 | Daily Bible Reflections
for December 6, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Get empowered by His message to you this Tuesday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text: BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.
| | POMPEII The rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, a broad valley. – Isaiah 40:4 Pompeii, one of the places my parents and I visited during our European tour many years ago, stands out in my memory. Pompeii is a city near Naples in Italy that was completely destroyed and buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 76 A.D. It’s much like the towns of Pampanga that were buried in lahar when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991, but in the case of Pompeii, it gave us a glimpse of the life of a city during the Roman Empire. The forum, the Roman baths, the houses and villas, even the crude paintings on the walls, were preserved. The hoof marks of chariots on the pavements were still visible. Excavations revealed that the people were caught unaware by the eruption. Many were eating or sleeping. Every little detail of their lives was frozen in time for future generations to see. The sight brought home to me two big truths: that nature runs its own course and that death comes to us in the most unexpected ways and time. But there’s a bigger truth that we should always remember: The Son of Man will come to judge the good from the bad. REFLECTION: Are you preparing for the inevitable in life? Lord, grant me a heart that is always ready to embrace the unexpected. | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | COMPANION | 1st READING The Prophet Isaiah reveals that God Himself will come to comfort His people who have been harassed and dejected. Although the foreign powers of Babylon and Assyria had conquered Israel, they are in the eyes of God mere grass and their glory very transient and fleeting. In contrast, the Word of God will last forever and will never be overcome. These truths gave great hope to the people especially during times of trials and exile from their homeland. Let us, too, take comfort in the love and mercy of God. Isaiah 40:1-11 1 Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the LORD! Make straight in the wasteland a highway for our God! 4 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; the rugged land shall be made a plain, the rough country, a broad valley. 5 Then the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all mankind shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken. 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” I answer, “What shall I cry out?” “All mankind is grass, and all their glory like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower wilts, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it. So then, the people is the grass. 8 Though the grass withers and the flower wilts, the word of our God stands forever.” 9 Go up onto a high mountain, Zion, herald of glad tidings; cry out at the top of your voice, Jerusalem, herald of good news! Fear not to cry out and say to the cities of Judah: Here is your God! 10 Here comes with power the Lord GOD, who rules by his strong arm; here is his reward with him, his recompense before him. 11 Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, carrying them in his bosom, and leading the ewes with care. P S A L M Psalms 96:1-2, 3, 10, 11-12, 13 R: The Lord our God comes with power. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. 2 Sing to the LORD; bless his name; announce his salvation, day after day. (R) 3 Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. 10 Say among the nations the LORD is king; he governs the peoples with equity. (R) 11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; 12 let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then let all the trees of the forest rejoice. (R) 13 They shall exult before LORD, for he comes; for he comes to rule the earth. He shall rule the world with justice and the peoples with his constancy. (R) G O S P E L ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia The day of the Lord is near: Behold, he comes to save us. R: Alleluia, alleluia For many farmers and businessmen, to lose just one percent of one’s goods or money is not that bad especially if the other 99 percent is making a profit. But this is not how God our Father measures things. For Him, to lose even one of His sheep is too much, so He leaves the 99 to search for the lost sheep until He can bring it back safely to the flock. This shows us how each one of us is of great value to God, who knows G O S P E L each of us by name. Matthew 18:12-14 12 Jesus said to his disciples: “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? 13 And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. 14 In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost.” my reflections think: For God, to lose even one of His sheep is too much, so He leaves the 99 to search for the lost sheep until He can bring it back safely to the flock. 2 Corinthians 5-8 God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Corinthians 5-8 | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | SABBATH | A Lasting Inheritance My father passed on to eternal life during my first year in the seminary. I was 17 years old then. Our family is not rich; neither are we very poor. We had enough to get by and to share with other people. When my father passed on, he did not leave anything behind as an inheritance — anything passing and transitory, that is. Until now, I have his Bible. He gave it to me when I entered the seminary after high school. I use it until now. Even though I have bought new and bigger ones, I still find myself gravitating to that old, ragged book, leafing through the now brittle pages of my dad’s Bible. I could really say it was his Bible because I can still see the marks and the highlights he made on some of the pages of the Holy Book. That was his inheritance to me and it shaped the person that I am now. Or more precisely, the priest that I am now. The first reading today affirms that “the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah considers everything else as “grass that withers” or a “flower that wilts” compared to the enduring Word of God. And so if there is anything worth pursuing, if there is anything worth passing on as an inheritance, it is the Word of God, before whom everything else is secondary and transitory. I remember going to a book fair one time, looking for books for our library in the seminary when I noticed a commotion at the other end of the hall. Throngs of men were lining up excitedly. When I took a furtive look, it was a bargain sale of a sex-oriented magazine masqueraded as a classy reading material. I went home that day thinking, “I saved some of their money for books about the faith and God’s Word that their children can also read.” Today, I still feel warm in the heart and moist in the eyes whenever I say, “That is my dad’s Bible, that is my dad’s inheritance!” I wonder what other children feel inside when all they can say is, “That is my dad’s FHM collection!” Or will they even have the pride to declare it? Fr. Joel O. Jason Reflection Question: “All mankind is grass, and all their glory like the flower of the field… though the grass withers and the flower wilts, the Word of our God stands forever” (Isaiah 40:8). Lord Jesus, help us to see and live our life always with the perspective of eternity. Amen. St. Asella, pray for us. | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | Find one near you!
PICC Sunday (3 sessions) 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PICC, Roxas Blvd. Pasig Sunday (2 sessions) 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Valle Verde Country Club (beside The ULTRA) Quezon City ( 2 sessions) Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 12 n.n. Convention Hall, Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Visayas Ave., Q.C. Saturday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. GT-Toyota Asian Center, Magsaysay St. cor. Katipunan Ave. Alabang (4 sessions) Sunday 11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 2/L X-site Entrance, Festival Mall, Alabang Tel. No. 659-8299
Laguna Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 12 n.n. Cinema 1, SM City Sta. Rosa, Laguna Cavite Sunday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cinema 5, Robinson's Mall, Imus, Cavite
Taytay Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Valley Fair Arcade, Ortigas Ext. Taytay, Rizal
Valenzuela Sunday 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cinema 1, SM Valenzuela, Valenzuela Contact no. 09175789554 Ortigas (2 sessions) Monday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Cinema 3, Robinsons Galleria, F. Ortigas Ave., Pasig City Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Meralco Fitness Hall, Meralco Compound, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Makati (2 sessions) Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AIM Conference Center, Benavidez cor Paseo de Roxas Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Cinema 2, Makati Square Manila (2 sessions) Friday, 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m 7:00 p.m.. - 10:00 p.m. Cinema 4, SM Manila (near City Hall), Manila Marilao (3 sessions) Friday 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Academy, Marilao, Bulacan Saturday, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Cinema 2, SM Marilao, Bulacan Sucat Friday 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Cinema 4, SM Sucat Baliuag Saturday 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Cinema 4, SM Baliuag, Bulacan Contact no. 09175332756/2920044 Cardona Saturday 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Queen Mary Help of Christians Hospital, National Road, Calahan, Cardona Bonifacio Global City Saturday 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Mercato Centrale, 8th Ave. cor 34th St. BGC Antipolo Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Eduardo's Taptapan Restaurant Circumferential Road Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo City
CEBU
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. CAP Auditorium, Cebu City Contact nos. 4128142/09212413801/09232908009 DAVAO Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 4/L Alexian Brothers Health and Wellness Center, Matina, Davao City Contact nos. 0822865081/0922251822
3. Need Counseling? Call a friend for counseling at 09228407031, 7266728, 7264709, and 7259999 Mon-Fri 24-hrs, Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 6am-10am. 4. Free Kerygma Magazine (the one on paper) from Bo. If you're a KerygmaFamily member who regularly supports this ministry with at least P300 or US$20 a month - you'll be receiving a one-year subscription of the KerygmaMagazine in the mail-automatically! If you haven't signed up for KerygmaFamily, join now!
http://www.kerygmafamily.com 5. Its now easy to DONATE using the new GlobeTelecom GCASH at http://kerygmafamily.com.
6. DONATE using SMART MONEY - type KFAM_amount and send to 270 7. Put Preacher in Blue Jeans in your Blog or Friendster! Just copy the text in under next to the EMBED keyword under the video. Just like YOUTUBE! 8. Did you receive this email from someone else? To get Bo Sanchez to send it to you personally, log-on to http://kerygmafamily.com.
Lots of surprises await. 9. To change your KerygmaFamily member/email settings. Please click here 10. To enter the Audio & Video Teachings, Please click here 11. Forward these to your friends - so they too can read God's Word and be invited to join the KerygmaFamily. They'll Thank you for opening this mountain of blessings to them! 12. Contact Person: Tina (+632) 9312711 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (+632) 9312711 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or + 639178424101 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting + 639178424101 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or support@kerygmafamily.com
|
No response to “Lordie, God's Message For You Today, December 6, 2011”
Post a Comment