Simply Elle Dee

20/06/2026

The past days, Book of Romans ang sentro ng devotion ko... At sa Romans 3, may isang bagay na nag-strike talaga sa puso ko. Madalas kasi nating isipin na basta mabuti tayong tao at nagsisikap tayong gumawa ng tama, sapat na 'yun para sa Diyos.

​Pero mare-realize mo talaga sa Bible na walang sinuman sa atin ang nakakaabot sa standard Niya—lahat tayo may pagkukulang, sa gawa man o sa pananalita. Dahil ang Diyos ay banal at makatarungan, hindi Niya pwedeng balewalain lang ang kasalanan.

​Pero ang pinakamagandang bahagi? Doon pumasok si Hesus. Hindi Niya tayo hinayaang mapahamak. Sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya natin sa Kanya, binura Niya ang marumi nating rekord at itinuring tayong matuwid—isang libreng regalo na hindi natin kailangang pagtrabahuhan. Dahil sa regalong ito, mas lalo kong naramdaman ang hilig ng puso ko na manatiling matatag at higit sa lahat, i-share ang napakagandang balitang ito sa mga taong mahal ko sa buhay na naghahanap din ng totoong kapayapaan.

​Ikaw, kumusta ang puso mo ngayon?

Verse Focus:
Mga Taga-Roma 3:10, 12-14, 16-18, 20, 22-23, 28 MBBTAG12

[10] Ayon sa nasusulat, “Walang matuwid, wala kahit isa.
[12] Ang lahat ay lumihis ng landas at nagpakasama. Walang gumagawa ng mabuti, wala kahit isa.” [13] “Parang bukás na libingan ang kanilang lalamunan; pananalita nila'y pawang panlilinlang. Ang labi nila'y may kamandag ng ahas.” [14] “Punô ng pagmumura at masasakit na salita ang kanilang bibig.”
[16] Parang dinaanan ng salot ang kanilang madaanan, [17] hindi nila alam ang daan ng kapayapaan.” [18] “Hindi sila marunong matakot sa Diyos.”
[20] Walang taong mapapawalang-sala sa paningin ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Kautusan, sapagkat ang ginagawa ng Kautusan ay ang ipaalam sa tao na siya'y nagkasala.
[22] Ginagawang matuwid ng Diyos ang lahat sa pamamagitan ng kanilang pananampalataya kay Jesu-Cristo. Walang pagkakaiba ang mga tao, [23] sapagkat ang lahat ay nagkasala, at walang sinumang nakaabot sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos.
[28] Kung gayon, maliwanag na sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya itinuturing na matuwid ang tao, at hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagtupad sa Kautusan.

16/06/2026

📖 My Romans Journey — Romans 2

Isa sa mga tumatak sa akin sa Romans 2 ay kung paano inililipat ni Paul ang focus mula sa kasalanan ng ibang tao papunta sa sarili kong puso.

Madaling makita ang kahinaan, pagkakamali, at kasalanan ng iba. Pero dito, pinaalala sa akin ni Paul na wala akong karapatang humusga dahil ako rin ay nagkasala sa harap ng Diyos.

Pinaalala rin sa akin na ang Diyos ay hindi nagtatangi. No favoritism. Hindi Siya naloloko ng panlabas na anyo, mga salita, achievements, o kahit mga religious activities natin. Hindi Niya tinitingnan ang properties mo, ang savings mo, o ang status mo sa buhay. Ang tinitingnan Niya ay ang tunay na kalagayan ng ating puso.

At isa pang tumimo sa akin ay ang mga salitang ito:

"Because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart..." (Romans 2:5)

Bilang tao, likas tayong matigas ang ulo, at hindi ako exempted doon. Kapag tinitingnan ko ang nakaraan, wala akong ibang magawa kundi magpasalamat sa Diyos sa Kanyang pasensya at biyaya. Ang Kanyang kabutihan ang patuloy na tumatawag sa akin upang magsisi at bumalik sa Kanya.

Hinamon ako ng chapter na ito na huwag maging mapanghusga. Hindi natin alam kung ano ang tunay na pinagdadaanan ng isang tao, o kung ano ang ginagawa ng Diyos sa kanyang buhay. God deals with different people differently.

Sa halip na magsayang ng oras sa paghusga sa iba, mas mabuting gugulin ko ang oras sa pagsusuri ng sarili kong puso. Baka habang nakatingin ako sa pagkukulang ng iba, sinisilip na pala ng Diyos ang puso ko.

🙏 Lord, bigyan Mo ako ng mapagpakumbaba at nagsisising puso. Turuan Mo akong tumingin sa iba nang may biyaya at unawain na Ikaw lamang ang nakakakita ng buong larawan.

15/06/2026

📖 ANG TINDI NG ROMANS 1:18, 24...

​Gusto ko lang i-share sa inyo ang mga talatang ito. Pinag-aaralan ko ngayon ang Aklat ng mga Taga-Roma, at tumatak talaga sa akin ang Roma 1:18 at 24. Ang bigat sa pakiramdam at ang dami kong magkahalong emosyon:
​"Malinaw na ipinapakita ng Diyos mula sa langit ang Kanyang galit laban sa lahat ng kasamaan... Kaya naman, hinayaan na lang sila ng Diyos na sundin ang maruruming pagnanasa ng kanilang mga puso..."

​⚖️ Ang Hatol at Awa ng Diyos
Totoo ang hatol ng Diyos, pero totoo rin ang Kanyang awa. Kahit na Siya ay Diyos ng pag-ibig, Siya rin ay Diyos na nagpaparusa sa kasalanan.
​Ang pariralang 'hinayaan na lang sila ng Diyos' ay nagpapaiyak at nagpapatakot sa akin para sa mga mahal ko sa buhay na patuloy na tumatolak sa Kanya. Isa itong matinding paalala na dapat nating seryosohin ang kasalanan. Hindi naman sa nagbababa si Lord ng apoy para sunugin tayo agad; kundi sa isang malungkot pero magalang na paraan, umaatras Siya at sinasabing, 'Kung iyan ang gusto mo… Bahala ka na…'

​❤️ Ang Aking Pasasalamat
Pero sa kabilang banda, sobrang nagpapasalamat ako dahil hindi ako iniwan ng Diyos sa sarili kong mga makasalanang ugali.
​Sa kabila ng mga paulit-ulit kong pagkakamali, buong pasensya Niya akong hinabol, itinama, at ibinalik sa Kanya. Mas matimbang talaga ang katapatan Niya kaysa sa katigasan ng ulo ko. 🙏✨

13/06/2026

Outer charm catches the eye, but a beautiful soul captures the heart. ✨ ​

09/06/2026

“I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him. He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter.” Psalm 62:5-7 (GNT)

You’ll always have people in your life who misunderstand you and don’t like you. Others will criticize you, judge you, attack you, and spread rumors about you.

In all of these circumstances, your natural tendency will be to fight back. When you’re misunderstood, you’ll want to defend yourself. When you’re attacked, you’ll be tempted to launch your own attack. When people criticize you, you’ll want to criticize them. When people insult you, you’ll want to hurl back your own insults.

Don’t do it! Instead, let God be your defender. Every time you are attacked, criticized, ridiculed, or misunderstood, you have two choices: You can defend yourself, or you can let God defend you. Which will it be? Who do you think can do a better job defending you? You or God? Of course, God can.

Pay attention to this: You’re most like Christ when you say nothing in the face of attacks, lies, and unfair criticism. You’re most like Jesus when you remain silent and leave it in God’s hands.

The Bible says, “When [Jesus] was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge” (1 Peter 2:23 GNT).

In the face of his unjust conviction and persecution, Jesus did not fight back. When it mattered most, he trusted God to defend him and bring ultimate justice.

King David was criticized and attacked his entire life. In fact, people repeatedly wanted to kill him because they were jealous of him.

But David said this: “I depend on God alone; I put my hope in him. He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated. My salvation and honor depend on God; he is my strong protector; he is my shelter” (Psalm 62:5-7 GNT).

People will be jealous of your success, and some will even want to attack you. But like David, you need to let God be your protector, your Savior, your defender, your victor, and your shelter.

Let God handle it. Let him be your defense.

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

Have you ever had the feeling that something was so very, very right, but then when you did it, it ended up being so very, very wrong?

Feelings often lie. There’s an old country song that says, “How can it be wrong when it feels so right?” Are you kidding me? There are a lot of things that are wrong that feel so right in the moment.

After six months in a relationship, you wonder, “What was I thinking?” Just a few weeks into a job, you think, “How in the world did I get caught up in this?” A quick decision that seemed harmless at the time leaves you broken and scarred years later.

If you want to experience fewer dead ends and failures in your life, you need to hear what Proverbs 3:5-7 says: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil” (NLT).

If you really want God’s blessing on your life, you have to depend on God’s wisdom and not on what your feelings say or what your gut says. In other words, trust in the Lord and not your own understanding.

So how do you get God’s wisdom?

You pray. You talk to God, and you let him talk to you as you read the Bible. That’s how you get his wisdom.

The Bible says in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (NIV).

God doesn’t want you to make foolish mistakes. He wants you to succeed. He wants you to make wise decisions with your time, money, and relationships.

The truth is, you’re not waiting on God for his help; he’s waiting on you! It’s like he’s saying, “Hey! I’m here. I’ll give you wisdom, and I’ll give it generously. I want to make you wise. You’ve just got to ask.”

If you want to be blessed, you’ve got to get God’s wisdom. And if you want God's wisdom, you need to ask for it—and then be open to receive it.

01/06/2026

Don’t Just Hope You’ll Go to Heaven

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” 1 John 5:11-12 (NIV)

If you walked around a park today and asked people if they were going to heaven or hell, you’d likely hear many of them say, “I hope I’ll go to heaven.”

But hope just isn’t good enough. I pray that’s not your answer. Your eternal destiny is too important not to know for sure.

You’re not guaranteed another minute on this planet, much less another hour. The most recent statistics show that mortality rates in the world remain 100 percent! Death is inevitable—so it’s foolish not to be prepared. Don’t put off the most important choice you’ll ever make.

The Bible says in 1 John 5:11-12, “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life” (NIV).

That’s about as clear as you can get. If you have Jesus, you have life. If you don’t have Jesus, you do not have life. You have a choice.

You won’t go to heaven because of someone else’s faith. You’ll never go to hell because of someone else’s choice.

It’s your choice! You get to decide where you’ll spend eternity.

This is why we celebrate Christmas and Easter. If Jesus hadn’t come at Christmas—and then if he hadn’t died and come back to life on Easter—our situation would be hopeless. Nothing you do would matter. You wouldn’t have this choice.

The Bible says, “You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 2:13-14 NLT).

The cross is the answer to your deepest problem: your separation from God. Make the choice today to be reconciled to God through Jesus and to secure your eternity in heaven.

Talk It Over
None of us are promised another second on earth. How does that reality give more urgency to either your decision to follow Jesus or the decision your friends and family need to make?

23/05/2026

Your life is a story... Not a race.

22/05/2026

Bago matapos ang iyong araw, mamayang gabi, maglaan ng ilang sandali para sa kapayapaan ng puso at isipan. Balikan ang mga tapat na paalala ng pag-ibig at habag ng Diyos sa bawat yugto ng ating buhay.

Hayaang ang Kanyang mga salita ang magsilbing pampakalma sa iyong gabi at magdala ng mahimbing na tulog sa iyong katawan.

Panoorin at pakinggan ang buong pagninilay dito:
👉 https://youtu.be/ZmMhHnfLSjk?si=KP74hGbRoB2sP2g4

Ang Mga Awit 51-100 (Book of Psalms 51-100) ay isang makapangyariha...