The Rejected Gift/ El Regalo Rechazado
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· 13 viewsSeeing Jesus as the gift given, rejected, yet priceless. Ver a Jesús como el Regalo Dado, rechazado, pero Invaluable.
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The Gift/ El Regalo
The Gift/ El Regalo
I want to begin with a story.
Long ago, there was a man who worked far from home. He walk early in the morning to get there, worked very hard, and walked home sore from all he had accomplished.
This he did day after day.
One day, after working extra hard, he began the walk home - but was stopped by a stranger.
The stranger had a container and offered it to the man as a gift.
He thanked the stranger and received the box. He did not look inside because he did not want to be rude. This was a heavy container but he put it on his shoulder and started toward home.
He was weary from work and the box was weighing on him.
“What did the stranger give me that is so heavy?”, he thought.
“Why am I lugging this home and don’t even know what is inside?”
After a while more, the man convinced himself to see if the gift was worth the trouble carrying it all the way home.
He stopped to take a look.
When he opened the box, he saw gold, gems, and jewelry. More than he had ever seen before.
He CLOSED the box quickly, hoisted it back on his shoulder and continued home.
Now, his pain seemed a little less. The box was less of a burden. There was a bit of joy to his journey.
He could not wait to get home and this gift that was such a burden - was now a joy.
What would have happened if the man rejected the gift?
Why do you think his walk changed once he had experienced the gift (even just a little)?
Was the burden lighter?
Was the cost to him less by knowing what was inside?
Christmas Gifts/ Regalos de Navidad
Christmas Gifts/ Regalos de Navidad
Yesterday we celebrated Christmas.
If you take part in giving of gifts, you received a gift or more from family or friends.
But the gift was not yours when it was wrapped in the packaging.
It was not yours until you received the gift.
And even after you received it, you did not know what you had until you got beyond the wrapping and to the gift itself.
The techy gifts always have something that come with them. It is called the manual.
What is the point of a manual?
The point is so the receiver of the gift can understand the gift fully.
Only then can the recipient fully enjoy everything the gift was intended to do.
The Gift of Jesus/ El regalo: Jesús
The Gift of Jesus/ El regalo: Jesús
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
16 Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
God gave His Son because He loves you and me soooo much!
God gave His Son as a gift.
Who is the gift for?
The gift of Jesus is for whoever believes in Him!
Just like the gifts at Christmas, it is not yours yet.
When is the gift of Jesus yours?
The gift of Jesus is yours when you receive Him.
CAUTION!
You must receive Jesus AS HE IS!
Just like the gift you received from a loved one, you cannot
Change the Gift in the package (You must accept Jesus for who He is)
Change the wrapping (You must accept Jesus as He is)
Write your own manual (You must recognize that Jesus makes the rules)
There are Christians today who are trying to make Jesus
less holy
more like the world
weak
But the Bible is the MANUAL!
Read the Manual/ Leer el manual
Read the Manual/ Leer el manual
Written by God for you and me.
This manual declares some things to be true about the gift of Jesus.
If you don’t take time to open it and look,
You are like the man carrying the box but not knowing what is inside.
READ IT!!! LEARN IT!!! HIDE IT IN YOUR HEART!!!
The Bible calls Jesus:
Advocate
Almighty
Alpha and Omega (Beginning and the End)
Cornerstone
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father
Creator - Creador
Deliverer - Libertador
Faithful Witness - Testigo fiel
God With Us - Dios con nosotros
Mediator - Mediador
Messiah - Mesías
Redeemer - Redentor
The Word - La palabra
Way, Truth, and Life - Camino, verdad y vida
The True Vine - La vid verdadera
He is our Source of Rest - El es nuestra fuente de descanso
He is our ever-present help in times of trouble - Él es nuestra ayuda siempre presente en tiempos de problemas.
He is the builder of His Church - El es el constructor de su Iglesia
He is the protector of His Church - El es el protector de Su Iglesia
He is present in your past, in your present, and in your future
Él está presente en tu pasado, en tu presente y en tu futuro.
He is EVERYTHING YOU NEED!!! - ¡Él es TODO LO QUE NECESITAS!
I go to the rock of my salvation
I go to the stone that the builders rejected.
I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me.
When the earth all around is sinking sand,
on Christ the SOLID ROCK I stand.
When I need a shelter, when I need a friend, I go to the rock.
SPANISH
Voy a la roca de mi salvación
Me acerco a la piedra que desecharon los constructores.
Corro a la montaña y la montaña está a mi lado.
Cuando la tierra por todas partes es arena hundida,
sobre Cristo, la ROCA SÓLIDA, estoy parado.
Cuando necesito un refugio, cuando necesito un amigo, voy a la roca.
The Rejected Gift/ El Regalo Rechazado
The Rejected Gift/ El Regalo Rechazado
I want us to get into the manual today and see how amazing this Jesus is.
Isaiah lived around 800 years before Jesus came.
He received this prophecy from God:
16 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.
16 por tanto, Jehová el Señor dice así: He aquí que yo he puesto en Sion por fundamento una piedra, piedra probada, angular, preciosa, de cimiento estable; el que creyere, no se apresure.
Let’s look at what Peter declares in 1 Peter about how Isaiah was talking about Jesus:
6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”
6 Por lo cual también contiene la Escritura: He aquí, pongo en Sion la principal piedra del ángulo, escogida, preciosa; Y el que creyere en él, no será avergonzado.
This is Peter talking about those who receive Jesus. That they will not be put to shame because the Jesus was the stone that was rejected by the world but chosen by God.
Let’s go to Psalm 118:22
22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
22 La piedra que desecharon los edificadores Ha venido a ser cabeza del ángulo.
7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”
7 Para vosotros, pues, los que creéis, él es precioso; pero para los que no creen, La piedra que los edificadores desecharon, Ha venido a ser la cabeza del ángulo;
14 He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
14 Entonces él será por santuario; pero a las dos casas de Israel, por piedra para tropezar, y por tropezadero para caer, y por lazo y por red al morador de Jerusalén.
8 and “A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
8 y: Piedra de tropiezo, y roca que hace caer, porque tropiezan en la palabra, siendo desobedientes; a lo cual fueron también destinados.
Application
Perhaps some here have heard of the gift of God but never received Jesus.
If that is so, the Bible says today is the day for salvation. That is what Redemption Church is all about.
Jesus - Redeeming us from our sin, and reconnecting us with God.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
7 en quien tenemos redención por su sangre, el perdón de pecados según las riquezas de su gracia,
Perhaps you received Jesus but you are trying to make Him fit your desires. Maybe He is too strict for you. Maybe He is pointing out things in your life that you don’t want to give up.
If that is you, you need to understand something:
Jesus is the Gift.
There are only two options:
Accept Him as He is, with Him as the King - and you are His servant, or
Reject Him and the eternal life He brings.
Lastly, you may have a relationship with Jesus. You have accepted Him as He is, but you desire to know Him more. You want to push away the distractions and experience Him fully.
We want to take time and open the altar for prayer. We would love to pray with you. We have no judgment against you.
John 3:17 “17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
Let’s Pray together!
