Viernes 24 de junio
Ustedes son mis amigos si hacen lo que les mando (Juan 15:14).
¿Por qué seguía siendo Jesús amigo de sus apóstoles aunque eran imperfectos? No porque cerrara los ojos a sus defectos ni porque fuera demasiado indulgente, sino porque prefería concentrarse en sus cualidades y ver sus buenas intenciones. Por ejemplo, la noche más difícil de Jesús en la Tierra, Pedro, Santiago y Juan debieron haberlo apoyado, pero en vez de eso, se quedaron dormidos. Como es natural, Jesús se sintió decepcionado, pero también entendió que no lo habían hecho intencionalmente. Por eso les dijo: “El espíritu, por supuesto, está pronto, pero la carne es débil” (Mat. 26:41). En cambio, Jesús sí puso fin a su amistad con Judas Iscariote. ¿Por qué? Porque aunque Judas daba la impresión de ser un buen amigo, Jesús se dio cuenta de que había dejado que se le corrompiera el corazón. Al hacerse amigo del mundo, Judas se convirtió en enemigo de Dios (Sant. 4:4). Por eso, antes de llamar amigos a sus once apóstoles fieles, Jesús le dijo que se fuera (Juan 13:21-35).
Friday, June 24
You are my friends if you do what I am commanding you.—John 15:14.
Jesus did not remain friends with his imperfect disciples because he was overly indulgent or blind to their imperfections. Rather, he chose to focus on their good intentions and positive qualities. For example, Peter, James, and John fell asleep instead of supporting Jesus through his most trying hour. Jesus was understandably disappointed in them. Even so, he saw that their motives were good, saying: “The spirit, of course, is eager, but the flesh is weak.” (Matt. 26:41) In contrast, Jesus ended his friendship with Judas Iscariot. Even though Judas maintained the outward appearance of friendship, Jesus detected that this former close companion had allowed his heart to be corrupted. Because Judas had become a friend of the world, he had made himself an enemy of God. (Jas. 4:4) Therefore, Jesus had already dismissed Judas when He declared His friendship with the remaining 11 faithful apostles.—John 13:21-35.
Examining the Bible Scriptures Daily, Such instructions gave Jesus ‘the tongue of the taught ones’ so that he would ‘know how to answer the tired one with a word.’ (Isa. 30:20; 50:4; Matt. 11:28-30) Being awakened to timely counsel from the Word of God each morning will not only help you to cope with your own problems but also equip you with ‘the tongue of the taught ones’ to help others.”
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