BeautifullY LovelY & WorthY

                                     Beauty is the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit, according to Merriam Webster. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And because Jesus is the way, the TRUTH and the life, beauty, real beauty, TRUE BEAUTY is what Jesus perceives as beautiful. Some people (believers or unbelievers) believe that Jesus perceived everything as beautiful and thus they feel confused or discouraged as to their own individual beauty. 1 Peter 3:3-4 says that <<Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be  THAT OF YOUR INNER SELF, the unfading beauty of a GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT  WHICH IS OF GREAT WORTH IN GOD'S SIGHT.>> 1. Beauty is a quiet and a gent...

<< This is what the LORD says: "When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." >> Jeremiah 29: 10-11 a) Sufferings precede blessings   For God's decrees to manifest, it is necessary to develop patience , endurance and maturity . Would a mother give a check of a hundred thousand dollars to her child? Absolutely not! The immature child would destroy the check or would fill himself up with all kinds of candies. His lack of knowledge would lead him to disqualify the value of this precious gift and wipe it out. To be made worthy of his mother's gift, the child must mature and develop his intellect and view of the world. Once his line of vision has been enlarged, and after being fashioned by the Potter through spir...

<< Jesus said, "Let the children come to me, do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." >> (Matthew 19:14)       Children are defined, according to Thesaurus as  1) sons or daughters, babies or infants, people regarded as conditioned, or marked by given circumstances. 2) Immature people, or people who have little or no experience in particular areas.            Children, in the world, are considered as unimportant, uninfluential, weak entities, dependent individuals who have no power in themselves. The children in today's society are all people who are marginalized, rejected, misfits, deemed as unimportant, uninfluential, irrelevant, because of their seemingly small stature, their lack of social power or charisma, often judged in a materialistic way, and mostly based on social status, economic class, racial group, appearance, social heritage, culture, original ancestry, financia...

<<The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.>> (Matthew 23: 2-3)         Do we pray for applause, do we praise for recognition?. Do we preach to get "uhm-uhms" or "yesses!" or "Amen!" or "Preach!" Do we preach or serve in our communities or "volunteer" for standing ovations? Do we publish Christian posts, blogs, YouTube videos, sermons, vlogs and so on to satisfy our fleshly desires? Are we seeking popularity? Do we wanna be on stage? Likes? Followers? "clap-claps"? Human praise?        In the book of John, Chapter 12, the leaders of the Jews acted with hypocrisy <<For they loved human praise more than praise from God.>> John 12:43. The bible warns us against hypocrisy that is prevalent in the Christian community, among both leaders and f...

<<For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.>> Matthew 16:25         Life is the gift of being and existing, granted by the God the Universe. It can also be defined as vitality, vigor, presence or existence. When Jesus says in John 14:6 that He is <<the way and the truth and the life>>, He implies that in Him alone can our deepest longings be met. Our spiritual needs, our physical needs, emotional, mental, social desires and hopes can only be satisfied by our Lord Jesus-Christ. No food will ultimately make us happy. No friends will fill our love tank. Nobody, nothing can fill our cups and needs as Jesus. This life is temporary and for this reason must be lived in and for God alone! This life is a preparation stage to our calling to be holy.         If one lives only to store up riches, material things, to get likes and followers, to satisfy their worldl...

<<Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people for they regarded him as a prophet.>> Matthew 14:5      Do we fear God or would we die to please men? Who guides our thought processes and actions? Is our primary motivation to please God or to please men? A fear of human beings is correlated to a lack of faith and belief in our Savior Jesus-Christ Who died for us. The fear of men can be defined as the surrendering to thoughtless actions due to the worry or anxiety that stems from people's opinions. << Without faith, it is impossible to please God.>> Hebrews 11:6      The fear of men leads to depression, because it paralyzes and atrophies muscles, it tightens the body and makes all parts and organs stringent. If not treated, it would ultimately lead to destruction of the body, the Body of Christ specifically. <<The King was distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests who were present, he ordered tha...

<< A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house.>> Matthew 13:54-58        People have a tendency to set judgement on their counterparts. It is much easier to "look at the speck in your brother's eye" (Matthew 7:5), to "throw the first stone" (John 8:7), or more commonly to find faults in the person sitting right next to me, while believing ourselves blameless and trustworthy. << And He also told this parable to some people who trusted themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt.>> Luke 18:9       Self-righteousness separates us from God. It is the sin of convincing ourselves to be pure and clean, in contrast to our fellow brothers and sisters. Self-righteousness is a form of idolatry, that ALL BELIEVER should stray away from. Only in God is the authority to judge humanity, not even our own selves. So who are we to to label our brothers and sisters in Chri...