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Doubt is an experience common to all people. Even those with faith in God struggle with doubt on occasion and say with the man in Mark 9, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (verse 24). Some people are hindered greatly by doubt; some see it as a springboard to life; and others see it as an obstacle to be overcome. The Bible has something to say about the cause of doubt and provides examples of people who struggled with it.
Classical humanism says that doubt, while uncomfortable, is absolutely essential for life. René Descartes said, “If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” This is similar to what the founder of Buddhism said: “Doubt everything. Find your own light.” If we take their advice, we would have to doubt what they said, which seems rather contradictory. Instead of taking the advice of skeptics and false teachers, we will see what the Bible has to say.
A working definition of doubt is “to lack confidence, to consider unlikely.” The very first expression of doubt in the Bible is in Genesis 3, when Satan tempted Eve. God had given a clear command regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and had specified the consequence of disobedience. Satan introduced doubt into Eve’s mind when he asked, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” He wanted her to lack confidence in God’s command. When she affirmed God’s command, including the consequences, Satan replied with a denial, which is a stronger statement of doubt: “You will not surely die.” Doubt is a tool of Satan to make us lack confidence in God’s Word and consider His judgment unlikely.
Lest we think that we can lay all of the blame on Satan, the Bible clearly holds us accountable for our own doubts. When Zechariah was visited by the angel of the Lord and told that he would have a son (Luke 1:11-17), he doubted the word given to him. He logically assumed that he and his wife were too old to have children, and in response to his doubt, the angel said he would be mute until the day God’s promise was fulfilled (Luke 1:18-20). Zechariah doubted God’s ability to overcome natural obstacles – many people today share the same doubt. Any time we allow human reason to overshadow faith in God, sinful doubt is the result. No matter how logical our reasons may seem, God has made foolish the wisdom of the world (1 Corinthians 1:20), and His seemingly foolish plans are far wiser than man’s. Faith is trusting God even when His plan goes against human reason or experience.
Contrary to the humanistic view that doubt is essential to life, the Bible says that doubt is a destroyer of life. James 1:5-8 tells us that when we ask God for wisdom, we are to ask in faith, without doubt. If we doubt God’s ability to respond to our request, what would be the point of asking in the first place? God says that if we doubt while we ask, we will not receive anything from Him, because we are unstable. “He who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind” (James 1:6).
The remedy for doubt is faith, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). God gave us the Bible as a testimony of His works in the past, so we will have a reason to trust Him in the present. “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago” (Psalm 77:11). In order for us to have faith in God, we must study to know what He has said. Once we have an understanding of what God has done in the past, what He has promised us for the present, and what we can expect from Him in the future, we are able to act in faith instead of doubt.
The most famous doubter in the Bible was Thomas, who declared that he would not believe that the Lord was resurrected unless he could see and touch Jesus himself (John 20:25-29). When he later saw Jesus and believed, he received the gentle rebuke, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” We can have confidence even in the things we cannot see, because God has proven Himself faithful, true, and able.
Twyfel is ‘n ervaring wat algemeen is vir alle mense. Selfs diegene met geloof in God sukkel soms met twyfel en sê saam met die man in Markus 9: “Ek glo wel; help my om my ongeloof te oorkom!” (vers 24). Sommige mense word grootliks deur twyfel belemmer; sommige sien dit as ‘n springplank na die lewe; en ander sien dit as ‘n hindernis wat oorkom moet word. Die Bybel het iets te sê oor die oorsaak van twyfel en gee voorbeelde van mense wat daarmee gesukkel het.
Klassieke humanisme sê dat twyfel, hoewel ongemaklik, absoluut noodsaaklik is vir die lewe. René Descartes het gesê: “As jy ‘n ware soeker na waarheid wil wees, is dit nodig dat jy ten minste een keer in jou lewe, sover moontlik, aan alle dinge twyfel.” Dit is soortgelyk aan wat die stigter van Boeddhisme gesê het: “Twyfel aan alles. Vind jou eie lig.” As ons hul raad volg, sal ons moet twyfel aan wat hulle gesê het, wat nogal teenstrydig lyk. In plaas daarvan om die raad van skeptici en valse leraars te volg, sal ons sien wat die Bybel te sê het.
‘n Werkende definisie van twyfel is “om nie selfvertroue te hê nie, om onwaarskynlik te ag.” Die heel eerste uitdrukking van twyfel in die Bybel is in Genesis 3, toe Satan Eva versoek het. God het ‘n duidelike bevel gegee aangaande die boom van die kennis van goed en kwaad en het die gevolg van ongehoorsaamheid gespesifiseer. Satan het twyfel in Eva se gedagtes gebring toe hy gevra het: “Het God werklik gesê: Julle mag van geen boom in die tuin eet nie?” Hy wou hê dat sy geen vertroue in God se bevel moes hê nie. Toe sy God se bevel bevestig het, insluitend die gevolge, het Satan geantwoord met ‘n ontkenning, wat ‘n sterker stelling van twyfel is: “Julle sal gewis nie sterwe nie.” Twyfel is ‘n instrument van Satan om ons ‘n gebrek aan vertroue in God se Woord te laat hê en Sy oordeel as onwaarskynlik te beskou.
Sodat ons nie dink dat ons al die skuld op Satan kan plaas nie, hou die Bybel ons duidelik verantwoordelik vir ons eie twyfel. Toe Sagaria deur die engel van die Here besoek is en meegedeel is dat hy ‘n seun sou hê (Lukas 1:11-17), het hy die woord wat aan hom gegee is, betwyfel. Hy het logies aangeneem dat hy en sy vrou te oud was om kinders te hê, en in reaksie op sy twyfel het die engel gesê dat hy stom sou wees tot die dag dat God se belofte vervul sou word (Lukas 1:18-20). Sagaria het God se vermoë om natuurlike struikelblokke te oorkom betwyfel – baie mense deel vandag dieselfde twyfel. Elke keer as ons toelaat dat menslike rede geloof in God oorskadu, is sondige twyfel die gevolg. Maak nie saak hoe logies ons redes mag lyk nie, God het die wysheid van die wêreld dwaas gemaak (1 Korintiërs 1:20), en Sy oënskynlik dwase planne is baie wyser as dié van die mens. Geloof is om God te vertrou, selfs wanneer Sy plan teen menslike rede of ervaring indruis.
In teenstelling met die humanistiese siening dat twyfel noodsaaklik is vir die lewe, sê die Bybel dat twyfel ‘n vernietiger van die lewe is. Jakobus 1:5-8 sê vir ons dat wanneer ons God om wysheid vra, ons in geloof moet vra, sonder twyfel. As ons God se vermoë om op ons versoek te reageer, betwyfel, wat sou die punt wees om in die eerste plek te vra? God sê dat as ons twyfel terwyl ons vra, ons niks van Hom sal ontvang nie, want ons is onstabiel. “Hy wat twyfel, is soos ‘n golf van die see wat deur die wind gewaai en heen en weer geslinger word” (Jakobus 1:6).
Die middel vir twyfel is geloof, en geloof kom deur die Woord van God te hoor (Romeine 10:17). God het vir ons die Bybel gegee as ‘n getuienis van Sy werke in die verlede, sodat ons ‘n rede sal hê om Hom in die hede te vertrou. “Ek sal dink aan die dade van die HERE; ja, ek sal dink aan u wonders van lank gelede” (Psalm 77:11). Om geloof in God te hê, moet ons bestudeer om te weet wat Hy gesê het. Sodra ons ‘n begrip het van wat God in die verlede gedoen het, wat Hy ons vir die hede belowe het, en wat ons van Hom in die toekoms kan verwag, kan ons in geloof optree in plaas van twyfel.
Die bekendste twyfelaar in die Bybel was Thomas, wat verklaar het dat hy nie sou glo dat die Here opgestaan het tensy hy Jesus self kon sien en aanraak nie (Johannes 20:25-29). Toe hy later Jesus sien en glo, het hy die sagte teregwysing ontvang: “Omdat jy My gesien het, het jy geglo? Geseënd is die wat nie gesien het nie en tog geglo het.” Hebreërs 11:1 sê: “Geloof is die vaste vertroue op die dinge wat ons hoop, die bewys van die dinge wat ons nie sien nie.” Ons kan vertroue hê selfs in die dinge wat ons nie kan sien nie, want God het Homself getrou, waaragtig en bekwaam bewys.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Psalm 119:130
Prayer
Lord , Thank You for Your Given Word = The Bible . Thanks that You gave it to our Simple People to Understand . Thank You for Your Light that Shines from with In the Bible . Every Morning when we Open the TruLight Daily Manna , Our Dark world Becomes a Brilliant Light filled Place to be . Thank You for Your True Light Daily Manna , we Pray in Jesus name . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Die opening van u woorde gee lig; dit gee verstand aan die eenvoudiges.
Psalm 119:130
Gebed
Here, dankie vir u gegewe Woord = Die Bybel. Dankie dat U dit aan ons eenvoudige mense gegee het om te verstaan. Dankie vir u lig wat uit die Bybel skyn. Elke oggend wanneer ons die TruLight Daaglikse Manna oopmaak, word ons donker wêreld ‘n briljante lig vervulde plek om te wees. Dankie vir u ware lig daaglikse Manna, ons bid in Jesus se naam. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
When we find ourselves doubting something, there is a sense of uncertainty, not knowing if the thing is true or false. The Bible likens this attitude to “double-mindedness” (James 1:6–8). Double-minded thinking results in a person’s beliefs always changing, never coming to a determined conviction. A mind that constantly doubts Jesus and what He teaches will never be at peace because, like a ship in the middle of a storm, it is tossed to and fro with no hope of rest.
Doubting Jesus and faith are in direct opposition. Hebrews 11:1 states, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” When Christians have a healthy faith, they have “assurance” and “conviction.” They are sure of faith’s object, even though they have not seen the evidence with their eyes.
Jesus said all believers must become “like children” in order to inherit the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18:3). Childlike faith differs from a doubting faith in that children are trusting and ready to receive whatever they ask for without questions or fear. When a parent makes a promise, a child naturally believes. He does not worry about whether or not the parent will follow through (unless the parent has made a habit of deceit or unreliability). Even when parents tell absurdities like tales of the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny, how readily a child believes! Perhaps the child’s faith is partly because he wants to believe such wondrous things, but it is mostly because he easily trusts the parent. When a child lays his head down to sleep, he doesn’t worry or fret or become anxious about what tomorrow will bring; his sleep is sound and deep. Jesus wants us to trust Him with the heart of a child and without the skepticism of an adult.
So how does a Christian become childlike in faith and stop doubting Jesus? First of all, by remembering God is our Heavenly Father (John 1:12; Romans 8:15). God wants to be known to His children as a loving, compassionate, ever-present, never-wavering parent (1 John 3:1). The Bible calls believers God’s “sons” (meaning daughters also) numerous times (e.g., Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:14; Galatians 4:7). If Christians know they are children of God, having been adopted into His family, it ought to help them gain the childlike faith Jesus spoke of. Our Father in heaven desires to “give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). The best thing to know about God as Father is that He is perfect, with none of the sinful shortcomings that accompany human parenthood. All of God’s attributes are perfect, and, even when He disciplines His children, it’s because He loves them (Hebrews 12:6–8).
Second, consider who Jesus is: the express revelation of God Himself (Hebrews 1:3; John 14:9–11). “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me,” Jesus said (John 14:1). Jesus’ trustworthiness was validated by the testimony of the Father (John 8:18) and confirmed by the miracles He did (John 14:11).
Third, in order to stop doubting Jesus, a Christian must constantly recall the cross (Hebrews 12:2). When a believer meditates on what Christ did as our Redeemer, he will see how deep and strong Jesus’ love is for His sheep (John 10:11; Ephesians 3:17–19). If Jesus was willing to go to the cross and die a horrible death on our behalf, would He withhold anything else that would be good for us (see Psalm 84:11)?
The natural mind tends to doubt and fear and question what the Bible says rather than simply believe. To overcome doubt, a Christian should continually seek God through Bible study and prayer. He should commit to a local body of believers to be fed by biblical preaching and have fellowship with like-minded believers. In this way, the doubtful mind can and will become increasingly stable, Jesus-focused, and able to find peace (Isaiah 26:3).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Wanneer ons onsself bevind dat ons aan iets twyfel, is daar ‘n gevoel van onsekerheid, om nie te weet of die ding waar of vals is nie. Die Bybel vergelyk hierdie houding met “dubbeldenkende denke” (Jakobus 1:6–8). Dubbeldenkende denke lei daartoe dat ‘n persoon se oortuigings voortdurend verander en nooit tot ‘n vasberade oortuiging kom nie. ‘n Gees wat voortdurend aan Jesus en wat Hy leer, twyfel, sal nooit in vrede wees nie, want soos ‘n skip in die middel van ‘n storm word dit heen en weer geslinger sonder hoop op rus.
Twyfel aan Jesus en geloof is in direkte teenoorstelling. Hebreërs 11:1 sê: “Geloof is die versekering van die dinge wat ons hoop, die oortuiging van die dinge wat ons nie sien nie.” Wanneer Christene ‘n gesonde geloof het, het hulle “versekering” en “oortuiging”. Hulle is seker van die doel van die geloof, al het hulle nie die bewyse met hulle oë gesien nie.
Jesus het gesê alle gelowiges moet “soos kinders” word om die koninkryk van die hemele te beërwe (Matteus 18:3). Kinderlike geloof verskil van ‘n twyfelende geloof deurdat kinders vertrouend is en gereed is om te ontvang wat hulle ook al vra sonder vrae of vrees. Wanneer ‘n ouer ‘n belofte maak, glo ‘n kind natuurlik. Hy bekommer hom nie of die ouer dit sal nakom nie (tensy die ouer ‘n gewoonte van bedrog of onbetroubaarheid gemaak het). Selfs wanneer ouers absurditeite soos verhale van die tandefee en die Paashaas vertel, hoe geredelik glo ‘n kind! Miskien is die kind se geloof deels omdat hy sulke wonderlike dinge wil glo, maar dit is meestal omdat hy die ouer maklik vertrou. Wanneer ‘n kind sy kop neerlê om te slaap, bekommer of tob hy nie of raak hy angstig oor wat môre sal bring nie; sy slaap is vas en diep. Jesus wil hê ons moet Hom vertrou met die hart van ‘n kind en sonder die skeptisisme van ‘n volwassene.
So hoe word ‘n Christen kinderlik in geloof en hou op om aan Jesus te twyfel? Eerstens, deur te onthou dat God ons Hemelse Vader is (Johannes 1:12; Romeine 8:15). God wil aan Sy kinders bekend staan as ‘n liefdevolle, medelydende, altyd teenwoordige, nooit-wankelbare ouer (1 Johannes 3:1). Die Bybel noem gelowiges God se “seuns” (wat ook dogters beteken) talle kere (bv. Efesiërs 1:5; Romeine 8:14; Galasiërs 4:7). As Christene weet dat hulle kinders van God is, omdat hulle in Sy familie aangeneem is, behoort dit hulle te help om die kinderlike geloof te verkry waarvan Jesus gepraat het. Ons Vader in die hemel begeer om “goeie dinge te gee aan die wat Hom bid!” (Matteus 7:11). Die beste ding om van God as Vader te weet, is dat Hy perfek is, sonder enige van die sondige tekortkominge wat met menslike ouerskap gepaardgaan. Al God se eienskappe is perfek, en selfs wanneer Hy Sy kinders dissiplineer, is dit omdat Hy hulle liefhet (Hebreërs 12:6-8).
Tweedens, oorweeg wie Jesus is: die uitdruklike openbaring van God self (Hebreërs 1:3; Johannes 14:9-11). “Laat julle harte nie ontsteld word nie. Glo in God; glo ook in My,” het Jesus gesê (Johannes 14:1). Jesus se betroubaarheid is bekragtig deur die getuienis van die Vader (Johannes 8:18) en bevestig deur die wonderwerke wat Hy gedoen het (Johannes 14:11).
Derdens, om op te hou om aan Jesus te twyfel, moet ‘n Christen voortdurend die kruis onthou (Hebreërs 12:2). Wanneer ‘n gelowige mediteer oor wat Christus as ons Verlosser gedoen het, sal hy sien hoe diep en sterk Jesus se liefde vir Sy skape is (Johannes 10:11; Efesiërs 3:17–19). As Jesus bereid was om na die kruis te gaan en ‘n verskriklike dood namens ons te sterf, sou Hy enigiets anders terughou wat goed vir ons sou wees (sien Psalm 84:11)?
Die natuurlike verstand is geneig om te twyfel en te vrees en te bevraagteken wat die Bybel sê eerder as om bloot te glo. Om twyfel te oorkom, moet ‘n Christen God voortdurend soek deur Bybelstudie en gebed. Hy moet hom verbind tot ‘n plaaslike liggaam van gelowiges om gevoed te word deur Bybelse prediking en gemeenskap te hê met eendersdenkende gelowiges. Op hierdie manier kan en sal die twyfelagtige gemoed toenemend stabiel, Jesus-gefokus en in staat wees om vrede te vind (Jesaja 26:3).
Today’s Devotional
There are two primary ways Christians can stop doubting God. The first is reading the Bible. In order to stop doubting, trust must be built. But it is hard to trust a stranger, or even an occasional acquaintance. When salvation occurs and the Holy Spirit takes up residence in one’s heart, it is just the beginning of a lifelong journey (and beyond) of getting to know God. The primary way of knowing God is reading the Bible. One thing that the Bible makes abundantly clear is that God is faithful, trustworthy, and good. As we fill our minds with the proofs of God’s power and love through history, we are better able to overcome doubt. “Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ” (Romans 10:17).
The Bible is unique because it is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16), which means the words on the pages may look ordinary but they are inspired by the Holy Spirit. God’s Word even “judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). Bible reading encourages us (Romans 15:4), satisfies and sustains us (Matthew 4:4), and guides us through life better than any GPS (Psalm 119:105). The Bible simultaneously reveals God to us—what He is like, what He loves, and what He hates. And the more a believer learns about the person of God, the more his faith will increase—and the less he will doubt.
The second way Christians can stop doubting God is prayer. Prayer may be the most difficult discipline to develop in the believer’s life, but it is also the most rewarding. Our reading of Scripture should prompt our praying. In Daniel 9:2–3, we read, “I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.” In other words, Daniel knew from Scripture that God was going to end Israel’s captivity, and that knowledge spurred him to pray. Why did Daniel pray for what he already knew would happen? Because Daniel knew that God uses the prayers of His people in the working out of His eternal purposes. If God is so benevolent that He would allow us such an important place in His plan for this world, surely we can trust Him to hear our prayers and answer them.
Not only does God hear our prayers, but whatever we ask in accordance with His will shall come to pass (Luke 11:9–13). In the words of Andrew Murray, “Let no delay shake our faith. Of faith it holds good: first the blade, then the ear, then the full corn in the ear. Each believing prayer brings a step nearer the final victory. Each believing prayer helps to ripen the fruit and bring us nearer to it; it fills up the measure of prayer and faith known to God alone; it conquers the hindrances in the unseen world; it hastens the end.”
Our prayers should be made daily, in a quiet place with no distractions. It’s good to keep a prayer journal. There’s no need to write down every detail of your prayers, but do write some of your petitions, and, when God answers, write that down also. It won’t be long before you have a bona fide record of how God supernaturally speaks into the lives of His children through answered prayer. This can be a tremendous help in overcoming doubt.
God doesn’t want His people to doubt Him; He wants them to be confident in His love, watchfulness, and protection. Do not hesitate to call to Him; He has promised to answer (Jeremiah 33:3).
Vandag se Bemoediging
Daar is twee primêre maniere waarop Christene kan ophou om aan God te twyfel. Die eerste is om die Bybel te lees. Om op te hou om te twyfel, moet vertroue gebou word. Maar dit is moeilik om ‘n vreemdeling, of selfs ‘n af en toe kennis te vertrou. Wanneer verlossing plaasvind en die Heilige Gees in ‘n mens se hart woon, is dit net die begin van ‘n lewenslange reis (en verder) om God te leer ken. Die primêre manier om God te ken, is om die Bybel te lees. Een ding wat die Bybel baie duidelik maak, is dat God getrou, betroubaar en goed is. Soos ons ons gedagtes vul met die bewyse van God se krag en liefde deur die geskiedenis, is ons beter in staat om twyfel te oorkom. “Die geloof kom uit die gehoor van die woord, en die woord word gehoor deur die woord van Christus” (Romeine 10:17).
Die Bybel is uniek omdat dit deur God ingegee is (2 Timoteus 3:16), wat beteken dat die woorde op die bladsye dalk gewoon lyk, maar hulle is deur die Heilige Gees geïnspireer. God se Woord “oordeel selfs die gedagtes en gesindhede van die hart” (Hebreërs 4:12). Bybellees bemoedig ons (Romeine 15:4), bevredig en onderhou ons (Matteus 4:4), en lei ons beter deur die lewe as enige GPS (Psalm 119:105). Die Bybel openbaar God gelyktydig aan ons – hoe Hy is, wat Hy liefhet en wat Hy haat. En hoe meer ‘n gelowige oor die persoon van God leer, hoe meer sal sy geloof toeneem – en hoe minder sal hy twyfel.
Die tweede manier waarop Christene kan ophou om aan God te twyfel, is gebed. Gebed is dalk die moeilikste dissipline om in die gelowige se lewe te ontwikkel, maar dit is ook die mees lonende. Ons lees van die Skrif behoort ons gebed aan te spoor. In Daniël 9:2–3 lees ons: “Ek, Daniël, het uit die Skrif verstaan, volgens die woord van die Here wat aan die profeet Jeremia gegee is, dat die verwoesting van Jerusalem sewentig jaar sou duur. Toe het ek my tot die Here God gewend en Hom gesmeek met gebed en smeking, met vas en in sak en as.” Met ander woorde, Daniël het uit die Skrif geweet dat God Israel se ballingskap sou beëindig, en daardie kennis het hom aangespoor om te bid. Waarom het Daniël gebid vir wat hy reeds geweet het sou gebeur? Omdat Daniël geweet het dat God die gebede van Sy mense gebruik in die uitwerking van Sy ewige voornemens. As God so welwillend is dat Hy ons so ‘n belangrike plek in Sy plan vir hierdie wêreld sou toelaat, kan ons Hom sekerlik vertrou om ons gebede te hoor en te beantwoord.
Nie net hoor God ons gebede nie, maar wat ons ook al vra in ooreenstemming met Sy wil, sal gebeur (Lukas 11:9–13). In die woorde van Andrew Murray: “Laat geen uitstel ons geloof skud nie. Van geloof hou dit stand: eers die halm, dan die aar, dan die volle koring in die aar. Elke gelowige gebed bring ‘n stap nader aan die finale oorwinning. Elke gelowige gebed help om die vrugte te laat ryp word en ons nader daaraan te bring; dit vul die maat van gebed en geloof wat aan God alleen bekend is; dit oorwin die hindernisse in die onsigbare wêreld; dit verhaas die einde.”
Ons gebede moet daagliks gedoen word, in ‘n stil plek sonder afleidings. Dit is goed om ‘n gebedsjoernaal te hou. Dit is nie nodig om elke detail van jou gebede neer te skryf nie, maar skryf gerus sommige van jou versoeke neer, en wanneer God antwoord, skryf dit ook neer. Dit sal nie lank duur voordat jy ‘n bona fide rekord het van hoe God bonatuurlik in die lewens van Sy kinders spreek deur antwoorde op gebed nie. Dit kan ‘n geweldige hulp wees om twyfel te oorkom.
God wil nie hê Sy mense moet aan Hom twyfel nie; Hy wil hê hulle moet vertroue hê in Sy liefde, waaksaamheid en beskerming. Moenie huiwer om Hom aan te roep nie; Hy het belowe om te antwoord (Jeremia 33:3).
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.
Goddelike Afwykings:
Ek is so geneig om aan my gewoontes en optredes vas te hou, dat enigiets wat my van my roetines en planne weglei, baie irriterend kan wees. En erger nog, die afwykings wat in die lewe plaasvind, kan soms pynlik en onstellend wees. Maar God wat gesê het, “My gedagtes is nie julle gedagtes nie, en julle optrede nie soos myne nie ( Jes 55:8 ) het soms nodig om in ons lewens in te gryp, om meer in ons te bereik, as wat die geval sou gewees het as ons by ons oorspronklike planne gebly het.
Dink maar net aan Josef. God het hom na Egipte geneem om hom voor te berei om later God se volk van hongersnood te red. Of aan Moses, hy wat vanuit die luukse omstandighede in Farao se huis weggeneem is, om God in die wildernis te ontmoet, in voorbereiding om God se volk later na die Beloofde land te lei. Of dink aan Josef en Maria in wie se lewens God se ingrype die mees dramaties was. Maria sou ń Kindjie in die lewe bring en hierdie Kind sou ” Jesus ” genoem word en Hy sou sy volk van hulle sondes verlos ( Matt 1:21 ). Josef het in God se groter plan geglo, homself aan die veranderde omstandighede onderwerp en in gehoorsaamheid die Kindjie Jesus genoem ( vs 25 ). Die res is wonderlike geskiedenis !
Ons kan God vertrou vir die groter planne wat Hy vir ons het, want Hy is besig om ń veel beter werk in ons lewens te doen !
Here, maak ons gewillig om ons planne te verander om by U s’n aan te pas. U het groter dinge vir ons in gedagte as wat ons ooit kan droom. Help ons om geduldig te wag, sodat U u wil in ons lewens kan doen.
Laat God jou treë rig… of wysig, net soos Hy wil.
Divine Deviations:
I am so prone to clinging to my habits and actions that anything that distracts me from my routines and plans can be very irritating. And worse, the deviations that occur in life can sometimes be painful and unsettling. But God, who said, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways” (Isaiah 55:8), sometimes needs to intervene in our lives, to accomplish more in us than would have been the case if we had stuck to our original plans.
Just think of Joseph. God took him to Egypt to prepare him to later save God’s people from famine. Or of Moses, who was taken from the luxurious circumstances of Pharaoh’s house to meet God in the wilderness, in preparation to later lead God’s people to the Promised Land. Or think of Joseph and Mary in whose lives God’s interventions were most dramatic. Mary would give birth to a Baby and this Baby would be called “Jesus” and He would save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). Joseph believed in God’s greater plan, submitted himself to the changed circumstances and in obedience named the Baby Jesus (vs 25). The rest is wonderful history!
We can trust God trust in the bigger plans He has for us, because He is doing a much better job in our lives!
Lord, make us willing to change our plans to fit Yours. You have bigger things in mind for us than we could ever dream. Help us to wait patiently, so that You can do Your will in our lives.
Let God direct your steps… or change them, as He wills.
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Bible Prophecy in the News
Sea of Galilee Turns Red—A Natural Phenomenon with Biblical Echoes and Prophetic Implications
Recently, curious red patches have emerged on the surface of the Sea of Galilee amid a sharp decline in water levels following an unusually dry winter.
PASTOR DIRK SAYS .
Water turning red is not Bible Prophecy fulfillment . The Bible says , The Sea and Fresh water will Turn like Stale Dead Blood .
Rev 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
Rev 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Rev 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
US House members ask Marco Rubio to bar Turkey from rejoining F-35 program
Turkey also Called ” the house of Togarmah of the north quarters ” in The Bible , a Member of Gog and Magog
Eze 38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
The group of signatories, spanning both parties, stressed that Turkey still possesses the Russian weapons systems and has shown “no willingness to comply with US law.”
A bipartisan coalition of more than 40 US lawmakers is pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prevent Turkey from rejoining the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, citing ongoing national security concerns and violations of US law.
Members of Congress on Thursday warned that lifting existing sanctions or readmitting Turkey to the US F-35 fifth-generation fighter program would “jeopardize the integrity of F-35 systems” and risk exposing sensitive US military technology to Russia.
The letter pointed to Ankara’s 2017 purchase of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system, despite repeated US warnings, as the central reason Turkey was expelled from the multibillion-dollar fighter jet program in 2019.
“The S-400 poses a direct threat to US aircraft, including the F-16 and F-35,” the lawmakers wrote. “If operated alongside these platforms, it risks exposing sensitive military technology to Russian intelligence.”
Signs of the Times
USA and ISRAEL KILLING UNWANTED PEOPLE LEFT , RIGHT AND CENTER !!
What if Your as UN Semantic Christian becomes their Next Target ???
Top Iranian nuclear scientists go into hiding to avoid assassination by Israel
Iran has sent its top nuclear scientists into hiding to avoid Israeli assassinations.
During the 12-day war, Israel killed more than 19 key Iranian nuclear scientists, a move that significantly set back Iran’s nuclear program.
Israel has made clear its intention to continue to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists.
Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iranian strategic desk in Israeli Defense Intelligence, told the Telegraph: “Those who are left will be at the forefront of any Iranian attempt to reach a nuclear bomb; hence, they will automatically become targets for Israel, as Israel has shown in the past. I have no doubt about it. Any scientist who deals with the nuclear issue will be eliminated or will be threatened with elimination.”
To prevent this scenario, Iran has forbidden these scientists from teaching in universities and has moved them to coastal locations with their families.
Gog and Magog Update
Turkey says Muslim countries must be united against Israel’s Gaza takeover plan
Fidan said Israel’s policy aimed to force Palestinians out of their lands through hunger and that it aimed to invade Gaza permanently.
Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday after talks in Egypt.
Regional powers Egypt and Turkey both condemned the plan on Friday. Ankara has said it marked a new phase in what it called Israel’s genocidal and expansionist policies, while calling for global measures to stop the plan’s implementation.
Israel rejects such description of its actions in Gaza.
Speaking at a joint press conference in El Alamein with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty, after also meeting Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Fidan said the Organization of Islamic Cooperation had been called to an emergency meeting.
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