Matthew 7:21-29 (text) / mp3 / podcast
"Not every one
who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who
does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to
me, `Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your
name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to
them, `I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers.' "Every one
then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who
built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came, and
the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, because it had
been founded on the rock. And every one who hears these words of mine and
does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and
the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that
house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it." And when Jesus finished
these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them
as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
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Dili kon tanan
motawag kan Jesus na, “Lord, Lord,” makasuyod sa gingharian nan langit kondili
sila ran na mohimo nan kabubut’on ni God.
Kon may umaabot na
kadaot sa ato panimayay sanan mga kab’tangan parehas nan bagjo, molihok gajud
kita para mangandam para maka-alingkawas sa kadaot.
An pundasyon na tagpuhunan
nato sa ato kinabuhi amo’y magdetermina kon makasugakod gajud kita sa mga unos
o mga pagsuway sa kinabuhi na segurado na ato sagubangon.
Kinahanglan andam
kita permi sa tanan panahon para kon moabot na an takna, dili na kita magpanuko
na mosugakod sa mga problema.
An pagka-matinud’anon
sanan pagka-kasaligan nan Diyos, sa ija isig’katawo, sanan sa ija kaugalingon
amo’y taksanan sa ija pagka-tinood na tawo.
Kon himoon nato na
pundasyon an mga pulong ni God, waya gaju’y makatarog o makapahalajo dato sa
proteksiyon sanan presensiya Nija sa ato mga kinabuhi.
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"Lord Jesus, you
are the only foundation that can hold us up when trials and disaster threaten
us. Give me the wisdom, foresight, and strength of character I need to do what
is right and good and to reject whatever is false and contrary to your will.
May I be a doer of your word and not a hearer only."
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