Good Gifts

Meditation
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father…” (James 1:17).

Explanation:
God has so many good and perfect gifts in store for you. Not only does He offer eternal life through His Son, Jesus, but the Bible is filled with His generous and abundant promises in this life. He wants to bless you with provision and supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. He wants to pour out His abundant favor on you and cause everything you do to prosper. He wants to bless you with spiritual gifts to make you strong in your inner man. He wants you to enjoy your job and be proud of your work at the end of the day. These are all gifts from God. Every good gift from God is meant to draw us closer to Him. Often times, people have a picture of God shaped by experiences that have happened in the past, or experiences with their earthly father. I encourage you today to let go of any past ideas and see God according to His Word. He is good and faithful, and He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him! Seek Him today and experience the life of blessing He has in store for you!

Ano ang ibig sabihin ng sitas na ito na “mabuti ang kaluob at wagas na kaloob ay nagbuhat sa langit”? Ibig bang sabihin yung masamang kaloob ay di galing sa Diyos? Pero may sinasabi sa Isaias 45:7 – na ang Diyos ang nabibigay ng anumang bagay. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay ang lahat ng bagay na mula sa Diyos ay lahat makabubuti sa tao, ito man ay masama o mabuti, sapagkat alam ng Diyos kung ano yung makakabuti sa atin. Kaya nga sabi Niya ipagpasalamat ang lahat ng kaganapan, pangyayari, natatanggap natin sa buhay.

Father in heaven, thank You for Your good and perfect gifts. I open my heart to You today and ask that You help me see Your goodness so that I can know You more. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Choose Blessing

Meditation:
“I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live…” (Deuteronomy 30:19).

Explanation:
God desires that you live in blessing in every area of your life. He’s given promises in His Word and has established a plan for you to live in total victory. He promises to give you the answers, but you have to be the one to decide to obey His voice. You have the final choice, so choose life and blessing! Every time you choose to obey the Word of God, you are choosing blessing. When you put God first in your life; when you walk in love towards others even when it’s difficult, you are choosing blessing. When you turn away from ungodly influences and when you give to others, God will pour out His blessing on you in return. Start today and do what you know to do. Obey His word and His blessing will overtake you! You’ll rise higher and higher and live the abundant life He has for you.

Sino ang ayaw ng pagpapala dib a, kahit sino ang tanungin natin kapag pagpapala ang pinag-usapan walang pagkukunwari kang sasagutin. Ganyan ang tao o kahit na mga tagasunod na ni Jesus walang pasubali na ang ngiti ay abot tanaw. Subalit nakakalimutan natin na kailangan nating ilagay sa ating puso ang sinabi na unahin ang kaharian ng Diyos at ang lahat ng bagay ay ibibigay Niya. Akala natin sahud na lang ng sahud, kailangan din natin ipakita, isagawa na karapat dapat kang bigyan ng pagpapala. Di ba?

Father in heaven, today I choose life. I choose blessing by obeying Your Word. Keep me close to You so that I can honor You in all I say and do. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

God Put You In My Way!!

Meditation:
Luke 10:29 – He, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Explanation:
In one movie the man search for his friends in the King’s army in the Sudan. In his quest, the man got lost and was near death in the vast deserts of Africa. Then, as his life was ebbing away, he was rescued by an African, who cared for him.

Stunned by the man’s kindness to a stranger, he asked why his new friend had done so much for him. African man response was direct: “God put you in my way”

In the parable of the Good Samaritan, a priest and a religious scholar, whose calling was to help the downtrodden, ignored the need of a fallen traveler who had been left to die on the Jericho Road. A hated Samaritan, however, gave his time and resources to help the hurting man, displaying Christ’s compassion. He bandaged his wounds, brought him to an inn, and took care of him (Luke 10:34). The ravaged mad had been put in the way of all three travelers, but only the Samaritan responded.

As we move through life, we are challenged to respond to the needs of people. We will either show them Christ’s love or be indifferent. How will we respond to those God chooses to put in our way?

Lord, I need Your help even to see the needs of people around me and then to know how to cure for them. Give me a heart of compassion like Yours and opportunities to express Your love.

“Compassion never goes out of fashion…”

Sa buhay ng tao sa panahon ngayon marahil ilan na lang talaga ang makikita natin ang may ganitong ugali, ugali na ating natunghayan sa itaas. Sapagkat ngayon ang tao ay takot ng tumulong, umalalay sa ibang tao, bakit? Sapagkat ang iba ay nadadala na sa mga nakaraang karanasan na sila’y niluluko, pinagnanakawan ng mga taong kanilang tinulungan. Subalit ano ang sinasabi sa Galacian 6:10 – samantalahin natin ang lahat ng pagkakataon sa paggawa ng mabuti sa ating kapwa, lalo na sa mga kapatid sa pananampalataya. Dito sinasabi na mga kapatid pero sa itaas yung lahat ng nakapaligid sa atin na nangangailangan ng tulong.

At heto ang maganda nito sa Galacia 6:9 – Kaya’t huwag tayong magsawa sa paggawa ng mabuti; pagdating ng takdang panahon tayo ay mag-aani kung hindi tayo magsasawa.

About Grace!!!

Meditation: And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strenth is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

Explanation: There are three possible ways to pray when you are hurting. First, you can pray that God will give you an escape from the pain. That's normal - in fact, that's how drug stores stay in business! Second, you can pray for God to give you the strength to endure the pain. And that, too, is a natural response. If we can't escape the pain, we can pray to endure the pain. The final way we can pray is to ask God to enlist the pain in our lives for our good and His glory. If we can pray to escape our pain, then we see pain as our enemy. If we pray to endure our pain, then the pain is seen as a master. But, if we pray to enlist our pain, we see it as our servant. We are able to find God's grace to glory in our infirmities, that the power of God may be manifest in our lives.

Tama naman pangkaraniwan na sa mga panalangin natin na matakasan natin ito, mapaglabanan natin ito, nakalimutan natin yung Diyos na mayaman sa habag at awa na may magagawa Siya sa ating mga kinakaharap. God bless you...