Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
—2 Corinthians 10:3-5
In our battle against evil, we utilize the spiritual weapons of God, which enable us to discern the truth, protect ourselves, and deliver us into the freedom that victory brings (Ephesians 6:10-19). The devil’s frequent tools are deception, distortion, and death. God’s grace enables us to see through these deceptions and break their deceptive grip on the minds of men and women, freeing them from fear and temptation. God’s power broke the barrier of death and gave us victory in Jesus Christ. And what is our task in this victory march? To obey our Lord and help others to do the same, finding his grace and power sufficient to help us overcome all that we face that could defeat us.
PRAYER
Father, please use us to defeat the power of the evil one, his demonic horde, and his corrupting influence on the lives of people we love and in the leaders of this world. We rebuke the evil one in the name of Jesus and by the power of the blood of the cross and in the empty tomb of the resurrection, where we find our deliverance and victory. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Want alhoewel ons in die wêreld leef, voer ons nie oorlog soos die wêreld nie. Die wapens waarmee ons veg, is nie die wapens van die wêreld nie. Inteendeel, hulle het goddelike krag om vestings te vernietig. Ons vernietig argumente en elke aanstellerigheid wat teen die kennis van God opstel, en ons neem elke gedagte gevange om dit aan Christus gehoorsaam te maak. —2 Korintiërs 10:3-5 In ons stryd teen die bose gebruik ons die geestelike wapens van God, wat ons in staat stel om die waarheid te onderskei, onsself te beskerm en ons te verlos in die vryheid wat oorwinning bring (Efesiërs 6:10-19). Die duiwel se gereelde instrumente is misleiding, verdraaiing en dood. God se genade stel ons in staat om deur hierdie misleidings te sien en hul misleidende greep op die gedagtes van mans en vroue te breek, wat hulle van vrees en versoeking bevry. God se krag het die versperring van die dood gebreek en ons die oorwinning in Jesus Christus gegee. En wat is ons taak in hierdie oorwinningsmars? Om ons Here te gehoorsaam en ander te help om dieselfde te doen, en sy genade en krag voldoende te vind om ons te help om alles te oorkom wat ons in die gesig staar wat ons kan verslaan.
Gebed
Vader, gebruik ons asseblief om die mag van die bose, sy demoniese horde en sy verderflike invloed op die lewens van mense vir wie ons lief is en in die leiers van hierdie wêreld te verslaan. Ons bestraf die bose in die Naam van Jesus en deur die krag van die bloed van die kruis en in die leë graf van die opstanding, waar ons ons verlossing en oorwinning vind. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
In the Psalms, Proverbs, and many other books of the Bible, we find commands to wait on the Lord” like this one: “Wait on the LORD: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say, on the LORD” (Psalm 27:14, KJV). Most modern translations use “wait for the Lord.” To English readers, the idea of waiting on the Lord might seem like a passive exercise, but a closer study reveals that it’s nothing of the sort.
Patient, confident trust in the Lord is the central idea of the exhortation to wait on the Lord. The entire Psalm 27 is a prayer to God for help. It beautifully illustrates the meaning of waiting on the Lord. Throughout the psalm’s eloquent lines, David expresses authentic faith and courageous trust in God, based on his confident expectation that the Lord will rescue and save him in his time of trouble.
First, we see that we can wait on the Lord by trusting in Him. David expressed great confidence in the Lord, who was his light, salvation, and stronghold (Psalm 27:1–2). This kind of dynamic trust dispels fear and despair: “When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident” (verses 2–3).
We can wait on the Lord by seeking Him. David conveyed his trust in the Lord by longing to be with Him, to commune in God’s presence and worship in His temple: “One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple” (Psalm 27:4). In God’s dwelling place, praising and worshiping the Lord, David felt safe and secure: “For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock. Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD” (verses 5–6).
We can wait on the Lord through prayer, as David did in eager expectation of deliverance (Psalm 27:7–14). David asked God for wisdom, direction (verse 11), and protection (verse 12), wholly believing he would “see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living” (verse 13). Those who wait on the Lord can fully expect Him to fulfill their hope: “Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame” (Psalm 25:3, ESV).
Waiting on the Lord involves the confident expectation of a positive result in which we place a great hope. This expectation is based on knowledge of and trust in God. Those who do not know the Lord will not wait on Him; neither will those who fail to trust Him. We must be confident of who God is and what He is capable of doing. Those who wait on the Lord do not lose heart in their prayers: “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” (1 John 5:14). Waiting on the Lord renews our strength (Isaiah 40:31). Waiting on the Lord by trusting, seeking, and praying establishes our faith and brings serenity and stability: “I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him” (Psalm 40:1–3). As this passage affirms, waiting on the Lord is also a testimony to others who will see our faith and, as a result, put their trust in God.
Waiting on the Lord brings God’s blessings: “Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him” (Isaiah 64:4; see also 1 Corinthians 1:7).
Sometimes we might feel as though the Lord does not see or hear us—that He’s not answering our prayers. During these moments, we can put our complete faith and trust in the living God. We can wait on the Lord in eager anticipation, knowing that He is with us and in control of our lives. He will do what He has promised. He will rescue and save us. He is always working for our good, even when we don’t feel Him (Romans 8:28). Through patient, courageous, active trusting, seeking, and prayer, we can learn to wait on the Lord.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
In die Psalms, Spreuke en baie ander boeke van die Bybel vind ons bevele om op die Here te wag” soos hierdie een: “Wag op die HERE; wees vol moed, en Hy sal jou hart sterk maak; wag, sê ek, op die HERE” (Psalm 27:14). Die meeste moderne vertalings gebruik “wag op die Here”. Vir Engelse lesers mag die idee om op die Here te wag dalk soos ‘n passiewe oefening lyk, maar ‘n nadere studie toon dat dit niks van die aard is nie.
Geduldige, vol vertroue in die Here is die sentrale idee van die vermaning om op die Here te wag. Die hele Psalm 27 is ‘n gebed tot God om hulp. Dit illustreer pragtig die betekenis van wag op die Here. Deur die psalm se welsprekende reëls spreek Dawid outentieke geloof en moedige vertroue in God uit, gebaseer op sy vol vertroue dat die Here hom sal red en verlos in sy tyd van benoudheid.
Eerstens sien ons dat ons op die Here kan wag deur op Hom te vertrou. Dawid het groot vertroue in die Here uitgespreek, wat sy lig, redding en vesting was (Psalm 27:1–2). Hierdie soort dinamiese vertroue verdryf vrees en wanhoop: “As die goddelose teen my opkom om my te verslind, is dit my vyande en my teëstanders wat sal struikel en val. Al beleër ‘n leër my, my hart sal nie vrees nie; “Al breek daar oorlog teen my uit, selfs dan sal ek vertroue hê” (verse 2–3).
Ons kan op die Here wag deur Hom te soek. Dawid het sy vertroue in die Here oorgedra deur te verlang om by Hom te wees, om in God se teenwoordigheid te verkeer en in Sy tempel te aanbid: “Een ding vra ek van die HERE, net dit soek ek: dat ek al die dae van my lewe in die huis van die HERE mag woon, om die lieflikheid van die HERE te aanskou en Hom in sy tempel te soek” (Psalm 27:4). In God se woonplek, terwyl hy die Here prys en aanbid, het Dawid veilig en seker gevoel: “Want in die dag van benoudheid sal Hy my wegsteek in sy woning; Hy sal my verberg in die skuilplek van sy heilige tent en my hoog op ‘n rots plaas. Dan sal my hoof verhef word bo die vyande wat my rondom omring; in sy heilige tent sal ek offer met gejuig; “Ek sal sing en musiek maak tot eer van die HERE” (verse 5–6).
Ons kan op die Here wag deur gebed, soos Dawid in gretige verwagting van verlossing gedoen het (Psalm 27:7–14). Dawid het God gevra vir wysheid, leiding (vers 11) en beskerming (vers 12), in die volle geloof dat hy “die goedheid van die HERE sou sien in die land van die lewendes” (vers 13). Diegene wat op die Here wag, kan ten volle verwag dat Hy hulle hoop sal vervul: “Ja, niemand wat op U wag, sal beskaamd staan nie” (Psalm 25:3).
Om op die Here te wag, behels die vertroue in ‘n positiewe resultaat waarin ons ‘n groot hoop plaas. Hierdie verwagting is gebaseer op kennis van en vertroue in God. Diegene wat die Here nie ken nie, sal nie op Hom wag nie; en ook nie diegene wat Hom nie vertrou nie. Ons moet vol vertroue wees in wie God is en wat Hy in staat is om te doen. Diegene wat op die Here wag, verloor nie moed in hulle gebede nie: “Dit is die vertroue wat ons het om tot God te nader: dat as ons enigiets volgens sy wil vra, “Hy hoor ons” (1 Johannes 5:14). Om op die Here te wag, vernuwe ons krag (Jesaja 40:31). Om op die Here te wag deur te vertrou, te soek en te bid, vestig ons geloof en bring kalmte en stabiliteit: “Ek het geduldig op die Here gewag; Hy het na my gedraai en my hulpgeroep gehoor. Hy het my uit die slymerige put, uit die modder en die slyk, opgetrek. Hy het my voete op ‘n rots gestel en my ‘n vaste staanplek gegee. Hy het ‘n nuwe lied in my mond gelê, ‘n loflied tot eer van onse God. “Baie sal die HERE sien en vrees en op Hom vertrou” (Psalm 40:1–3). Soos hierdie gedeelte bevestig, is wag op die Here ook ‘n getuienis vir ander wat ons geloof sal sien en gevolglik hul vertroue in God sal plaas.
Wag op die Here bring God se seëninge: “Van ouds af het niemand gehoor nie, geen oor het dit verneem nie, geen oog het enige God gesien wat optree vir die wat op Hom wag nie” (Jesaja 64:4; sien ook 1 Korintiërs 1:7).
Soms voel ons dalk asof die Here ons nie sien of hoor nie – dat Hy nie ons gebede verhoor nie. Gedurende hierdie oomblikke kan ons ons volle geloof en vertroue in die lewende God plaas. Ons kan in gretige afwagting op die Here wag, wetende dat Hy met ons is en in beheer van ons lewens is. Hy sal doen wat Hy belowe het. Hy sal ons red en verlos. Hy werk altyd vir ons beswil, selfs wanneer ons Hom nie voel nie (Romeine 8:28). Deur geduldige, dapper, aktiewe vertroue, soeke en gebed, ons kan leer om op die Here te wag.
Today’s Devotional
Waiting on God is not only difficult; sometimes it seems impossible. We want things to happen in our own timing, according to our plans. But God doesn’t operate on our schedules, and expecting that He will sets one up for disappointment.
Waiting on God means going without answers to prayer, wondering why the wicked seem to prosper, and having desires delayed and hope deferred. God has a greater perspective of life’s events, and His perspective, plans, and schedules are perfect and holy, because He is perfect and holy. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). If God’s ways are “perfect,” then we can trust that whatever He does—and whatever His timing—is also perfect. When we grasp that fact, waiting on God is not only made less difficult, it actually becomes joyful.
The promises of God are clear on this matter—in waiting on God, we find our strength renewed (Isaiah 40:31). But we are human, and we live in a fast-paced culture that demands everything now. That’s one reason why waiting on God is difficult. Sometimes, the prayers we lift up to the Lord of Hosts are answered immediately, and that encourages us to further trust and confidence. However, sometimes the Lord’s answers are delayed. Over a period of time, the Lord tests our faith, and that’s when we can really struggle. We may even start to wonder whether the Lord is really listening to our prayers.
Waiting on God should not cause the believer to doubt or to worry. The apostle Paul exhorts us to not be anxious about anything (Philippians 4:6). The King James Version translates this as the command to be “careful for nothing.” This means we are not to be full of care over anything; we should be mindful of nothing that might cause concern, except to bring it to God in prayer. Anxiety in the believer suggests a lack of faith, and that grieves the Lord (see Matthew 8:26).
Waiting on God can keep us out of trouble. Abraham had God’s promise of a son through whom the covenant would be fulfilled (Genesis 15:4). Abraham and Sarah tried and waited, but they could have no child. Rather than waiting on God and His timing, they unwisely took matters into their own hands, and Ishmael was the result (Genesis 16).
One divine attribute that will enable us to patiently wait on God is His sovereignty. We can have complete confidence in His total, independent control over every creature, event, and circumstance at every moment in history. Subject to none, influenced by none, and absolutely independent, God does what He pleases, only as He pleases, and always as He pleases. Nothing can stay His hand: “I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please” (Isaiah 46:10). Once we better understand God’s sovereignty, coupled with His goodness, waiting for God to act becomes a matter of a child trusting in his father’s faithfulness, sure of his father’s strength.
Waiting on God is never easy, but we wait in the knowledge that God knows our situation, He cares for our needs, and He is good to the end. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12).
Vandag se Bemoediging
Om op God te wag is nie net moeilik nie; soms lyk dit onmoontlik. Ons wil hê dinge moet op ons eie tyd gebeur, volgens ons planne. Maar God werk nie volgens ons skedules nie, en verwag nie dat Hy dit sal doen nie, en stel ‘n mens op vir teleurstelling.
Om op God te wag beteken om sonder antwoorde op gebed te gaan, te wonder hoekom die goddelose voorspoedig lyk, en om begeertes uit te stel en hoop uitgestel te hê. God het ‘n groter perspektief op die lewensgebeure, en Sy perspektief, planne en skedules is perfek en heilig, want Hy is perfek en heilig. Die psalmis sê vir ons: “Wat God betref, sy weg is perfek” (Psalm 18:30). As God se weë “volmaak” is, dan kan ons vertrou dat wat Hy ook al doen – en wat ook al sy tydsberekening is – ook perfek is. Wanneer ons daardie feit begryp, word dit nie net minder moeilik om op God te wag nie, dit word eintlik vreugdevol.
Die beloftes van God is duidelik oor hierdie saak – deur op God te wag, vind ons ons krag hernu (Jesaja 40:31). Maar ons is menslik, en ons leef in ‘n vinnige kultuur wat alles nou eis. Dit is een rede waarom dit moeilik is om op God te wag. Soms word die gebede wat ons tot die Here van die Leërskare ophef onmiddellik beantwoord, en dit moedig ons aan tot verdere vertroue en vertroue. Soms word die Here se antwoorde egter vertraag. Met verloop van tyd toets die Here ons geloof, en dit is wanneer ons regtig kan sukkel. Ons kan selfs begin wonder of die Here werklik na ons gebede luister.
Om op God te wag, moet die gelowige nie laat twyfel of bekommerd wees nie. Die apostel Paulus vermaan ons om oor niks bekommerd te wees nie (Filippense 4:6). Die King James-vertaling vertaal dit as die bevel om “oor niks besorg te wees nie”. Dit beteken dat ons nie vol bekommernis oor enigiets moet wees nie; ons moet bedag wees op niks wat kommer kan veroorsaak nie, behalwe om dit in gebed na God te bring. Angs in die gelowige dui op ‘n gebrek aan geloof, en dit bedroef die Here (sien Matteus 8:26).
Om op God te wag, kan ons uit die moeilikheid hou. Abraham het God se belofte van ‘n seun gehad deur wie die verbond vervul sou word (Genesis 15:4). Abraham en Sara het probeer en gewag, maar hulle kon geen kind hê nie. Eerder as om op God en Sy tydsberekening te wag, het hulle onverstandig sake in eie hande geneem, en Ismael was die gevolg (Genesis 16).
Een goddelike eienskap wat ons in staat sal stel om geduldig op God te wag, is Sy soewereiniteit. Ons kan volkome vertroue hê in Sy totale, onafhanklike beheer oor elke skepsel, gebeurtenis en omstandigheid op elke oomblik in die geskiedenis. Onderworpe aan niemand, beïnvloed deur niemand, en absoluut onafhanklik, doen God wat Hy wil, net soos Hy wil, en altyd soos Hy wil. Niks kan Sy hand keer nie: “Ek maak die einde bekend van die begin af, van die ou tyd af, wat nog kom. Ek sê: My besluit sal standhou, en Ek sal doen alles wat My behaag” (Jesaja 46:10). Sodra ons God se soewereiniteit beter verstaan, tesame met Sy goedheid, word die wag vir God om op te tree ‘n saak van ‘n kind wat vertrou op sy vader se getrouheid, seker van sy vader se krag.
Om op God te wag is nooit maklik nie, maar ons wag in die wete dat God ons situasie ken, Hy sorg vir ons behoeftes, en Hy is goed tot die einde toe. “’n Uitgestelde hoop maak die hart siek, maar ’n verlange wat vervul word, is ’n lewensboom” (Spreuke 13:12).
The Collectors of Manna – Women of the Word // Gaarders van Manna – Vroue van die woord
Dilize Light has Managed a TruLight Ladies Group on Telegram for the Past 6 Years and from Today . she will be Sharing her Manna with the Ladies in The TruLight Daily Manna Platform . Dilize is the only Daughter of Pastor Dirk and has been part of the Ministry since the age of 11 . Dilize is also the Radio Host for the Popular TruLight Top 10 that airs on TruLight Radio XM saturdays at 17h00′
Dilize Light bestuur die afgelope 6 jaar ‘n TruLight Damesgroep op Telegram en van vandag af sal sy haar Manna met die Dames deel op die TruLight Daaglikse Manna-platform. Dilize is die enigste dogter van Pastoor Dirk en is deel van die bediening sedert die ouderdom van 11. Dilize is ook die radio-aanbieder vir die gewilde TruLight Top 10 wat Saterdae om 17:00 op TruLight Radio XM uitgesaai word.
‘N Geur En ‘N Brief:
Elke keer as ek naby ‘n roosbos of ‘n ruiker blomme kom, kan ek nie die versoeking weerstaan om ‘n blom te ruik nie. Die soet aroma lig my hart op en wek goeie gevoelens in my op. Die Apostel Paulus het eeue gelede aan die Christene in Korinte geskryf dat omdat ons aan Christus behoort, God ons gebruik om die aroma van die kennis van Hom oral te versprei (2 Vir 2:14). Deur Sy krag kan ons ‘n oorwinnende lewe lei, ons selfsug verruil vir Sy liefde en vriendelikheid en die goedheid van Sy verlossing verkondig. Wanneer ons dit doen, is ons inderdaad ‘n soet geur vir God. Paulus skakel dan oor na ‘n tweede beeld, waar hy Christene as ‘n brief van Christus onderskei (3:3). Die letter van ons lewens word nie met gewone ink geskryf nie, maar deur die gees van God. God verander ons deur Sy woord op ons harte te skryf sodat ander dit kan lees. Beide woordbeelde moedig ons aan om die skoonheid van Christus in ons te laat sien sodat ons mense na Hom kan wys. Hy is die Een wat, soos Paulus in Efesiërs 5:2 geskryf het, ons liefgehad het en Homself oorgegee het as ‘n geurige offer en offer aan God.
Ons dade spreek harder as ons woorde.
A Fragrance And A Letter:
Every time I come near a rose bush or a bouquet of flowers, I can’t resist the temptation to smell a flower. The sweet aroma lifts my heart and stirs up good feelings within me. The Apostle Paul wrote centuries ago to the Christians in Corinth that because we belong to Christ, God uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of Him everywhere (2 Cor 2:14). Through His power, we can live victorious lives, exchanging our selfishness for His love and kindness and proclaiming the goodness of His salvation. When we do this, we are indeed a sweet aroma to God. Paul then switches to a second image, where he distinguishes Christians as a letter from Christ (3:3). The letter of our lives is not written with ordinary ink, but by the spirit of God. God changes us by writing His word on our hearts for others to read. Both word pictures encourage us to show the beauty of Christ within us so that we can point people to Him. He is the One who, as Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:2, loved us and gave Himself up as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Our actions speak louder than our words.
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TruLight TV – God’s Control in the Face of Stress
What’s the definition of “courage”? It’s not the absence of fear. It’s something that has to do with how we treat others. Watch today’s video to learn the real definition and how to live it out every day. Our sermon today from Dr. Charles Stanley is “Confidence in the Midst of Distress”. Stress is a pressure we feel that can lead to a state of deep anxiety or distress. So how do we cope with stress? We are to ‘cease striving’ and know that God is in control. And later, a testimony from the Baghdad Boys: After enduring pain, abuse, and hunger in Iraq, the Baghdad Boys fled to the United States, but it wasn’t until they met Jesus that things really changed.
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6:00 Wake up with the Lord
8:15 Principals of Living
9:15 Hope of the Heart
10:15 Dacus Report
11:15 Growing Hope
12:15 Unshackled
13:15 Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram
14:00 Knowing Jesus Christ
15:15 Live in the Light
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18:00 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
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