Everyday

Written on October 18, 2006

"This is the day the Lord has made... I will rejoice and be glad in it."


What will you say if your friend from old days suddenly sees you and asked, "How are you?" or in tagalog, "Kamusta ka na?" Well, I know everyone of us will say the usual answer like, "Ok naman...katulad pa rin ng dati."


But that is not the right thing to say... instead we must answer them like this, "Ok na ok... much better than before." Because everyday is a new day for us. A new beginning. A new challenge... and a new blessing. Because our Lord changes us "everyday". Like the song:


Binabago Mo ako araw-araw
Binabago Mo ako araw-araw
Ngayon, bukas at kailanman,
Ang pag-ibig Mo ay laging tapat.


If Jesus' expression of love was sweet yesterday, well... today His love is much sweeter than yesterday. And because of that we tranform into a better individual because He is the reason why we change everyday. If you think that there were no changes of you from the past, look at yourself... maybe your presence is far from His presence... maybe you don't seek for His love and protection. So what will you do, pray, meditate and read His Word. And I tell you there's gotta be more than that.

Sing For His Love

Written on December 10, 2006

So I'll sing a love song to You...


When was the last time you've sung a song for the Lord? When was the time that you actually realized that you cannot live without worshiping and serving for His Kingdom? When was the time you have thought that even in the midst of trial, you can still praise His Name?


Sometimes I'm running out of words to say. Sometimes I do not know what I am writing. Sometimes numbness just came in my way and in the end, I do not know what I am writing. Because of so many things that are running through my mind, I really don't know what I was doing. Apostle Paul have written in the letter to the Romans that he is doing what he don't want to do and yet he is not doing what is the right thing to do. Paul, one of the faithful servants of God had actually written that thing and sometimes it made me think that he is not really that strong.. he just becomes stronger because of the strength that he received from God (Phil.4:13).


It's like a battle...


It's like a war...


But it is a battle and a war within our ownselves. We are struggling for the things that our own flesh wants to do and we are having a hard time to balance between what is wrong and what is right. We do not know what to do. We are hopeless. We are incapable. We are struggling from good and evil. And it's up to us if we want to fight or loose for that battle within our ownselves.


But one thing is for sure...


God made us stronger. Because of His mercy and grace, we are able to do what is right and we can fight against the evil. In our ownselves, we cannot do nothing. We are like a filthy rag that can easily be trampled. But the goodness of God is always within us. No matter how bad we are... no matter how incapable our ability may have... we can still face and fight the battle. We can stand still and sing for His glory...for His Kingdom...for His Name. We can sing of His Love Forever. ^_^

Lost

This is the topic that I discussed at Reflectors Unleashed held last October 19, 2008 at Lyceum Institute of Technology (Now Lyceum of the Philippines Laguna).

What comes first in your mind when you heard the word LOST? As a matter of fact, in our personal life, we don't want to talk about it. Because its all negative... failure, rejection, vanished... no longer in existence.

So what most people do is to think positive... They do what is the opposite... To gain something, to be succesful, to be able to go to the top... in short to find life (in their own knowledge)

But what does the Bible say in Matthew 10:39.

Unknowingly, when we are so much blessed, we never thank the One who gave that blessing. But when we are in the middle of problems, instead of leaning on to Him, we blame Him. Why? Because we focus more on how to gain life by our own. Because we thought we knew what's good for us.

God promised us in Jeremiah 29:11, and yet we rely on our own plan. Jesus said, "Those who lose their life for My sake will gain it."

Do we need to kill ourselves literally and say in our last word, "Lord this life is for You."

Not at all.

That's why it's called unleashed! You have to let go. You have to release something in order for you to lose your life and gain Christ. Let go of your own knowledge. Rely on His Word. Release all Your heart ache, your pain, your bitterness and be completely lost!

L - ive
O - utside
S - atan's
T - erritory

Satan's Territory is the world itself. Full of sins.. deception.

But God said that we are not be forever living in this world. Because our true world is not in here but with Jesus Christ who is in Heaven.

To God be the Glory!

I Asked

I wrote this short article when I was in college. I just want to re post it here and to share God's message as well. Enjoy reading..

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I Asked

When I was a child, I was a bully.

I was happy when I see someone cry.

And then I saw a man.

He was staring straight at me.

I also stared at Him.

I asked,

"Who are You?"

He looked to me and said,

"I am your Lord, I love you and I want you to be with Me in Heaven."

I began to grow old.

I went to school.

I always cheat and lie.

And then I saw a man.

He was staring straight at me.

I asked,

"Why are You always here? I'm so bad and I don't need You. Who are You?"

He looked and said,

"I am your Lord. I died on the cross because of you and I want you to be with Me in Heaven."

I didn't believe what the man said.

I grew older.

I finished my studies.

I had the job that I want.

I still cheat and lie.

And then I saw the man who said He is a Lord.

I stared at Him.

I asked,

"Do you still love me even if I cheat and lie to others? I am a sinner and I don't deserve to be with You."

He looked and said,

"If you only believe and confess, you will realize that I still love you. I want you to be with Me in Heaven."

Time went by.

I started to build my own family.

But it didn't work out.

And then I saw the man who said He is a Lord.

I stared at Him.

I asked,

"You said you are Lord, You said that You love me but what did You do to me? My life became miserable."

He looked to me and said,

"You are suffering for the consequences that you have made. You are suffering because you do not believe that I love you and I want you to be with Me in Heaven."

I grew much older.

My body became weak.

I was pale.

I knew that my life would end soon.

But there is something missing that I want to find.

I saw the Lord standing in front of me.

I remembered all the things that I did. I was so naive to understand that every time I do something, He was always there for me. Even if I was on the peak of my triumph or on the edge of falling out, He was always there for me.

I stared at Him intently.

My eyes became wet.

He is my Lord.

He is my Savior.

He is the One I'm searching for so long even though I know that He is always there for me.

I stared at Him for the second time.

And said,

"Lord, I truly believe in You. I don't know how could I thank You for loving me so deeply. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and came back to life to save me. I accept You now as my personal Savior."

And I asked,

"Lord, would you forgive me for everything that I have done? I am so sorry."

And I sobbed.

He looked to me and said,

"That is My grace My child. Even if you sin, I will still love you. Even if you never did what I want you to do, only if you confess and promise that you will turn back from your sins, I will still love you."

He stretched his arms to me.

I saw his nail-pierced hands.

"My child, I now forgive you. From now on, you will be with me in Heaven."

My friend, would you still wait to grow old just to realize that there is Someone who will love you more than anyone here on Earth? Don't waste your life. Jesus loves you so much!