ANG TUNAY NA AUDIENCE

by | Apr 18, 2017 | Today's Word

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Zechariah 7:4-6
Then the word of the LORD Almighty came to me: “Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?’ “

Maraming katotohanan ang dapat na hinahanap ng mga taong tunay na sumasamba sa Dios. Sometimes, organized religion introduces many delusions in their teachings in order to glamorize many things that should really not be glamorized too much.  For instance, suffering, sacrifice and even fasting. Such acts can sometimes blur real issues and sanitize or deodorize unrighteousness. Nagiging mga mumurahing pantakip sila sa mga tunay na kakulangang espirituwal.

Kaya magandang itinatanong natin sa ating sarili, ang mga ginagawa ba nating pagpipista at pag-aayuno ay para sa Dios? Maraming prayer and fasting meetings ang nauubos lang sa programa. Ang daming VIP ang pinapasampa sa entablado para magtalumpati at manalangin. Para sa Dios ba talaga yun?  Parang pistahan na nauuwi sa competitive performance ng mga grupong kumbidado. Dumadating sa programa pero kwentuhan lang nang kwentuhan sa likod ng entablado at lumalabas lang pag magpe-“perform” na.  Kaya ang tanong e, nagpapaligsahan lang ba ang mga performance groups na ito o talagang sasamba at itataas ang pangalan ng Dios?

There is a very thin line between praising God for his good deeds and displaying the good things we have para purihin ng tao. Sino ang tunay na audience natin?

Ed Lapiz

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PROTEKTADO

by | Apr 16, 2017 | Today's Word

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Psalm 91:14
“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.”

Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den. Nakita nya ang kanyang pangalan sa menu ng Lions’ Club. Tanong siguro ng mga leon, “What’s for lunch?” Nang makita nilang si Daniel the prophet, sabi ng mga leon,

“Fasting ako ngayon. Wala akong gana. E ikaw?”

“Wala rin akong gana ngayon.”

Lahat ng leon ay nawalan ng gana samantalang gutom na gutom at sadyang ginutom ang mga ito.

How can lions devour you when the Lord sends an angel to take away their appetite? If you’re under the protection of the living God, even though you’re thrown into the lions’ den, you are safe there. Safety is not the absence of danger; it is the presence of God. If God is present in our life, we’re safe even though we are thrown into the lions’ den.

Iba’t iba ang dahilan kaya namamatay ang tao. Siempre lumilitaw ang human side natin at natatakot tayo. Pero makaligtas man tayo sa kamatayang nakakatakot o nakakahindik, mamamatay pa rin tayo. The Lord holds the present, the past and the future in his hands so we can trust him in this matter.

Bantayan natin kung paano kikilos ang Panginoon kahit pa nakain na nga tayo ng leon. Marami din namang Kristiano ang kinain ng leon noong panahon ng mga Roman emperors na sina Nero at Claudius. But remember, the moment our spirit separates from the body we are in the presence of the Lord. This is a wonderful privilege.

Ed Lapiz

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POTENTIALS

by | Apr 16, 2017 | Today's Word

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Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Gaano karami ang may potential na maging mga active ministers of the Lord ang hindi natuloy dahil gusto siguro nila na sila ang sikat at hindi ang Dios? Dahil nakikipag-contest with other fellow servants? Hindi marunong mag-sorry? Hindi marunong tumanggap ng pagkakamali? Hindi marunong magpakumbaba?

What happens to people who are ruled by pride? The potential does not happen. The piece of rock remains a piece of rock. You need the Lord as sculptor to curve you into what you should become. Puede sanang maging teacher ng Bible study pero mayabang. Ayun, maraming nakaaway. Hindi nakakasundo. Puede sanang kumanta sa choir, pero masyadong mataas. Ayaw sumunod sa leader. Ipinipilit ang kanya, kaya hindi na lang sasali. Mapupwera lang. Sayang.

Sasabihin natin, “E pag nakinig ka naman kay Lord, dehado ka. Lagi ka na lang humble. Parang laging kawawa.” But you know why the Lord wants us humble? Humble people are able to keep friends. Proud people are not able to make or keep friends. Proud people are not able to maintain and keep ministry because they cannot work with their fellow workers. Proud people cannot become team workers.

Satan wants us proud because he wants us alone and isolated. Because if we are alone, mas madali nya tayong dayain at palungkutin. Mas madali tayong linlangin ng kung anu-anong kasinungalingan. Kasi wala tayong support from other people. Kaya kapag humble ka, winner ka. People will be around you. You will be loved and cared for.

Ed Lapiz

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PILIIN

by | Apr 14, 2017 | Today's Word

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1 Timothy 6:6-7
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.

Life is a constant search and not too many people have the capacity or the potential to be contented. One way to find contentment is to have everything that one wants. This is a very tall order because it’s impossible to have everything that one wants. We have unlimited wants but limited powers. Also, more than one person is interested in the same thing. Lalong-lalo na sa lovelife. Maraming tao ang interesado sa iisang tao lang.

The way to contentment is also perilous. Masyadong delikado yun because the acquisition of things, status or other desires is vey competitive. Parang theatrical competition yan. Nag-aagawan tayo for the same star. It is perilous because it can deceive man into pettiness and narrow-mindedness. People can become obsessed with their desires and turn out very oppressive. Their choices, activities and even vocabulary become limited. Kaya madaling malaman kung ano ang laman ng puso – yun ang palaging lumalabas sa bibig.

Kaya nga dapat maging maingat tayo with the things that we love because these very things can enslave us. Kaya dapat pinipili kung sino at kung ano ang mamahalin. Even with our possessions. Let’s not get too attached to what we have kasi hindi naman talaga natin madadala yan e. At kung ano man ang mga kulang sa atin, mapupunan na rin yun pagdating ng panahon.

Ed Lapiz

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ON AND OFF

by | Apr 14, 2017 | Today's Word

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Ephesians 4:22-24
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

The development of godly character entails putting on and putting off character traits. Merong on at merong off.

Put off falsehood. Pag-isipan kung suot pa nyo ang kasinungalingan. Kung suot pa ay hubarin daw. Put off stealing. Maaaring hindi tayo dumudukot ng candy sa tindahan o toothpaste sa supermarket. Pero kung empleyado kayo at pabola-bola ang oras ninyo, nandadaya kayo. Pagnanakaw yun. O kayo ay employer at hindi naman nyo binabayaran nang husto ang inyong mga manggagawa.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Kailangang ipasok ang mga ito sa ating buhay. Hindi ito madali. Pinagtatrabahuhan yan. Remember that the power comes from God, but the labor is ours.

Some Christians emphasize only the putting off of the negative traits, pero hindi naman pinu-put on ang positive traits. It’s only one-half good when you put off the negative things, but don’t do the good things. May Christians naman who put on the good things, but they don’t put off the negative things. Kaya magulo ang timplada nito. Remember to put off what should be put off, and to put on what should be put on.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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