Micah 7:8

If you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free in the Lord. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ. God paid a high price for you, so don’t be enslaved by the world. 
          
          1 Corinthians 7:22-23❤️‍✴️
          
          Nong di pa natin kilala ang Panginoon, alipin tayo ng kasalanan. Pero pinalaya na Nya tayo mula nang makilala natin Sya. 
          
          Noon, malaya tayong gawin kahit anong gustuhin natin. Pero mula nang makilala natin Sya, nagkaroon na tayo ng mga limitasyon. Dahil nalaman natin na hindi lahat ng bagay ay makakabuti sa atin.
          
          We are free people back then, but became slaves of Christ's commands. We are slaves of sin back then, but we became free because of Christ's redemptory love. ❤️

Then Jesus told the people another story: “God’s kingdom is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds. But when it grows, it is the largest of all garden plants. It becomes a tree big enough for the birds to come and make nests in its branches.”
          
          Matthew 13:31-32
          
          Sometimes, hindi kailangang magsimula ang lahat sa malaki. Nasa proseso ang bawat bagay. It normally starts from a small act of faith kagaya ng pagtatanim ng isang tao ng buto sa lupa. Pag sinamahan ng patuloy na pag-aalaga at pagdidilig, mamamalayan nalang natin na ang dating nanggaling sa maliit na buto ay magiging kasingtayog na ng puno. 
          
          Okay lang magsimula sa maliit. Because the Lord Himself also started from being small as a baby until He become a Man who is strong and wise enough to proclaim the Gospel to all people. 
          
          Kahit ang simpleng mga ginagawa mo lang para sa Panginoon ngayon, malaking bagay na 'yan. Dahil sa patuloy na paggawa mo niyan ay mamamalayan mo nalang na nakakabuo ka na pala ng napakalaking bagay na noo'y pinapangarap mo lang.
          
          Don't underestimate those small things. It would surprise you someday if you will not give up on it. ✨

WHOEVER YOU ARE, GOD WILL STILL USE YOU
          
          Si Abraham– liar, ginamit ng Diyos
          si Moses– murderer, ginamit ng Diyos
          si Jacob– mandurugas, mandarambong
          si Isaiah– hubo't hubad na nagpipreach, who would have dare to listen that? But still, ginamit ng Diyos
          At mas malupit, si Lazaro– patay, ginamit ng Diyos.
          
          And you? Na nakatali sa past? "Lord, I'm dysfunctional. Di ako magagamit Niyo dahil marami akong nagawa."
          "Lord, ayoko po magpagamit. Sira ako."
          "Lord, ayoko po, marumi ako."
          
          Maybe you're broken, you are enslaved by your past. Maybe you are worrying that God might reject you.
          
          But past is already past, let us move on. Forget about what you have done and bumalik ka na sa Kaniya.
          
          You don't need to be okay before coming to Him, 
          You don't need to fix yourself before coming to Him. 
          Just come as you are and aayusin ka Niya. 
          We are all imperfect, lahat nagkakamali but Jesus already accomplished what the law requires.
          
          Balik ka na sa Kaniya, may pag-asa pa.
          
          SavedbyGrace//
          © Rheard Aran

"A faith that can be destroyed by suffering is not faith."
          
          - Richard Wurmbrand✨

"TAKE HEART"
          
          Hindi madali ang maging Kristyano.
          Ang maging totoong follower Ni Kristo at mabuhay according sa kagustuhan Niya para sa atin.
          
          Mahirap lalo kapag unti-unti nang dumadami ang mga attacks sa atin ng kaaway. Mga kasalanang pilit tayong hinahatak at patuloy din namang nilalabanan.
          
          Mahirap kung sa mahirap pero ang paalala satin sa Bible, Take heart, kasi naovercome na ni Jesus itong mundo. Kung ano man ang laban na haharapin natin, walang-wala yan sa Diyos na pinaglilingkuran natin!
          
          SIYA ANG SAGOT. Hindi ang kalakasan natin.
          
          SIYA ANG NAGPANALO, Hindi ang mga efforts natin.
          
          Kaya SA KANYA RIN ANG GLORY HANGGANG DULO!
          
          Sasama lang tayo sa laban hanggang sa totality ng tagumpay na dala-dala ni Kristo.
          
          Kaya paalala lang na Laban, Kristyano!
          
          (c) Art of Elijah✨

Merry Christmas and advance Happy New Year! 

merry christmas~

GOD SEES YOU
          
          “‘You are the God who sees me. You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”
          Genesis 16:13
          Psalm 56:8
          
          Quitting seems to be the easiest escape to difficult situations we face. Some of us would choose to rebel, walk away or even end some things in our life, or worst, life itself. 
          
          The baggage is too heavy to bear. We find ourselves in an endless pit of destruction and mess. We feel abandoned and unheard. Unseen. Unloved. Forgotten. 
          
          But it is not the end of the story. 
          
          God knows and cares about our situation. Even if we feel abandoned and hopeless, the God who made us, who lovingly calls us by name, has never forgotten. 
          
          He is El Roi, the God who sees us.
          
          May this give us strength and peace to endure. We may not understand the answer to all our questions for now but one thing that remains constant and sure is that He loves us with an everlasting love-
          
          and this kind of love is more than enough to hold us up securely even in the midst of sorrow and pain felt in the depths of our hearts.
          
          Shalom.
          
          ---
          
          “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” (Isaiah 49:16) 
          
          Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
          (Isaiah 41:10)

✨---Mga kapatid, magalak kayo kapag kayo'y dumaranas ng iba't ibang uri ng pagsubok. Dapat ninyong malaman na napatatatag ang ating pananampalataya sa pamamagitan ng mga pagsubok.
          
          Santiago 1:2‭-‬3❤️

Minsan, dumarating ang tanong na: “Mahal pa ba ako? Importante pa ba ako?”
          
          Kapatid, hindi nagbabago ang sagot ng Diyos.
          
          Sabi sa Isaiah 43:4,
          “You are precious and honored in My sight, and I love you.”
          
          Hindi mo kailangang patunayan ang sarili mo para mahalin ka. Hindi ka kailanman nakalimutan.
          
          Mahal ka ng Diyos. Mahalaga ka sa Kanya. Palagi. ❤️✨