Lesson of Prayer…

MEDITATION:

"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:10

Explanation:

Some time ago I was invited to preach in another sector, and my schedule was such that I could not come. When they offered to send a car to pick me up, I agreed. As we going over their place, the driver asked me if I wanted to try my hands at driving the car. I said, "Yes." Of course, he was sitting right next to me. He could drive it without me, but I couldn't drive it without him. He had his hands on the wheels with me. He allowed me to participate with him. That's the way prayer is. God can do it without you, but God enables you to have fellowship with Him and teaches you a dependency upon Him.

Tama yan ang simpleng analisa upang maipakita ang kahalagahan ng panalangin. Ito’y malaking tulong sa bawat isa. Pero sabi ng iba bakit pa ako mananalangin kong alam naman ng Diyos ang aking lahat na kailangan. Dapat ibinibigay na lang niya yun ng wala ng anupamang gagawin, kasi kailangan nga eh at nilikha Niya tayo at Siya ang may sabi na mahal Niya tayo. Subalit ayon sa kaniyang salita ang Diyos ay lagging naghahanap sa Kanyang nilikha ng paghahanap at pagtawag. Ang Diyos ay seloso kaya ang ibig Niya ay Siya lang lagi ang ating tatawagan.

Kailangan nating manalangin lagi sa Diyos sapagkat doon tayo nakikipag-usap sa Kanya at doon Siya sumasagot at nagtuturo…

Recommendation:

Kneel before Him. Meditate on 1 Chronicles 16:23-36. Glory in His presence.

Predestination..

Meditation:
For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans 8:29

Explanation:
God’s wisdom is supreme. Now, we know after the fact but God knows before the fact. The word “foreknow” is from the Greek word proginosko. God’s foreknowledge can be illustrated in a limited way like the viewing of a parade. If you watch a parade from the ground level, you will see the floats as they come past one by one at a time. But suppose you could go up in a 30-story building and look down upon the parade? Then, you would not only see the float directly in front, but quite possibly the first and last float. You now have a different vantage point. We live in history. We see events as they come by one at a time. But, God dwells in eternity. He sees everything. He sees the beginning, the end, and everything in between. But, more than that He has foreknowledge of everything that happens.

Knowing can also imply that there is a relationship, as we discover when we examine the word “know” in marital relationships in the Old Testament (you can see Genesis 4:1, 17, 25; 19:8; 24:16). You can read those for further study on what “foreknowledge” means: Acts 2:23, Romans 11:2, 1 Peter 1:20.

Nakita natin ang kapangyarihan ng Diyos, sa Kanya walang imposible, walang natatago, walang nakakalimutan at walang naiiwan. Sa Kanya ang lahat ay hayag at nakaplano na noong pang una. Siya’y di nagbabago ng anumang Kanyang naiplano na.