SLEEPLESS?

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Psalm 4:4
…when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

What do we do before we go to sleep? David says a most wonderful thing that we should consider doing. He says, meditate on your beds. Be quiet and search your hearts.

How many of us miss such blessings? Pagsampa natin sa kama, “Nasan ang remote?” Matutulog na lang habol pa ang palabas na teleserye sa telebisyon o pakikinig ng CD. Minsan, nag-iiba na ang hitsura ng mga tao sa screen, ayaw pa ring patayin ang TV. Kung natapos na ang isang CD at hindi pa rin makatulog, salang na naman ng isang tape. Pagod na pagod na yung TV at CD player, ayaw pa ring paawat.

Itinuturo sa atin ni David ang isang napakahalagang elemento ng isang good night’s sleep. Humiga habang hindi pa antok na antok, and then meditate. Think of God. Think of his teachings. Think of God’s dealings during the day that was. Think of how the Lord has been good to us – this alone will assure us that tomorrow will not be any less good because we still have the same God.

Some of us fill our time with so many things to do that we don’t have time to reflect, to be silent, and to digest the meaning and symbolisms of the day’s activities. Lagi tuloy tayong nagmamadali. Tapos yung iba pa pag hindi makatulog, they begin counting sheep. When you cannot sleep, instead of counting sheep, why not talk with the Shepherd?

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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GAWIN MO NA

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Galatians 6:10
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Gawin nating policy sa buhay itong “We may never love like this again.” Do your best all the time para pag namatay yung tao o may mangyari man sayo, hindi ka sisi nang sisi. Isa lang kasi ang dahilan ng pagsisisi natin—nagpalampas tayo ng pagkakataon. Sinasabi kasi natin madalas, “Saka na.”

Because we are human, we cannot do this all the time. But, at least, you should have a good batting average. Dapat nakaka-90% or 85% man lang tayo sa goodness na ginagawa. Kung medyo tinatamad ka pero alam mo kailangan nya ng iyong pagsisilbi, bumangon ka na rin at pagsilbihan mo na. Hindi ka naman nakakatiyak na all your life ay makakabangon ka kung gusto mo.

Kung kailan namatay na, saka ibibigay ang lahat. Sobrang pagagandahin ang ataul. Kung kailan may sakit yung tao, saka dadalhan ng kahel, ubas at ng kung anu-ano. Nang buhay at matakaw pa, ayaw bigyan; ngayong naghihingalo na, dala nang dala ng pagkain. Ang bantay at mga dumadalaw lang ang nakakain tuloy. Always give your best kung kailan ma-a-appreciate pa nung tao at kung kailan matutulungan pa siya.

Araw-araw, gaano kaya karaming chances to be good ang pinapalampas natin? May mga naghihirap na tao ngayon. Pagkakataon na nating tulungan sila kasi hindi naman habang buhay ay mahirap yan. Gusto mong share-an yung isang tao ng gospel pero pinaka-saka saka mo na. Then nabalitaan mo ay namatay na. May mga ganyan, tapos sising-sisi. So gawin mo na.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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FOR YOUR SPOUSE ONLY

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

In your marriage bed, your spouse and God are both there. Huwag kayong magdadala ng ibang tao because you will defile God. Kung gaano ka-exclusive na gusto ng Dios ang humanity sa kanya because God created man for his glory and pleasure, ganun din ang inyong spouse for you. Kung paano sinisira ni Satan ang humanity para mahiwalay sa Dios, ganun nya sinisira ang mag-asawa para magkahiwalay.

The Lord designed the human body so you can also appreciate your sexuality. Husband and wife, when you are enjoying each other’s physical intimacy, you can simply say, “Thank you, Lord.” Ang bait-bait ng Dios, pati mga kiliti inilagay nya sa mga tamang lugar. Ganun siya ka-tactful. So kayo, hindi dapat mga malisyosong Kristiano. Ang Dios ang gumawa ng anatomy and that is honorable and for his glory. Enjoyment in marriage is God’s gift.

When you fill your spouse’s needs, you are dispensing your holy duty. Give your best to your marriage. Position yourself to get the best. Pag umuulan, kung ang inyong isahod ay batya o tansan, pareho pa rin ang ulan pero hindi kayo pareho ng makukuha. Malaki ang isahod nyo sa marriage. When you get more out of it, you enjoy it more. Kung pupunuin nyo ang buhay nyo ng reklamo, ganun ang mangyayari sa inyo. Pero kung hahanap kayo ng maipagpapasalamat narun din yon. Ang lahat ng bagay ay nandyan, kailangan lang makita. Kaya lagi nyong idalangin: “Lord, ipakita nyo sa akin. Kailangan kong makita.”

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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THAT’S WHAT FAMILY IS FOR

Daily Devotions

365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Deuteronomy 6:6-7
These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 

A family can sometimes be just a display window, isang lugar, isang institusyon, isang grupo kung saan mo idinidisplay ang displayable, naipagmamalaki ang dapat ipagmalaki, ipinagmamapuri ang kapuri-puri.

But a family should always be a refuge, a sanctuary. This means that even those members who are not displayable find themselves welcome and happy in their family because it offers refuge. Kahit hindi sila achievers, meron silang lugar sa pamilya na laging bukas sa pagtanggap, laging may pag-ibig at kapayapaan.

A family should also be a school. God expects parents to teach their children well. Sa pagtuturo daw ng mabubuti, dapat itanim sa isip ng mga anak ang lahat ng tama, mabuti at maka-Dios na mga gawi. The family teaches positive values, godliness, love for country, industry and good citizenship. Mahalaga ang ibinigay na ministry sa family, lalo na sa mga heads of family.

Happy families hope and work for the best but also accept the worst. Pinakamabuti kung yung inaasahang bagay ay magbibigay ng kasiyahan at kahulugan. Ang pinagsisikapang maabot ay yung pinakamataas na puedeng maabot pero tinatanggap din nila kung ano man ang kahinatnan ng bawat miembro. Dapat may unconditional love and acceptance. That’s what family is for.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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IBA NA ANG SATISFIED

Daily Devotions

365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
Approved Therapeutic Claims

1 Corinthians 7:2
But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

What does this mean? Marriage makes available what immorality offers. In other words, the marriage bed must offer everything that immorality offers and that will make immorality less enchanting and less interesting.

Why do many people get into immorality? Perhaps because the marriage bed does not offer enough sensuality. Kaya ang nangyayari, naghahanap pa ng kaligayahan ang husband or wife sa ibang kandungan. Marriage was instituted by the Lord so that married people will have no more occasion and excuse to be immoral. Marriage must offer every sensual thing that the world offers and everything is honorable in the marriage bed.

The New Testament and the Old Testament tell us that the husbands and the wives have the divine duty to fill each other’s needs. There should be no refusal because the body of the wife belongs to the husband and the body of the husband to the wife. This is a very, very important teaching. If you are going to refuse each other, it should only be for a short time and only if you have agreed to devote your time to prayer, fasting and spiritual activities. But then again, it must not be long and the Bible says, “You must come together again so that Satan will not tempt you.”

If a husband and a wife are both very happy in their intimate life together, there will be very little room for temptation because their needs are met. Iba na ang satisfied.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

If you are blessed through this ministry, you could now take your turn to be the blessing to many others.

With your helpful support, more people could be reached with the messages of delight, strength and hope.