raymond blogs…

I was eavesdropping on the other passengers’ conversation as we waited for more passengers to fill that small jitney at Market-Market Mall at around 10 o’clock PM giving me a glimpse of their lives. It’s no big deal, however, for these are no private but only casual conversations of salesperson’s experiences of the day; besides, there are no other things to catch my attention.

We love stories like Peter Pan, Cinderella, Snow White, and more. We love watching good movies and in every good movie is a good story.

Have you read the latest adventure of Harry Potter or the best-selling novel The DaVinci Code?

These stories entertain and even give us their own brand of reality.

(Could it be that a person’s search for meaning leads him to search even on novels? What if novels tell the truth, you know? Could it be that our search for truth leads us to search anywhere just to find it?)

I know of another story — the story of Jesus. It is the never ending story for after reading about the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ, you are now faced with the decision of either receiving a brand-new life or continuing in your unredeemed old life leading to death.

(You may not like that statement but your attitude towards the truth doesn’t change the truth at all.)

Please allow me to quote Deuteronomy 30:19 saying “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live” (ESV)

Buddha or Confucius never said “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 ESV) Only Jesus can say that!

Now face it, either Jesus was lying or Jesus was telling the truth. Either he is the only way (as he claimed he was) or he was only confused when he said those words.

In closing, consider these words: “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” (1 John 5:12 ESV)

Man, these are heavy words today.

There is a struggle for power and everybody is involved. Everybody is doing everything in his power, at times even over set limits, to extend what he currently have.

Why?

It is commonly believed that we can only enjoy things that we control. Because of that, we want more power so that we can exercise more control over things.

That is the truth — a half of it.

Some people take advantage of others to advance their own agenda. Others in their way to success lead in their train people who have their own share of the success as well.

Jesus said, “Give and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38 ESV)

That is the other half.

If you share the power that is in your stead, people will allow you to influence their lives more. You will end up having more control.

You didn’t have it because you are pulling the strings behind the scenes but because people do willingly submit themselves under your authority. It’s no longer because they have to, but because they want to.

Why would they do that?

They understand that you value their success as much as your own.