National Youth Leadership Summit

ROTC STORIES

After choosing to complete its 3-year program, Jayson, corps commander of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, can bear witness to the nationalistic purpose of the ROTC in instilling service to the youth.

With the aim of instilling patriotism and discipline in the youth, the Duterte administration is eyeing making the ROTC program mandatory for students again. It’s one of the reasons why the Armed Forces are keeping a watchful eye on existing ROTC units like that of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, to ensure quality military training. The commitment required to be an officer has challenged Jayson, putting her capacity to balance her responsibilities to the test.

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Recognizing every Filipino as Heroes in their own unique way

National Heroes Day
Recognizing every Filipino as Heroes in their own unique way

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Ecclesiastes 3:12

True Happiness

In the tenth century, Abd al-Rahman III was the ruler of Cordoba, Spain. After fifty years of successful reign (“beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies”), al-Rahman took a deeper look at his life. “Riches and honors, power and pleasure, have waited on my call,” he said of his privileges. But when he counted how many days of genuine happiness he’d had during that time, they amounted to just fourteen. How sobering.

The writer of Ecclesiastes was also a man of riches and honor (Ecclesiastes 2:7–9), power and pleasure (1:12; 2:1–3). And his own life evaluation was equally sobering. Riches, he realized, just led to a desire for more (5:10–11), while pleasures accomplished little (2:1–2), and success could be due to chance as much as ability (9:11). But his assessment didn’t end as bleakly as al-Rahman’s. Believing God was his ultimate source of happiness, he saw that eating, working, and doing good could all be enjoyed when done with Him (2:25; 3:12–13).

“O man!” al-Rahman concluded his reflections, “place not thy confidence in this present world!” The writer of Ecclesiastes would agree. Since we’ve been made for eternity (3:11), earthly pleasures and achievements won’t satisfy by themselves. But with Him in our lives, genuine happiness is possible in our eating, working, and living.- Our Daily Bread

The Philippine Army congratulates Lieutenant General Ernesto C. Torres, Jr., Philippine Army as the newly installed Commander of the Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp General Servillano Aquino, Tarlac City on January 24, 2022.

Jeremiah 18:4

The Potter's Wheel

In 1952, in an effort to prevent clumsy or careless people from breaking items in a shop, a Miami Beach storeowner posted a sign that read: “You break it, you buy it.” The catchy phrase served as a warning to shoppers. This type of sign can now be seen in many boutiques.

Ironically, a different sign might be placed in a real potter’s shop. It would say: “If you break it, we’ll make it into something better.” And that’s exactly what’s revealed in Jeremiah 18.

Jeremiah visits a potter’s house and sees the potter shaping the “marred” clay with his hands, carefully handling the material and forming “it into another pot” (v. 4). The prophet reminds us that God is indeed a skillful potter, and we are the clay. He is sovereign and can use what He creates to both destroy evil and create beauty in us.

God can shape us even when we’re marred or broken. He, the masterful potter, can and is willing to create new and precious pottery from our shattered pieces. God doesn’t look at our broken lives, mistakes, and past sins as unusable material. Instead, He picks up our pieces and reshapes them as He sees best.

Even in our brokenness, we have immense value to our Master Potter. In His hands, the broken pieces of our lives can be reshaped into beautiful vessels that can be used by Him (v. 4).- Our Daily Bread