SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

    What Jesus did to save us was the ultimate sacrifice. He took the curse upon Himself and died on the cross. Have you known of anybody who has done the same thing or even close to it to another person? Come to think of it, what else could Jesus have done for us that He has not done? As the scriptures say, "By His wounds we are healed, He was pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities and the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him." Is there any other love and sacrifice greater than this? There is no other like it for there is none like Jesus our God. It is only right and fitting that we respond to this great love of God in the best way we can by taking every opportunity to learn more about the bible. Amen. Hallelujah! Galatians 3:7-14 ...“Cursed be everyone who does not persevere in doing all the things written in the book of the law.” 11 And that no one is justified before God by the law is clear, for “the one who is righteous by faith will live.” ....

   We must be ready for the times when we may look stupid in the world's point of view but we are surely better off that way than to be stupid in God's point of view. We should always be confident of God's promises and assurances. We must always look back, recall and never forget those moments when we have witnessed and experienced God’s goodness. We should not give in to confusions and doubts and maintain our conviction in our belief in God. Amen. Hallelujah! Galatians 3: 1-5 O stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you,...3 Are you so stupid? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now ending with the flesh? 4 Did you experience so many things in vain? — if indeed it was in vain. We may have been in a situation wherein we are at a loss and torn between doing and not doing something. There may be times when we are confronted with several mind bogglers and twisters due to certain situations and people we meet and talk to. All of them may be pointing to something we have been ...

       There was a time when my son, Allan was complaining to me of itchiness all over his body. I told him everything there is to do and finally came to the part where I asked him what could have caused it. He can no longer deny that he drank 3 bottles of beer during a birthday party that he attended. Of course, I was not happy about it because he was only 16 years old then but I must admit that I was a bit happy about the allergy. I explained to him that somehow the allergy is a blessing in disguise because it will remind him always that drinking alcohol is not good for the body especially when you're still young and if it's too much. I told him that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we should take good care of it. Another thing that I was thankful of was the chance I had to call his attention to his actions and decision making that should be based on what is good and right and not on peer pressure. Just like in today's 1st reading we should not base ou...

   Nothing or no one can deny the transforming power of God. Paul's life is a testimony of this. No matter how hopeless, impossible or desperate things may seem to be never ever doubt that something great can still come out of it. Sometimes God calls or makes use of the unlikely people and situations for a greater purpose than what we have in mind. He allows these things to happen for a reason. As we may all know Paul's life is the so called gold standard of conversion because the end point is all for the glory of God. Amen. Hallelujah! Galatians 1:13-24 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it, and progressed in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my race, since I was eve...

    It is very difficult at times when we are confronted by the realities of life and people don't understand why we do things the way we do. It may sound confusing but it doesn't, for as long as we do it in the context of God's revelation in our life then we will experience the peace and joy that passes all understanding and it can not be denied. We are all preachers in our own right. The way we live our life is our preaching to others. Our very own lifestyle testifies to this since we preach not only by words. In fact St. Francis one of the greatest saints known said to use words only when necessary. Sometimes we wonder why certain things happen to us as if we have nothing to do with it. Again sometimes, we easily forget what we've done and act as if it's somebody else's fault but ours. Let us not put a curse upon ourselves by living in a way other than what the gospel of Christ teaches. It is very critical that we fulfill what is written. We have to abide not...

     I remember the song that I learned a long time ago when I was just new in the charismatic renewal which goes this way, "Jesus is the vine and we are the branches, His banner over me is love." Have we ever examined our life and found out that each time we disconnect ourselves from God we end up in failure. No matter how hard we try to work things out, it will just end up in waste or worse we can never find true satisfaction, peace and joy in everything we do. Only Jesus can satisfy our souls and apart from God we can do nothing. Amen. Hallelujah! Isaiah 5:1-7 ...My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; 2 he spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. 3 Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah , judge between me and my vineyard. 4 What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, wh...