GOD OR MAN?

by | Jan 25, 2018 | Today's Word

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Matthew 15:13-14

Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up by the roots. Stay away from those Pharisees! They are like blind people leading other blind people, and all of them will fall into a ditch.”

Jesus was trying to explain that the teachings of God must be separated from the teachings of men. Patuloy na nangyayari ito ngayon. Ang dami-daming Kristianong iba’t-iba ang hugis, korte at kulay, e iisa yung Dios at ang salita nya. Dapat huwag tayong mamatay, magpakamatay at pumatay para sa mga katuruang hindi naman galing sa Dios. Halimbawa, gusto nyong kumanta ng hymnal lang, e di mag-hymnal lang pero huwag patayin yung gustong kumanta ng hindi hymnal. Parehong itinataas at pinupuri ang Dios; nagtuturo ng kabutihan, kagandahang loob, pagsisisi at pagbabalik-loob sa kanya. Sa palagay nyo ba, mas pipiliin ng Dios ang hymns kaysa sa hindi, e lahat naman ng musika galing sa Dios?

Marami tayong mga nakakasanayang ipinaglalaban natin pero hindi naman pala yun issue sa Dios. Dapat kakaunti lang ang talagang pinaninindigan hanggang mahirapan: kaligtasan sa pangalan ng Panginoong Hesus, pananalig sa kanya, paniniwala sa Salita ng Dios. Pero yung pag-aapply nyan sa pang-araw-araw na buhay, hiyang-hiyang yan e. Hindi puedeng pareho lahat.

Jesus says that people should leave teachers or teachings that limit their choices although it is not God limiting them. Kung hindi both leader and follower will fall.

Dapat alam ng responsableng Kristiano kung ano yung uncompromisable teachings of God at kung ano naman yung mga dekorasyon and addition na dahil lang naging conventional at effective ay hindi kailangang i-impose sa ibang kultura sa ibang panahon.

Ed Lapiz

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MINISTRY OF PRESENCE

by | Jan 25, 2018 | Today's Word

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Matthew 9:10

Later, Jesus and his disciples were having dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and other sinners were also there.

Jesus joined and fellowshiped with outcasts and sinners. Yung mga latak, mga pwera, mga disempowered at marginalized ang binibigyan nya ng kanyang higit lalong malalim na atensyon bagama’t hindi naman nya ipinupwera yung mga makapangyarihan. Nagpunta nga sa kanya at inasikaso rin nya si Nicodemus na ruler of the synagogue. Pinagbigyan niya rin si Jairus na mayaman. Inuuna nya yung inihuhuli ng karamihan–mga bata, mga babae, mga makasalanan, mga mahihirap, pati mga minorities. Lahat ng kabaligtaran ng inaasahan sa kanyang panahon ang ginawa ng Panginoon sa kanyang social life.

People need, want, and thrive in well-timed and well-spaced human company. Ang regalo sa atin ng Dios sa pamamagitan ni Hesus ay yung hindi ka pinag-iisa kundi sinasamahan at dinadamayan. People should be able to have and enjoy godly, wholesome, constructive and uplifting company. And we, the people of God, should be able to fill that role as well. You can minister by your mere presence, as long as it is positive.

Jesus gave company, not to take but to give. Kung ito rin ang layunin natin, then and only then can we afford to go with just anybody who has nothing to give us. D’yan ka lang puedeng makisalamuha nang taos-puso dahil wala kang inaasahang kapalit. Jesus ministered to the outsiders, the unglamorous, the disempowered, the weak, the poor, the isolated and lonely. So give company to those who are alone and outside the system. Like the Lord, be sensitive to people’s situations and needs.

Ed Lapiz

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HUWAG PAHIRAPIN ANG MADALI

by | Jan 24, 2018 | Today's Word

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Matthew 11:28-30

“If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest. Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest. This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light.”

Because Jesus loved people, he was always part of the solution. Pag dumadating siya, nawawala yung bagyo, nakakakain ang gutom, nakakalakad ang lumpo, gumagaling ang may sakit, napapalayas ang masamang espiritu, sumasaya ang malungkot, natatanggap ang nire-reject ng society, lumiliwanag yung madilim, dumadali yung mahirap. Kaya lagi siyang welcome. He made situations light and easier for people. At sabi nya, “My yoke is easy, my burden is light.”

Kaya salungat yung nagsasabing mahirap magpaka-Kristiano. Kung humihirap man yun, hindi ang Panginoon ang nagpapahirap nun kundi mga religious people and systems, traditions and expectations. Kaya tuloy takot ang mga tao. Pag binuksan mo ang Biblia, “Ayoko nyan. Baka marami kang ipagbawal sa akin at pahirapan mo ako.” Nagtuturo lang si Hesus. Nasa sa iyo kung susundin mo o hindi. Hindi siya namimilit.

May mga tao na ang gift nila ay pahirapin yung madali. Makikipagbakbakan sa twenty-five centavos na kulang sa sukli ng driver ng jeep. Dapat naman talagang tama ang sukli pero kung hahatawin ka naman ng tubo, sasaksakin yung asawa mo, hayaan mo na. Pinaparaan mo na lang yang mga bagay-bagay para dumali ang buhay. Mayroon pa bang hihigit kay Hesus sa prinsipyo? Mas mataas na prinsipyo yung love, peace, pakikipagmabutihan, at yung payapa at tahimik na buhay.

Ed Lapiz

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DO YOUR PART

by | Jan 22, 2018 | Today's Word

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John 9:6-7

…he spit on the ground. He made some mud and smeared it on the man’s eyes. Then he said, “Go and wash off the mud in the Siloam Pool.” The man went and washed in Siloam… When he had washed off the mud, he could see.

Let’s take a look at Jesus’ method of healing this man born blind. Dumura siya sa lupa. Pinaghalo ang kanyang laway at ang alikabok. “Yucky!” sabi ng iba. Pero, may mangyayaring himala. Kung ikaw yung bulag, huwag kang pa-yucky-yucky. Napaka-importante ng mangyayari. Ano ang isang elemento na ginamit ng Panginoon sa himala? Yung mismong galing sa kanya: his spit. Pattern yan sa Biblia. Pinaghahalo yung galing sa taas at galing dito sa baba. Napakahalaga ng contact between the human and the divine. Jesus was going to re-create the life of this man. Because he was born like that, he had to be born again in another dimension. Kailangan maging iba siya.

Then Jesus gave instructions, and the patient obeys. So the man goes home well, singing, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Biruin mo, sa araw na yun, wala siyang kamalay-malay na maiiba ang buhay nya kasi nakakakita na siya! God’s word heals when obeyed. Sabi ng iba, “Nasa Dios ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa.” Totoo! Naawa si Hesus, pero pinagawa din yung tao. Hindi laging puro sa Dios ang gawa, sa tao ang ngawa. Walang mangyayaring himala pag ganun. You always do your part. Kayang-kaya tayong pagalingin ng Dios pero ganun na lang ang pagpapahalaga nya sa atin. Kahit hindi kailangan, isinasali tayo ng Dios sa proseso. Obedience is important in healing.

Ed Lapiz

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A PRIVILEGE

by | Jan 22, 2018 | Today's Word

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John 2:7-9

The servants did as Jesus told them, and the man in charge drank some of the water that had now turned into wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants did…

Jesus turned water into wine for a small village wedding. He and his disciples were just invited guests but Jesus performed his first miracle anyway. Only the servants and the disciples were in the know. Ang ginawa nyang himala ay hindi nalaman ng mga pinaghimalaan. Yung mga katulong na umigib at yung mga disipulo lang ang nakaalam na may himala. Kahit sa mga gawain ng Panginoon ngayon o work sa church, yung mga servants at workers ang mga unang-unang napapagod. Pero sila rin ang unang-unang nakakakita ng pagkilos ng Dios.

Napakalaking pribilehiyo na maging lingkod ng Diyos sa ganitong paraan. Ano ang naging bunga ng himalang ito? The disciples were encouraged. We were not even told that everybody else enjoyed the wine but the Scriptures tell us that the disciples put their trust in him. Napakalaking sakripisyo, pagtitiis at misyon ang gagawin ng mga disipulo balang araw. At ang himalang ito ang nagbunsod sa kanila na lalo pang ipagkatiwala ang buhay nila sa Panginoong Hesus. They were the miracle’s primary audience and the biggest winners that day. What a privilege to serve the Lord!

Ed Lapiz

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