Amazing love

These lines are from the song Amazing Love by Chris Tomlin.

I’m forgiven because You were forsaken,
I’m accepted, You were condemned.

Amazing love,
How can it be
That You, my King, should die for me.

Come think of any king, president or any authority today willing to die to save those who have done something against him? Seek for someone who's always willing to be selfless and sacrifice himself in behalf of others he does not even know? Do you even know a person willing to take blame for all the violations charged to the people who hates him? Is there someone from the financially elite group of families that left the comfort of his life and live with the poor on the streets and squatter areas?

I give you 5 minutes to think about these.

After 5 minutes... Can you name one? Then that person must be so pure and innocent. But the Bible mentions of the One who did these all, His name was, is and will always be JESUS!

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

What human or earthly love can surpass this amazing love the Lord gave us? He gave His one and only Son for all the people who violated His law, displeased, dishonored, blasphemed and disgraced His Holy Name. How was that even possible? Don't ask my friend, it is possible. With God, nothing is impossible and impossible is nothing. Amen.

And now, come think of this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE LORD! You are called to be with Him, to follow Him, to obey Him and to have Him in your life. Take care of His will and He will take care of yours. Admit it, we cannot save ourselves from the wrath of our sins. We really can't, that's why Jesus is telling us all: 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6). Surrender yourselves to Him, and be amazed on how He leads your life.

Jesus is our Savior. His amazing love endures and is eternal.

The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32 NIV

Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.

"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.'

So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' "But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.

But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

The beauty of patience

Patience. Wikipedia defines patience (or forbearing) as the state of endurance under difficult circumstances, which can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without acting on annoyance/anger in a negative way; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer-term difficulties. Patience is the level of endurance one can take before negativity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience].

Well, this definition is so technical, though I'm kind of asking myself right now if there is something technical about patience. Lol.

So, what does patience give you? It gives you the right and luxury of being prettily cool while waiting for something, or doing something complicated. It puts you in a situation where you can still manage additional delays without even asking for it. It gives you the right mood to handle things out of your control. It makes you graceful despite facing a lot of pressures. It gives you hope that someday, a dream and a promise will be somehow fulfilled. It strengthens your faith and trust, first to God, then loved ones.

The Holy Bible emphasized the importance of being patient. The Lord Himself shows us the best example on what patience is really all about. He waited for the perfect time to send the Messiah, His only son Jesus Christ. Salvation can be attained by our faith and by His grace. Even the worst sins thinkable to man can be forgiven with total repentance and apology. Humbling Himself in human form, leaving His kingdom to dwell with us and save us sinners, still loving us despite the so-many times we have displeased Him: this is genuine patience. Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him [2Peter 3:15]. Tell me, what patience could have been better than this?

Patience is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit alongside with love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control [Galatians 5:22-23]. God emphasizes the importance of patience in our lives. The lives of Job, Paul, Daniel, Moses, Joseph son of Jacob, etc. are all testimonies of the beauty of patience.

The patient are blessed for they are faithful.

Life is a choice. Several times in my life, my patience was tested, leaving me watching over and controlling my temper. I really have a bad temper, maybe because of my choleric personality. I am not fond of doing complicated things, especially those which requires so much time and concentration, for I easily get distracted, even with just a cat's meow. Lol.

Patience is a gift. It must be desired. I will.

Answer me please...

God is so good. He just gave us our lives, blessed us with the best family and friends, provided us with shelter and food, let us have knowledge and wisdom, graced us with salvation by faith, forgiven us of our sins, and continuously watching over us, all the time.

Now tell me, what's impossible with God?

His constant reminder

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

Another reminder from Him again. I really wonder why does my devo and His revelations have always something to do with not-worrying-thing and being-a-happy-or-joyful-man thing.

God sees my heart. He knows very well that I have this fear of the future. I know and I am confident that I can graduate before June, but He knows that I really want to attend the graduation ceremony and march. I am a bit worried about that.

This is something I do, not for myself but for my dearest Mama. I really want to march because I want her to be proud of me. She never experienced to attend a college graduation and I dream of giving that first experience to her. This is not something I do for myself but for the persons I do care for.

If God, my Lord, gives me this chance, or grants me this dream, then I will forever be thankful to Him for making my Mama happy and proud. Otherwise, I know and I believe that He has better purpose and plans than that.

I trust in my God. I really do. ^^