u00adde\u00adre qualun\u00adque cosa voglia\u00adte e vi sar\u00e0 con\u00adces\u00adsa!\u00bb. (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 15:7 NLB<\/span>). \u00c8 la stra\u00adda che por\u00adta a Yah\u00adweh Rapha, il luo\u00adgo di gua\u00adri\u00adgio\u00adne da ogni amarezza.
\nLa tap\u00adpa suc\u00adces\u00adsi\u00adva del viag\u00adgio nel deser\u00adto ha un pro\u00adfon\u00addo signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto sim\u00adbo\u00adli\u00adco: \u00abPoi pro\u00adse\u00adgui\u00adro\u00adno ver\u00adso Elim, dove c\u2019er\u00adano dodi\u00adci sor\u00adgen\u00adti e 70 pal\u00adme. L\u00ec si accam\u00adpa\u00adro\u00adno vici\u00adno all\u2019ac\u00adqua\u00bb (Esodo 15:27 NLB<\/span>). Dio con\u00addu\u00adce il popo\u00adlo in un luo\u00adgo chi\u00adama\u00adto Elim, dove ci sono dodi\u00adci sor\u00adgen\u00adti d\u2019ac\u00adqua e 70 pal\u00adme: un luo\u00adgo di ris\u00adto\u00adro e di abbond\u00adan\u00adza. Ques\u00adto dimos\u00adtra che Dio non si limi\u00adta a prov\u00adve\u00adde\u00adre ai biso\u00adgni imme\u00addia\u00adti, ma for\u00adnis\u00adce anche prov\u00advis\u00adte e bene\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adni a lungo termine.
\nLa paro\u00adla Elim \u00e8 la paro\u00adla ebraica che indi\u00adca Dio (el). Elim \u00e8 il luo\u00adgo del\u00adla pre\u00adsen\u00adza di Dio. Il nume\u00adro del\u00adla per\u00adfe\u00adzio\u00adne divina \u00e8 set\u00adte. Le 70 pal\u00adme indi\u00adca\u00adno quin\u00addi anche Dio e le sue prov\u00advi\u00adden\u00adze. Le dodi\u00adci sor\u00adgen\u00adti, una per cias\u00adcu\u00adna del\u00adle dodi\u00adci tri\u00adb\u00f9 d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, mostra\u00adno che Dio ha in men\u00adte ogni per\u00adso\u00adna del suo popo\u00adlo. Accam\u00adpiam\u00ado\u00adci insie\u00adme a Elim!
\n\u00c8 inter\u00ades\u00adsan\u00adte nota\u00adre che la radi\u00adce el si tro\u00adva anche nella paro\u00adla ebraica che indi\u00adca la quer\u00adcia (elon). L\u2019o\u00adbi\u00adet\u00adtivo del dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adla\u00adto \u00e8: \u00ab[\u2026] affin\u00adch\u00e9 sia\u00adno chi\u00adama\u00adti \u00abquer\u00adce di giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia\u00bb e \u00abpian\u00adte per glo\u00adri\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adre il Signo\u00adre\u00bb \u00bb (Isa\u00adia 61:3 NLB<\/span>). Come segu\u00adaci, dob\u00adbia\u00admo veni\u00adre a Elim, alla pre\u00adsen\u00adza di Dio, e diven\u00adta\u00adre noi stes\u00adsi quer\u00adce di giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia. El (Dio) deve diven\u00adta\u00adre par\u00adte del nos\u00adtro nome, del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0. Arri\u00advia\u00admo a Elim, o diven\u00adti\u00adamo quer\u00adce di giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia, quan\u00addo non bron\u00adto\u00adli\u00ada\u00admo nel\u00adle pro\u00adve del deser\u00adto, ma ci alli\u00adnei\u00adamo a Dio e alla sua paro\u00adla. Quer\u00adcia di giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia o uomo amar\u00adeggi\u00ada\u00adto: la dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adza non potreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre mag\u00adgio\u00adre. \u00c8 nel deser\u00adto che si deci\u00adde che tipo di segu\u00adace diventeremo.
\n\u00abCari fratel\u00adli, quan\u00addo la vos\u00adtra fede sar\u00e0 mes\u00adsa alla pro\u00adva in situa\u00adzio\u00adni dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli, ralle\u00adgra\u00adte\u00advi. Per\u00adch\u00e9 se vi met\u00adter\u00adete alla pro\u00adva, la vos\u00adtra pazi\u00aden\u00adza cre\u00adscer\u00e0. E con la pazi\u00aden\u00adza resis\u00adter\u00adete fino alla fine, per\u00adch\u00e9 all\u00ado\u00adra la vos\u00adtra fede rag\u00adgi\u00adunger\u00e0 la pie\u00adna matu\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0 e sar\u00e0 per\u00adfetta, e non vi man\u00adcher\u00e0 nulla\u00bb (Gia\u00adco\u00admo 1:2\u20134 NLB<\/span>). Il fat\u00adto\u00adre decisi\u00advo \u00e8 il leg\u00adno, la cro\u00adce di Ges\u00f9, che ren\u00adde dol\u00adce l\u2019a\u00adma\u00adrez\u00adza. Pro\u00adprio come Dio gui\u00add\u00f2 Israe\u00adle attra\u00adver\u00adso il deser\u00adto e diede loro ris\u00adto\u00adro a Elim, Egli con\u00addur\u00adr\u00e0 anche noi attra\u00adver\u00adso le nost\u00adre sfi\u00adde e ci por\u00adter\u00e0 in luoghi di rin\u00adno\u00adva\u00admen\u00adto e bene\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne. Dio non ci gui\u00adda den\u00adtro, ma attra\u00adver\u00adso le tentazioni.
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: Esodo 15:22\u201327; Gia\u00adco\u00admo 1:2\u20134<\/p>\n
\n\tCi sono espe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adze che ti han\u00adno amar\u00adeggi\u00ada\u00adto o alt\u00adre che ti han\u00adno miglio\u00adra\u00adto? Per\u00adch\u00e9 \u00e8 anda\u00adta in un modo o nell\u2019altro?
\n\tPer\u00adch\u00e9 c\u2019\u00e8 acqua ama\u00adra in ques\u00adto mon\u00addo? Chi ne \u00e8 la cau\u00adsa? Per\u00adch\u00e9 Dio ci por\u00adta in ques\u00adte strettoie?
\n\tCosa c\u2019\u00e8 tra Mara ed Elim? Cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca ques\u00adto per le nost\u00adre vite?
\n\tQua\u00adle pas\u00adso con\u00adcre\u00adto ver\u00adso Elim \u00e8 il prossi\u00admo per te?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"