Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 17:22 (New International Version)22A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

When you present yourself to him as a broken vessel, What he does is he takes the pieces and begins to put the pieces back together in the proper places and fills the cracks not with super glue, but with his love. God says I love you even though you are incapable of loving me back; I love you just because you are there.

in Psalm it says, That He do not want any of our sacrifice. He wants US .. he wants YOU

We can give our treasure but if our heart is not there that we gave nothing. If we use our time for ministry and our heart and mind is not there we will just produce a unproductive work. We can pray hard and do praise and worship but if we do not love him we are just a noisy cymbals to him.

The Lord rather have a person who knows he cant live with out him and a heart that is willing to be fix. A broken spirit a broken heart a life that only hopes for him, and trust him and loves him.

All he wants is to offer our life to him.. Sometimes the Lord needs to break us so he can remold us again. The God the father gave his son Jesus as an ultimate sacrifice we can never top that.

Psalm 51:16-17

Psalm 51:16-17 (New Living Translation)

16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.
 You do not want a burnt offering.
 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
 You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

When people think of God, church, religion or things of that nature they usually think of a code of ethics, rules or rituals. When asked what is important to God they will quote several "thou shalts or thou shalt nots". They may mention baptism, membership ,being part of a ministry or giving. Many of these things are part of being Christian and good in their place, but they are not the most important things to God. The most important thing to God is YOU.

Sometimes we think we can fool God. We will do things that we think will please God. We tell our self “ if I do that maybe God will see my sin less or if I'll be part of that ministry I the Lord will see how good I am and how much I want to be active or be involve in church”

We think most of the time to repay our sin by doing things we know is good to the eyes of the people. And some people will go in different way, be involve in wrong relationship, not going to school, drugs and so on.

Heartbreak and broken heart is different. Heartbreaks makes you cry but broken heart cause you to die.

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth

Acts 3: 1-10

One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. ² Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. ³ When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. ⁴ Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!” ⁵ So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.

⁶ Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” ⁷ Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong. ⁸ He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. ⁹ When all the people saw him walking and praising God, ¹⁰ they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

As Peter and John were going to the temple for their regular time of prayer, they meet up with a crippled man who begs for money. So Peter and John stops and give their attention to the cripple. But instead of getting money Peter answered the man by saying in verse 6, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Then a miracle happened and the crippled man began to walk.

As Christians, sometimes we may feel we're unable to help others. Not all of us can donate huge amounts of funds to charity, or work long hours to support the ministry, or have the required skills and abilities to assist the work. We are all weak in our own ways, but that did not stop Peter and John.

When they were stopped for money, they gave the man something more valuable than money. The ability to walk. Peter answered the man straight when he said, "Silver or gold I do not have." But he continued by saying, "but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Not all of us will have enough money or skills to help others, but what we do have is the power Christ that lives in us.

Just by our kindness and the love of Jesus we can help somebody more than we could image. Even by praying for someone, that can do more wonders than what money can do. So let us be Christians that carry the power Christ in us. Although we do not have much, we carry a special gift in our hearts which is the love of Jesus. And that enough can do many miracles.

The Vine And The Branches

Daily Devotion: January 27, 2010

John 15

¹"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ²He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes (cleanses)^[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. ³You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

⁵"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. ⁷If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. ⁸This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

As the church is moving into a new direction this 2010 let us not get left behind but keep in step with the spirit, being a part of his great work that we may share in his blessing and suffering for the advancement of his kingdom. The secret of being “in” is remaining in God each and everyday of our lives not only when there are certain events but truly understanding the meaning of remaining in Him, remaining in Him in our hearts that it may be seen through our lives.

“Ako’y linisin mo upang magamit mo ang buhay ko”. This is a line from a Filipino song that says “cleans me, that you may be able to use my life”. Cleansing is also what the Lord used in this verse, although he replaced it with pruning. If you prune a fruit tree, you cut off the newest leaves or branches so the tree will grow more fruit. Pruning makes the tree’s energy go to growing fruit instead of more branches and leaves.

It takes the continual cleansing of the heart that we maybe able to come to close communication with God. By sinning we start building this tall, thick wall that hinders us from having a close relationship with God. But by asking the Lord to continually cleans us, that gigantic wall slowly breaks that we may be able to communicate well with God and keeping in step with Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him"^[a]—

PRAYER REQUEST:

Please continually pray for the prayer and fasting this coming January 27-30, 2010 as the Lord brings the church into a new direction. That he may move mightily during those days and please pray for the pastors who are going to deliver the message of God that his anointing and hand may be upon them. Continually pray for our church members that the Lord’s protection may be upon each one.

“A weak child of God prays only for himself but a full grown man in Christ understands how to consult with God over what must take place in the kingdom.”

- Andrew Murray

Philippians 4:10-13

10I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

one of the most difficult things to differentiate is between need and want. we sometime confuse things we want with the things that we need. if we think about it, theere are things we bought 2 years ago and we dont want them anymore, why? because there is a newer model. it could be with clothes, laptop, video games, cellphones, etc. companies will always give something new. there will always be products that will make us want more, that is the main purpose of commercials and ad boards, it is to make us want those things. we are always bombarded by ads and now we dont know the difference between the things we want and the things we need.

what does it mean to be happy? why do people say that "happiness cannot be bought"?

if material things is the key to happiness how come we cannot be content with the things that we have? because there will always be something we want.

as blaise pascal said: "there is a God shaped vacuum in our hearts that cannot be filled by any man made things"

one of the things we should learn is the difference between want and need. as Paul has said to the church of Philippi
"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation" because once we enter that vacuum of materialism it is difficult to get out.

Psalm 25

Psalm 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart 
and my portion forever.

Its true that the greatest need of a person is the need to be loved. In this verse it says.

25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

It’s a need... all we need to do is to look for God - to love him first so much that we do not need anyone or anything but him. Just like what in

Psalm 42:1 says : As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.

Its like when your thirsty and you feel like your going to die if you wont get any water. And that’s how we are supposed to love God. Because He satisfies us.
Is it really hard to love God? The answer is NO. Why? I will give you reasons.
1. Because he loves us first. And no one and nothing can separate us from his love.
2. Because we know we cant live with out him
3. He gives us joy and peace that none can give.
And if we do not have any option but God Himself, we will find out that its actually easy to follow him and love him more.

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heart 
and my portion forever.

Some of us think that we are strong enough to face everything. And don’t you notice? When we say that we can do it, when we say we will be ok (coz we just got back from the camp), when we think we wont fail God, that is actually the time we fail the more. Coz first if you are awake and ready to fight you do not expect the enemy to be sleeping. They are working double time. And also it’s sign that really we cant rely on our own strong. We need to hold on to God and his words. The more you spend time with God the more you get to know him, the more you spend time reading your Bible, the more your mind is being renewed. That’s why devotions everyday is very important for us to be prepared in everything we will face. If our mind, our heart and our soul is aligned with God’s, its not easy to fall. And just like the verse says. God will be our strength and our portion forever,

Have You Ever Been Alone With God?

Have You Ever Been Alone With God?


"When He was alone... the twelve asked Him about the parable" (Mark 4:10)

When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, a broken friendship, or a new friendship - when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us. Did you ever notice how Jesus trained the twelve? It was the disciples, not the crowd outside, who were confused. His disciples constantly asked Him questions, and He constantly explained things to them.

As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the way He deals with your soul. The sorrows and difficulties in the lives of others will be absolutely confusing to you. We think we understand another person's struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives. There are a lot of areas of stubbornness and ignorance that He has to reveal in each of us, but it can only be done when Jesus gets us alone. Are we alone with Him now? Or are we more concerned with our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies? Jesus cannot teach us anything until we quiet all our intellectual questions and get alone with Him.

Exodus 17:8-16

Exodus 17:8-16
8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.”
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
15 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “For hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord. Thea Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”



This is an intriguing war because as any other battles it composes of two groups but there is God in the middle. God using the Israelites to defeat the Amalekites. Why would God use ordinary people to fight for Him?
The situation is that Moses is assigned to go on top of the mountain as Joshua would fight a physical battle between the Israelites and the Amalekites where Joshua doesn't even know what Moses will be doing.
In verse 11 we see how Moses being on top of the mountain plays a major role in this battle. "As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were WINNING, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning."
The battle was not determined by how strong or fierce Joshua and his people fought, but it was determined by if a man's hands were up or not. Eventually we see that it was not because Joshua and the Israelites fought well that brought them victory but the stead hands of Moses that were raised throughout the fight.



This symbolizes us. Ordinary people. No matter how strong, talented, smart we are without God's provision we can't do anything. As long as Moses held his hands in parallel, as long as we are praying, crying out to God for his help, we will win. But as soon as Moses' hands grew tired and lowered his hands, whenever you feel worn out and give up on prayer, the enemy has the advantage.
This is a big reminder for us that it is not about us, but about God. It's not about our talents, gifts, wealth. It is about Him who can and will do all things for His Kingdom. And in His plans you and I play a very special role. Colossians 4:2 reminds us by saying, "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."

The Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10- 18

10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.


Each of us has been called to our own battlefields. We are soldiers for Christ whether in school, at work, in the Philippines, the United States of America or even in Europe. The Lord has placed us in such a time as this. A time, here in America, where darkness is fast approaching and the battle for our faith is what is at hand and we are called to be the remnants and to raise our race, the call for “anglahi”.

The only way for us to be able to put on this full armor of God is the daily devotion to God and our renewed surrender to him each day. How can a soldier receive instructions without close communication with his commanding officer? We as soldiers of Christ also need a close, unbroken, daily, communication with God.

Let us be encouraged each day the armor of God wraps us, that we may be empowered to be more than conquerors(Romans 8:37) for the kingdom. Persevering in school, work, reaching out to others and in our own battlefields that it may be said that we truly are the children of the great God we serve.


Godspeed soldiers!

Philippians 2

In Philippians 2 it addresses several issues that we face everyday.

the first one is humility. Philippians 2:1-11

¹If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, ²then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. ³Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. ⁴Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

⁵Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
⁶Who, being in very nature^a]">[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
⁷but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature^b]">[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
⁸And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
⁹Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

- Humility is a very important attribute we should all have. let us look back in the things that we did. now let us look at the things we want to do. are those things for ourselves? or when we do what we are supposed to do, do we do them out of obligation. then we will tire ourselves out. as those knights back in the day, when they say: "it is my privilege to die for the king" how much as Christians should say that for our King that we serve?

¹⁴Do everything without complaining or arguing, ¹⁵so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe ¹⁶as you hold out^a]">[a] the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing. ¹⁷But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. ¹⁸So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

- are we running on a treadmill? tiring ourselves out but not going anywhere?

when we say that "we cant do this" or "this dream is too big for me to handle" how arrogant are we? are we saying those dreams are bigger than our God? are we saying that it is impossible for Him to do great things through us? because that is what we are implying when we are faced with a challenge, when we dream for His kingdom and "say it is impossible" or "it is too hard". if it is an impossible dream then He wouldnt let us dream for it in the first place. there is no great ambition for the kingdom of God that is bigger than He is. so when we do the things for Him, let us not do it with complaining or arguing because our God is bigger than any challenge that we face.