Text: Deuteronomy 1:19-40 (Numbers 13;
14)
Introduction:
Tulad sa mga Israelita, bilang mga makasalanan pa,(A)
Iniligtas tayo ng Diyos mula sa pagkakabilanggo sa kasalanan; Ang
Egypt ay simbolo ng sanlibutan kung saan naruon ang lahat ng uri ng
kasalanan!
(God
has deliver us from the bondage of sin.)(Deuteronomy
5:15
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the
LORD
thy
God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched
out arm: therefore the LORD
thy
God commanded thee to keep the sabbath
day.)
Inilabas
ng Egipto ang mga Israelita mula sa pagkakabilanggo sa pamamagitan ng
makapangyarihang kamay at sa pag-unat ng kanyang braso. Kayat huwag
nating pabayaan ang dakilang araw para sa ating Panginoong Diyos sa
pag-alala ng Kanyang pagliligtas, sa mga Israelita man o sa ating mga
mananampalataya ngayon.
kung
sa Israelita ay Sabbath
Day, sa atin namang mga kristyano ay Pagtitipon kung araw ng linggo
(Hebrew 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as
the manner of some is;
but
exhorting one
another: and
so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.)
(B) (God has lead us
also.)
Pinatnubayan din tayo
ng Diyos, gaya ng mga israelita sa Ilang (Wilderness). Araw-araw
kasama nila ang Panginoong Diyos
(Deut. 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD
thy
God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and
to
prove thee, to know what was
in
thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.)
(C) It's always nice to
rehearse God's faithfulness,
specially in times of discouragements.
Napakasarap na laging
alalahanin ang katapatan ng Panginoong Diyos lalo na sa mga oras ng
“discouragements”.(Joshua 23:14 And,
behold, this day I am
going
the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all
your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things
which the LORD
your
God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and
not
one thing hath failed thereof.
Don't
forget the goodness and faithfulness of God Never
forget what God hath done for us.
Let's
learn from the Israelite's, the belief and the unbelief how affects
the promise of God.(Numbers
13:17-33,
14:1-~
(vv. 17-23) Ang Utos ni Moses ng pagtitik-tik sa Lupang Pangako
(Canaan). 12 Tiktik ang pinadala ni Moses tig-iisa mula sa bawat
Bayan.~
(vv. 25-29) Ang Masamang Balita ng 10 Tiktik.~
(vv. 30) Ang pagsalungat ni Caleb at pagiging positibo at pagtitiwala
sa Panginoon.~
(vv. 31-33)
Ang maling pananaw, kawalan ng pananampalataya.“Hindi
tayo makaka-akyat” “mas malakas kaysa sa atin” (v. 31)At
sila'y nagdala ng masamang balita (v. 32) may mga higante!Numbers
14:1-4~
(vv.1-4)
Ang reaction ng mga tao sa narinig na balita!
APPLICATION:I.
Nakinig
sila sa mga Maling Tinig (They
Listen to the Wrong voices)Bantayan
natin ang ating mga sarili na matangay sa pamamagitan ng mga
tinig/boses ng mga taong may aling pananampalataya o paniniwala.
Guard
ourselves persuade (madala/matangay)
by
the voices of people in wrong faith.(1).
Mga
Tinig ng walang-Pasasalamat o Hindi marunong Magpasalamat (Voices
of ingratitude); (the
devil), Isang
nilikha lang naman ang hindi marunong tumanaw ng kabutihan at
Di-marunong
magpasalamat>
> The devil has always whisper! Manipulates us! God doesn't like
us to listen to the voice of ingratitude; ungrateful (unthankful)
(unappreciative)! Paano
ba nagiging “ingratitude ang isang kristiyano? May mga
kristiyanong sa kabila ng mga biyayang dumarating sa kanya, angal pa
ng angal!!! kristiyanong Reklamador, at madaingin!! sa buhay.Hindi
ibig ng Diyos na tayo ay magpadala/maagpatangay sa mga bulong ng
boses ng walang utang-na-loob! Si Satanas, may utang-na-loob ba yan
sa Panginoong Diyos? Nanguna pa nga siya sa revolution sa
kalangitan?!Sino
ba ang kasama nila sa araw-araw na nasa harapan nila? Ang presensya
ng Diyos?!
(2).
Voices of Skepticism
(Mapag-alinlangan)= voice of malice.
“the
LORD hates us” - the Devil wants us to deny God's faithfulness.
(Some of us are playing gods in their life)
relativism
: there are no absolutes; no exact truth subjectivism;
“I RESPECT YOU, YOU RESPECT” pragmatism:
(no truth) does not fit right in our mentality
(3).
The wrong Voice of Self-Centerdess
(Makasarili)
Tayo
ay Tinubos at Hinubog ng Panginoong Diyos para sa Kanyang Layunin.
(God
has redeemed and formed us for HIS purpose. )
Proverbs
28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh
wisely, he shall be delivered.Commentary:1.
The character of a fool:He
trusts to his own heart, to
his own wisdom and counsels, his own strength and sufficiency, his
own merit and righteousness, and the good opinion he has of himself;
he that does so is
a fool, for
he trusts to that, not only which is
deceitful (dishonest)
above all things (Jer.
xvii. 9),
but which has often deceived him.This
implies that it is the character of a wise man (as before, v.25)
to put
his trust in the Lord,and
in his power and promise, and to follow his guidance,Prov.
iii. 5, 6.
2.
The comfort of a wise man: He that walks
wisely that
trusts not to his own heart, but is humble and self-diffident, and
goes on in the strength of the Lord God he
shall be delivered ;when
the fool, that
trusts in his own heart shall
be destroyed“He
that goeth with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools
shall be destroy”
Jeremiah
4: 22 For my people is
foolish,
they have not known me; they are
sottish
(intoxicated)
children,
and they have none understanding: they
are
wise
to do evil,
but to do good they have no knowledge.
They
are very sinful and will not be reformed, v.
22.
These
are the words of God himself, for so the prophet chose to give this
character of the people, rather than in his own words, or as from
himself: My
people are foolish.
God
calls them his people, though they are foolish.
They
have cast him off, but he has not cast them off, Romans
11:1
I
say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an
Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of
the
tribe of Benjamin.
"They
are my
people, whom
I have been in covenant with, and still have mercy in store for. They
are foolish,
for
they
have not known me."
Note,Those
are foolish indeed that have not known God, especially that call
themselves his people, and have the advantages of coming into
acquaintance with him, and yet have not known him. They are sottish
(lasing/lango)children,
stupid
and senseless, and have no
understanding.
They
cannot distinguish (separate)
between truth and falsehood, good and evil;
they cannot discern the mind of God either in his word or in his
providence; they do not understand what their true interest is, nor
on which side it lies.
They
are wise
to do evil, to
plot mischief against the quiet in the land, wise to contrive the
gratification of their lusts, and then to conceal and palliate them.
But
to
do good they have no knowledge, no
contrivance, no application of mind; they know not how to make a
good use either of the ordinances or of the providences of God, nor
how to bring about any design for the good of their country.
Contrary to this should be our character. Rom.
Xvi. 19,
I
would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning
evil.
You
will not reach the Promise land of your Ministry if you will listen
to the wrong voice!!
II.
They Rely on the Perspective (Pananaw)
=
(voice of the people, discouraging; opposition)
Hindi
lamang “internal voices” from satan, ang kanilang pinakinggan
kundi maging ang mga tinig ng mga taong nasa paligid nila (external
voices).Kung
minsan, para mas lalo tayong makumbinsi ng diablo sa kanyang tinig,
sa kaisipang ipinasok niya sa ating pag-iisip, gagamitin din niya ang
mga tao sa kapaligiran natin... para lang matangay tayo sa maling
tinig. “
Hindi
natin kayang akyatin, napakataas! ng pader.” (Numbers
13:31)umaasa
sa sariling kakayahan at lakas.
Human
oppose the spreading of the Gospel,,,,Many
times we rely on human perspective, do not! Rely on human
perspective.These
kind
of people
are doubters, negative people!Human
perspective will lead to :
opposition;competition;division.Hosea
4:6 refers to “lack of vision”let
us not rely on human perspective = the result, DISCOURAGEMENT!
III.
They Let Their Feelings Overcome their Faith (v.29-30)
“dread not”They
rely on what they feel!
29
-
Then
I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
30-
The
LORD your
God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all
that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
Hindi
dapat na ang ating emotion ang mangibabaw pag ang pagtupad ng
kaluoban ng Panginoong Diyos natin sa ating buhay ang pinag-uusapan.
Maging
sa pagtugon sa isang gawain o sa pagpapasya man sa ating buhay hindi
dapat “emotion” ang pangibabawin natin, sa halip hanapin natin
ang kaluoban ng Diyos palagi, sa lahat ng aspeto ng ating buhay hindi
lamang sa pananambahan sa ating Diyos.
Higit
sa lahat, wag nating papanaigin ang ating damdamin sa ating
pananampalataya. Dapat, laging angat ang ating pananampalataya sa
ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo, ating Diyos at sariling tagapagligtas.
Araw
at gabi, kasa-kasama ng mga Israelita ang Panginoon, sa araw,
mistulang haliging ulap sa kanilang unahan, silbing habong sa
kanilang paglalakbay sa gitna ng Ilang laban sa matinding sikat ng
araw.Sa
gabi, haliging apoy na tumatanglaw sa knilang daanan at silbing
bantay sa buong magdamag, at proteksyon sa mga mababangis na hayop sa
paligid.
Subalit,
nanaig pa rin ang kanilang damdamin, ang kanilang takot dahil nakinig
sila sa masamang balita ng 10 spiya.Nakalimutan
nilang sila ay pinatawid ng Diyos sa gitna ng Pulang Dagat, tuyong
lupa ang sinayaran ng kanilang mga paa habang binabaybay nila ang
kabilang parte ng dagat hanggang sa makatapak ang kahuli-hulihang paa
sa tuyong lupa.
Spiritual
Application:
Tayo
man ay walang pinagkaiba sa mga Israelita, araw at gabi kasama natin
ang Panginoon (1 Corinthians 3:16).madalas
sa mga ginagawa natin, mas higit pang namamalas sa ating wala ang
Panginoon at di natin kasama sa pamamagitan ng mga gawain natin sa
araw-araw.Sa
konting hirap na dinadanas, reklamo! Angal! Pagsisisi agad ang
sumasaisip.
Mas
pinakikinggan pa ang mga opinion ng ibang tao sa kanyang kapaligiran,
kaysa ang kumunsulta sa Salita ng Panginoon.
Ang
bawat isa sa atin ay pinagkaluoban ng Diyos ng talento, may isa,
sampu, limampu, ang iba ay isang daan.Kung
naatasan tayong gumanap ng isang gawain na ayon naman sa ating
kaluob, tugon agad! At wag ng magreklamo o mangatwiran pa
