Living Water

“To him who is thirsty, I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life” Revelation 21:6b

Water. I always found such peace in water. I feel calm simply watching water flow. I love the fancy fountains that spring forth clear sounds. I also enjoy sitting in a hot tub with a bunch of friends, watching snow fall around midnight. I love to feel the waves move about the sand, not to mention my passion for drinking refreshing cold water after a hard workout. Hot showers wash away all my fatigue while water balloon fights wash away my worries.

In the small space of a room, I dreamt of endless fields, a rich environment, nonetheless a spiritual desert. Clean water to the nations, living water to the lost!

I do not know what I will end up doing in this life. As much as I had enjoyed blessings from God in the form of nature, I would not mind being a deliverer of the same blessings. I am trying really hard not to limit myself to what job I have. One title I really do want, however, is being called a peacemaker.  

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God” Matthew 5:9

“Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness” James 3:18

Life is not a Game

I have been attending a new church for the past few weeks. I also decided to join a small group. To tell you the truth, I was not completely comfortable making all these decisions, all these new beginnings, but I guess no one is completely confident in reaching out to new territories. On the way down, though, I pretty much ran into a hanging chain and ruined the front tire of my bike. I even thought about heading back home after the incident, but I figured the devil would have liked that a lot. Naturally, I decided to see through what was put in my heart just a little longer. It took a littler while for me to get to the meeting place, but, all in all, I had such a wonderful time. It had been a while since I talked to a lot of people, so I was rather quiet during the meeting, but by the time I was home, I was very much encouraged. Just the fact that there were people gathering together to simply read the Bible, sharing their struggles to live a life of a Christ-follower, was very refreshing. I wanted to be a better man. I was actually having doubts to my decision to move on from the church I had originally attended, but I guess there really are no answers in life, simply choices.

I always had in mind that there were objectives that needed to be achieved for me to move on with life. Maybe it was from all the video games I had played, but I felt the pressure of needing to get something done. I feel like I lost a lot because of this. 

I try to stay away from clichés, but something worth mentioning was that there will always be an end in this life. Instead of shying away from the pain of departure, I feel like I should treasure the moment all the more.

Start to an End

If He's the alpha and omega
We're all betas and some gammas
maybe a little chi and xi, so then I ask why
All that I do, what does it amount to?
An end is where He'll send, awaiting to ascend
in the meantime, aside all crime
I know He has a plan.
It wasn't the ku klux klan or the wars in Afghan.
Visions of communities, amenities, not the limelight celebrities.
I'm speaking of love without all the dove
Not some false blind affection,
I'm talking about total dedication.
Why do you shout, "lust or bust"
when you can have more than just dust
Ask for the grand master scheme, the highest dream
Hover with the Holy Spirit, see where you fit
The perfect puzzle piece
Culmination of all, the cross, and the son of man
Jesus Christ

Life for Life

Systematic metropolitan life has reduced dramatically the sight occurrences of death. Unless you are directly related to the matter, it is hard seeing death come sweeping away. Death was so unfamiliar to me, yet the Bible is filled with it, almost to the point I fail to recognize the gravity of the situation. 

Here is Saul and men gathered around Stephen, stoning him to death. I guess it was like a public execution. There would be blood on Saul's hands. 

“Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was there, giving approval to his death.” Acts 7:60

However, a sacrifice never seems to go unnoticed to God. 

“But the Lord said to Ananias, ‘Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.’” Acts 9:15-16

Life for life. It is as if Stephens sacrifice was directly related to the calling of Paul. From life to death, yet life after death. Though Stephen would no longer be breathing, it is as if his life has transferred onto Saul, changing him into Paul that many now know. 


"I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." John 12:24

Growing Up Growing Old

Life is not as funny as it used to be. Recognition of responsibility has opened my eyes to see actual pain and even death as a direct consequence of my actions. Life and happiness of others as well as mine are in my hands as given by God. Maybe this is why kids always whine about their parents being boring. Life and its seriousness

Of Forgiveness

"'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty.' Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, 'See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.'" Isaiah 6:5-7

God forgives us

Scientific Thought

If facts lie in scientific basis, and science deems repetition and reproducibility as necessary, would an occurrence that happened once in a matter of eternity that is beyond human ability still be factual?