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Weekly Devotionals
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WEEK 1
IDENTIFYING GOALS
MONDAY
Read P salm 13 9.
Reflect
God is a God who knows everything, who can see everything,
and his power is beyond imagination. The psalmist considers all
of these traits and praises God for who He is. Thus, having this
foundation about who God is, the psalmist then made a plea to
God to search his life and expose sin. Dreams are not bad. It is
good to dream dreams, but it is best to dream God's dreams.
What is your present dream? You may list down and identify
this
dream, plan, or ambition. Allow God to search your heart and
your dreams today.

Respond
Am I dreaming of God's dreams and plans?

Is my current dream, plan, or ambition inclined to what God

wants me to do?

If I am already living God’s dream for me, how can I be His

better reflector through this dream?

What do I need to do to seek God’s dream for me?

Am I willing to give up my present dream to pursue God’s

dream?

MY PRAYER:

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Read P salm 19
Reflect
David, the Psalmist, started the Psalm by showing that when there
is sunlight, we can see the beauty of God's handiwork through His
creation. He then moves to give us another point that the revealed
Word of God guides us on how to be a blessing to humankind. The
Bible is the primary and tangible tool to use for us to know God's
perfect will and plan. Know this: when the Bible says NO, it is a
definite no. It is of useless effort then to continually ask God if a
specific plan or dream is His will if the Bible already says NO to it.
Why pursue a dream or a plan, then when God says NO to it al-
ready?

Respond
Is my present dream in accordance to the Word of God?

If the Word of God says NO to it, am I willing to let give it up?

What hinders me from giving up this dream?

MY PRAYER:

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WEDNESDAY
Read P salm 11 9:1 -8.
Reflect
This Psalm tells us that the Word of God helps us grow and
guides us on how to live a life that is set apart for God. Obedi-
ence to God through His word is the simple yet most complicat-
ed thing to do. It is simple because it is the non-negotiable
practical way on how to live a life that is pleasing to Him. It is
complicated because obedience is never easy, especially if we
have to give up something that we really love and replace it by
doing something that God wants us to do. Obedience,
however, is a wonderful journey of trust and faith. In pursuing
our dreams, obedience to God and His Word makes pursuing
more exciting and challenging.

Respond
Is obedience easy for me to do?

If obedience is not easy to do right now, what makes it so?

Am I willing to take the journey of obedience to God when it

comes to pursuing dreams?

What does God tell you to obey right now?

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THURSDAY
Read H ebrew s 11:24 -27.
Reflect
Moses cannot see the years that lie ahead of him when he chose
to leave Egypt and its promising life and riches. He wanted to
obey even if he cannot see what lies ahead; also, if his present life
is comfortable and stable. Obedience acted out in faith enabled
Mo-
ses to view God and trust His plan. We sometimes have to obey,
even if we cannot see what lies ahead. If it is God whom we are
following, we can find the assurance that all will work well – not by
how we see it but on how God sees it.
Respond

Am I willing to take the challenge of obedience and faith even

if I cannot see what lies ahead?

Take time to pray to God to increase your faith and enable

you to obey.

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FRIDAY
Read P hilippians 3:12 -14.
Reflect
Pursuing dreams and ambitions is an exciting journey that we
can take in this lifetime. We can attain dreams and ambitions; we
can reach the success of service to people and can confidently
say we did what God wants us to do in this lifetime. However,
nothing could ever compare to the satisfaction of pursuing Christ
in this life. It is in other words, it is the only satisfaction than
attaining dreams, ambitions, and success could ever give. The
former makes the latter complete. Pursuing Christ makes every
achieve- ment worth doing.
Respond
How am I in pursuing Christ?
Do I pursue God more than I pursue His blessings and everything
that He gives?
What am I going to do today to better pursue God?
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FRIDAY
Read 2 Corinthians 5:9 -10 and 1 Corinthians 3:10-12.
Reflect and Respond
How should it change your life, knowing that all your deeds
will one day be seen and judged for their quality and their
eternal value? What can you do to live a more productive
Christian life and not waste time given to you?
True enough, nothing that is hidden that will forever be
hidden – at the end of the day, everything will be exposed.
Productivity for Christians rests in our investments for eter-
nity. Our heart and motives play an essential role, so this
must be looked into through and through. We still have
time, and we may no longer have enough time. So let us
redirect our lives to God, invest for eternity, and do it with
a heart that truly desires to glorify God in everything that
we do.
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THURSDAY
Read Colossians 3:1 and M atthew 6 :21.
Reflect and Respond
What things in your life that seem very important become
inconsequential when we consider that Christ could return
at any time? How does this reprioritize our values?
Having an end in mind can help us in a big way to prioritize
what it ought to be prioritized today. Having a purpose in
mind will give us the wisdom where to put our treasure is,
where to invest in, and how to efficiently use our God-given
skills, talents, abilities, and wealth. Look and see as to how
you have been doing in this aspect and then if there is
some- thing that you need to do, just do it.
MY PRAYER:
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WEEK 2
MAKING LIFE CHOICES
MONDAY
Read 2 Sam uel 11:1 -27 and Acts 13:22.
Reflect
Si David ang bantogan nga hari, gitawag “usa ka tawo
nga nakapahimuot kanako ug mobuhat sa tanan nga
isugo ko kaniya” (Mga Buhat 13:22), Siya nahigugma sa
Dios ug ang Dios Nahigugma Kaniya. Apan ang makasal-
anong kasingkasing nakahimo ug hinanali nga desisyon
sa pagpuyo sa mansion imbes mangulo sa mga sundalo
sa gubat. Kini nga desisyon mihatod sa sunod-sunod nga
sayup nga pagpili: Paglantaw kang Batseba samtang
naligo; gigamit ang iyang gahum ingon nga hari sa
pagtawag sa babaye; giplanohan nga tabunan ang sala
pag-ayo; gina-baliwala ang sala nga nahimo atubangan
sa Dios; unya mirebeldi sa Dios pinaagi sa pagminyo
kang Batseba. Kitang tanan sama sa kahimtang ni David
nga dali ra mapukan sa sala. Mao kini ang kamatuoran
nga nga dili kapangandakan. Musugot kitag sa dili tinuyo
ug dili tinuyo nakahimo kita ug sala. Nakahimo kita mga
desisyon nga dili nakapahimuot sa Dios ug napa-ulawan
nato ang Iyang ngalan.
Respond
What sin that I have committed in the past
(or present) that God has brought into the light today?
How did I commit that sin?
What simple decision that I simply made to start
committing the sin?
What happened to me after I did it?
How did the Lord deal with me and my sin?
If the Lord leads you to repent today, do not harden your
heart. Spend time in prayer and talk to God about this.
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TUESDAY
Read P salm 13 9:1 -24.
Reflect
God is praised for His omnipresence, omnipotence, omnisci-
ence in this Psalm that David wrote. Take note of verses 13
through 18. These verses speak of God's power to know every
detail of our lives and everything about us. He is powerful
enough to create us not just to abandon us, but He created us
with a purpose in mind. The next time you see yourself under-
valued and worthless because of your surrounding circum-
stances, of your past and how people see you and say about
you, go back to God’s truth embedded in this Psalm: “You are
valued, and you are created with a purpose. ” This truth will
be your solid foundation in making wise decisions in the
future. Having this foundation in mind, your decision making
(big or small) will not be done for selfish gain, and its effect
will not only revolve around you. For your purpose in life is
deeply rooted in the truth that God values you, and you have
a pur- pose to live on.
Respond
Do I see myself as a person who is valued by God?
Do I really have a purpose to fulfill?
If I do, do I already know that purpose?
If I did already, how am I doing presently?
How does knowing the truth that I am valued and created
with a purpose affect my decision making in the future?
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WEDNESDAY
Read R om ans 10:13 -15.
Reflect and Respond
How can you share the Gospel and be instrumental in pre-
paring others for the Lord’s return?
There are a lot of creative ways on how to share the Gospel.
It can be done loudly by verbally sharing it individually or to
a crowd. It can also be done silently by living your life,
letting your actions show the love of Christ to the people
whom you are sharing the Gospel with. It can be done to
people whom
you basically do not know and have met for the first time or
share it to your closest friend and closest family member.
No matter how the manner in sharing the Gospel, one big
en-
couragement is this: the victory and success in sharing the
Gospel do not rest if the person positively received Jesus
Christ our Lord but only in the time that you actually shared
the Gospel through words and deeds.
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Read P hilippians 3:1 -21.

TUESDAY Reflect

Read 2 Tim othy 4:1 -5.
Reflect and Respond
Do you know people who have tried to predict when the Lord
will return? How can you respond to them, with what you
know from Scripture?
Love is the most effective evangelistic tool in sharing the Gos-
pel to people who have tried to predict the exact date of
Christ's return. In sharing them, the truth about Jesus' second
coming consider this principle: It is better to lose the debate
and win the soul rather than win the debate, but the relation-
ship is lost. Simply share and say the truth based on the
Word of God but do not be tempted to an argument that will
lead to conflicts, and that closes the door of opportunities for
sharing God's Word.
MY PRAYER:
Paul calls the believers of Jesus Christ in Philippi to be stead-
fast amidst the persecutions in spreading the Gospel of God to
mankind. He makes himself as an example that there is noth-
ing to boast of using our status, position, achievements, and
successes in life. These are garbage compared to knowing
Christ and identifying with Him. Paul then leads us to the
won- derful ultimate goal one could ever have: to know Christ
com- pletely and see Him face to face. Paul clearly has this
goal in mind. Therefore, his decisions on earth all lead to this
ultimate goal. Such decisions then are with eternal value,
something that can never be compared to earthly rewards.
Respond
Who is Jesus Christ for me? Have I sincerely made a decision
to believe in Him?
How am I in my journey of knowing Christ in a more in-depth
manner while I am here on earth?
What decisions do I have to make today?

Will my decision make God proud?

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Read P salm 37 :1 -40.
Reflect
Decisions that lead to the ultimate goal of knowing Christ
and recognizing with Him in His death and resurrection re-
quires joyful self-denial. Even the smallest decision, like
what to wear, what to say, how to spend, may sometimes
be a battle of the inner selves. It is even more challenging
to make such decisions if we cannot see the good result of
our decision and yet we can see people prosperous in spite
of making evil decisions. David, in Psalm 37, urges the
righteous not to be upset about this but to continue trust-
ing in God's justice. For, in the end, a decision to please
God will always be the excellent decision – even if you can-
not receive the reward of your obedience immediately or
also in this lifetime, in the end, pleasing God is still the best
choice rather than pleasing ourselves and the world.
Respond
If I am in a dilemma of choosing God and self, which will I
choose?
If I am making a decision for myself that won’t hurt others
(even if the Bible says we must not do it), what will I do?
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WEEK 14
THE LORD WILL COME AGAIN
MONDAY
Read Luk e 12:35 -48.
Reflect and Respond
What can you do to be sure that you are prepared and ready
for the return of Christ? What does it look like to be prepared
for the Lord's return? What would it look like to not be pre-
pared? Are you ready?
If there is one thing that we must be assured of for us to
say that we are ready for the return of Jesus Christ is to
make sure of our personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Himself. Can I really say that if I die today, I am sure that I
will go to heaven? The answer is definite. If the answer is a
maybe or
a no, we need to make sure of that right here and right now.
If the answer is a yes, is it because you believed in Jesus
Christ as your Lord and Savior? Or is it because of the good
works that you do? Keep watch. The one and the only way
for us to be in heaven and be with God is believing in Jesus
Christ to be the only Lord and Savior and that we are saved
only by grace through faith and not of the good works that
we do.
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FRIDAY
Read M atthew 28:16 -20.
Reflect
Loving God is loving the lost. Loving the lost is loving
what God dearly loves. The lost ones are the people who
have- n’t heard the good news of God's salvation work
yet. We can show our love to them by praying for them,
by shar- ing our financial resources to them and by going
to them personally to share God's love. The lost ones are
also the people in the Christian family who are presently
discour- aged, depressed, and losing hope in life. These
can hap- pen to believers as well, and sometimes we get
not to
give attention and show love to them just because we
know that they are Christians already. We can show our
love to these people by lending our ears, giving them
quality time, empathizing with them, and journeying with
them in the dark hours of their loves.
Respond
Let us act out our love today! Share the Gospel to some-
one today. Lend your ear to a Christian friend. Give quali-
ty time to someone who badly needs it. You may be the
person whom God can use to help them at these times.
MY PRAYER:
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FRIDAY
Read P salm 8 :1 -36.
Reflect
It is easy to say that we have to make decisions on earth that
lead to the ultimate goal of knowing Christ. It is another thing
to apply this truth in making specific decisions (such as what
time to wake up, what to wear, what course to take, which
lady to court, etc.) that may seem to be so simple and irrele-
vant to the big picture of building God’s kingdom here on
earth. We can go over and read thousands of books in finding
and knowing God's specific will, but we cannot overemphasize
the critical ingredient in seeking God's specific will for us – our
personal relationship with Him because it is just vital. It is
through this personal walk and talks with God where He re-
veals to us what He wants us to do that only God calls us to
do specifically. This is a sweet and exciting journey!
Respond
How is my personal relationship with God?
What will I do today that will make our “date” with God a
memorable one?
MY PRAYER:
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THE BATTLE WITHIN ME
MONDAY
Read Ephesians 6:10 -14.
Reflect
Paul used the term “loins” in verse 14 to symbolize the
mental capacity of the believer of Jesus Christ to be produc-
tive and creative as he lives under God. “Loins” literally re-
fers to “reproductive capacity.” When a person is saved by
God's grace, this mental ability naturally grows and shows
sanctified and critical thinking. So when Paul admonished
believers to wear the armor of Truth to our loins, it implies
that we can win the battle the temptations of sin and flesh
by filling our minds with the Truth – with Jesus Christ Him-
self. One practical thought to think during temptation is the
sacrificial love of Jesus on the cross. When we are amid
temptation, consider of Jesus looking at you with the look
full of love as you decide to yield to temptation or not. Then
let this love conquer you and your thoughts.
Respond
What is the most grievous thing that I did that God has
given much mercy and grace?
Whenever you face temptations that are so hard to resist,
think of that time. How can we not be ashamed of
committing sins still in spite of what God has done?
MY PRAYER:
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Read M atthew 5:43 -48.
Reflect
Loving God is loving our enemies. Here comes another
command that is honestly not an easy command to
obey, not an easy way of expressing our love to God.
Loving our enemies is, however, is a noble task worth
doing. Loving our enemies means forgiving them and
releasing forgiveness. Loving our enemy means
praying to God to bless them even if you don’t feel like
doing it.
Loving our enemy is going the extra mile of serving them
extraordinarily. When we get to do these, we get to have
this inner joy that only God can give plus we get to
please the One who forgave us of our filthiest sins.
Respond
Let us act out our love today! Let us love our enemies. Is
there someone you think of today that can be the recipi-
ent of your love? Show your love, ask the Lord how you
will do it.
If you currently have not an enemy-struggle, whisper a
prayer to those who are presently struggling with it.
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Read Ephesians 6:10 -15.
WEDNESDAY Reflect
Read R om ans 13:8 -9. The breastplate is an armor used to protect the chest and the
hips of a soldier. Literally, it mainly protects the soldier's heart.
Reflect How can a believer’s heart be protected by wearing righteous-
ness as his breastplate in battling temptation? How can our
Loving God is loving our neighbor. The “neighbor” word in hearts be protected by their deceitful emotions and desires?
Romans 13:8-9 is a broad word that may imply to a big Our hearts can be protected through faith, it is the kind of faith
group of people. Today let us focus on the literal house in the God who already redeemed us from the great condem-
neighbors that we have – the people living near your house, nation of sin. It is the kind of faith that believes that we are
your dorm mate, or whoever lives near you. How have you already made righteous and therefore approved by God
been showing your love to these people lately? How do you through Jesus' salvation work. It is like already standing on
express your love to God by intentionally loving them? the ground outside prison walls. Think about this when
temptation
Respond comes. Saying yes to such temptations is like willingly entering
the prison wall again.
Let us act out our love today!
Respond

Do a simple act of love to your neighbor or neighbors today.

Do I want to enter into imprisonment again? Yielding to
temptations is like volunteering to go through the doors of
prison again.
Think of a creative way to do it and just do and show love!

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WEDNESDAY
Read Genesis 39:1 -23.
Reflect
Joseph, who was hated and sold by his brothers, brought
to be a slave to a man named Potiphar. The period travel-
ing in the desert, thinking of the betrayal his brothers did
to him, to the time he was given favor to be a worker of a
man who also recognizes his discipline and then promoted
him to the Master of his household. These made Joseph
refused and say a clear hard "NO" to the temptation of
the Potiphar's wife to lie whit him in bed. The second re-
fusal that Joseph did to the temptation is the useful thing
that all of us can do – RUN. These two practical things
that Joseph did during temptation is very doable for us as
well. First is to be grateful for what God has done and
how He has given us much favor that we don’t deserve,
and second is to simply run away from temptations.
Respond
Am I grateful for what God has done in my life?
Do I think that I deserve what I have from God?
How can I practically run when temptation comes?
MY PRAYER:
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TUESDAY
Read Ephesians 5:25 and Ex odus 20:12.
Reflect
Loving God is loving our family. Loving the people who
are staying inside one roof and having the same blood-
line is a sweet and sour loving relationship. We know
each member of the family because we get to see them
up close, which means we know their strengths and
weaknesses. We appreciate their strengths, but honestly
speaking, we also can’t help but highlight their weak-
nesses. This is where we are challenged to love each
member of the family for who they are. Loving your par-
ents, siblings, spouse, children, and other extended fam-
ily members is an honor for us because we only get to
have one family in this entire lifetime. So we better love
them, in spite and despite.
Respond
Let us act out our love today! Show your love to a family
member by doing something special today. It may be
giving a text message, saying appreciative words, asking
for forgiveness, or release forgiveness. Take time to do
this today.
MY PRAYER:
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LOVING OTHERS
MONDAY
Read M atthew 22:39.
Reflect
Loving God is loving ourselves. The logic and need for loving
ourselves for us to love others better is not a selfish kind of
love. This kind of love is the love that sees oneself as to how
God sees us. It is valuing our identity in Christ. Our past
doesn’t define us; we can be forgiven. So we can forgive our-
selves. Our titles, achievements, success doesn’t define us;
we find our greatest achievement in knowing Christ our Lord.
So even if we fail, God still loves us the same. Our physical
looks don't qualify us to be identified as part of the family of
God; it is the complete saving work of God that makes us a
child of God. For us to better love, others are to love our-
selves first.
Respond
Let us act out our love today! Love yourself.
How do you see your past, your success and natural looks in
the light of God's love?
MY PRAYER:
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Read P salm 1 :1 -6.
Reflect
There are three action words that we can observe from this
Psalm: Walk, Stand, and Sit. We can see the progress of the
person being tempted through these three words. First is he
simply walks through, sees the temptation but just passes by;
second is he stopped from walking and stood, willing to be
tempted already, and third is that he sat down and identified
with sin already. In saying NO to temptation, is not to put our-
selves in a situation of "standing" and "sitting down." At first
glance of temptation, immediately go away from it and do not
wait to observe and see and explore. No man is strong enough
to temptation so enticing. We are already born with the capa-
bility to easily yield to temptation, so we must not think that
our hearts are that strong enough to say NO to it if we chose
to STAND and SIT already. Yes, God has given us a way out if
ever we are there already, but prevention is better than cure.
At first, glance, walk, walk fast – RUN away from temptation.
Respond
Think of ways you can respond to God’s Word today.
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Read Jam es 5:13 -20.
Reflect
Temptations come in many forms: from what is seen to the
unseen and depths of the heart. We may be tempted when
trials come into our lives when we see injustice and partiali-
ty. We may be tempted to misuse our tongues and cause
fires that destroy relationships and fellowships. We may
come face to face with the pride in our minds that hinders
us from submitting to the Lordship of Christ. Money can be
so tempting that knowingly or unknowingly it becomes our
god. James, in his letter, mentioned all of these and other
realities and difficulties believers of Jesus Christ face. In
verses 13 through 20, James enumerated ways on how we
can respond to such difficulties.
Interestingly, he mentioned "confessing" our sins
to one another so that we will be healed. Here in this
verse, we can see the need for the help of our fellow-
believers to win the battle of saying NO to temptations.
When we confess our sins and expose these sins to trusted
Christian mentors and accountability partners, they can be
our help in saying NO to temptations through their prayers,
advice and even just the thought that they know the secret
battles of sin in our hearts.
Respond
Do I have a Christian mentor or accountability partner in
whom I can ask for help in times of temptations?
Am I willing to confess my struggle of sin to a Christian
mentor?
Am I willing to expose the secret thoughts and deeds that
are shameful to God for me to be free?
MY PRAYER:
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FRIDAY
Read M ark 12:30 and P salm 63:5 -7.
Reflect
The word “mind” in Mark 12:30 is from the Greek word dia-
noia, which means the “critical thinking that thinks through,
to reach balanced-conclusions; full-orbed reasoning to dis-
cover God's middle, radical balance” (NASEC Dictionary). The
result of this critical thinking in the light of God’s light and
power is the meaningful and personal conclusion of what it
means to love the Lord and our neighbor. This critical think-
ing enables believers to process through God’s thoughts
through sanctified reasoning. To put simply, when we love
the Lord with all of our minds, we thoroughly seek His will in
choosing between the good and bad; between the good and
good; and in deciding to choose between good to trustworthy
and godly. We can definitely reach God’s revelation of His will
through and only through the work of the Holy Spirit. Then
and only then we get our minds captured to the thoughts
and mind of Christ.
Respond
Whenever we need the wisdom to understand God's will and
to help our minds be captured to the will of Christ, all we
need to do is to ask the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to
discern His will. You may do it today.
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THURSDAY
Read 2 Tim othy 2:7.
Reflect
Cerelac is one of the delicious baby food. It is delicious
perhaps for babies and may be pleasant for adults too!
However, adults, if they love to eat Cerelac, will just eat
it for snacks, curiosity, and fun but not really to satisfy
hunger and not really consider it as the kind of "real"
food that adults need. This is very simple – Cerelac is
for babies, not for adults. We can also relate this sce-
nario to us who love and follow God. As we grow in the
knowledge of who God is, we aren’t enough with just
knowing just the basics about God. We long for more –
more of Him through His Word and through the working
of the Holy Spirit. We aren’t satisfied with just praying
the salvation prayer and just asking, always asking, God
for our wants. We long to know God deeper, discover
the mysteries of His character and love; the manner of
Him answering our prayers; discovering the more pro-
found truths from the Word of God.
Respond
Today, challenge yourself to know God deeper. Read
the Bible, let the beauty of its truth be revealed through
the help of God the Holy Spirit.
Read and do research using good sources of Bible
Interpretation books.
Ask and discuss the Word of God to mature Christian
people and church leaders.
MY PRAYER:
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WEEK 4
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
MONDAY
Read 1 Corinthians 2:6 -16.
Reflect
God's wisdom is the richest treasure in the entire cosmos that
no one could ever find, and no mind could ever fully under-
stand. It is the greatest mystery that no one could unveil if not
by God Himself. We are just grateful to God for revealing His
own wisdom to sinners undeserving of its disclosure. God, the
Holy Spirit, reveals this mystery to us. We may not know eve-
rything and may not comprehend all things about God (it’s a
good thing that we cannot!) but knowing God through the
Holy Spirit is already a gift in itself. We can get to know God
more through the Holy Spirit unveiling and enabling. We get to
know Him through the sweet listening to the Spirit’s still small
voice through prayer and reading the Scripture. Isn’t it
amazing that we can get to know the mystery of the wisdom
of God through simply praying and reading His Word? This is
grace, indeed!
We can have all the time in the world to enjoy the Holy Spirit's
unveiling of this mystery! Time spent with Him is truly safe
heaven on earth!
Respond
Enjoy this day with the Lord and allow God, the Holy Spirit,
to speak to you anytime and anywhere you may be at today!
Want to make your date with God more special? Give
special time to Him and make this day a very memorable
one!
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Read 1 P eter 1:3 -16.
WEDNESDAY
Reflect
Depending on the Lord in everything is one of God's unde-
served favor given to us for through it we let go of selfish
control and open the door so wide for God to work mightily in
and through our lives. God, the Holy Spirit, is more than able
enough to help us to live a lifestyle of holiness. The time that
God saved us from the eternal condemnation of sin, we get to
have a new identity in Him that is far better than our old
identity. Having this identity, however, does not guaranty a
one-snap, all-in, everyday victory against the enemy because
living this identity entails a daily hard work of choosing to be
holy for God. Here, we are grateful for we have the Holy Spir-
it who can surely enable us to live our identity daily.
Respond
Read P hilippians 4:1 -9.
Reflect
“Our imagination can picture godly things, comprehend beau-
tiful art and music” (DE Lesson Guide, Loving God, p.4). One
of the practical ways in applying the Word of God when it
comes to loving Him with all of our minds is to imagine, think
of godly things and reflect on the goodness of the Lord. This
is a mental exercise that can divert our thinking and attention
from the negatives and from the temptations of sin. It takes
66 days to build a habit. One of the healthy habits that we
need to develop and have is thinking and reflecting on godly
things and of the goodness of the Lord and of who He is. Try
to build this habit for 66 days, and it will be worth it! Plus, it
glorifies the Lord!

Pray to God to enable you to live today living His identity
as a saved son/daughter of God.
Listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit today. Do not hesitate
to obey and follow His still small voice.
Respond
Take the challenge to build the habit of thinking and
reflect- ing on godly things and of the goodness of the Lord
for 66 days starting today.

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Read Acts 5:17 -32.
Reflect
The story in Acts 5:17-32 is one of the cool and powerful
stories in the Bible. It is narrated in the previous verses that
the church is so united that this unity is the main ingredient
for the growth and expansion of the church. Later we see
how God severely and seriously dealt the lies of Ananias
and Sapphira that can destroy the unity of the church. After
God’s dealing, the great and healthy fear of the Lord came
over all the church. We can see even further that this fear
of the Lord intensified the passion and obedience of the
disciples to reach the lost by sharing the life and love of
Jesus Christ. It is so amplified that they no longer fear what
men will say and do to them as they do God's work
because God is more fearful, seriously fearful! It is better
then, to obey God rather than to please men. So whenever
we are
on a crossroad in choosing between pleasing God and
pleasing men, we only have one choice!
Respond
If you are going to choose: please God? Or please men?
Which will you choose?
Take time to pray for God’s discernment and empowerment
in choosing God over choosing to please the demands of
men.
MY PRAYER:
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WEDNESDAY
Read John 15:1 -8.
Reflect
The revelation of the mystery of God's wisdom can only be
revealed through the working of the Holy Spirit. So in our
quest of understanding God, His ways, how to please Him,
how to respond to His love, how to better love Him and love
one another, how to discern between evil and right and
good and His best will for our lives, God the Holy Spirit is our
ulti- mate helper. The natural heart is not able to do the
work of God and abide in Him through his own strength; this
is the
reason why we need the Holy Spirit's enabling power. Not only
that He allows us to do the work and abide in Christ, but He
also leads us to be fruitful followers of God so that other peo-
ple may see Jesus in us and glorify Him.
Respond
Have you experienced doing the things that God wants
you to do only through the work of the Holy Spirit?
Pray to God today to enable you again to bear fruit for His
glory through whatever you will do today.
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Read John 16:1 -15.
Reflect
God, the Holy Spirit, is the one who reveals the truth to
us. As He leads and enables us to bear fruit for the glory
of God, He primarily reveals to us which truth to believe
and how to live it – then we will bear fruit so people may
see that we are indeed His disciples. It is God the Holy
Spirit who enables us to forgive, to be reconciled, to love
the unlovable, to give generously, to be patient, to endure
persecutions, to discern between good and evil and to do
every righteous thing that God calls us to do. Without God
the Holy Spirit, we are hopeless, sinners whose hearts are
corrupt and dead. We couldn’t be more grateful for His
mighty work in our lives.
Respond
Take time to be thankful to God the Holy Spirit for His
work in our lives.
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WEEK 12
LOVING GOD
MONDAY
Read John 3:22 -36.
Reflect
God must become greater; I must become less. May these
words of John the Baptist also be the cry of our hearts.
Lov- ing God with all of our soul is making God higher
through
the decisions that we make, through the actions that we
carry and through the things that we do. Just come to think
of it, God gave the command to love Him by making deci-
sions that will more likely have a tremendous and healthy
effect on us alone. This does not mean to say that we
ought to obey God for selfish gain, but knowing the truth
that God
doesn't need us because He is already complete, we just
come to wonder. Loving God by making him greater
through our decision making, actions, and doings, even if
God doesn't need anything from us to be complete, is the
mystery of God's love in itself already. So in receiving this
kind of love, how can we not love Him with all of our soul?
We can’t help but just love him, and that's a period.
Respond
Today, take time to ponder on the unconditional love of
God.
Then let this unconditional love of God search our hearts –
how am I in loving Him these days?
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Read R om ans 8:18 -25 the Spirit's intercession in our weakness.
Reflect
FRIDAY Our relationship with God and journey with Him here on earth
is not a bed of roses, as they say. It is not a life of zero prob-
Read M atthew 22:15 -22. lem probability. It is, on the other hand, an experience that
troubles and persecutions are expected and naturally included.
Reflect There are and will surely be sufferings, but the end point of all
of this sufferings is the future glory and reward that awaits
Have you ever wondered why Jesus Christ asked the ques- every believer. In these sufferings, there are certain times that
tion ““Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” in verse we cry out to God in pain – but without words. There may be
20 to the Pharisees? Then He later stated to “give back to times in our journey with God that we just cannot utter and
Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God, what is God's?” The express in words. In these precious moments, the Holy Spirit
Pharisees were actually testing Jesus regarding the giving of intercedes in our weaknesses. He holds us up and during the
taxes. We can, however, get an implied truth from this pas- times of giving up, of losing hope of weariness, of pain, of
sage in our "giving" not only to the taxes but also in our weaknesses.
“giving” to God. The word “Image” in the Greek language
means “Imago Dei,” meaning, the image of God is imprinted Respond
in every human spirit. We then bear the image of God in us,
and so it implies that if the image on the coin is of Caesar's
then it just rightful to give it to Caesar but since we bear How can a heart this proud yet so weak ever thank
God's image, we ought to joyfully give our lives to God the God who never fails to be God in our lives?
wholly. Offering our lives to God in the light of being grate-
ful for giving us life in the first place is such a joy to do – as
simple as that. So stewarding our lives as an act of thanks-
giving to God for giving this to us is just a wonderful logic to
behold.
MY PRAYER:
Respond
Let us just enjoy this time thanking God for the life that
He gave us.

Take a look at what happened to your life and how

God wonderfully orchestrated it. Then, spend time
thanking Him through prayer.

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BE SEPARATE FROM THE WORLD
MONDAY
Read P salm 11 9:9 -16.
Reflect
How can we stay on the path of purity (and of the righteous
path for that matter)? No other answer: by living according to
the Word of God. God's word is the only compilation of books
that is so full of the wisdom of the grand overview of God's
original creation plan, the destruction of sin, and His great re-
demptive plan to restore the original plan. God's original inten-
tion is to have a perfect loving relationship between man and
God – this is the final destination for those who believe in Je-
sus. Thus, this destination is our final home. We are then not
of this world which is currently in between. We are here, but
we must be separated from this world. Reading the Bible ex-
cellently shows us what to do and what not to do to prevent
us from further destruction of sin, from the consequences of
sin while we are here on earth. We struggle in this world be-
cause this is not our home, but we win the struggle by delight-
ing in His word.
Respond
What does it mean to delight in God’s word?
How can I cultivate that deep hungry desire to love
and delight in God’s word?
MY PRAYER:
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Read M atthew 22:34 -40.
Reflect
Relationships are good gifts from God. Life becomes more
meaningful and worth living when we express our love to
God by loving others. Valuing and taking good care of the
gift of relationships that God gave us is also stewardship.
We are good stewards of relationships when we choose to
love other people in spite and despite. In spite of the con-
flicts, in spite of the broken trusts, in spite of the differ-
ences, we still choose to love. Despite not receiving some-
thing in return for loving people, despite not being treated
the way we want to be treated, despite sacrifices and pains,
we still choose to love and value the relationships that God
gave us. Stewarding relationships is an honor for us to do
because relationships are gifts from God that is worth treas-
uring.
Respond
Evaluate and plan on how to steward your relationships
wisely.
How is your relationship with your family and friends?
How about your relationships with the people in the church
and in the authorities?
If there is something that you need to do to be a good stew-
ard of these relationships, what is it?
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Read M atthew 6:24.
Reflect
WEDNESDAY
There is only one Bible passage that Jesus compared to having
Riches two masters in which it is impossible to have both: it’s the lov-
ing God and the loving money. The thin line that separates
Read 2 Corinthians 8:1 -5 and Romans 16:26. them is the word "life." Loving God always leads to life; loving
money always leads to destruction and discontent. Loving God
Reflect always leads to contentment; loving money still craves for
more. Loving God sees God's provision, no matter what the
Romans 16:26 states that Paul has been collecting financial amount is, as more than enough; loving money, any provision
support from the Gentile Christian believers, for the poor is never enough. Loving God is rest from deep within; loving
Hebrew Christians believers in Jerusalem. He raised funds money is a restless heart and body. Loving money is not de-
from the churches in Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia, and Asia termined and not inclusive for rich people only. Ordinary peo-
Minor. The Hebrew Christian believers were poor that time ple can also have this heart. The root of loving money is in the
for several reasons: due to their conversion to Christianity, heart – rich or poor. It is God's love that saves us from the
they were obstructed from the Jewish community; they love of money, but it is our primary choice whom to serve.
lack food due to a previous famine; still, they have to pay
dou- ble taxes – to Rome and to the Jewish community.
Paul Respond
now serves as a bridge between the Gentiles and the Jew-
ish people. Now when he wrote a letter to the Corinthian
believers, amazingly, he set the Macedonian believers as an Who is my God? Is it God Himself? Or money?
example in generous giving. In spite of their poverty and
financial difficulty, the Macedonian believers still gave gen-
erously to the believers in Jerusalem. Paul commended
them for their generosity: their generosity in giving them-
selves wholly to God then to the work of God.
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Respond
Evaluate and plan on how to steward your money wisely.

Are you wholly giving yourself to God?

Are you generously giving financial support for the work of

the Lord?

How can you apply this challenging truth today?

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Read M atthew 6:22 -
23.
Reflect
If the eye being the lamp of the body has a 20/20 vision, it
can clearly see what is in front of it, near or far. The 20/20
vision is the perfectly clear single vision. If our spirituality has
this singleness of vision, this means that we have the godly
conscience, our moral sense is right, and we can clearly dis-
cern and distinguish between right and wrong. If we have this
singleness of vision, we won’t have a double vision and a di-
vided heart. This singleness of vision prevents us from the
snare of having both. If the lamp of the body doesn’t have the
20/20 vision or is double-sighted, the exact opposite is ex-
pected. So if we intentionally choose to fix our eyes on what
is
eternal, craving for what the world can offer is our last of the
last option.
Respond
How is your vision of eternity?
How is your heart, and where do you fix your treasures on?
MY PRAYER:
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TUESDAY
Read P salm 90 :1 -17 and Isaiah 32:8.
Reflect
It is essential to know that we all have been given an
equal amount of time; it is wise to understand how to
manage our time adequately. However, it is even more
sensible to not just correctly use our time but to efficient-
ly use it by spending it for eternal God-glorifying purpos-
es. Allowing God to teach us to number our days enables
us to see that our time here on earth is minimal. Thus, in
seeking to glorify God through our time, it is noble to effi-
ciently manage ourselves in using and balancing our time
in all aspects: our personal time with the Lord, our time
with our family, education, and career, leisure and rest
time and our ministry time for the church. We can do all
things for the glory of God, but how we do things, the
heart and purpose of the "doing" of these things matter.
Respond
Evaluate and plan on how to steward your time wisely.
How is your personal time with the Lord?
What if you are only given until 80 years old to live here
on earth? How are you going to manage yourself in using
your time?
How will you invest your time wisely?
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BIBLICAL STEWARDSHIP
MONDAY
Read R om ans 12:1 -8.
Reflect
God has given each Christian different talents to be used
for the edification of the Church. The intentionality of God
not equally proportioning the talents to all Christians is that
to pave the way for the beauty of unity in diversity; to pave
the way for helping each other up; to pave the way for
working as a team and not as an individual only. The Bible
enumerated different talents and spiritual gifts that God
gave to Christians. In aiming to be good stewards of our
God-given talents, we first need to know and recognize our
abilities and what our Spiritual Gifts are. Today we can work
on discovering or rediscovering our God-given Spiritual gifts.
If you do not know your Spiritual Gifts yet, seek help in
identifying it. You may ask your pastors, church leaders, or
Christian friends to help you find out it. You may also do
research on a reliable source and take a test to discover
your gifting. Knowing these gifts is the first step to the
jour- ney of stewarding your God-given talents.
Respond
THURSDAY
Read P salm 90 :12 and Ephesians 5:15 -17.
Reflect
If we are given a chance to know the exact number of days
we have to live in this world, surely we will see life and live it
very differently. We will surely value each day and not waste
it by doing only the very significant things. Furthermore, if
we see that evil lingers and is so prominent in the present
days, as a believer of God, wasting time to do nothing about
it is a clear manifestation of us, not being set apart for God.
If we spend time wisely for eternal purpose is not wasted
time at all! We must seize the moment of every day for the
glory of God! Taking each day for yourself alone is a lonely,
purposeless life! Choose to seize each day for God!
Respond
If I am to evaluate how I lived my life for the last
week, how was it?
How am I going to seize this day and the rest of my days
for God?
MY PRAYER:

Identifying your God-given spiritual gifts. Seek help from

Christian leaders, pastors, and friends on how to know your
gifting.

If you already know your spiritual gift, evaluate, and plan

on how to steward your gifts more wisely.

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Read P salm 16 :11, P hilippians 4:19 and P salm 37:4.
Reflect
God fulfilling our desires and giving us complete satisfaction is
extremely beautiful for adjectives to describe! It is irony of
having little yet completely satisfied; it is not receiving a long-
ing yet still grateful; it has a lot yet chooses not to without but
give; it is peace amidst the storm; it is a sincere hope and se-
renity amidst grief. It is joyfully persevering in waiting amidst
the longest time of waiting; it is like standing on the highest
platform of success yet sees himself as nothing in the purest
form of sincerity. The world can offer all of the latter cannot be
compared to the fulfilled desires and complete satisfaction that
only God can give. If we have this, it is so easy to be separat-
ed from the world.
Respond
Am I fully resting in the satisfaction in God?
Are my heart’s desires fully rested in God alone?
If not, why am I not still satisfied? Is God still not enough?
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FRIDAY
Read Acts 20:13 -38.
Reflect
Paul was a passionate persecutor of Christian believers be-
fore he met God on the road of Damascus. The day he met
God on the road of Damascus was a pivotal point in his life –
his life drastically changed from a persecutor of Christians to
becoming a passionate Christian who preached the Gospel
not only to one country in the world but to several countries
that even Israelites, the disciples of Jesus, don’t want to
reach. Again, Grace freely received doesn’t make us idle, it,
in fact, drives us to love other people and to love God active-
ly. This transformational grace of God pushes us to passion-
ately serve and love God with all of our hearts, mind, and
soul. This transformational grace changes our perspective on
how we serve God. To this grace and with a grateful heart
added, doing more for God is a joyful act of worship to the
worthy God; to the God who gave His all for undeserving
people like us.
Respond
God has been so gracious and so kind to us. How can you
actively respond to this grace received?
Think of the things/ ministries that you are currently doing.
How can you lovingly and joyfully do better in your service
to
God through these ministries?
If you do not have any ministry yet, what ministry do you
plan to start doing?
You may contact a Christian friend, a pastor, or a church
leader and volunteer to do a specific ministry in the church.
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How we respond to the failing of others Colossians 3:1-17.
Read Colossians 3:1 -17.
Reflect
Grace received from God is life received from Him. The
time we received this undeserved favor from God and thus
saved from the punishment of sin is the time where we
were transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the
kingdom of light. We are no longer slaves of sin and but
are now sons and daughters of the King of Kings. We now
then live by the kingdom principles and live according to
our identity. This does not mean, however, that the mo-
ment we received this grace, we are already one hundred
percent changed or made perfect in an instant. We still
have weaknesses, and we still struggle to overcome sin
daily. Some sons and daughters are matured in patience,
for example, but others are still growing in patience. Some
can easily say no to temptations and addictions, others
may find it hard to say no. The point is this – we all receive
grace, but our growth in becoming to be like Christ is not
the same with everyone else. So as God is very patient
with us in our growth, let us lovingly extend this
patience
and give grace to others.
Respond
How do I respond whenever I see others fail and sin?
How should I extend and give grace to these people?
Think of one or two persons today who you think
may struggle in his/her growth as a son or daughter
of the king. Pray for these individuals.
MY PRAYER:
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WEEK 6
BAPTISM AND THE LORD'S SUPPER
MONDAY
Read R om ans 6:1 -4.
Reflect
A marriage ring is one of the essential symbols for a marriage
ceremony. It displays and seals a lifelong, unending commit-
ment to love the spouse in sickness and in health, rich or poor
and in whatever season life may come. It is worn by the cou-
ple to remind themselves if the commitment they have made
done on the day of their marriage. It tells people who can see
it that he/she is committed to a person, and it is final. The
ring, however, doesn’t have the power to make the marriage
work; it cannot make the right decisions on behalf of the
spouse. It is just a symbol of the commitment done by the
heart; the kind of commitment that is not seen by the naked
eye. This is the same with water baptism. Water baptism an-
nounces to the public, our inner, unseen commitment to love
and follow Christ, no matter what it costs. It cannot remove
our sins, but it can remind us that we are already identified
with Christ, and so, therefore, we will no longer choose to sin
and continue sinning.
Respond
What commitment have you made the day you chose to be
baptized by water?
How is your commitment to God today?
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WEDNESDAY
Read M atthew 3:1 -17.
Reflect
We may have sometimes seen the sacrament of baptism in
the light of legalism – it must be done by hook or by crook, or
else… then state all logical and valid reasons. The command
to be baptized is a non-negotiable command, and it must be
done. However, it would be more meaningful to obey the
commandment not merely because we are commanded to
but because our hearts are filled with gratitude for the saving
work of God in our lives that submitting one's self to baptism
is already a joy to obey, an easy thing to do. Jesus Christ did
not only save us once and for all by dying on the cross and
left us afterward, But He is also still present in us and contin-
ually redeeming, protecting and saving us from the daily
snares of sin. This reason alone and all other limitless reasons
is a solid reason to follow Jesus' example in submitting one's
self to water baptism. Because, why not?
Respond
Read P hilippians 2:1 -11.
Reflect
Looking at God’s grace in the light of who God is as a holy,
holy, holy God and in the light of our filthiness as a sinner
can ultimately change how we see people and their sins.
How we treat other people in spite of their sinfulness. The
natural outflow of the grace genuinely received and of the
heart genuinely changed by God is the overflow of this grace
to other people. Meaning, we become patient to other peo-
ple’s growth, we forgive and forgive again, we don’t com-
pare our self-proclaimed holiness to them, we don’t demean
their weaknesses just because we are not weak in that area.
We don’t see ourselves better than them – we consider them
better than ourselves. We don’t work hard to earn grace,
but when we receive this free grace, we just can't help but
be
actively outpouring it to other people. Grace freely received
doesn’t make us idle, it, in fact, drives us to love other peo-
ple actively.

Recall God’s work in saving and redeeming you from Respond

sin. How did God express and show His love to you? How can grace change how you see sinful people?

If you were not baptized yet, are you willing to go Is there someone in your life whom you consider yourself
through this process? as better than you? How can you apply the truth learned
today?

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Read John 4:1 -38.
Reflect
If there is one person that that is utterly despised by Ortho-
dox Judaism, it is the Samaritan woman. She is despised
because she is a Samaritan, she is a woman, and she is a
sexual sinner. Orthodox Jews considered Samaritans as un-
clean because they are products of the disobedience of the
Jews who disobeyed the command of God not to intermarry
to other nationalities. Jewish people are commanded not to
talk to the Samaritans or even be near them for they will be
unclean as well. Also, being a sexual sinner is a great shame
for their culture that stoning to death in a public place was
their punishment for this sin. This unnamed Samaritan
woman knows this culture and sees herself as a sinner and
is ashamed of who she is and for what she did. This is the
reason why she draws water from the well at noon. Women
in their place don’t bring water during the hottest time of
the day. The Samaritan woman goes to the well at noon
perhaps so that she won’t be seen by the other women, for
they know that she is a sexual sinner. The perspective of
the Samaritan woman changed entirely when Jesus
reached out to her, talked to her, asked water from her and
offered
her the water that will quench the deepest thirst of her soul
– Himself, the Messiah. When we, undeserving sinners, see
Grace and receive God's favor like that of the Samaritan
woman's, this will entirely change how we see God, how we
see His love, His forgiveness, and His Grace. This truth is
truly a life-changer. That’s what happened to the Samaritan
woman, that can also happen to us.
Respond
How do you see God and His grace in your life personally?
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WEDNESDAY
Read Acts 8:9 -13.
Reflect
Simon is a famous person in Samaria that does not only
do magic out of tricks and deception, but he is deceiving,
controlling people and nature through the use of demonic
power. He is famously called Simon Magus. Magus is a
Greek word that means "magician" or "sorcerer." Amaz-
ingly, without a doubt, he was able to see the direct, clear
difference in the power of Satan and the power of God.
Without any hesitation, he then came to believe in God –
which lead him to submit to the sacrament of water bap-
tism. This inner transformation of a person who formerly
belongs in the kingdom of darkness, practicing the powers
of darkness, towards being a person who believes in God,
is very evident. The water baptism sealed this inner trans-
formation; the water baptism announced to the work of
what happened deep within the heart.
Respond
In what ways did God change you?
Praise Him for what He has done in your life.
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THE GRACE OF GOD
Read M atthew 26:17 -19.
MONDAY
Reflect
There are two perspectives that we can see from the passage:
first is the perspective of the disciples, the Jews, and second is
that of Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Looking at the view of the
disciples, we can only see the annual preparation and celebra-
tion of the Passover, remembering the time God "passed over"
the houses of the Israelites when the angel of death took the
lives of the firstborn sons of the Egyptians so that the Israelites
will be free from the slavery of the Egyptians. However, when
we look at the perspective of Jesus Christ, we will see another
a totally different view that will make us treasure and respect
the sacrament of communion more. This is the time where the
Lamb of God will have his last supper before He is sacrificed on
the cross. This is the time where Jesus gave his previous up-
close and personal talk with the individuals whom He poured
out his life on. This is the time of transition from the old tradi-
tion of Passover to the new one; from the Passover wherein the
blood of lambs were marked on the doorposts to the Passover
where the blood of Jesus Christ Himself and His very own body
will be sacrificed to save not only the Israelites but all mankind.
Looking at Jesus' perspective, we can’t help but lovingly com-
memorate what He did whenever we partake of the commun-
ion elements today.
Respond
Whenever you will celebrate the communion, what do you
usually think of?
WEEK 10
Read I saiah 6:1 -8.
Reflect
Looking at a white t-shirt that is no longer than white be-
cause it is already used for one whole day seems to be,
still white. However, when we compare this shirt to an-
other white t-shirt that is brand new and freshly worn, we
will see that the former white shirt is not that white after
all – it is dirty. The holiness of God is emphasized in Isai-
ah, chapter 6. Isaiah heard and saw the seraphim called
God as holy, holy, holy. This repetition of who God is, ho-
ly being utterly separated and distinct from the common,
emphasized that God is not just holy, but He is holy than
holier and even the holiest of all hollies. No one then can
be compared to Him; no one can be above Him – He is
the holiest of all. Isaiah responded in disgust of his sinful-
ness and the sinfulness of the people and group where he
belongs and where he came from. This response is direct-
ly related to what he heard and saw about the holiness of
God. Looking at our own sinfulness, we may sometimes
see ourselves and our sins as okay and not that grievous.
We may sometimes compare our sins to other people’s
sins and say theirs is dirtier. However, when we compare
ourselves to who God is, our “cleanliness” cannot even
compare to God’s “cleanliness” even an inch.
Respond

Have you ever tried comparing yourself (and your sins)

When you will celebrate the communion again, reflect on the to other people and their sins? How did it go?
perspective of Jesus.

How about comparing yourself to the holiness of God?

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Read 2 Corinthians 8:1 -5
Reflect
We can worship God through GENEROSITY.
The believers in Macedonia gave generously to the work of
the Lord even during the severe trial and extreme poverty.
They exemplified a higher level of generosity by doing these
things: they gave themselves wholly to the work of the Lord
and then gave also to the Lord’s work. Many are the
debates
and arguments in the aspect of generosity but let us rest
in this principle and truth: a heart that is grateful to God
for who He is and what He has done can never be
hindered to
give and give generously. It merely is an overflow.
Respond
Worship God today through the act of giving generously.
Whatever God is telling you to give today: JUST GIVE!
With a smile! 
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Read 1 Corinthians 11:1 7 -34.
Reflect
Obeying the commands in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 out of the
fear of the consequences is good but obeying it in the light
of a grateful heart is liberating. The consequences are real
when we partake of the communion even if our standing
before God and men are not in good condition. We really
have to take this seriously because God takes this seriously
as well. Let us take one step higher in our obedience to God
through the communion. When we obey with a grateful heart
– this means that we celebrate communion to remember that
it took Jesus’ own life to die on the cross to save us from our
sins. When we think of how Jesus overcame the betrayal of
Judas just to finish the job God the Father gave Him; when
we believe that Jesus prayed to God to take this cup from
Him and spent overnight praying and pleading, sweating in
blood in prayer; when we think that Jesus felt all the pains
of the heating by the Roman soldiers, the carrying of the
cross,
the nailing of His hands and feet; the difficulty in
breathing on the cross, the scorning of the people he fed,
taught, preached, and dearly loved. When we think of all
of this
when taking the communion, how can we afford to disre-
spect it? If we are not in good standing with God and men,
can we just not take it at that moment? It is just a commun-
ion, but it is also the communion of remembering what Jesus
Chris did on our behalf.
Respond
Allow God to check your heart every time you partake of the
communion.
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HOW TO PRAY THURSDAY

MONDAY Read Ex odus 35:30 -35.

Read M atthew 6:9 -15.
Reflect
Tons of books and studies have been done to talk and discuss
on the matter of prayer. Thousands of conversations have
been discussed on the effectivity of prayer, the patterns of
prayer, the mystery of unanswered prayers, and even to
some answered prayers. Today, we use the simplest definition
of prayer and an efficient way of how to pray. Prayer is talk-
ing to God, and we can learn best on how to pray by simply
praying, merely doing it. This week we will do the direct
"praying” part of prayer using Bible passages.
Reflect
We can worship God through our CREATIVITY AND SKILLS.
Worshipping God doesn’t only happen on stage and in the
frontline. We cannot only worship God through guitars,
micro- phones, drums, and strings. Brushes, chisels,
screwdrivers, axes, and equipment can be tools of worship
too! What skill
do you have? Gardening? Arts and Crafts? Cooking?
Cleaning? Organizing? Name it! You can worship God through
that also!
Respond

Respond I Worship God today through the act of submission and com-
plete obedience.

Today, read through Matthew 6:9-15 and let God speak to

you and tell you what to specifically pray today.
Whatever God is telling you to do today: JUST DO IT! 

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Read Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19 .
Reflect
We can worship God through SINGING.
We can worship God using different kinds of genre and
tunes of our hearts. We can sing to Him when we are rejoic-
ing. We can praise Him when we are in pain. We can pour
out our hearts to Him in times of grief, sorrow, death, cha-
os, brokenness, failure, and disappointments. We can re-
joice in the Lord through singing in times of success, of ac-
complishments, of breakthroughs, of answered prayers
and
restorations. Musically inclined or not, your heart can sing
a Respond
song to its Creator!
Respond
Sing a love song to God today. Seize this beautiful moment
of offering a song from our heart to the God who made this
heartbeat and beam with life! LET’S SING! 
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Read P salm 25 :1 -22.
Reflect
This Psalm is David’s calm "confident prayer for help against
one's foes, and for God's instructing, pardoning, and leading
grace" (Wiersbe). David, the man after God's own heart,
still calls out to God and pleads for forgiveness and wisdom.
The heart of the prayer of this man reminds us that our
sorrows are sometimes reminders of our sins and these
sorrows of our sins can lead us to draw near to God in
prayer.
Today, you may confidently pray to God and pour out to
Him your sorrows if you are in a similar situation with David.
If you are not currently experiencing this, remember to pray
for the people who are presently facing this sorrow.
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Read P salm 63 :1 -11.
Reflect
Psalm 63 is a Psalm whose theme is trust. David wrote this
Psalm while he was miles away from the formal place of wor-
ship in Israel. Bible scholars say that this could be the time
where David was hiding from either Saul or Absalom. Yet this
present situation never hindered David to worship the Lord,
trust Him and fellowship with Him personally.
Respond
Let us get to know God better by reading through this Psalm.
You may also use this Psalm and personalize it if you want to.
MY PRAYER:
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TUESDAY
Read Jam es 1:27 and 1 P eter 4:9 -11.
Reflect
We can worship God through SERVICE.
In following Christ, it is not possible to simply see the love
of God in our lives while remaining to be blind to the needs
of the people of the world. It is like loving the thought of
God loving us but hating the thought of serving others. We
are called to serve and do it with a cheerful heart, and with
all of the might that the Lord has given us. Service is a real
selfless act of worship – when done with a proper motive,
of course.
Respond
Worship God today through the act of service.
Take the challenge to at least serve 2 persons today
without letting your left hand know what your right hand is
doing.  LET’S DO IT!
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WEEK 9 Read P salm 14 3:1 -12.

WHAT IS WORSHIP
MONDAY
Read 1 P eter 2:9; 1 Sam uel 1 5:22 and
Hebrews 12:28-29.
Reflect
We are created to declare the praises of our God! This week,
we are going to explore a few ways in worshipping God!
Knowing what worship is exciting, but actually doing it is more
exhilarating! Let’s do this!
We can worship God through SUBMISSION.
In 1 Samuel 15, God commanded something to Saul, but Saul
partially obeyed Him. This displeased God and told him
through the prophet Samuel that is better to obey than to sac-
rifice. There is no replacement still to the act of worship of
completely obeying God. This, without doubt, glorifies and
pleases Him. The act of complete submission to His Lordship
through complete obedience is a gesture of high reverence
and awe to this great King and God!
Respond
Reflect
Psalm 143 is a penitential Psalm or a psalm that asks for re-
pentance to God. David prayed for the prayer of guidance and
deliverance from God, and he is crying out for help from his
enemies. Praying to God and seeking His help through prayer
is never a sign of weakness but a declaration of freedom and
hope in God's victory. It is one of the noble yet simple ways to
turn around the present chaos to praise.
Respond
Are you in need of God’s guidance and deliverance today?
Enjoy spending time with Him as you pour out your heart to
God through prayer.
Remember also the people who are facing this similar
situation.
MY PRAYER:

Worship God today through the act of submission and

complete obedience.

Whatever God is telling you to do today: JUST DO IT! 

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Read P salm 12 1:1 -8.
Reflect
Spurgeon says, “"None are so safe as those whom God
keeps; none so much in danger as the self-secure." God is
our help, and God's help is assured. The psalmist prays and
calls out to God for help knowing that God never loses sight
in watching over His people and in Him, there is always the
assurance of protection. So when we cry out to God for
help; help can still be found. When we are looking for a safe
haven; no other place on earth could be safer than in the
protective hands of the God who created everything.
Respond
Pray back the psalmist's prayer of help to God if you need it
today.
Remember also the people who need help from God,
especially those who do not know Him yet.
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FRIDAY
Read Jam es 5:14.
Reflect
Prayer is one of the sweetest things that every believer in
Christ can do daily. It is pleasing to spend time with God
and lay down to Him our personal concerns, but it is sweeter
when we lay down the prayer concerns of our fellow believ-
ers in the church – most especially for the sick ones. Praying
over the sick ones and anointing them with oil done in the
name of the Lord are simple acts but are powerful ones.
Aside from receiving the answers to our prayers and
seeing the sick people get well, the warmth
encouragement that it
brings to the ill person and the family is a good seed planted
in their hearts that glorifies the Lord. Elders are called to do
this but you are empowered to do this as well.
Respond
Is anyone sick among the members in your local church
today?
Take the challenge to pay a visit to them and pray for them.
A prayer through phone call or a text message may also
carry the message of that you are caring for them.
MY PRAYER:
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THURSDAY
MONDAY
Read 1 Thessalonians 5 :11.
Read Acts 2:42 -47.
Reflect
Reflect
Encouraging one another and building each other up are two
things that we so long to receive from other people, most Acts 2:42-47 is a picture of what an early church looks like
especially from people in the church. The same manner is and what the early church did for one another. There is
true if we give these two things to different people. Here are teaching, fellowship, and prayer. There is communion
a few practical ways on how to encourage and build each through the breaking of the bread. They gave generously to
other up by Joshua Becker: those in need, they continually meet in the temple courts,
enjoyed
Esteem others higher. God and praise Him for the favor of all the people. As you
Be wise in your speech. reflect on this Bible passage today, remember your local
Be encouraging. church. Is the local church you are a member doing these
Be quick to forgive. wonderful acts? If there are things that you have been ob-
Be understanding. serving in your church that is not supposed to be how a
Zero gossips. church must look like and how a church must do, respond in
Share knowledge. love. Bring to the Lord your observations through prayer and
Stay humble. be part of the answer to the need.
Be positive!
Love.
Respond
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Take time to pray as well for the protection and empower-

Respond ment of your church as she continues to be an instrument
of building God’s kingdom here on earth.
Choose individuals in the church and try to do the
practical ways to serve them.
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Also, you may do and apply this truth to non-believers as
well.

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Read Colossians 3:16.
Reflect
The victory of using the battle weapon of worshipping God,
with much gratitude in the hearts, through music and
songs never grows old. This battle weapon does not only
bring victory in life's struggles, but it is also a discipline of
the church that can be done creatively and powerfully. It
can be done creatively for music can be an expression of
the soul. It can be used powerfully to bring the message of
Jesus Christ in teaching and admonishing one another. Let
us then use this battle weapon against darkness
effectively and enjoy it in the process.
Respond
As you join the congregational praise and worship singing
in your local church, enjoy the time with the Lord, and you
do it, raise the victorious battle cry through the messages
of the songs.
Music comes in a different genre, and sometimes we do not
want to use this battle weapon just because of the genre
of the song. In this case, check your heart: why do you
sing this worship song? Is it to please you and give you
a good feeling? Or is it to please and worship the Lord?
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WEDNESDAY
Read H ebrew s 10:25.
Reflect
Building the habit of consistently meeting and encourag-
ing fellow-believers in the church is a discipline that
makes the foundation of the church's relationship
stronger. The tandem of meeting up to give encourage-
ment gives an avenue for believers and even unbelievers
to find a safe haven and belongingness. The world out-
side is so full of problems and burdens that provide the
church opportunities to bring the peace and love of
Christ in their weary hearts.
Respond
Think of individuals in your local church in whom you
think needs encouragement from the Word of God.
Take the challenge to take go through the second mile
by going to these individuals, meet them, and encourage
them through the Word of God.
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