(Pag-asa sa buhay Kristiyano)
ROMANS 15:13 “Now the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of
the Holy Ghost.”
Panimula:
a.
Optmism –: a feeling or belief that good things will
happen in the future; a feeling or belief that what you hope for will happen
Þ
May kakilala ako na ilang mga optimista
ngunit gusto ko ang mga optimista kaysa sa pesimistang Kristiyano sa loob ng
lokal na simbahan.
Þ
Pessimist –: a feeling or belief that bad things will happen
in the future; a feeling or belief that what you hope for will not happen.
b.
Kailangan
natin ng mas maraming optimistang Kristiyano kaysa sa mga Kristiyanong
pesimista sa loob ng lokal na simbahan.
c.
Ang pesimistang mga Kristiyano ay ang
mga Kristiyano na may negatibong reaksyon sa pagsulong sa naisin ng pinuno o lingkod
ng Diyos sa loob ng lokal na simbahan. Ang mga optimistang Kristiyanong ay mag-uudyok
sa simbahan na mag-isip at kumilos sa mga positibong paraan at isang malaking
pagpapala sa lokal na simbahan upang sumulong ang ministeryo ng Panginoon.
Ngayon, aaminin ko na may mga oras na ang mga Kristiyano ay hindi totoong maaasahan
na mabuti. Gayunpaman, habang lumilipas ang oras, naramdaman ko na tayong mga
Kristiyano ay hindi pa sapat ang pagiging optimista.
d.
Bakit dapat maging positibo ang mga
Kristiyano? Ito ay dahil sa isang maliit na apat na titik sa salitang tinawag
na "hope" o pag-asa. Ang
pag-asa ay isang bagay na inilalaan ng Diyos para sa Kristiyano.
Apat (4) na mahuhusay na katotohanan na dapat malaman at maunawaan
tungkol sa mga optomistang Kristiyanong sa loob ng lokal na simbahan:
1.
WE NEED TO ASK IN HOPE
(Kailangan
nating hilingin ang pag-asa)
JAMES 1:5-8 “If
any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Jas 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Jas 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Jas 1:8 A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.”
Jas 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Jas 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Jas 1:8 A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.”
a.
Ang pagiging optimistang Kristiyano ay
mga Kristiyanong nanalangin sa Diyos na may malakas na pananampalataya at hindi
nag-aalinlangan at hindi nagdadalawang isip. Ang matibay na pananampalataya na
ito ay kailangan sa pagsagot sa ating pananalangin sa Diyos.
MARK 11:24 “Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall
have [them].”
b.
Sinasagot ng Diyos ang ating mga
dalangin. Tiyak na kailangan nating manalangin nang may pananampalataya. Ang
pag-asa ay ang pagpapakita ng pananampalataya ng Kristiyano sa Diyos. Una,
naniniwala tayo na sasagutin ng Diyos ang ating mga dalangin dahil nananalangin
tayo ayon sa Kanyang kalooban.
1JOHN 5:14-15 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any
thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1Jn 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
1Jn 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
2. WE NEED TO ACT IN HOPE
(Kailangan nating
kumilos nang may pag-asa)
1PETER 3:12, 15 “For
the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto
their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.
1Pet 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready
always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope
that is in you with meekness and fear:”
a.
Ang paraan ng pagkilos natin ay dapat
na maging salamin ng ating pag-asa. Kung tayo ay mga Kristiyano, dapat nating
hangarin ang ibang tao na maging mga Kristiyano din. Samakatuwid, nanaisin
nating kumilos sa paraang magdadala sa kanila kay Kristo at hikayatin ang ibang
mga Kristiyano.
b.
Ang kumilos na may pag-asa ay hayaan
ang ilaw ni Kristo na magliwanag sa mga taong hindi pa naaabot ng ebanghelyo ni
Cristo.
MATTHEW 5:14-16 “Ye are the light of the world. A city
that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Mt 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Mt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Mt 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Mt 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Þ Ang optimistang Kristiyano ay ekstensiyon ng maliwanag na ilaw ng
Panginoong Jesucristo sa madilim na mundo.
c.
Mayroong tunay na epekto ang
pangangaral kay Cristo sa kanila. Ibig kong sabihin ay isang sermon ng aksyon,
hindi isang sermon ng mga salita. Hayaan silang makita ang iyong mabubuting
gawa sa paraang nararapat sa isang Kristiyano at luwalhatiin nila ang Diyos
dahil sa iyo. Dapat ding gamitin ng mga Kristiyano ang kanilang mga pananalita
para kay Cristo. Ngunit hindi ka pakikinggan ng mga tao maliban kung ang iyong
mga salita ay kinakatigan ng iyong mga aksyon sa buhay.
1PETER 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your
hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you
a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”
Þ Ang isang optimistang Kristiyano ay palaging makikita ang halimbawa ni
Cristo sa kanilang buhay Kristiyano.
1PETER 2:21 “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us,
leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”
3.
WE NEED TO ABIDE IN HOPE
(Kailangan
nating manatili sa pag-asa)
1CORINTHIANS 13:13 “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of
these [is] charity.”
a.
Ang Kristiyano ay may napaka-espesyal
na pag-asa. Ang napaka espesyal na pag-asa ng Kristiyano ay ang pagdating ni
Jesus.
TITUS 2:11-13 “For the grace of God that bringeth
salvation hath appeared to all men,
Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
Tit 2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
Þ Inaasahan natin ang pagdating ng ating Panginoong Jesus. Bilang
karagdagan, kailangan nating mapagtanto na si Jesus ay maaaring dumating
anumang oras.
LUKE 12:40 “Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when
ye think not.”
Þ Ang paghihintay sa pagdating ng Panginoon ay makakaapekto sa ating
pag-uugali at saloobin. Ang mapalad na pag-asa ng Kristiyano ay ang pagbabalik
ni Kristo. Ito ang Kanyang maluwalhating pagpapakita. Kung inaasam mo ang Kanyang
pagparito, kailangan mong mamuhay nang may kabanalan.
b.
Ang ating pag-asa kay Cristo ay hindi
lamang dito sa mundo kundi ito ay walang hanggan at makalangit na pag-asa.
COLOSSIANS
1:27 “To
whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
Þ Ang optimistang Kristiyano ay dapat palaging sumusunod kay Cristo upang
makapagpatuloy sa kanilang buhay na mabunga sa buhay Kristiyano.
JOHN 15:4-5 “Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide
in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
Jn 15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
4. WE NEED TO ABOUND IN
HOPE
(Kailangan
nating sumagana sa pag-asa)
ROMANS 15:13 “Now
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may
abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
a.
O, napakagandang karanasan ng
optimistang Kristiyano na dahil sa napakaraming pag-asa na mayroon tayo kay
Cristo Jesus na ating Panginoon na nagliligtas sa atin, nagbago ng ating buhay,
at inilagay tayo sa lokal na simbahan upang maglingkod sa Kanya nang buong
pag-asa.
ACTS 20:28 “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and
to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to
feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”
b.
Kailangan natin ng mas marami pang
optimistang Kristiyano sa loob ng lokal na simbahan upang matiyak na mabunga
ang simbahan dahil sa ating pag-asa na sumasagana kay Cristo.
ACTS 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word
were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three
thousand souls.”
c.
Ang Diyos ang may pananagutan na sagutin
ang dalangin ng isang optimistang simbahan na laging nagtataglay ng pangako ng
Diyos na pagpalain bilang bayan ng Diyos.
TITUS 2:13 “Looking for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
5. WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE IN
HOPE
(Kailangan
nating umasa sa pag-asa)
ROMANS 8:24-25
“For
we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth,
why doth he yet hope for?
Rom 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].”
Rom 8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].”
a. Anticipate – to expect or look ahead to (something) with
pleasure; to look forward to (something)
b. Ang mga Kristiyano na nabubuhay ng isang matuwid na
buhay ay laging inaasahan ang labis na pagpapala ng Diyos.
PSALMS 1:1-3 “Blessed [is] the man that walketh not
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth
in the seat of the scornful.
Pss 1:2 But his delight [is] in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Pss 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
Pss 1:2 But his delight [is] in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Pss 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
c. Tiniyak ng Diyos na ililigtas ang Kanyang mahal na
mga anak na lumalakad nang matuwid.
PSALMS 91:1-3 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of
the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Pss 91:2 I will say of the Lord, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Pss 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.”
Pss 91:2 I will say of the Lord, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Pss 91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.”
Pangwakas:
Ang isang optimistang Kristiyano ay naninirahan
sa pag-asa at ang ating pag-asa ay sigurado kay Cristo.
COLOSSIANS
1:27 “To
whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
Pagpalain kayong lahat ng Diyos.
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