“To everything and to everyone there is a time appointed.” I think that statement had really shocked me—truly if we know the appointed time, then we won’t fret but we will prepare and do well in advance. What would happen if everyone knows the time that their loved ones would depart? Then they would all do what they can to be around them before that time comes. Likewise, what would happen if we know what time we are supposed to receive and get an employment?
Then we won’t be losing... Continue reading ...
Addressing calamities and vulnerabilities
Edison Macusi
Today the term most abused is climate change. Every time there is a disaster somewhere in the world, people in authority or even those with little knowledge always claim and quickly run to this term. When the disaster struck Cagayan De Oro, Iligan City and Dumaguete City down South in Mindanao, and the Visayas, people were quick to say that it was climate change.
However, the real culprit and the real story behind this destruction was m... Continue reading ...
Celebrating New Year always evokes in us a new hope and a new beginning. Hope is sorely needed in a world that is greatly shaken, in a world that is currently in recession, experiencing earthquakes, political turmoil, unrest and floods. I believe that we have come to a juncture in time when everything that will be shaken will be shaken. Paul writes about this , “See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much ... Continue reading ...
There has never been a more opportune time, more signs in the heavens and on earth happening than this time. When an earthly king comes to visit a country, they always send their advance party to prepare the way of the king for his coming. They make his passage safe, they level the crooked paths and they inform the people of how important this dignitary is by rolling a red carpet and putting signs of his coming. The truth is, the Lord Jesus, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is coming a... Continue reading ...
Man is hardly thankful to God. If man had ever been thankful to God, he could have always followed and searched for truth. He could have been more thankful to Him than the birds that chirp everyday thanking God for a new day, a new meal and for the life it has. All of creation are thanking God for King David said, “Let all that has breath praise the Lord!” But we are hardly thankful to Him, even today that the pressures of living have become even greater and the economic systems of the wo... Continue reading ...
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil.
It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones. Proverbs 3:5-8 (NKJV)
Trust
is earned. People can love each other, they can give gifts, they can
hug and even kiss but the lack of trust could easily distort this love.
To be a people of faith, we need to trust God. W... Continue reading ...
Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil.
Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on.
For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence. Proverbs 4:14-17 (NKJV) There is a prophecy in the Bible that shows women shall rise up during these days not only to liberate themselves from the deception that the devil has hea...
There is a current buzz about how former president Arroyo has taken a dramatic props to elicit mercy from the poor and the generally unsuspecting population of the country. Props, sickness and disease cannot be an excuse to face accountability of the electoral fraud, the fertilizer scam and the ZTE scam. Corruption cannot be excused after someone has done it already. This is like punching your neighbour in the stomach and then telling him that it was just a joke. Well, whether it was a joke, ... Continue reading ...
Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. Job 5:17
Blessed is the man you discipline, O Lord, the man you teach from your
law; you grant him relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for
the wicked. Psalm 94:12-13
Many times in our lives we face adversity and we face the rebukes of
others as we go in our daily living. It could be our boss, our employer
in our jobs or it could be our mother scolding us for not taking the
garbage outside... Continue reading ...
Integrity is a word that few treasures these days. True to the prophecy
that these are great and dreadful times, many leaders who want to extol
the virtues of power over wisdom and integrity have mired themselves to
the past. As Moses wrote, those who fail to obey the Lord’s command will
“be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will
find you out” (Num 32:23). Rigging the elections is like creating an
artificial monopoly in the market. Once this monopoly is b... Continue reading ...
Mining and tourism are
part of the sunshine business that the Philippines should look into. We
have to wake up that fishing and agriculture while basic and needed
cannot sustain our country towards industrialisation. While outsourcing
continues to bless the Philippines with a generated income of about
12-13 billion dollars and rising to 100 billion dollars by 2020
(according to estimates), we cannot rely on putting all our economic
hopes in one basket alone. In fact this is the reason ... Continue reading ...
I have been wondering what
is the meaning of true ministry--at first, I thought that this means
preaching and teaching to people, having a platform to actually reach
others to God or becoming as famous as Martin Luther or Peter, Paul and
John. The very names of whom speak also the nature of Christ in them,
that He was a reformer, evangelist, teacher, prophet and lover of our
souls. Ministry have taken a new meaning apart from what God intended it
to be, it is preaching and teaching to ... Continue reading ...
How
can we strengthen ourselves? How do we react to situations and issues
that arise in our office, ministry, and children? Do we rant and rave
after losing our keys, or our car jammed into traffic, or after we are
being billed for our electricity and water consumptions? How do we keep
our cool and not burst into anger? Many Christians may not rant and rave
because they understood and knew that it is a sin to have an outburst
of anger but even then, in silence, their thoughts traverse ... Continue reading ...
“As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night
will never cease.” Gen 8:22
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Eccl 3:1
Have you been experiencing a general weakness? Or have you been
wondering about your purpose? What you are supposed to do at this stage
in your life? Sit, relax, God is in control and He is not pointing His
finger, worried about time, or wrangling about all the things... Continue reading ...
Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. Ecclessiastes 5:10
We have been talking about
money in order to gain a deeper understanding on how God views money
and the natural resources that we have been given. Obviously, the Lord
will not give more to those who squander their present resources or
those who do not have the wisdom to use what they were given. Money is a
powerful tool when handled properly but without the right h... Continue reading ...
“It is impossible that no offenses should come…” Luke 17:1-4 NKJV
Many
people get easily offended. They are misers, unhappy and easily jolted
by the failures or successes of others. Misery can be defined as the
consequence of a negative reaction when we are offended, persecuted or
challenged. The feeling of misery escalates when we find ourselves drawn
to self-pity and self-condemnation or to accusation of others. Often,
the very people who are closest to us inflicts the hardest pa... Continue reading ...
"Whoever
can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will
trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with
someone else's property, who will give you property of your own?” Luke
16:10-12
Money per se is not evil.
But once we put our trust in money, or on our wealth, this becomes our
god. The Lord ... Continue reading ...
What is disappointment? Everyone has at one time been a victim of disappointment. From the man waiting for his pizza in the Restaurant to the taxi driver waiting for his turn in the queue to the budding businessman receiving a letter of rejection from his bankers for his business proposal to the young lover whose romantics had just been rejected by his love one; Or to us, it could be an erring church member whose behaviour we regard as rebellious because we simply could not accept her person... Continue reading ...
Blessed
is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in
the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.
He
shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth
its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever
he does shall prosper.
The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore
th... Continue reading ...
1. Why do trials occur
in this life? And why does God sends trials? Most of us define trials by
our experience whether we are Christians or Non-Christians, everyone
understands that both suffers and come to a point of suffering in this
life. For most of us in the Philippines, trials are equated to poverty.
We endure the afflictions and sicknesses because we see them as part of
life. It is natural for most of us…but who could have thought that being
rich and wealthy could also be a... Continue reading ...
“No
servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the
other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve both God and Money.” Luke 16:13
Understanding the times is
not only crucial to our survival but for us to use the times of crises
to take action. Unless we have been prepared of the things that will
happen ahead, who will warn the others? Just as a loud serene warns of
an impending war, disaster or bombing in a city, the tr... Continue reading ...
After this I saw four angels standing
at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the
earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on
any tree.
Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God.
He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
“Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God... Continue reading ...
Don't
let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the
rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed
to destruction. He
will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God
or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming
himself to be God. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4
In the last two chapters
we dealt with the two beasts that will deceive the whole world (those in
rebellion against God). The antic... Continue reading ...
I was appalled by what I
heard and seen in the Inquirer reports concerning the alleged attack on
the hard-hitting radio man this week in his broadcasting lair in
Bulanao. If true, this is a sign that the Governor could not take the
punches on the air. Criticism of officials by media men and his own
people should not be seen as curtailing the works of the governor but
rather should be seen in the light of what more can be done. Inside big
private companies they have supervisors or gover... Continue reading ...
“The
man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the
Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand
them, because they are spiritually discerned.” I Corinthians 2:14
In the last chapter we
discussed that the seed of the anti-Christ will not come emblazoned with
his head flashing a word “antichrist” or his office affixed with a
plaque “Beast.” The Scripture refers to this personification of the sin
of man as the “man of s... Continue reading ...
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.” Matthew 24:7-8Like a woman who is about to give birth, the writhing pain and agony of the earth will just be a prelude to the end so that the New World Order which the Lord Jesus Christ will put up in His coming reign for a thousand years will be fulfilled. It is true that there will be much destruction because the judgment o... Continue reading ...
“Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.” Matthew 24:7-8The word nation translated here means ethnic from the Greek word ethnos. Almost all wars have been rooted in differences between tribal leaders and their practices which is why the travail in the last days would include severe wars between tribes or nation vs. nation and kingdom vs kingdom. For instance the case ... Continue reading ...
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against na... Continue reading ...
And
hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into
our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. (Rom 5:5 NIV)
Christmas is undoubtedly the biggest celebration in the Philippines.
Even those who cannot afford to buy anything by virtue of their poverty
are predisposed to go into debt just to have a table full of presents
and food this Christmas. It is not sin to celebrate Christmas nor does
the pagan practice formerly associated with it have anything to do ... Continue reading ...
I
have been fascinated by the rumours and confusion that distraught many
in the seminal decision of the Supreme Court concerning the acquittal of
Hubert Webb and his colleagues on the Vizconde Massacre in June 1991.
Although not expected, this decision actually helps reframe the case and
digs deeper than merely speculations on the truth of who actually did
the crime. Solving this case requires forgiveness and looking at a
different angle on who did and masterminded the gruesome murder ... Continue reading ...
Last
week we started sharing on the necessity of personally propagating the
gospel of Christ into all the world as the scale of darkness brings
scare and hopelessness into the hearts of many. The phrase “into all the
world” implies geographical, cultural, economic and global aspects of
propagating the Kingdom of God into all the world. There are however
some paradoxes in the world which certainly needs much study and
revelation from God. Our motivation in seeking others whom God ha... Continue reading ...
There
are instances in our lives when we have almost given up on people that
we are trying to win for the Lord. Sometimes we also give up on our very
love ones who do not seem to change. We demand that people around us
conform to what we believe is right and true. Though we understand that
the truth should be known by everyone, it is not our responsibility to
change people. We do not claim to have that power to change others. What
we do claim is that we have the faith that overcomes th...
“Do
nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider
others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own
interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Phil 2:3-4 NIV)
In daily life, one can be affected by anxious
thoughts and worries of the future due to present instabilities that occur in
our society. This can only distract and lessen our full devotion to God. We are
called to abide in the Prince of Peace who alone can calm all our wo... Continue reading ...
I
have been in the Philippines for more than one year now, doing things
that I thought I would not be doing or being in the places that I have
not envisioned to stay for a long period. In this year, I have pointed
out in our special bulletin (Understanding 2010 and the coming elections
series) that there is a rebirth that is coming upon this nation. Just
as any birth will be painful and messy at first, it was the same with
the new administration that has been ruling this country for mo... Continue reading ...
Last week we have discussed that crises
come to try us and reveal the foundations that we have. Every person
in this world will face crisis in varying degrees and so will every
tribe, nation and organizations. How we face the trials will determine
the outcome of our destiny. Just as Israel’s first test was to either
believe the Lord in the midst of trying circumstances or abandon their
faith and return to slavery so will every one of us. When Pharaoh’s
army pursued them in the Red ... Continue reading ...
There is hope amidst the cacophony of
confusion and shaking that is happening everywhere. The event that
transpired last Monday (August 23), the infamous bus hostage taking
at the Quirino grandstand that was watched around the world was
supposed to be a showcase whether Noynoy and most Filipinos would
value the life of their human fellows or allow themselves to be bound
by the temporal convenience that has taken root upon almost everyone
in this planet. Sadly, the 11 hour struggle that sta... Continue reading ...
I kept silence during the inauguration
of Pres. Noynoy Aquino,watching and praying that indeed we have not made
a mistake in choosing this unlikely candidate. I have prophesied before
in my article, “The birth of a New Philippines” that appeared in May
and quickly taken on by the broadcast media and aired that we are living
in a new chapter of history.
Indeed, one can hardly recognize when history had come and favoured
the most unlikely person to be the president because we were... Continue reading ...
There are three keys of success in our Christian life: 1) the faith
that overcomes the world, 2) our trust in the Scriptures as His
inerrant Word and 3) intimate relationship with the Lord. Let’s discuss
how we can grow in faith and develop confidence that can help us grow
and do mighty exploits for God. There are teachers that teach
self-confidence is a vain thing in this world and therefore we must
throw it away. There are also teachers that tell the opposite that we
need it and we cannot... Continue reading ...
I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the peoples
no one was with Me. Isaiah 63:3
Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for
his friends. John 15:13
The old rugged cross was a symbol of the Roman empire’s prestige,
power and position. It is shameful to be crucified as the Scriptures say
that cursed be the man that hangs on a tree. The cross was a human
invention of the most wicked scheme of punishment to his fellow; yet
just as the human mind intended it ... Continue reading ...
Evil does have a life by itself. It cannot be denied that once this
life form infects the human being, he becomes its target until he is
fully overcome. The devil establishes itself in the believers mind and
heart as clearly expounded by Paul, For though we walk in the
flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our
warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction
of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing
raised up against t... Continue reading ...
I was greeted by the grim news that Lola Sol, as we fondly call the
former chief of the Department of Education Culture and Sports (now Dep
Ed) then at Bulanao, passed away. Her husband had just gone to be with
the Lord last January and to suddenly realize that she too had been
called at the city gates of the New Jerusalem above seems impossible and
unexpected. I came to know my lola personally during my kinder and
elementary days because my mother who was employed as a clerk at D... Continue reading ...
Apart from afflicting nations and people
groups just as we had discussed, fear can also hijack the destiny of a
nation or a person. Because Israel allowed the fear of the sons of Anak
to conquer them, they were never able to conquer their Promised Land.
This generation wasted for 40 years in the wilderness and did not see
the fruits of the Promised Land. Where a nation or people group
continues to allow fear to control them, they will stop moving forward,
that’s the end of a nati... Continue reading ...
In the coming days we will witness the
rebirth of the Philippines–our prayers for our country will determine
whether the outcome will be for good or for evil. I have been in a
church service this past week and had seen a vision of what is coming
upon our country. I felt that this is real and true, I saw the
Philippines bathed with a great light, the radiance and the expanse of
it covers the entire island in yellowish tinge coming from the heavens
above and animated by wavelit lig... Continue reading ...
“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were
already kindled!” Luke 12:49-50
God did not instantly translated us to heaven
Many complain of the evil they see around us. Many are downright
angry at the bottom of their hearts. They complain of abortion, of their
corrupt leaders, of the Muslim insurgency, of the economy and so many
other things. They question, why God did not translate us to heaven
earlier when we were born again? Why can’t it be like Enoch or Elij... Continue reading ...
A burning light
Few men have witnessed the fiery splendors of heaven as much as those
magi who went to look for the King who would one day rule the world.
They understood that the heavens do speak of the glory and majesty of
the Celestial Being, who ordered the starry host at night to shine their
lights and the moon to reflect the light of the sun and give light at
night. The entire heavenly host seems to move at the beating of the
Unseen Conductor, standing right at it. They had unde... Continue reading ...
The times in the wilderness
Israel was not quickly transported to heaven after believing God and
being “baptized” in the Red sea. She was thrust rather to walking the
great distance from that point on to the wilderness. This experience is
really a means of God to get their hearts truly aligned to His mind for
the calling that He has called them. This journey could have not lasted
very long, it could have been simply an 11 days journey and then to the
Promised Land, but because of t... Continue reading ...
The five essential traits of spiritual leadership
- Vision-the eyes of the leader beholds the panorama
of how far, how wide and how long he can go in the revealed purposes of
God. Vision takes precedence in the life of leader because he must see
so that he can lead others. The lack of vision sounds the death knell
to any existing enterprise or organization. It is by having a vision
that we can understand and see how many more steps we need to get
nearer to what God called us to do. Just as Jesu...
Continue reading ...
There are many definition for the words leadership and leaders. Just
googling the word leadership gives you 122 million entries to look up.
That is how desperately varied we are in defining what leadership is,
some definitions of leadership are the following,
“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” Thomas Carlyle, writer, historian
“Times produce the person and not the other way around.” Herbert Spencer, philosopher, social darwinist
“Leadership is influence.... Continue reading ...
As I have
written last week, understanding your purpose to answer the call of God
in your life could be the greatest cure to the church’s spurious and
superficial life in the spirit. True spiritual regeneration brings with
it genuine changes and fruit of eternity that could only be counted
once we graduate in heaven. There are general purposes which the
Christian life follows and fulfills on this earth. Only the naïve
thinks that this is all there is, however. Following the Lamb must b... Continue reading ...
One of the
greatest fear that man struggles todays is to have lived a life that
lacks purpose. Everyman asks for what purpose his existence has been
granted in the council of the Eternal One, and almost everyone either
ends up finding one or they are bent looking for it in the wrong
places. Do we have a purpose? Shall I answer this in 40 points like
Rick Warren did? Neigh, but let’s get down to the basics. God created
man for a purpose, that no one can doubt but as to why He made you an... Continue reading ...
Last time we addressed the question as to whether man has really a
purpose on this earth. And if he does, how can he find this out and
through which door can he enter to discover it. Just these previous
weeks I have been involved in giving lectures concerning the purpose of
man and how he can find this out. When I tried asking the audience if
they knew their purposes in this life, most of them would not even
raise their hands except for a handful few. If this is the state of the
church today...
One
evidence that we have matured is to find out that we are not anymore
dictated by the course of this world as much as we are by the Holy
Spirit. There are many reasons why a Christian is supposed to be guided
by an internal source rather than by external circumstances that
violate volition and clear mandate from the Scriptures. More than a
 The
Holy Spirit filled believers to the brim so that they were overwhelmed
with joy and fire to proclaim God's message to the world phi... Continue reading ...
Fröhliche Weihnachten! Naragsak a Pascua kadatayu amin. These two words are often painted in canvass of mixed colors, splashed with creativity, they hang almost everywhere in most shops and department stores. Some even glow at night
with neon brightness. This happens not just in Europe but around the
world where Christ is named and the
 To the extent that we do good deeds to the least of His Brethren, we did it to Him practice celebrated with assiduous religiosity. Sometime ago, I felt
the pa... Continue reading ...
 - Vehicles along with the victims were apparently dumped in ready made pits by the perpetrators
It has since been more than three weeks and we have been seeking justice for the sake of 57 innocent people who have been mercilessly killed for the sake of selfish ambition and territoriality of the Ampatuan prowling lions of Maguindanao. In due time, the Word of God clearly elaborates more and let us hear what could be the cry for righteousness and justice of those who have been buried i... Continue reading ...
We are taking sometime to absorb the lessons that we can get from the recent albeit macabre Ampatuan massacre. As Christians who are called to be the salt and light of the earth, we are supposed to be shining our light on issues in our
For there to be justice in the land, a judge must be impartial, decisive and takes action on the basis of evidences and witnesses communities that beg us to question why? And how we can avoid those same pitfall that our brethren has fallen to. We are decei... Continue reading ...
The carnage that left 57 dead at Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on
November 23 has left us all wondering for what barbarity and primitive
acts has been committed not just to the Maguindanao populace but for us
all. This begs us not just a simple what? Or why? But a condition that
existed already and burst out of control, finally the devil has been
exposed for what it is. Political violence that marked many provinces
is a color that has co-existed among many
 The killing fields is a deliberate atte...
“For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and
all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so
also is Christ.
 Just as the body of man is but one, so is the Body of Christ but one
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to
drink of one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the
foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it
is not for ... Continue reading ...
As some of you may already know, we went to Kiangan, Ifugao for the
CYF leadership conference that has instilled a greater zeal and
devotion on our part who oversaw the work there. Truly, God’s army is
moving forward and I could find no other encouragement than that my
survey of the youth leaders there showed that 87% of these young men
and women wants to do ministry and 95% of them in worship/music area.
This is not a coincidence because it is during these dull, boisterous
and chaotic peri... Continue reading ...
“The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they
transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant.
Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held
guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men
are left.” (Isaiah 24:5-6)
Many among us thinks that the global warming is simply the business
of Science to take care and save the planet. Despite the many warnings
and the awareness preached by environmental movement gr... Continue reading ...
Political dynasties did not completely surface not until the post
World War II. Most Filipino leaders then after the war were completely
driven by reconstruction efforts and the Philippine economy is just
enjoying its highest value in the
 Malacanang Palace, the house of all Philippine Presidents Far East. War tempered and full of vision, this post World War II
leaders gave a sense of vision to Filipinos both the rich and the poor.
It was to be going on to great progress, but the wilderness pe... Continue reading ...
A fragmented society
The Philippine culture has a great flair for being known for
political dynasties. One question that we can have on this is what are
the factors that caused this thing to happen? Why are many Filipinos
opting for rather a familiar person and not looking for another one or
for a change? Culture alone and history won’t completely answer these
questions but we do have a culture that promotes political dynasties to
run. The history of the Filipino people would to show us th... Continue reading ...
In an amazing twist of destiny, we have been spared from
another possibly deadly typhoon attack but praise the Lord for as we
have all been praying, God stopped Ramil in the sea. Can God really
stop a typhoon, much less a superstrong one in the radar of weather
forecasters? Yes, that truth is easier realized than anything when we
think that He is both just, merciful and loving God. God can stop any
percolating typhoon, windstorm, thunderstorm or even tornado. Even at
the risk of being ...
In
1 Samuel 17:1-11, we are told that the Philistines were all lined up in
battle against the Israelites, and then, as if to display their
arrogance, brought their massive weaponry into the thick of the
conflict and challenged the Israelites if they could truly fight them.
“Bring out your champion and let each of us fight together,” shouted
the giant in taunting manner. “If he will win, we will be your slaves,
but if I will win, you will be our servants,” rung the words t... Continue reading ...
The Middle Ages
One characteristic of the Middles Ages is the combination of drastic
fall of the Church from one reigning as supreme with the risen Lord in
the heavens to one earthly minded and having lost its savor. There are
many important lessons that we can get from the Middle Ages but one
prominent event that plays well into the modern history of nations is
the
 There
would have been no modern world as we know it today without the man who
brought freedom movements into the fray. Truth spo...
Previously we discussed that there is an ongoing battle
between light and darkness and ultimately, light will win just as when
you open your lights at night, it drives away darkness in the room. A
basic way to gain understanding how best   Blackholes can suck the light of others when nearby stars passes them by we can truly become the light of the world, is by examining the
Scriptures which Jesus used to teach the people about being lights. It
is imperative that if we want to properly u...
There are three keys of success in the Christian life: 1) the faith
that overcomes the world, 2) our trust in the Scriptures as His
inerrant Word and 3) intimate relationship with the Lord. Today we will
be discussing what is confidence and how can we develop it in our
lives. There are teachers that teach self-confidence is a vain thing in
this world and therefore we must throw it away. There are also teachers
that tell us the opposite, that we need it and we cannot survive
without it. So who... Continue reading ...
Given all the prevailing issues that have come due to the
floods that has brought our country to its knees, there is only one
sure solution that everyone of us need to understand. We must build our
houses on the Rock, that is plain, stable and solid ground that none
can push away. This Rock is not dead, nor is it of volcanic origin or
“earthly” as many geologists would mistake. It is not. We have to see
the perspectives that is upon us now by asking three salient questions,
1) Wh... Continue reading ...
How can one be a living witness? This is one of the most urgent
questions and probably the most answered question by those who have
gone through a Christian witnessing course. But is witnessing the whole
point of being a living witness? Jesus called Himself the Faithful
witness (Revelation 1:5) and the Faithful and True witness (Revelation
3:14) while He also called Antipas as His faithful and true witness who
was martyred for His name in the city of Pergamum (Revelation 2:13).
The Word witne... Continue reading ...
One of my favorite books in the Bible is the book of Daniel. This
man of God tread down the serpent and acted as counsellor, watchman and
interpreter of God in the courts of the Kings during his days. He
served one of the most cruel king ever born of woman, Nebuchadnezzar.
He also served Darius the Mede as well as Cyrus the great. During one
instance in his service to the house of Nebuchadnezzar, when his son
was already ruling in his place, a finger appeared suddenly on the
wall. Lost of wor... Continue reading ...
Can a nation be born again? Can it emerge from where it was mixed up and bring a distinct culture, language and practice that it is? This is the story of the Bago tribe as remarkable as this must be, yet in the story of nations and how they evolve into a distinct race and culture of their own, the Bagos can be called to be a nation of their own. The word nation means ethnos in Greek, which distinctly applies to every tribe that is found on earth today having come from different parental sourc... Continue reading ...
As we have been discussing previously, fear binds the soul of man
much like the jaws of a predatory animal clasps the flesh of its prey.
Previously, we said that there is nothing to fear, except to fear God
Himself because He is the Lord Almighty who holds the hearts of kings
like water and turns it wherever He wants (Prov. 21:1). We also said
that faith is counter to fear and this is held by the peace of God in
our hearts. I want us to take a closer look on this fruit of the Spirit
that keep... Continue reading ...
Fear binds the soul of man like no other just as faith strengthens us
and promotes well-being in our souls. In addition, just as faith is the
vehicle that releases power in our midst so that the forces of heaven
works with us, fear attracts the powers of hell to bind us and destroy
us. It is written that Jesus came to set the captives free, that He was
sent in order to “render powerless him who had the power of death, that
is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were
... Continue reading ...
We continue our discussion on how we can best become the harbingers of peace and light into our families, communities and eventually our nation. The church is the most powerful entity in this world when we all combine our resources together as one big cooperative and institution. Whenever the Lord looks down from heaven, He does not see His body as bodies but He only sees one Church, His Bride. It is therefore very repugnant if not at all presumptuous to think that we own the people of God as... Continue reading ...
In one of the most prophetic songs I have ever heard, Michael W. Smith’s Above All declares the majesty and power of God over the creation and dominion of man and all created beings. God’s power is really above all authority, above all powers, above all kings, above all thrones and dominions-He truly is the epitome, the one above all things. If Jesus is then King above all, what is the question? This is the struggle of all believers during times of crisis and during trials. Can God be tru... Continue reading ...
This past two days we saw the great swell of water that flooded Marikina, Rizal, Bulacan and 23 other provinces that could only be described as catastrophic in nature. Typhoons and hurricanes represent one of the most potent forces of nature that could ever bring disaster on earth. With an average of 20 typhoons passing all over the country, there is no doubt that it takes a great faith and patience to truly build something of value and wonder in our country specially in Luzon and parts of Vi... Continue reading ...
My wife suddenly had uncontrollable spasms in her stomach on the
midnight of September 5. It begun last September 3 during the night
after we just finished celebrating the 2nd birthday of our toddler
Germane Amber. We thought that her spasms were simple stomach aches. My
wife also told me that it was different already because our first child
was born premature at 8 months last September 3, 2007 in Davao.
Her labor of spasms were unknown to her because when Germane was
born, she got spotting ... Continue reading ...
Fear binds the soul of man like no other just as faith strengthens us and promotes well-being in our souls. In addition, just as faith is the vehicle that releases power in our midst so that the forces of heaven works with us, fear attracts the powers of hell to bind us and destroy us. It is written that Jesus came to set the captives free, that He was sent in order to “render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were s... Continue reading ...
One of the questions we face when trials come upon our ways is whether God is really with us all the way or He has simply left us to suffer alone. Recently I faced one of the toughest trials yet that I have faced on earth, I almost lost my son because of sepsis. During our stay in Germany, it was our plan that my wife give birth in a decent hospital that would care for her and our baby. It is hard to imagine, much more to compare the difference of treatment between what one receives in a Germ... Continue reading ...
And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing
that you will be saved on the day of redemption. Get rid of all
bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types
of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”
(Ephesians 4:30-32)
We can offend God. Have we ever thought about this? Many thinks that
God must ... Continue reading ...
“Take
My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My
burden is light.” (Matthew 11:29-30)
Finding the right master in our lives is what we are here for in
this world. When we were born, we thought we own the whole world. We
thought naively that there were no wars, no confusion and no master of
good and evil. But that changed everything when we come to understand
that in this world we are just a pa... Continue reading ...
I will bless the Lord who has counseled me; indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. (Psalm 16:7)
David writes here that the Lord gives instruction even in the night
seasons. It is an amazing facet of the ministry of David the prophetic
psalmist that God speaks to him even in dreams and visions as he has
said. The Psalms in the Bible is a testimony to his heart meditations
and hearing the songs of heaven. Even this talent was imparted to
Solomon who wrote 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs (1 Kin...
“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”(Psalm 32:7)
One of the greatest revelations I find that keeps me from living
an insecure life and appeals of the flesh is the understanding that
Jesus Christ died for me and loves me. With this love, I find rest and
peace that I do not need to struggle to find someone to love me
unconditionally. I do not need to put my best foot forward and do many
stunts and lies to cover up who I am. I... Continue reading ...
"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.
"For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit." (Jeremiah 17:7-8)
There are instances in our lives when changes happen and set a
milestone. These are events made memorable because of their impact in
our lives can be simply different. The change can b... Continue reading ...
“Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in
thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find
grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” (Exodus 33:13-14 KJV)
Moses asked for it and the Lord gave it. How many thousands of
Christian leaders are wasting their time asking for other things but
not the presence of God in their congregation, parishes, families and
office... Continue reading ...
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Our call is to reach out to fellow students, youth and the outcasts of society to disciple them and train them up as leaders. Our aim is to help transform individuals and nations to become vessels for God's honor and glory. We speak God's word with the goal to change lives, bring hope, faith, healing, and unity. We view speaking and writing as important gifts for sharing and serving others with the strength God provides. To Him be the glory and power forever and ever.
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