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Deuteronomy 4:31

The LORD your God will have mercy—he won’t destroy you or desert you…

Ganito ang pagiging makatarungan. Paparusahan ang mali, pe-premyuhan ang tama. Ang mercy naman, kahit mali ka na, kinukupkop ka pa kasi habag ang umaandar at hindi katarungan. Ang Dios ay parehong mahabagin at makatarungan. Of course, kung ano ang gagamitin nya sa atin, hindi natin alam. Kaya huwag tayong maging mangahas na humingi ng justice. “Lord, where is your justice? Nasaan ang iyong katarungan?” Huwag tayong humingi dahil baka maging makatarungan nga siya sa atin at ibigay pa sa atin ang kaparusahan.

Salamat na lang at ang Dios ay hindi laging makatarungan, dahil mas madalas siya ay mahabagin. Kasi, kung katarungan ang paaandarin nya, lahat tayo ay mapaparusahan dahil lahat tayo ay nagkakamali. Sasabihin mo, “Bakit yung taong yun laging mali pero hindi pa siya tinatamaan ng kidlat?” Huwag nyong hilingin yun dahil yung kidlat na tatama sa kanya, tatama rin sa atin kung ang papaandarin ng Dios ay katarungan lamang. Kung gusto natin na ang Dios ay maging mapagbigay sa atin, maging mapagbigay din tayo sa kapwa. Kung paano natin sinusukat ang kapwa, ganun din tayo susukatin ng Dios.

Lahat tayo ay maraming nagagawang pagkakamali. Ano ang dapat sinasabi ng mga anak ng Dios? Hindi “Sayang” kundi “Next time.” Kapag tayo’y nagkakamali, sabihin natin, “Di bale, next time.” Hindi naman yung “Next time, lagot ka.” Dapat next time, pagbubutihan na natin. Palaging may next time. Habang may buhay, may next time. Kaya palaging buhay ang pag-asa. Yan ang masarap sa mga nabubuhay sa lilim ng pag-ibig at habag ng Dios.

Ed Lapiz

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Psalm 23:6

Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, LORD.

It is the Lord who is our safety, protector, shelter, and sustenance. The passing of people we have learned to lean and focus on should make us renew, re-strengthen and re-beautify our very personal relationship with God. Sa kanya’t sa kanya tayo babalik. Kaya ang relasyon natin sa Dios kailanman ay hindi isinasakripisyo alang-alang sa pakikitungo lang at pakikisama sa kapwa tao. Because when all the chips are down and the day is gone, it’s really you and God.

Sino ba ang kasama natin noong tayo ay nabubuo sa sinapupunan ng ating ina? E di ang Dios. Nagmula sa Dios, bumalik sa Dios. Wala naman talagang dapat ikalungkot tungkol doon. Ang ikinalulungkot lang natin ay ang pansamantalang paghihiwalay at ang lungkot ng nakasanayan nating kasama siya. Subalit dapat maluwag na maluwag ang loob nating ibibigay sa Dios ang sa kanya naman talaga. At sa kanya naman talaga nagmula ang mahal natin sa buhay.

The Lord is our shepherd. We will not only survive. We will also prevail because we can be strong and victorious and be filled with all good things. Rest assured that even the dead remain our fellow sheep under the care of our loving Shepherd. Sa katunayan, mayroon nang pag-ibig ang Dios na yun lamang sumasakabilang buhay ang nakakaranas. Isa yang pag-asa nating pinaghahawakan at pinananaligan nang walang anumang pagdududa. At tayo’y nananalig na yung pag-ibig ng Dios ang laging mangunguna sa ating puso.

Ed Lapiz

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Psalm 23:5

You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch. You honor me as your guest, and you fill my cup until it overflows.  

Eastern etiquette ang nilalarawan ng verse na ito. Noong araw sa Israel, nakatira ang mga desert dwellers sa mga tent. Pag may bisita, sumasalo sila sa labas ng tent para presko. Kung minsan nilalatag lang nila doon sa carpet ang kakainin nila kaya kitang-kita ng ibang desert dwellers na may bisita.

Ang ibig sabihin nun, pag pinakain ka at sumalo ka, walang puedeng gumalaw sa iyo sa lugar na iyon na hindi muna dadaan sa iyong host at willing siyang ibigay maging ang kanyang buhay to protect you from your enemies. At ganun ang ginawa ng Panginoong Hesus. Namatay siya para sa atin kaya hindi na tayo puedeng patayin ng kalaban. Sinasabi ng Panginoon, “Pag pinapasok mo ako sa iyong puso, magiging shepherd mo ako. Ako na muna ang mamamatay bago ko payagang may mangyaring masama sa iyo.”

Sa init ng disyerto na halos ikabiyak ng ulo sa init at ikabitak-bitak ng anit, pag dumating ang isang bisita, binubuhusan siya ng konting langis sa ulo para ma-refresh. So bukod sa binibigyan tayo ng dangal dahil binubuhusan nya tayo ng langis, umaapaw din ang inumin na inaalok. There’s always hunger and poverty in that region, so pinapakita sa atin na ang binibigay nya ay sobra-sobra. Hindi tayo pinagdadamutan. Ganyan magbigay ang Dios.

Protection from enemies, more than enough provision, and refreshment for life’s journey. That’s what Jesus will do for you when He becomes your Shepherd.

Ed Lapiz

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John 18:20

But Jesus told him, “I have spoken freely in front of everyone…. I have not said anything in secret.”

How do we go to the point as to not have fears? Have no dark or dirty secrets. Malaking takot ang ibinibigay ng mga sikreto natin, lalo yung mga sikretong marurumi at madidilim. Mga krimen na nagawa, mga pagkukulang, mga pagtataksil, pandaraya, pagnanakaw. You create even your own shadows. At ang mga taong may mga malalaki at maruruming lihim ay maraming takot sa buhay.

Mas maraming sikreto ang tao, mas maraming dapat itago at ikatakot na mabunyag. So, don’t be blackmailable. Ang naba-blackmail lang naman yung mayroong malaking lihim e, na sa takot nyang mabunyag ay babayaran nya ng anuman, susuhulan nya, tatakpan nya ang bibig ng sinumang gustong magbunyag sa kanya. Blackmail draws strength from people’s secrets and fears of being found out. Kahit pa yan ay political, social or emotional blackmail.

Lalabas at lalabas ang totoo, mabubunyag at mabubunyag ang katotohanan. So no fear means no deception. Gusto mong mabuhay nang malaya sa takot? Huwag kang mandaya. Huwag kang magnakaw. Huwag kang mang-umit. Huwag kang manlinlang. Dapat totoo ka, hindi ka fake.

Set yourselves free from falsehood and ignorance, hiding, needless suffering, and fear itself. Kung mayroon kayong dapat ipagtapat, ipagtapat nyo na para matapos na ang inyong pagdadala. You will have momentary discomforts, kahihiyan, pag-uusig, pagbabayad pero ang tunay na bunga nito ay ang inyong kalayaan. Kahit hindi kayo nagbabayad o nagmumulta, mas malaki pa ang ibinabayad nyo sa pagtatago ng isang sikretong nagpapahirap ng inyong loob, lumilimita sa inyo, at naggagapos sa inyong buhay.

Ed Lapiz

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Psalm 23:4 (NIV)

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Isang talinghaga ang paggamit ng salitang “death” o kamatayan sa salmong ito. The phrase “shadow of death” does not really mean physical death or death as we know it.  It can mean calamity. Kaya ang sinasabi ay kahit ano’ng kalamidad ang aking suungin, harapin o lusungin ay wala akong magiging pangamba.  Evil here also does not always mean evil spirits or evil deeds. It can also mean adversity or distress or grief or misery or sorrow.  Sinasabi ng may akda, “Sapagkat ang Dios ang aking pastol, ano man ang suungin ko, ano man ang mangyari, wala akong ipangangamba.”  Kung minsan tayo ay nadadayang mag-isip na nakakatakot mawalan ng ganito’t ganun.  Pero walang dahilan para ang tao ay mangamba kung ang Panginoon ay nasa kanyang puso.

When the Lord is my shepherd, I will be secure no matter what.  Sa totoo lang, ang kalungkutan natin kapag may mahal tayong sumasakabilang buhay ay dahil, una, mahal natin ang namatay, mami-miss natin siya at mahihirapan tayo.  Pero madalas ding nadadagdagan ito ng pangambang “Paano na ako?  Paano na ang inaasahan ko?” Lalo pa’t nasasandalan natin ang yumao. Kaya nga dapat nating alalahanin na ang tunay na nasasandalan ng tao ay ang ating Dios.  Hindi natin minamaliit o binabale-wala ang magagandang ginawa ng taong sumakabilang buhay subalit dapat lang maalala ang katotohanan na ang Dios naman talaga ang pinanggagalingan ng lahat ng mabubuting bagay.  Sapat na ito para makaaliw sa atin.

Ed Lapiz

Day By Day Christian Ministries

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