HUWAG SAYANGIN

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Ecclesiastes 10:11
If a snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

Charmer ang tawag dun sa mga nagpapaamo ng ahas. Pag maamo na, inaalis nila yung kamandag, pinuputulan nila ng mga pangil. Pero sabi, balewala raw yung charming of the snake kung natuka ka na nya. In other words, marami tayong ginagawang sayang kasi huli na ang lahat.

Merong mga bahay, lalagyan pa raw ng bubong, basa din naman sila tuwing umuulan. Hindi na-serve yung purpose kasi mali ang design. Tingnan mo ang ibang mga bus. Meron pa raw mga fire escape pero naka-welding naman. Pag nasunog ang bus hindi rin kayo makakalabas.

Aanhin mo pa ang pinaamo mong ahas kung natuka ka na? Aanhin mo ang fire escape kung nasunog ka na? Aanhin mo ang edukasyon kung ayaw mo namang gamitin? Aanhin mo ang bisig mo kung ayaw mong magbuhat o magtrabaho? Aanhin mo ang magagandang plato kung nasa loob ng platera mo?

Ang ganda-ganda ng sofa ayaw nyong upuan at may balot pang plastic, tapos nakaupo kayo sa kudkuran ng niyog! Naglagay ka pa ng carpet, nilagyan din ng barong plastic at ayaw patuntungan. Aba, maraming bahay na ang ganda ng komedor! Nasaan kumakain yung pamilya? Nasa dirty kitchen! Bakit sila doon nagkakainan? Baka maluma yung komedor.

Hindi ahas yung pinag-uusapan ng ating verse kundi yung maraming tao na sinasayang lang ang maraming hindi dapat nasasayang. Bakit tayo may utak? Para maging wise at mag-isip.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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HUWAG PAGSISIHAN

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Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

“Huwag kang mapagod sa paggawa ng mabuti.”

“Pero nagtanim na po ako. Wala pa rin akong inaani. Hinukay-hukay ko na, fini-fertilize ko na, dinidilig-dilig ko pa; ayoko na, bubunutin ko na ito.”

Yun pala, kinabukasan mamumunga na, nainip ka lang.

Nakakapagod talagang gumawa ng mabuti, pero nakakapagod din namang gumawa ng masama. Pareho lang namang nakakapagod, mapagod ka na sa paggawa ng mabuti. Kakampi mo pa ang Dios.

And maybe what you should do, if this is your case, is to pace yourself. Magpahinga nang konti. Lagyan ng konting space yung ginagawa but do not give up being good. At kahit kailan huwag pagsisisihan ang paggawa ng mabuti. Huwag pagsisisihan na nasa panig ka ng Dios.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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WITHIN GOD’S WILL

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Deuteronomy 15:4-6
“However, there should be no poor among you for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you if only you fully obey the LORD your God and you are careful to follow all these commands I’m giving to you today. For the LORD your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations and will borrow from none…”

Sabi ng Dios, “Kung susunod ka lang sa lahat ng iniuutos ko at mabubuhay ka ayon sa aking kagustuhan, hindi ka maghihirap. Magpapautang ka pero hindi ka mangungutang.” Napakagandang pangako. Hindi naman ibig sabihing disobedient kaya walang blessing ang mga kapatid nating nagigipit at nangungutang. We cannot be judges.

But the Lord promised. Sa Malachi 3:10 na lang sinasabing magbigay ka ng ikapu mo, pag hindi nya binuksan ang mga bintana ng langit at ibabagsak sayo ang mga blessing na hindi mo kaya. Magkakanda-apaw-apaw ang iyong mga banga. Sa New Tesament ang sabi, parang salop na niliglig, tinaktak, siniksik, pinikpik. Yun ang ibibigay sayo. Pero paano? Live within God’s will. Kung tayo ay kuripot sa Dios, huwag din nating asahang magiging generous siya sa atin.

Let’s be obedient to God. Let’s live a godly life which include living within our means and working hard. Hindi yung godliness na pirmi kang nakapikit at dasal nang dasal, ayaw mo namang magsaing. Wala pa yatang nalaglag na isang kalderong kanin mula sa langit. Yung taong ang kamay nya at katawan ay inihahampas sa trabaho is a godly person.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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FREEDOM

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2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

While the Bible says that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there must be a sense of freedom, the church sometimes makes us feel a sense na nakatali, kinokontrol, at pinipigil tayo.

The church must never function as a police department. Nawawalan tuloy ng pag-ibig at ng pagtutulungan. At ang nangyayari ay nagsisiraan nang nagsisiraan. What happens then? People become hypocritical. They hide their mistakes, their sorrows, and their imperfections because they are afraid that the church might condemn them.

Bakit pa nagka-church kung ganyan din lang? Dapat sa church mo nga natatanggal ang iyong maskara, because there is acceptance. We give care to everyone. The church is a hospital where everybody is a patient and a caregiver to one another.

Pero kung lagi na lang nating babantayan ang kasalanan ng tao, nasaan na ang spirit of freedom? Will anyone be free to tell you na meron siyang weakness o kasalanan o nagawang mali para matulungan mo siya? O ikukubli na lang nya ito dahil oras na malaman ng kapatiran, pagpipiyestahan?

In the fellowship and in the church, it is not healthy that people hide their sorrows and mistakes to the point that we cannot help them. We must create an atmosphere where people may be free to admit that they are not perfect so that we can help one another. Not freedom to do anything we like but freedom to be who we are and to seek help so that we can be the better version of ourselves.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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MORE FAITH = MORE GIVING

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Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, ‘’Increase our faith.’’

Ang madalas na naririnig nating mga panalangin, ‘’Lord, increase my money. Increase my allowance. Increase my suweldo. Increase my possessions.’’ Pero ito ang pinakamagandang panalangin, ‘’Increase my faith.’’

If you are rich in faith, you are rich in everything elese. But if you are poor in faith, though you may have the wealth of the world, you will still be miserably wanting and poor because it is faith that opens the door into much of what can be had in this world. It is faith that can move mountains and the hand of God. Kaya napakahalaga yan.

Kung wala tayong pananampalataya, lalamunin tayo ng kadiliman. Kung nananalig ka, anuman ang nangyayari, ‘’Lord, alam na alam nyo ang nangyayari sa akin. Hindi man nauunawaan ng iba ang nangyayari sa akin, alam nyo sapagkat kayo ang naninirahan sa aking puso.’’

Napakalaking kayamanan ang pananampalataya ngunit nasasabi pa rin natin ang ‘’Lord, hindi po ako manalig sa inyo kaya hindi nga po ako makapag-tithe-tithe e. Kulang na kulang naman ako, kapus-kapos na ako sa buhay, magta-tithe pa ako, mag-o-offering pa ako, magbibigay pa ako sa mga nangangailangan. Bigyan nyo ako, Lord, ng pananalig.’’

Kasi kung hindi ka nananalig, hindi mo talaga magagawa. Kaya it’s a grand statement of faith ng mga tao when they faithfully give their tithes and offerings. Because if you do not believe in God, pati ang Dios uutakan mo. Babawasan mo, kokontian mo, ide-delay mo, kasi hindi ka naniniwala. Pero kung naniniwala ka, buong puso mong naipagkakaloob.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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