Do Not Seek and Love Power

Do not seek and love power especially power over people. History is replete with men and women who had nearly absolute power. But how did they end their earthly life? Sa kabila ng pagbubunyi, pagsunod, halos pagsamba ng mga tao sa kanila, anong uri ng wakas ang kanilang hinantungan? Kaya sabi sa 1Peter 5:3, wag tayong magnasa na maging panginoon n gating kapwa because power over other people corrupts. While power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. It’s always good to have checks and balances

What happens to people when they can do nearly everything they want to do? They self-destruct. Look at how the Roman Empire destroyed itself because of its excesses. Look at how nearly all civilizations reache an apex of prominence and wealth only to self-destruct. Poverty can purify the soul more that wealth can. That is why evern the lack of many things can become a blessing. People without taste but with money can affored bad taste. It’s terrible. Kaya dapat na nakikita natin kung ano nga ba ang kailangan natin sa buhay. Even Lucifer was corrupted because he was brilliant. Power corrupts.

Ezekiel 28:17

You corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.

Mahirap harapin ang karukhaan pero para sa maraming tao, higit na mas mahirap harapin ang karangyaan. Maraming tao ang kayang pasanin ang hirap pero maraming tao rin ang hindi kayang pasanin ang maging mayaman o makapangyarihan. Sila’y winawasak nito. Ano ang dapat nating gawin? Seek spiritual power to control and subdue oneself. Kung meron tayong kailangang supilin hindi ibang tao kundi ang sarili natin.

Romans 7:18-19

I have the desire to do what is good but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.

And this was Paul speaking. Sabi nya, “Gusto kong bumait pero di ko magawa. Gusto kong gawin ang tama pero ang nakikita kong nagagawa ko lagin ay yung mali na ayaw kong gawin.” Kaya kailangan nating supilin ang sarili. Ano ang kanyang conclusion?

Romans 7:24-25

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Galatians 5:23 also points out that the fruit of the Holy Spirit, among others, is self-control. A person who can control himself by the grace of God is a person that can shape his destiny. Self-control is important. Even Paul says in 1Corinthians 9:27—I beat my body and make it my slave. Can you imagine making your body a slave? Pag sinabi mo sa body mo, “Hindi, masama yan,” susunod siya. Gaano karami sa mga tao ang alipin ng kanilang katawan at ito ang kanilang amo? Sabin g katawan, “Wag ka munang gigising, masarap pang mahiga.” O kaya, “Sundan mo ang seksing yan at angkinin mo.” Sunod ka naman. Sabi ng mata mo, “Sundan mo ng tingin ang bag nya.” Sunod naman ang mata mo. Sabi ng paa mo, “Tumayo ka, habulin mo.” Habol ka naman. Sabi ng sikmura, “Masarap lahat yang nasa hapag kainan. Kahit marami pa sa likod mo ang nakapila sa buffet na ito, kunin mo lahat.” Kaya santambak yung nasa plato mo, sinusunod mo ang iyong katawan. We have to beat the body and make it our slave because the body becomes the entry point to the dark side, so to speak.