by Lysa TerKeurst “For God has said, ‘I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.’ So we can say with confidence, ‘The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5b-6 (NLT) I want life to be as predictable as a math problem. … Continue reading I Have Trust Issues
by Mark Batterson “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV) A hundred years ago, a pair of English ornithologists took birds from their mother’s nest on the island of Skokholm … Continue reading The Greatest Blessing of All
Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation. (2 Corinthians 7:10) Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too rare a flower to grow in nature's garden. Pearls grow naturally in oysters, but penitence never shows up in sinners except when divine grace produces it in … Continue reading Mourning for Sin.
Ek raak stil en dink so bietjie oor my lewe. Ek besef dat ek nie is wie ek is omdat ek dit op my eie reggekry het nie. Die omgewing waar ek groot geraak het en die mense met wie ek skouer geskuur het (en steeds skuur) en bal geskop het (en steeds skop – … Continue reading Dankie vir die arms en sagte hande!
"Life isn't a little bundle of big things: it's a big bundle of little things." Things present (Rom_8:38) It is notable that in his enumeration of things which might dim the love of God to us, the apostle should make mention of things present, and by things present I take it that he means the events … Continue reading The Separating Power of Things Present
Markus 5:19 NLV Die kragtigste getuienis is 'n lewe wat sonder God, nie verduidelik kan word nie! Ses keer het Paulus voor vyandige gehore gestaan en elke keer het hy sy persoonlike getuienis gegee. Hy het nie gestry of gedebatteer nie - hy het net sy verhaal vertel. Dr David Yonggi Cho het die wêreld … Continue reading Die krag van getuienis
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)
God’s peace is a wonderful thing. And some of the people around you today are in need of it. It comes when you commit your life to Christ and live by the principles laid out in Scripture. When you “commit” something to the Lord, you transfer every part of it from you to Him (See Psalm 37:5). Peter writes, “Casting…the whole of your…concerns, once and for all, on Him, for He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7 AMPC). What a privilege. Have you been availing yourself of it lately; “How do I cast all my cares on Him;” you ask. Through prayer! As soon as you…
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Ek kry 'n e-pos van Ester (skuilnaam): Baie dankie vir hierdie stukkie. Dis so reg vir my vir vandag. Ek het iemand vir wie ek graag al die boodskappies wil aanstuur, maar ek weet nie altyd waar en hoe om haar in die hande te kry nie. Sy is my dogter. Sy is al vir … Continue reading Vertroue in stukkies geskiet
by Sarah Geringer “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’” (Matthew 4:1-3) My mind had just … Continue reading The Prime Time for Temptation
Y-N : Geliefdes die deur van die ark maak binnekort toe . . gaan nou na die HERE en roep HOM aan. Daarom sê Hy: Ontwaak, jy wat slaap, en staan op uit die dode, en Christus sal oor jou skyn. (Efs 5:14) Dat die uur vir ons reeds daar is om uit die slaap … Continue reading Ontwaak, jy wat slaap, en staan op uit die dode.
