I thank God for the nation He has given you. May you see God’s hand in everything your nation is going through. I pray for you to have faith that God watches over your nation, and will shield it from destruction. May you not be troubled by what you see, but be encouraged that God is in control of everything. I declare God’s word: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. May you begin to see God as the Lord of your nation.”
This is one of the prayers of Ptr. Jay Duque in a devotional book that he authored and was given to me by some of my friends on my 26th birthday. Yesterday, it was the second time that I have encountered this prayer.
If we will assess the situation of our country today, you could really understand the Filipinos who went abroad for a better living and the Filipinos who told us that there’s no more hope in our country anymore. In other words, we can not blame them.
I am not against these people who went out of the country for a better living. In fact some of them became a blessing by remitting much of their salaries to our government. I am not even against the people who tell that our country do not have any hope anymore but I am against the curse that they continue to tell in our county.
If we will go back to Ptr. Jay’s prayer, there’s so much hope for the Philippines when we put this nation to hands of the Lord and when we declare God as the Lord of this nation.
I had a conversation with a friend last night about the obvious cheating before even the election come, the injustice that we’re suffering from the hands of our officials and the many negative things that we’re experiencing. We even said that if we’re not followers of Christ, we might curse already because of the immoralities but at the end of our conversation, we end up saying, “LORD, let your will be done!”
We are still hoping for a better Philippines and we are also declaring that our nation will be blessed and will be the Tiger of Asia once again. All we have to do as a people is to unite as one and put our full trust in our God.
As I end this blog, I want to say honestly that I was troubled by the things that are happening in our country – graft and corruption at its best, biggest massacre in history, declining economy and a lot more. But when I went back to the promises of God, I am once again at peace that there would be a big turn around coming for our beloved nation.
Psalm 33:12 (NIV)
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
Greater things have yet to come, greater things are still to be done in our nation!
May GOD bless the Philippines!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
THE GOVERNMENT OF...
THE GOVERNMENT OF...
By Libert Ong (Brave Heart Kid)
November 28, 2009
Most of us are still grieving for the lost souls of our brothers and sisters in Maguindanao who suffered a brutal assault from the arms of the "unknown" killers who massacred them without any inhibitions!
Many of us condemned the brutal crime and we all wanted justice for this people but sad to say, it looks like we will wait again for so long before the case would come to an end. It might be a long process once again but I am not losing hope!
People might see the negative things right now and the lack of faith in the judiciary system here in the Philippines but I see otherwise! I am seeing a vision of the Filipino being united once again, having faith with each other and more importantly, accepting the fact that we are weak when we don't have GOD in our lives.
I know and I believe that someday there would be a change in the government system; corruption would go down to zero and officials will unite for a common goal. I also see that someday, our economy will go up and we will be the Tiger of Asia once again. We will really be the head and not the tail.
The Bible clearly stated in Isaiah 9:6-7 (NIV)
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the LORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
If everything will be under JESUS' shoulders including the government, there would be peace, righteousness and blessings that will flow in our beloved nation!
A blessed Christmas to everyone!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
ANG MAMATAY NG DAHIL SA'YO...
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ANG MAMATAY NG DAHIL SA'YO (November 26, 2009) Mahal ko ang bansang Pilipinas! Ikaw mahal mo rin ba ang bayan mo? Noong mga nakalipas na buwan, sunud-sunod na bagyo ang dumating sa ating bayang sinilangan na tila ba katapusan na ng ating pamumuhay dito sa mundo. At pati ang ating likas na yaman ay unti-unting nasisira dahil sa mala-delubyong pagsubok na ating dinaranas o dinanas. Ilang araw lamang ang nakaklipas magpasahanggang ngayon, maraming mga kababayan natin ang binawian na ng buhay dahil sa karahasan na naganap sa Maguindanao na pinaniniwalaang may kaugnayan sa politika. Sa kasalukuyan, patuloy ang pagtaas ng petrolyo, pangaunahing bilihin at malamang ay maging hudyat din ng pagtaas ng pamasahe. Ang ating gobyerno naman ay patuloy pa rin sa pangunguna pagdating sa korupsyon. Ang ating mga kababayan ay na-aagrabyado pa rin sa ibang mga bansa. May pag-asa pa nga ba ang ating bayan upang makaahon muli? Ako po ay naniniwala na sa kakayahan nating mga Pinoy na magkaisa at masgsimula ng pagbabago para sa ating Inang Bayan. Ako po ay nagdarasal na muling umunlad ang ekonomiya ng ating bansa. Alam ko at may pananampalataya ako na sasagutin ng Maykapal ang ating dalangin. Ngunit hindi nagtatapos doon ang lahat, kailangan din natin reumesponde sa Kanyang pagtawag na pangalagaan ang bansa na ipinagkaloob Niya sa atin. Marahil, ako ay parte ng isang movement ngayon na nagsusulong sa kandidatura ng isang presidentiable pero ang aking adhikaning ibabahagi sa inyo ay isang personal na pananaw. -------------- MARIIN ko pong KINOKONDENA ang pag-massacare sa mga kababayan kong nasa Maguindanao! Parte din po ako ng mga mamamahayag na may kalayaang makapagsabi ng saloobin. Alam ko po na may mga napaulat na kapatid naming mga mamamahayag ang namatay sa brutal na pamamaraan. HINDI po MAKATARUNGAN ang ginawa niyong pamamaslang sa ating mga kababayan na ang iba ay wala naman kinalaman sa mga pansarili niyong interes! Tulad nga po ng napag-usapan namin ng aking kaibigan, nakakainis na po ang nangyayari sa ating bansa! Kailangan na ng pagbabago sa lipunang ito! Hindi po kami titigil sa aming laban para sa aming mga kababayan. Maybe I am risking my life in writing this post but as Ninoy said, "The Filipinos are worth dying for." My mother (who's celebrating her birthday today) might not allow me to write this one but I have to do something for my country and countrymen! Tama na po ang korupsyon! Tama na ang pagiging ganid sa kapangyarihan at sa kayamanan. Ibalik natin ang tunay na demokrasya sa Pilipnas! At bilang simula, tayong magkakabayan ang magkaisa muna dahil hindi kayang mag-isa ng lider ng ating bansa na paunlarin ang bayan kung di natin siya tutulungan! Bilang isang mamamayan, sisimulan ko ang ilang mga simpleng hakbang para sa pagbabago ng bayan: Maaring simple lamang po ang mga hakbang na ito ngunit alam ko marami ang hindi sumusunod sa mga alituntuning ito. Masakit pa, ilan sa kanila ay lider ng bansa, mga pastor o mga pari, mga leader ng organization at mga nagpapatupad ng batas. Sila pa ang unang mga pasaway, paano tayo magiging maunlad kung ganyan? Minsan sa aking buhay ay naging guilty din ako sa mga bagay na ito! Inaamin ko nagkamali din ako. At dahil gusto ko makita ang pagbabago, sisimulan ko ito sa sa sarili ko. Kakalimutan ko na po ang mga pagkakamaling iyon at susuungin ko ang magandang kinabukasan na parating para sa ating bayan. Makikita ko ang pagbabago at gagawa ako ng paraan para dito sa tulong ng sa ati'y Lumikha. Matagal ko na pong hinahangad na makapag-lingkod sa ating bayan at mag-iwan ng marka sa buhay ng lahat ng sektor ng bayan. Ngayon ay nabigyan ako ng pagkakataon na impluwensiyahan ang media at politika. Gagawin ko ang lahat ng aking makakaya para sa bansang Pilipinas at para sa aking mga kababayan. Hanggang kamatayan ay maglilingkod ako sa Lupang Hinirang dito sa Asya sa kahit na anong pamamaraan! So help me GOD! |
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