32. God’s blessings
“We want to be part of believers’ lives. If they allow Us in and allow Us to transform them, they will become like Us and life and peace will flow. If not, then We will keep on working with them. The sad part is just that they will miss out on so much that could […]
31. God’s horses
Did you know that the Bible tells us that God has horses too? When I started contemplating this topic the following four instances came to mind where the Bible speaks of horses in connection to God. The first instance is in the life of Elijah. You all know that Elijah was an Old Testament prophet […]
30. The secret to the way Israel camped
God ordained that Israel camp in a specific formation in the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. The Tabernacle of God was in the middle of the camp. To the east of the Tabernacle camped Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun-in total they were 186,400 (Numbers 2:9). To the south camped Reuben, Simeon, and Gad-in […]
29. Practical advice from trees
But let’s get practical on how trees in the Bible apply to us today. Think of any garden; it could be your garden at home, a park close by, or even the gardens at work or school, basically any garden. Think of all the work that needs to go into it, in order to have […]
28. God’s Name in trees
A couple of years ago, God showed me something concerning the branches of trees that I found very interesting, and that is that the branches of almost all trees fork where it forms a new branch, so that the fork looks like a Y. Since I realized this, I see these branches everywhere. Most of […]
27. God’s promises to us through trees
Interestingly enough, the Old Testament also often refers to trees when speaking of the life of true believers. There are many references, but I just chose those Scriptures that I felt best describes believers’ lives in relation to trees. Here are a couple of them: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel […]
26. The Tree of Life – Part Two
Last week we had a look at the Tree of Life in Genesis. Today we want to have a look at the Tree of Life in Revelation: So let’s continue and see what the word life in the tree of life means in Revelation. The New Testament was written in Greek, and the Greek word […]
25. The Tree of Life – Part One
The Tree of Life is mentioned in Genesis and again in Revelation. Let’s have a look at the Tree of Life in Genesis this week and then next week we will have a look at the Tree of Life in Revelation: In Genesis 2:9, life in Hebrew is Chay, and it means, according to the […]
24. What the Bible says about prayer
Summary Always continue steadfast in prayer. Pray that My Spirit give you wisdom and revelation, pray that your understanding be enlightened and that you might know the hope of My calling. Pray that you see what are the riches of My inheritance to the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of My power toward […]
23. Gifts of the Spirit
Summary You are one body in Christ, with the same Spirit, but you have differing gifts. The nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, the gift of faith, gifts of healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in different kinds of tongues and interpretation of tongues. […]
22. Your behaviour as a Christian
Summary Do not think too highly of yourself and be too proud and important to serve others. Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, flee these things and rather pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and gentleness. Do not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, correcting others in humility so […]
21. Come boldly to the Throneroom of Grace
Summary By grace I have made you alive together with Christ, raising you up and allowing you to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You have therefore been saved through faith in Jesus by grace; it is My free gift to you. Grace, peace and mercy is now yours forever through your Savior. […]
20. You are children of God
Summary All things are in subjection under you, for you are Christ’s and He brought you in as sons of Mine. You are now Christ’s brethren, led by My Spirit. You received My Spirit of adoption, through whom you can now cry ‘ABBA, Father!’ For today you are heirs, enjoying the glorious liberty it brings. […]
19. Grow up into the full stature of Christ
Summary on the full stature of Christ If you confess that Jesus is the Son of God, I abide in you, and you in Me, you are then in Christ and Christ is Mine. Christ then becomes your wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, redemption, your hope of glory with the promise of life in Him. You then […]
18. Spare yourself the agony of disappointments
From God Give over into My hands. Do not continue to analyse everything. Rather give over to Me. Give Me your disappointments. I know that you wanted things to work out in a certain manner. I know that people have promised you many things and yet disappointed you once more. I know you thought that […]
17. Rise above the weeds in this life
From God My Kingdom exists amongst the weeds. Even though My Kingdom will exist for all ages to come, it is for now growing amongst the weeds. Do you understand that? Due to the Fall, it is the way that it has to be for now. But My wish for you is to grow stronger […]
16. The Answer to stress
From God Do you really believe that I will look after you? And if you do, then why are you so stressed when you go outside the scope of human help? Why do you go into a frantic state when doctors are not close by to assist you? Or when your future looks bleak at […]
15. The seasons of your life
From God Seasons come and go. Spring, summer, autumn, winter and again spring, summer, autumn and winter. Seasons will always come and go until the earth ceases to exist. There are several reasons why there is something like seasons and one of them is to teach you spiritual lessons. They are there to show you […]
14 Come and sit with God the Father
From God Come and sit with Me. I am your Father, the One looking after you day in and day out. Do you realise that there is nothing that I don’t know about you? I know whether you are sitting or standing up. I know what you are thinking and I know what you are […]
13. Growing in your new creation – 4
Let us continue with our guidelines of growing in our new creation from last week: 1. When you wake up in the morning, remind yourself to live in the new creation. This also helps me to get my mind-set right for the day. I must be honest, my thoughts run rampant once the day gets […]