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WHAT IF COVID-19 WOULD HIT AND KILL US THIS YEAR?

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 by Jun P. Espina

What if COVID-19 would his and kill us this year? The year 2021 is riskier than other years in our lifetime. Big governments tell us that. True or not, we must prepare spiritually for any eventuality. We could be hit anytime since COVID-19 is unseen—it is unpredictable as lightning particularly in countries with poor hospital equipment and resources. Where shall we go should this virus put us to sleep forever? The first question which a sensible old person—taking maintenance drug—should ask while in the hospital bed is, “Can I get out of this place alive?”

THE BIBLICAL BLUEPRINT TO KEEP THE FAMILY

May 31, 2022November 18, 2019 by Jun P. Espina

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Keep the Family. Of the five books I had written so far, this book, The Biblical Blueprint to Keep the Family, had touched me deeply because of the Globalists’ agenda to abolish the family. I love my family and I love to see my grandchildren also establish their own loving and close families. But the Globalists, the Luciferians, are stubborn to abolish the family, traditional culture, and the Christian religion. The more I researched on “saving the family from radical leftism,” the more I got exposed to the evils of famous statesmen, politicians, the United Nations, and other entities or secret societies as the Illuminati. They are the main actors of the agenda to abolish the family.

The Christian Doctrine of Finding True Happiness

June 20, 2021November 4, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

Charles Spurgeon once said, “Those who are ‘beloved of the Lord’ must be the most happy and joyful people to be found anywhere upon the face of the earth.” This truth is proven by the born-again Christians. The fake Christians cannot experience real happiness with Christ since they don’t belong to Jesus. The apostle Paul said that only those indwelt by Christ’s Spirit belong to Christ. (Rom. 8:9) The joyfulness of God’s people is experienced by Christ’s followers whom our Lord imparts His own peace. It is the Christian doctrine of finding true happiness: The peace of Jesus and the hope of eternal life which our Lord gives to those who are His. (John 10:27-30)

Meaning of Life and How Every Minute Counts

June 21, 2021November 2, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

By Jun P. Espina | Last updated on June 21st, 2021 at 09:52 am

Life’s Meaning is not Pleasure or Fame ▸

The real meaning of life lies in its perpetual nature—its permanence and everlastingness. Christ came to prove our body’s resurrection after death. Both our soul and body were created to last forever. Life, therefore, is not pleasure, achievement, fame, travel, good health, longevity, or other similar matters we experience since all these will pass away. Rather, it is how we can defeat hell—our natural home after death given our lack of interest in heaven and the things of God! It is how we can be forgiven and saved; it is how to enter heaven and live there forever together with Abraham, Jacob, the angels of God, and Jesus Christ, our Lord. It is the meaning of life: our immortality! Anything less than that is worthless (not worth spending all our time and strength for!) because of death.

Of the Higher Level of Peace and Happiness in this Life

June 21, 2021October 30, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

By Jun P. Espina | Last updated on June 21st, 2021 at 09:10 am

Christian rejoicings even in times of sorrow are flooding the Internet through websites, social quotes, poetry, or graphic images. The true followers of Christ experienced a higher level of peace and inner satisfaction. It explains Paul’s cadence of the word rejoice in Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” Thousands of born-again Christians were persecuted, some beheaded, by ISIS, for example, but the former didn’t recant or join Islam. Instead, their love for the risen Jesus grew. Christ’s presence in the heart has made Christianity different and without equal. “Therefore if anyone is in Christ,” wrote the Apostle Paul, “he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. 5:17) Let the unbelievers mock or cast insult upon the name of Christ through harassing and victimizing His followers. But even amidst persecution, born-again Christians increased in number even in Middle Eastern countries where the Bible is banned. A higher level of peace and happiness in this life is possible in Christianity. But you need to seek Christ sincerely like one seeking help in the hour of disaster. You need to search in your heart the Spirit of the Founder of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ, our Lord. “However,” wrote the Apostle Paul, “you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” (Rom. 8:9) Have Christ’s Spirit by believing, then have His joy and peace!

Moving Forward in Life With Confidence

June 21, 2021October 28, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

By Jun P. Espina | Last updated on June 21st, 2021 at 07:42 pm

Have Confidence and Move Forward ▸

THE ONLY PROVEN method to move forward in life with confidence is not the recipe of college education, a good job, or a bounteous inheritance. Life is God-given; we cannot isolate it from God’s mysterious nature and qualities. Our love for our family, for example, is priceless. It can neither be bought, copied, nor duplicated. In Steve Jobs’ last words [some said Jobs did not say it!], he mentioned how worthless was his wealth and fame compared to his loved ones. God is love; He taught us love or intense feeling of affection with the mark of God’s imprimatur in it. Why the young kids make us happy? We see the joy in their baby talk and artless entertainment. It is because “God loves the little children.” Why are we indignant with robbers, rapists, and even the bad-mouthing of our leaders and friends? Well, it is on account of God’s hatred of what is sinful and evil. Cruelty fills us with revulsion. We are God’s image, full of our maker’s fingerprints. We can feel His anger. Hence, we can move forward in life with the confidence only in the mighty hand of God—only if we believe we are safe in His loving arms. Wrote the Apostle Paul: “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (Rom. 8:31)

Overcoming Adversities by the Power of God

June 20, 2021October 26, 2017 by Jun P. Espina

Your life runs from a guiding principle you may not be interested in fixing or discarding altogether. Life is God-given, and He alone can beautify it. Proverbs 14:12 says: “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” “There is a way” or the Guiding Principle essential in the joyous fulfillment of our life journey. This 277-page book, “Overcoming Adversities by the Power of God,” seeks to give the reader the wisdom to understand life’s circumstances and ordeals and how to beat our sufferings from the wisdom of the Good Book.

Life’s Meaning is not Pleasure or Fame ▸

Have Confidence and Move Forward ▸

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