I WON'T STOP

These youth in my church, the 3PM Family of JCSGO Central, are excited and on fire. Their faces shine so bright which just goes to show how in love they are with their Creator. Together with other enthusiastic leaders, we are discipling them to become leaders that would help other people be saved.

Although sometimes I get tired, go home hungry, run out of sleep, and get mocked, I won't stop. I won't stop doing this for God. For I know in due time I will reap a great harvest.

(Pictures taken during AKO MISMO: Camp Part 2 Promotion, April 18)

The SELFLESS JESUS

In this world where most people have gone distrustful and corrupt just to have their cups of power and fame and wealth filled, I couldn't believe that to be selfless is still possible. But through Christ Jesus' example, I now understand that one can still be able to deny himself of the pleasures this world offers for the sake of those people around him. In book of Matthew, chapter 26, Jesus demonstrated before his disciples another act of great compassion.

⁷There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.⁸But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? ⁹For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. ¹⁰When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. ¹¹For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. ¹²For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

He let that woman pour on that expensive perfume, not because he wants to smell great and be noticed, but because he believed she did it for his burial. Let us remember that Christ went from heaven down to forsaken earth not to own people's respect and admiration and be enthroned over us and make money over us like what an egoistic politician would do. He came to save us; and even if death was part of God's plan of redemption, he stayed. Actually, this purpose he lived did not get out of his mind. he is focused because he is in love with us and wants us to be saved. In his heart there was no room for selfishness.

We often times expect people to treat us nicely; and if they don't we get hurt and/or react the same way. Sometimes we wait for a friend to say hi to us first before we say hi to that person even though you're the first one who saw him. We go after positions thinking that this is the way to be like God and to be respected. Little that we know, according to the Bible, if we want to be like God, then we need to be servants of men. Even church leaders should be careful in how they want themselves to be treated by church members. Selfishness should never be present in our ministry and service (this is for me too). Our needs only come after other people's needs. And when we humble down ourselves or sacrifice even the food we eat just for the others to be satisfied, we should make sure we are not after praises of men.

Quite a challenge, I know.

And I can't; really, I can't. But I want to and so I will try my best to be SELFLESS - for God's glory and for the salvation of more. So help me God.

MAGNIFY GOD, Allen

(http://www.higherpraise.com/lyrics/woah/b/BE_MAGNIFIED.htm)

   C#m7              B
I have made You too small in my 
F#m
eyes
    A    B     C#m7
7        B        
O Lord, forgive me
       C#
m    F#m7
And I have believed in a lie
m7
That You were unable to help me
      
        A                  B         C
#  E          B            F#m7       A
But now, O Lord, I can see my wrong 
rong
E                B            F#
A              B            E         Heal my heart and show Yourself   B s
tm        A And in my eyes and with my song      A            B       C#m7 O Lord, be magnified 
 Lord
A            E       
     A            B       E O Lord, be magnified.         E      B          F#m7 Be magnified,
O   D   B You are highly exalted G#m7          C#m7    A             E And there is nothing You can't do 
 B        E
Be magnified.

F#m7 B         C#m7       B O  Lord, my eyes are on You        A  B  C#m7   A Be magnified, O Lord     
I have leaned on the wisdom of men O God, forgive me And I have responded to them Instead on Your light and Your mercy 
ied 
But now, O Lord, I see my wrong Heal my heart and show Yourself strong And in my eyes and with my song O Lord, be magni
f

O Lord, be magnified.

I PASTOR

February 26, Dr. Mervin (or Merwin, I'm not sure) shared about the radical move God is doing in Pagadian City. I got really inspired with his testimonies. I could feel the power of God's presence which was upon us during that event. And if there is something that God taught me while I was there, it is to be determined. Sa tagalog ay paninindigan. Clearly he impressed in my heart this words, "Bakit hindi mo na lang panindigan na tinawag Kita."

See, when I accepted this offer from Pastor Vicky Sebastian, the senior pastor of J. C. S. G. O., to work as the high school chaplain of the school ministry of the church, I did not right away threw the idea that I am still a nurse by profession; that there will come a time I am gonna be working as a nurse and not as a church worker or anything related to it.

Whenever people would ask me what do I do, I'd always mention first that I work as a school nurse. I was really hesitant to admit before people where I am working and what do i do. I was not ready to see regret on their face. Or I guess, I was not sure either if I know what I am called to do. This scenario went on for so many months, over a year, and whenever someone would ask me, you don't have any idea how I wanted to refuse to answer his question that would reveal the truth - that I was on denial.

March 25, another pastor visited the church to preach. He's Pastor Carlo Panlilio and he preached something about discouragements. When he called the people to the altar, I was the first one who responded. There, God said this to me, very gently, "Ikaw ay pastor ng mga kabataan." He assured me that I was called and appointed not by anyone including myself. I was called by Him and this pastoring task is my fare share in the last days so that more will be saved. He even gave me a vision wherein I was signing up my name as a pastor.

I AM A PASTOR. In awe of my God, I will do it that more will be saved. Actually, even if I am going to give my life as an offering to Him, it will still be not enough compared to what Jesus has done for us.