THINGS
THAT CHRISTIANS OVERLOOK BECAUSE THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THE WORLD
(Mga Bagay na Hindi Napapansin ng mga Kristiyano
Sapagkat Higit na Nagmamalasakit sa Mundo)
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.”
2 TIMOTHY 4:10 “For Demas hath
forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto
Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.”
Panimula:
a. Palasak na nangyayari
ang suliraning ito sa maraming Kristiyano: dahil sa nalilibang sila sa mga
bagay ng sanlibutang ito, hindi na nila nabibigyang-halaga ang mga espiritwal
na bagay.
b. Nagbigay si Apostol
Pablo ng seryosong babala at paalala hinggil sa bagay na ito:
COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 “If ye then be
risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on
the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
MGA ESPIRITWAL NA BAGAY NA
HINDI NABIBIGYANG-PANSIN NG MGA KRISTIYANO:
1. THEY
OVERLOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE LORD AND SAVIOR OF THEIR LIFE
(Hindi nila nabibigyang-pansin ang pagkakataong
makapaglingkod sa Panginoon at Tagapagligtas ng kanilang buhay)
JOSHUA 24:15 “And if it seem
evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve;
whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the
flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and
my house, we will serve the Lord.”
a. Nagpatotoo si Pablo na
pagkatapos niyang maligtas at sumunod sa bautismo, agad siyang nagtalaga upang
maglingkod sa Panginoon.
1 TIMOTHY 1:12 “And I
thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me
faithful, putting me into the ministry;”
b. Malinaw ang paalala ng
Panginoong Hesus na hindi tayo maaaring maglingkod sa dalawang panginoon.
MATTHEW 6:24 “No man can
serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else
he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.”
c. Tinularan si Demas sa
maling paraan—binigyang-halaga at inibig niya ang sanlibutan kaya iniwan ang
ministeryo.
2TIMOTHY 4:10 “For Demas hath
forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto
Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.”
2. THEY
OVERLOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET THEIR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE
(Hindi nila nabibigyang-pansin ang pagkakataong
ilagay ang kanilang pagmamahal sa mga bagay na nasa itaas)
COLOSSIANS 3:2 “Set your
affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
a. Ang hamon ni Pablo sa
mga Kristiyano: kung kayo ay binuhay na kalakip ni Kristo, hanapin ang mga
bagay na nasa itaas.
COLOSSIANS 3:1 “If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ
sitteth on the right hand of God.”
b. Ang pananambahan,
paglilingkod, at pag-aakay ng kaluluwa (soul-winning) ay mga gawaing makalangit
at may walang-hanggang halaga.
1 THESSALONIANS 2:19-20 “For what
[is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence
of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
1Thes 2:20 For ye are our glory and joy.”
c. Sa kasamaang-palad, ang
mga pansamantalang bagay sa lupa ang higit na pinahahalagahan ng maraming
Kristiyano ngayon.
1JOHN 2:15 “Love not
the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him.”
3. THEY
OVERLOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK GOD FIRST IN THEIR LIFE
(Hindi nila nabibigyang-pansin ang pagkakataong
unahin ang Diyos sa kanilang buhay)
MATTHEW 6:33 “But seek ye
first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be
added unto you.”
a. Dapat unahin ang Diyos
sa pamamagitan ng pagsamba sa Espiritu at Katotohanan, lalo na sa araw ng
Pagsamba.
JOHN 4:22-23 “Ye worship ye
know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
Jn 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to
worship him.”
b. Ang Linggo ang unang
araw ng sanlinggo (First Day of the Week)—ito ang itinalagang araw ng
pagtitipon at pagsamba ng Bagong Tipan. Nararapat lamang na ibigay natin ang
araw na ito sa Diyos.
ACTS 20:7 And upon the
first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul
preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech
until midnight.
1 CORINTHIANS 16:2 Upon the
first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath
prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
c. Mahalagang paalala ng
Kasulatan na huwag nating pababayaan ang ating mga pagkakatipon.
HEBREWS 10:25 “Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting
[one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”
4. THEY OVERLOOK THE
SURENESS OF GOING INTO THE FIELD AND HARVESTING PRECIOUS SOULS
(Hindi nila nabibigyang-pansin ang katiyakan ng
paghayo sa bukid at pag-aani ng mga mahahalagang kaluluwa)
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.”
a. Noong una, maging ang
mga alagad ni Kristo ay nalibang sa paghahanap ng pisikal na pagkain, kaya
hindi nila napansin ang mga kaluluwang handa nang anihin sa lungsod ng Samaria.
JOHN 4:30-32 “Then
they went out of the city, and came unto him.
Jn 4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Jn 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.”
b. Nagbigay si Hesus ng
hamon na ang Kanyang tunay na kasiyahan at pagkain ay ang ganapin ang kalooban
ng Ama at tapusin ang gawain ng pagliligtas.
JOHN 4:34 “Jesus
saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish
his work.”
c. Hinahamon tayo ni Hesus
na ituon ang ating mga mata sa mga makasalanang nasa ating paligid na handa
nang makarinig at maligtas.
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.”
Pangwakas:
Masyadong
nalilibang ang maraming Kristiyano sa mga makamundong bagay, kaya naman hindi
na nila napapansin ang mga pinakamahahalaga at walang-hanggang bagay na
ipinagkakatiwala ng Diyos sa kanila. Nawa'y magising tayo sa katotohanang ito
at muling ituon ang ating mga puso sa itaas.
COLOSSIANS 3:1-2 “If ye then be
risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on
the right hand of God.
Col 3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Pagpalain kayong lahat ng Diyos!
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