Wisdom within our hearts: Oktubre 2011

Reflection Psalm 49 - “Confidence in God rather than in Riches”

Who would not be envious of Bill Gates for creating Microsoft and being one of the richest persons on earth, of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein of their discoveries and contributions to the world of science, of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie for having gorgeous bodies and being among the highest paid actors and actresses in Hollywood? And you a low profile personality, thinking of how to survive in your daily life and how to beg your professors for you not to repeat your grade level again.

Putting faith in something is good, but placing all our faith in God is something else—it is something extraordinary! Psalm 49 is a song that conveys the message of trust and faith in God so that even death can be conquered when he redeems us from our life of sin. Death is something we cannot escape, regardless of social standing, faith, nationality, age, etc. It is something that we must accept and reflect upon. It is a gift of understanding that can help us live the life that is pleasing to God.

All are equal in the eyes of God, for even the rich will taste the bitterness of death. Sweetness will only come to those who have lived for God and by his words. God truly blesses these people with eternal life. The sense of fairness and balance came upon this world so that no man can boast of his own greatness. It teaches us that the missing hole in our life can only be filled when we put our faith in God.

“Why trust in wealth when it’s so unstable? It cannot bail you out of the great difficulties of life.” These are the words of Dr. George Wood quoted by a preacher and doctor who tells us that everything we have in this life will not be with us in the next. So we must not be intimidated by the rich and those in the upper levels of society. As long as we are rich in faith, we will have what the rich won’t easily obtain—salvation.

Our greatness cannot keep us from death; we will still die like animals. We must all remember that no matter how wealthy we are or how great we are, we cannot pay God for eternal life, we will all die someday and all of these things that we have on earth will never be brought to heaven. The rich cannot bring their mansions; the poor cannot bring their “barong- barong”, the wise cannot bring their medals and the stupid cannot bring their failures. The only thing that can give us eternal life is how we have lived and fulfilled our duties.

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Catameo, Juan Carlo

De Villeres, Marc Phillipe

Dolot, Hannah Ruth

Fernandez, Charles Kevin

Nebre, Francis Albert

Raguindin, Ronan Stephen

Proverbs Chapter 3: Advice to the Young

In Proverbs 3:1-35, King Solomon is imparting wisdom to his son. He is teaching his son in order to have a long and prosperous life. He is always reminding his son to place his teachings in his mind and heart so that he will never forget those. He teaches him that he should not rely on everything that he knows but trust in the Lord with all his heart. God will always guide us in the right way. Obeying the Lord will lead us to the proper path of life. God’s gift of wisdom will give us a prosperous life.

We are reminded that we must always follow God’s laws. He wants to tell us that when we sin against Him, our hearts, not our mind, forget God’s laws. He reminds us that forgetfulness of God’s law is the fault of the heart and not merely of the head. Then we are also reminded that the truth shall always prevail. In our daily lives, we are reminded that we should always dwell in the truth, for doing otherwise is part of the devil’s plan. He also mentions that we must always believe in God. In our everyday lives, we must always know that everything that happens is part of God’s plan, and he always wants the best for His children. In this chapter, the Lord emphasizes very well many things. First, He reminded us that when we sin against Him, we sinned because we do not truly put His words into our heart. He also mentions that wisdom is very important in our lives. He motivates us to truly become wise and to think whether our actions are good or bad. He also says in this chapter that we must always remember the truth and to follow it whatever happens. He wants us to trust Him whatever happens. It is because he knows what the need of every person is.

We could also relate this proverb to our everyday life. Like King Solomon, our parents are also reminding and teaching us their children on how to live life to the fullest and not forgetting God as the first in our lives. Sometimes, we children misunderstand our parents on what they are pointing out whenever they are scolding or teaching us lessons. Parents don’t want to place their children in harm or danger. All that they do for us is for our betterment in life. They want all the best for us. We could never be fully healthy, both inside and out, without placing God first in our lives. He is the reason who we are and why we are here right now. Our parents also want us to be God-fearing regardless of our religion. Those who fear Him will be accepted in heaven. Those people who obey God’s commands will be blessed with many graces in life.

We experience different kinds of event in our lives. With that, God blesses us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. One of those is Wisdom. We should use our experience and knowledge in life in order to make sensible decisions or judgments. With God’s grace, we could make decisions that would make our life and those of other people prosper. Letting God come into our life could make us live the way he wants us to. God only wants us to trust in Him and to do everything according to His will. It is said that actions are for people and sympathy is for God. If we follow God’s will, then everything will follow.
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