Inspirations at your Fingertips!

To be a real "Christian" John 10:22-30 We would suppose that in the community of Antioch, they were first called "Christians", they haven't seen Christ.  But they consider themselves followers of Jesus. It has been almost 500 hundred years of Christianity in the Philippines; have we truly regarded ourselves a Christians? I would want to imagine people going to work and still call themselves "Christians".  And when asked to be active in the Church, without doubt they would say, "Sure!" How do we integrate Christianity in our lives? First, know for a fact that as Christians, we seek to immediately identify ourselves with Christ.  Let us align who we are with Jesus. Second, learn from the Master when he says, "The sheep hear my voice."  Why are there so much conflicts in the world?  "Because they don't hear my voice.  They don't belong to the sheepfold." Third, "I and the Father are one."  T...

Multiplication of good works John 6:1-15  The multiplication of the loaves is a sign of the fruitfulness not only of Jesus, but of his disciples who do God's will. Let's make an honest evaluation of the fruitlessness of things, and why we keep on saying, we have no money or time or talent when in fact we have them on this earth. Second, let's learn how Jesus multiplied the loaves through: 1. through offering - the process cannot start if there are no gifts offered. 2. gifts have to be offered to God, not kept to self. 3. gifts have to be broken and be ready for distribution.; 4. gifts have to be given to others to complete their purpose. These could also apply to our fruitfulness in this world if we know how to offer ourselve to God, sanctify all our work and being, break ourselves to serve God, and give ourselves to others so they may also be offerings to others.

God's law Jesus clarified the law: love God above all things and love neighbors as self. What does it mean to love God above all things?  It means two things: to stand by God at all times and to love our neighbors as God loves us. To stand by God means to recognize that everything in this world belongs to him, even our lives.  Thus, the seed of being a steward is already there.

Be glorified The Old Testament speaks of a prophet giving witness that God has a special plans for him even before he was born. In the gospel, that person is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He says that he will be glorified. God will exult him. Jesus prophesied the betrayal of Judas, then said the prayer of glorification. To be glorified means to be exulted, recognized, lifted up - ikinagalak, ipinakilala, itinaas. The old testament also speaks of someone who will be glorified by the Lord. May all our actions give glory to God and be the cause of salvation for others.

Sinambit na ni Kristo ang ikalawang huling salita, "Ngayon isasama kita sa paraiso." Sinabi niya ito sa rurok ng kanyang paghihirap, sa panahong pati ang salaring nasa kanyang kaliwa'y tinutuya siya, "iligtas mo ang iyong sarili pati na kami." Sa krus, nakita pa rin ni Hesus ang dalisay na puso ng kanyang kapwa, "Hindi ka ba nahihiya sa iyong sinabi.  tayo ay nagkasala, ngunit wala siyang kasalanan." Handa na yung isang salarin na siya maparusahan.  Ang tanging kanyang nasambit na lamang ay, "Panginoon, alalahanin mo na lamang ako sa iyong kaharian." May dalawang uri ng pagtugon sa Panginoon.  Yung isa'y nanunuya, nang-iinsulto, sakim, makasarili, namimilit na siya'y iligtas at pagaanin ang buhay, Kahit ang iba'y naghihirap, siya'y hindi. Yaong isa nama'y humigingi ng tawad, mapagkumbaba.  Doon sasabihin ni Hesus, "Ngayon, isasama kita sa paraiso." Yaong isa, naniniwala sa paraisong nilikha ng Diyos noo...