Luke 1:20 My words.. will come true at their proper time
Luke 1:45 What the Lord has said... will be accomplished
I think this is what is truly great with God's Word... it has always and in all ways been consistent and true. Nothing in it has been disproven. Everything is as real as real gets. And if we browse history books, all things point to the reality that the stories foretold in the bible are factual. Discovery channel even featured the remains of the chariots that got burried when the Red Sea closed up.
Thus, I am in awe because God had graciously promise to give us all that we ask in His name. And all that He had said will happen, will. He had promised that... and His words are true.
Ang galing ng God natin!
I.T.
Ps 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
I am awed at how Jesus accepts me for who I am. At times I don't feel worthy and even look for the valleys when I'm in the mountaintop. What I fail to realize is that where I am right now is where God ought me to be and He has given me supernatural joy in my heart. The least that I can do is bask in it. :)
J.B.
30 June
Job 4:16 I heard a hushed voice....
Hearing God's hushed voice is an awesome experience. Ive experienced it and was truly awed by God's power and wisdom.
These happened when I was very deep in prayer (for my visa)... when i was about to make a major decision (about my lovelife)... when God wanted to protect somebody (my dad).... the lists goes on. I knew it came from God coz it was such a clear, clear voice even though it was told in hushed tones. I knew it came from God coz it made me stop dead on my track. I knew it was God coz nobody was with me during those times. I knew it was God because only God will care enough, love enough... to do that for me.
I think these instances are God's way of showing me that I truly belong to Him, that I am His child. That He loves me and cares for me thus, He talks to me. Nakakaiyak!
Thank you God for the hushed voice... isa pa please!
I.T.
I have been unaware of my vindictiveness. There is an area in my life where I still seek to have my own way and I must renounce it. Jesus' love for us allows us to identify with Him.
To identify with him is to be able to surrender and abandon myself. I must be careful though in thinking that certain acts: living a prayerful life, attending CGs, being present every week at church - will lead me to this oneness or salvation. It is only through Jesus' dwelling in my heart . If Jesus is not in me, all my acts are futile.
Holiness is a way of being identified with Christ. I must have conscious efforts toward holiness. . . or what is heaven for?
J.B.
Hearing God's hushed voice is an awesome experience. Ive experienced it and was truly awed by God's power and wisdom.
These happened when I was very deep in prayer (for my visa)... when i was about to make a major decision (about my lovelife)... when God wanted to protect somebody (my dad).... the lists goes on. I knew it came from God coz it was such a clear, clear voice even though it was told in hushed tones. I knew it came from God coz it made me stop dead on my track. I knew it was God coz nobody was with me during those times. I knew it was God because only God will care enough, love enough... to do that for me.
I think these instances are God's way of showing me that I truly belong to Him, that I am His child. That He loves me and cares for me thus, He talks to me. Nakakaiyak!
Thank you God for the hushed voice... isa pa please!
I.T.
I have been unaware of my vindictiveness. There is an area in my life where I still seek to have my own way and I must renounce it. Jesus' love for us allows us to identify with Him.
To identify with him is to be able to surrender and abandon myself. I must be careful though in thinking that certain acts: living a prayerful life, attending CGs, being present every week at church - will lead me to this oneness or salvation. It is only through Jesus' dwelling in my heart . If Jesus is not in me, all my acts are futile.
Holiness is a way of being identified with Christ. I must have conscious efforts toward holiness. . . or what is heaven for?
J.B.
29 June
Job 38:
22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses
of the hail, 23 which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?
The background of this story is on Job finally given his desire to have an audience with God after
the "suffering" he underwent. Verses 22-23 is part of the questions God posed to Job....
Truly, even if we are the wisest man on earth, even if we live a sinless life, even if we had received
10 noble prizes... we can never match God's wisdom. He may allow us to undergo trials and
suffering BUT His reasons for doing so should never be questioned.
Like Job, questioning God will only make us see our unworthiness.
I.T.
Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law. Ps 119:109
It is through God's amazing grace that we can truly become His disciples.
We first build upon a relationship with Jesus Christ, a relationship that will be tried and tested but must not be blurred.
God's supernatural grace will sustain us in building our relationship with Him because he chose us (Jn 15:16)
As a Christian, building on a relationship with Jesus means dismantling our relationship with ourselves. When God calls us to do something for Him, let his grace make us fit to do it.
J.B.
23 June
Jesus, until he reached Jerusalem where he was crucified, faced many persecutions, and perhaps a handful of blessings, from people around him - and so shall we during our journey.
Like the Psalmist, let's ask for God's unfailing love to be our comfort when we are facing trials on our way to Jerusalem, not to be persecuted but to share in God's glory. This love shall encompass the will and the strength that we need so our hearts may be "blameless toward God's decrees, that we may not be put to shame."
J.B.
Like the Psalmist, let's ask for God's unfailing love to be our comfort when we are facing trials on our way to Jerusalem, not to be persecuted but to share in God's glory. This love shall encompass the will and the strength that we need so our hearts may be "blameless toward God's decrees, that we may not be put to shame."
J.B.
22 June
The Psalmist in Ps. 199:73-80 asks to be given understanding to learn God's commands. The psalmist is clearly sold-out that he barely has awareness that he is being mastered or ruled over by a higher power. That is the kind of relationship that we should have with our God.
In our earthly lives, we are given commandments by our bosses or someone in the higher authority and sometimes we do not understand, especially when it seems unjust or unreasonable. Our challenge as Christians is to show that we serve the King of kings and the Lord of lords and no high authority here on earth can surpass Him! We must exhibit "divine characteristics" of humility and gentleness.
J.B.
In our earthly lives, we are given commandments by our bosses or someone in the higher authority and sometimes we do not understand, especially when it seems unjust or unreasonable. Our challenge as Christians is to show that we serve the King of kings and the Lord of lords and no high authority here on earth can surpass Him! We must exhibit "divine characteristics" of humility and gentleness.
J.B.
20 June
I was reminded last night of how God grants us the things that we ask for. It is through circumstances. When we ask for patience, He'll present circumstances that enables us to develop our patience.
"He created us for Himself." This is His creative purpose for us. We must not rely on happenstances or people to bring us closer to God. There must be purposeful and deliberate acts to focus on Jesus - the one who walks steadily on water amidst the tempest.
J.B.
"He created us for Himself." This is His creative purpose for us. We must not rely on happenstances or people to bring us closer to God. There must be purposeful and deliberate acts to focus on Jesus - the one who walks steadily on water amidst the tempest.
J.B.
19 June
God has been giving me plenty of opportunities to prove whether or not I am "perfect, as He is perfect." (Matt. 5:48)
There must be a deliberate act to "identify with God's interest in other people" and it must come naturally to us, a deliberate action that is governed by a purpose of being one with God. In natural situations, when we are faced with difficult circumstances (cramming, running out of time, getting hungry and grumpy), God's life in us must exhibit His supernatural grace that can give us the "power to stay wonderfully poised."
J.B.
There must be a deliberate act to "identify with God's interest in other people" and it must come naturally to us, a deliberate action that is governed by a purpose of being one with God. In natural situations, when we are faced with difficult circumstances (cramming, running out of time, getting hungry and grumpy), God's life in us must exhibit His supernatural grace that can give us the "power to stay wonderfully poised."
J.B.
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