MALAKING BAGAY

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Today's Word

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John 2:1-2
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

We have to participate in people’s time and space and lives. A-attend ka sa graduation ni ganon o kasal ni ganyan. Hindi masyadong mahalaga sayo, pero sa kanila, malaking bagay na yun. Para sa mga pastor, these occasions happen nearly every day or every week. To reinvent its freshness and find joy in it is a great challenge.

Napakahalaga that we don’t miss out on such things. We attend because we want to give to people. By just being there, you’re saying, ‘’You’re important to me.’’ Yung iba naman iwas nang iwas. ‘’Magreregalo pa tayo, huwag na tayong pumunta.’’ But it’s important to be there kahit man lang tula o card yung ibinigay nyo, to share a milestone in people’s lives.

People don’t remember who delivered the greatest speeches. Di mo naaalala ang pangalan ng mga taong nakarating na sa buwan. Pero naaalala mo kung sino yung dumalaw sayo nung may sakit ka, yung unang-unang dumating nung namatayan ka at kung sino ang unang nag-abot sayo nung walang-wala kang pera.

Greatness is not about inventing and re-inventing the wheel, nor about building the pyramids of Egypt. Greatness is composed of little acts of kindness in daily life. This is what matters the most. Kung gusto nating patunayang tayo ay mga anak ng Dios at liwanag ng sanlibutan, show kindness. There are those who need it more than others in very special times.

Ed Lapiz

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PERFECT O FREE WILL?

by | Jul 28, 2017 | Today's Word

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Ephesians 5:17
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

God has a perfect will for us and God also gave us free will. Dapat mag-agree yun completely para mangyari ang gusto ng Dios. Hindi kasi siya nag-iimpose. So kung kalahati lang ng gusto ng Dios ang tinanggap natin, at yung kalahati ay pinipilit natin yung gusto natin, kalahati lang nung potential ang mangyayari. Kung three-fourths lamang ng gusto natin ang nangyari, one-fourth naman yung matitira sa gusto ng Dios. Our disagreement with God’s will is directly proportionate to what will not happen in our lives according to God’s plan.

Parang magulang. Meron tayong perfect will for our children. What is that? Anim na taon dapat matapos ng elementary, kung walang grade 7 ang school nya. Apat na taon dapat matapos nya yung high school, apat uling taon matapos nya ang kolehiyo. Kaya lang hindi ganito ang nangyayari. Yung perfect will ng magulang, apat na taon ang high school. Yun namang personal will ng anak, pitong taon sa high school. May sariling kalooban ang anak. Ayaw mag-aral, umaabsent, nagka-bagsak-bagsak, nagka-urong-urong.

Ang gusto mong mapangasawa ng anak mo mahusay, maayos, lahat-lahat. Pero si Bigote ang gusto nya kaya dun siya napakasal. Perfect will ng magulang hindi natupad. Will nung anak ang nangyari. Eto ngayon, iiyak-iyak. Susumbong-sumbong. Kung tayong mga makasalanang tao ay merong magandang plano para sa ating mga anak, ano pa kaya yung perfect will ng ating Dios sa langit? Gaano pa kaya lalo kaganda yon? Pero matutupad lamang yun kung tayo ay sumasang-ayon sa plano at nagko-cooperate.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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HABANG BATA KA PA

by | Jul 27, 2017 | Today's Word

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Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them.”

Remember God while you’re young. Hindi yung sinasabi ng iba, “Naku, sayang naman, naging Christian agad ako, ang bata ko pa. Mabuti pa yung iba matatanda na, marami nang nagawang kabalbalan sa buhay. Wala nang dapat na ma-miss.” So yung iba gusto pang magsisi. Samantalang napakaganda na maagang mag-umpisa. Sa katunayan, yung may edad na tuwing tinitingnan nila yung anak nilang magyu-youth camp, sabi, “Tsk! Sayang naman, hindi pa ako naging Kristiano agad noon. Sana nakakapag-youth camp din ako.”

In later years you will be burdened with troubles and say, “I don’t enjoy life anymore.” Parang wala na yatang sarap at saya sa buhay. Puro na lang hirap. Remember God before you grow old. Remember God before you die. These are good times to remember God. Not only when you are in danger. Not only when you are needy. Not only when you are desperate. But in good times, in times of prosperity and strength, in times of happiness and joy, in times of victory, freshness and freedom. Hindi lang kung kailan ka malungkot o may sakit. Kung kailan ka nakasakay sa bus na walang preno o sa eroplano na nawala ang piloto. Saka mo maalala ang Dios para ka manalangin.

Paglingkuran na ang Panginoon. Sundin na ang Panginoon. Ang kabanalan ay hindi lamang para sa mga matatanda. Ito’y lalung-lalo na para sa mga kabataan. Habang bata pa ay dapat unahin ang Dios.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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MASARAP TAMAAN

by | Jul 26, 2017 | Today's Word

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Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.

Pag may miembro sa church na natamaan ng mensahe ng pastor, a-absent na sa isang linggo. “Ano ba yang pastor na yan? Nang gumagawa siya ng mensahe ako yata ang pinatatamaan!” Kapag inisip ninyong kayo ang pinatatamaan—pride yan. Pauupuin ba ang daan-daang tao para lang makinig, at ikaw lang pala ang audience? Bakit naman kayo isi-single out ng pastor? Paano na ang ibang nakikinig, palamuti sa church?

“Ayoko na ngang umattend dyan.” Saan ninyo gustong umattend? Dun sa kayo’y bobolahin? Yung ang ganda-ganda nyo, yung wala kayong kasalanan, yung ang banal-banal nyo? Kaya nga tayo umaattend sa church ay para pagsasampal-sampalin at nang magkapasa at duguang uuwi. Nakapag-church ka na nun. Sino ba sa atin ang hindi dapat ganunin?

Ang mga Kristiano na ang puso ay nasa tamang lugar, habang nalalamog ay sasabihin, “Hallelujah! Praise God. Salamat po.” Pero yung magsasabi ng “Hmmm…ako yata ang iniisip. Ako yata ang tinutukoy nito a..Bakit nya alam?” Hindi nyo marahil nababatid kung saan kumukuha ng mga pangitain ang mga nagbibigay ng mensahe! The Lord gives that. Why? Because the Lord loves the church. He likes the church to be always edified and strengthened. Kung kailangang pagalitan, di pagalitan. Masarap tamaan ng pagtutuwid ng Dios.

Expect this in the church because Jesus is the head of the church and he is the Shepherd. Pag lumiliko-liko ka, ibabalik ka nya.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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THORN IN THE FLESH

by | Jul 25, 2017 | Today's Word

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2 Corinthians 12:7
To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Paul was a very special man. Sobra! Siya ang sumulat ng two-thirds ng New Testament. Nagpakita pa sa kanya in a vision ang Panginoong Hesus. Binigyan siya ng napakalaking kapangyarihan, tinuka ng ahas pero hindi tinablan ng lason at hindi namatay. Napakarami ang ipinakitang pangitain at ibinigay na karunungan sa kanya ng Dios.

He had the best of both worlds: an Israelite pedigree and a Roman citizenship which enabled him to go anywhere and everywhere unhindered by borders and visa requirements. Marunong siya ng mga wika ng kanyang panahon. May kaya. Pero binigyan siya ng Dios ng tinik, ng bikig, ng salubsob. Nandyan, masakit, nakaka-irita. Tatlong beses siyang nagmakaawa sa Dios na alisin pero ang sagot sa kanya: “Huwag mo nang hingin na alisin yang hirap. Ang isipin mo ay yung ibinibigay ko sa iyong kalakasan sapagkat yang kalakasan na yan ay higit pa sa hirap na pinapayagan kong dumating sayo.”

At hindi ba nangyayari yan sa buhay natin? Pag ang haba-haba ng dasal ng tao, siguro may sakit. Siguro hinahabol ng maniningil. Siguro may panganib. Kasi when everything is okay parang text message ang dasal natin sa iksi. Nakakabuti sa tao yung marami siyang kahinaan at pangangailangan kung yun ang gagamitin nya para umasa at lumapit sa Dios.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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