Sept. 19, 2010 Sunday
Luke 16:1-13
Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.' The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.' Then to another the steward said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' The steward said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. "For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon."
(Lenny's) reflection:
Pinagkalooban tayo ng panginoon ng talino, abilidad at kayamanan hindi para gamitin natin sa sarili lamang kundi para sa kapakinabangan ng ating kapwa.
Minsan ating sinasabi na gusto natin mag lingkod sa Panginoon, ngunit gusto din nating yumaman. Ang dalawang ito ay isang kontradiksyon sa ating pananampalataya, sapagkat iiwan mo ang isa at palalaguin mo ang ikalawa.
Ginagamit ng Panginoon ang salapi upang subukin ka dahil ito ay may isang napakalaking potential na pumalit sa kanyang pwesto.
Kung susunod ka sa Panginoon, siya ang paglilingkuran mo; at kung salapi ang paglilingkuran mo ay aalipinin ka nito.
Habang nagkakaroon ka ng salapi, ikaw ay patuloy na maghahangad ng mas higit pa at minsan ay makagagawa ka ng masama upang makamit lang ito hanggang sa makalimutan mo na ang Diyos.
Ang sabi nga ni Hesukristo... "kung di ka mapagkatiwalaan ng yaman ng mundong ito ay sino pa ang magtitiwala sa yo sa tunay na kayamanan.
Kayamanan na nagmumula sa langit. Amen! God bless you!
Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.' The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.' Then to another the steward said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' The steward said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. "For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon."
(Lenny's) reflection:
Pinagkalooban tayo ng panginoon ng talino, abilidad at kayamanan hindi para gamitin natin sa sarili lamang kundi para sa kapakinabangan ng ating kapwa.
Minsan ating sinasabi na gusto natin mag lingkod sa Panginoon, ngunit gusto din nating yumaman. Ang dalawang ito ay isang kontradiksyon sa ating pananampalataya, sapagkat iiwan mo ang isa at palalaguin mo ang ikalawa.
Ginagamit ng Panginoon ang salapi upang subukin ka dahil ito ay may isang napakalaking potential na pumalit sa kanyang pwesto.
Kung susunod ka sa Panginoon, siya ang paglilingkuran mo; at kung salapi ang paglilingkuran mo ay aalipinin ka nito.
Habang nagkakaroon ka ng salapi, ikaw ay patuloy na maghahangad ng mas higit pa at minsan ay makagagawa ka ng masama upang makamit lang ito hanggang sa makalimutan mo na ang Diyos.
Ang sabi nga ni Hesukristo... "kung di ka mapagkatiwalaan ng yaman ng mundong ito ay sino pa ang magtitiwala sa yo sa tunay na kayamanan.
Kayamanan na nagmumula sa langit. Amen! God bless you!
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Mayeth Dacayo Manuel money is not evil but the love of money is.let's face it, kailangan ng tao ang pera pero dapat gamitin natin ito sa tamang paraan. di sa kasakiman. bagkus pwede natin itong gamitin sa pagtulong sa kapwa, sa pagpapalawak ng salita ng Diyos,sa ikabubuti ng nakakarami.The Lord blesses us with wealth for us to use it for His glory.September 20 at 6:50pm · · 3 peopleLoading...
Edgardo Lucena Amen, Mayeth. I agree. The love of money is the root of all evil and once you start loving it, you cannot love God because you cannot serve two masters at the same time. God bless you and your family!
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