MAGKASAMA

by | Sep 15, 2017 | Today's Word

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2 Timothy 4:19
Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.

Pirmi silang magkasama, sa hirap at ginhawa, sa lamig at init. Hindi na halos sila naghihiwalay. Aquila and Priscilla faced persecution together. They moved about and lived together. They worked together and they sheltered Paul and even travelled extensively with him. They taught and encouraged Apollos together, They opened their house to the Lord’s church together.

Kung minsan may babae o lalaki na gustong i-open ang bahay for ministry pero pipigil-pigil ang asawa. Para siyang nasa pagitan ng nag-uumpugang bato. Sa kanyang asawa na ayaw mag-host pero hindi naman nagpapahalata sa mga bisita. Kung umaabuso ang mga bisita hindi malaman nitong nasa gitna kung paano nya titimplahin.

Pero ang mag-asawang ito, they agreed even in the way they were inconvenienced. Ang naging resulta, they were always greeted together. Laging magkasama ang kanilang mga pangalan. Kayo bang mag-asawa ay ganun ka-obvious ang pagsasama at pagiging together? Are you linked with each other so obviously that people always mention your names together?

Humahanga at sumasaludo tayo sa mga mag-asawang tinitiis ang paghihiwalay para sa kapakanan ng mga bata at ng kanilang pamumuhay. Pero we should know when to stop dahil hindi naman nauubos ang kailangang bilhin. You work and work for your family and when you go home you have no family to go home to. Nagiging destructive din.

Togetherness is the essence of joy. Ang mag-asawang hindi laging magkasama, liban na lang kung napakatibay ng pananampalataya, ay nagkakaroon ng maraming opening for all kinds of temptation. Magtiis-tiis sa kakulangan ng ibang bagay huwag lang magkulang sa pagsasama.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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POVERTY MENTALITY

by | Sep 13, 2017 | Today's Word

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Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Hindi kapintasan ang maging mahirap subalit hindi rin naman karangalan ang maging maralita. We should be set free not only from material poverty but also from poverty mentality. Why? Because we are children of the King.

Yung sobrang takot na takot sa gutom, takot na takot mawalan, takot na takot na walang pera—that is poverty mentality. Why? Kasi alam ng mga taong ito kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng kawalan at kinatatakutan nila yon. Lagi silang nag-aalala not having enough provision.

Papaano natin malalamang meron tayong excessive fear of want? Sa pagbibigay, halimbawa, masyado tayong kuripot. When you give to the church, kokonti. “Ay, aba! Be practical. Paano na tayo bukas? Kanya-kanyang kayod talaga yan!” Ang mga taong ito ang hindi kailanman liligaya dahil takot mawalan.

Hindi nyo kailangang maging mayaman para mawala ang poverty mentality. You only have to have the rich mentality. Rich in the Lord, believing that the Lord will provide. Yung iba, ang gusto lang gawin ay i-secure ang kanilang bukas. Nagiging madamot tuloy. Laging nag-aarimuhunan.

Maigsi ba ang kamay ng Dios? Hindi ba tayo kayang abutin? Nagkukulang ba ang mga kayamanan ng Dios para pagkaitan ang pangangailangan ng kanyang mga anak? Many people are not able to let God prove himself because they depend on themselves too much. It’s not wrong to work and use all of our resources to be productive. But on top of it all, we should only be really dependent on God.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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BAKIT HABIT?

by | Sep 12, 2017 | Today's Word

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2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”

May mga taong ang hilig mangutang kahit hindi kailangan kasi nakasanayan na. Pinalaki siguro ng magulang sa pangungutang, nakita ang way of life ng pangungutang kaya sanay na sanay mangutang. Bagong suweldo pero pag kumuha sa tindahan ng sardinas, ipalilista kahit puedeng magbayad. “Hayaan mo, nagpapautang naman dyan.” Out of habit. Ang gusto ay laging may pera sa bulsa kaya ayaw magbayad at utang nang utang. Nagkakabaun-baon at nagkakalubug-lubog ang buhay, kasi mahilig mangutang. Kung nangungutang tayo out of habit let us forge that habit. Kung nakasanayan, tanggallin. Bakit habit mangutang, umasa, magpalusot? Hindi dapat.

Do not lend to borrowers whose intentions are mentioned above. Kaya kung makikiusap na naman sa inyo at gusto kayong i-blackmail with Matthew 5:42, sabihin nyo naman, “Remember 2 Thessalonians 3:10?” Kung ayaw nyang magtrabaho hayaan nyo siyang manigas sa gutom. Christian charity does not mean na tayo ay maging kunsintidor. God’s kindness is not meant to tolerate mistakes but to change people. If it is to be a painful process, so be it.

Hindi tayo dapat maging kasangkapan para ang mga tao ay patuloy na maging tamad at patuloy na iprenda ang kaluluwa nila para maka-enjoy lang nang konti. Help must be given only to those who work and do their best. Or to those who are really incapacitated to work.

Ed Lapiz

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NOT FOREVER

by | Sep 12, 2017 | Today's Word

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Numbers 31:27
Divide the spoils between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community. 

Sabi nga ng matatanda, “Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan, di makararating sa paroroonan.” Napakahalaga na lumilingon ang isang nagtagumpay sa lahat ng tumulong sa kanya. Pero tandaan natin na lingon lang, hindi naman titig.

Kung meron tayong utang na loob, magbayad-bayad, magsukli-sukli, pero hindi kailangan na mangayupapa tayo habang buhay sa pinagkakautangan ng loob. Gawin natin ang magagawa para suklian, para maibalik ang kanilang kabutihan pero hindi natin hahayaan na ang pagtanaw natin ng utang na loob ang gumapos sa atin buong buhay.

Maraming tao ang nagpapaapi nang labis dahil may utang na loob na binabayaran over generations. This is the wrong use of utang na loob. Utang na loob as a tool of oppressing others is ungodly. Jesus sets free and we must be free even from the debts of our forefathers. Nagbabayad tayo but not at the expense of our dignity and our well-being.

Sa sistema ng lipunan na maliit ang puwang para ka makaangat, lagi tayong aasa sa tulong at matatali tayo sa utang na loob. Pero hindi tayo dapat pumayag na tayo ay dinudusta-dusta, inaapi-api at kinakawa-kawawa. Hindi natin sinasabi na mawalan tayo ng pagtanaw at pagkilala. Ang katuruan nga is to recognize those who help us. But don’t allow this concept of utang na loob to turn you into a slave for life. Utang na loob is not forever.

Ed Lapiz

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THE FOLLY OF PRIDE

by | Sep 11, 2017 | Today's Word

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Proverbs 16:5
The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

Pride separates man from God. One of the main elements of pride is self-reliance. Self-reliance or pride puts God out of the picture. Kung hindi kayo nananalangin, pride yan. Kasi ang ibig sabihin nyan, kaya nyo nang mabuhay maghapon na walang Dios. Meron tayong gagawing desisyon, hindi muna natin ipapanalangin at magde-decide na lang tayo. It is a form of pride kasi we are actually saying, “I don’t need God’s guidance.” Sa sarili tayo umaasa at pag nangyari yun, napuputol ang blessing ng Panginoon sa atin.

Pride also separates man from his fellow men. Gusto ni Satan na proud si misis para magkagalit sila ni mister. Gusto ni Satan na proud si babae para makagalit niya si kaibigang babae. Gusto ni Satan na proud ang co-worker para yung mga co-workers mag-away-away at magkahiwa-hiwalay. Pag proud kasi ang isang tao, walang may gusto sa kanya.

Pag walang may gusto sa inyo ngayon, e di wala nang mananalangin para sa inyo. Wala nang magbibigay ng paalala. Wala nang tutulong at susubaybay. Kawawa ka na. Nag-iisa ka na. Kayang-kaya ka na ni Satan na sirain. This is the ultimate reason why Satan wants us proud – to isolate us from God and from fellowmen para walang tutulong sa atin at nang masolo nya tayo. Kaya kinasusuklaman at kinamumuhian ng Dios ang mga palalo at mapagmataas.

Ed Lapiz

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