SAME GOD, SAME STRENGTH

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Deuteronomy 31:23
The LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”

This was the secret of Joshua’s strength—God was with him. Si Joshua ay katulad lang naman natin na tao. Kung sinasamahan siya ng Dios, e di tayo rin. Kung may ipinapapasok siyang tao kay Joshua sa Promised Land, e di sa atin rin. Tulad din tayo ni Joshua na inuutusan nya. Sabi ng Lord, “Dalhin mo ang biyenan mo into the promised land of salvation. Dalhin mo ang asawa mo, yung anak mo, yung kaibigan mo. Ikaw ang magturo.”

Binibigyan din tayo ng Lord ng same strength because we’re given the same assignment. Iba lang ang casting, props at setting. Iba lang ang pangalan but it’s the same God, the same work, and the same people. We have to bring people into the Promised Land because a lot of them are in the wilderness. In fact, many of them are still in Egypt and are being plagued there. They have to be brought out through the desert into the Promised Land. We are Joshuas. We should bring people to church, to Bible studies para sila man ay makalaya at mag-enjoy sa land that’s flowing with milk and honey.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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A MATTER OF ATTITUDE

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Ephesians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Kalooban ng Dios na ang buhay natin ay maging punung-puno, maganda, mahusay at makulay. Sasabihin ninyo, “Papaano naman ako sasaya kung mahirap ako, wala akong masyadong pera?” Sa palagay nyo ba, lahat ng may pera masaya? Or, “Papano naman ako sasaya e meron akong kapansanan sa aking katawan?” Sa palagay nyo ba, lahat ng walang kapansanan masaya? Sasabihin nyo, “Papaano naman ako sasaya, wala akong kabiyak sa buhay?” Sa palagay nyo ba, lahat ng may asawa masaya?

Ang kasiyahan is not a matter of your station in life but a matter of attitude. Kailangan ang attitude natin laging nakababad sa salita ng Dios, lagi tayong positive.May pagpapala ang Dios, walang swerte-swerte, walang malas-malas. Alam ng Dios ang mga nangyayari sa ating buhay at hindi siya puedeng magkamali.

Ang taong hindi sumasang-ayon sa kalooban ng Dios, yun ang malungkot. Pero yung taong sumasang-ayon sa Dios, na sa tingin ng lahat ay parang kawawa naman, siya ang masaya. Kung anu-ano na ang nangyari sa kanya, sasabihin pa rin nya, “Purihin ang Dios dahil kung hindi pa ako naratay dito hindi ako matututong magdasal nang mahaba. Purihin ang Dios! Kung hindi pa ako nalugi, hindi ako mapapalapit sa Dios. Kung hindi pa ako iniwan ng nobyo ko, hindi ako matututong mag-Bible study.”

Aba’y maraming dapat purihin sa Dios. Pero yung mga taong reklamo nang reklamo kahit maraming blessing na dumarating, hindi pa rin nila nakikita kasi binubulag sila ng mga reklamo. It’s a matter of attitude.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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PINIPILI YAN

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1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Dapat kasi talaga maging mapili tayo sa ating sinasamahan, kung kanino tayo sumasabay at lalung-lalo na kung kanino tayo sumusunod. Minsan, sobrang bias ang mga magulang sa pagmamahal sa kanilang anak. “Mabuti ang anak ko, masama lang yung barkada.” Kung mabuti ang inyong anak at barkada lang ang masama, ano at napasama rin siya sa barkada nya? Lahat kasi tayo ay merong masama at mabuti sa ating kalooban.

Sino ang masamang impluwensiya? Yung tao na kayang buhayin ang masama na nasa atin na. Yun namang wala sayo ay hindi puedeng ilagay sayo kung ayaw mo. Nandun na yun. Depende lang kung sino ang kasama mo. Sino naman ang taong mabuti? Sila yung taong pag kasama natin ay napapalabas ang ating kabutihan. Hindi ba may mga taong pag kasama nyo at nagiging palabiro kayo? Kasi their company encourages you na maging palabiro. Meron namang pag sila ang kasama, ang tahi-tahimik nyo. Siguro, ayaw nyo silang kausap o hindi sila masarap kausap. In other words, nai-influence ang behavior natin ng kung sino ang ating kasama. Kaya mahalagang pinipili ang kasama.

But let us not blame others for our errors. Imposible naman kasing mapalabas sa atin yung kasamaan na wala sa loob natin to begin with. Nari-realize nyo ba kung ano ang influence sa inyo ng inyong kasama?

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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TWO-WAY

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Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

Husbands should agree. Huwag nyong sabihing sinungaling ang Biblia. Kapag hindi kayo agree dito, kayo ang sinungaling. Kahit maraming imperfection ang asawa nyo, pag sinukat mo nang husto, good yan at favor from the Lord. Kapag hindi mo nakikita yon, buksan mo ang iyong mata. At kung nakabukas na ang iyong mga mata at kapangitan pa rin ang nakikita mo, ipikit mo ulit. Then makikita mo ang kagandahan in a spiritual way.

Kung sasabihin natin “Ah, hindi yata totoo,” something must be wrong with the way we live, with the way we think, and with the way we carry on with our daily life. Siempre, reversible din ito. She who finds a husband finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord. Spouse kasi e. Two-way relationship. Hindi one-way lang.

Sa madaling salita, whether you vehemently refuse to accept it or not, your spouse is God’s gift to you. But I’m sure many of you will agree that you are really God’s gift to your spouse. So look the part and act the part. Be a gift and not a curse. Do not be like a misguided Adam and Eve. Sabi ni Adam kay Eve, “I do not like you, you are imperfect. You are just a rib.” At sagot naman ni Eve, “I do not like you, you are imperfect. You have a missing rib.” But these two do not know that each belongs to the other. Na yung kulang ng isa ay nasa isa.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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LAGING WELCOME

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1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Ang purity ng isang tao ay hindi nakasalalay sa kanyang perfection dahil walang perfect. Ang purity ng tao ay ibinibigay ng Dios. Sino ang binibigyan ng purity? Sino ang pinu-purify? Yung nagku-confess. Yung tinatanggap ang kanyang pagkakamali. Yung umaamin sa kanyang kasalanan. Ipinagtatapat yon at inihihingi ng tawad.

There are two ways to perfection. One is the hard way. To try to be a perfect person pero walang nakaka-achieve nun. The second way is to receive perfection through the grace of God. Ibinibigay nya through purification. Ibinibigay nya sa mga kumikilala ng pagkakamali at humihingi ng tawad at nagsisisi.

Lahat ng tao, tumatalikod sa Dios. One way or the other, one time or the other, lumalayo tayo sa Dios. Pero paano mapapabalik ang Dios? Simple. Bumalik lang tayo through confession and repentance. And what can make God return to us? When we return to him.

That’s why while everybody sins, only those who confess get forgiveness. Napakaganda ng reaction ng Dios sa confession at repentance. Laging forgiveness. Ang nagsisisi at lumalapit sa Dios, laging welcome.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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