DEATH is a great reminder to spend our lives wisely.
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“You do not know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a mist. You
can see it for a short time. But then it goes away.” James 4:14 (NCV)
Santiago 4:14 MBBTAG12
“Ni hindi nga ninyo alam kung ano ang mangyayari sa inyo sa araw ng
bukas! Ang buhay ninyo'y parang usok lamang, sandaling lumilitaw at agad
nawawala.”
Lapida, masasabi nating ito ang summary ng buhay natin dahil dito
makikita ang name, date of birth, and death natin. Pero alam mo ba kung
ano ang pinaka-importante na makikita natin sa lapida? Ito ay ang dash (-).
The dash represents all the time that we will be spending on earth.
We all have one dash to live -
one life to live.
But what makes it different is how we live it.
𝟑 𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐖𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐇:
First, A SURVIVING Dash - "Isang kahig, isang tuka" This is a dash spent just
to survive. They work to SURVIVE. They wake up to SURVIVE.
They live just to survive.
Second, A SUCCESSFUL Dash - The purpose of this dash can be summarized
in one word, "Success." For the people who live this kind of life, success is
their main pursuit. They work to succeed. They wake up to succeed. They
live to succeed.
THE world is too focused in living these kinds of dashes. For the longest
time, we have been blinded that the world is solely divided into two classes
- THE surviving and the successful. However, life is never just about
surviving or succeeding.
The third and most important dash is the Significant Dash (worthy, with
impact, great)
- This is a dash well-lived! Did you know that God created us with a
purpose? The Significant dash is a life filled with purpose, a life that
mattered.
In the Bible, a woman named Dorcas lived significantly. The widows she
took cared of considered her life 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 to lose. (Read Acts 9:36-
42)
Gawa 9:36-42
36 At sa Jope ay may isang alagad na nagngangalang Tabita. Ang kahulugan
ng Tabita ay Dorcas.[a] Siya ay lipos ng mabubuting gawa at gawaing
pamamahagi sa mga kahabag-habag. 37 Nangyari nang mga araw na iyon
na nagkasakit siya at namatay. Nang siya ay mahugasan nila, inilagay nila
siya sa isang silid sa itaas. 38 Ang Lida ay malapit sa Jope. Kaya nang
mabalitaan ng mga alagad na si Pedro ay naroroon, nagsugo ng dalawang
tao sa kaniya. Ipinamanhik nila sa kaniya na huwag niyang patagalin ang
pagpunta sa kanila.
39 Tumindig si Pedro at sumama sa kanila. Pagdating niya, siya ay dinala
nila sa silid sa itaas. Ang mga babaeng balo ay nakatayo malapit kay Pedro.
Sila ay tumatangis. Ipinakita nila sa kaniya ang mga balabal at mga damit na
ginawa ni Dorcas. Ginawa niya ito nang siya ay kasama pa nila.
40 Ngunit pinalabas silang lahat ni Pedro. Lumuhod siya at nanalangin.
Pagharap niya sa katawan, sinabi niya: Tabita, bumangon ka. At iminulat
niya ang kaniyang mga mata. Nang makita niya si Pedro, umupo siya. 41
Hinawakan ni Pedro ang kaniyang mga kamay at siya ay itinindig. Tinawag
niya ang mga banal at ang mga babaeng balo. Siya ay iniharap niyang buhay
sa kanila. 42 Ito ay nalaman sa buong Jope at marami ang sumampalataya
sa Panginoon.

WHAT MADE DORCAS' LIFE SIGNIFICANT?

• Loved God - Dorcas didn't just become a Christian, she was a DISCIPLE of
the Lord. She was only woman in the Bible that was called a disciple
(“mathetria”). She loved the Lord and was compelled to serve God with her
money and her all.

• Loved People - She was always doing good and helping the poor (Acts
9:36b). She was not just a talker but a doer. She loved the widows (poorest
of the poor) genuinely with the Love of Christ.

• Lived Significantly - She lived her life too significant that every PERSON in
her community had considered her too significant to lose. They cried when
Dorcas died and were willing to do everything to bring her back. She lived a
life of legacy. She left a great heritage to people.

Just like Dorcas, a disciple of our Lord Jesus, let us decide to start living a
significant life.

Whether you are now living a SURVIVING or SUCCESSFUL dash, know this:
If your life brings glory to God, shows God’s goodness, AND shows God’s
greatness - IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE!

Decide to live a dash worth remembering - a life worth sharing!!!

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