THE BREVITY OF LIFE

Kung paanong di mapipigil ng tao ang hangin, gayon din hindi niya
mapipigil ang pagdating ng kamatayan- Mangangaral 8:8
BAWAT SEGUNDO AY MAY TATLONG TAO NA PUMAPANAW SA MUNDO.
SA BAWAT SEGUNDO NA DUMADAAN SA ATING BUHAY AY PAPALAPIT
TAYO SA ARAW NG PAGHARAP NATIN SA DIYOS.
KAYA GAMIT ANG SIYENSIYA, PINIPILIT NG TAO NA PIGILAN ANG
KAMATAYAN. SO FAR, WE HAVE PROLONGED LIFE, BUT HAVE NEVER
ERASED DEATH. NANDIYAN ANG MGA GAMOT AT MGA APARATONG
MEDIKAL NA KAHIT PAPAANO, AY NAGPAPAHABA NG BUHAY. PERO
TANGGAPIN MAN NATIN O HINDI. HINDI PA PO TAYO NAGTAGUMPAY SA
PAGPIGIL SA PAGDATING NG KAMATAYAN.
HEBREW 9:27 AT YAMANG ITINAKDA SA MGA TAO ANG MAMATAY
MINSAN AT PAGKATAPOS NITO AY ANG PAGHUHUKOM
 No one can escape it (ti ipapatay ket haan tayo maliklikan)
 No one can trick (dayain) death
 No one can stop it from coming and it comes unexpectedly
Kung paanong di mapipigil ng tao ang hangin, gayon din hindi niya
mapipigil ang pagdating ng kamatayan- Mangangaral 8:8
GUMALING KA MAN SA IYONG SAKIT AT MAWALA MAN ANG
CORONA VIRUS, HINDI MAWAWALA ANG KATOTOHANAN NA ITO.
LIFE IS SHORT. DON’T THINK THAT YOU HAVE A LOT OF TIME HERE ON
EARTH. WHEN YOUR TIME COMES, YOU WILL FACE YOUR CREATOR.
THIS IS WHY PSALMIST SAY. PSALM 39:4-5
“YAHWEH, SANAY SABIHIN MO KUNG KAILAN MAMAMATAY, KUNG
GAANONG KATAGAL PA KAYA AKO MABUBUHAY. ANG DAMDAM
KO’Y SA SARILI’Y PINAIKLI MO ANG BUHAY, SA HARAP MO ANG
BUHAY KO’Y PARANG WALANG KABULUHAN; ANG BUHAY NG BAWAT
TAO’Y PARANG HANGING DUMARAAN.

Why it is necessary to remember that life is short?

(APAY KAILANGAN TAYO NGA LAGIPEN nga TI BIAG KET
ABABA LANG)
1. Because we have the tendency to be distracted by other
things. We tend to focus on the temporal and forget the
eternal. We are short-sighted beings. (haan tayo makita
dagiti masangwan)
C.S Lewis rightly said, “Anything that is not eternal is
eternally useless. Our heart's desire is endless and it
cannot be satisfied any created being. Only the Creator can
satisfy the endless longings of man's heart.
That's why the Word reminds us in Colossians 3:1-2,
that if we have been born again, we must keep seeking
things that are above.
Meaning. KEEP ON KNOWING CHRIST!
DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM

Christian life is not an easy path. We will surely face a lot

of struggles and challenges just like what we are facing
now. But let us be reminded that our discomforts,
dilemmas, diseases that we may acquire and even death
haunts us, these things call us to divert our attention to
what really matters, it is our relationship with CHRIST.
Our life here on earth is very short but if we alive in Christ
we will live with Him eternally.
2. TO KNOW THAT WE MUST MAKE USE OF OUR TIME
WISELY
Ephesians 5:15-16 So, then, be careful how you live. Do not
be unwise but wise, making the best use of your time
because times are evil.
“Time is your most precious gift, because you only have set
amount of it.” This calls to do the right thing! To use our
lives for Christ. Nagagamit ba talaga natin yung buhay
natin para sa Panginoon? Let our lives be an example of
light so that others may know and glorify Christ!
Mattew 5: 16 In the same way, let your light shine before
others, so that they may see your good works and give
glory to your Father who is in heaven.

3. TO FULLY DEVOTE OUR LIVES TO WHAT REALLY

MATTERS
When you face your end you will know that everything
that you have is worthless. Ang pinapahalagahan mong
anyo o itsura, ang iyong kasikatan, ang iyong
pinakaingat-ingatang ari-arian, ang iyong mga mahal sa
buhay, at ang mga katulad nito ay walang halaga. Lahat
ng mga bagay na ito ay matutunaw lamang sa harapan
ng Banal na Diyos.
Yung kwento ng buhay ni Alexander the Great sa
kamatayan. Bago daw pumanaw ang dakilang
conqueror, mayroon siyang habilin.
Una, kapag ililibing, siguraduhing nakalawit ang
kanyang mga kamay para Makita ang kanyang mga
palad.
Pangalawa, ang mga magdadala sa kanya sa
libingan ay mga manggagamot. Nang tanungin
kung bakit, ganito ang kanyang paliwanag.
Una nais niyang nakalawit ang kanyang mga palad
upang ipaalala sa lahat na bagamat siya a
napakayaman, wala ng dadalhin na anuman sa
kanyang kamatayan.
Pangalawa, mga doctor ang magdadala sa kanya sa
hukay upang ipaalala sa lahat na walang
sinunamang matalinong doctor ang makapagpigil
sa kamatayan ng sinumang tao.
When you come to your end, you will know one
thing, the one thing that matters is your
relationship with CHRIST.
This is the reason kung bakit kailangan natin
kilalanin si Kristo sa kung paano Siya pinakilala ng
Banal na Espiritu sa Kanyang Banal na Salita. It is
impossible to devote our lives to HIM if we do not
know HIM.
Tayo ay naririto dahil at para lamang kay Kristo.
 God gave us life to know Him
 God wants us to grow in Him
 God designed us to live for Him
 Why is it necessary to remember that life is
short?
 To know that life is not about running away
from COVID19. It's not about acquiring more
money, fame, and power and certainly not
about having our best life here on earth. MAY
HE FIND US FAITHFULLY LIVING FOR HIM.
 KNOW HIM MORE AND MORE!