1.1 Wala ka sa Lolo ko. He was rock bottom, the Lord worked a miracle in his life. v.2.0

27 September 2020

This is v.2.0 of inaugural blog posted 24 August 2020.

Miracle. Calming of the Storm. (Mark 4:35-41)

Rembrandt Christ in the Storm on the Lake of Galilee.

Rembrandt • Public domain

Miracle. They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” (Mark 4:41)

Update follows the original post below.

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24 August 2020

Wala ka sa Lolo ko....as the joke story goes.

“I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” (Luke 7:43).

Wala ka sa Lolo ko.....dalawa ang anak sa Ateneo....isa nagtitinda ng mais.....isa nagtitinda ng mani.

In my case, one day my children's children will say, wala ka sa Lolo ko, wala siyang trabaho, dalawang anak niya nag graduate sa Ateneo.

I boast in the Lord. I was rock bottom, and yet God orchestrated things beyond my wildest imagination. That is God, forgiving of all my failures, my sins, masyado noon akong bilib sa sarili. 

He delivered me from shame, I was near getting crazy. Now, I'm crazy for Him, no wonder, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

Wala ka sa Lolo ko. To family and friends whom are God-sent, from the bottom of my heart, wala ako kung wala kayo. To God be the glory. Amen.

P.S. My only son, the youngest, after two daughters, who graduated from UP, also gives me so much joy having two boys with my surname.

“I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.” (Luke 7:43).

Luke 7

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 

42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

Luke 7

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 

45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 

46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 

47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

Listen to the story of the woman caught in adultery.

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Update.

The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee, c. 15th century.

Anonymous, French school • Public domain

Mary Magdalene is traditionally depicted with a vessel of ointment, in reference to the Anointing of Jesus.

Jan van Scorel • Public domain

From Wikipedia.

Jesus' parables in the New Testament of the Bible – In Luke 7:41-47 Jesus uses the following paradeigmata to explain how much a man loves in response to how much he is forgiven. (Jesus is alluding to the magnitude of his coming sacrifice on the cross for all of mankind’s sin.)

Parable. The parables of Jesus are found in the Synoptic Gospels and some of the non-canonical gospels. They form approximately one third of his recorded teachings. Christians place great emphasis on these parables, which they generally regard as the words of Jesus.

Miracle. The miracles of Jesus are the supernatural deeds attributed to Jesus in Christian faith. The majority are faith healings, exorcisms, resurrection, control over nature and forgiveness of sins.

There is no doubt. The Lord Jesus worked a miracle in my life, miracle of healing, miracle of financial provision by way of scholarship for my two daughters Vannie and Patty. There is no explanation for these but only the Lord's compassion for the prayer of a brokenhearted man in me. Amen. To God be the glory.

Psalm 118

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

    but he has not given me over to death.

17 I will not die but live,

    and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

28 You are my God, and I will praise you;

    you are my God, and I will exalt you. Amen.