This blog is a story-like blog..'pang wattpad dapat pero blog na lang. Anyway..long long time ago..
There was a young girl named Ria who is to be engaged to a man named Seph. Seph is a carpenter and it is his way of living.
One day, as Ria was preparing things, a messenger in pure white clothes came to her and told her a prophecy. This prophecy, is that she will bear a Son, and is to be named 'Christ'ian. After 9 months of child-bearing, she gave birth to a son and was given a bright star as a gift. This Son, is the one prophesied to be the Messiah--the Savior--and this Christian is the one we look up to as Jesus Christ.
Back to the point, as people before hoped for the coming of the Messiah, we, today, have bigger hopes for His second coming. Why?
Kung dati ang tingin natin sa 'end of days' is something na nakakatakot, well, have your hopes held up high. Why? This is Jesus' way to show His glory and let people call upon His name, and give hope to those who wait for Him and open up the heavens and redeem them--people who accepted Him as their Lord and Savior and worked out their faith by the will of God. He said in His word that everything of this will happen but still, "Look up, for the day of your redemption is drawing near." | Luke 21:28
Another thing to be hopeful for is this: Jesus along with the angel armies will fight the dragon--the devil. Para 'di tayo masaktan. Fighting with the blood of the Lamb. See? 'Til the end, Jesus still battles for us. This goes to show that even today, 'til the end and forever, Jesus battles with us on our trials. More often, battles for us. Siya na ang lumalaban for us. Hopeful isn't it?
More reasons to be hopeful, are these: He will come to deliver us away from this battle, and bring with Him the redeemed--the chosen ones--people who believed in Him, have faith in Him, people who believe that He is their Lord and Savior. Imagine, titira tayo in a palace and paradise with the One who created us, and the One who introduced us to Him. Titira tayo sa kingdom na walang sakit, walang hirap, walang pasakit. Grabe ang ganda diba? And in there, we will live eternally pa. No death, for it cannot hold us down there. :)
One more is this: Hope in God, is God's strengthening of our trusts, believing, and faith (when we believe with our hearts in spirit and in truth that in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we can do, be, and have all things in prayer). Why? The Scripture says that there will be the 'Mark of the beast' that will be put in their foreheads, or right hand when it comes (I believe meron na siya ngayon).
This mark, is something that is required by authorities the beast appointed to be put into people for them to buy things, food, etc. na free of charge. Then may persecution pa. Ngayon, pano siya naging hopeful?
If they persecute us, to the point of execute us, with God's perspective on us, EVERY HIT, EVERY PUNCH, EVERY SPIT, EVERY TORTURE will bring us NEARER TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISE OF ETERNAL LIFE AND REDEMPTION. These will bring us closer and nearer sa pagsasama natin kay God. Mas lumalapit 'yung promise ni God 'pag mas masakit. Parang "Sige pa!!!!" Therefore, HOPE IN GOD, is His strengthening. Kasi nga, as Jesus said in His word..
"Whoever saves His life for nothing will lose it, but whoever saves His life for my sake WILL SAVE IT." | Luke 9:24
But to summarize all of these, change our perspectives. We have hope, because we are one less Christmas, one less day, one less second NEARER to the fulfillment of God's promise--the eternal life. Cherish every single second of your day and give it all for God and his glory!
As we wait on the Lord's second coming, I pray that you and me will wait on the Lord with HOPE, FAITH, AND LOVE, for He will strengthen us! Mas tatatag tayo in facing life's challenges for we believe in FAITH that God is always with us, and will redeem us. :)
God's grace is His empowerment. God's HOPE, is His strengthening. :)
Glory is all to our God who gives us hope! May His grace, peace, and love, empower us to wait on the Lord, and be of good courage as we wait on Him! Merry CHRISTmas! Amen. :)
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