HOW HE LOVES US
Song by David Crowder Band
… He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of His wind
and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed
by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
… And oh, how He loves us, oh
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us all
… And He is jealous for me
Love's like a hurricane, I am a tree
Bending beneath the weight of his wind
and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed
by glory
And I realize just how beautiful You are
And how great Your affections are for me
You turn it for good
… And, oh, how He loves us, oh
Oh, how He loves us
How He loves us all
… Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
… And we are His portion and He is
our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace
in His eyes
If His grace is an ocean, we're all
sinking
And heaven meets earth like an
unforeseen kiss
And my heart turns violently inside of
my chest
I don't have time to maintain these
regrets
When I think about, the way...
… That He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
… Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
… Yeah, He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves us
Oh, how He loves
Exalt: “How He Loves Us”Empower: Gen. 41:1-36 ; 1 Cor. 12:4-7, 15:57-58;1 Peter 4:10
Matapos ang dalawang taon, nanaginip ang Faraon ng dalawang kakaibang panaginip na labis niyang ikinabahala. Sa unang panaginip, pitong magaganda at matatabang baka ang kinain ng pitong payat na baka. Sa ikalawa, pitong mabubungang uhay ng trigo ang nilamon ng pitong tuyot at payat na uhay. Tinawag ng Faraon ang lahat ng kanyang mga salamangkero at matatalinong tao sa
kaharian, ngunit walang makapagpaliwanag ng kahulugan ng kanyang mga panaginip. Ito ang naging daan upang maalala ng cupbearer si Jose na minsang nagpaliwanag ng kanyang panaginip (at ng punong panadero) noong siya’y nasa piitan. God made a way for Joseph to be remembered. [Also, for us, believers, God already made a way (in Christ), for us to experience the richness of His grace.
See His daily provision (healing, finances); it’s always there.]
Nang marinig ng Faraon ang sinabi ng cupbearer tungkol kay Jose, kaagad niya itong ‘pinatawag. Isa na namang pagkakataon na ang pangalan ng Diyos ay naparangalan dahil hindi inangkin ni Jose ang kakayahang magpaliwanang ng panaginip. “Hindi po ako ang makapagpapaliwanag, kamahalan… ang Diyos po ang siyang magbibigay ng katugunan sa inyong katanungan.” (Genesis 41:16 MBB) Joseph received divine revelation from God and he acknowledged Him as the giver of wisdom. Ipinaliwanag ni Jose na pareho ang kahulugan ng dalawang panaginip ng Faraon - pitong taon ng kasaganaan, na susundan ng pitong taon ng matinding
taggutom. Joseph did not just interpret the dream, he brought a message from God and what was told will surely come to pass. Nagbigay din siya ng mungkahi kay Faraon na pumili ng isang matalino at maingat na lalaki upang mangasiwa sa pag-iimbak ng pagkain sa panahon ng kasaganaan bilang paghahanda sa taggutom. Humanga si Faraon sa karunungan ni Jose at (makikita sa susunod na mga talata na) ginawa siyang pangalawa sa pinakamataas na pinuno sa buong Ehipto. Once again, leadership and wisdom was demonstrated by Joseph.
Malinaw na maging ang mga taong walang pagkakilala sa Diyos (like Potiphar (or the captain of the guard) and Pharoah) ay naniwala na pinapatnubayan ng Espiritu ng Diyos si Jose. Ito ay dahil sa ipinakitang karakter, karunungan, at kahusayan ni Jose na mamuno at gawin ang mga tungkuling iniatang sa kanya. As Joseph, we can also show the people around us who God is through our God-given gifts. Lagi nating kilalanin na anumang kaloob na mayroon tayo ay galing sa Diyos. Kung sa aming sarili lamang ay wala kaming kakayahang gawin ito; subalit ang aming kakayahan ay kaloob ng Diyos (2 Cor. 3:5 MBBTAG) At sa tuwing naipapakita o nagagamit natin ang mga kaloob, kakayahan o abilidad na ibinigay ng Diyos, Siya ang napaparangalan. Unleash what is in you; you have the gift/s.
