Posted on September 19th, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
When God revealed that He has chosen David to be Israel’s king, Saul was very upset. He even made several attempts to kill David. Now, Jonathan, who loved David like his own brother, warned him to hide from his father.
Jonathan pleaded for David’s cause and persuaded his father not to harm him. Saul agreed. But when David made another successful battle, Saul’s jealousy stirred up and ordered his servants to seize David and put to death. Maybe if the King has omnidirectional antennas, he would easily find and kill him right there. There were this time when David had the opportunity to fight back and take Saul’s life away but he said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the Lord’s chosen one.” 7 David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and started down the road (1 Samuel 24:6-7). Twice he was placed in the position but he refused to lift his hand against the King. He knew and believes that God will take revenge for him.
Posted on September 11th, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
JIVE Youth, the youth ministry of one of the churches in Makati, is doing a month-long series entitled “Final Destination” – What the Bible says about Death. The series will tackle the topics like Angelology & Demonology; Idolatry; Witchcraft, Divination, Superstition & Nightmares; Ghosts & Halloween. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on September 1st, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
You might say that Jesus does not and won’t get angry. You have this premise that He is God and He loves the people He created. Well, of course. But there were times when the public can become so abusive of God’s kindness and grace. And that is when He lets them know of His feelings. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
It is truly hard to forgive someone who has wronged you. You may even find yourself cursing or even wishing that something bad happens to the person. Then, friends would pressure you by advising to just let everything go. Well, it’s easy to say but very hard to do. Healing takes time. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
When a man was robbed, beaten, and left for dead on the road, no one came to rescue except for this Good Samaritan who “went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him” (Luke 10:34) He ordered the innkeeper to look after the man and even paid for the expenses. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on June 19th, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
If you have received Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal Savior, congratulations for you are now part of His Kingdom. At this moment, you have the assurance of salvation that one day you will meet with the King of Kings. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Pastor Jeff in Daily Living
People’s lives eventually expire. No one can delay or control it. With that in mind, people get stuck in their religion, dying to do good works expecting that it will weigh in heaven. Some though accumulate great wealth and realize at the end of their life, they would just sign up to life insurance and give it away. They cannot bring even a cent to where they are going.
Often, you would hear in funerals, “from ashes to ashes, dust to dust”. This stemmed from Genesis 3:19 saying, “For dust you are and to dust you will return.” Self-explained it simply means people were formed from the ground and they will return from it without anything to carry.
