WRESTLING WITH GOD
I have a friend whose mother advises him that whenever he is depressed, he should go to church and say to himself. “Everybody hates me, nobody loves me, I am always wrong, I will quit.” After that, he never fails…
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THE SUFFERING OF THE INNOCENT
By nature, we are people who trust. When we receive facts, we tend to believe right away, rather than doubt. When we receive a gift, our nature is to say thank you rather than suspect ulterior motives. When we receive…
DELIVER ME FROM TEPIDITY
Lord Jesus, I humbly acknowledge that I am neither hot nor cold. I am a person of compromises. I am afraid of being humiliated that is why I exchange Your principles for the principles of the world. I am afraid…
LOSING A LOVED ONE
People who love are afraid of losing their dear ones. But the experience of losing and finding again is a mystery which the Lord himself uses in the gospel. What can we learn from the experience of losing? When we…
INEVITABLE SUFFERING
The gospel discusses three aspects of the Lord. The first is His loneliness. The Lord was lonely because He was suffering. Suffering is hard to face because one often suffers alone. We often suffer secretly because our joys and pains…
THE PAST AND PRESENT ARE FRIENDS
The Lord said He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill the law. This means that the past is not the enemy of the present. It means that we build our present according to the lessons and…
CRISIS… OPPORTUNITY
The parable concludes with a new covenant, a new church, a new vineyard being introduced to Israel. Please allow your imagination to travel a little bit off the gospel. If the tenant farmers entertained each and every messenger sent by…
GOD IS THE BEST
Lord, we are here not to ask for favors. We are here not to be spared from problems. We are here to praise You. We praise You not only for the good times but for the bad times as well.…
GOD WILLING
I am sure you know of a good number of people whose favorite expressions are: “God willing”, “By the grace of God “Awa ng Diyos”. When those persons succeed, they say, “I did it by the grace of God.” When…
WINNING…LOSING
When I was in grade school, my teacher in physical education was also my teacher in character education. I was not athletic because I was sickly and asthmatic. This is why I barely passed physical education. However, I always did…
GOD ALONE SUFFICES
King David is the greatest king Israel ever had. He was the choice of God and was blessed by him. Although God really favored David, David was not a superman. He was very human. He was weak. He saw a…
I AM CONFUSED
Lord, I don’t feel that I have anything to offer now. Inside me is emptiness. I can only hear the throbbing of sadness in my heart. I am sitting on the ashes of desolation. I feel the sea of nothingness…