LIBO-LIBONG ISDA, NALUNOD!

A personal reflection on today's Gospel John 6:60-69 (AUGUST 26, 2018)

Fake news. That's what fills up our world now. That's what sells. Ang hirap tuloy malaman kung ano ang tunay at ano ang hindi. The more sensational the news, the better.

Jesus call us to make a choice in today's Gospel. He asked the apostles "Will you also go away?" (John 6:67). Jesus is asking you the same question now. He calls us to choose what's true but like the crowd we find it hard to believe so we all say "This saying is hard; who can accept it?" (John 6:60)

Friends, the world tells us a lot of lies but here is the L-I-E that we should all believe.

• "L" - Love. God is love & the source of love. He initiates it Himself & takes the first step in loving you. 1 John 4:19 says that "We love, because he first loved us." Tayo ay nagmamahal dahil una tayong minahal ng Diyos. So choose LOVE!
• "I" - means the choice starts with YOU. Wala po itong pilitan. You make the decision yourself. God is all powerful yet he won't force Himself in your life. Jesus says "I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20). The choice is all up to YOU!
• "E" - means eternal, endless, enduring & everlasting. In SHORT, this choice is for a LOOOOOOONG time. Sorry for the pun. Can't help it :-)Madami sa choices natin pang madalian lang. Ang ibang choices natin pang-habangbuhay. Pero ang ibang desisyon natin beyond this lifetime ang consequence. God chose to be man to save you - "but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men" (Philippians 2:7). Make the choice to end up in heaven. Choose Jesus now!

So, choose to L-I-E! Choose to "L"-ove, "I" make the choice freely & choose what's "E"-ternal.

Peter chose well. He believe what Jesus said & declared "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God." " (John 6:68-69). Piliin mo ang mabuti pagkat pinili ka ng Diyos!

That's not fake news. That's the Good News!

Help your friends make the right choice by sharing this reflection. May you have a blessed week! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com