If I were president of the Philippines, I'll remove tax obligations on artists. I'd say they feed the soul of the nation, and so dancers, musicians, theatre practitioners, novelists and poets and painters won't be taxed for doing their work.
I'll put premium on the arts and the sports in educational programs.
I'll focus on agriculture, and restoration of natural resources to our country.
I'd bring back the death penalty for all rapists, child abusers, drug lords, and corrupt politicians.
Go ahead. Give me the next ten minutes. Write ten laws you would decree if you were president or prime minister of your country.
One of my disciplers, Mel Santos, told me once that the laws you create say a lot about you and what you value. Take a look at your list. What do you value?
God gave us the Ten Commandments. Bong Saquing, in the past few weeks from the CCF pulpit, reiterates that the premise of these pronouncements is that we are now wedded to God. Married to God we belong to Him, we carry His name, are now set apart from Him. He has taken us out of our personal Egypts and onto this journey towards the Promised Land.
The first four commandments show that God takes this exclusive relationship seriously. No looking for other gods. No making or inventing our own gods, either. No shaming His name. And once a week we must spend a date with Him.
What does this tell you about your Lover?
The next six commandments show us how to treat the people in our lives. Honour your parents. And honour others: don't lie, kill, cheat on your spouse, steal, etc.
So, this God honours us. He honours humanity, and expects me to reflect His heart towards others. Now I get what Jesus said: "Love God. Love others." Those are the laws.
Our God is a God of love and honour. We love and honour Him; we love and honour others. Not entirely easy. I'll need God's hand to do this.
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