CHALLENGE FROM GOD’S PEOPLE IN
BUILDING THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(HAMON MULA SA BAYAN NG DIYOS SA PAGPAPATAYO NG TAHANAN NG
PANGINOON)
NEHEMIAH 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as
also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up
and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].”
Panimula:
a. Isang dakilang hamon si
Nehemiah at ang bayan ng Diyos sa pagpapatayo ng tahanan ng Diyos.
Apat na bagay na dapat malaman
patungkol sa hamon mula sa bayan ng Diyos:
1. “GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE A
STRONG DESIRE TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(May malaking pagnanais ang
bayan ng Diyos sa pagtatayo ng Kanyang tahanan)
NEHEMIAH 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as
also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up
and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].”
a. Ang
malaking pagnanais ng Kristiyano na maipabilang sa mahahalagang proyekto ng
iglesya ay nagpapahiwatig ng kanilang kalakasang espiritwal.
PHILIPPIANS 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
b. Isang
magandang huwaran si Haring David sa pagpapakita ng malaking pagnanais na
sambahin ang Diyos sa Kanyang templo.
PSALMS 27:4 “One
[thing] have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in
the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the
Lord, and to enquire in his temple.”
c. Ang
mga Kristiyano na nagpapakita ng malaking pagnanais na matapos ang isang
malaking proyekto ay isang marka ng malago at sinserong Kristiyano.
2TIMOTHY 2:1-2 “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in
Christ Jesus.
2Tim 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the
same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
2. “GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE A
STRONG DECISION TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(May malaking desisyon ang
bayan ng Diyos sa pagtatayo ng Kanyang tahanan)
NEHEMIAH 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as
also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up
and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].”
a. Ang
kanilang desisyon ay kinakailangang may kalakip na responsibilidad sa paggawa.
NEHEMIAH 2:18 “Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as
also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up
and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].”
b. Ang
kanilang desisyon ay kinakailangang may kalakip na malaking pananampalataya sa
Diyos.
NEHEMIAH 2:20 “Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he
will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no
portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”
c. Ang
kanilang desisyon ay kinakailangang may kalakip na pagkakaisa sa panalangin sa
Diyos para makamit ang pagtatagumpay.
NEHEMIAH 4:9 “Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch
against them day and night, because of them.”
d. Ang
kanilang desisyon ay kinakailangang may kalakip na tapang upang harapin ang
hamon na matiyak na maitatayo ang tahanan ng Panginoon.
NEHEMIAH 4:14 “And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the
rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the
Lord, [which is] great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons,
and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
3. “GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE A
STRONG DIRECTION TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(May malaking direksyon ang
bayan ng Diyos sa pagtatayo ng Kanyang tahanan)
NEHEMIAH 4:19-20 “And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of
the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall,
one far from another.
Neh 4:20 In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye
thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.”
a. Nanggagaling
ang direksyon sa malakas na lider na may malaking pangarap sa gawain ng
Panginooon.
NEHEMIAH 4:19 “And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of
the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall,
one far from another.”
b. Ang
pastor na may malaking pangarap sa gawain ng Panginoon ay palaging epektibo sa
pagganyak sa mga anak ng Diyos na ganapin ang Kanyang dakilang gawain.
PSALMS 111:1-4 “Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with [my] whole
heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation.
Pss 111:2 The works of the Lord [are] great, sought out of all them that have
pleasure therein.
Pss 111:3 His work [is] honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth
for ever.
Pss 111:4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord [is]
gracious and full of compassion.”
c. Ang
Panginoong Hesus ay isang mahusay na tagaganyak sa mga disipulo dahil sa
Kanyang malaking pangitain sa gawain ng Panginoon.
JOHN 4:35 “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest?
behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest.”
d. Ang
lokal na iglesya ay nangangailangan ng isang mahusay na lider, isang pastor na
may malaking puso at malaking pangarap sa gawain ng Panginoon.
PROVERBS 29:18 “Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy [is] he.”
4. “GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE A
STRONG DETERMINATION TO FINISH THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
(May malaking determinasyon ang
bayan ng Diyos na tapusin ang Kanyang tahanan)
NEHEMIAH 4:20-23 “In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort
ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Neh 4:21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the
rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Neh 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with
his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to
us, and labour on the day.
Neh 4:23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the
guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every
one put them off for washing.”
a. Ang
malakas na pagpapasiya ng bayan ng Diyos na tapusin ang pader ng Jerusalem ay
pinasa-Diyos.
NEHEMIAH 4:20 “In
what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto
us: our God shall fight for us.”
b. Ang
impluwensya ni Haring David at paggawa ng mga dakilang bagay ay mula sa Diyos.
PSALMS 126:2-3 “Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with
singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for
them.
Pss 126:3 The Lord hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.”
c. Naniniwala
si Jeremias na ang Diyos ay isang makapangyarihang Diyos at walang mahirap para
sa Kanya.
JEREMIAH 32:17-19 “Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
great power and stretched out arm, [and] there is nothing too hard for
thee:
Jer 32:18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the
iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great,
the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, [is] his name,
Jer 32:19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes [are] open upon
all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and
according to the fruit of his doings:”
Pangwakas:
Panghuli, nakatuon si Nehemiah
at ang bayan ng Diyos sa pagtatayo sa kuta ng Jerusalem at sila ay nagtrabaho
mula sa pagsikat ng umaga hanggang ang mga bituin ay lumitaw.
NEHEMIAH 4:21-23 “So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from
the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Neh 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with
his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to
us, and labour on the day.
Neh 4:23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the
guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every
one put them off for washing.”
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