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“…Ek en my huisgesin sal die Here aanbid.” Josua 24:15 NLV Eer God in jou huis Joe was ‘n skrynwerker wat vir ‘n boukontrakteur gewerk het. Eendag het die kontrakteur vir hom gesê: ‘Joe, ek stel jou in beheer van die volgende huis wat ons bou. Ek wil hê jy moet die materiaal bestel en toesig hou oor die werk.’ Joe het die opdrag met groot entoesiasme aanvaar. Hy het die bloudrukke bestudeer en elk...

‘Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?’ Nehemiah 6:3 NIV Be careful who you listen to Like David’s older brother Eliab, there will always be people who try to discourage you from killing the giant in your life or taking on any other God-given assignment (see 1 Samuel 17:28). Their resistance could be due to the fact that ‘misery loves company’. Or that they’re projecting th...

“…Ek is met ‘n groot taak besig, ek kan nie nou daarmee ophou en julle ontmoet nie.” Nehemia 6:3 NLV Wees versigtig na wie jy luister Soos Dawid se ouer broer, Eliab, sal daar altyd mense wees wat jou probeer ontmoedig om die reus in jou lewe dood te maak of enige ander Godgegewe opdrag aan te pak (sien 1 Samuel 17:28). Hul weerstand kan wees omdat hulle nie wil hê jy moet hulle agterlaat nie. Of...

‘This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.’ Psalm 118:24 NKJV Live in day-tight compartments (2) In The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis demonstrated that God wants humankind to attend chiefly to two things: ‘To eternity itself, and to that point of time, which they call the Present. For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.’ In light of that truth, Scre...

“Dit is die dag wat die Here gemaak het. Laat ons daaroor juig en bly wees.” Psalm 118:24 NLV Lewe een dag op ‘n slag (2) In The Screwtape Letters het C.S. Lewis geskryf dat God wil hê dat die mensdom hoofsaaklik aan twee dinge aandag moet gee: ‘Aan die ewigheid self en aan daardie tydstip wat hulle die Teenswoordige noem. Want die Teenswoordige is die punt waarop tyd die ewigheid aanraak.’ In die...

‘Live one day at a time.’ Matthew 6:34 TLB Live in day-tight compartments (1) Sir William Osler was the most famous physician of his generation. He organised the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and served as a professor of medicine at Oxford University. Considered the father of psychosomatic medicine, his textbook, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, was the principal reference book for medi...

“…Leef vandag voluit vir God!” Matteus 6:34 DB Lewe een dag op ‘n slag (1) Sir William Osler was die bekendste geneesheer van sy generasie. Hy het die Johns Hopkins Skool vir Geneeskunde bestuur en as professor in medisyne aan die Universiteit van Oxford gedien. Sy handboek, The Principles and Practice of Medicine, word as die vader van psigosomatiese medisyne beskou en was vir drie dekades lank d...

‘Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.’ Romans 12:9 NLT Rules for serving When it comes to serving others, try to live by these three rules: 1) Serve sincerely. ‘Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.’ God knows your heart, so be honest with yourself about your true motives in serving and sacrificing for others. If you need help in this area, turn to the Scriptures: ‘F...

“Moenie veins dat jy ander liefhet nie; doen dit uit jou hart uit…” Romeine 12:9 NLV Reëls vir bediening Wanneer dit by die dien van ander kom, moet jy probeer om volgens hierdie drie reëls te leef: 1) Dien opreg. ‘Moenie veins dat jy ander liefhet nie; doen dit uit jou hart uit…’ God ken jou hart, wees dus eerlik met jouself oor jou ware beweegredes om ander te dien en vir hulle op te offer. As j...

‘The Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? Israel has sinned.”’ Joshua 7:10-11 NKJV The consequences of disobedience The walls of Jericho had fallen, and Joshua was flushed with victory. Their next challenge was the town of Ai, with a population of only 20,000 people. So Joshua decided that 3,000 of his soldiers could do the job. He was wrong. ‘The men of Ai chased the Is...

“Die Here sê toe vir Josua: ‘Staan op. Hoekom lê jy daar op die grond? Israel het oortree…” Josua 7:10-11 NLV Die gevolge van ongehoorsaamheid Jerigo se mure het geval en Josua was oorweldig deur die oorwinning. Hulle volgende uitdaging was die stad Ai, met ‘n bevolking van slegs 20 000 mense. Josua het toe besluit dat 3 000 van sy soldate die stad kon inneem. Hy was egter verkeerd. ‘Die mense van...

‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good for you and leads you along the paths you should follow.’ Isaiah 48:17 NLT The paths to your destiny You’ll probably travel several different paths on your way to your destiny. When Luciano Pavarotti was a boy, his grandmother often put him on her lap and said, ‘You’re going to be great – you’ll see.’ But his grandmother had dreams of him becom...

Lukho Mkwedi returns to the studio with Pastor Bandile Ciliza to unpack a candid conversation on Money, opening with Proverbs 24:26 (KJV) — "Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer." In this eye-opening discussion, they highlight that Scripture actually speaks more about money than prayer, with 11 parables touching on finances, exposing a gap in how the Church often fails to teach...

“…Ek is die Here jou God wat jou leer wat vir jou reg is. Ek lei jou op die pad waarop jy moet loop.” Jesaja 48:17 NLV Die paaie na jou lewensdoel Jy sal waarskynlik verskeie paaie op pad na jou lewensdoel volg. Toe Luciano Pavarotti ‘n seuntjie was, het sy ouma hom dikwels op haar skoot getel en gesê: ‘Jy gaan wonderlik wees – jy sal sien.’ Sy ouma het egter gedroom dat hy ‘n bankier gaan word! I...

Het jy vrae oor die lewe, God, of die Bybel? Indien wel, is Skriftuurlik met Wynand & Pastoor Rocky op Radiokansel die platform om dit te vra. Luisteraars stuur vrae direk na die ateljee via WhatsApp. Aanbieders Wynand Rossouw en Pastoor Rocky Stevenson poog dan om hierdie vrae te beantwoord. Die doel van die program is om antwoorde uit die Bybel te vind oor kwessies waarmee mense in hul alledaags...

‘The fruit of that righteousness will be peace.’ Isaiah 32:17 NIV Making peace with your past We are the sum total of everything we have experienced – both good and bad. We can engage in wishful thinking and imagine that our past negative behaviour had never occurred, or we can decide to accept the reality of it. How we choose to respond to the past will determine our destiny. We have all sinned,...

“Wie reg doen, sal vrede hê…” Jesaja 32:17 AFR83 Maak vrede met jou verlede Ons is die somtotaal van alles wat ons al ervaar het - beide goed en sleg. Ons kan wens dat ons vorige negatiewe gedrag nooit plaasgevind het nie, of ons kan besluit om die werklikheid daarvan te aanvaar. Hoe ons kies om op die verlede te reageer, sal ons lot bepaal. Ons het almal gesondig en ons het óf daarop gereageer de...

‘Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give.’ 2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV Allow God in your finances God can be sitting on the sidelines watching you struggle financially or actively involved as your financial partner. It all depends on what kind of steward you are. Your finances are yet another area of life where you can begin to experience an interactive relationship with your...

“Elkeen moet gee soos hy in sy hart besluit het…” 2 Korintiërs 9:7 NLV Maak God by jou finansies betrokke God kan op die kantlyn sit en kyk hoe jy finansieel sukkel, of as jou finansiële vennoot aktief betrokke raak. Dit hang alles af van watter soort rentmeester jy is. Jou finansies is nog ‘n area van die lewe waar jy ‘n interaktiewe verhouding met jou hemelse Vader kan begin bou. As jy egter wil...

‘If you favour some people over others, you are committing a sin.’ James 2:9 NLT Guard against prejudice James wrote to the church: ‘Suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewellery, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over...

“Maar as julle teen mense diskrimineer, doen julle sonde…” Jakobus 2:9 NLV Waak teen vooroordeel Jakobus het vir die kerk geskryf: ‘Gestel daar kom iemand in julle samekoms in met duur juwele en baie mooi klere aan, en daar kom terselfdertyd ook iemand in wat brandarm is en verslete klere aanhet. As julle dan ‘n ophef maak van die persoon met die deftige klere, en julle sê vir hom: ‘U moet assebli...

‘God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.’ Deuteronomy 23:5 NKJV God can turn the curse into a blessing Paul told the Corinthians, ‘Therefore we do not lose heart…For our light affliction…is working for us’ (2 Corinthians 4:16-17 NKJV). Jim Stovall proved this to be true. At age seventeen, his doctor told him he was losing his sight, and nothing could be d...

“…Hy het die vloek in ‘n seën verander omdat die Here jou God jou liefhet.” Deuteronomium 23:5 NLV God kan die vloek in ‘n seën verander Paulus het vir die Korintiërs gesê: ‘Om hierdie rede gee ons nie moed op nie… Ons swaarkry… bewerk vir ons ‘n heerlikheid…’ (2 Korintiërs 4:16-17 NLV). Jim Stovall het bewys dat dit waar is. Op sewentienjarige ouderdom het sy dokter vir hom gesê dat hy besig is o...

‘Though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.’ 2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV Victory is an ‘inside job’ In 1928, a happy, ambitious young nursing student was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Back then, such a diagnosis often meant a death sentence. Her family sent her to a nursing home for several months, hoping she would be cured. She was destined to remain in bed fo...

“…Al is ons uiterlike mens besig om te vergaan, innerlik word ons van dag tot dag vernuwe.” 2 Korintiërs 4:16 NLV Oorwinning is ‘n ‘inside job’ In 1928 is ‘n gelukkige, ambisieuse jong verpleegstudent met tuberkulose gediagnoseer. Destyds het so ‘n diagnose dikwels ‘n doodsvonnis beteken. Haar familie het haar vir ‘n paar maande na ‘n sanitorium gestuur in die hoop dat sy genees sou word. Sy was e...