DON'T MURMUR, just BELIEVE PA MORE!

A personal reflection on today's Gospel John 6:41-51 (AUGUST 12, 2018)

Two boys were walking home from a youth camp after hearing a powerful talk about the devil.
Boy 1: “What do you think about all this Satan stuff?”
Boy 2: ”Well, you know how Santa turned out. It’s probably just you dad”

That funny story was too short so I’d revise the ending to stress out the main point of my reflection.

“The two boys took the talk lightly. They believed that the devil was nothing to be worried about. They did not pray for protection. What happened next? They grew up giving in to every temptation the devil threw at them. THE END”

I like what the writer Hyrum W. Smith said - "Your behaviour is a reflection of what you truly believe in.” Naniniwala ka ba sa Diyos? Naniniwala ka ba sa mga sinabi Niya? The people doubted when Jesus said “I am the bread that came down from heaven,” (John 6:41). They saw a lot of miracles already yet they did not believe. So instead of believing, they murmured (John 6:41).

• "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph?”
• "Do we not know his father and mother?”
• "how can he say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

Pareho pa rin ang sitwasyon sa ating buhay ngayon. We act based on what we believed.

• While the world says: “Kinalimutan ka na ng Diyos!” God says: "hinding-hindi kita malilimutan. ang pangalan mo'y nakaukit sa aking mga palad” (Isaiah 49:16)
• When the world says:“You are worthless!”. But God says HE loves you. Read John 3:16
• Others say “That’s just a piece of wafer & wine! That’s not God.” God says "This is my body that is for you.’” (1 Corinthians 11:24)

Do not believe what the world says. Believe what the WORD says. Remember that truth that Jesus preaches is not for Him but for you - "whoever eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:51).

Lord, increase my faith that I may believe then act based on your Word. May you have a blessed week! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com