37. True beauty
Abraham sent his faithful servant, Eliezer, on a mission to his home country to find a wife for Isaac. Abraham wanted a godly wife for his son and sent Eliezer...
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27 January 2016
36. Finding the right person to marry
Abraham was very old by now. But before his death he wanted to make sure that Isaac get the right wife. He realised that the Canaanite women were unbelievers and...
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21 January 2016
35. Reflect God’s light
Sarah died at the ripe age of 127. Abraham mourned for her and wanted to have a proper burial place for her body. He was still a foreigner with no...
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22 October 2015
28. Be God’s witness
Abraham lied and told King Abimelech that Sarah was his sister. King Abimelech then took Sarah to his palace to be with him. But before he could sleep with her,...
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23 July 2015
16. Have faith in God’s promises (1)
Thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael, God appeared to Abram once again. I don’t know about you, but thirteen years is a very long time, even in those days....
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25 June 2015
13. Wait on God’s perfect timing (1)
God promised that Abram will become the father of a great nation. He promised Abram the land and descendants as numerous as the sand on the sea shore and the...
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7 May 2015
6. Keep on believing
Abram obeyed God and moved to Canaan. Once there, he continued to worship God by building two altars for Him. And when his first test of faith came by way...
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19 March 2015
1. Don’t quit
Abram was the son of Terah and they lived in Ur of the Chaldeans. Now Ur was an important city in the ancient world. It was a major urban centre...
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5 March 2015
120. Be a success in God’s eyes
Finally the time had come for Moses’ life to come to an end. He has been a wonderful leader to the nation of Israel. But he was not allowed to...
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20 November 2014
111. Proclaim Jesus as King
Moses is still continuing with his speech and as he is, more and more life lessons are presented to us. Even though this speech is directly for the Israelites, we...
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13 November 2014
110. Don’t be envious
Last week we had a look at God being a jealous God, and righteously so. Because His people tend to wander around looking for earthly gratification, instead of turning to...
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10 October 2014
105. God rules
Moses is recounting the journey of the Israelites to them. And here he tells them something interesting. He recalls the time that they passed by the countries of the Edomites,...
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28 August 2014
100. If God says I can, I can
The Israelites are on the verge of entering into the Promised Land, but before they do, Moses was going to give them a speech. The whole of Deuteronomy records Moses’...
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21 August 2014
99. Reach your full potential
Whilst camping out close to the Jordan river, God gave Moses several instructions to follow once they enter the Promised Land. Moses in turn told Joshua and the leaders as...
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10 July 2014
96. Remember to thank God
As we have seen last week, the Israelites took vengeance on the Midianites and killed all 5 their kings as well as all their men. They totally demolished the tribe,...
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16 April 2014
55. Easter 2014
Easter is a special time of year for all. Not only Christian celebrates it, but in fact the whole world comes to a standstill. Of course they do it for...
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20 February 2014
77. Don’t be jealous of others (1)
The Israelites were camped out in the Wilderness after they didn’t want to obey and follow God into the Promised Land. And there a rebellion started against Moses. Korah was...
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12 February 2014
54. Prayer for South Africa
My children in South Africa, you need to let go of the past. Let go of the pain and let go of regrets. Forgive, learn from mistakes and move on,...
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7 February 2014
76. Don’t become spiritually proud
The Lord sent the Israelites back into the wilderness and there He gave them some further instructions. One of the instructions was very interesting to me. God told them to...
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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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