Ito ay isang mapagkakatiwalaang pananalita,” ang sabi ni Paul. Makatitiyak tayo na inililigtas tayo ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang awa, hindi sa pamamagitan ng ating mga gawa. Pagkatapos ay idinagdag niya, “Nais kong bigyang-diin mo ang mga bagay na ito…” (talata 8). Dapat bigyang-diin ni Tito ang Banal na Espiritu, biyaya at buhay na walang hanggan.
Bakit? "Upang ang mga nagtitiwala sa Diyos ay maging maingat na italaga ang kanilang sarili sa paggawa ng mabuti." Kapag napagtanto natin na iniligtas tayo ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng kanyang awa, dapat tayong tumugon nang may mga pagbabago sa ating pag-uugali. Ang kasalanan ang sanhi ng kamatayan ng ating Tagapagligtas, at ayaw nating makibahagi sa pag-uugali na naging sanhi ng kanyang kamatayan.
Kaya tayo ay nagtitiwala sa Diyos lamang, ngunit nagsusumikap din tayong gumawa ng mabubuting gawa. Tayo ay naligtas para sa layuning iyon ( Efeso 2:10 ). Ang mabubuting gawa ay hindi makapagliligtas sa atin, ngunit ang mga ito ay mabuti pa rin, at ito ay katangian ng mga taong nagtitiwala sa Diyos. Ang bayan ng Diyos ay tapat sa paggawa ng mabuti; sila ay sabik na gumawa ng mabuti ( Titus 2:14 ). Inaakay tayo ng biyaya sa mas mabuting buhay.
All Glory to God 🙏
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Nhaleen Salibio Galleto
Corinthians 12:10(NKJV)
ThereforeI take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. ... For when I am weak, then I am strong.
The Strength of God in Us
Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 12:10 are a paradox. We don't often think of hardship and difficulties in life as a sign of strength or joy. Our culture often celebrates the physically and mentally strong, and it's easy to elevate those who are successful and talented.
But Paul says that God works differently among those who follow Him. Rather than looking for those who are naturally talented and strong, God likes to use those who are weak and humble.
Our natural success and talents can get in the way of God working in our life, but when we are weak and helpless, we must rely on God's strength alone.
That is why Paul says he delights in difficulty, persecution, and hardship-because it's in those moments that God is able to be his strength and joy. God forms character in times of difficulty.
Paul was not a naturally gifted speaker or writer, and yet God worked mightily within his weakness to produce powerful speeches and letters that are part of Scripture. God's strength worked through Paul's weakness to accomplish things Paul couldn't do on his own.
This perspective changes how we live. It's in moments of anxiety, weakness, or difficulty, that God desires to be our strength. It's in times of persecution and hardship that God is doing some of His deepest work within our lives. If we are in relationship with Him and depending on His strength, then He will be with us in times of weakness. He promises to be our strength in difficulty.
All Glory to God
Nhaleen Salibio Galleto
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Nothing is impossible with You, Lord! Though man may plan evil against me, You will hide me in the shadow of Your wings.
Thank You Lord sa Bagong Pag asa
Jesus tells us not to be ANXIOUS because God knows what we NEED.
Despite how hard it is to do, we are supposed to have FAITH. On the surface, this can look like a cop-out, but this is what faith is all about: learning to TRUST GOD when we would rather trust OURSELVES.
THANK YOU FOR THIS POWERFUL WORD
LORD JESUS🙏
YOU DESERVE ALL THE GLORY AND HONOR..
"For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. '”
— Jeremiah 29:11.