Expressing Thanks by Kuya Ramil Tabligan

In the natural, it’s so nice to hear such expression of gratitude and appreciate what you and I had done for others. It makes us feel good and boasts about it. The feeling of satisfaction is there pushing us to do more for people to see it and the cycle keeps on going on and on and on…

However, let us not forget that we are here with a purpose and although it might not clear to somebody what are the purpose of why on earth they are here for? One thing is certain, God made you...what He wants you to be.

Everything that is happening in a person’s life has been pre-planned and the blue print of it all was printed and kept to be tracked for the rest of his days.

Just like the body, it has many parts but has a unique and totally different functions i.e. the head can’t say to the hand I don’t need you, or the eyes to the nose you are useless than I am. Just try to imagine, if those parts will do their own way and not in harmony with the body?

Remember, we are not here to please anybody…each individual has his own character to play and show off. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that we can’t get along with, live in peace, in freedom and harmony. We can’t dictate ourselves to do things for others to appreciate and praise us and much more for them to do the same.

If we keep on insisting we are just making ourselves even more frustrated, devastated and broken into pieces.

Let us do if we like to do the things we need to do without compulsion, pressure and without the thought that they should do this to me in return. If they would, then Thank God! Moreover, if they not…still Thank God! Because if we didn’t do things that are morally right…we are sinning. Let’s not expect always for others to do it the way we want things happen.

All what we are and what we will become will be God purposes for our lives. We are created for His Own Glory not for ourselves. Our achievement, medals, honors and everything speaks only His greatness in our lives. If anyone expressing his thankfulness for what we’d done to them…the thanks and honor much more the Glory is not for us. We don’t even deserve to receive it, because He alone deserve all the Glory and Honor and Praise for everything that are happening on us. That’s what we here for, that’s the reason why we are created for.

Of course, to say thank you and expressing our gratitude to someone is not wrong as long that God is highly exalted before the others.

That’s is why I thank God and give Him Glory for knowing you, and choosing you to be a vessel for the fulfillment of His purposes for my life.

A very Precious Gift From God

yesterday kuya mario of al-bassami bible study group have shared about "a very precious gift God" He talks about the letter of paul to the ephesians, stating there about how God amazingly show his great love to us, that once we are dead because of our transgression and sin by following the ways of the world and under slave by the rulers of the air,. we've been living our lives without purpose or meaning as kuya arnold shared, life without any direction not knowing were to Go, and we because of sin deserve to face the wrath of God. but heres the Goodnews in verse 4 says there "but because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even we were dead in transgression,. kuya mario said that by faith, by accepting christ we have been made alive thru Jesus Christ!!!

haleluiah by grace thru faith we have been save, not by works so that no one can boast, glory to God co'z he has open our eyes to a basic truth about sin and redemptive work of Jesus Christ for us.

Glory to God co'z our fellow brethren kuya Joey who has accepted Jesus Christ as His Lord and savior is continually attending our Bible study every monday, and another soul has join our cell group,

We welcome you kuya Domeng,. and he celebrated also his birthday together with us,
sayang wala si kuya LOuie hehehe, next time bro. all Glory to God

i'll be out this coming week for 5days going far to the south, and kuya anthony will be the teacher
this coming monday.

tatay kizmo we miss you kelan po kayo dadalaw sa amin?

all Glory To God Alone, both now and forever!

Pray without ceasing

ano kaya ang nais ipahiwatig ni paul to pray without ceasing? unang-una sa lahat ano ba ang kahalagahn ng panalangin, what does it do to our lives. how do prayer change our life. nung una kung manalangin ako from my first religion. ganito yun religious kasi daw ako kuno nun kaya madasalin din me kahit papaano mga 2x ok na yun feeling ko holy na ko. (hahahaha) just utter the words of this and that 10x 5x and many times, grabe tulo ng tulo ang pawis ko nun while facing a sculpted wood with a candle, nang hindi ko na matagalan nag shortcut na ako. till i realize mahirap pala. so samakatuwid e natauhan na ako. di ko na inulit yun at wala na akong balak pang ulitin, kasi wala akong napala, nabawasan pa colesterol ko sa katawan. ikaw ba naman magkulong sa kwarto alone at masikip walang aircon. para akong nasa oven. but all this things was change when i knew Jesus, my savior, my friend. binago nya lahat ng maling pananaw ko patungkol sa spiritwal at maging sa pakikipag-usap sa kanya. dati noon nalilimitahan ako sa gingawa ko lalo na sa panalangin dahil akoy nakabase ayun sa sarili kong pang-unawa patungkol sa panalangin ngayon naunawaan ko na ang lahat, nalaman kong may dapat at tamang kapamaraanan kung paano manalangin. jeremiah 33:3

"say's the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known".

call unto me, tumawag tayo sa panginoon calling to someone is asking an attention, asking something to give time, calling also involve uttering some word, and is this verse says call to me. and Gods say and assurance that He will answer us. psalm 66:18-19 says also

"If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

God give us an attention, and he will never turn His Back on us as long as we live our life that is pleasing to Him, again in jeremiah 33:3 sabi doon

"and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known".

alam siguro ito ni paul kaya nasabi na pray without ceasing kasi may promise ang God may pangako sya, and whatever promise God has spoken He is about to do it, He will show us great and hidden things that we have not even yet known. how wonderful and amazing to imagine, how God will also show an intimacy with when we look after Him, as a friend He will show to us His Desire, longing and wants to us and for us,. kaya let us not grow tired in "knocking heavens door" because surely He will upon up the Heavens for us when we pray!.

Ligo na ako, Prayer meeting kasi today.
All Glory Alone to God both now and forever! Amen

In the Beginning

no more than a great reward for a Christian is to Know His Lord more and deeper, you may face much circumstances but it cannot outweighed the value of knowing Him.