Bible Lesson 29

How should a Christian live?

Pray with confidence, trusting in God to act

The book of Hebrews says that since Jesus is our Great High Priest, who pleads with God on our behalf, we can approach his throne with confidence. What an amazing blessing!

The God of all power, all love, all understanding and wisdom, who controls volcanoes and supernovas, and pays attention to each sparrow and each hair of your head, is always listening attentively when his children call out to him!

Trust means speaking our cares to God, and relying on him to act on our behalf.

Worry is the opposite of faith, because it shows we really don’t trust that God will do what is best.

But the path of trust leads to peace that goes beyond what we can understand!

The Joy of Life, by Robert Delaunay, 1930.

Filipenses 4

(4) Alégrense siempre en el Señor. Insisto: ¡Alégrense! (5) Que su amabilidad sea evidente a todos. El Señor está cerca. (6) No se inquieten por nada; más bien, en toda ocasión, con oración y ruego, presenten sus peticiones a Dios y denle gracias. (7) Y la paz de Dios, que sobrepasa todo entendimiento, cuidará sus corazones y sus pensamientos en Cristo Jesús.

(8) Por último, hermanos, consideren bien todo lo verdadero, todo lo respetable, todo lo justo, todo lo puro, todo lo amable, todo lo digno de admiración, en fin, todo lo que sea excelente o merezca elogio. (9) Pongan en práctica lo que de mí han aprendido, recibido y oído, y lo que han visto en mí, y el Dios de paz estará con ustedes.

Traducción: NVI

Philippians 4

Rejoice always in the Lord. I insist: rejoice! May your kindness be obvious to everyone. The Lord is near. Don’t worry about anything; better, on every occasion, with prayer and pleading, present your requests to God and give him thanks. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will care for your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, think well about everything true, everything respectable, everything just, everything pure, everything lovely, everything worthy of admiration, that is, whatever is excellent or deserving of praise. Put into practice what you have learned, received and heard from me, what you have seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

How to Use This Page:

1. Listen to the audio as you read along with the Spanish on the left.

2. Open the English translation, and read the two side-by-side, making sure you understand the Spanish.

3. Close the English, and listen to the audio again, reading along in Spanish.

4. Close the Spanish, and listen once more. Maybe shut your eyes, and just try to understand as much as you can.