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The New Testament uses the phrase child of God or children of God several times. First John 3:10 explains what it means to be a child of God: “This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.” John is not referring here to legalists who rigidly work to earn God’s favor (Titus 3:5). He is describing the life of someone who has truly received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The life of a child of God will be radically different from the life of an unbeliever. A child of God has a desire to live in a way that pleases the heavenly Father (1 Corinthians 10:31), a life characterized by love.
Many people wrongly believe that everyone is a child of God. Since human beings are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), aren’t we all His children? The Bible says no. Every human being is designed by God and loved by Him, but we can only become His children when we are adopted by Him (Ephesians 1:5; Romans 8:15). Because of our sin, we live under the tyranny of Satan, the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4). We are enslaved by sin and live to follow its dictates (John 8:34; Romans 6:16). Sin-drenched humanity cannot enter the presence of a holy God. Our sin must be forgiven and our natures restored before we can have fellowship with the One we have offended (Psalm 51:7).
Second Corinthians 5:17 describes what happens when we are born again into the family of God through faith in Jesus: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (KJV). Jesus taught that becoming children of God means we must experience the new birth (John 3:3). To be a child of God means our old sin nature is replaced with a nature that wants to please the Lord. We still sin (1 John 1:8), but we have “an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1). Being a child of God means our sins are paid for and our fellowship with God has been restored.
Being children of God means we have access to the “throne of grace” through prayer, any time and from any place; we have the promise that “we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16). The child of God trusts his Father to supply all his needs “according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). He is confident that the “Father in heaven [will] give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11).
A child of God has an eternity in heaven guaranteed (Ephesians 1:13–14; John 3:16–18). Jesus has already paid the entry fee for every person who trusts in His death and resurrection. Children of God live in the hope of seeing Jesus face to face, and so they “purify themselves, just as he is pure” (1 John 3:3). A child of God is eager to do good works (Titus 2:14), because saving faith is a faith that changes us (James 2:14, 26).
A child of God is no longer a child of the devil and no longer plays in the devil’s backyard. God sets about transforming His children through the power of the Holy Spirit, and they begin to take on a family resemblance (Philippians 2:12–15). If we do not begin to look like our Heavenly Father in word, desire, and action, we are most likely not really His (1 John 1:5–6; 2:3–4).
Human beings were created to live as children of God. Sin marred that purpose and broke that relationship with God. Christ restores us to that original relationship as we repent of sin and place faith in Him. God calls people from every era, region, and status in life to be his children (John 6:44). For all eternity, the sons and daughters of God will worship Him as one, united as a family from “every nation, tribe, and tongue” (Revelation 7:9; 14:6). A child of God lives for Him on earth and eagerly awaits a future with Him in heaven (Philippians 1:21; Galatians 2:20).
Die Nuwe Testament gebruik die frase kind van God of kinders van God verskeie kere. 1 Johannes 3:10 verduidelik wat dit beteken om ‘n kind van God te wees: “Hieraan weet ons wie die kinders van God en wie die kinders van die duiwel is: elkeen wat nie reg doen nie, is nie ‘n kind van God nie, en ook nie elkeen wat sy broer en suster nie liefhet nie.” Johannes verwys hier nie na legaliste wat streng werk om God se guns te verdien nie (Titus 3:5). Hy beskryf die lewe van iemand wat Jesus Christus waarlik as Here en Verlosser aangeneem het. Die lewe van ‘n kind van God sal radikaal anders wees as die lewe van ‘n ongelowige. ‘n Kind van God het ‘n begeerte om te lewe op ‘n manier wat die hemelse Vader behaag (1 Korintiërs 10:31), ‘n lewe wat gekenmerk word deur liefde.
Baie mense glo verkeerdelik dat almal ‘n kind van God is. Aangesien mense na God se beeld geskape is (Genesis 1:27), is ons nie almal Sy kinders nie? Die Bybel sê nee. Elke mens is deur God ontwerp en deur Hom liefgehê, maar ons kan slegs Sy kinders word wanneer ons deur Hom aangeneem word (Efesiërs 1:5; Romeine 8:15). As gevolg van ons sonde leef ons onder die tirannie van Satan, die god van hierdie wêreld (2 Korintiërs 4:4). Ons is verslaaf deur sonde en leef om sy voorskrifte te volg (Johannes 8:34; Romeine 6:16). Die sonde-deurdrenkte mensdom kan nie die teenwoordigheid van ‘n heilige God binnegaan nie. Ons sonde moet vergewe word en ons natuur herstel word voordat ons gemeenskap kan hê met die Een wat ons aanstoot gegee het (Psalm 51:7).
Tweede Korintiërs 5:17 beskryf wat gebeur wanneer ons weer gebore word in die familie van God deur geloof in Jesus: “Daarom, as iemand in Christus is, is hy ‘n nuwe skepsel; die ou dinge het verbygegaan; kyk, dit het alles nuut geword” (OAV). Jesus het geleer dat om kinders van God te word, beteken dat ons die nuwe geboorte moet ervaar (Johannes 3:3). Om ‘n kind van God te wees, beteken dat ons ou sondige natuur vervang word met ‘n natuur wat die Here wil behaag. Ons sondig steeds (1 Johannes 1:8), maar ons het “’n Voorspraak by die Vader—Jesus Christus, die Regverdige” (1 Johannes 2:1). Om ’n kind van God te wees, beteken dat ons sondes betaal is en ons gemeenskap met God herstel is.
Om kinders van God te wees, beteken dat ons toegang het tot die “troon van genade” deur gebed, enige tyd en van enige plek af; ons het die belofte dat “ons barmhartigheid mag ontvang en genade mag vind om ons in ons tyd van nood te help” (Hebreërs 4:16). Die kind van God vertrou sy Vader om in al sy behoeftes te voorsien “volgens die rykdom van sy heerlikheid in Christus Jesus” (Filippense 4:19). Hy is vol vertroue dat die “Vader in die hemel goeie gawes sal gee aan die wat Hom bid!” (Matteus 7:11).
’n Kind van God het ’n ewigheid in die hemel gewaarborg (Efesiërs 1:13–14; Johannes 3:16–18). Jesus het reeds die toegangsgeld betaal vir elke persoon wat op Sy dood en opstanding vertrou. Kinders van God leef in die hoop om Jesus van aangesig tot aangesig te sien, en daarom “reinig hulle hulself, soos Hy rein is” (1 Johannes 3:3). ’n Kind van God is gretig om goeie werke te doen (Titus 2:14), want reddende geloof is ’n geloof wat ons verander (Jakobus 2:14, 26).
’n Kind van God is nie meer ’n kind van die duiwel nie en speel nie meer in die duiwel se agterplaas nie. God begin Sy kinders transformeer deur die krag van die Heilige Gees, en hulle begin ’n familie-ooreenkoms aanneem (Filippense 2:12–15). As ons nie in woord, begeerte en daad soos ons Hemelse Vader begin lyk nie, is ons heel waarskynlik nie werklik Syne nie (1 Johannes 1:5–6; 2:3–4).
Mense is geskape om as kinders van God te leef. Sonde het daardie doel geskend en daardie verhouding met God verbreek. Christus herstel ons in daardie oorspronklike verhouding soos ons ons van sonde bekeer en geloof in Hom plaas. God roep mense uit elke era, streek en status in die lewe om sy kinders te wees (Johannes 6:44). Vir alle ewigheid sal die seuns en dogters van God Hom as een aanbid, verenig as ‘n familie uit “elke nasie, stam en taal” (Openbaring 7:9; 14:6). ‘n Kind van God leef vir Hom op aarde en wag gretig op ‘n toekoms saam met Hom in die hemel (Filippense 1:21; Galasiërs 2:20).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2
Prayer
Lord . You are The Rock of My Salvation . You are the Wings I seek shelter under . You are My Healing when I am Sick , You are My Fountain when I am Thirsty . YOU ARE . Thank You that YOU ARE
. I Praise and Worship you in Jesus name , Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Daar is niemand heilig soos die HERE nie, want daar is niemand behalwe U nie, en daar is geen rots soos onse God nie. 1 Samuel 2:2
Gebed
Here. U is die Rots van my Redding. U is die Vlerke waaronder ek skuiling soek. U is my Genesing wanneer ek siek is, U is my Fontein wanneer ek dors is. U IS. Dankie dat U IS.
Ek loof en aanbid U in Jesus se Naam, Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
As Christians, we have to constantly face temptations and the attacks of the world around us. Everything we see, read, do, hear, put in our bodies, etc., affects us somehow. That’s why, to maintain a close relationship with God, we have to put aside our old ways of doing things—the things we watch on TV, old bad habits (excessive drinking, smoking, etc.), the activities we participate in, and the people we spend our time with. People are divided into only two categories, those who belong to the world and its ruler, Satan, and those who belong to God (Acts 26:18). These two groups of people are described in terms of opposites all through the Bible; e.g., those in darkness/those in the light; those with eternal life/those with eternal death; those who have peace with God/those who are at war with Him; those who believe the truth/those who believe the lies; those on the narrow path to salvation/those on the broad road to destruction, and many more. Clearly, the message of Scripture is that believers are completely different from nonbelievers, and it is from this perspective that we must discern what kind of friendships we can really have with unbelievers.
The book of Proverbs has a few wise verses on believers befriending non-believers: “The righteous should choose his friends carefully, for the way of the wicked leads them astray” (Proverbs 12:26). We should stay away from foolish people (Proverbs 13:20, 14:7), from people who lose their temper easily (Proverbs 22:24), and from the rebellious (Proverbs 24:21). All these things represent those who have not been saved. “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14). First Corinthians 15:33 tells us that bad company corrupts good character. Unbelievers are slaves to sin (John 8:34), and Christians are slaves to God (1 Corinthians 7:22). If we become deeply involved (either by friendship or a romantic relationship) with non-Christians, we are setting ourselves up for turmoil. It can (and does often) cause the Christian to stumble in his walk, fall back into a sinful life, and also turn others away from God (by misrepresenting God and Christianity). Another detrimental effect of closeness with unbelievers is our tendency to water down the truths of Scripture so as to not offend them. There are difficult truths in the Word of God, truths such as judgment and hell. When we minimize or ignore these doctrines or try to “soft pedal” them, in essence we are calling God a liar for the sake of those already in the grasp of Satan. This is not evangelism.
Although these close relationships are not recommended, it does not mean we turn our noses up and ignore unbelievers, either. Second Timothy 2:24-26 tells us that as servants of the Lord, we are to be kind to and not quarrel with anyone. We should gently teach those who oppose the truth, and be patient with difficult people. Matthew 5:16 tells us, “Let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly father.” We should serve unbelievers so that they may see God through us and turn to Him in praise. James 5:16 says that there is great power in the prayer of a righteous person, so bring your concerns for unbelievers before God, and He will listen.
Many people have been saved because of the prayers and service of Christians, so don’t turn your back on unbelievers, but having any kind of intimate relationship with an unbeliever can quickly and easily turn into something that is a hindrance to your walk with Christ. We are called to evangelize the lost, not be intimate with them. There is nothing wrong with building quality friendships with unbelievers – but the primary focus of such a relationship should be to win them to Christ by sharing the Gospel with them and demonstrating God’s saving power in our own lives.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
As Christene moet ons voortdurend versoekings en die aanvalle van die wêreld rondom ons trotseer. Alles wat ons sien, lees, doen, hoor, in ons liggame sit, ens., beïnvloed ons op een of ander manier. Daarom moet ons, om ‘n noue verhouding met God te handhaaf, ons ou maniere van dinge doen opsy sit – die dinge wat ons op TV kyk, ou slegte gewoontes (oormatige drankgebruik, rook, ens.), die aktiwiteite waaraan ons deelneem, en die mense met wie ons ons tyd deurbring. Mense word in slegs twee kategorieë verdeel, diegene wat aan die wêreld en sy heerser, Satan, behoort, en diegene wat aan God behoort (Handelinge 26:18). Hierdie twee groepe mense word dwarsdeur die Bybel in terme van teenoorgesteldes beskryf; bv. diegene in die duisternis/diegene in die lig; diegene met die ewige lewe/diegene met die ewige dood; diegene wat vrede met God het/diegene wat in oorlog met Hom is; diegene wat die waarheid glo/diegene wat die leuens glo; diegene op die nou pad na verlossing/diegene op die breë pad na vernietiging, en vele meer. Die boodskap van die Skrif is duidelik dat gelowiges heeltemal anders is as ongelowiges, en dit is vanuit hierdie perspektief dat ons moet onderskei watter soort vriendskappe ons werklik met ongelowiges kan hê.
Die boek Spreuke het ‘n paar wyse verse oor gelowiges wat vriende maak met ongelowiges: “Die regverdige moet sy vriende versigtig kies, want die weg van die goddelose lei hulle op ‘n dwaalspoor” (Spreuke 12:26). Ons moet wegbly van dwase mense (Spreuke 13:20, 14:7), van mense wat maklik hul humeur verloor (Spreuke 22:24), en van die rebelle (Spreuke 24:21). Al hierdie dinge verteenwoordig diegene wat nie gered is nie. “Moenie saam met ongelowiges trek nie. Want wat het geregtigheid met goddeloosheid in gemeen? Of watter gemeenskap het lig met duisternis?” (2 Korintiërs 6:14). 1 Korintiërs 15:33 sê vir ons dat slegte geselskap goeie karakter verderf. Ongelowiges is slawe van sonde (Johannes 8:34), en Christene is slawe van God (1 Korintiërs 7:22). As ons diep betrokke raak (hetsy deur vriendskap of ‘n romantiese verhouding) met nie-Christene, stel ons onsself op vir onrus. Dit kan (en doen dit dikwels) veroorsaak dat die Christen in sy wandel struikel, terugval in ‘n sondige lewe, en ook ander van God af wegdraai (deur God en die Christendom verkeerd voor te stel). Nog ‘n nadelige effek van nabyheid met ongelowiges is ons neiging om die waarhede van die Skrif te verwater sodat ons hulle nie aanstoot gee nie. Daar is moeilike waarhede in die Woord van God, waarhede soos oordeel en die hel. Wanneer ons hierdie leerstellings minimaliseer of ignoreer of probeer om hulle “sag te trap”, noem ons God in wese ‘n leuenaar ter wille van diegene wat reeds in die greep van Satan is. Dit is nie evangelisasie nie.
Alhoewel hierdie noue verhoudings nie aanbeveel word nie, beteken dit ook nie dat ons ons neuse optrek en ongelowiges ignoreer nie. Twee Timoteus 2:24-26 sê vir ons dat ons as dienaars van die Here vriendelik moet wees teenoor en nie met enigiemand moet stry nie. Ons moet diegene wat die waarheid teenstaan sagkens leer, en geduldig wees met moeilike mense. Matteus 5:16 sê vir ons: “Laat julle goeie dade voor almal skyn, sodat almal julle hemelse Vader kan prys.” Ons moet ongelowiges dien sodat hulle God deur ons kan sien en Hom in lof kan bekeer. Jakobus 5:16 sê dat daar groot krag is in die gebed van ‘n regverdige persoon, so bring jou bekommernisse oor ongelowiges voor God, en Hy sal luister.
Baie mense is gered as gevolg van die gebede en diens van Christene, so moenie jou rug op ongelowiges draai nie, maar om enige soort intieme verhouding met ‘n ongelowige te hê, kan vinnig en maklik verander in iets wat ‘n hindernis is vir jou wandel met Christus. Ons word geroep om die verlorenes te evangeliseer, nie intiem met hulle te wees nie. Daar is niks verkeerd met die bou van kwaliteit vriendskappe met ongelowiges nie – maar die primêre fokus van so ‘n verhouding moet wees om hulle vir Christus te wen deur die Evangelie met hulle te deel en God se reddende krag in ons eie lewens te demonstreer.
Today’s Devotional
The mention of rocks or stones crying out is found in the context of the triumphal entry—Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem a week before He was killed. Jesus rode on the back of a borrowed donkey’s colt, and multitudes of people praised Him as the “king who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 19:38). When the Pharisees in the crowd heard the people’s worship directed at Jesus, they said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” (verse 39).
The Pharisees had to know they were powerless to stop the excitement of the people, so they called on Jesus to stop what they believed to be blasphemy.
Jesus replied, “I tell you, . . . if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out” (Luke 19:40). What did Jesus mean by this statement? Did He mean that the rocks would literally start shouting praises to the Lord? Most likely, no. The expression the stones will cry out seems to be proverbial and isn’t to be understood as a literal statement. The meaning seems to be that it is more likely that the impossible would happen than for the King of kings to enter His capital city without honor.
In saying that the stones will cry out, Jesus indicates that the people’s acclamations should be encouraged, not suppressed. The people of Jerusalem are expressing great joy, and that joy is so appropriate, so necessary, that, if they did not express praise, it would be appropriate for inanimate objects to fill the void. Colossians 1:16 says that all creation was made for God’s glory. Everything in creation declares His praise. However, humans are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), so we are the ones who should be praising God.
Shortly after Jesus’ triumphal entry, the people would keep quiet. And, by Friday, they would yell for Him to be crucified (Luke 23:18–23).
The idea of rocks crying out in praise to the Lord is poetic, startling imagery. Throughout Scripture are similar poetic passages that present inanimate objects praising God. For example, in Psalm 114:6, the mountains leap. Isaiah 55:12 says, “You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Throughout Psalm 148, there are numerous examples of created things praising their Creator—the sun, moon, stars, heavens, water, sky, animals, and people. Everyone and everything was created for the pleasure of the sovereign Lord.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Die melding van rotse of klippe wat uitroep, word gevind in die konteks van die triomfantlike intog—Jesus se intog in Jerusalem ‘n week voordat Hy doodgemaak is. Jesus het op die rug van ‘n geleende donkie se vul gery, en menigtes mense het Hom geprys as die “koning wat kom in die Naam van die Here” (Lukas 19:38). Toe die Fariseërs in die skare die mense se aanbidding op Jesus hoor, het hulle vir Hom gesê: “Meester, bestraf u dissipels!” (vers 39).
Die Fariseërs moes weet dat hulle magteloos was om die opgewondenheid van die mense te stop, daarom het hulle Jesus versoek om te stop wat hulle as godslastering beskou het.
Jesus het geantwoord: “Ek sê vir julle, … as hulle stilbly, sal die klippe uitroep” (Lukas 19:40). Wat het Jesus met hierdie stelling bedoel? Het Hy bedoel dat die rotse letterlik sou begin lofprysinge aan die Here begin uitroep? Heel waarskynlik, nee. Die uitdrukking “die klippe sal uitroep” lyk spreekwoordelik en moet nie as ‘n letterlike stelling verstaan word nie. Die betekenis lyk te wees dat dit meer waarskynlik is dat die onmoontlike sal gebeur as dat die Koning van konings Sy hoofstad sonder eer sou binnegaan.
Deur te sê dat die klippe sal uitroep, dui Jesus aan dat die mense se toejuigings aangemoedig moet word, nie onderdruk nie. Die mense van Jerusalem spreek groot vreugde uit, en daardie vreugde is so gepas, so noodsaaklik, dat as hulle nie lof uitgespreek het nie, dit gepas sou wees vir lewelose voorwerpe om die leemte te vul. Kolossense 1:16 sê dat die hele skepping gemaak is tot God se eer. Alles in die skepping verkondig Sy lof. Mense is egter na God se beeld geskape (Genesis 1:27), so ons is diegene wat God moet prys.
Kort na Jesus se triomfantlike intog sou die mense stilbly. En teen Vrydag sou hulle skree dat Hy gekruisig moet word (Lukas 23:18–23).
Die idee van klippe wat in lof tot die Here uitroep, is poëtiese, verrassende beeldspraak. Regdeur die Skrif is daar soortgelyke poëtiese gedeeltes wat lewelose voorwerpe aanbied wat God prys. Byvoorbeeld, in Psalm 114:6 spring die berge op. Jesaja 55:12 sê: “Julle sal met vreugde uittrek en in vrede gelei word; die berge en heuwels sal voor julle in lied uitbars, en al die bome van die veld sal in die hande klap.” Regdeur Psalm 148 is daar talle voorbeelde van geskape dinge wat hul Skepper prys—die son, maan, sterre, hemel, water, lug, diere en mense. Almal en alles is geskape vir die plesier van die soewereine Here.
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.
Om Verlore Tyd In Te Haal:
Niemand van ons kan sê dat ons oor niks berou het nie. Dikwels word ons langs paaie gelei waar ons swak keuses uitoefen – sommige paaie is langer as ander – en hierdie paaie kan ń langdurige effek op die verstand, liggaam en siel uitoefen.
Iemand wat ek ken het vir jare lank alkohol en dwelms gebruik, maar toe het die Here ń wonderbare werk in sy lewe gedoen en onlangs was dit 25 jaar wat hy reeds van alkohol en dwelms vry is ! Hy het nou ń suksesvolle besigheid, en toegewyde eggenote, en sy kinders het almal die Here lief. Hy het ń passie om na ander uit te reik, veral hulle wat in baie gevalle sulke mense ophelp, sodat hulle ń nuwe lewe kan lei.
God gee nooit op met ons nie ! Selfs as ons in die verlede verkeerde keuses uitgeoefen het, kan ons nou kies hoe ons in die toekoms wil lewe. Ons kan kies om met ons sondige lewe voort te gaan, gedurig worstel met selfverwyt en pyn, of ons kan na Jesus toe vlug en glo dat Hy die mag het om vir ons te vergoed vir die tyd wat springkaanswerm … julle verteer het ( Joël 2:25 ). Indien ons met berou sy heilig soek, is hy genadig.
Terwyl sommige gevolge van die verlede mag bly, kan ons seker weet dat ń goeie en heerlike toekoms voorlê vir die diegiene wat Hom vetrou !
Die Here gee nooit op om iets moois in ons lewe tot stand te bring nie !
Making Up for Lost Time:
None of us can say that we have no regrets. Often we are led down paths where we make poor choices – some paths are longer than others – and these paths can have a lasting effect on the mind, body and soul.
Someone I know used alcohol and drugs for years, but then the Lord did a wonderful work in his life and recently it has been 25 years that he has been free from alcohol and drugs! He now has a successful business, and a devoted wife, and his children all love the Lord. He has a passion for reaching out to others, especially those who in many cases help such people to live a new life.
God never gives up on us! Even if we have made wrong choices in the past, we can now choose how we want to live in the future. We can choose to continue with our sinful lives, constantly struggling with self-blame and pain, or we can flee to Jesus and believe that He has the power to make up for the time that locusts have consumed you ( Joel 2:25 ). If we repentantly seek His holy name, He is merciful.
While some consequences of the past may remain, we can be sure that a good and glorious future lies ahead for those who trust in Him!
The Lord never gives up on bringing something beautiful into our lives!
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When you’re in the driver’s seat, you’re in control of your destination. But what happens when you don’t know where you’re going? Perhaps there’s someone who knows the route better than you and should take the wheel. Check out today’s video to learn more. In today’s teaching from Dr. Charles Stanley utilizes the life of Moses as an example to demonstrate how we can confront life’s challenges with self-assurance and confidence. Regardless of the obstacles we encounter, we need not be afraid because we are beloved children of God. Additionally, today’s show features some exceptional gospel music for your enjoyment. Don’t forget to share this video with your friends.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ARTISTS of THE PAST
Meet : The Late Nelons
The Nelons, formerly the Rex Nelon Singers, were an American southern gospel group based in Atlanta, Georgia. Group members included Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Clark, and Kelly’s daughters Amber Nelon Kistler and Autumn Nelon Streetman. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame in 2016.
Three members of the quartet were killed in an airplane crash in July 2024. The surviving member, Autumn Nelon Streetman, was not on board the aircraft.Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Kistler all died in the crash in a remote part of Campbell County, Wyoming, just north of Gillette.
Group history
The Nelons were started by founding member Rex Nelon as The Rex Nelon Singers in 1977. The group was a spin-off of the family group The Lefevres. They became known as The Rex Nelon Singers in 1976 because the Lefevre family members left the group. The group’s first number-one song was “Come Morning” on the Singing News Chart, and was awarded the Southern Gospel Song of the Decade for the 1980s.Another widely recognizable song by the group is “We Shall Wear a Robe and Crown.”
Over time the group included Karen Peck, Janet Paschal, Jerry Thompson, Charlotte Ritchie, Kelly Nelon Clark, Todd Nelon, Jeff Stice, Martin Gureasko, Rodney Swain, Stan Whitmire, Ray Fisher, Vernon Lee.
The Nelons have been nominated for many awards in the southern gospel music industry including Grammys, Dove Awards, Singing News Awards, Absolutely Gospel Awards, Diamond Awards, and Christian Voice Awards.
In 2014, the Nelons were a trio made up of Kelly Nelon Clark,Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Thompson. In 2014, Amber was chosen as Female Vocalist of the Year at the Absolutely Gospel Music Awards. Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, and Amber Nelon Kistler died in a plane crash on July 26, 2024.
Members of the Band
- Rex Nelon – bass (1977–1999)
- Kelly Nelon Clark – alto (1977–1991; 1993–2024)
- Rodney Swain – lead (1977–1984)
- Janet Paschal – soprano (1977–1981)
- Jerry Thompson – tenor/lead (1977–1992, 1993–1998)
- Karen Peck – soprano (1981–1990)
- Martin Gureasko – pianist (1990–1992)
- Gary Eubanks – bass guitar (1991-1992)
- Stan Whitmire – pianist (1986, 1993–1996)
- Charlotte Ritchie – soprano (1991–1993, 1994–1996)
- Kelly Benton – soprano (1992–1994)
- Amy Roth – soprano (1996–1999)
- Melody Williams – soprano (1999–2001)
- Katy Peach (then Katy VanHorn) – soprano (2001–2002)
- Amber Nelon Kistler – soprano (2002–2024)
- Paul White – lead (1992–1993)
- Tammy Britton – alto (1991–1993)
- David Hill – lead (1998–1999)
- Paul Lancaster – tenor (1999–2001)
- Jason Clark – lead (1997–2024)
- Todd Nelon – baritone (1981–1994)
- Dan Clark – bass (1999–2002)
- Kevin Davis – piano (2000–2012)
- Ray Fisher – piano (1980–1986)
- Danny Crawford – piano (portions of 1986 and 1987)
- Autumn Nelon Streetman – soprano (2014-2024)
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Bible Prophecy in the News
‘Bring the head of Trump’: Iran offers million dollar reward to behead US president
A religious cleric with an official government position, not a rogue agent, is offering a million-dollar bounty to behead the U.S. president.
Iran’s regime has crossed a line that no sovereign state has ever crossed before: it openly called for the assassination of a sitting president of the United States.
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, one of the most powerful clerics in Iran’s theocratic system, has issued an official fatwa — a religious decree — calling for the murder of President Donald J. Trump.
It did not come from some fringe radical hiding in a cave. It came directly from the top of Iran’s religious and political hierarchy. This is equivalent to a declaration of war.
What makes the fatwa even more outrageous is that the regime is not just issuing threats—it has been raising money, publicly — to pay for Trump’s murder. It is not a joke. It is a direct, state-sanctioned call to eliminate America’s leader.
Shortly after the fatwa was announced, Mansour Emami, the state-appointed head of Iran’s official Islamic Propagation Organization in West Azerbaijan Province, announced that a reward of 100 billion tomans (approximately $1.14 million) would be paid to anyone who “brings the head of Trump.”
A religious cleric with an official government position, not a rogue agent, was offering a million-dollar bounty to behead the U.S. president.
On top of that, reports from inside Iran reveal that the regime and its supporters have reportedly raised more than $40 million in a crowdfunding campaign to murder Trump.
This is the kind of behavior you would expect from ISIS or al-Qaeda, not from a government that has embassies, diplomats, and sits at the negotiating table with the United Nations and other world powers.
What has the response been from the international community? Silence. Where are the liberal voices, the pro-Iran “diplomacy-first” crowd, the think tank elites who have spent years telling us that we should appease Tehran and give them billions of dollars for “peace”?
Where are the so-called champions of human rights in the West, who constantly criticize Israel and the U.S. but cannot seem to say a word about an Islamic regime putting a bounty on the head of an American president?
If any Western nation, let alone the United States, had done something even remotely similar, the global media and the complicit United Nations would have gone into meltdown.
Because the call comes from Iran — the pet regime of the academic left, the darling of anti-American ideologues — it gets a pass?
A fatwa is not just a statement or opinion. A fatwa is a religious edict issued by an Islamic authority that carries “spiritual” and legal obligation within Islamic law.
In the minds of Iran’s clerics, a fatwa is binding, a direct command from a “representative of God” on earth. When a fatwa calls for killing a person, it is a divine order for murder, complete with the promise of heavenly reward for the murderer.
That is exactly what happened in 1989, when Iran’s then Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa for the murder of author Salman Rushdie, for allegedly blaspheming Islam in his novel The Satanic Verses — a work of fiction.
Western commentators at the time scoffed at the order, called it “symbolic.” Then what happened? After decades, the fatwa was acted upon.
In 2022, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on a stage in New York by a young Muslim man who was radicalized online and motivated by the decree to kill.
The same dynamic is now unfolding against Trump. When Shirazi issued his fatwa, he did not just target Trump. He declared Trump a mohareb — an enemy of God.
In the ideology of Iran’s theocratic regime, this label also carries the death penalty. The person who kills Trump, in their eyes, is not just a hitman; he is a holy warrior. A martyr. A man destined for paradise, where virgins and heavenly blessings await him.
Pastor Dirk Says
This is why I say That Donald Trump Plays the same Role as John the Baptist did . Only Difference is Donald Trump is Paving the way for the Coming of the False Messiah aka the Anti-Christ
The King Requested the Head on a Platter of John the Baptist . This article may not look Like Bible Prophecy to You , But The False Messiah story will be Duplicated to the Real Messiah JESUS CHRIST’S Life Journey
Somebody needs to Play the Role of John the Baptist , Preparing the way for the Messiah . Remember the Jews did not Accept Jesus as Their Messiah and are Still Awaiting their Messiah , The New World Order knows this , and again the Jews will be Mislead !
Signs of the Times
Why Has The Birth Rate In The US Fallen To The Lowest Level Ever Recorded
The birth rate in the United States just keeps setting one dismal record after another. In fact, according to the CDC it just dropped to the lowest level ever recorded. We are literally not even replacing ourselves, and that has all sorts of implications for our future.
Falling In Love With AI? The Alarming New Trend Replacing Real Relationships
In a world teetering on the edge of emotional isolation, where face-to-face interaction is rapidly giving way to screen time, a new trend is quietly overtaking the way people seek love and belonging: AI companions.
Gog and Magog Update
Hamas Digs In After Manufactured Famine Puts Worldwide Pressure On Israel
It’s important to understand what created the food shortage in Gaza. Contrary to the misleading stories in the corporate media, it’s not because Israel is preventing food from getting into Gaza or because of a mythical effort to perpetuate a genocide there.
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