Luc. 22:28—Luke 22:28.

Jueves 11 de agosto
Ustedes son los que con constancia han continuado conmigo en mis pruebas (Luc. 22:28).
Jesús brindó su cariño a la gente y le dio generosamente de su tiempo y recursos, lo cual hizo que muchos se sintieran atraídos a él y quisieran corresponderle (Luc. 8:1-3). Por experiencia propia, Jesús podía decir: “Practiquen el dar, y se les dará. Derramarán en sus regazos una medida excelente, apretada, remecida y rebosante. Porque con la medida con que ustedes miden, se les medirá en cambio” (Luc. 6:38). Claro, había quienes buscaban a Jesús solo para ver lo que podían conseguir de él. En una ocasión, esos falsos amigos malinterpretaron sus palabras, y en vez de darle el beneficio de la duda, sacaron conclusiones precipitadas y le dieron la espalda. En cambio, los apóstoles fueron leales. Aunque su amistad con Jesús se ponía constantemente a prueba, hicieron todo lo posible por apoyarlo en las buenas y en las malas (Juan 6:26, 56, 60, 66-68).


Thursday, August 11
You are the ones that have stuck with me in my trials.—Luke 22:28.
Jesus was generous in giving of his time, affection, and resources. As a result, people were drawn to him and were happy to give to him in return. (Luke 8:1-3) From personal experience, Jesus could say: “Practice giving, and people will give to you. They will pour into your laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.” (Luke 6:38) Of course, some did try to associate with Jesus purely for what they could get out of him. These false friends abandoned Jesus when they misunderstood something he said. Rather than give Jesus the benefit of the doubt, they jumped to a wrong conclusion and turned their backs on him. In contrast, the apostles were loyal. Their friendship with Christ was often tested, but they did their best to support him during good times and bad.—John 6:26, 56, 60, 66-68.