From the book “Seeing the Unseen: A Daily Dose of Eternal Perspective” by Randy Alcorn
Today is our tenth week ng ating daily devotions. And today nagpapasalamat ako sa Panginoong Diyos, again sa biyaya Niya, sa faithfulness Niya ay magkakasama-sama tayo. As we look at Scripture and find out and see timeless truths and principles that we could apply in our lives as we look at this devotional with regards to seeing the unseen and having an eternal perspective, right?
32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32 (ESV)
17 Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
John 17:17 (ESV)
So definitely, we’ll be talking about truth and how the truth is a gift from the Lord. As we go back dito po sa ating devotionals, sabi po ni Randy Alcorn, “The greatest kindness we can offer each other is the truth. Our job is not just to help each other feel good but to help each other be good. We often seem to think that our only options are to (1)speak the truth hurtfully, or (2)remain silent in the name of grace. Both are lies.” Lalo sa mga Filipino. Ang mga Filipino, hindi tayo masayadong confrontational. And that is why it’s so difficult for typically a Filipino Christian to be saying the truth. For example: nowadays, ilag na ilag tayong pag-usapan ang same sex marriage because chances are you have friends or maybe you have people close to you who are of this struggle. Pero kasi if we understand that the best thing that we can do is to tell the truth then hindi tayo, mapipigilan talaga tayo kung hindi natin nakikita yun na yun ang dapat nating gawin, and we always think that truth hurts.
Yes, truth hurts but we can present the truth graciously and gracefully. Yung kabilang side, yung kabilang extreme, is to remain silent dahil we need to be gracious bahala na ang Panginoong Diyos sa kanya.
Our devotion comes from the book:
Seeing the Unseen: A Daily Dose of Eternal Perspective by Randy Alcorn
From the author of the bestselling book Heaven, here are 60 meditations that will inspire you to live each day with an eternal perspective. In daily doses, Randy Alcorn offers insights on the Christian life along with Scriptures and inspirational quotes that can transform the way you think and live today.
Note: The Revised and Updated edition of Seeing The Unseen is available for purchase from their EPM store.