28/09/2021
SAY “NO” FOR THE BIG “YES”
By Bishop Emi Domingo
Kung minsan sa mga maselang bahagi ng buhay kailangan mong magsabi ng “Hindi” para sa mas malaking layunin ng buhay – Say “No” for the big “Yes!”
Ang maging prinsipe ng Ehipto at maging Paraon ay hindi maliit na bagay, pero tinanggihan ito ni Moses kumpara sa mas malaking karanasan kay Cristo sa paningin ng pananampalataya na nakatuon sa mas malaking gantimpala ng buhay.
Nasusulat, “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward” (Hebrews 11:24-26, NIV).
Kung minsan kailangan mong magsabi ng “No” sa taong hindi kalooban ng Panginoon para sa iyo sa paningin ng pananampalataya na nakatuon sa mas malaking layunin ng Diyos sa iyong buhay. One of the strategies of the Devil is to reduce your potentials and your influence by beguiling you to say “Yes” right away in a situation or in a relationship that would compromise God’s grandiose plan for your life.
Admittedly, minsan mahirap magsabi ng “No” sa tao, lalo na kung kaunti lang ang mga taong nakikita mo, o kaya’y kaunti lang ang mga taong tumitingin sa iyo. Kaya minsan, ‘yung tumingin sa iyo, yun na rin lang ang tinitingnan mo at minsan napagkakamalan mo na ito na ang kalooban ng Panginoon para sa iyo – at dahil dito, hindi mo nakikita ang mas magandang layunin ng Diyos sa buhay mo.
Moses was able to say “No” to the glory of Egypt because he was looking ahead to the greater glory of his reward. Look ahead. Look beyond the people and the circumstances of your present idiosyncrasies.
Kung mas malaki ang mawawala sa iyo looking ahead, say “No” for the big “Yes!” Moses did not become Pharaoh, king of Egypt, but he became the man of God who wrote the first five books of the Bible known as the Pentateuch. Who remembers the Pharaoh at the time of Moses? No one remembers, but Moses is dearly remembers even today by all people, the Jews, the Christians and even the non-Christians as well.
Say “No” to anything that violates God’s word.
Say “No” to anyone who would reduce your best potential in life, ministry and influence.
Say “No” to any situation that would compromise your Christian testimony.
Say “No” for the big “Yes!”
Big “Yes” for God’s word.
God’s word is bigger than anything in your life.
Big “Yes” for your best potential in life, ministry and influence.
Your best potential in life, ministry and influence is much more important that what you feel right now. Your feeling will not even last in the morning, more so, for a lifetime, but your influence will last even beyond your lifetime. Maaalala ng mga tao sa buong buhay nila ang magandang impluwensiya mo sa kanilang buhay.
Big “Yes” for your Christian testimony.
Your Christian testimony is bigger than you. Don’t compromise it just to enjoy the pleasure of sin only for a short time.
Say “No” for the big “Yes!”
