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DAILY IN THE WORD

May 21, 2021

Stay Focus!

Romans 10:1-21

 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall  they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Don't waste your time arguing with people, there is more to life and more to reach out, more to write, and more to talk about. More, more about Jesus! Let's agree to disagree. We don't have to persuade others to believe on what we say but we are not to allow them to tell us that we should stop doing what we believe we are called to say. 

Now, I understand why the LORD allowed me to take Master of Arts in Filipino Literature. At first, I was thinking that maybe I was wrong for taking this course; I felt so lost, but now I'm found. Lately, someone told me that I should stop using this platform to write about my personal belief of Christianity. I've been writing here for years, and most of my works talked about my personal experiences with God. Literature is life. So how can a man say that I shouldn't be here simply because I am talking about my peronal journey with my God? But I'm not here to degrade his point of view, because just like me, he also has the right to create his own literature. So I still respect him. But for as long as the LORD will allow me to use this platform, I will never stop writing about the goodness of God in my life, because I believe that this is my greatest calling. This is my literature, and I'm determined to stick to it for as long as I am able to write and as long as I live. It's the only legacy I could leave to those who follow me as I follow Christ's teachings. If you don't like my writings, and it's bugging you, then block me and hold your peace. Yes, peace be with you!

What motivates me to write is nothing and no one but God alone. If He will tell me to stop, then I will. Romans 10:14-18, "14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall  they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." God gave me this freedom to express, so I'll use it. If the administrators of this platform will block me for sharing the Word of God here, then it simply means, God is redirecting me, and I'm done here. That's all, life is simple, it's not meant to be complicated, this is my principle, and I'm at peace with it. I choose to stay focus on what is essential, nothing more important than doing what you believe you are called to do: mine is to declare the goodness of God to everyone. Whether they believe it or not; but it's my sincere prayer that hopefully they will; if not, then at least I've done my part, and God knows.

THE PRAYER

All glory and honor belong to You alone, O LORD! Thank You for Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Thank You, Jesus! Your Word is truth, I experience it and I will coninue to believe on it. In Jesus name. Amen!