Bar-T, 33-B Lapaz, Ilocos Norte (2026)

27/08/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬

The tragedy in Nepal should be a wake-up call.

We like to pretend we have plenty of time. We worry about money, appearances, relationships, social media, arguments, entertainment, and what other people think of us.

But none of that matters when your life is suddenly taken from you.

You can die today.

You can leave your house and never come back. You can go to sleep tonight and never wake up. You can be making plans for next year while God has numbered your days differently.

And when that moment comes, your money won’t save you. Your popularity won’t save you. Your possessions won’t save you. The opinions of other people won’t save you.

So why spend your entire life chasing things that cannot give you everlasting life?

“Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13

We don’t know how much time we have left.

Stop living as though you are guaranteed another 50 years.

Get your priorities straight while you still have breath.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿.

09/08/2026

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵?

A lot of people don’t go to church because they know what they believe.

They go because that’s what you do on Sunday.

It’s tradition.
It’s routine.
It’s family.
It’s community.
It’s belonging.

Show up. Sing a few songs. Listen to the pastor. Say amen. Go home.

Then do it again next week.

But ask them why they believe what they believe?

That’s where things get interesting.

“My pastor said so.”
“That’s what our church teaches.”
“I’ve always believed that.”
“That’s just how it is.”

Okay.

But where is it in Scripture?

And if they can’t show you, what exactly are they defending?

A lot of people aren’t defending their beliefs.

They’re defending what they were taught.

There’s a difference.

I’m not saying every churchgoer is fake or insincere. There are people genuinely seeking God.

But if you claim to follow God, you should know who you’re serving, what you believe, and why you believe it.

Don’t outsource your faith to a pastor.

Don’t outsource it to your denomination.

Don’t outsource it to your parents.

Read the Scriptures. Test everything. Think. Ask questions.

Because sitting in a church building doesn’t automatically mean you’re following God.

You can attend church for 20 years and still never seriously examine what you believe.

Just like education without heart is no education at all, belief without heart is no belief at all.

Don’t just go to church.

Know the God you’re claiming to serve.

07/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁?

The mark of the beast is not merely a decision you’ll make one day when the final events unfold.

Every day you choose who you will obey.

Whenever we knowingly reject the commandments of YHWH in order to follow the ways of the world, we are already practicing the same spirit of rebellion that the mark represents. The final mark will simply reveal the allegiance that has been formed over time.

This pattern is found throughout Scripture.

YHWH commanded His people to bind His commandments as a sign upon their hand and between their eyes (Deuteronomy 6:6-8; Deuteronomy 11:18). The hand represents what we do, and the forehead represents what we think. In Revelation, the beast counterfeits this by placing his mark in those same locations (Revelation 13:16-17). There are only two masters and only two marks.

Those who worship the beast receive his mark (Revelation 14:9-11), while those who overcome are described as “they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12). Likewise, God’s servants are sealed on their foreheads (Revelation 7:2-3; Revelation 14:1), showing that the issue has always been one of loyalty and worship.

Scripture has always presented two paths: obedience or rebellion, blessing or curse, life or death (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). Yeshua Himself said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). John later writes, “For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous” (1 John 5:3). Those who practice lawlessness will be rejected (Matthew 7:21-23), but “here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).

The question has never been, “What will you do when the mark comes?”

The question is, “Who are you obeying today?”

25/07/2026

“𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. 𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.”

Do you?

Jesus said, “This people honour me with their lips… but in vain they do worship me” (Matthew 15:8-9). John said, “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar” (1 John 2:4).

Many don’t want to surrender to God. They want God to surrender to their theology. They call His commandments “legalism.”

That’s not surrender. If God has to change to fit your beliefs, you never surrendered. You made a god in your own image.

24/07/2026

𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝟯𝟭 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻

One of the clearest signs that modern Christianity has confused beauty with biblical virtue is the way it talks about Rachel. We constantly hear about how beautiful she was and how Jacob worked fourteen years to marry her, as though being deeply desired is what makes a woman worth imitating. Yet the very same narrative records Rachel stealing her father’s household idols and deceiving others to hide them, but that part is rarely emphasized.

Scripture never tells us to admire Rachel because of her beauty or romance; people do. If we’re going to point women to a biblical example, why not Ruth instead? Ruth left behind her people, her gods, and her old life to join herself to the God of Israel and His covenant people. Her story is one of loyalty, humility, obedience, and covenant faithfulness, not merely romance. Beauty may capture attention, but repentance, faithfulness, and obedience are what God honors.

07/07/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is judging with standards they invented instead of the ones God gave.

I’ve seen people claim Jesus sinned because He flipped tables.

Because He called people hypocrites.

Because He healed on the Sabbath.

Think about that for a second.

They’re calling the only sinless man who ever lived a sinner because He didn’t conform to their definition of “nice.”

That’s exactly what the Pharisees did.

They elevated their traditions above God’s commandments, then condemned Jesus for refusing to play by their rules.

Nothing has changed.

People still confuse personal preferences with biblical standards.

They mistake conviction for hate.

Boldness for pride.

Righteous anger for sin.

Mercy for compromise.

Here’s a simple question:

Are you judging by God’s standard, or by the one you’ve grown comfortable with?

Because if your standard condemns Christ, it’s not Christ that needs correcting.

It’s your standard. God doesn’t bend to our opinions.

Our opinions must bend to Him.

05/07/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿

The word “Remember” appears in the Bible 210 times.

And maybe it’s just a coincidence, but I can’t help noticing that 210 kind of sounds like “To Tend.”

Tend to the commandments of God. Tend to your walk. Tend to your heart. Tend to your relationship with Him.

Because that’s what remembering looks like in the Bible. It’s not just recalling information. It’s living in obedience.

Numbers 15:40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

Psalms 103:18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

Malachi 4:4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

Matthew 23:1-5

John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Revelation 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻
(Ecclesiastes 12:13)

29/06/2026

𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗛𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

“But doesn’t the Bible say to honor your father and mother?”

Yes.

Honoring your parents does not mean affirming everything they believe or following them into sin.

It means respecting them, caring for them, and telling them the truth. It means obeying God before man.

Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

If your family’s wishes conflict with God’s commands, choose Christ.

Honor your parents. Love them enough to tell them the truth. But never love them more than God.

27/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆?

Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

So here’s the question:

If the Torah has been done away with, then what is written in those books? By what standard are our works being judged?

Scripture says that sin is the transgression of the law (1 John 3:4), and that where there is no law, there is no transgression (Romans 4:15). Paul also says, “I had not known sin, but by the law” (Romans 7:7).

The Scriptures consistently present God’s law as the standard that identifies sin, while our works reveal whether we walked in obedience or rebellion (Ecclesiastes 12:13–14; James 2:12).

Many have been taught that God’s commandments were abolished, yet Jesus said, “Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law” (Matthew 5:17–19).

So I urge you. Test every doctrine against the Scriptures. “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21). Turn to the truth, and let God’s Word, not tradition, be your authority.

25/06/2026

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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