Psalm 59: Are you an enemy of God?

⁹ Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

¹⁰ The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

I just want to clarify something here, do these christian has these "literal" enemies? Sino ang tatawagin mong kaaway? Yung taong hindi kaayo ayo sa iyo? Yung taong kinakaritahan mo? yung taong makasalanan? sino? ako'y napagisip isip dahil sa daming verses na binigay, hindi niya makalimutan ang pagtawag sa Diyos dahil sa mga kaaway.
They are many forms of it.

Who are the enemies of God?

The question running through most minds is, "Why do we need chastisement in our lives?" The answer is very simple: to destroy God's enemies in our lives. As was stated before, God has no natural enemies. Satan is not the enemy of God. His power was destroyed on the cross. All the demonic forces on earth are not God's enemy. The demonic forces are only enemies of unregenerate man. We have God's Word the demonic forces only have power and authority in those lives who give them place. Paul warned the Ephesians:

"Neither give place to the devil." Ephesians 4:27

 It is the carnal mind that is the enemy of God. The word carnal is a very interesting word. Basically it means "flesh or fleshly mind". But the meaning of carnal goes much deeper. It also means "the sensuous nature of man, the animal nature with cravings which incite to sin; the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God".


http://www.newfoundationspubl.org/enemy.htm

There is a clarification that not these men who hates God were the enemies. It is the mind that has been dangerous. it creates the thought of dealing against God and His people.  To our earthly nature, we become sinful and  with these carnally minded we become an enemy of God.

Yes, God will be our defense. But the difficult part is when and how we will know that we are already against God.This is the part where mind should work. We must think if our deeds and thinking is against God wills. If we thought that material things are better off than the spiritual matter that we tend to choose being materialistic than our spiritual nature.

Yes, we cant get over this matter. I myself could be hard for me to escape with those things. We are really offered with lot of opportunities and with these we forget about Jesus. He cares for our wants and needs but we should always think that in everything we  must think first if its the will of God so in the end we will not be called as an enemy of God.

Psalm 58 Burden for me

58 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

This is a call for Christians!

It was hard for me to speak about this. Let me tell you the truth, I am a Christian in name but in acts and deeds it doesn't reflect in my life. T.T

My heart was alarmed when reading this. WE Christians have many task to do for Christ's sake. We need to be a living Christ and a teller to the world the love of the Lord for us. God wants us to share the gospel to the world but I failed in doing so. :((

Sometimes, I think about myself being not serious with my Christian. Did I take it for granted only? I still do not know. Why I am so stagnant? Why can't I do any tasked work? It was hard for a christian to handle situations like this. In judgement, what will I say? did i do anything for God?

Sad but I never  earned :(
Christians, I want to tell you that we need to rise up and be don't afraid to tell the world His love for us. It was the greatest after all. If we feel being persecuted, be glad, just someone is testing your faith. and if you still want to hold on. 

Work work now Christians. :)) It is not yet too late.
everything I must say must be put into practice. :)

Psalm 57 Be strong enough

^{57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.}

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

In this context, Solomon saw how great were the enemies of the Lord, the anti's and those who believe His kingdom.

A Christian like King Solomon asked God for mercy. Being a king himself can't eradicate these people.He might be powerful in earth but he needed Someone to show the great power for all these people. NO one believes in Solomon. 

But Solomon never gave up despite the unprecedented growth of unbelievers. 

He asked for the help our Father God to show mercy and greatness with these people. Solomon knew that this people push him not to believe God. These unbelievers prepared a pit for those who believeth God. 

But what do you think? Will God let Solomon to be with them?

The king comes to worse that he will be weak in faith, God will still never leave him. he will show His aid too all that those who believe and never gave up and follow the world. Expect God to be with you all the time, in time of struggle and hunger. 

BE strong! He just wanted you to be stronger after being persecuted. at least you fight for His glory until the end.

having that attitude God will provide a big surprise. A gift from Heaven. 

Psalm 56 Thou shalt not fear~ God.

³ What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

⁴ In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

In times of distress and oppression, are you looking for someone to help you? or just maybe just to listen to you? nonetheless, you endure every pain. No one you think can help you or even bother to lean and hear your words. 


Sometimes in life, there are those problems that we just keep it in our own. We tend to think that its better not to tell others because they might not help you. Or its just the way around, you really want to keep it for your own sake.


If you wanted to ask me, I am doing the same thing. I had felt in life that no body in this world could help me. I was thinking of things that are not rightful like ending my life after all. For us, its the easiest way to escape our problem. To end it in our own. I cannot even tell to my parents or to my closest friend. I had thought that if I might tell them then I am assure that they will view me different from then. 

But i did not end my life just for a single mistake. I meditate and meditate until I remember God. I remember how He forgave sinners even the most sinful on earth can be forgiven. I even remember that I can talk to Him regarding my problem. And I knew He has power to resolve it. 
I was happy then when He insinuated that He is still there. God moves to every hearts. It only us that we must open our hearts and hear Him. He is and He can and He speaks heart to heart.


This we must always our trust in Him and not in our own sake. We cannot handle alone, I tell you, we must handle it with God to be peacefully arrive the rightest answer to our problems. God always assure that you can get over a single problem. This will not bring you down to your own faith. This will be just a way to see God in a clearer view. :)

Psalm 55 Having enemies? Pray for them :)

Psalm 55

King James Version (KJV)

55 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

² Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
³ Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
⁴ My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
⁵ Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
⁶ And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
⁷ Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
⁸ I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
⁹ Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
¹⁰ Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
¹¹ Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
¹² For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
¹³ But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
¹⁵ Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
¹⁶ As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
¹⁷ Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
¹⁸ He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
¹⁹ God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
²² Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
²³ But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.


We had to have a situation like these. Praying for an enemy to stopped and be punished.
I was wandering why do we need to pray for them? Why can't we just love them like the way God commanded us to do. (Love your enemies.)
I remember our preacher once said that its hard to love our enemies. And I agree with it. How come to appreciate still people who once been very bad to you and had done evil to you, right? Even Christians have the feeling of anger towards an enemy. This is our nature of being humans.
But lets us to pray for them that hated us.

God always resolve things in the most impossible ways. And we can never thought of it. Pray for them that oppress you and God will do the rest. He may remind them to love you also or even forgiveness.

Yes, in our journey of these struggle, finding really your true friend is very hard. But the good thing is they pop out suddenly. In this context, this man found his friend during his downs of life. I could see that this friend is a real and genuine friend. He never leaves his friend even in the times of trouble. A true friend never leaves just like God. He just a one call/pray away. He always in our sides no matter what happen be in our victory or struggle.

We should be careful with whom we trusted. People have different attitude and we can't stop people entering in our lives just to hate us. If they are gone, there will be no reason for God to call him regarding these people. Your silent prayer can help them too because you let them push towards God.

We cannot really determine miracles in our hard times. :)

Psalm 54 I need your comments or views about this passage, please.

54 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.

² Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

³ For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

⁴ Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

⁶ I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

⁷ For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

We could see that God is a real savior to us in times of troubles. We van feel that, God never leaves His son being oppressed with his enemies. He never wanted to hurt His child. God is just one call, one prayer. 

These are really good thing of being the son of God right?

You feel protected and guided.

Who could ever loneliness in His arms?

Well, we always view Him the right way,being all-good God.

But whats between the line with this passage?

⁵ He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

Do this bad guys deserve a more evil punishment?

I asked why?

Or God just wanted to teach them what is morally for them?

but,

Do God need evil to teach these people?

This is again a lil bit challenge for us esp. Christians.

It maybe hard for us to accept these words literally but deeper and deeper, when we know God, I think therefore He did not want any of us to be hurt by means of any use of evil right?

For what is evil? it is the work of the Satan, so I believe that these are not the ways of God.

I want you to share your answer here. It is for my development and maturity. Please kindly leave a response so I could at least be more intellectual with His words. :)

Anyways, I want to share you that I got the highest midterm grade in our accounting class. Yehey. It was all the glory of God. God had really worked for my prayers. Thank You Lord.

More on, me and my boyfriend were already 1 yearr and 1 month. Yeahhhbah! I will pray for my boyfriend and our relationship, to be a God-centered relationship. I want him to be saved. :) at least we could be together in Heaven. <3

Psalm 53 God answers your/my doubt of His existence

53 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

² God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

³ Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.

⁵ There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

Praise be in His name because for me this is miraculous!

So you can be clear what I really meant, I will tell you everything. Listen. I know this not a coincidence or chance. It was a real answer from our Lord. 

To start, I am second year college taking BS applied economics. On my second year of college, there were questions and doubts that puzzled me greatly and I can say it affected me somehow. Well, I have this course named Philosophy. For a college student and those who have gone through with this course, I absolutely know what you will say next. All students are required to have this course, its like an English or math course. Philosophy by its name was the love for wisdom. Okay I wont discuss further. 

Philosophy tackles a lot about God. I thought it would be alright and exciting for me because I would learn more about God. (Who is really God more than we know, more than we knew Him as omnipotent, omnipotence, all-good, all knowing and that He is love). We started by reading a lot of philosophers work like plato's, thales and socrates, descartes etc. Some philosophers assumes or argues that God as the TRUE BEING. He is unmoved mover, the maker, and the first caused. We learned a lot from it. I would even say to myself how come I would not come to know these things to myself. I knew I am a Christian but why I cannot even know all these things? or even bother ask. These noble people asked who made God? If all things are made by God, then who made Him also? I never thought this concept. Maybe it was enough for me to believe what the pastor or the bible says that he is God that there is no CAUSED for his Being. right? I must always think of these views also, right? Not just being a Christian who just solely hear, hear, hear and never ask.


Moving on, our teacher required us to attend a talk about philosophy. The speaker was one of the best professor we had in the university (they said). He is skeptical and I guess an atheist (but not really sure of it). I attended the discussion and I find it interesting but inside me I was a lil bit afraid. I am imagining that the professor may offend my faith with God. On the start of the program, I was thinking of myself if I will walk-out if he will really hurt my feelings or what or even hurt God. :( 
But gladly I survived from the discussion. It talks about the basic stuff of Philosophy and how come it was interesting.  I learned that philosophers are obsess in curiosity. They tend to think and question everything, discuss about how it came to be. They have a real hard thorough research for at least they can be settled with their questions in mind. But overall, I say it was DIFFICULT for someone who has a strong faith with God. 


In the discussion room, there were issues raised like God is dead. :( That there is no really God. Another thing is, when God is really a just God how come He punish His people eternally when that man had just sinned for a little time on earth. See the difference of eternally and a limited time?
I was even bothered and dismayed with this question. It lets me think. again and again. Is there really a God? a Just God that we had learned from the bible. I even wrote on my reflection paper that I wanted God to answer me right now so I will not be like this everyday. Asking and asking and cannot get over with the question. 


Actually, after the program I wanted to cry. The talk may be short, and just a good time for the other students but for me it give me a great impact in my faith. It twisted. I cannot explain. Maybe the feeling is like your mum confessed to you that she is not your real mom. 


I even asked myself, why should I doubt or even try to question after a tons of blessings and miracles HE gave to me. I asked my disciple teacher, Ate Shiena regarding this thins because I am not really settled. I don't want to see myself backing out or leaving the church. It was never in my thoughts or intentions. So here comes her message for me that gave me comfort. God gave us choices to do what we like in this earth. He asked us to follow Him but we follow the other side, the evil side or the unsettled and dangerous mind. It was really true then, if we are punish forever in hell we cannot do anything about it. But we have a salvation that God gave us. It was our choice to accept our Lord Jesus Christ to be our redeemer. Right? We should think that, before we are created, hell was made. And we cannot do anything to eradicate it. God has the right to punish us because He is the one who made us. simple logic. 


It gave me a real comfort but it wasnt enough for me. Every time, I will enter the room I come to think of these issues. I even pray to God to answer me immediately. I want to move on and be settled. I want to live a normal Christian, not a Christian who doubts of existence. I wanted to erase the what if's in my mind. I really wanted to get rid off it. I asked a help from God.


It was 12 midnight of July 24, when I opened the bible. I read Psalm 53. It says in the first verse,
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good."
In my mind, God is answering me. I continue reading the whole chapter because it was really interesting and miraculous. 
I am happy. I really am. The feeling was ease and all of a sudden the doubts and questions I had before was gone like a wind. Thank You LORD! You are making yourself to be the ultimate and unquestionable God. 
Who would ever dare to say that there is no HIM. Its the only the fool who have corrupt minds. God gave you already the knowledge of His existence but why you still question it. Don't act like a God to search the unsearchable, No this is not unsearchable, this is already been permanent and indubitable fact that God really EXIST. This cannot be question or eradicate anymore. 


to God be the Glory. He answer me again. Thank you Lord Thank you soo much. I will tell this to your people. Thank You Amen! 

Psalm 52 Are you showing Mischief? then God prepares something for you.

52 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 
³ Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah
.⁵ God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Who are you to be contented and tell the world that you have already in this world? Can your own glory save you after death? Can these give an eternal happiness? Like a warm summer, your happiness will last in season.
  
Unbelievers always thought that they have already attained everything. Sometimes, they tend to forget who gave that blessing to them. With  all his riches, he declares his own glory and hurt everyone because he knew that no one could ever step Him down. Because of being small minded, thinking the only riches and mischief he have, He forget that God is warning him. He thought he can be never finished.


The Lord prepares for his griefs and stepping down. Unbelievers would never imagined it or ever feel it. But what they will distress them, that God already prepares a place for them. To have an eternal suffering after praising the material gods.


Yes, God, we all thought that he is All good. but after an unbeliever committed sin he will repay for it ETERNALLY. NO Lord is not being unfair. He gives you the freedom to choose, to follow Him or to follow the temporary lust made by our Lord Jesus Christ. 


If you think you are like these. I pray for you brethen to look back where you came from. You came from our Father all Might. It is not yet too late to pray and repents all your sins. After this do not forget to acept Jesus Christ will your heart. Live the way he do. Live a  Christ-like life so you will be contented and find the true happiness. :)

The answer of Doubting and Questioning

God existence cannot be measured according to time, for He is without beginning and without end. He is eternal (Ps 90:2;Isa 48:12;John 5:26) He is answerable to no one. He does not need to give reasons for His decisions or explanations of His actions. (Ps 115:3; ISa 40:13-14; Dan 4:35; Acts 4:28; Rom 9:20-24), though in His grace He may sometimes do so (Gen 18:17-19; Eph 1:9). His wisdom is infinite and therefore beyond the full understanding of man. (Ps 147:5;Isa 40:28; Dan 2:20; Rom 11:33; 16:27)
A God who is infinite has no needs. Nothing inn the works of creation or in the activities of humans or angels can add anything to Him or take anything to Him. (Ps 50:10-13; Acts 17:24-25; Rom 11:36). He is under obligation to no one, He needs no one, and He depends on no one. Whatever HE does, He does because He choose to. Not because He is required to (Eph 1:11). But, again in His grace, He may choose people to have honor of serving Him (Ps 105:26-27; Acts 9:15).

Psalm 51 Sins paid eternally. is there really God?

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

² Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

³ For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Here it is I want to share with you my 'philosophy talk experience' before. It was also this day when I attended this philosophical talk by Mr. Gojocco. I can't deny that he is really a legend and one of the most awesomeness professor in our school. He shared a lot about the basic of philosophy and sharing the definition by life's experience itself. Well the start was good for me. I can sink in everything. I was even thinking and praying that I should be open minded this time. I was also wondering if I will walk out or cry if he will justify God as not true. What if he will be talking a lot of 'there is no God' at all? Will I cry? Will my faith be twisted? will I believe him? Will I leave my good God?

The answer is I kept my butt seated yet I wanted to cry and at the same time I have a puzzled feelings. :'((

Yes, he disclosed about these things and the absence of God. One argument that made me paused was that when he told us that if God is really a JUST God, why does He condemn or punishes his creation ETERNALLY yet that man just sinned for a LITTLE TIME ON EARTH. WHY ETERNALLY? IS IT REALLY JUST?

Well, I cannot really answer this mind blowing question. No, I don't want to leave God just because of this statement. This wouldn't replace the miracles, testimonies and answered prayers being proven by God, right? Why should I exchange my faith for just an argument? from just a belief of other people? They have a dangerous mind.Okay, I admit that my mind is little and I close concepts like those notions. I am close minded, I admit it. And so what? I guess, being like this will protect my heart and the truth I had known right? As stated in the bible, the mind is a dangerous tool. God did not limit us to think of those things but we should remember that God gave us to have a freedom in our choices, to follow what the little mind tells us or the Big God who created us. 

He shares that God was dead. He never exist at all. Should I be glad or to walk out now? I am glad to hear these things. Bla bla bla. You know what, these what made me stronger. Since i am now at a wider and liberated place, I am able to hold my faith and  eager to know God more deeply.

I am waiting for God to answer me but this is not possible. 

The best thing I should do is to guard my mind and pray. No one can erase/delete/dump my belief with God. God is implanted in my heart. He had done many things and it wasn't rightful for me to leave him alone. 

How about you? do you still not contended? Can you share? :)

Psalm 50 God doesn't want.

⁷ Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

⁸ I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

⁹ I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

¹⁰ For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

¹¹ I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

¹³ Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

¹⁴ Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

What do you think when God tell us these?

Are you feeling afraid or being rejected?

Well to start, in the ancient times, people offer burnt offerings to God for them to be forgiven. The offering (goat) must be the best in your flocks. This is fully disclosed in the story of Abel and Cain. 

But with this context, what God really means with His words He did not want your bullocks, goats and the like?

Is He rejecting His principle before ancient times? or did Cain and Abel are wrong?

Well, I cannot really tell what is the exact meaning or what was God trying to tell us. 

But God shows and testify that He owns everything this world and even us. God shows that he is mighty and King. with our burnt offering, for Him this is NOTHING. Do you think when a carpenter makes a house then sell it to buyer and that buyer will resell it to the carpenter , is rational? The view here, God will get what He wants in this earth coz He owns it. and He doesn't need anyone to return it from Him. 

Hmm, I may not show it logically but the thought is God is the maker and the owner of everything. Being a human, His creation, is not rightful for Him to return something He owns just to be forgiven.

What He wanted a heart that is faithful and ready to sacrifice, and a glorifying heart for God for him to bring back the Glory of God.

Yes, we may have different interpretation but being moved by the Holy Spirit, this is what God wants me to share you this day. :))

How about you? What is your understanding with these passages? God has a lot of hidden words. 

Psalm 49 God will redeem from the power of the grave

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

¹⁷ For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

What are these passages mean to us?

In this inadequate knowledge, I hope I can deliver to you what are these wanted to tell u, the inner insights of these verses. 

Have you ever  notice yourself being jealous or envy to someone because of his wealth? And even you thought of it that he has been blessed so much but as yourself, even you work hard for it you cannot even glimpse what he had reached. You see that life is becoming unfair for you now.

Be not worry my lil friend. You don't know what is their status with God right now. Well, we can say that they maybe lucky enough now but do you think their riches can follow them after death? or more on, are their souls will be contented when they see how they waste their life for just a wealth and appetite?

God loves more the humble. He hated the boastful and proud. Those who render their time more on worldliness than seeking God first. They don't even know who gave their wealth. How could God like these people who don't bring back the glory of God? They thought that they have it all and they don't need God anymore. 

He loves more those people who try to have it but can never attain what they wanted. But after all the struggles, they still look back with God and thank Him for what they have. God loves them, those who knew that they cannot carry anything (wealth, career, education or even position) when facing after death. God loves those who invest in heaven, work for God and the wages of gold is up above. 

After death, if God will allow you to see those people you envied, I guess you will be much happier for being the one suffered on earth before. 

You may not see yourself as rich as you wanted but in heaven you have your own mansion much larger than you expected. 

When you became a Victor. is God really cheating when HE let someone win and the other loses?

I may not an athlete but casual people always experience this when they become victors. I don’t generalize, but sometimes in experience; to be honest I am really “attach” with God when asking for something to grant me. I really pray hard for it. But when the blessing and the answered prayers will be conferred to me, I tend to forgot Him. My emotional and ‘state of being proud’ comes out first rather than thanking the One who gave it to me. When this became into practice, I thought that this is never been a good idea for a Christian like me. I put into mind and tell it really to myself that I should always acknowledge Him; it may be in victor or failure.

Yet somehow with the article, I am really distress or even amaze when the author expressed that God cheats when someone wins but the other loses considering that they all ask for it. In a competition like sports, we all knew that there is only conqueror and the rest are runners up. With the little faith I have, I believed God answers prayer with Yes, No and Wait. Well, considering again that the athletes all prayed hard for winning the competition, only one can be answered by Yes. Okay, automatically, the rest will be No or Wait. Yet, this doesn’t mean that God don’t hear someone’s prayer and favour the other. God is just simply showing that if you are being answered by no maybe it has some other purpose that you should practice more and have faith. Well, I cannot really tell what God wants for them. He may answer them with Wait also because if you learn something more about being a runner up or loser, you will strive harder. And God really wants us to excel more on things we like. Wait, because we need to be patient, keep on asking, knocking, and seeking. After all, God must be pleased.

In addition, players don’t necessarily pray just to win and conquer. Even I am never been an athlete, I knew these people always ask for guidance and protection. One good example is Manny Pacquiao. :)

Thank you for dropping on my blog

I always check my statistics if hows the progress or regress of my blog. I really put up this blog to show other people how devotion can change anyone's life. Now that I had checked on it. Im so glad that I have visitors from Russia, USA and some other parts in this world. I know my English wasnt that good as you expected but I pray for the Holy Spirit to talk with you through this devotion. I hope this will help you in your daily experiences. God is really good all the time. Thank you Guys! <3

to GOD be the Glory :)

Psalm 47 Praise God

1	O clap your hands, all ye people;          shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
2	For the LORD most high is terrible;          he is a great King over all the earth.
3	He shall subdue the people under us,          and the nations under our feet.
4	He shall choose our inheritance for us,          the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
5	God is gone up with a shout,          the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
6	Sing praises to God, sing praises:          sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
7	For God is the King of all the earth:          sing ye praises with understanding.
8	God reigneth over the heathen:          God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
9	The princes of the people are gathered together,          even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. God deserves more than a cheer, applause or a standing ovation. For everything He had done to us, we need to compensate His love by a simple praise. Is it hard for you to sing praises for Him? or even utter a prayer for thanksgiving? People usually kneels when they ask something for God. If they need help, they easily call God. If we have problem, its easy for us to bow down our heads. But when everything is granted, are we there to praise or acknowledge His name? or are we standing because of pride and selfishness? This is sometimes our problem. We tend to forget God in times of Victory. He is a big part of our Victory. NO ACTUALLY HE GAVE US THE VICTORY. So he deserved to sing praises for Him, to give thanks, to give a break and thank Him for everything He had given to us. Yet, even we receive problems and hindrances in our Life, we should be still thankful and continue to glorify Him. He doesn't deserve to be left out when we don't need Him or we think that we can't do it anymore. God gave everything in this world. Every problem and grief. because in time, in due season, You will realize that when problems come, You really need Him. A King deserve to be treated as the Highest Authority in our LIVES. He is commanding us to praise Him. Don't be afraid to stand up and clap for His name. Be great that you have a GOD like Him. <3 I WILL PRAISE YOU LORD FOREVER AND EVER :) AMEN!

Psalm 43 Temptations

1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 


This means a prayer of a Christian having struggles in Life. He may be perplexed with the world of with himself being tempted with the evil spirits. 
I am happy to comprehend this verse today because I feel the same way, being confused or in the state of not relaxed. Evil always tempt me in many ways. Sometimes he is as wise to target what are my weaknesses. He loves to play with our mind, to push us to do evil things. He is patient in disturbing us to finally bait us. 


Can just God will make a move so that we will not fall in Satan's arms? Why do I need to defend by myself if God is with me. Everything is easy for Him.


We question and question until we blame.


Be happy with what Satan's doing to you. But be happier when you surpass it. You know what's the reason you can skip this temptations? Because you have a strong heart molded by God. He is watching us if how far we've gone through.
Do not worry still if you are tempted and fall with Satan's bait. God always rescue His son like a mother who never abandon her child no matter what happen. God's love to us is greater than we expected. Have faith and pray. You can surpass everything. Satan is not your Father after all. You can't go home to someone you do not know at all. :)

I am happy to be tempted. I become stronger when temptations come. <3

Psalm 42: Where are You God?

² My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
⁸ Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.


Sometimes, we become doubtful if God is really with us. When in times of need and trouble, we seek Him but we feel that His presence is not with us. We often times ask ourselves if He really care for us or love us. We are stepping back, slowing down and stop at one point that He is not really a True One. 


But God comes in a perfect timing, from the very start of worrying too much, from the time we are not happy. He is still with us watching us how to grow more and stand all through out the hardships. He is observing us if we have really have faith in Him. God never leaves us. God always carry our burdens. He never wanted us to be unhappy and troubled. He just wants us to show more our love towards Him even though we feel being left behind. He wants you to prove more of what you really had cuz God knows YOU ARE MORE THAN WHAT YOU THINK. But always Keep in MIND that EVERYTHING we can attain, when we are with him. ALWAYS. When we TRUST in His POWER. 


TRUST. GOD IS EVERYWHERE. :)

Psalm 41:9 Lord is our True friend

⁹ Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.


Every verses has an amazing story for all of us but verse 9 give me more impact to ponder. Friend? Yes we all thought that he/she is the one. We see them as our diaries. We share our problems with them, secrets and they are in our happy moments. But, not all of us have the real and genuine one. We cannot tell that your friend is paying you back also with TRUST. Betrayal is a word with meaning. and this word can give meaning when your friend is never been faithful and never been true. Do a friend eat your bread when he/she knows that you are starving? A true one shares it to you or sometimes suffer. 


Jesus suffers for us. when He lifted His cross on the calvary, it was the greatest suffering and persecution. He did it because He is our true friend. He never leaves our side when we need a shoulder to cry on. He understand our flows when we are in the mood. What is great about our friend is that He also teach us the right way. A friend that support us in many ways. He never betrays too. We should be glad that we had a King as our best friend. I am happy to be with my true Best friend, my Lord. I share my problem, knows my secret but most importantly He gives me happiness and true meaning of friendship. 


I love my BEST FRIEND FOREVER. I LOVE MY LORD JESUS CHRIST! :) 

Psalm 40: A Christian Life

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
⁸ I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
¹⁰ I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
¹⁴ Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
¹⁷ But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.


A true Christian never gives up. Our Lord our God maybe in silence but He never takes away His eye toward us. In Christian life, there are more plenty of sufferings and struggles. But we should be glad of these persecutions from these unbelievers. They may laugh in front of us but be strong and stand still cuz our Lord never abandon His children. 


In times of being surrounded by the worldliness, WE must stand up and show up the righteousness to them that are ignorant with the WORD. They may be called as genius, intelligent, wise but are they wise in front of God? We ask for a vengeance with them that hates us but do not take an action. Just call for Jesus. Yes, sometimes we felt that we are never been heard. We cry and call His name. We are tempted of giving up but in due time God will embraced our sorrows. God always enter in perfect timing. We had shown Him His greatness and the time was given to the persecutors,  but now God is in our hands carrying our burden, we have now the time to the persecutors to pay what they had said to our Jesus. God is Love. 


Never think of giving up. that's life! giving us time to tempt but those who survive will reap a multitude. God Bless and AMEN! <3

Psalm 39: Keeping thy mouth from SIN

1. I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

With these texts, it will be very useful for me maybe not this time but in the future. Human can never resist the power of evil being the one who test our level of faith with God, a test if His words is within us always (in times of trouble or in goodness). Our Lord taught us to be silent while the enemy is making a way. Why do you need to create noise or distraction? DO you really need to payback from evil had done to you?
  The answer is, GOD will do it for us. Just be silent in order to hold your peace. You may be dumb with silence but silence will make you feel better. Creating noise will eventually the point of expanding the issue. A Christian like us shows not to be disrespectful with others. God will give us time to speak but the entire time will be for God to teach the person. 

In times of trouble with the Holy Spirit. The moment you can't hold on anymore JUST PRAY. The spirit will be move to you. Think of the circumstances if you will do it by yourself because of not being silent. Think if you are a REAL CHRISTIAN! <3

July 6, 2012 12:06

Okay, I had just created my blog. Seriously, I don't know how to run this thing. But I am needing this. Cuz I heard a lot of thing about blogs :) Well, I can share whatever I want here. But my priority is to have my new notebook for my daily devotions. In this way, I hope other people can read how the Scripture changed my life and great it is to have it everyday. I learn a lot from this book--the reason why my life should be live for. :) It's God Glory! :)

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WOW AMAZING. I typed my name at the search tab of this search engine. HAHA I dont what to react. Memories mann! :)) Memories came rushing like a rat in my mind. Wheew. The first thing I saw when I searched my name was this PDF file. I was so curious about this so I opened it immediately. Ahh :'> It was the result of NSPC 2007 (documented). I was soo fluffy and glee. :')) I remember that day when I was awarded as 4th place in Photojournalism English. I was soo happy and excited back then. I was crying in front of the audience. I really did not expected to have an award such this. Well anyway, this is a lot of treasure for me. More than a thing. I thanked my Camera (I named it Clikky [SLR siya]) dahil hindi siya pumalya. HAHA. Nice job. 

http://www.deped.gov.ph/cpanel/uploads/issuanceImg/DM%20No.%20174,%20s.%202007.pdf

Secondly, ahh soo embarrassing. I wasss sooooooooooo JEJEMON back then. that was 2008. I clicked this new tab again ABOUT ME being HIGHLIGHTED as a "commentor" of this blog (I GUESS). Oh well I just saw how I reacted when I was really into with Joshua Dionisio. HAHA. okay to make it more exciting and funnier I'll insert later what did I post on that blog. HAHA. Soo kadiri talaga. Pramis Sinaniban ako ng pagka nga--nga at ignorante ko noon. :P
Syempre para sa atin kasi kong ano ang noon ay BADOY ngayon. Tapos noon ay para sa atin ay USO. :)) HAHA uso sakin yun mahilig akong magkaroon ng 'X' sa sinusula ko. Kumbaga ang simpleng I love you so much magiging I LOVE YOU XXXXO MUCXHHH. :/ awkward! 
I wanna throw out a dictionary on your face REYN oh! Haha! Back to Joshua, Im still his fan but not that avid anymore. Okay his gwapo and with Bea not with that Maria Flor de Luna girl anymore na naging katambalan niya sa MMK na Puppy Love. I love that movie. I even researched about it if ever there were still videos of it kaso wala ehh FAIL DX. But yeah, on that story, I remember Joshua was a Perya Boy? something like that. Yung mga batang kinalakihan na yung Karnibal na buhay. Since carnivals always shift from time to time, this lucky boy was transferred where KATKAT(name of his katambalan) lived. The story started when they met, OBVIOUSLY, at the carnival. They became friends and then somehow this puppy love. Oh gadd You should know what's my reaction when I was watching them. I am super kilig but when the part where Joshua cheated KatKat since they were not seeing each other anymore. That was soo totally heartbreaking. Joshua was not communicating with KAtkat anymore but on the other side, the girl is making an effort talaga to contack her, She even save money just to avail load and call him and even PASALOAD him para makareply lang :(( Okay, kids are forgiven for being sweet. :')) With that movie, I was soo feelicious Haha. Feeling ako si Katkat. My dreamboy Joshua will be my Boyfriend (soonnnnn.I STRONGLY BELIEVE) That's what I always tell to myself. A lil motivation LOL.I even brought his printed photo always with me at school. A lil motivation again. Feeling I am with him always, always at my side. CRAAP! Obsess! Oh yeah, reality hurts sometimes, you will just wake up in your bed realizing that you are in a dilemma of being stock on that WEIRD DREAM. Child's dream talaga. So cute and never been hurtful. The reality made me happy somehow. :)) I moved on! TOTALLY!
The movie pala was entitled POPCORN cuz the setting was at the carnival. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irtETNL5UGc  

The third thing I saw was our page, Sangguniang Bayan. Cool. My picture was IDK. not that cute or pretty but had a good smile. well :)) you can visit us with this link and also you can see my dreadful face. AMP. :P

http://claveriacagayanvalley.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:office-of-the-sanggunaing-bayan&catid=9&Itemid=138

SEE YOU AGAIN! Really love writing kahit KONYO. LOL :PP