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WHAT'S YOUR DESTINY

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   Do you believe in destiny? We all should, because we are all destined to be under the will of God. If this is the case then why do we still end up in misery at times? Let us not be misled anymore and answer with perfect honesty with our whole heart, mind and soul the question, have we always decided for a life destined to give glory and praise to God. In the midst of all the commotion going on around us, where we are no longer sure who can be trusted or not, we can be assured that Jesus Christ is on our side. Today's 1st reading tells us that He accomplishes all things according to the intention of his will. It is a relief and consolation that it is not our will or someone else but God's perfect will. Thus we always pray, Thy will be done. We can completely trust His perfect will to work for our good. Amen. Hallelujah! Ephesians 1:11-14 Brothers and sisters: In Christ we were also chosen, destined in accord with the purpose of the one who accomplishes all things according t...
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WITHOUT RESERVATION

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    What Jesus did for us is unsurpassed and unequalled. No one could ever love us more than He could. He has done everything for our sake and has not left anything unfulfilled. We could either respond in accordance to what He has done for us or not. It is just one or the other. God did not love us reservedly but went out all the way when He gave His only Son, Jesus for our redemption and the forgiveness of our sins. It is only right and fitting that we do the same without reservation. We should always have an attitude of confidence and trust in God's perfect will in our lives. But how are we to know the will of God? In everything we do let us take after the example of the life of Jesus, full of total surrender and obedience. As we diligently examine ourselves and always strive to do what is pleasing to God then time will come when He will make known to us things we never thought imaginable or possible. Amen. Hallelujah! Ephesians 1:1-10 ...In him we have redemption by his blo...
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LIVE IN THE LIGHT

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     If there are bible passages that should be known by heart and mind by a Christian then one of them is from today's 1st reading. It is about the fruits of the Holy Spirit. During my first Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS) this bible passage was one of the things discussed intensively in the LSS. It was something that never left me and always served as a reminder and guideline. I am very grateful for that and feel that it should always be included in similar activities. In this way we could always refer to it like a checklist so that we can immediately dismiss or exchange whatever it is we bear in our heart, mind and soul that is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit. . We have to submit ourselves to the Potter and imagine ourselves as the clay. We smile whenever we have trials because it is meant to transform us. We have to work on our character flaws. Let us consult today's 1st reading at all times since it tells us, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kin...
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BE WISE & NOT A FOOL

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    We may have been through tough times and would never even think of reliving them again but we must not forget the valuable experience gained from it and the lessons we have learned. They say experience is the best teacher and it is. The art of being patient and knowing how to wait is something that we don’t acquire overnight. It is a product of our experiences with all the unexpected twists, turns and the agony of the uncertainty of the waiting. It wasn't an easy thing to wait but it will always pay off and worth it if we wait with joyful hope in our hearts knowing that God is Good and Almighty. Nothing is impossible with God. Sometimes we just miss the point and fail to see things in the proper perspective. When we do something and engage ourselves in activities that we consider as our offering to the Lord we immediately think that we have already been made righteous and holy. We can never fool God by masking our wrong doings through these things. If we think that we can ...
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TRASH IN A GIFT BOX

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    We have a tendency to mistake freedom as free will and use it interchangeably. These are 2 different things. Free will is our ability to do anything that we please and it is unlimited while freedom is limited. When we exercise our free will we have to keep in mind that our freedom could be jeopardized by it. We are free to do anything we want but we are not free of the consequences. When we give in to sin then we become a slave of it. We have to stand firm and not be lured or deceived by the false propaganda it is constantly waging on us. We can never get away from the pains and torment that this present world of ours brings due to its imperfection. It is time we understand the real meaning of what Jesus said in Matthew 11:29-30, “Come to me all of you who are heavily laden and I will give you rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Let us truly be wise in choosing the best and not settle for less. Let us not be deceived by the master of lies and decep...
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HE GOT US COVERED

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    There are seasons in our life that we have to go through. In fact, there are many changes looming around the corner nowadays. There is really a need for the people to kneel down in prayer for God's will to prevail in every person. There have been a lot of issues going on around us and we can not be assured of the economic stability all over the world but what should be of utmost concern is the decline and decay of the moral fabric of every person. In just a few months we would be celebrating Christmas, the birth of our Savior. Whatever seasons, or feelings we have there is always a reason to paint our faces with a big smile just like what the 1 st reading encourages us to do. Have we given it some serious thought? During those times when we almost hit rock bottom and looked like everything is a dead end as if nothing good is ever going to happen but managed to make it through, still standing to this day. We may not be fully aware of it but in all those things God is alway...
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