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The Parable of the Sower (also known as the Parable of the Four Soils) is found in Matthew 13:3-9; Mark 4:2-9; and Luke 8:4-8. After presenting this parable to the multitude, Jesus interprets it for His disciples in Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20; and Luke 8:11-15.
The Parable of the Sower concerns a sower who scatters seed, which falls on four different types of ground. The hard ground “by the way side” prevents the seed from sprouting at all, and the seed becomes nothing more than bird food. The stony ground provides enough soil for the seeds to germinate and begin to grow, but because there is “no deepness of earth,” the plants do not take root and are soon withered in the sun. The thorny ground allows the seed to grow, but the competing thorns choke the life out of the beneficial plants. The good ground receives the seed and produces much fruit.
Jesus’ explanation of the Parable of the Sower highlights four different responses to the gospel. The seed is “the word of the kingdom.” The hard ground represents someone who is hardened by sin; he hears but does not understand the Word, and Satan plucks the message away, keeping the heart dull and preventing the Word from making an impression. The stony ground pictures a man who professes delight with the Word; however, his heart is not changed, and when trouble arises, his so-called faith quickly disappears. The thorny ground depicts one who seems to receive the Word, but whose heart is full of riches, pleasures, and lusts; the things of this world take his time and attention away from the Word, and he ends up having no time for it. The good ground portrays the one who hears, understands, and receives the Word—and then allows the Word to accomplish its result in his life. The man represented by the “good ground” is the only one of the four who is truly saved, because salvation’s proof is fruit (Matthew 3:7-8; 7:15-20).
To summarize the point of the Parable of the Sower: “A man’s reception of God’s Word is determined by the condition of his heart.” A secondary lesson would be “Salvation is more than a superficial, albeit joyful, hearing of the gospel. Someone who is truly saved will go on to prove it.” May our faith and our lives exemplify the “good soil” in the Parable of the Sower.
Die Gelykenis van die Saaier (ook bekend as die Gelykenis van die Vier Grondsoorte) word gevind in Matteus 13:3-9; Markus 4:2-9; en Lukas 8:4-8. Nadat Jesus hierdie gelykenis aan die skare voorgehou het, interpreteer Hy dit vir Sy dissipels in Matteus 13:18-23; Markus 4:13-20; en Lukas 8:11-15.
Die Gelykenis van die Saaier handel oor ‘n saaier wat saad saai, wat op vier verskillende soorte grond val. Die harde grond “langs die pad” verhoed dat die saad hoegenaamd ontkiem, en die saad word niks meer as voëlkos nie. Die klipperige grond bied genoeg grond vir die saad om te ontkiem en te begin groei, maar omdat daar “geen diepte van die aarde is nie”, skiet die plante nie wortel nie en verdor hulle gou in die son. Die doringagtige grond laat die saad groei, maar die mededingende dorings verstik die lewe uit die voordelige plante. Die goeie grond ontvang die saad en dra baie vrugte.
Jesus se verduideliking van die Gelykenis van die Saaier beklemtoon vier verskillende reaksies op die evangelie. Die saad is “die woord van die koninkryk.” Die harde grond verteenwoordig iemand wat deur sonde verhard is; hy hoor, maar verstaan nie die Woord nie, en Satan pluk die boodskap weg, wat die hart stomp hou en verhoed dat die Woord ‘n indruk maak. Die klipperige grond beeld ‘n man uit wat bely dat hy vreugde in die Woord het; sy hart verander egter nie, en wanneer probleme ontstaan, verdwyn sy sogenaamde geloof vinnig. Die doringagtige grond beeld iemand uit wat die Woord lyk asof hy dit ontvang, maar wie se hart vol rykdom, plesiere en wellus is; die dinge van hierdie wêreld neem sy tyd en aandag weg van die Woord, en hy het uiteindelik geen tyd daarvoor nie. Die goeie grond beeld die een uit wat die Woord hoor, verstaan en ontvang – en dan toelaat dat die Woord sy resultaat in sy lewe bereik. Die man wat deur die “goeie grond” verteenwoordig word, is die enigste een van die vier wat werklik gered is, want die bewys van verlossing is vrug (Matteus 3:7-8; 7:15-20).
Om die punt van die Gelykenis van die Saaier op te som: “’n Man se ontvangs van God se Woord word bepaal deur die toestand van sy hart.” ’n Sekondêre les sou wees: “Verlossing is meer as ’n oppervlakkige, alhoewel vreugdevolle, hoor van die evangelie. Iemand wat werklik gered is, sal dit aanhou bewys.” Mag ons geloof en ons lewens die “goeie grond” in die Gelykenis van die Saaier illustreer.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 (NLT).
Prayer
Thank You Lord for this warning , You know Lucifer , Please Let us Take this warning too Heart , this we Pray in the Protective Name of Jesus . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Wees op julle hoede vir julle groot vyand, die duiwel. Hy loop rond soos ‘n brullende leeu en soek wie hy kan verslind. 1 Petrus 5:8 (NLT).
Gebed
Dankie Here vir hierdie waarskuwing. U ken Lucifer. Laat ons asseblief ook hierdie waarskuwing neem, Hart. Dit bid ons in die Beskermende Naam van Jesus. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Promoters of the false “prosperity gospel” and Word of Faith movement often like to talk about “seeding,” “seed faith offerings,” and “hundred-fold returns.” A seed faith offering is money given in faith that God will multiply it and return it to the giver. The more money you give—and the more faith you have—the more money you get in return. Prosperity preachers often solicit gifts to their ministries by promising such in-kind returns: “Send me $10 and trust God to give you back $1,000.” They give their appeals for money a spiritual gloss with statements such as “God wants to bless you with a miracle” and “Jesus is bigger than your debt.” And they will misuse verses such as Mark 4:8, “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.” It’s good to remember the “seed” in this verse is the Word of God (Mark 4:14), not money.
The late Oral Roberts was highly influential in spreading the concept of seed faith offerings, and he taught people to expect a miracle when they sow a “seed” from their “need.” He wrote, “To realize your potential, to overcome life’s problems, to see your life become fruitful, multiply and provide abundance (i.e., health, prosperity, spiritual renewal, in the family or oneself), you should decide to follow the divine law of the sower and the harvest. Sow the seed of His promise in the ground of your need” (from “Principles of the Seed”). In the July 1980 edition of Abundant Life, Roberts wrote, “Solve your money needs with money seeds” (page 4).
Richard Roberts, Oral’s son, says on his website, “Give God something to work with. No matter how little you think you have, sow it in joy and faith, knowing in your heart that you are sowing seed so you may reap miracles. Then start expecting all kinds of miracles!” In May 2016, Roberts’ newsletter appealed for monetary gifts with this statement: “Sow a special $100 seed. . . . If you will plant this seed out of your need and go into a holy agreement with me, then TOGETHER you and I will EXPECT A MIGHTY MIRACLE FROM GOD” (from his website, emphasis in the original).
According to Oral Roberts, the way to take advantage of the law of sowing and reaping is three-fold: 1) look to God as your source, 2) give first so that it may be given to you, and 3) expect a miracle. As a “proof text” for the second step, seed-faith teachers like to use Luke 6:38, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” The misuse of this verse starts with its application to material gain—Jesus was speaking of forgiveness in Luke 6:37, not money. Also, there’s a difference between “Give, and” and “Give so that.” Seed-faith teachers advocate a selfish motive for giving—give so that you can get—and they state as much. The Bible teaches that we give for the sake of benefiting others and to glorify the Lord, not in order to enrich ourselves.
Teachers of seed faith offering also like Matthew 17:20, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Of course, this verse says nothing about getting money or making seed faith offerings.
Another passage misused by seed-faith preachers is Mark 10:29–30, “Truly I tell you . . . no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields.” Seed-faith teachers latch on to the promise of a “hundred times as much,” but they only apply it to “homes” and “fields”—that is, material wealth. They ignore the rest of the list. Are we to suppose that Jesus promised His followers a hundred literal mothers or that we should expect a hundred times more blood relatives than we have now? Or was Jesus speaking of an increased spiritual family? Since the mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters are spiritual, then perhaps the homes and fields are spiritual, as well.
The promoters of the doctrine of seed faith offerings ignore several important details in Scripture. Consider, for example, 2 Corinthians 9:10–12, “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.” This passage says God supplies the seed for sowing; that is, He supplies the resources for us to generously give away. And, when we give, God will supply more resources so the giving continues. Note, however, the reaping is not monetary gain but “the harvest of your righteousness.” Also, it is thanksgivings to God that overflow, not our bank accounts. The seed sown in this passage does not result in miracles or in personal wealth.
The promoters of seed faith offerings also ignore the fact that the apostles were not wealthy men. The apostles certainly gave to others: “I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well” (2 Corinthians 12:15). Based on the doctrine of seed faith offerings, Paul should have been a rich man. Yet, “to this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands” (1 Corinthians 4:10–11). The apostles were materially poor, yet they were spiritually blessed by the Lord.
God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7), but we must not assume that His favor will be shown in financial returns. Nor should we appropriate promises given to Old Testament Israel for ourselves. Our motive for giving should not be to get money in return. Our goal should be godliness with contentment (see 1 Timothy 6:6–10). We should pray, “Lord, help me learn to be content with what I have, even if I am hungry or in need” (see Philippians 4:11–13).
The seed faith teaching amounts to little more than a get-rich-quick scheme that preys upon the desperate and hurting among God’s people. Peter warned the church about such chicanery: “Through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you” (2 Peter 2:3, KJV).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Voorstanders van die valse “voorspoedevangelie” en die Woord van Geloof-beweging praat dikwels graag oor “saai”, “saadgeloofsoffers” en “honderdvoudige opbrengste”. ‘n Saadgeloofsoffer is geld wat gegee word in die geloof dat God dit sal vermenigvuldig en aan die gewer sal terugbesorg. Hoe meer geld jy gee – en hoe meer geloof jy het – hoe meer geld kry jy terug. Voorspoedpredikers vra dikwels geskenke aan hul bedieninge deur sulke in natura-opbrengste te belowe: “Stuur vir my $10 en vertrou God om jou $1 000 terug te gee.” Hulle gee hul pleidooie vir geld ‘n geestelike glans met stellings soos “God wil jou seën met ‘n wonderwerk” en “Jesus is groter as jou skuld.” En hulle sal verse soos Markus 4:8 misbruik: “Nog ‘n ander deel het in goeie grond geval. Dit het opgekom, gegroei en ‘n oes opgelewer, sommige dertig-, sommige sestig-, sommige honderdvoudig.” Dit is goed om te onthou dat die “saad” in hierdie vers die Woord van God is (Markus 4:14), nie geld nie. Wyle Oral Roberts was baie invloedryk in die verspreiding van die konsep van saad-geloofsofferandes, en hy het mense geleer om ‘n wonderwerk te verwag wanneer hulle ‘n “saad” uit hul “behoefte” saai. Hy het geskryf: “Om jou potensiaal te verwesenlik, om die lewe se probleme te oorkom, om te sien hoe jou lewe vrugbaar word, vermeerder en oorvloed bied (d.w.s. gesondheid, voorspoed, geestelike vernuwing, in die gesin of jouself), moet jy besluit om die goddelike wet van die saaier en die oes te volg. Saai die saad van Sy belofte in die grond van jou behoefte” (uit “Beginsels van die Saad”). In die Julie 1980-uitgawe van Abundant Life het Roberts geskryf: “Los jou geldbehoeftes op met geldsaad” (bladsy 4).
Richard Roberts, Oral se seun, sê op sy webwerf: “Gee God iets om mee te werk. Maak nie saak hoe min jy dink jy het nie, saai dit in vreugde en geloof, wetende in jou hart dat jy saad saai sodat jy wonderwerke kan maai. Begin dan allerhande wonderwerke verwag!” In Mei 2016 het Roberts se nuusbrief ‘n beroep gedoen op monetêre skenkings met hierdie stelling: “Saai ‘n spesiale $100-saad… As jy hierdie saad uit jou behoefte sal plant en ‘n heilige ooreenkoms met my aangaan, dan sal jy en ek SAAM ‘N MAGTIGE WONDERWERK VAN GOD VERWAG” (van sy webwerf, klem in die oorspronklike).
Volgens Oral Roberts is die manier om voordeel te trek uit die wet van saai en maai drieledig: 1) kyk na God as jou bron, 2) gee eers sodat dit aan jou gegee kan word, en 3) verwag ‘n wonderwerk. As ‘n “bewysteks” vir die tweede stap, gebruik saad-geloofsonderrigters graag Lukas 6:38: “Gee, en aan julle sal gegee word. ‘n Goeie maat, ingestamp, geskud en oorlopend, sal in julle skoot gegooi word. Want met die maat waarmee julle meet, sal vir julle gemeet word.” Die misbruik van hierdie vers begin met die toepassing daarvan op materiële gewin—Jesus het in Lukas 6:37 van vergifnis gepraat, nie van geld nie. Daar is ook ‘n verskil tussen “Gee, en” en “Gee sodat.” Saadgeloofsonderrigters bepleit ‘n selfsugtige motief vir gee—gee sodat jy kan kry—en hulle stel dit ook so. Die Bybel leer dat ons gee ter wille van ander se voordeel en om die Here te verheerlik, nie om onsself te verryk nie.
Onderrigters van saadgeloofsoffers hou ook van Matteus 17:20: “Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as julle geloof so klein soos ‘n mosterdsaad het, kan julle vir hierdie berg sê: ‘Skuif hiervandaan daarnatoe’, en dit sal wegskuif. Niks sal vir julle onmoontlik wees nie.” Natuurlik sê hierdie vers niks oor die verkryging van geld of die maak van saadgeloofsoffers nie.
Nog ‘n gedeelte wat deur saadgeloofspredikers misbruik word, is Markus 10:29–30: “Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle… niemand wat huis of broers of susters of moeder of vader of kinders of landerye ter wille van My en die evangelie verlaat het, sal in hierdie tyd honderd keer soveel ontvang nie: huise, broers, susters, moeders, kinders en landerye.” Saadgeloofsonderrigters klou vas aan die belofte van “honderd keer soveel”, maar hulle pas dit slegs toe op “huise” en “lande” – dit wil sê, materiële rykdom. Hulle ignoreer die res van die lys. Moet ons aanvaar dat Jesus Sy volgelinge honderd letterlike moeders belowe het, of dat ons honderd keer meer bloedverwante moet verwag as wat ons nou het? Of het Jesus gepraat van ‘n vergrote geestelike familie? Aangesien die moeders en vaders en broers en susters geestelik is, dan is die huise en lande miskien ook geestelik.
Die voorstanders van die leerstelling van saadoffers ignoreer verskeie belangrike besonderhede in die Skrif. Beskou byvoorbeeld 2 Korintiërs 9:10–12: “Hy wat saad aan die saaier verskaf en brood om te eet, sal ook julle saadvoorraad vermeerder en die oes van julle geregtigheid laat groei. Julle sal in alles verryk word, sodat julle by elke geleentheid vrygewig kan wees. Deur ons sal julle vrygewigheid lei tot danksegging teenoor God. Hierdie diens wat julle verrig, voorsien nie net in die behoeftes van die Here se mense nie, maar is ook oorvloedig in baie danksegginge teenoor God.” Hierdie gedeelte sê God verskaf die saad om te saai; dit wil sê, Hy verskaf die hulpbronne vir ons om vrygewig weg te gee. En wanneer ons gee, sal God meer hulpbronne verskaf sodat die gee voortduur. Let egter daarop dat die oes nie monetêre wins is nie, maar “die oes van julle geregtigheid.” Dit is ook danksegginge aan God wat oorloop, nie ons bankrekeninge nie. Die saad wat in hierdie gedeelte gesaai word, lei nie tot wonderwerke of persoonlike rykdom nie.
Die voorstanders van saadoffers ignoreer ook die feit dat die apostels nie welgestelde manne was nie. Die apostels het beslis aan ander gegee: “Ek sal baie graag alles wat ek het vir julle uitgee en myself ook uitgee” (2 Korintiërs 12:15). Gebaseer op die leerstelling van saadgeloofsoffers, moes Paulus ‘n ryk man gewees het. Tog, “tot op hierdie uur ly ons honger en dors, ons is in klere, ons word wreed behandel, ons is dakloos en ons werk hard met ons eie hande” (1 Korintiërs 4:10–11). Die apostels was materieel arm, maar hulle is geestelik deur die Here geseën.
God het ‘n blymoedige gewer lief (2 Korintiërs 9:7), maar ons moet nie aanvaar dat Sy guns in finansiële opbrengste getoon sal word nie. Ons moet ook nie beloftes wat aan Ou Testamentiese Israel gegee is, vir onsself toeëien nie. Ons motief vir gee moet nie wees om geld terug te kry nie. Ons doel moet godsvrug met tevredenheid wees (sien 1 Timoteus 6:6–10). Ons moet bid: “Here, help my om tevrede te wees met wat ek het, al is ek honger of in nood” (sien Filippense 4:11–13).
Die saadgeloofsleer kom neer op niks meer as ‘n vinnig-rykword-skema wat die desperate en lydendes onder God se mense teister nie. Petrus het die kerk gewaarsku teen sulke bedrog: “Deur hebsug sal hulle met geveinsde woorde voordeel uit julle trek” (2 Petrus 2:3).
Today’s Devotional
Throughout the Bible, the harvest carries spiritual significance. It is used in parables (Luke 8:4–8) and as a metaphor for spiritual growth and health (2 Corinthians 9:10; James 3:18). The harvest has always been a beautiful and important part of life on earth, the time when the year’s work bears fruit and the people are fed. It is symbolic of bounty, health and abundance. Israel celebrated the time of the harvest with a feast, appropriately called the Feast of Harvest (Exodus 23:16).
Jesus spoke of a spiritual harvest waiting to be reaped. As Jesus traveled, “he saw the crowds, [and] he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest’” (Matthew 9:36–38). Here, Jesus referred to the many souls needing to be brought to repentance and faith as a harvest waiting to be realized.
Jesus used the same metaphor of a spiritual harvest in Samaria. After talking to the woman at the well, Jesus told His disciples, “Don’t you have a saying, ‘It’s still four months until harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest” (John 4:35). In the days following this statement, many of the Samaritans became believers in Christ (verse 41). Jesus saw the spiritual harvest of souls awaiting in that village.
A spiritual harvest is the result of God’s work in the heart of man. It is clear from the parable of the seed and the sower that some people’s hearts are good soil; when the Word of God is sown there, the person accepts it and continues to mature (Luke 8:9–15). There is nothing we can do to change the soil—that is God’s job (Ezekiel 36:26). However, we can be faithful to sow the seed, help the plants to grow, or reap the harvest. The process of spiritual growth and maturity, from the heart’s regeneration to the recognition of faith, is often a long journey. In fact, the Bible indicates that the sower, the tender, and the reaper are likely to be different people at different times (John 4:35–38; 1 Corinthians 3:6–9).
Just like the physical growth of a field, the spiritual growth of people is a natural, organic process, overseen by God Himself. If we don’t see anyone getting saved, it can be discouraging, but we need to remember that sowing is just as important as reaping. Some of us are sowers and may never see the result of our labor. That is why our focus should be on pleasing the One who sent us into the field rather than on controlling the rate of growth or the amount we reap.
God’s laborers in the spiritual harvest of souls are promised great reward for their faith and perseverance (James 1:12; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 11). This applies to all aspects of our spiritual lives, including witnessing and seeing people saved and growing in the Lord, which is the spiritual harvest we all long to see. Sometimes we don’t see it. Nonetheless, believers are exhorted with these words: “Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9) and “A harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (James 3:18) and “Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them” (Psalm 126:6).
Jesus told us to pray to the Lord of the harvest for more laborers (Matthew 9:38). We should pray about all aspects of the spiritual harvest process, including the preparation of the soil. We can ask God to change people’s hearts. “The Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth” (2 Timothy 2:24–25). God will use us in His fields, each according to our gifts and the need of the moment, as we trust Him.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Regdeur die Bybel dra die oes geestelike betekenis. Dit word in gelykenisse gebruik (Lukas 8:4–8) en as ‘n metafoor vir geestelike groei en gesondheid (2 Korintiërs 9:10; Jakobus 3:18). Die oes was nog altyd ‘n pragtige en belangrike deel van die lewe op aarde, die tyd wanneer die jaar se werk vrugte dra en die mense gevoed word. Dit is simbolies van oorvloed, gesondheid en oorvloed. Israel het die oestyd gevier met ‘n fees, gepas genoem die Fees van die Oes (Eksodus 23:16).
Jesus het gepraat van ‘n geestelike oes wat wag om geoes te word. Terwyl Jesus gereis het, “het Hy die skares gesien, [en] Hy het innig jammer vir hulle gevoel, want hulle was geteisterd en hulpeloos, soos skape sonder ‘n herder. Toe sê Hy vir sy dissipels: ‘Die oes is groot, maar die arbeiders is min; bid dan ernstig tot die Here van die oes dat Hy arbeiders in sy oes mag uitstuur’” (Matteus 9:36–38). Hier het Jesus verwys na die baie siele wat tot bekering en geloof gebring moet word as ‘n oes wat wag om verwesenlik te word.
Jesus het dieselfde metafoor van ‘n geestelike oes in Samaria gebruik. Nadat Hy met die vrou by die put gepraat het, het Jesus vir Sy dissipels gesê: “Sê julle nie: ‘Dit is nog vier maande tot die oes’ nie? Ek sê vir julle: Maak julle oë oop en kyk na die lande, want hulle is ryp vir die oes” (Johannes 4:35). In die dae na hierdie stelling het baie van die Samaritane in Christus geglo (vers 41). Jesus het die geestelike oes van siele gesien wat in daardie dorpie wag.
’n Geestelike oes is die resultaat van God se werk in die hart van die mens. Dit is duidelik uit die gelykenis van die saad en die saaier dat sommige mense se harte goeie grond is; wanneer die Woord van God daar gesaai word, aanvaar die persoon dit en bly volwasse word (Lukas 8:9–15). Daar is niks wat ons kan doen om die grond te verander nie – dit is God se werk (Esegiël 36:26). Ons kan egter getrou wees om die saad te saai, die plante te help groei of die oes in te samel. Die proses van geestelike groei en volwassenheid, van die hart se wedergeboorte tot die herkenning van geloof, is dikwels ‘n lang reis. Trouens, die Bybel dui aan dat die saaier, die teer en die maaier waarskynlik verskillende mense op verskillende tye sal wees (Johannes 4:35–38; 1 Korintiërs 3:6–9).
Net soos die fisiese groei van ‘n land, is die geestelike groei van mense ‘n natuurlike, organiese proses, onder toesig van God self. As ons niemand sien wat gered word nie, kan dit ontmoedigend wees, maar ons moet onthou dat saai net so belangrik is as oes. Sommige van ons is saaiers en sien dalk nooit die resultaat van ons arbeid nie. Daarom moet ons fokus wees op die behaag van die Een wat ons na die land gestuur het, eerder as op die beheer van die groeikoers of die hoeveelheid wat ons oes.
God se arbeiders in die geestelike oes van siele word groot beloning belowe vir hul geloof en volharding (Jakobus 1:12; 1 Petrus 5:4; 2 Timoteus 4:8; Hebreërs 11). Dit geld vir alle aspekte van ons geestelike lewens, insluitend om te getuig en te sien hoe mense gered word en in die Here groei, wat die geestelike oes is waarna ons almal verlang. Soms sien ons dit nie. Nietemin word gelowiges met hierdie woorde aangespoor: “Laat ons nie moeg word om goed te doen nie, want op die regte tyd sal ons maai as ons nie tou opgooi nie” (Galasiërs 6:9) en “’n Oes van geregtigheid word in vrede gesaai deur die wat vrede maak” (Jakobus 3:18) en “Die wat uitgaan en ween en saad dra om te saai, sal terugkeer met vreugdeliedere en gerwe dra” (Psalm 126:6).
Jesus het vir ons gesê om tot die Here van die oes te bid vir meer arbeiders (Matteus 9:38). Ons moet bid oor alle aspekte van die geestelike oesproses, insluitend die voorbereiding van die grond. Ons kan God vra om mense se harte te verander. “’n Dienaar van die Here moet nie rusielustig wees nie, maar vriendelik teenoor almal, bekwaam om te onderrig, geduldig kwaad verdra, sy teëstanders met sagmoedigheid teregwys, sodat God hulle miskien bekering kan gee wat hulle tot kennis van die waarheid lei” (2 Timoteus 2:24–25). God sal ons in sy velde gebruik, elkeen volgens ons gawes en die behoefte van die oomblik, soos ons Hom vertrou.
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.
Gee God Nie Om Nie ?
Waarom kom die dronk bestuurder ongedeerd uit ‘n ongeluk terwyl sy nugter slagoffer ernstig beseer is ? Waarom floreer slegte mense terwyl goeie mense ly ? Hoe dikwels was jy al so verward deur dinge wat in jou lewe aangaan dat jy uitgeroep het: “Gee God Nie Om Nie ?”
Habakuk het met dieselfde vraag geworstel toe hy die benarde situasie in Juda gesien het waar goddeloosheid en ongeregtigheid hoogty gevier het (Hab 1:1-4).
Sy verwarring het hom gedryf om God te vra wanneer Hy sou optree om die situasie reg te stel. God se antwoord was niks minder as verwarrend nie.
God het gesê dat Hy die Galdeërs as die middel van Juda se regstelling sou gebruik. Die Galdeërs was berug vir hul wreedheid (v.7).
Hulle was op geweld uitgegaan (v.9) en het niks anders as hul militêre bekwaamheid en valse gode aanbid nie (v. 10-11).
In oomblikke wanneer ons God se weë nie verstaan nie, moet ons Sy onveranderlike karakter vertrou. Dit is presies wat Habakuk gedoen het. Hy het geglo dat God ‘n God van geregtigheid, barmhartigheid en waarheid is (Ps 89:14). In die proses het hy geleer om na sy omstandighede te kyk. Hy het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom: “Die Here Here is my sterkte; Hy maak my voete soos die van ‘n takbok, Hy laat my op hoogtes loop” (Hab 3:19).
Ons situasie mag dalk baie anders lyk vanuit God se oogpunt.
Does God Not Care?
Why does the drunk driver escape unharmed from an accident while his sober victim is seriously injured? Why do bad people prosper while good people suffer? How often have you been so confused by things going on in your life that you cried out, “Does God Not Care?”
Habakkuk wrestled with the same question when he saw the dire situation in Judah where wickedness and injustice were rampant (Hab 1:1-4).
His confusion led him to ask God when He would act to correct the situation. God’s answer was nothing short of confusing.
God said that He would use the Chaldeans as the means of Judah’s correction. The Chaldeans were notorious for their cruelty (v.7).
They had gone out for violence (v.9) and worshipped nothing but their military prowess and false gods (vv. 10-11).
In moments when we don’t understand God’s ways, we must trust His unchanging character. That’s exactly what Habakkuk did. He believed that God is a God of justice, mercy, and truth (Ps. 89:14). In the process, he learned to look at his circumstances. He concluded, “The Lord God is my strength; he makes my feet like those of a deer; he makes me walk on my high places” (Hab. 3:19).
Our situation may look very different from God’s perspective.
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TruLight TV – Nature Documentary – Kings of the skies
So you love Jesus as your Savior, but are you surrendering your life to Him as Lord? Is the way you’re living reflecting His authority over your life? When we obey and follow Him, there’s no storm strong enough to take us out. To learn why, watch this video. in today’s Nature Documentary in title (Eagles – Hunters of the Sky) – Whether in Alaska or in the Dolomites, eagles are generally seen as Kings of the skies. This film devotes itself on the one hand to the bald eagle, the heraldic bird of the United States, and on the other, the Golden Eagle, Europe’s largest predatory bird. Many bald eagles live in the Chilkoot State Park in Alaska’s south. In fact, more than 400 pairs reside there for the entire year. With a wingspan of some 2.5 metres, they are amongst the largest of their species. The offspring have to leave the eyrie by September at the latest, as then, winter sets in. The point of this Nature Documentary is based on the Bible Verse in Psalm 91;1 – The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; The Skies Proclaim the Work of His Hands. Enjoy today’s show and thanks for watching.
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Bible Prophecy in the News
Queer Theology Turns Christ Into A Symbol Instead Of A Savior
When a pastor steps into the pulpit and declares that Jesus was “pretty queer” because He was 30 years old, unmarried, and spent time with twelve male disciples, it is not just a throwaway line. It is a distortion of the Gospel itself.
Signs of the Times
AI Is Starting To ‘Wake Up’ And Is Spontaneously Improving Itself
It appears that at least some of the ultra-intelligent entities that we have been creating are starting to “wake up”, and that has extremely ominous implications for our future. Right now, we are still in control of the incredibly sophisticated AI systems that we have built, but what happens once we lose control?
Gog and Magog Update
CEASEFIRE? Iranian General Warns War May Reignite ‘At Any Moment’
A close adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Sunday that Tehran still considers itself at war with both Israel and the United States and that a new escalation could begin at any moment.
The remarks by Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and longtime confidant of Khamenei, were reported and translated to English by opposition-linked news outlet Iran International.
“We are not in a ceasefire, we are in a stage of war. No protocol, regulation, or agreement has been written between us and the U.S. or Israel,” Safavi declared.
The general also hinted at the potentially apocalyptic consequences of renewed fighting, even suggesting the possibility of nuclear weapons being used.
“I think another war may happen, and after that, there may be no more wars,” he said.
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