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NOVEMBER 2024

The Only Way Is Up!

by | 202410, Devotionals

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Narrated by Joyce Burton-Titular & Written by PMVClapano

Magpasalamat tayo sa Diyos, sapagkat tayo’y binibigyan niya ng tagumpay sa pamamagitan ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo!

1 Mga Taga-Corinto 15:57

Upon learning that he didn’t win the coveted award sa kanyang work, Inno felt discouraged. It’s as if bumalik lahat ng memories ng pagkatalo niya sa buhay — how he didn’t graduate with honors in college as a working student and how he didn’t pass the board examination.

Like Inno, it’s discouraging kapag hindi natin na-achieve ang goals and dreams natin sa buhay. Nakakalungkot kapag nasasayang ang efforts natin. Pero sabi nga ni Buster Moon sa isang animated film, “When you’ve reached rock bottom, there’s only one way to go, and that’s up!”

Yes, up! We can look up to Jesus Christ and find hope in the midst of shattered dreams and disappointments. Kung nadapa at natalo man tayo sa buhay dahil sa kasalanan, He will still be a light to us and fight for us (Micah 7:7–8). If we can’t stand on our own, He will lift us up kagaya ng sinabi sa Isaias 40:31, “Ngunit muling lumalakas at sumisigla ang nagtitiwala kay Yahweh. Lilipad silang tulad ng mga agila. Sila’y tatakbo ngunit hindi mapapagod, sila’y lalakad ngunit hindi manghihina.”

Trusting God — and believing that Jesus Christ died on the cross to defeat sin and death — makes you victorious already (1 Mga Taga-Corinto 15:57). Hindi mo man nakuha ang inaasam-asam na award or hindi na-reward ang efforts mo, it’s not the end for you dahil makakaasa ka sa hindi mauubos na provision ni Lord para sa iyo (Mga Taga-Filipos 4:19).

God will reward your faith as you trust in Him dahil sabi nga sa Mga Kawikaan 16:3, “Ipagkatiwala mo kay Yahweh ang iyong mga gagawin, at magtatagumpay ka sa lahat ng iyong mga layunin.”

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LET’S PRAY

Dear God, sawang-sawa na po ako sa defeated life. Gusto ko pong makaranas ng victory. Please help me believe and trust in You. Give me a reason to hope that things will eventually get better, too. Thank You, Jesus.

APPLICATION

Write down your personal, family, and career goals and dreams. Be as specific as possible. Commit your plans to the Lord and ask Him to give you a reason to hope everyday.

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