Een van Jesus se grootste wonderwerke was om 'n man te genees wat deur bose geeste gemartel is. Die Bybel sê: "Die man het tussen die grafte gebly. Niemand kon hom selfs met 'n ketting vasbind nie... Niemand kon hom baasraak nie. Hy was dag en nag aan die skreeu... en dan kap hy himself met klippe." (Mark 5:3-5 NV). Let op na vier dinge oor die man:
Sielekos: Sag 9-11; Luk 23:13-25; Ps 34; Spr 24:29-31
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When I finally shut up, I can hear God’s voice. When you are out of words, God speaks. When I don’t know what to pray for, God steps in and says, “Let me help you.” Prayer is learning about what God has already done. Prayer is giving God permission to handle what you can’t.
-- Melinda Clements The great fault of the children of God is that they do not continue in prayer; they do not go on praying; they do not persevere. If they desire anything for God's glory, they should pray until they get it. -- George Mueller God allows good and bad into our lives and we can trust Him with both. Trusting God when the miracle does not come, when the urgent prayer gets no answer, when there is only darkness... this is the kind of faith God values most of all. --Nancy Guthrie It is not necessary to make long prayers, but it is essential to be much alone with God, waiting at His door, heartening for His voice, lingering in the garden of Scripture for the coming of the Lord God in the dawn or cool of the day. No number of meetings, no fellowship with Christian friends, no amount of Christian activity can compensate for the neglect of the still hour. -- F.B. Meter "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." Hebrews 13:5 In my counseling training I was advised to tell the client, especially in marriage counseling, to avoid the words "always" and "never." "You always say..." "You never do..." Use of those words creates a a no win situation. If you think, say or feel that a person "always" and/or "never" does a certain thing, there is not much room for grace, and not much for for hope. Although there is significant wisdom in that teaching, I am glad our Lord was above my training. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find hope. It gives me hope to know that no matter how afraid, confused, and forgotten I may feel, He is always with me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find peace. It gives me peace to know that no matter how how fragile, foolish, and flippant I may be toward Him, He will never leave me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find comfort. It gives me great comfort knowing that although others will die, depart, and deny me, God will never leave me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find joy. It gives me great joy when I ponder the fact that I do not have to worry how He my respond to me tomorrow because He will respond to me tomorrow the same way He responded to me yesterday and today, He did not leave me. He will not leave me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find strength. It gives me are new and a renewed strength when I consider that no matter how fearful I am, no matter how big of a failure I may be, and not matter how fatigued I may become, He will not leave me and he will not forsake me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I find relief. Whew! What a relief I have when I accept the reality that not matter what, no matter where, and no matter why He will never leave me and He will never forsake me. When I read, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." I realize you and I are extremely blessed because we never have to doubt where He is or how He feels about us. He tells us, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." He made a promise we can trust and a promise He will keep. He will never leave us; never forsake us. Thank You Father. Tom Norvell "A Norvell Note" "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5
Do you have it? Do you want it? What are you willing to do to get it? The misuse of power is a constant reality. People have a tendency to sacrifice anything or anyone to attain and retain influence. How many relationships have been damaged because one person took advantage of his or her position of power? How much disappointment and heartache could be avoided if people with power had the correct perspective on how it should be exercised? The most powerful person who ever lived is Jesus Christ. He gives us the picture of the proper use of power. Although He could have commanded whatever He wanted, He chose to live a life of sacrifice and servant hood, as exemplified on the cross. In the process, He accomplished what He set out to do--to become the Savior of the world. Because of His life, death, and resurrection, you and I can use His power for good. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your pain? 1 Corinthians 15:55
The fire that lit the boiler of the New Testament church was an unquenchable belief that if Jesus had been only a man, he would have stayed in the tomb. The earliest Christians couldn't stay silent about the fact that the one they saw hung on a cross walked again on the earth and appeared to five hundred people. Let us ask our Father humbly, yet confidently in the name of Jesus, to remind us of the empty tomb. Let us see the victorious Jesus: the conqueror of the tomb, the one who defied death. And let us be reminded that we, too, will be granted that same victory! Walking with the Savior (Max Lucado) Many of us have experienced that low Spiritual valley where we thought the sun would never shine again. Some were sent quickly into the valley by a very specific event; others drifted slowly to the bottom and can't say by what path they arrived. In either case, we wandered in this gloom until something began to lift us to new heights.
"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." (Isaiah 40:29-31) An eagle seems to fly effortlessly through the air with only an occasional flap of the wings. These great birds are experts at finding areas of rising air called thermals which allow them to soar without using any of their own energy. God uses Spiritual thermals to lift up those who hope and trust in Him. Those who believe the truth of His Word and diligently search for the rising currents through prayer and undeterred worship will be freed from the heavy baggage which prevents upward flight - they will be lifted up by the guidance and strength of God's Spirit. If we find ourselves back in the valley today, we must continue to seek Him with all our heart and trust that our thermal is on the way. He has promised to strengthen us and cause us to soar once again! And if we're currently flying high in our communion with God, we must give praise and honor to our Heavenly Father; but we must also recognize there are many others in the valley who desperately need a lift - many who are searching and feeling overcome with darkness. As we soar, we must understand that we are never called to fly alone. God has chosen to use people to accomplish much of His work on earth. He could have chosen other methods; "If they {the people} keep quiet, the stones will cry out" (Luke 19:40), but He chose us. We are to "encourage one another daily" (Hebrews 3:13). Why? Because there is a valley full of people waiting and hoping for that rising current to lift them up and set them free. We can be a rising current for others with simple words or acts of encouragement which show them God's love and gently lead them back toward His peace. We have been adopted into the "Family" of God...and our Family needs each other very much! Let's dedicate ourselves to soaring high by worshipping God in absolutely every area of our life. Let's continue to rise to new heights and always look for others in need of God's thermal of encouragement! Steve Troxel God's Daily Word Ministries Psalm 71:14
'As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise You more and more.' - Let hope fill your heart today. - There is no reason to be discouraged and to despair. - Begin to praise God for your breakthrough. - Let Him breathe new hope into your heart and soul. PRAYER: Lord, I receive fresh hope from You. You are my source of hope and I will praise You more and more. Amen. Filippense 1:29 NLV
Jy het die soort geloof nodig wat nie net in God glo vir die goeie dinge nie, maar wat jou ook staande hou deur die slegte dinge. "Maar as dit inderdaad gebeur dat julle swaarkry omdat julle doen wat reg is, sal God Sy seën op julle laat rus. Moet dus nie dat mense julle bangmaak of afskrik nie. Inteendeel, erken in julle harte Christus as die een wat seggenskap het." (1 Petrus 3:14-15 NLV). Of jou pad vol spoedhobbels of gelyk is, moet jy 'n gesindheid van "aanbidding" en "Christus as die Een wat seggenskap het" hê. Josef se ontvoering het daartoe gelei dat hy sy familie kon red. Christus het in die wêreld gekom deur 'n onverwagte swangerskap en het ons gered deur 'n onregverdige moord. Glo jy wat die Bybel ons leer - dat geen ramp uiteindelik fataal is nie? Chrusostomos het. Hy was van 398 tot 404 nC die aartsbiskop van Konstantinopel. Hy het volgelinge verkry omdat hy op welsprekende wyse korrupsie in die kerk veroordeel het. Hy is twee keer verban deur die owerhede, maar het gevra: "Waarvoor sal ek bang wees? Sal dit die dood wees? Ek weet Christus is my lewe, en om te sterf is vir my wins. Sal dit uitsetting uit die land wees? Die aarde is die Here s'n en alles daarop ook. Sal dit verlies van rykdom wees? Ons het niks in die lewe ingebring nie en ons kan niks daar uit neem nie. Al die verskrikkings van die wêreld is veragtelik in my oë; en ek glimlag oor al die goeie dinge." Dít is lyding met genade! Sielekos: 1 Kor 10-11; Luk 24:13-24; Ps 68:1-18; Spr 25:13-16 |
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