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FEBRUARY 2023

Ano ang Gusto Mo?

by | 202302, Devotionals

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Narrated by Precious Lara Quigaman-Alcaraz & Written by Maria Rita Ilya M. Magallona

“Ano ang gusto mong gawin ko para sa iyo?” “Panginoon, gusto ko po sanang makakitang muli,” sagot niya.

Lucas 18:41

Minsan, hindi maintindihan si Lord. In Luke 18:35-43, a blind man begged for Jesus’ help. Tinanong ni Jesus ang bulag, “Ano ang gusto mong gawin ko para sa iyo?” Obvious ba? The man was blind! For sure, as God, Jesus knew that the beggar wanted his eyesight to be restored. But maybe this is not the point of Jesus. Alam Niya ang gusto ng bulag, pero ito ba talaga ang gusto ng bulag? In other words, alam ba ng bulag kung ano talaga ang gusto niya, o ang gusto niya ay sign lang ng mas malalim na hangarin?

Makikita ang malalim na hangarin ng bulag when he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (v.38). His use of the title “Son of David” shows that kinikilala niya si Jesus as Messiah, the promised savior king of Israel. And because of the prophecies that the Lord would restore sight to the blind (see Isaiah 35:4-6; 42:6-8), alam niya na makakakita lang siya kapag dumating na ang promised Messiah. So when Jesus asked him kung ano ang gusto niya, he seemed to be saying two things: ang makakitang muli, at ang makita si Jesus, the Son of David, the Messiah. Because of this, nang makakita siyang muli, tuwang-tuwa siyang sumunod kay Jesus nang nagpupuri sa Diyos (v. 43).

Kung ikaw ang tatanungin ni Lord ngayon, “Ano ang gusto mong gawin Ko para sa iyo?” What will you say? Look deep in your heart to know kung ano ang totoong hangarin mo.

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LET’S PRAY

Lord, I have many needs. Help me to discern what I really want. You know me better than I do so please guide me so I will only ask for the things that will truly satisfy my heart’s deep hunger. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

APPLICATION

List down your desires and dreams. Then, write beside each one of them your reasons kung bakit gusto mo ang mga iyon. Ask God to show you the root behind those desires. This could be what we call the “deep desire” of our heart. Kapag nakita mo na, lift them to the Lord through prayer.

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