"Heavenly things revealed to babes"

Matthew 11:25-27

At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and  understanding and revealed them to babes; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

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Taghisgutan dinhi sa ebanghelyo kuman an pagkahiusa nan God the Father sanan nan Ija Son na si Jesus, an pagkahugpong na may isa ra ka hibayo sanan pagsabot sanan an ila pagbahin nan gahum.

Taghimaya ni Jesus an Ija Father sa paghimo Nija nan mga marajaw na butang para Dija sanan pinaagi Dija.

Tanan gahum sanan hinungdan nan taghimo sa pagtudlo sanan sa mga milagro ni Jesus, Ija tagsulti na tanan ini gikan gajiud sa Ija Father sa Heaven.

An Ija pagpakita nan mga milargo Ija taghimo dili kon para sa Ija kaugalingon kondili kon para sa Ija Father sanan sa kagustuhan nan Ija Father.

Ugsa kita ‘sab, dili kinahanglan ipanhambog nato kan God an ato mga hibayo, kapasidad sanan abilidad kay an kinahanglan ra Nija dato an ato ra paghimo nan Ija mga gusto ipahimo dato para sa Ija kahimayaan.

Kinahanglan ato gajud ihatag kan God an ato oras, mga talento sanan bahandi para mahitabo an tanan mga plano Nija dinhi sa kalibutan.

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 "Lord Jesus, give me the child-like simplicity and purity of faith to gaze upon your face with joy and confidence in your all-merciful love. Remove every doubt, fear, and proud thought which would hinder me from receiving your word with trust and humble submission."

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"Jesus upbraided them because they did not repent"

Matthew 11:20-24

Then he began to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. "Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you."

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Uno man na tag-tungo man ni Jesus an Chorazin sanan an Bethsaida na kon boot huna-hunaon, mga lugar man ini kon diin duro an mga milagro na Ija taghimo.

Amo seguro kay waya man mahimo nan mga tawo nan ini na mga lugar an tagpaabot ni Lord dila – an paghinulsol sa ila mga kasay’anan.

Bisan puno sila nan mga langitnon na grasya gikan kan Lord, waya gihapon sila magbag’o sa ila mga kasing-kasing.

Sa ato ‘sab na parte, permanente kita na tagpadangatan nan mga gasa ni God sa ato mga kinabuhi, mga grasya sanan oportunidad na kinahanglan dili nato sayangon.

Ugsa himoon gajud nato an mga butang sanan mga buluhaton na taghuyat ni Lord na ato himoon para sa Ija kahimayaan.

Bag’ohon na nato an ato mga kasing-kasing para kita makabalik kan God, despuwes, molambo kita sa pagka-balaanon.

Kinahanglan suklian nato an pagka-marajaw ni God dato tanan.

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"Most High and glorious God, enlighten the darkness of our hearts and give us a true faith, a certain hope and a perfect love. Give us a sense of the divine and knowledge of yourself, so that we may do everything in fulfillment of your holy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord."

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"He who loves father and mother more than me is not worthy of me"

Matthew 10:34 - 11:1

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace on earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's foes will be those of his own household. He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it. "He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me. He who receives a prophet because he is a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." And when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

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Gugma sanan pagka-isa sa panimayay permi an mga panultihon ni Jesus kon an hisgutan an pamilya.

Pero uno man na an Ija deklarasyon dinhi sa ebanghelyo kuman mahitungod man sa pagka-buyag-buyag hinuon sa pamilya?

Amo kay sa kaniadto na panahon, dili pa man kon tanan miyembro nan pamilya an Kristiyano ugsa na may mga lantugi sa suyod nan ila mga panimayay.

Dinhi, gusto ni Jesus na madisider gajud kita kon kanin’o kita mo-iban – tibook, kompleto sanan waya’y paglubad na pagkomiter kan God an Ija gusto.

Ugsa na kinahanglan, an pagka-kadugo, an pagka-amigo sanan an pagka-kaiban sa trabaho, dili gajud nato himoon na hinungdan para dili nato mahi-komiter an ato kaugalingon kan Jesus.

An pagsunod kan Jesus, kinahanglan jaon tag-laong na “all the way” gajud aber kon uno’y mahitabo sa ato mga kinabuhi.

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"Lord, no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has conceived the things you have prepared for those who love you. Set us ablaze with the fire of the Holy Spirit, that we may love you in and above all things and so receive the rewards you have promised us through Christ our Lord."

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"Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out"

Matthew 10:1-7

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, "Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, `The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

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Tag-habilinan ni Jesus an Ija mga disciple na ila ipadajon an Ija mga tag-himo – an pagsangyaw sa katawhan na an kahirain ni God umaabot na.

Sa pagpili ni Jesus nan Ija dose ka apostles, mga ordinaryo, dili kon propesyunal, waya’y mga bahandi sanan waya’y luna sa sosidad na mga tawo an Ija tamag-tawag.

Pero sa ila paghimo nan mga buluhaton, ekstra-ordinaryo, marajaw o ekselente an resulta nan ila mga hinimoan bisan waya’y ila kapasidad na mohimo nan gusto ni Jesus ipahimo dila.

Ugsa na kon tawagon kita ni Lord na manelbihan Dija, kinahanglan dili nato huna-hunaon na dili nato mahimo o dili kaha, waya’y ato kapasidad o hibayo na magtrabaho kay Sija ra man an mogiya dato para sa Ija kahimayaan.

Kuman, motoo ba kita na gusto ni God na magtrabaho Sija dato sanan magtrabaho Sija pinaagi dato para sa Ija kahimayaan?

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"Lord Jesus, you have chosen me to be your disciple. Take and use what I can offer, however meager it may seem, for the greater glory of your name."

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"Never was anything like this seen in Israel"

Matthew 9:32-38

As they were going away, behold, a dumb demoniac was brought to him. And when the demon had been cast out, the dumb man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said, "He casts out demons by the prince of demons." And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

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Nahibuyong ang mga tawo sa mga milagro na taghimo ni Jesus, pero tag-yam’iran ini nan mga lider na relihiyuso kay dili man nila madawat na Messiah si Jesus.

Nakasulti pa man gani sila na an mga milagro nan Messiah hinimoan gikan sa gahum nan diyablo.

Pero uno man na tag-dajaw man ni Jesus an may sakit na waya na unta’y paglaum na madajaw pa?

Tungod kay halayum man an pagtuo nan mga nagdaya nan may sakit kan Jesus na Sija ra gajud amo’y makahatag nan kagawasan sa ila amigo, kagawasan sa pagka-gapos sa kasay’anan.

Si Lord ra gajud an makahatag dato nan kagawasan kon mosuod kita Dija na may halayum na pagtuo sanan pagsalig.

Kuman, tag-awhag kita ni Lord na ipangaliya nato na an ebanghelyo mokaylap sa kalibutan para makab’ot nan tanan an tinood na kalipay sanan kagawasan pinaagi kan Jesus Christ.

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"Lord Jesus, may your kingdom come to all who are oppressed and in darkness. Fill my heart with compassion for all who suffer mentally and physically. Use me to bring the good news of your saving grace and mercy to those around me who need your healing love and forgiveness.”

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