Devotionals by: Ilze Henderson

24 January 2014

74. Be a good steward

The Israelites were a buzz of negativity. They didn’t want to listen to Moses or to the two good reports given by Joshua and Caleb concerning the Promised Land. They...
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17 January 2014

73. Don’t be negative

Twelve scouts were sent out to spy out the Promised Land. Ten of them returned with a devastating report. They were convinced that they will all die if they decide...
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10 January 2014

53. People after God’s heart

This morning the Lord reminded me of His genealogy in Matthew 1. As I paged towards it I noticed in the genealogy of Jesus that five women were mentioned. Normally...
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3 January 2014

52. Message for 2014 (1)

I would like to wish you all a happy new year. May God bless your endeavors, your family and your dreams, but above all may you grow closer to Him....
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13 December 2013

72. Trust in God’s power

The twelve scouts went out to explore the Promised Land, the land of milk and honey promised to them. They came back and confirmed exactly what God had said, it...
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6 December 2013

71. Look forward to the Promised Land

Finally after all the hardship and complaining in the wilderness the Israelites reached the border of the Promised Land. Moses did what any good leader would do; he listened to...
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27 November 2013

70. Think before you act

Aaron and Miriam criticized Moses like we discussed last week. They criticized him because they were jealous of him. They wanted more honor and glory for themselves. But God exposed...
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12 November 2013

52. Prophecy over America

America, My Beloved Country, how I long for you. How I long for you to love Me again as you use to. You were My pride and joy, a nation...
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8 November 2013

67. Ask God’s advice first

The Israelites followed the Lord when the cloud lifted from the Ark and settled again when the cloud of God stopped. But this proved to be tiresome. They had to...
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1 November 2013

66. Proclaim God’s victory

The Israelites moved forward in an orderly fashion and God was pleased. As we spoke last week, He is a God of order and works through order. Obviously He can...
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25 October 2013

65. God is a God of order

As we learned from last week, the Israelites moved when God’s cloud lifted up from the Tabernacle and they camped when God’s cloud stopped and rested on the Tabernacle. They...
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18 October 2013

64. Follow God

The Israelites moved at God’s command. Whenever the cloud above the Tabernacle moved, they moved and when it stayed, they stayed. They followed and obeyed. ‘Whether the cloud stayed above...
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7 October 2013

51. Praise God

On Saturday there was a big party at one of the corporate companies about 5 kilometres (as the crow flies) from our home. They started when the rugby started at...
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4 October 2013

50. What about the Bushmen

We were in the Waterberg for the long weekend. At the lodge we stayed at we went for a guided walk to a cave with Bushmen paintings in. On our...
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27 September 2013

49. Be grateful

I mentioned last week that we live right next to the Irene Research Farm. And a month ago there was a runaway fire on the farm that nearly burned down...
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19 September 2013

48. There is life ahead

We live right next to the Irene Research Farm. It is a privilege, because we can see the ground being cultivated, we can see planting time and we can see...
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13 September 2013

47. Yearn for God

My kids love sweets and chocolates like most other kids I suppose. I don’t want them to eat too much of it as I know that it is not the...
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5 September 2013

46. Prophecy over South Africa

Prophecy over South Africa After praying and asking the Lord for His Will over South Africa, the following message came to me on Thursday night, 22 August 2013 at 1:11...
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