Mark 9:35
He sat down and said, 'Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.' - God's ways are different to what we see in the world. - We are not supposed to compete and force our way up the ladder of success. - We are called to serve and through serving to emerge. - So follow His example and serve and see what God will do. PRAYER: Lord, forgive me for wanting my way and wanting to do my thing. Help me to be like You and to serve so that my life may be a blessing to others. Amen. Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business. Several members did not approve of her extra-curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon. She emphatically told George and several others that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing. George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing. Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house... and left it there all night. ‘n AMBULANS is net ‘n AMBULANS
Tot dit iemand vir wie jy lief is of ken, vervoer….. ICU is net letters…… tot jy daar moet gaan kuier….. of groet… MISDAAD is net hoofopskrifte… Tot jy of iemand wat jy ken, deel raak van die statistiek…. KOFFIE is net KOFFIE………….. Tot dit jou eerste afspraak met iemand spesiaal is… LIEFDE is net ‘n woord……… Tot jy dit voel met jou hele wese……. GROET is net ‘n roetine tot dit die laaste keer was……………… Die LEWE is iets wat almal deurgaan…… Tot jy op die harde, seer manier geleer word hoe kort ons reis Op aarde werklik is en dat jy dus elke oomblik moet aangryp Om jou lewe betekenis te gee…… Nou net was Jesus by my. Ons het gebid en so ‘n rukkie gesels. Ek het hom vertel van alles wat my pla. Daarna het Hy sy Gees by my gelos, terwyl Hy weer oppad na die wêreld daar buite was. Ek het gevra dat hy tog by jou moet inloer…….. net vir ingeval jy iets nodig het. Sy opdrag aan my toe Hy geloop het, was: “Gaan verkondig My boodskap aan almal. Glo in My en jy sal gered word. Gaan bewys barmhartigheid en liefde aan almal wat jou pad kruis en gee sonder om te vra of om terug te verwag”! Eintlik moes Jesus net ons daaglikse brood vir ons gee soos ons in die Onse Vader vra, maar toe gee hy vir ons…. ….groente, vleis, tjoklits en iemand so spesiaal soos JY! Praat van genade……………. LUKE 15:22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
If you are a believer, you are probably familiar with the touching story of the prodigal son that Jesus shared. Who do you think the father in the story represents? Jesus’ Father in heaven, of course. Jesus was giving us a picture of His Father, who is also our Father. In the story, the father was seen running toward his son, who was returning home. (Luke 15:20) Do you realize that God is never described as being in a hurry in the Bible? He is always cool and composed. The only time He is portrayed as being in a hurry is in this story. Though improper in Jewish culture, the father held up his robe and ran. Where was he running to? Why was he in such a hurry? The father was in a hurry because he had seen his son, who was still a long way from home. He was running toward his son as he could not wait to embrace and kiss his child again. The father was in a hurry to clothe his son with the best robe. My friend, our Father has put the best robe—the robe of righteousness—on us. In doing so, He has reinstated us as sons of the Most High God, a position which we had lost when Adam fell. The father was in a hurry to put a ring on his son’s hand. Like the authority that is invested in the signet ring of a rich man’s son, our Father is eager to put back into our hands the authority to invoke His name, so that we can walk in dominion every day. The father was in a hurry to put sandals on his son’s feet to assure him that he was still his son—only servants went about barefoot. Our Father never wants us to feel like hired servants or outcasts. We are always His sons. Beloved, if the Father appears to be in a hurry, it is only because He is in a hurry to assure you of your position as His precious child! Numeri 13 en 14:1–24
Waartoe roep die Here jou in 2013? Hoe gaan jy daardie moeilike mense wat jou seermaak, hanteer? Watter dowwe kolle in jou huwelik moet jy aanspreek? Watter gedagtes, begeertes en gewoontes moet jy verander? Hoe gaan jy jou vrese vir verwerping, mislukking en seerkry oorwin? Watter wapens het jy nodig vir die geveg teen die reuse op jou pad? Tien van die manne wat Kanaän verken het, besluit: Nooit! Die reuse gaan ons soos sprinkane plat trap! Twee, Josua en Kaleb, besluit: God is groter as Sy en ons vyande. Kom ons pak hulle in Sy Naam en in Sy krag! Tien vrees mense. Twee glo die waarheid, beskou God korrek en vertrou op Hom: "Moenie vir die mense van die land bang wees nie. Die HERE is by ons" (Num 14:9). God straf ongeloof: Die 10 verkenners word deur 'n plaag getref. Al die Isaraeliete van 20 jaar en ouer moes vir 40 jaar in die woestyn rondtrek en hulle sterf uiteindelik sonder om die Beloofde Land in te gaan (Psalm 95). Ons grootste stryd is teen die ongeloof in ons eie harte. Ons grootste roeping is om op Jesus (= Josua = Redder = Oorwinnaar) te fokus. Laat ons nie verlam word deur mensevrees nie, maar geïnspireer word deur Godsvertroue: 'Laat ons ons dan beywer om in die rus in te gaan, sodat niemand hulle voorbeeld van ongehoorsaamheid navolg en ook omkom nie' (Heb 4:11). |
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