In the stillness of the night
Where strength is worn out from fight
I sat down and thought
How tiring and big have I fought.
I can feel my heart pounding
And how hard it was pumping
My whole being just shut down
And cried to You God face down.
O Lord my strength is empty
Not a bit is left in my body
Can't sit, can't stand anymore
I think there's left in me no more.
Open-handed, You came
Held my chin up and speak no lame
You are here with me no matter what
Even if they gather all strength they got.
Promises You gave in the past
Stands strong, true, so vast
Unshakeable is the ground I stand
Even strong wind or storm I can withstand.
You're my sword and my shield
As I go and fight out in the field
I lost nothing in the battle
For Your lamp shines on us from the castle.
O Lord in awe of You
I stand, thank and exalt You
Another day had been conquered
Glory is Yours and all honor.
-mmp 09may2012 4:46am
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
[Blog] The Formidable Paul
"In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord", he answered. The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying." (Acts 9:10-11).
Jesus died for our salvation and sealed the deal of life everlasting with Him. But a lot of us have doubts if one person is indeed saved and has been changed by Jesus especially if we know them and their past. This is what happened to Paul. Reading his story, Paul is dubbed to be a murderer of Christ's believers. His name resonates in all of Jerusalem as he already killed so many of them until one day, the Lord Jesus spoke to him under a bright light having all of his fellas with him witnessing that momentous, jaw-dropping and dumbfounding event. But the Lord really has a plan for him and He said on verse 15:
"But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel."
But that did not end there. Paul did not just gain his sight back but has received Christ as his Lord and Savior. From that point on, he has been very bold in proclaiming the new life that was given to him. The once before persecutor of Christ and His people is now the one boldy teaching His word and His goodness to a lot of people. Remember, God does not call the equipped; He equips the called. He is the only one who can say who is chosen and Paul is one of them. In his boldness, Paul wrote epistles to the Romans, the Corinthians, the Galatians, the Philippians and the Philemon. Christ has become his boldness! Since he has been saved and has experienced miracle from Him, he did not have second thoughts of proclaiming God's goodness overall. But let me remind you, he was once a sinner but God named him as His chosen one who will speak before the Gentiles and their kings.
Did we ever ask ourselves if we have been bold enough to proclaim God's goodness in our lives? Or do we still feel defeated knowing that we are sinners and those that we have committed in the past still has a hold on us? God did not send His only Son to put up a show. He has sent His only Son to save us from the pit. Death has no more sting on us anymore and its sting is sin so if Christ is living in us, there is no doubt that we can live a life of victory and His grace is sufficient for us. Don't keep yourself locked in your room so that no one can see you reading your Bible or you're ashamed to be called Christians. Take Paul as an example of someone who has found boldness in Christ. It's not too late to accept Him in your lives. Take heart, go, proclaim His goodness to the ends of the earth.
Jesus died for our salvation and sealed the deal of life everlasting with Him. But a lot of us have doubts if one person is indeed saved and has been changed by Jesus especially if we know them and their past. This is what happened to Paul. Reading his story, Paul is dubbed to be a murderer of Christ's believers. His name resonates in all of Jerusalem as he already killed so many of them until one day, the Lord Jesus spoke to him under a bright light having all of his fellas with him witnessing that momentous, jaw-dropping and dumbfounding event. But the Lord really has a plan for him and He said on verse 15:
"But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel."
But that did not end there. Paul did not just gain his sight back but has received Christ as his Lord and Savior. From that point on, he has been very bold in proclaiming the new life that was given to him. The once before persecutor of Christ and His people is now the one boldy teaching His word and His goodness to a lot of people. Remember, God does not call the equipped; He equips the called. He is the only one who can say who is chosen and Paul is one of them. In his boldness, Paul wrote epistles to the Romans, the Corinthians, the Galatians, the Philippians and the Philemon. Christ has become his boldness! Since he has been saved and has experienced miracle from Him, he did not have second thoughts of proclaiming God's goodness overall. But let me remind you, he was once a sinner but God named him as His chosen one who will speak before the Gentiles and their kings.
Did we ever ask ourselves if we have been bold enough to proclaim God's goodness in our lives? Or do we still feel defeated knowing that we are sinners and those that we have committed in the past still has a hold on us? God did not send His only Son to put up a show. He has sent His only Son to save us from the pit. Death has no more sting on us anymore and its sting is sin so if Christ is living in us, there is no doubt that we can live a life of victory and His grace is sufficient for us. Don't keep yourself locked in your room so that no one can see you reading your Bible or you're ashamed to be called Christians. Take Paul as an example of someone who has found boldness in Christ. It's not too late to accept Him in your lives. Take heart, go, proclaim His goodness to the ends of the earth.
[Blog] A Resurrected Life
"But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised." (1 Corinthians 15:12-13).
I have been to a number of funerals in the past already and I assume a lot of you have as well. Did it ever cross in your mind what if that dead person awakens and rise from his coffin? Will you run away? If you ask me, of course I would! Who wouldn't be afraid of a dead person came to life right before our eyes? But I am very sure that no matter how scary this picture may be, to his family, it will be a celebrtion eventually for they would be able to celebrate life with him once more.
Do you see the picture? No, not the running and the screaming part but the joy that has been brought to the family's life when that dead man came to life again. That joy that even the greatest painter cannot put that kind of gladness and happiness - such a celebration - on a canvass. That's the perfect picture of the good news of His resurrection. We should be filled with joy, happiness, gladness, celebration for the One who was foretold to be our Savior will rise from the dead who will turn our sins as red as crimson to us being as white as snow.
In verse 17:
"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins."
and in verse 22
"For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."
Do you see the picture? We all have been born with sin because of the very first couple - Adam and Eve - and this has been a stronghold as a curse from generation to generation. We need something stronger to break this curse then came Christ. By His resurrection, we are made alive again - living in no shame with all our sins washed away by His blood. We are new creations - the old has gone, the new has come. By His resurrection, we are no more in our sins.
So celebrate our new life with Him. Christ did not remain dead -- He defeated death then came to life again and lives eternally with the Father in heaven -- that's the truth. Let us be thankful that we have a God who assures us of life everlasting through Christ's resurrection. Rejoice!
I have been to a number of funerals in the past already and I assume a lot of you have as well. Did it ever cross in your mind what if that dead person awakens and rise from his coffin? Will you run away? If you ask me, of course I would! Who wouldn't be afraid of a dead person came to life right before our eyes? But I am very sure that no matter how scary this picture may be, to his family, it will be a celebrtion eventually for they would be able to celebrate life with him once more.
Do you see the picture? No, not the running and the screaming part but the joy that has been brought to the family's life when that dead man came to life again. That joy that even the greatest painter cannot put that kind of gladness and happiness - such a celebration - on a canvass. That's the perfect picture of the good news of His resurrection. We should be filled with joy, happiness, gladness, celebration for the One who was foretold to be our Savior will rise from the dead who will turn our sins as red as crimson to us being as white as snow.
In verse 17:
"And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins."
and in verse 22
"For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."
Do you see the picture? We all have been born with sin because of the very first couple - Adam and Eve - and this has been a stronghold as a curse from generation to generation. We need something stronger to break this curse then came Christ. By His resurrection, we are made alive again - living in no shame with all our sins washed away by His blood. We are new creations - the old has gone, the new has come. By His resurrection, we are no more in our sins.
So celebrate our new life with Him. Christ did not remain dead -- He defeated death then came to life again and lives eternally with the Father in heaven -- that's the truth. Let us be thankful that we have a God who assures us of life everlasting through Christ's resurrection. Rejoice!
[Blog] New life, new beginning
"Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" (Isaiah 43:18-19a).
Every ending has new beginnings. Every winter is followed by spring. Every night ends with a fresh and new morning. This is what God wants us to look forward to everyday.
It is said in the Scripture that we are new creations in Christ Jesus but how many times did we look back at our past and ending up not moving on from it? Do you feel the weight it puts on your shoulder? It is not bad to look back but dwelling on it that makes us miss on God's plan for us is another thing. God wants us to experience a fresh start. His plans, ways and thoughts are way higher than ours. As said in Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
See? He knows what His plans for us so why not just trust Him? Never will the Lord harm us. We may say that we feel pain here and there, that's because we're still fighting His plans. Leave our baggage behind [our past] that pulls us down and be ready for a fresh start. Remember, He is with us and will be with us and will not let anyone harm us. There is no one who can fulfill that kind of promise to us but God. Believe that God is willing and able and soon enough, we will find ourselves at the path He has promised us to be in, way before we were born. Forget our past and look forward for a fresh start and new beginning. Exciting it is!
Every ending has new beginnings. Every winter is followed by spring. Every night ends with a fresh and new morning. This is what God wants us to look forward to everyday.
It is said in the Scripture that we are new creations in Christ Jesus but how many times did we look back at our past and ending up not moving on from it? Do you feel the weight it puts on your shoulder? It is not bad to look back but dwelling on it that makes us miss on God's plan for us is another thing. God wants us to experience a fresh start. His plans, ways and thoughts are way higher than ours. As said in Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
See? He knows what His plans for us so why not just trust Him? Never will the Lord harm us. We may say that we feel pain here and there, that's because we're still fighting His plans. Leave our baggage behind [our past] that pulls us down and be ready for a fresh start. Remember, He is with us and will be with us and will not let anyone harm us. There is no one who can fulfill that kind of promise to us but God. Believe that God is willing and able and soon enough, we will find ourselves at the path He has promised us to be in, way before we were born. Forget our past and look forward for a fresh start and new beginning. Exciting it is!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
[Poem] In Him, I am new
You were there from the start
Long before the big sea part
The sun You made above so bright
For paths that once not under the light.
First couple, the first parents
Whom You did not give Eden for rent
Nor lease for a year or two
But a lifetime of greatness to them is due.
Til the bite so infamous was heard
Across paradise as he left behind his herd
How quickly they forget the one command
Not to eat from that one tree of the land.
Fallen short of Your glory
Be it today or the first of God's fury
Who will wash our sins away
That started so far from the scene of today?
Obedience in the heart of The Son
That suffered and said "It is done!"
As finished work to once prophesied
Came to earth for us and died.
I am now as white as snow
Washed clean by The Blood that flowed
As His body lashed to bleed and wound
Reconciles The Father and our lives once doomed.
I am free in You
A life of freedom I never knew
His promise came with You Calvary
Eternal life with Him and a life of victory.
Long before the big sea part
The sun You made above so bright
For paths that once not under the light.
First couple, the first parents
Whom You did not give Eden for rent
Nor lease for a year or two
But a lifetime of greatness to them is due.
Til the bite so infamous was heard
Across paradise as he left behind his herd
How quickly they forget the one command
Not to eat from that one tree of the land.
Fallen short of Your glory
Be it today or the first of God's fury
Who will wash our sins away
That started so far from the scene of today?
Obedience in the heart of The Son
That suffered and said "It is done!"
As finished work to once prophesied
Came to earth for us and died.
I am now as white as snow
Washed clean by The Blood that flowed
As His body lashed to bleed and wound
Reconciles The Father and our lives once doomed.
I am free in You
A life of freedom I never knew
His promise came with You Calvary
Eternal life with Him and a life of victory.
[Poem] Thank You, Lord
As the early wind breezes through my window
And the sun bids me ahoy and hello
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the dew damps the grass of the land
And rain waters the thirsty dry sand
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the majestic eagles fly above the sky
And strong wind propels him up high
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the breakwater cuts the raging sea
And banks stop a river overflowing
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the trees grow tall on a wide plain
And flowers color the land as paint
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the solar ball gives the day heat and light
And the lunar guy cuts the darkness of night
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
I can think of many things You did
So many things to write of Your great deeds
There are no words to exactly describe
But all glory to You Lord, ascribe!
And the sun bids me ahoy and hello
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the dew damps the grass of the land
And rain waters the thirsty dry sand
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the majestic eagles fly above the sky
And strong wind propels him up high
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the breakwater cuts the raging sea
And banks stop a river overflowing
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the trees grow tall on a wide plain
And flowers color the land as paint
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
As the solar ball gives the day heat and light
And the lunar guy cuts the darkness of night
I stare at Your wonders
And thank you Lord.
I can think of many things You did
So many things to write of Your great deeds
There are no words to exactly describe
But all glory to You Lord, ascribe!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
[Poem] PATIBULUM
Pasanin na kay bigat
Nakapatong sa Iyong balikat
Lakad, kaladkad Iyong sandalyas
Sunod sa kadete sa bawat senyas.
Kay layo ng Iyong binagtas
Sapin sa paa halos mapigtas
Sakit, pagod, uhaw Iyong dinanas
Alang-alang sa lahat, sa aming pagkaligtas.
Di lingid sa aming kaalaman
Ika'y Sugo ng aming Kamahalan
Huling araw sa ami'y ipinaalam
Sa takdang oras, kalangita'y lalamlam.
Dinig sa kalayuan Iyong pagpalahaw
Hampas at hataw ay umalingawngaw
Bawat sakit, bawat hapdi
Iyong tiniis na ang utos ay tupdin.
Nang matapos yaring pagpapahirap
Krus itinaas, itinulos nang ganap
Pitong habilin Iyo nang binigkas
Sinambit bago ang Iyong buhay magwakas.
"Naganap na!", dinig huling sinabi
Iyong kapalaran isinulat at hinabi
Kamatayan man ang Iyong kinahantungan
Katumbas naman ay buhay na walang hanggan.
Bugtong na Anak O kay buti Mo
Pagsunod sa Ama, kahit katawan ay magupo
Walang kaparis ang pag-ibig na ito
Na alay lamang ng pusong busilak at totoo.
Nakapatong sa Iyong balikat
Lakad, kaladkad Iyong sandalyas
Sunod sa kadete sa bawat senyas.
Kay layo ng Iyong binagtas
Sapin sa paa halos mapigtas
Sakit, pagod, uhaw Iyong dinanas
Alang-alang sa lahat, sa aming pagkaligtas.
Di lingid sa aming kaalaman
Ika'y Sugo ng aming Kamahalan
Huling araw sa ami'y ipinaalam
Sa takdang oras, kalangita'y lalamlam.
Dinig sa kalayuan Iyong pagpalahaw
Hampas at hataw ay umalingawngaw
Bawat sakit, bawat hapdi
Iyong tiniis na ang utos ay tupdin.
Nang matapos yaring pagpapahirap
Krus itinaas, itinulos nang ganap
Pitong habilin Iyo nang binigkas
Sinambit bago ang Iyong buhay magwakas.
"Naganap na!", dinig huling sinabi
Iyong kapalaran isinulat at hinabi
Kamatayan man ang Iyong kinahantungan
Katumbas naman ay buhay na walang hanggan.
Bugtong na Anak O kay buti Mo
Pagsunod sa Ama, kahit katawan ay magupo
Walang kaparis ang pag-ibig na ito
Na alay lamang ng pusong busilak at totoo.
Friday, March 23, 2012
[Poem] Hear me O God
I poured my heart all night
Groaned in suffering and plight
Tears drown my eyes of sight
And worn my strength out and might.
Hear me O God, hear me
Have You no pity in me?
It is I Your child in plea
Fall on no deaf ears, hear me.
As the night crawls to the morning
So as I let myself go singing
Before You God I beg and come kneeling
Asking You please listen to me wailing.
Save me from the years of darkness
Save me from the years of distress
Save me from drowning in wickedness
That left me with nothing but a big mess.
To You I come running
To You I come knocking
To You I come kneeling
To bow down and get healing.
Heal the mind so crooked
Heal the heart so wicked
Heal me O God, heal me
Of the brokenness that's in me.
Apart from You I am nothing
Apart from You I mean not a thing
For I am the scum of the earth
That amounts to tons of filth.
Renew me O God
Take me from the pile of mud
For it's in You I am new
With clear horizon I have in view.
-mmp 23march2012 5:48am
Groaned in suffering and plight
Tears drown my eyes of sight
And worn my strength out and might.
Hear me O God, hear me
Have You no pity in me?
It is I Your child in plea
Fall on no deaf ears, hear me.
As the night crawls to the morning
So as I let myself go singing
Before You God I beg and come kneeling
Asking You please listen to me wailing.
Save me from the years of darkness
Save me from the years of distress
Save me from drowning in wickedness
That left me with nothing but a big mess.
To You I come running
To You I come knocking
To You I come kneeling
To bow down and get healing.
Heal the mind so crooked
Heal the heart so wicked
Heal me O God, heal me
Of the brokenness that's in me.
Apart from You I am nothing
Apart from You I mean not a thing
For I am the scum of the earth
That amounts to tons of filth.
Renew me O God
Take me from the pile of mud
For it's in You I am new
With clear horizon I have in view.
-mmp 23march2012 5:48am
[Poem] For HE is...
Who made the heavens and the earth
That brought life to everything at its birth?
Who made the sun and the moon
That brought light at dark and at noon?
Who made the air that breeze through me
That blows humid off the face with glee?
Who made you and me
That created all the likeness I see?
Who made the sun to rise
That sets when the night ball arise?
Who breathe the life in me
And puts spirit that never rots indeed?
Who is this very being
That makes people rejoice and singing?
Who is this Lord they hail
That rises even the dead and frail?
He is the God of all gods
The Lord of all lords
The One Almighty all praise He deserve
The One we lift up and love and serve.
He is the King of all kings
To whom offerings we give and bring
He is the only God I know
To whom I am willing to bow down low.
-mmp 24march2012 5:08am
That brought life to everything at its birth?
Who made the sun and the moon
That brought light at dark and at noon?
Who made the air that breeze through me
That blows humid off the face with glee?
Who made you and me
That created all the likeness I see?
Who made the sun to rise
That sets when the night ball arise?
Who breathe the life in me
And puts spirit that never rots indeed?
Who is this very being
That makes people rejoice and singing?
Who is this Lord they hail
That rises even the dead and frail?
He is the God of all gods
The Lord of all lords
The One Almighty all praise He deserve
The One we lift up and love and serve.
He is the King of all kings
To whom offerings we give and bring
He is the only God I know
To whom I am willing to bow down low.
-mmp 24march2012 5:08am
Thursday, March 22, 2012
[Poem] I do
Not long ago I dreamed,
Of what this day would have been,
Til this moment just you and me,
With God our witness and the people here we see.
Acquainting with you is a skill,
Didn't know anything, so nil.
Are you the one in God's will
Or a daydream by the window sill?
As days and nights gone by,
Eyes on you, with such stare and sly.
No one knows what's on my mind,
That I admire such one of a kind.
The moment I waited all my life,
Is like perfectly carved with a sharp knife.
Where details were meticulously etched,
And drawn more beautifully than a sketch.
'I do', is my answer to you.
I promise to God and heard by all of you.
Today, I start forever and a day with you,
My best friend, my lover, God's blessing that's all you.
-mmp 23march2012 4:55am
Of what this day would have been,
Til this moment just you and me,
With God our witness and the people here we see.
Acquainting with you is a skill,
Didn't know anything, so nil.
Are you the one in God's will
Or a daydream by the window sill?
As days and nights gone by,
Eyes on you, with such stare and sly.
No one knows what's on my mind,
That I admire such one of a kind.
The moment I waited all my life,
Is like perfectly carved with a sharp knife.
Where details were meticulously etched,
And drawn more beautifully than a sketch.
'I do', is my answer to you.
I promise to God and heard by all of you.
Today, I start forever and a day with you,
My best friend, my lover, God's blessing that's all you.
-mmp 23march2012 4:55am
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
[Poem] YOU took me
In my life I reigned supreme,
Did everything that feed my dream,
They may say my youth seemed wasted,
I did not care as I had 'em tasted.
You stood along my way,
Blocked the road I traveled like maze,
I know my youth will be halted,
If I let You, my life will be jaded.
I could care less for my life,
I wouldn't mind living in strife,
So I challenged You to bring a new being in me,
That I know would struggle You to achieve.
A full control by You I gave,
To consume all the power You have saved,
In a snap I know I could change Your mind,
Surrender to me so others You may start findin'.
Lost, defeated I've become,
For Your ways are higher than mine,
Light-footed I hopped this life and traversed,
As I allowed You to take me out of my course.
Humble, I'm baffled,
Left with Your gift no words to mumble,
For nothing did I receive as precious as this,
A life of victory, second chances and new beginnings.
That was I am,
In life of lies and all shamble.
This is me now,
In YOU - changed, victorious, I come humble.
-mmp 15march12 3:02am
Did everything that feed my dream,
They may say my youth seemed wasted,
I did not care as I had 'em tasted.
You stood along my way,
Blocked the road I traveled like maze,
I know my youth will be halted,
If I let You, my life will be jaded.
I could care less for my life,
I wouldn't mind living in strife,
So I challenged You to bring a new being in me,
That I know would struggle You to achieve.
A full control by You I gave,
To consume all the power You have saved,
In a snap I know I could change Your mind,
Surrender to me so others You may start findin'.
Lost, defeated I've become,
For Your ways are higher than mine,
Light-footed I hopped this life and traversed,
As I allowed You to take me out of my course.
Humble, I'm baffled,
Left with Your gift no words to mumble,
For nothing did I receive as precious as this,
A life of victory, second chances and new beginnings.
That was I am,
In life of lies and all shamble.
This is me now,
In YOU - changed, victorious, I come humble.
-mmp 15march12 3:02am
[Poem] Glory to the Highest
Glory to the highest of all,
The Lord our God behold!
Lay down a royal pathway,
On to where His presence may stay.
O wonderful are the works of His hands,
More than what our minds could understand,
Breathtaking, majestic are His creations,
Crafted, molded by the God of passion.
We may say how much we love the King,
Yet no one can out give the love He brings.
We may say we obey all He says,
Yet His Son embodied prophesy to the detail.
His Name all day we praise,
Let our hearts sing it out in loud raise,
To the highest place His glory shall reign,
As we bow down before the King of grace.
Glory to the God of wonders!
Let nothing be a sight of squander.
Every heartbeat, every drumbeat,
All for Him to the God at the highest seat!
-mmp 15march12 2:17am
The Lord our God behold!
Lay down a royal pathway,
On to where His presence may stay.
O wonderful are the works of His hands,
More than what our minds could understand,
Breathtaking, majestic are His creations,
Crafted, molded by the God of passion.
We may say how much we love the King,
Yet no one can out give the love He brings.
We may say we obey all He says,
Yet His Son embodied prophesy to the detail.
His Name all day we praise,
Let our hearts sing it out in loud raise,
To the highest place His glory shall reign,
As we bow down before the King of grace.
Glory to the God of wonders!
Let nothing be a sight of squander.
Every heartbeat, every drumbeat,
All for Him to the God at the highest seat!
-mmp 15march12 2:17am
Monday, March 12, 2012
[Poem] Aking AMA
Isang hapong malamlam,
Na ang araw ay hindi matanaw,
Samu't sari sa aking balintataw,
Alaala ng kahapong wari'y nais nang maparam.
Madalas sa isipa'y sumasagi,
Aking buhay yaring ibahagi,
Sa kung sinumang nais pumawi,
Ng lungkot sa mukha ay nakaguhit.
Taon ay lumipas,
Waring kahapon ay kay layong binagtas,
Pusong sawi sumuko at napagal,
Na ang buhay minsa'y inibig nang mapigtal.
Ngunit nang Ika'y lumapit,
Iyong sabi'y sa Iyong kamay ay kumapit,
Ako'y sumunod na pawang nabatubalani,
Patungong daang matuwid ito'y aking batid.
Ikaw na nga, Ikaw na,
Ang pinakahihintay ng aking tadhana!
Kulang man ako sa Iyo'y haharap,
Walang katumbas ang buhay sa Iyo ay nahagap.
Panginoon ako'y Iyong patawarin,
Sa mga kasalanang hindi ninais hangarin,
Taglay sa puso ako'y Iyong mapansin,
Nang mapawi lahat yaring isipin.
O Ama kay buti Mo,
Buhay ng Iyong Anak ay isinugo,
Upang kaming uhaw at tuyo,
Ay mailigtas, bagaman kulang, Iyo pa ring binuo.
Na ang araw ay hindi matanaw,
Samu't sari sa aking balintataw,
Alaala ng kahapong wari'y nais nang maparam.
Madalas sa isipa'y sumasagi,
Aking buhay yaring ibahagi,
Sa kung sinumang nais pumawi,
Ng lungkot sa mukha ay nakaguhit.
Taon ay lumipas,
Waring kahapon ay kay layong binagtas,
Pusong sawi sumuko at napagal,
Na ang buhay minsa'y inibig nang mapigtal.
Ngunit nang Ika'y lumapit,
Iyong sabi'y sa Iyong kamay ay kumapit,
Ako'y sumunod na pawang nabatubalani,
Patungong daang matuwid ito'y aking batid.
Ikaw na nga, Ikaw na,
Ang pinakahihintay ng aking tadhana!
Kulang man ako sa Iyo'y haharap,
Walang katumbas ang buhay sa Iyo ay nahagap.
Panginoon ako'y Iyong patawarin,
Sa mga kasalanang hindi ninais hangarin,
Taglay sa puso ako'y Iyong mapansin,
Nang mapawi lahat yaring isipin.
O Ama kay buti Mo,
Buhay ng Iyong Anak ay isinugo,
Upang kaming uhaw at tuyo,
Ay mailigtas, bagaman kulang, Iyo pa ring binuo.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
[Blog] On my wedding day...
Growing up, I have an idea of how the man of my dreams would be like. You know how girls have a checklist of their preferences? He has to be like this and like that, from this school, a graduate of, working as, from a family of and the list goes on. With that in my head, I always picture out how this day would be like until now that I stand before you. Unfortunately, none of my preferences were met because I am too blessed to have the man that surpasses that list -- God has exceeded my expectations by a mile...or even two.
I always knew that I'm gonna be a missus of a leader, a musician, a wiseman and an obedient man of God. As a preparation, I went on with my life with the desire locked in my heart that one day, God will introduce you to me. Even on the day that met you, I did not have a slight of idea that you are the one but everyone in this room must agree with me that he is such an eye candy.
Days had gone by and I began to see other sides of you -- both good and bad -- and I said to myself that this guy is a handful. I was silently watching every move you make and I'm greatful to have known you that way for I see the real you. Moreso in the years that passed by did I know you deeper -- you are the leader every man would wanna follow, a mentor every man would wanna be shadowed with, a lover any woman would pray for and a best friend anyone would want to have coffee with.
I read books and meditated on Proverbs 31 to prepare me to be a good wife so my man would be respected at the city gate. It is the real checklist every praying woman must have and man, it is not an easy one to be honest with you. There are things to surrender and to die to self at but God has blessed us to fulfill one of His many promises to us...for us.
When you asked me to marry you, I know God played the best part of this whole thing because everything we need are here to the littlest detail there is. This union is an epitome of what answered prayers are, of God's favor and of His faithfulnes -- that His will is good, perfect and beautiful. I will glorify God for this union starting this moment til the end of our days...and I say Amen to that!
My mister, I promise before God that I will be a good wife, your lover, your best ally, your best friend, a home maker and a loving mom for our future kids. From this day forward, there are no longer 'You' and 'I'; only 'Us' and 'We'. I will be your partner and will never leave you behind even in fire. I will take the lead from you and will be with you every step of the way. I will let you be the man God has created you to be and will stand beside you holding your hands as you make big decisions for our family.
I love you darling and I thank God for the blessing that you are.
I always knew that I'm gonna be a missus of a leader, a musician, a wiseman and an obedient man of God. As a preparation, I went on with my life with the desire locked in my heart that one day, God will introduce you to me. Even on the day that met you, I did not have a slight of idea that you are the one but everyone in this room must agree with me that he is such an eye candy.
Days had gone by and I began to see other sides of you -- both good and bad -- and I said to myself that this guy is a handful. I was silently watching every move you make and I'm greatful to have known you that way for I see the real you. Moreso in the years that passed by did I know you deeper -- you are the leader every man would wanna follow, a mentor every man would wanna be shadowed with, a lover any woman would pray for and a best friend anyone would want to have coffee with.
I read books and meditated on Proverbs 31 to prepare me to be a good wife so my man would be respected at the city gate. It is the real checklist every praying woman must have and man, it is not an easy one to be honest with you. There are things to surrender and to die to self at but God has blessed us to fulfill one of His many promises to us...for us.
When you asked me to marry you, I know God played the best part of this whole thing because everything we need are here to the littlest detail there is. This union is an epitome of what answered prayers are, of God's favor and of His faithfulnes -- that His will is good, perfect and beautiful. I will glorify God for this union starting this moment til the end of our days...and I say Amen to that!
My mister, I promise before God that I will be a good wife, your lover, your best ally, your best friend, a home maker and a loving mom for our future kids. From this day forward, there are no longer 'You' and 'I'; only 'Us' and 'We'. I will be your partner and will never leave you behind even in fire. I will take the lead from you and will be with you every step of the way. I will let you be the man God has created you to be and will stand beside you holding your hands as you make big decisions for our family.
I love you darling and I thank God for the blessing that you are.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
[Poem] Subtle roar
There I was sitting
At one corner doing nothing
With eyes pinned on the wall
Feeling lonely over all.
Thoughts run through my head
Where I let my heart just bled.
This pain I have I couldn't bear
Like a body left there laid bare.
In silence I heard a soft sound
Hearing whisper as I look around.
In my stillness, it became clearer
And saw an angel, His message bearer.
He opened his mouth and spoke
Hearing words prophesying, I then choke.
Every word hit me like a dart
Speaking the truth straight to my heart.
I was lower than low
Drowned deep down below
But all Your words I hear
Brought me closer to You and near.
You are the way, the truth and the life.
Your Word cuts through like a knife.
Clothe love in me, consume me,
Come near me, speak to me.
At one corner doing nothing
With eyes pinned on the wall
Feeling lonely over all.
Thoughts run through my head
Where I let my heart just bled.
This pain I have I couldn't bear
Like a body left there laid bare.
In silence I heard a soft sound
Hearing whisper as I look around.
In my stillness, it became clearer
And saw an angel, His message bearer.
He opened his mouth and spoke
Hearing words prophesying, I then choke.
Every word hit me like a dart
Speaking the truth straight to my heart.
I was lower than low
Drowned deep down below
But all Your words I hear
Brought me closer to You and near.
You are the way, the truth and the life.
Your Word cuts through like a knife.
Clothe love in me, consume me,
Come near me, speak to me.
[Poem] Out from the gut
Morning sun shines the night passed
Of the same light that tucks you to sleep tight.
As I get through the day and wait for Mr. Moon
Thoughts of life just got me so swooned.
How opposite lives can be
Like I am here and there is Thee.
The future the mind has conceived
Are plainly just a make believe.
The night sky is ebony
Studded with stars so glittery.
Moon lit the serene water
As tears show like spilling from the gutter.
I am alone on my own
Travelling roads of the unknown
Blindly, there steps I took
Image bruised at the mirror I look.
Why the sudden feeling arouse
Like a newly put up and painted house?
A faith deeply founded on a Rock
With promises that no one can mock.
A grin I give like a crack on the face
As I bow my head in deep solace.
You spoke to me, to my heart it pierced
You etched Your love in my heart that grieved.
You are always on time
Just before I slid in slime.
A planned destiny You prepped for me
Even before I was knit in mom's tummy.
This walk ain't easy as I thought
For trials arise this world has brought.
Storm proof life surely You promised
To enjoy provisions and not be missed.
Of the same light that tucks you to sleep tight.
As I get through the day and wait for Mr. Moon
Thoughts of life just got me so swooned.
How opposite lives can be
Like I am here and there is Thee.
The future the mind has conceived
Are plainly just a make believe.
The night sky is ebony
Studded with stars so glittery.
Moon lit the serene water
As tears show like spilling from the gutter.
I am alone on my own
Travelling roads of the unknown
Blindly, there steps I took
Image bruised at the mirror I look.
Why the sudden feeling arouse
Like a newly put up and painted house?
A faith deeply founded on a Rock
With promises that no one can mock.
A grin I give like a crack on the face
As I bow my head in deep solace.
You spoke to me, to my heart it pierced
You etched Your love in my heart that grieved.
You are always on time
Just before I slid in slime.
A planned destiny You prepped for me
Even before I was knit in mom's tummy.
This walk ain't easy as I thought
For trials arise this world has brought.
Storm proof life surely You promised
To enjoy provisions and not be missed.
Monday, October 31, 2011
GOD is...
Exodus 34:5-7 NIV) Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. {6} And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, {7} maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
(Numbers 23:19 NIV) God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
(Deuteronomy 3:24 NIV) "O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
(Deuteronomy 4:24 NIV) For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
(Deuteronomy 4:31 NIV) For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV) Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. {5} Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
(Deuteronomy 9:3 NIV) But be assured today that the LORD your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the LORD has promised you.
(Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV) For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
(Deuteronomy 20:1 NIV) When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
(Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV) For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."
(Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV) The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'
(Joshua 1:8-9 NIV) Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. {9} Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 23:3 NIV) You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
(2 Samuel 22:32-34 NIV) For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? {33} It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. {34} He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
(2 Chronicles 30:9 NIV) If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
(Ezra 8:22 NIV) I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
(Psalms 10:4 NIV) In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
(Psalms 33:11-13 NIV) But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. {12} Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. {13} From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
(Psalms 37:30-31 NIV) The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. {31} The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
(Psalms 46:1-2 NIV) For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. {2} Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
(Psalms 46:4-5 NIV) There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. {5} God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
(Psalms 48:14 NIV) For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
(Psalms 50:6 NIV) And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah
(Psalms 54:4 NIV) Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
(Psalms 59:9-10 NIV) O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, {10} my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
(Psalms 62:7-8 NIV) My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. {8} Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
(Psalms 68:19-20 NIV) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah {20} Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
(Psalms 73:26 NIV) My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
(Psalms 84:11-12 NIV) For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. {12} O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
(Psalms 94:22 NIV) But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
(Psalms 116:5 NIV) The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
(Psalms 144:15 NIV) Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
(Proverbs 30:5 NIV) "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
(Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV) The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, {2} to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, {3} and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
(Matthew 12:28 NIV) But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
(Matthew 22:32 NIV) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
(Mark 1:15 NIV) "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"
(Luke 7:28 NIV) I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
(Luke 10:9 NIV) Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'
(Luke 16:16 NIV) "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
(Luke 17:21 NIV) nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."
(John 4:24 NIV) God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
(John 6:33 NIV) For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
(Acts 10:34 NIV) Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism
(Romans 5:5 NIV) 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.
(Romans 6:23 NIV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 7:1 NIV) Do you not know, brothers--for I am speaking to men who know the law--that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
(Romans 14:17 NIV) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
(1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV) God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
(1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
(1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV) No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
(1 Corinthians 14:33 NIV) For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints,
(2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
(Galatians 6:7-8 NIV) Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. {8} The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
(Ephesians 4:24 NIV) and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
(Hebrews 4:12 NIV) For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
(Hebrews 11:16 NIV) Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
(Hebrews 13:16 NIV) And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
(1 John 1:5 NIV) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
(1 John 4:7-9 NIV) Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. {8} Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. {9} This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
(1 John 4:16 NIV) And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
(Revelation 21:3 NIV) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
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(reference http://www.seekgod.org/bible/godis.html)
(Numbers 23:19 NIV) God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
(Deuteronomy 3:24 NIV) "O Sovereign LORD, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works you do?
(Deuteronomy 4:24 NIV) For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
(Deuteronomy 4:31 NIV) For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your forefathers, which he confirmed to them by oath.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV) Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. {5} Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
(Deuteronomy 9:3 NIV) But be assured today that the LORD your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the LORD has promised you.
(Deuteronomy 10:17 NIV) For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
(Deuteronomy 20:1 NIV) When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
(Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV) For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."
(Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV) The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'
(Joshua 1:8-9 NIV) Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. {9} Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 23:3 NIV) You yourselves have seen everything the LORD your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the LORD your God who fought for you.
(2 Samuel 22:32-34 NIV) For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? {33} It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. {34} He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
(2 Chronicles 30:9 NIV) If you return to the LORD, then your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will come back to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
(Ezra 8:22 NIV) I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him."
(Psalms 10:4 NIV) In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
(Psalms 33:11-13 NIV) But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. {12} Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance. {13} From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
(Psalms 37:30-31 NIV) The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just. {31} The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
(Psalms 46:1-2 NIV) For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. {2} Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
(Psalms 46:4-5 NIV) There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. {5} God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.
(Psalms 48:14 NIV) For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.
(Psalms 50:6 NIV) And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah
(Psalms 54:4 NIV) Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
(Psalms 59:9-10 NIV) O my Strength, I watch for you; you, O God, are my fortress, {10} my loving God. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
(Psalms 62:7-8 NIV) My salvation and my honor depend on God ; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. {8} Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Selah
(Psalms 68:19-20 NIV) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Selah {20} Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign LORD comes escape from death.
(Psalms 73:26 NIV) My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
(Psalms 84:11-12 NIV) For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. {12} O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.
(Psalms 94:22 NIV) But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
(Psalms 116:5 NIV) The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
(Psalms 144:15 NIV) Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
(Proverbs 30:5 NIV) "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
(Isaiah 61:1-3 NIV) The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, {2} to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, {3} and provide for those who grieve in Zion-- to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
(Matthew 12:28 NIV) But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
(Matthew 22:32 NIV) 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
(Mark 1:15 NIV) "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"
(Luke 7:28 NIV) I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
(Luke 10:9 NIV) Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'
(Luke 16:16 NIV) "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
(Luke 17:21 NIV) nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you."
(John 4:24 NIV) God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
(John 6:33 NIV) For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."
(Acts 10:34 NIV) Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism
(Romans 5:5 NIV) 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.
(Romans 6:23 NIV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 7:1 NIV) Do you not know, brothers--for I am speaking to men who know the law--that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?
(Romans 14:17 NIV) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
(1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV) God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
(1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV) For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
(1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV) No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
(1 Corinthians 14:33 NIV) For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the congregations of the saints,
(2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV) And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
(Galatians 6:7-8 NIV) Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. {8} The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
(Ephesians 4:24 NIV) and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
(Hebrews 4:12 NIV) For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
(Hebrews 11:16 NIV) Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
(Hebrews 13:16 NIV) And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
(1 John 1:5 NIV) This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
(1 John 4:7-9 NIV) Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. {8} Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. {9} This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
(1 John 4:16 NIV) And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
(Revelation 21:3 NIV) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
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(reference http://www.seekgod.org/bible/godis.html)
Friday, October 28, 2011
[Poem] What life is...
Life is a big deal
So big you can't even feel
Tip of your fingers touching
Hugging its fullness been trying.
Life is a reflection
Of what we make out of it
No matter how we believe it will be
And how we believe it can be.
Life is an illusion
Of what in our mind we conceive
Whether we get ourselves into it
Or scream running out of it.
But You came to me with a lampstand
To shine the alley of once dark side
So I can travel the road you prepped up
Only for me where light doesn't run out.
It was blinding
So wonderfully blinding
The light You brought to my life
Promised living of no strife.
There's no one like You
No one else but You
Nobody deserve all my praise but You
All my love, I thank You.
So big you can't even feel
Tip of your fingers touching
Hugging its fullness been trying.
Life is a reflection
Of what we make out of it
No matter how we believe it will be
And how we believe it can be.
Life is an illusion
Of what in our mind we conceive
Whether we get ourselves into it
Or scream running out of it.
But You came to me with a lampstand
To shine the alley of once dark side
So I can travel the road you prepped up
Only for me where light doesn't run out.
It was blinding
So wonderfully blinding
The light You brought to my life
Promised living of no strife.
There's no one like You
No one else but You
Nobody deserve all my praise but You
All my love, I thank You.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
[Blog] Pray with boldness
Have you asked something very expensive from your husband, friend, boyfriend or parents? Pretty hard huh? Yes, this is hard because we're kind of unsure whether it will be given to us or not. Rejection is hard to swallow. Most of the time, we have this kind of thinking towards God. When we pray, sometimes it translates to having unbelief. There is a hint of uncertainty in our prayer that God might want to give it or not.
Some of our prayers is about finances and this is where our prayers become weaker. We live in the world where resources are just everywhere. Institutions like banks can help us with this for a price. An interest of 3.5% monthly is whopping 42% for a year. However, in Malachi 3:10 it is written, "Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." See! Our Lord God is challenging us to test Him on this. He wants us to trust Him for He does best in this but we rather do things our way to make it convenient for us. Our God's business is not like this world's.
I am human and imperfect, we all are. We stumble, worry and sometimes have unbelief here and there. The past two weeks were a test of faith for me. I can see and feel that the people around me worry because of the current situation but God wants me to be still and be in all anticipation of His great work for me. I even once battled this out with Him and confessed about what I am seeing (as if He wouldn't...hehehe) that it is the reason why I worry. A lot of times I felt I struggled so much that if not for them, I wouldn't bother to have time to seek more of Him. Til one day I was watching Joyce Meyer and quoted a verse from the Bible saying that everything that does not come from faith is sin. (Romans 14:23b). Ouch! That hurts. Truly, His Word will convict us; it's like a double edged sword. This is a painful rebuke for anyone who believes and loves God. We read the good news, share it, have our quiet moments with Him still, sin kicks in. Go back to Him and repent about our unbelief of His power. He became poor so we become rich. He became sin so we can have salvation.
He said in John 14:13-14, "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask anything in My Name and I will do it." This is a solid promise. A rock. Immovable. Sturdy ground. Strong foundation. Jesus is telling you to ask ANYTHING in His Name and it shall be given to you. Be bold in your prayers after all, we are His children. But lemme tell ya my brotha, there is an element of time here and I am talking about God's time not ours. His answers can be YES, NO or WAIT UP. In James 4:3 He said, "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." Check our hearts and see what's in it that backs up our prayers. He may be a God of blessings and provisions but we must not forget that he also is a just God. A lot of times we are asked to wait a lil more for His plans are greater than ours so be patient. Let our flesh not get in the way so His blessings may be experienced in full. I encourage all of us to rekindle the relationship we once had with God and see how He will store so much for us that we will not have room enough for it. Let God be in control. Let Him be God above us all. Pray with boldness and patiently wait in all anticipation of His great plans for us.
God bless us all.
Some of our prayers is about finances and this is where our prayers become weaker. We live in the world where resources are just everywhere. Institutions like banks can help us with this for a price. An interest of 3.5% monthly is whopping 42% for a year. However, in Malachi 3:10 it is written, "Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it." See! Our Lord God is challenging us to test Him on this. He wants us to trust Him for He does best in this but we rather do things our way to make it convenient for us. Our God's business is not like this world's.
I am human and imperfect, we all are. We stumble, worry and sometimes have unbelief here and there. The past two weeks were a test of faith for me. I can see and feel that the people around me worry because of the current situation but God wants me to be still and be in all anticipation of His great work for me. I even once battled this out with Him and confessed about what I am seeing (as if He wouldn't...hehehe) that it is the reason why I worry. A lot of times I felt I struggled so much that if not for them, I wouldn't bother to have time to seek more of Him. Til one day I was watching Joyce Meyer and quoted a verse from the Bible saying that everything that does not come from faith is sin. (Romans 14:23b). Ouch! That hurts. Truly, His Word will convict us; it's like a double edged sword. This is a painful rebuke for anyone who believes and loves God. We read the good news, share it, have our quiet moments with Him still, sin kicks in. Go back to Him and repent about our unbelief of His power. He became poor so we become rich. He became sin so we can have salvation.
He said in John 14:13-14, "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask anything in My Name and I will do it." This is a solid promise. A rock. Immovable. Sturdy ground. Strong foundation. Jesus is telling you to ask ANYTHING in His Name and it shall be given to you. Be bold in your prayers after all, we are His children. But lemme tell ya my brotha, there is an element of time here and I am talking about God's time not ours. His answers can be YES, NO or WAIT UP. In James 4:3 He said, "When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." Check our hearts and see what's in it that backs up our prayers. He may be a God of blessings and provisions but we must not forget that he also is a just God. A lot of times we are asked to wait a lil more for His plans are greater than ours so be patient. Let our flesh not get in the way so His blessings may be experienced in full. I encourage all of us to rekindle the relationship we once had with God and see how He will store so much for us that we will not have room enough for it. Let God be in control. Let Him be God above us all. Pray with boldness and patiently wait in all anticipation of His great plans for us.
God bless us all.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
[Blog] Price tag
These days, almost everything has a price. You want a tv, price tagged. You want an iPhone, price tagged. You want a car, price tagged. Our needs and wants have tags attached to it if we want to bring them home. Sadly, a lot of people nowadays put a tag to themselves as well. This is real and real ugly.
People identify themselves on the things they carry with them. They believe that they earn respect and acceptance because "they belong." There are those who would go beyond their means just to be at the level of their friends' lifestyle. They will break the bank to sustain their so-called luxurios life but for how long? One day, they would see themselves empty handed and worse, no friends beside them. This is one of the tragic endings of a price tagged relationship. Everything is dispensable. Material things get out dated and would require cash for replacement so as their friendship - dispensable; replaceable.
Sometimes, people put a tag price at themselves and they cost very cheap. Dating these days costs something - dinner, gifts, movies - all of these have a price tagged to it. They all cost something. Sadly, their price tag is the total of these. Extremely, there are those whose tag price costs the unlimited cellphone service for a day. Morality's knock on the door couldn't be heard anymore because his suave moves sweeps your feet away. Worst, after they use you, they will never show up anymore.
We sometimes exchange our dignity for a temporary and fake happiness. This we prefer over waiting for what has been prepared for us. We often go for what we want rather than being still and patiently wait for what God has well thought out for us. A lot of times in my past but truly, God's plans are better than mine. They are more grand than what I have already orchestrated to materialize.
Let go and let God do what He does best. Let Him control your life; let Him take the wheel for He will give you beyond your needs and wants - His grace is enough, truly. Our redemption costs His flesh and blood. We cannot put a price tag to that.
People identify themselves on the things they carry with them. They believe that they earn respect and acceptance because "they belong." There are those who would go beyond their means just to be at the level of their friends' lifestyle. They will break the bank to sustain their so-called luxurios life but for how long? One day, they would see themselves empty handed and worse, no friends beside them. This is one of the tragic endings of a price tagged relationship. Everything is dispensable. Material things get out dated and would require cash for replacement so as their friendship - dispensable; replaceable.
Sometimes, people put a tag price at themselves and they cost very cheap. Dating these days costs something - dinner, gifts, movies - all of these have a price tagged to it. They all cost something. Sadly, their price tag is the total of these. Extremely, there are those whose tag price costs the unlimited cellphone service for a day. Morality's knock on the door couldn't be heard anymore because his suave moves sweeps your feet away. Worst, after they use you, they will never show up anymore.
We sometimes exchange our dignity for a temporary and fake happiness. This we prefer over waiting for what has been prepared for us. We often go for what we want rather than being still and patiently wait for what God has well thought out for us. A lot of times in my past but truly, God's plans are better than mine. They are more grand than what I have already orchestrated to materialize.
Let go and let God do what He does best. Let Him control your life; let Him take the wheel for He will give you beyond your needs and wants - His grace is enough, truly. Our redemption costs His flesh and blood. We cannot put a price tag to that.
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