How we can maintain our relationships with

the Lord:

FAITH and FAITHFULNESS

You can never experience living with the
Lord if you don’t have faith. Even a mustard
seed like faith matters. Kahit na katiting na
paniniwala sa Diyos ay maaari nang
magpanatili ng Panginoon sa buhay ng isang
tao. Kalakip ng pananampalataya ang
pagiging faithful sa Diyos Ama. “Whoever is
faithful in small matters will be faithful in
large ones; whoever is dishonest in small
matters will be dishonest in large ones.”
Luke 16:10. Kung sa maliliit na bagay, hindi
mo kayang manindigan, kapatid, alisin
mona yan sa sistema mo habang maaga pa.
Dahil sooner or later, iyan ang sisira sa
pagkakaroon mo ng buhay na mayroong
Diyos na nag ga-guide saiyo at ang mag aalis
ng pagkakataon mo na makatanggap ng
tunay na pagpapala mula sa Diyos. “If, then,
you have not been faithful in handling
worldly wealth, how can you be trusted
with true wealth?” Luke 16:11. Sa mundong
ito, wala pa sa katiting ng kayamanan ang
meron tayo sa kayamanag kayang ibless ni
Lord sa bawat isa saatin. Kung kaya’t kung
ninanais nating makatanggap ng tunay na
pagpapala, dapat sa maliliit na bagay
palang, katiwa-tiwala na tayo.

HONESTY
“Do what is right and fair; that pleases
the Lord more than bringing him sacrifices.”
Proverbs 21:3. Ang pag gawa ng tama ay
tunay na mas kaaya- aya sa paningin ng
Diyos. Kahit mag basa ka ng bibliya buong
buhay mo kung puro kasinungalingan, may
pinapanigan at may maling ipinaglalaban
ang mga claims mo, kapatid, how hypocrite
you are, you can never please the Lord kung
ganoon. “Jesus said to them, “You are the
ones who make yourselves look right in
other people's sight, but God knows your
hearts. For the things that are considered of
great value by human beings are worth
nothing in God's sight.” Luke 16:15. Bilugin
mo man ang kaisipan ng sangkatauhan,
lahat ng iyan ay nakikita at nalalaman ng
Diyos. You can lie to others and even to
yourself but not to the Lord our God.
Walang mapapala ang taong puro
kasinungalingan ang nananalaytay sa
pagkatao niya. “The riches you get by
dishonesty soon disappear, but not before
they lead you into the jaws of death.”
Proverbs 21:6

LOYALTY
“No servant can be the slave of two
masters; such a servant will hate one and
love the other or will be loyal to one and
despise the other. You cannot serve both
God and money.” Luke 16:13. Hindi kayang
manilbihan ng isang tao ng sabay. Just like
loving, you cannot possibly say that the
amount of love that you feel for two
different people are the same. Mayroon at
mayroong mas matimbang. And sooner or
later, you’ll end up leaving the other one for
the other. And that’s what God wants to tell
us. Kung sasabihin mong maninilbihan ka
sakanya but you still do things that please
men, then, that’s impossible. Dahil kung
pareho mong pini please ang tao at ang
Diyos, malamang sa malamang
makakagawa ka ng displeasing sa mata ng
Diyos ngunit nakakapagpasaya sa
sangkatauhan. That’s why God has been
telling you this, “In the same way,”
concluded Jesus, “none of you can be my
disciple unless you give up everything you
have.” Luke 14:33. You cannot consider
yourself a servant of the Lord if until now,
you are incapable of leaving everything
behind and just be loyal in doing your duties
as a servant.
Cliché na mga salita, ang tanong,
napapanindigan mo ba? Kapatid, reflect on
your actions. Good evening.