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1 Timothy 6:15

…God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

The Lord likes to see his blessings going back to him by means of our tithes and offerings. Gusto nya yun. Isang paraan yun ng pagkilala natin sa kanya bilang King over our lives.

Isang major crime ang tax evasion. Hindi mahuli-huli si Al Capone, a very infamous criminal sa Amerika in the 1920’s, kasi malinis siyang gumawa ng krimen. Nahuli siya at naikulong sa pamamagitan ng simpleng kaso of tax evasion. Why? Because it is a major-major treachery to the state not to pay your taxes.

Kaya nga nakipaglaban si Lapu-lapu kay Magellan dahil ayaw nyang mabigay ng tribute. Kasi kahit maliit na bunga lang, bakit siya magbibigay ng tribute to Magellan e ibibigay yun, in turn, sa king of Spain? Ibig sabihin, pag nagbigay siya ng tribute, kinikilala nyang hari nya ang hari ng Spain. Kaya hindi nagbigay si Lapu-lapu.

Ang pagbibigay natin ng tithes at offerings ay major-major na pagkilala na Hari natin ang Dios. It is not only for practical use that the church needs these para ma-finance ang mga gawain ng Panginoon; it is also our personal gesture of submission to the kingship of God in our lives. Kaya tayo nagbabayad ng buwis. Meron ba namang kaharian na hindi ka nagbabayad ng buwis? Meron bang mga gobyerno na hindi ka sinisingil ng buwis? Meron ngang hindi naman gobyerno, naniningil ng buwis, di ba? Dadaan ka lang hihingan ka ng tong. “Kailangang magbayad ka sa akin dito dahil teritoryo ko ito.” O, Dios pa ba ang hindi natin bibigyan ng ating buwis?

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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AKYATIN MO

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 

Ang mga anak ng Dios ay hindi lamang mga spare parts ng church. Sila ay mga individual persons that God loves and that God would like to bring to their greatest potential. Kaya lang, meron talagang mga obstacles that stand between our desires and our satisfaction, between our fruitfulness and nothingness, between a meaningful and a meaningless life. Maraming hadlang sa buhay.

Obstacles trivialize, minimize, slow down, stall, stop or even reverse, endanger and frustrate our march toward fulfilling our goals of a full and fruitful life. Therefore, obstacles must be faced bravely and wisely.

What do we do with obstacles? Surmount or overcome them. Kung may bundok na nakasagabal at hindi mo maalis-alis, akyatin mo. Conquer it. Ignorance or lack of skill are conditions that can be changed and improved. Napakahalaga that we face them. Kung yung obstacles natin twenty years ago ay obstacles pa rin natin ngayon, malaki talaga ang problema natin. Ibig sabihin nito, wala tayong ginagawa para lutasin yun. Fight your fight and win your war.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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ONE WAY TO HONOR GOD

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Daniel 2:46

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered than an offering and incense be presented to him.

The only way to react to God’s anointed servant is to respect that servant. King Nebuchadnezzar, being a great man and an intelligent ruler, knew what to do. Alam nya na maski siya’y hari, dapat magbigay-galang sa lalaking ginagamit ng Dios. Sa pamamagitan ng bibig ng lalaking ito ay naririnig ng hari ang katotohanan na nagmumula sa salita, isip, at sa puso ng Dios.

“Never mind if I am a king. I would lay prostrate before him,” sabi ni Nebchadnessar. “Magsiga ng insenso at pausukan si Daniel like I would treat God.” Because he couldn’t see the God he wanted to honor, he honored God’s messenger.

Daniel was made governor over Babylon, the capital of the empire, and became the dean of the wise men not because he was great but because God used him. Daniel also requested that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be made administrators of the province. Why? First, he wanted to share the honor and the reward with these men who were with him in prayer and helped him during his difficult days. Marunong si Daniel tumanaw at kumilala. He also wanted to continue God’s ministrations to the king through him kaya kailangan nya ng mga administrators. Imbes na maging administrator, Daniel was now free to give priority to his prophetic office and ministry.

If we wish to honor God, we will have to honor the people whom God uses.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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MASANAY SA BASICS

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Ecclesiastes 5:13-14a

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, or wealth lost through some misfortune…         

What is so horrible about having so much? You may lose it through misfortune. Mahirap yung masanay kasi baka biglang mawala. Kaya dapat kahit nandyan yan, magsanay-sanay ka rin na kung minsan wala. Para pag nawala, may practice ka na. Huwag masyadong ma-attach. Because the moment na attached ka na, it becomes your god.

We must realize that we really don’t need much. Importante yan. Kapag may mga camp at retreat umaalis ka ng bahay mo na konti lang ang dala mong gamit. Basic things lang para maalala mo na kaya mo rin palang mabuhay na hindi mo dala ang unan mo. Kaya mo rin palang matulog sa hindi mo kama. Kaya mo ring maligo sa hindi mo banyo. Kaya mo ring kumain ng hindi mo niluto. Kung minsan kasi life is so good, so comfortable and nice. Nalilibang tayo at nagiging dios-diosan na natin ang mga bagay na yun na parang hindi ka na mabubuhay kung wala ang mga ito. That’s why it’s important to go back to the basics.

Kung di kayo makatulog dahil lang di nyo unan ang ginagamit nyo, alipin na kayo ng unan nyo, di ba? Di ka na makakain kung hindi iyo ang ginagamit mong tasa, platito. Alipin ka na ng mga kubyertos at mga gamit mo sa bahay. Kailangang malaya ang tao. If we are detached, then we could be free.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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ANG MAHALAGA SA BUHAY

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365 Daily Supplements For The Heart
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Ecclesiastes 5:15

Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Ang nadadala lang natin sa langit o sa kabilang buhay are spiritual, not material things. So we should be rich spiritually. Ngayon kung rich na kayo spiritually tsaka materially pa, nice! But do not be spiritually impoverished just because you tried to be materially enriched.

Huwag ibabayad ang espiritu para sa mga bagay-bagay lamang. Wealth does not guarantee happiness or appetite or health. Of course, neither does poverty. Wala ka na rin lang appetite, mabuti na rin yung mayaman ka. Pero ang sinasabi, huwag magkandarapa to the point na napahamak na ang kaluluwa mo para lang sa mga bagay na ito.

Ngayon kung nakakamit mo naman na hindi ka napapahamak, e di mabuti. Double blessing. Pero dapat mamimili, at kung kailangan pumili, huwag tayong nalilito. Alam natin dapat kung ano ang mahalaga sa buhay.

Huwag masyadong magsakripisyo para yumaman. Yung yumayaman ka nang bumubukal yung kayamanan, hindi kayo laging nag-aaway na mag-asawa, hindi nagkakalayo ang inyong pamilya, hindi kayo naha-hypertension sa pag-aalala. Meron naman kasi talagang blessed na blessed sila. Ang luwag-luwag, parang bukal lang na labas nang labas ang biyaya. Yung iba naman parang poso na hirap na hirap sa kagagaod, wala pang lumalabas. So kailangan ilapit ang puso natin sa Dios kung ganun ang sitwasyon because God is in control.

God favors whom he favors. So make sure that the Lord is delighted with our heart, our conscience, and our inner thoughts.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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