June 17, 2010

Strive not for the world's glory,
But rather, with all of your being,
Honor the Lord in whatever you do,
And to your feet He shall be a guide;
On solid grounds your steps He shall set.

June 09, 2010

Thus says the Lord, heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will you build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? (Isaiah 66:1)

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of Armies. (Haggai 2:8)

Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in the temple of the Lord. (Haggai 2:15)

Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty. (Haggai 2:16)

The precious things of the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Armies. (Haggai 2:7)

The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, and in this place will I give peace, says the Lord of Armies. (Haggai 2:9)

Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven't brought forth. From this day will I bless you. (Haggai 2:19)

And Wisdom shall build her house. She shall carve out her seven pillars. (Proverbs 9:1)

My Pasture

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You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, says the Lord God. (Ezekiel 34:31)

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God. (Ezekiel 34:15)

I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice. (Ezekiel 34:16)

I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. (Ezekiel 34:23)

I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken it. (Ezekiel 34:24)

And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. (Ezekiel 34:25)

I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. (Ezekiel 34:26)

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. (Ezekiel 34:27)

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. (Ezekiel 34:28)

I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. (Ezekiel 34:29)

Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they are my people, says the Lord God. (Ezekiel 34:30)

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May 09, 2010

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined. (Isaiah 9:2)

Blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. For most assuredly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them. (Matthew 13:16-17)

Awake! The Day Is At Hand

You know the time, that the hour has come for you to awake out of sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is almost over, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in the ways of darkness. (Romans 13:11-13)

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But everything that is exposed to the light becomes visible, for it is the light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." So be careful how you live. Don't live like fools, but like those who are wise. (Ephesians 5:6-15)

You are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore, we must not fall asleep like other people, but we must stay awake and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:5-6)

It is Nîsan

ὁ μὴν οὗτος ὑμῖν ἀρχὴ μηνῶν πρῶτός ἐστιν ὑμῖν ἐν τοῖς μησὶν τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ λάλησον πρὸς πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν υἱῶν Ισραηλ λέγων τῇ δεκάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου λαβέτωσαν ἕκαστος πρόβατον κατ' οἴκους πατριῶν ἕκαστος πρόβατον κατ' οἰκίαν ἐὰν δὲ ὀλιγοστοὶ ὦσιν οἱ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ὥστε μὴ ἱκανοὺς εἶναι εἰς πρόβατον συλλήμψεται μεθ' ἑαυτοῦ τὸν γείτονα τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ψυχῶν ἕκαστος τὸ ἀρκοῦν αὐτῷ συναριθμήσεται εἰς πρόβατον πρόβατον τέλειον ἄρσεν ἐνιαύσιον ἔσται ὑμῖν ἀπὸ τῶν ἀρνῶν καὶ τῶν ἐρίφων λήμψεσθε καὶ ἔσται ὑμῖν διατετηρημένον ἕως τῆς τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτης τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου καὶ σφάξουσιν αὐτὸ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος συναγωγῆς υἱῶν Ισραηλ πρὸς ἑσπέραν καὶ λήμψονται ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος καὶ θήσουσιν ἐπὶ τῶν δύο σταθμῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν φλιὰν ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις ἐν οἷς ἐὰν φάγωσιν αὐτὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ φάγονται τὰ κρέα τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ ὀπτὰ πυρὶ καὶ ἄζυμα ἐπὶ πικρίδων ἔδονται οὐκ ἔδεσθε ἀπ' αὐτῶν ὠμὸν οὐδὲ ἡψημένον ἐν ὕδατι ἀλλ' ἢ ὀπτὰ πυρί κεφαλὴν σὺν τοῖς ποσὶν καὶ τοῖς ἐνδοσθίοις οὐκ ἀπολείψετε ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ἕως πρωὶ καὶ ὀστοῦν οὐ συντρίψετε ἀπ' αὐτοῦ τὰ δὲ καταλειπόμενα ἀπ' αὐτοῦ ἕως πρωὶ ἐν πυρὶ κατακαύσετε οὕτως δὲ φάγεσθε αὐτό αἱ ὀσφύες ὑμῶν περιεζωσμέναι καὶ τὰ ὑποδήματα ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ βακτηρίαι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν ὑμῶν καὶ ἔδεσθε αὐτὸ μετὰ σπουδῆς πασχα ἐστὶν κυρίῳ

ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ μηνὶ ἐν τῇ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἑσπερινῶν πάσχα τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐν τῇ πεντεκαιδεκάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τούτου ἑορτὴ τῶν ἀζύμων τῷ κυρίῳ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἄζυμα ἔδεσθε καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ πρώτη κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε καὶ προσάξετε ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ κυρίῳ ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας καὶ ἡ ἑβδόμη ἡμέρα κλητὴ ἁγία ἔσται ὑμῖν πᾶν ἔργον λατρευτὸν οὐ ποιήσετε

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At the last hour, in the fourth watch of the night, at the beginning of Nîsan, I saw the full moon brilliantly shining traversing almost full way already across the deep night sky moving down towards the western horizon. Meanwhile at the opposite eastern horizon, the sun was gently breaking through the dawn.

In a short while that followed, just as the moon was about to completely hide its face behind the horizon, the moon beheld the magnificence of the sun rising from the opposite horizon. In a rare sight to behold, the uniquely transitioning color of the sky manifested the moment when the moon's borrowed light was overwhelmed by the sun's light. The moon's brilliance gently paled as the rays of the sun gradually intensified.

March 10, 2010

Sa makadiyot paminaw ug pamati-a.
Nabati mo ba ang kahaponong hoyohoy,
Nga sa galamhan mabugnawong nagtaghoy?

Sa makadiyot lingi ug paga-lantawa.
Namatikdan mo ba ang kilum-kilum,
Nga hinay-hinay midangat sa hilom?

Sa lapyahan sa panahon nagsingabot ang kahunason.
Mga tunob sa baybayon, sa tubig paga-papason.
Mga gapnod sa kagahapon, sa balud paga-dalhon.

Sa langit ibayaw ang tanan,
Kanato nag-ubay ang kahitas-an,
Iyang pagka-mangluluwas maghari.