Find encouragement and insight for your walk with God through these devotionals.
We have three trees standing close to our wall in our garden. In about October 2024 we noticed that the middle tree was dead. We didn’t have the time or energy to deal with this tree at that moment, so we just left it for the time being. Beginning of November I bought a small […]
Happy New Year! I truly mean a HAPPY New Year. May it be a blessed one for you. God has given me a message for this year, and I’d like to share it with you. As many of you may know, the number five symbolizes grace-God’s unearned and undeserved favor, bestowed upon His people. The […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the last letter A: A – Achievement We have come to the last element of our PERMA model, and that is achievement. According to the Corporate Finance Institute ( PERMA Model – Overview, Core Elements and Workplace Application (corporatefinanceinstitute.com) – […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the fourth letter M: M – Meaning in Life There is so much more to life than money and possessions; life needs to take on meaning. Without providing meaning to your life, life becomes dull and empty. Just look at […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the third letter R: R – Relationships As human beings, we were created to be connected in relationships. We were created in God’s image, and God is constantly in a relationship-God the Father, with His Son, Jesus, and His Spirit. […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the second letter E: E – Engagement Being engaged with what you are doing means to be there in the moment, to be present and to flow. Unfortunately, human minds tend to wander. According to research done by Killingsworth and […]
This Easter I was reminded once again that Jesus is our King. The King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is the one and only Potentate: “He is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has […]
As part of the PERMA model we started last week I would like to discuss the first letter P: P – Positive Emotions If you think logically about it, positive emotions are about feeling good and therefore it is the quickest path to finding happiness. But in our day and age, positive emotions are fleeting […]
God doesn’t want His children just to drudge through life, not looking forward to the future, simply doing what is expected of them and not enjoying anything. He doesn’t want that. Yes, the Christian life is not always easy; you might be persecuted for your faith, sidelined because of what you stand for, or you […]
“Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is.” Romans 12:2 Do not copy the people […]
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 2 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV) “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.” 1 Peter 2:15 (NKJV) I often times hear My […]
“This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to His own holy people. For it has pleased God to tell His people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your […]
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Fear doesn’t come from Me. Fear is one of the weapons used by My enemy to keep My beloved paralysed and unable to fulfil their destinies. He doesn’t want them to operate in the […]
“Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 “He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His title was the Word of God. On His robe and thigh was written this title: King of kings and Lord of lords.” Revelation […]
“…the church is His body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with His presence.” Ephesians 1:23 “Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.” Colossians 3:2 You are not part of this world. You are part of Mine. My world is not like the world […]
This is the beginning of a new year, 2024 and what a privilege it is to be able to experience it. What a privilege to experience life! God has wonderful things planned for us for this year and we can all wait in anticipation of it! God wants to lead us all into the special […]
Christmas, what a wonderful time of the year to celebrate the coming of our Savior, the One who came to reconcile us with God the Father. He came so that light can return to the earth and so that we can be overcomers alongside Him. The epistle of John tells us clearly that we are […]
“But people who aren’t Christians can’t understand these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 “But the spirit who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him.” 1 Corinthians 6:17 Spirit connects with Spirit. […]
“….God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.” Ephesians 1:4 “….He has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault.” Colossians 1:22 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, Who […]
Yonatan looked back at the globe and as he looked intently and with concentration he could see a few lights walking like Jesus on the earth-a few people really dedicated to following Him and allowing Him to work through them. He shook his head as he realized that of the eight billion people only a […]