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The first thing we need to understand about God’s timing is that it is perfect, just as all of God’s ways are perfect (Psalm 18:30; Galatians 4:4). God’s timing is never early, and it’s never been late. In fact, from before our birth until the moment we take our last earthly breath, our sovereign God is accomplishing His divine purposes in our lifetimes. He is in complete control of everything and everyone from everlasting to everlasting. No event in history has put so much as a wrinkle in the timing of God’s eternal plan, which He designed before the foundation of the world.
One would think, then, that by understanding the sovereignty of our Creator, patience and waiting would come a little more easily. Unfortunately, however, that’s not always the case. Our human nature can make waiting for God’s perfect timing a difficult thing to do. In fact, in the hustle and bustle of our frenzied lives, we often find it difficult to wait for anything or anyone. We want what we want now. And with our modern technological advances, we’re often able to get what we want now. As a result, we are not only losing our patience, but also finding it increasingly difficult to discern God’s timing.
Patience is a spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22), and Scripture makes it clear that God is pleased with us when we display this virtue: “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7), for God is good to those who wait for Him (Lamentations 3:25). And our patience often reveals the degree of trust we have in God’s timing. We must remember that God operates according to His perfect and foreordained eternal schedule, not ours. We should take great comfort in knowing that, when we wait on the LORD, we receive divine energy and strength: “But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31). The psalmist reiterates: “Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!” (Psalm 27:14).
Another key to understanding God’s timing is trust. In fact, our ability to wait on the Lord is largely related to how much we trust Him. When we trust in God with all of our heart, forgoing reliance on our own, often erroneous understanding of circumstances, He will indeed give us direction (Proverbs 3:5-6). “The LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts Him” (Psalm 32:10). To fully trust God, however, we need to know God. And the best way to know Him is through His Word. God’s divine energy is released in our lives through His inspired Word (1 Thessalonians 2:13). The work of God’s Word includes saving (Romans 10:17; 1 Peter 1:23), teaching and training (2 Timothy 3:16-17), guiding (Psalm 119:105), protecting (Psalm 119:114,117), strengthening (Psalm 119:28), and making us wise (Psalm 119:97-100). If we study and meditate on His Word daily, His timing will also become clear to us.
When we question God’s timing, it is often because we are looking for guidance or deliverance from a difficult situation. We can rest assured, however, that our heavenly Father knows exactly where we are in our lives at every moment. He either put us there or is allowing us to be there, all for His own perfect purpose. In fact, God often uses trials to strengthen our patience, allowing our Christian faith to mature and become complete (James 1:3-4). And we know that all things – including these difficult trials – work out for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28). God does indeed hear the cries of His children and will answer those cries according to His perfect will and timing. “A righteous man may have many troubles; the LORD delivers him from them all” (Psalm 34:19). The plans God has for His children are good plans – to help us, not hurt us (Jeremiah 29:11).
Die eerste ding wat ons moet verstaan oor God se tydsberekening, is dat dit perfek is, net soos al God se weë perfek is (Psalm 18:30; Galasiërs 4:4). God se tydsberekening is nooit vroeg nie, en dit was nog nooit laat nie. Trouens, van voor ons geboorte tot die oomblik dat ons ons laaste aardse asem uitblaas, bereik ons soewereine God Sy goddelike doeleindes in ons leeftyd. Hy is in volle beheer van alles en almal van ewigheid tot ewigheid. Geen gebeurtenis in die geskiedenis het soveel as ‘n rimpel in die tydsberekening van God se ewige plan geplaas nie, wat Hy voor die grondlegging van die wêreld ontwerp het.
‘n Mens sou dan dink dat deur die soewereiniteit van ons Skepper te verstaan, geduld en wag ‘n bietjie makliker sou kom. Ongelukkig is dit egter nie altyd die geval nie. Ons menslike natuur kan dit moeilik maak om vir God se perfekte tydsberekening te wag. Trouens, in die gewoel en gewerskaf van ons waansinnige lewens, vind ons dit dikwels moeilik om vir enigiets of enigiemand te wag. Ons wil hê wat ons nou wil hê. En met ons moderne tegnologiese vooruitgang kry ons dikwels nou wat ons wil hê. Gevolglik verloor ons nie net ons geduld nie, maar vind ons dit ook toenemend moeilik om God se tydsberekening te onderskei.
Geduld is ‘n geestelike vrug (Galaties 5:22), en die Skrif maak dit duidelik dat God tevrede is met ons wanneer ons hierdie deug toon: “Wees stil voor die HERE en wag geduldig op Hom” (Psalm 37:7), want God is goed vir diegene wat op Hom wag (Klaagliedere 3:25). En ons geduld openbaar dikwels die mate van vertroue wat ons in God se tydsberekening het. Ons moet onthou dat God volgens Sy perfekte en voorafbepaalde ewige skedule werk, nie ons s’n nie. Ons moet groot troos vind in die wete dat wanneer ons op die HERE wag, ons goddelike energie en krag ontvang: “Maar die wat op die HERE wag, kry nuwe krag; hulle vaar op met vlerke soos die arende; hulle hardloop en word nie moeg nie, hulle loop en word nie flou nie” (Jesaja 40:31). Die psalmis herhaal: “Wag op die HERE; wees vol moed, en Hy sal jou hart sterk maak; wag, sê ek, op die HERE!” (Psalm 27:14).
Nog ‘n sleutel tot die verstaan van God se tydsberekening is vertroue. Trouens, ons vermoë om op die Here te wag, hou grootliks verband met hoeveel ons Hom vertrou. Wanneer ons met ons hele hart op God vertrou en nie op ons eie, dikwels foutiewe begrip van omstandighede staatmaak nie, sal Hy ons inderdaad leiding gee (Spreuke 3:5-6). “Die HERE se onfeilbare liefde omring die man wat op Hom vertrou” (Psalm 32:10). Om God ten volle te vertrou, moet ons God egter ken. En die beste manier om Hom te ken, is deur Sy Woord. God se goddelike energie word in ons lewens vrygestel deur Sy geïnspireerde Woord (1 Tessalonisense 2:13). Die werk van God se Woord sluit in redding (Romeine 10:17; 1 Petrus 1:23), onderrig en opleiding (2 Timoteus 3:16-17), leiding (Psalm 119:105), beskerming (Psalm 119:114,117), versterking (Psalm 119:28), en wysheid (Psalm 119:97-100). As ons Sy Woord daagliks bestudeer en daaroor mediteer, sal Sy tydsberekening ook vir ons duidelik word.
Wanneer ons God se tydsberekening bevraagteken, is dit dikwels omdat ons op soek is na leiding of verlossing uit ‘n moeilike situasie. Ons kan egter verseker wees dat ons hemelse Vader presies weet waar ons in ons lewens op elke oomblik is. Hy het ons óf daar geplaas óf laat ons toe om daar te wees, alles vir Sy eie perfekte doel. Trouens, God gebruik dikwels beproewinge om ons geduld te versterk, wat ons Christelike geloof toelaat om volwasse en volledig te word (Jakobus 1:3-4). En ons weet dat alle dinge – insluitend hierdie moeilike beproewinge – ten goede meewerk vir diegene wat God liefhet (Romeine 8:28). God hoor inderdaad die geroep van Sy kinders en sal daardie geroep beantwoord volgens Sy perfekte wil en tydsberekening. “’n Regverdige mens het baie probleme; die HERE red hom uit almal” (Psalm 34:19). Die planne wat God vir Sy kinders het, is goeie planne – om ons te help, nie om ons seer te maak nie (Jeremia 29:11).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.
—Ephesians 1:4-5
God wanted us to be His children. That was his plan for us even before the world began. While we cannot be holy and blameless on our own strength alone, God paid the huge price of our adoption into his family through the sacrifice of his Son, our older brother, Jesus. Because of our faith in Jesus and God’s grace, the Father cleansed us from our sins and brought us into His family as his sons and daughters. God’s motive in doing this? His desire and delight in loving us as his children. Our response? Seek to live holy lives that honor our Father by living his values in our broken world.
Prayer
Loving Father and Holy God, my words cannot adequately express all of my appreciation for your love and grace. I am honored to be one of your adopted children and want to bring you joy in the way I live. Please forgive me for the times I have disappointed you or not lived up to what you desire of me. Even in those times, your love and grace have brought me back to you, forgiven me, and cleansed me. I want my life to be a holy thanksgiving to you for your love, mercy, and grace. I pray in Jesus’ name for the Holy Spirit to help make this so in my thoughts, words, and deeds. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Want Hy het ons in Hom uitverkies voor die skepping van die wêreld om heilig en sonder gebrek voor Hom te wees. In liefde het Hy ons voorbestem om as sy kinders aangeneem te word deur Jesus Christus, volgens sy welbehae en wil.
—Efesiërs 1:4-5
God wou hê dat ons sy kinders moes wees. Dit was sy plan vir ons selfs voor die begin van die wêreld. Terwyl ons nie op ons eie krag alleen heilig en sonder gebrek kan wees nie, het God die groot prys van ons aanneming in sy familie betaal deur die offer van sy Seun, ons ouer broer, Jesus. As gevolg van ons geloof in Jesus en God se genade, het die Vader ons van ons sondes gereinig en ons in sy familie gebring as sy seuns en dogters. God se motief om dit te doen? Sy begeerte en vreugde om ons as sy kinders lief te hê. Ons reaksie? Streef daarna om heilige lewens te lei wat ons Vader eer deur sy waardes in ons gebroke wêreld uit te leef.
Gebed
Liefdevolle Vader en Heilige God, my woorde kan nie al my waardering vir u liefde en genade voldoende uitdruk nie. Ek is geëerd om een van u aangenome kinders te wees en wil u vreugde bring in die manier waarop ek leef. Vergewe my asseblief vir die kere wat ek U teleurgestel het of nie voldoen het aan wat U van my verwag nie. Selfs in daardie tye het u liefde en genade my teruggebring na U, my vergewe en my gereinig. Ek wil hê dat my lewe 'n heilige danksegging aan U moet wees vir u liefde, barmhartigheid en genade. Ek bid in Jesus se Naam dat die Heilige Gees my sal help om dit so te maak in my gedagtes, woorde en dade. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
In Hebrews 10:19–39, the biblical writer turns to the theme of spiritual endurance and maintaining stamina in the Christian life. Instead of shrinking back or turning away from Christ in challenging times, he urges believers to “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23).
The expression “hold unswervingly” in the original language means “to hold fast” or “stick to firmly.” We are to grab hold of Jesus Christ and never let Him go. In a similar encouragement, the apostle Paul told the believers in Corinth to stand firm and hold on tight to the message of the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1–2).
Even if we suffer for our faith, we must never give up on our commitment to Christ because God who promised is faithful to keep His Word. “Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled,” says Joshua 21:45. When we draw near to God, we experience Christ’s power to endure (Ephesians 1:19–23; 2 Corinthians 12:9).
Even our ability to hold on to Christ as we wait for the fulfillment of His promises depends on God’s faithfulness to provide the strength and stamina we need to endure (1 Corinthians 1:18–25; 2 Corinthians 13:4). The transcendent power of God is “made perfect” in our human weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9–10). Peter tells us that God’s power gives us “everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. By these he has given us very great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:3–4, CSB).
We hold tightly to the hope we profess, and we are held firmly by a Savior who is a great high priest. He understands our weaknesses: “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:14–16). We can count on God’s mercy and grace to supply us with whatever we may need whenever we may need it.
Walking closely with the Lord involves a life of faith, clinging to God’s promises. It has been this way since the days of Abraham, the founding father of our family of faith: “Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises” (Romans 4:20–21, NLT). In Hebrews 11:1, the author describes faith as trust in the unseen promises of God. He then showcases a multitude of faithful believers who held on to the hope they professed. In the end, these heroes of faith will inherit the fullness of God’s promises (Hebrews 6:12–15; 11:32–33).
Spiritual staying power and consistent obedience to God have rich returns: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised” (Hebrews 10:35–36).
God’s promises, by their nature, are for the future. But if we hold steadfastly to Christ and the hope we profess in Him, “He who promised is faithful” to bring those assurances into our present-day experiences. In Colossians 1:27 Paul taught that, because Christ is alive in us, we already have the hope of eternal life with Him. His indwelling Spirit provides the guarantee of sharing in the riches of His glory. Romans 5:2 says, “Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory” (NLT).
He who promised is faithful means we can count on God and His Word. “For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does,” declares Psalm 33:4 (NLT). The Lord’s promises for our future infuse us with hope for today. We can stand, walk, sleep, and wake secure in this truth: God is trustworthy to keep His Word.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
In Hebreërs 10:19–39 wend die Bybelskrywer hom tot die tema van geestelike volharding en die handhawing van stamina in die Christelike lewe. In plaas daarvan om terug te deins of van Christus af weg te draai in uitdagende tye, dring hy gelowiges aan om “onwankelbaar vas te hou aan die hoop wat ons bely, want Hy wat belowe het, is getrou” (Hebreërs 10:23).
Die uitdrukking “onwankelbaar vashou” in die oorspronklike taal beteken “om vas te hou” of “stewig vas te klou”. Ons moet Jesus Christus vasgryp en Hom nooit laat gaan nie. In ‘n soortgelyke aanmoediging het die apostel Paulus vir die gelowiges in Korinte gesê om vas te staan en styf vas te hou aan die boodskap van die evangelie (1 Korintiërs 15:1–2).
Selfs al ly ons vir ons geloof, moet ons nooit ons toewyding aan Christus prysgee nie, want God wat belowe het, is getrou om Sy Woord te hou. “Nie een van al die goeie beloftes van die HERE aan Israel het onvervuld gebly nie; elkeen is vervul,” sê Josua 21:45. Wanneer ons nader aan God kom, ervaar ons Christus se krag om te volhard (Efesiërs 1:19–23; 2 Korintiërs 12:9).
Selfs ons vermoë om aan Christus vas te hou terwyl ons wag vir die vervulling van Sy beloftes, hang af van God se getrouheid om die krag en stamina te verskaf wat ons nodig het om te volhard (1 Korintiërs 1:18–25; 2 Korintiërs 13:4). Die transendente krag van God word “volmaak” in ons menslike swakheid (2 Korintiërs 12:9–10). Petrus sê vir ons dat God se krag ons “alles gee wat tot die lewe en godsvrug nodig is, deur die kennis van Hom wat ons geroep het deur sy heerlikheid en goedheid, waardeur Hy ons die grootste en kosbare beloftes geskenk het” (2 Petrus 1:3–4).
Ons hou styf vas aan die hoop wat ons bely, en ons word stewig vasgehou deur ‘n Verlosser wat ‘n groot hoëpriester is. Hy verstaan ons swakhede: “Terwyl ons dan ‘n groot Hoëpriester het wat na die hemel opgevaar het, naamlik Jesus, die Seun van God, laat ons vashou aan die geloof wat ons bely. Want ons het nie ‘n Hoëpriester wat nie met ons swakhede kan simpatiseer nie, maar een wat in alle opsigte versoek is net soos ons, maar nie gesondig het nie. Laat ons dan met vrymoedigheid na die troon van God van genade gaan, sodat ons barmhartigheid kan ontvang en genade vind om ons in ons tyd van nood te help” (Hebreërs 4:14–16). Ons kan staatmaak op God se barmhartigheid en genade om ons te voorsien van wat ons ook al nodig mag hê wanneer ons dit nodig mag hê.
Om nou saam met die Here te wandel, behels ‘n lewe van geloof, om aan God se beloftes vas te klou. Dit was so sedert die dae van Abraham, die stigter van ons geloofsfamilie: “Abraham het nooit in sy geloof aan God se beloftes gewankel nie, maar sy geloof het sterker geword en daardeur het hy God verheerlik. Hy was ten volle oortuig dat God mag het om te doen wat Hy belowe het” (Romeine 4:20–21). In Hebreërs 11:1 beskryf die outeur geloof as vertroue in die onsigbare beloftes van God. Hy wys dan op ‘n menigte getroue gelowiges wat vasgehou het aan die hoop wat hulle bely het. Uiteindelik sal hierdie helde van geloof die volheid van God se beloftes beërwe (Hebreërs 6:12–15; 11:32–33).
Geestelike uithouvermoë en volgehoue gehoorsaamheid aan God het ryke opbrengste: “Moenie julle vertroue prysgee nie, want dit sal ryklik beloon word. Julle moet volhard, sodat julle, wanneer julle die wil van God gedoen het, sal ontvang wat Hy belowe het” (Hebreërs 10:35–36).
God se beloftes is van nature vir die toekoms. Maar as ons standvastig aan Christus en die hoop wat ons in Hom bely, vashou, “is Hy wat belowe het getrou” om daardie versekerings in ons huidige ervarings te bring. In Kolossense 1:27 het Paulus geleer dat, omdat Christus in ons lewe, ons reeds die hoop op die ewige lewe by Hom het. Sy inwonende Gees bied die waarborg om in die rykdom van Sy heerlikheid te deel. Romeine 5:2 sê: “Deur ons geloof het Christus ons tot hierdie plek van onverdiende voorreg gebring waar ons nou staan, en ons sien vol vertroue en vreugde uit na die heerlikheid van God” (NLT).
Hy wat belowe het, is getrou, beteken dat ons op God en Sy Woord kan staatmaak. “Want die woord van die Here is waar, en ons kan op alles vertrou wat Hy doen,” verklaar Psalm 33:4 (NLT). Die Here se beloftes vir ons toekoms vul ons met hoop vir vandag. Ons kan veilig staan, loop, slaap en wakker word in hierdie waarheid: God is betroubaar om Sy Woord te bewaar.
Today’s Devotional
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.
Vandag se Bemoediging
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.
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.
Soos Dit Geskryf Is:
Wanneer dit kom by die aanmekaarsit van dinge – elektronika, meubels, en dis meer – het ek en my pa verskillende benaderings. My pa is meer meganies geneig, so hy is geneig om die instruksies opsy te gooi en net te begin. Intussen bestudeer ek die Lees Dit Voordat Jy Begin waarskuwing terwyl hy die ding reeds halfpad aanmekaargesit het. Soms kan ons sonder die instruksies klaarkom. Maar wanneer dit kom by die aanmekaarsit van ‘n lewe wat die goedheid en wysheid van God weerspieël, kan ons dit nie bekostig om die aanwysings wat Hy vir ons in die Bybel gegee het, te ignoreer nie.
Die Israeliete wat na hul land teruggekeer het na die Babiloniese ballingskap, is ‘n goeie voorbeeld hiervan. Toe hulle begin het om aanbidding in hul vaderland te herstel, het hulle voorberei om dit te doen in ooreenstemming met wat in die wet van Moses geskryf is (Esra 3:2). Deur ‘n behoorlike altaar te bou en die huttefees te vier soos deur God voorgeskryf in Levitikus 23:33-43), het hulle presies gedoen wat God se aanwysings vir hulle gesê het om te doen.
Christus het ook aan Sy volgelinge ‘n paar aanwysings gegee. Hy het gesê: Jy moet die Here jou God liefhê met jou hele hart en met jou hele siel en met jou hele verstand. En jou naaste soos jouself (Matt 22:37,39). Wanneer ons in Hom glo en na Hom toe kom, wys Hy vir ons die manier om te lewe. Die Een wat ons gemaak het, weet baie beter as ons hoe die lewe veronderstel is om te werk.
As ons wil hê dat God ons moet lei, moet ons bereid wees om Hom te volg.
As It Is Written:
When it comes to putting things together—electronics, furniture, and more—my father and I have different approaches. My father is more mechanically inclined, so he tends to toss the instructions aside and just get started. Meanwhile, I study the Read This Before You Begin warning while he’s already halfway through putting the thing together. Sometimes we can get by without the instructions. But when it comes to putting together a life that reflects the goodness and wisdom of God, we can’t afford to ignore the directions He has given us in the Bible.
The Israelites who returned to their homeland after the Babylonian exile are a good example of this. When they set out to restore worship in their homeland, they prepared to do so in accordance with what was written in the law of Moses (Ezra 3:2). By building a proper altar and celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles as God commanded in Leviticus 23:33-43), they were doing exactly what God’s instructions told them to do.
Christ also gave His followers some instructions. He said: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. And your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 22:37,39). When we believe in Him and come to Him, He shows us the way to live. The One who made us knows far better than we do how life is supposed to work.
If we want God to lead us, we must be willing to follow Him.
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Following the conquest of Babylon, the King of Persia gives a banquet for his people, but his wife, Vashti, refuses to attend. Ahasuerus disowns Vashti and goes in search of her replacement. In his harem, he meets the young girl Esther and falls in love with her. Esther then reveals to Ahasuerus that she is Jewish and asks him to show her people mercy because of a planned genocide of the Jews by the King’s right-hand man, Haman. In doing so, she saves the lives of many innocent people.
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Inside The Digital Cage: The Rise Of A World That Tracks Everyone & Everything
Something quietly revolutionary is happening — and it’s not about better medicine. Around the world, governments and global institutions are building a new kind of health infrastructure, one that blurs the line between wellness monitoring and total surveillance.
It began innocently enough: fitness trackers, smartwatches, health apps. Tools designed to help us understand our bodies, count our steps, check our pulse. But these gadgets were never just personal accessories — they were the front door. Today, they’re becoming part of a vast digital network capable of tracking not just illness, but human behavior itself.
Now, with artificial intelligence scanning our posts, our moods, our online discussions, and even our movements in real time, health has become the perfect Trojan horse. Under the banner of “safety,” “prevention,” and “pandemic preparedness,” we are constructing a system that knows not only who is sick, but who might be — and eventually, who might think the wrong things.
The Merger No One Voted For
At the heart of this transformation lies a growing alliance between health monitoring, digital tracking, and centralized information control. Once these existed in separate worlds — doctors monitored health, governments managed policy, tech companies managed data. But now, they are merging into one continuous loop of surveillance, each feeding the other.
Health apps collect biometric data. Algorithms scan social media to detect “trends” in behavior or sentiment. AI systems interpret the language people use online, supposedly to prevent misinformation, but effectively mapping how populations think and speak.
It’s a merger of biology and data — the monitoring of your body combined with the analysis of your mind. And all of it flows upward, toward centralized systems designed to “protect” us through constant observation.
The great irony is that we’re building this willingly. Many of the tools we wear on our wrists, or install on our phones, are marketed as liberating. We call them “personal assistants.” But their real loyalty isn’t to us — it’s to the networks that own the data.
From Health to Obedience
Health surveillance has always been easier to justify than political surveillance. Who would argue against stopping a virus? Who wouldn’t want early detection of disease? Yet history shows that the line between protection and control is vanishingly thin.
When health data becomes social data — and social data becomes political — control becomes inevitable. Once a system is built to monitor for “potential health risks,” what stops it from being used to detect “potential risks to stability”?
Imagine a world where your health metrics are tied to your access to public life. Your temperature spikes, your phone pings you to isolate. Your social media post is flagged as “misleading,” your online reach is limited. You attend a protest, your movement is recorded and logged as a “public health risk.”
The fusion of health and technology gives power a new weapon — one that operates under the guise of compassion. A society of endless monitoring can easily become a society of obedience. Not because someone knocks on your door, but because your digital reflection tells the system everything it wants to know.
The End of Private Thought
The next stage of this merger won’t just track our physical health — it will map our emotional and ideological health too. AI already reads tone, word choice, and sentiment. It learns what angers us, frightens us, and motivates us. Combine that with real-time biometric data from wearables — heart rate, stress levels, sleep patterns — and a frightening possibility emerges: a profile of who we are not just by what we say, but by how we feel.
This is how modern control operates — not through open tyranny, but through predictive design. Systems that know your emotional response can shape what information you see. They can decide which news stories appear first, which posts are labeled, which opinions are “healthy.” The result is not censorship by force, but censorship by algorithm. A managed population that believes it is free because the control is invisible.
Dependency Disguised as Progress
Another danger is dependency. As nations adopt shared digital health frameworks — managed by international organizations — they begin to rely on centralized systems for decision-making. That means less national autonomy and, eventually, less personal autonomy.
A “global health network” that constantly monitors populations may sound efficient, but it makes every country part of a single nervous system controlled elsewhere. And when a crisis comes — real or manufactured — that system can tighten instantly. Borders, travel, commerce, speech — all can be restricted in the name of safety.
People will obey, not because they are forced, but because the infrastructure is already built to reward compliance. Digital passes, health credentials, verification systems — all of it can be expanded beyond pandemics into everyday governance. Those who resist could find themselves quietly excluded: unable to travel, unable to transact, unable to participate fully in modern life.
Where This Leads
The logical end of such a system is a society where every human being is a monitored data point — their health, speech, behavior, and emotions continuously tracked by unseen eyes. Governments will not need to ban dissent; they will simply predict and prevent it. The individual will not need to be punished; they will be managed.
This is not science fiction — it’s the architecture being built right now. Each new upgrade, each new layer of “AI-driven safety,” brings us closer to a world where freedom becomes conditional on compliance, and privacy becomes an outdated concept.
The future may not arrive with the roar of tyranny, but with the hum of sensors and the calm voice of an app reminding you that it’s all “for your protection.”
The question, then, is not whether this merger will happen — it already has. The real question is how far it will go before people realize that a monitored world, no matter how healthy, is no longer a free one.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Canada To Report Killing Over 100,000 People With Physician-Assisted Suicide
The popularity of assisted suicide in Canada, tragically, shows no sign of decreasing any time soon. Canada has one of the most permissive euthanasia regimes in the world and the number who have perished via this method is expected to exceed 100,000.
The Silent Exodus: Why So Many Young Women Are Turning Away From God
Something has shifted in the soul of a generation. Nearly four out of ten young women today-38% of Gen Z-say they have no faith at all. They identify as atheist, agnostic, or simply “nothing in particular.” For the first time in modern history, young women are walking away from faith faster than men.
GOG AND MAGOG UPDATE
Turkey to Buy 40 Fighter Jets from Qatar, Amid Israel Tensions
Turkey is negotiating with Qatar to buy 40 Eurofighter jets in a move that may undermine Israel’s air dominance in the region.
Turkey is intensifying its efforts to purchase 40 fighter jets from Qatar — a move that could potentially weaken Israel’s long-standing air superiority in the region.
According to a Bloomberg report, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Qatar on Wednesday as part of ongoing negotiations to acquire 24 used and 16 new Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the Gulf kingdom.
“Turkey has been trying to negotiate to acquire some of Qatar’s used Eurofighters,” an anonymous source told AFP, adding that “in exchange, Turkey has offered access to its new-generation fighter jet, the Kaan, as part of a potential technology transfer arrangement.”
The United Kingdom is reportedly playing a central role in facilitating the deal.
“We look forward to agreeing on the final contracting details soon,” a UK government spokesperson told Reuters, saying London had helped secure “a multibillion-pound order of up to 40 aircraft.”
The sale is expected to take place in the near future.
Ankara has been seeking new aircraft since it was barred from purchasing American F-35s in 2019 following its acquisition of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems. The Eurofighter deal would help fill a significant gap in Turkey’s air force capabilities.
Since the outbreak of the Swords of Iron war, Turkey has escalated its criticism of Israel and taken several punitive measures against the Jewish state. In May 2024, Ankara suspended all trade with Israel, framing the move as an act of solidarity with Gaza.
Meanwhile, the IHH Foundation — a Turkish group designated as a terror organization by Israel and several European countries — has begun to operate freely in the Gaza Strip.
Erdogan has also signaled his intention to expand the deployment of Turkish troops in Syria, Israel’s northeastern neighbor, raising further security concerns in Jerusalem.
The Turkish leader has repeatedly lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a “vampire” who feeds on the blood of Gazan children and a “psychopath.”
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