SYMBOLS OF
GOD’S CARE TO HIS CHILDREN
(MGA SIMBOLO NG PAG-AALAGA NG DIYOS SA KANYANG MGA ANAK)
JOHN 10:9-14 “I am the door: by me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
Jn 10:10 The thief cometh not, but
for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
Jn 10:11 I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Jn 10:12 But he that is an
hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf
coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and
scattereth the sheep.
Jn 10:13 The hireling fleeth,
because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
Jn 10:14 I am the good shepherd,
and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.”
Panimula:
a. Gumagamit ang Diyos ng mga
simbolo para ilarawan ang Kanyang sarili para maunawaan ng mga Kristiyano kung
gaano Siya kabuti at kamapagmahal sa kanila.
b. Si Hesus ang tunay na pastor
ng Kanyang mga tupa. Siya ang tunay na pinto na pinasukan ng mga taong
tumanggap sa Kanya kaya nakakatiyak tayo sa kaligtasan ng ating kaluluwa.
Mga simbolo ng paglalarawan ng mapag-alaga at mapagmahal
na Diyos sa Kanyang mga anak:
1. GOD AS A MOTHER COMFORTETH HIS CHILDREN
(Inaaliw ng Diyos ang Kanyang mga anak katulad sa isang ina)
ISAIAH 66:13 “As one whom his mother
comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
a. Inihambing ng Diyos ang
Kanyang sarili sa isang nanay na kumakalinga sa kanyang mga anak sa oras ng
mabibigat na problema sa buhay natin.
b. Pinararangalan ng Diyos ang
nanay na mapag-aruga at mapagmalasakit sa kanyang pamilya.
PROVERBS 31:14-17 “She is like the merchants’ ships;
she bringeth her food from afar.
Prov 31:15 She riseth also while
it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her
maidens.
Prov 31:16 She considereth a
field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Prov 31:17 She girdeth her loins
with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.”
Þ Tulad ng isang ina, ganito rin
ang ugali ng Diyos. Masipag at mapagsilbi sa Kanyang mga anak.
c. Ang Diyos ay katulad din
sa isang ina na nagbabantay sa kanyang mga anak upang saklolohan sa oras na
mangailangan ng tulong o saklolo.
PSALMS 121:1-5 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills, from whence cometh my help. a
Pss 121:2 My help [cometh] from
the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Pss 121:3 He will not suffer thy
foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Pss 121:4 Behold, he that keepeth
Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
Pss 121:5 The Lord [is] thy
keeper: the Lord [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.”
2. GOD AS A FATHER PITIETH HIS CHILDREN
(Kinaaawaan ng Diyos ang Kanyang mga anak katulad ng isang ama)
PSALMS 103:13 “Like as a father pitieth [his]
children, [so] the Lord pitieth them that fear him.”
a. Totoong maawain ang ating
Diyos sa Kanyang mga anak.
PSALMS 89:1-2 “I will sing of the mercies of the
Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all
generations.
Pss 89:2 For I have said, Mercy
shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very
heavens.”
b. Ang pagkamaawain ng Diyos ay
hindi natin kayang sukatin sapagkat napakalawak ng Kanyang kaawaan. Natatag
hanggang sa langit.
c. Hinahamon tayo ng Diyos na
lumapit sa Kanya sapagkat makakasumpong tayo ng biyaya at awa mula sa Kanya.
HEBREWS 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto
the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time
of need.”
3. GOD AS A NURSE CHERISHETH HIS CHILDREN
(Iniaamo-amo ng Diyos ang Kanyang mga anak katulad ng isang nars o
doctor)
1THESSALONIANS 2:7 “But we were gentle among you,
even as a nurse cherisheth her children:”
a. Ang Diyos natin ay katulad
sa isang nag-aalaga ng anak na iniaamo niya ito.
b. Hinambing din Siya sa isang
inaheng manok na iniipon ang mga anak sa kanyang pakpak upang ingatan at
protektahan.
MATTHEW 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou]
that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often
would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her
chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!”
c. Katulad din Siya ng ibong
lawin.
DEUTERONOMY 32:11-12
“As an
eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her
wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
Deut 32:12 [So] the Lord alone did
lead him, and [there was] no strange god with him.”
4. GOD AS A GOOD SHEPHERD SEEKETH FOR HIS CHILDREN
(Hinahanap ng Diyos ang Kanyang mga anak katulad ng isang mabuting
pastor)
EKIEL 34:12 “As a shepherd seeketh out his
flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I
seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been
scattered in the cloudy and dark day.”
a. Handang ingatan at hanapin
ng Diyos ang kanyang mga kawan na naliligaw at nangangalat.
b. Bilang mabuting pastor, sabi
ni Kristo, aalagaan Niya at handa Niya ring ibigay ang Kanyang buhay para sa
mga kawan.
JOHN 10:11 “I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
c. Masaya ang Dios Ama sa
langit at pati ang mga anghel dahil sa isang tupa na nasumpungan at nagsisi sa
kasalanan.
LUKE 15:3-7 “And he spake this parable unto
them, saying,
Lk 15:4 What man of you, having an
hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in
the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Lk 15:5 And when he hath found
[it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Lk 15:6 And when he cometh home,
he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Lk 15:7 I say unto you, that
likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.”
1CORINTHIANS 15:55 “O death, where [is] thy sting? O
grave, where [is] thy victory?
5. GOD AS A BRIDEGROOM REJOICETH FOR HIS CHILDREN
(Nagagalak ang Diyos para sa Kanyang mga anak katulad ng isang
kasintahang lalake)
GALATIANS 1:4 “Who gave himself for our sins,
that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of
God and our Father:”
a. Ang Panginoong Hesus bilang
kasintahang lalake at ang iglesya lokal bilang kasintahang babae ang ikakasal
sa langit.
EPHESIANS 5:25-28 “Husbands, love your wives, even
as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Eph 5:26 That he might sanctify
and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
Eph 5:27 That he might present it
to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing;
but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Eph 5:28 So ought men to love
their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
b. Hinahamon tayo ng Diyos na
mamuhay ng may kabanalan at matapat hanggang sa Kanyang pagbabalik upang
haharap tayo sa Panginoon na malinis at walang dungis.
EPHESIANS 5:27 “That he might sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”
Pangwakas:
Inihambing ng Diyos ang Kanyang
sarili sa mapagmahal at mapagkalingang ina, sa maawaing ama, sa mapag-alagang
nars, sa mabuting pastor ng tupa at masayahing kasintahang lalake.
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