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For sure, words are powerful things. God’s words were so powerful that they actually created everything (Genesis 1). But even the words of us humans can do powerful things. Solomon wrote in Proverbs 18:21 that “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” The power of life and death can be seen in jury trials, where witnesses and jury members can speak words that might literally determine whether a defendant lives or dies. Less extreme, but no less real, are the power of encouraging words to give hope and joy and the power of discouraging words to spark dismay and depression.
Jesus said, “I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken” (Matthew 12:36). The KJV translates “every empty word” as “every idle word”; the ESV says, “every careless word.” The Greek phrase is rema argos, meaning “careless or inactive or unprofitable words.” In context, Jesus is contrasting the “good things” within a good person with the “evil things” in the heart of an evil person. We are admonished to make the best use of our words, because words express what is in our hearts: “The mouth speaks what the heart is full of” (Matthew 12:34).
In Matthew 12:37, the significance of words is that they will be used to gauge a person’s spiritual condition in the judgment: “For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Jesus was speaking to a group of Pharisees who had just accused Jesus of being demon-possessed (verse 24). Jesus calls them a “brood of vipers” and asks them, “How can you who are evil say anything good?” (verse 34). Just as vipers have a mouthful of poison, so the Pharisees had evil words concerning the Savior.
Then Jesus warns the Pharisees of the coming judgment, at which they will be held accountable for their words (Matthew 12:37). There is no better judge of a person’s heart than the words he allows to come forth from his mouth. Just like good trees produce good fruit and bad trees produce bad fruit, so does the mouth reveal the heart’s condition (verse 33).
But it’s not just evil words for which people must give account. Jesus said every “careless” or “idle” word can also be used as a judgment against the speaker. Even the slightest sin, the smallest deviation from God’s perfection, will condemn a person in God’s eyes. The Pharisees’ sin was great—they had blasphemed the Lord of glory with their words—but even seemingly insignificant words, sometimes excused as “slips of the tongue,” are considered sinful if they do not bring glory to God. According to verse 38, Jesus had the last word on this subject, for the scribes and Pharisees changed the subject immediately.
Other passages give additional insight. Ephesians 4:29 sets the standard: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” James 3:8 advises us on how hard it is to control the tongue: “No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.” Then in James 4:11–12, “Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?”
Given the weighty consequences of our words—even our “careless” ones—we must learn to yield our body’s members, including our tongues, to the control of the Holy Spirit—the only One who can tame the tongue. “Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips” (Psalm 141:3).
Woorde is beslis kragtige dinge. God se woorde was so kragtig dat hulle eintlik alles geskep het (Genesis 1). Maar selfs die woorde van ons mense kan kragtige dinge doen. Salomo het in Spreuke 18:21 geskryf dat “dood en lewe in die mag van die tong is.” Die mag van lewe en dood kan gesien word in jurieverhore, waar getuies en jurielede woorde kan spreek wat letterlik kan bepaal of ‘n beskuldigde leef of sterf. Minder ekstreem, maar nie minder werklik nie, is die krag van bemoedigende woorde om hoop en vreugde te gee en die krag van ontmoedigende woorde om ontsteltenis en depressie te veroorsaak.
Jesus het gesê: “Ek sê vir julle dat elkeen op die oordeelsdag rekenskap sal moet gee van elke leë woord wat hy gespreek het” (Matteus 12:36). Die KJV vertaal “elke leë woord” as “elke ydele woord”; die ESV sê, “elke sorgelose woord.” Die Griekse frase is rema argos, wat beteken “sorgelose of onaktiewe of nuttelose woorde.” In konteks kontrasteer Jesus die “goeie dinge” binne-in ‘n goeie persoon met die “slegte dinge” in die hart van ‘n bose persoon. Ons word vermaan om die beste gebruik van ons woorde te maak, want woorde druk uit wat in ons harte is: “Die mond spreek van volheid van die hart” (Matteus 12:34).
In Matteus 12:37 is die betekenis van woorde dat hulle gebruik sal word om ‘n persoon se geestelike toestand in die oordeel te meet: “Want uit jou woorde sal jy vrygespreek word, en uit jou woorde sal jy veroordeel word.” Jesus het met ‘n groep Fariseërs gepraat wat Jesus pas daarvan beskuldig het dat hy deur demone besete is (vers 24). Jesus noem hulle ‘n “addergeslag” en vra hulle: “Hoe kan julle wat goddeloos is, iets goeds sê?” (vers 34). Net soos adders ‘n mondvol gif het, so het die Fariseërs bose woorde oor die Verlosser gehad.
Dan waarsku Jesus die Fariseërs oor die komende oordeel, waartydens hulle aanspreeklik gehou sal word vir hul woorde (Matteus 12:37). Daar is geen beter beoordelaar van ‘n persoon se hart as die woorde wat hy uit sy mond laat kom nie. Net soos goeie bome goeie vrugte dra en slegte bome slegte vrugte, so openbaar die mond die toestand van die hart (vers 33).
Maar dis nie net bose woorde waarvoor mense rekenskap moet gee nie. Jesus het gesê elke “sorglose” of “ydele” woord kan ook as ‘n oordeel teen die spreker gebruik word. Selfs die geringste sonde, die kleinste afwyking van God se volmaaktheid, sal ‘n persoon in God se oë veroordeel. Die Fariseërs se sonde was groot—hulle het die Here van heerlikheid met hul woorde gelaster—maar selfs skynbaar onbeduidende woorde, soms verskoon as “tongglip”, word as sondig beskou as hulle nie eer aan God bring nie. Volgens vers 38 het Jesus die laaste woord oor hierdie onderwerp gehad, want die skrifgeleerdes en Fariseërs het die onderwerp onmiddellik verander.
Ander gedeeltes gee bykomende insig. Efesiërs 4:29 stel die standaard: “Laat geen vuil taal uit julle mond kom nie, maar net dit wat nuttig is vir die opbouing van ander volgens hulle behoeftes, sodat dit die luisteraars kan help.” Jakobus 3:8 gee ons raad oor hoe moeilik dit is om die tong te beheer: “Geen mens kan die tong tem nie. Dit is ‘n rustelose bose, vol dodelike gif.” Dan in Jakobus 4:11–12, “Broers en susters, moenie mekaar belaster nie. As iemand teen ‘n broer of suster praat of hulle oordeel, praat hy teen die wet en oordeel hy dit. As julle die wet oordeel, onderhou julle dit nie, maar sit julle in ‘n oordeel daaroor. Daar is net een Wetgewer en Regter, Hy wat kan red en verderf. Maar wie is jy om jou naaste te oordeel?”
Gegewe die gewigtige gevolge van ons woorde – selfs ons “sorglose” woorde – moet ons leer om ons liggaam se lede, insluitend ons tonge, oor te gee aan die beheer van die Heilige Gees – die enigste Een wat die tong kan tem. “Stel ’n wag oor my mond, HERE, bewaar die deur van my lippe” (Psalm 141:3).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
John 8:12 Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Prayer
Lord , I cast all My Burdens unto You . And I am going to Trust you Fully for Your are My Good Father and You only want the Best for me . I pray in Jesus Name Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Johannes 8:12 Gee jou laste aan die HERE, en Hy sal vir jou sorg. Hy sal nie toelaat dat die godvresendes gly en val nie.
Gebed
Here, ek werp al my laste op U. En ek gaan U ten volle vertrou, want U is my goeie Vader en U wil net die beste vir my hê. Ek bid dit in Jesus se Naam, Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
To blaspheme is to speak with contempt about God or to be defiantly irreverent. Blasphemy is verbal or written reproach of God’s name, character, work, or attributes.
Blasphemy was a serious crime in the law God gave to Moses. The Israelites were to worship and obey God. In Leviticus 24:10–16, a man blasphemed the name of God. To the Hebrews, a name wasn’t just a convenient label. It was a symbolic representation of a person’s character. The man in Leviticus who blasphemed God’s name was stoned to death.
Isaiah 36 tells the story of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and his attempt to demoralize Jerusalem before he attacked. After pointing out Assyria’s many victories, he says, “Who of all the gods of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?” (Isaiah 36:20). Sennacherib committed blasphemy by assuming Israel’s God was equal to the false gods of the surrounding nations. The king of Judah, Hezekiah, points out this blasphemy in his prayer to God, in which he asks that God deliver them for the purpose of defending His own honor (Isaiah 37:4, 17). And that’s exactly what God did. Isaiah 37:36-37 explains, “Then the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.” Later, Sennacherib was murdered in the temple of his god Nisroch (Isaiah 37:38).
Followers of God are also responsible to make sure their behavior doesn’t incite others to blaspheme God. In Romans 2:17-24, Paul scolds those who claim to be saved through the law and yet still live in sin. Using Isaiah 52:5, Paul tells them, “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you” (verse 24). In 1 Timothy 1:20 Paul explains that he had abandoned two false teachers to Satan so they would “be taught not to blaspheme”; thus, promulgating false doctrine and leading God’s people astray is also a form of blasphemy.
Jesus spoke of a special type of blasphemy—blasphemy against the Holy Spirit—committed by the religious leaders of His day. The situation was that the Pharisees were eyewitnesses to Jesus’ miracles, but they attributed the work of the Holy Spirit to the presence of a demon (Mark 3:22-30). Their portrayal of the holy as demonic was a deliberate, insulting rejection of God and was unforgivable.
The most significant accusation of blasphemy was one that happened to be completely false. It was for the crime of blasphemy that the priests and Pharisees condemned Jesus (Matthew 26:65). They understood that Jesus was claiming to be God. That would, indeed, be a reproach on God’s character—if it wasn’t true. If Jesus were just a man claiming to be God, He would have been a blasphemer. However, as the Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus could truthfully claim deity (Philippians 2:6).
Fortunately, Jesus forgives even the sin of blasphemy. Paul was a blasphemer (1 Timothy 1:13) and tried to make others blaspheme (Acts 26:11). Jesus’ own brothers thought He was insane (Mark 3:21). All repented, and all were forgiven.
Blasphemy, by definition, is both deliberate and direct. That being the case, a believer in Jesus Christ will not/cannot commit blasphemy. Even so, we should be careful to reflect God’s holiness and never misrepresent the glory, authority, and character of God.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Om te laster is om met minagting oor God te praat of om uitdagend oneerbiedig te wees. Godslastering is verbale of geskrewe smaad van God se naam, karakter, werk of eienskappe.
Godslastering was ‘n ernstige misdaad in die wet wat God aan Moses gegee het. Die Israeliete moes God aanbid en gehoorsaam. In Levitikus 24:10–16 het ‘n man die Naam van God gelaster. Vir die Hebreërs was ‘n naam nie net ‘n gerieflike etiket nie. Dit was ‘n simboliese voorstelling van ‘n persoon se karakter. Die man in Levitikus wat God se Naam gelaster het, is met klippe doodgegooi.
Jesaja 36 vertel die verhaal van Sanherib, koning van Assirië, en sy poging om Jerusalem te demoraliseer voordat hy aangeval het. Nadat hy Assirië se vele oorwinnings uitgewys het, sê hy: “Wie van al die gode van hierdie lande kon hulle lande van my red? Hoe kan die HERE dan Jerusalem uit my hand red?” (Jesaja 36:20). Sanherib het godslastering gepleeg deur aan te neem dat Israel se God gelyk was aan die valse gode van die omliggende nasies. Die koning van Juda, Hiskia, wys op hierdie godslastering in sy gebed tot God, waarin hy vra dat God hulle verlos met die doel om Sy eie eer te verdedig (Jesaja 37:4, 17). En dit is presies wat God gedoen het. Jesaja 37:36-37 verduidelik: “Toe het die engel van die HERE uitgegaan en honderd vyf-en-tagtigduisend in die Assiriese laer doodgemaak. Toe die volk die volgende oggend opstaan—daar was al die lyke! Toe het Sanherib, die koning van Assirië, uit die laer gegaan en teruggetrek. Hy het na Ninevé teruggekeer en daar gebly.” Later is Sanherib in die tempel van sy god Nisroch vermoor (Jesaja 37:38).
Volgelinge van God is ook verantwoordelik om seker te maak dat hul gedrag nie ander aanhits om God te laster nie. In Romeine 2:17-24 berispe Paulus diegene wat beweer dat hulle deur die wet gered is en tog steeds in sonde leef. Deur Jesaja 52:5 te gebruik, sê Paulus vir hulle: “God se Naam word onder die heidene gelaster as gevolg van julle” (vers 24). In 1 Timoteus 1:20 verduidelik Paulus dat hy twee valse leraars aan Satan oorgelaat het sodat hulle “geleer sou word om nie te laster nie”; dus is die verkondiging van valse leerstellings en die mislei van God se mense ook ‘n vorm van godslastering.
Jesus het gepraat van ‘n spesiale tipe godslastering – godslastering teen die Heilige Gees – wat deur die godsdienstige leiers van Sy tyd gepleeg is. Die situasie was dat die Fariseërs ooggetuies van Jesus se wonderwerke was, maar hulle het die werk van die Heilige Gees toegeskryf aan die teenwoordigheid van ‘n demoon (Markus 3:22-30). Hul uitbeelding van die heilige as demonies was ‘n doelbewuste, beledigende verwerping van God en was onvergeeflik.
Die belangrikste beskuldiging van godslastering was een wat toevallig heeltemal vals was. Dit was vir die misdaad van godslastering dat die priesters en Fariseërs Jesus veroordeel het (Matteus 26:65). Hulle het verstaan dat Jesus beweer het dat hy God is. Dit sou inderdaad ‘n smaad op God se karakter wees – as dit nie waar was nie. As Jesus net ‘n man was wat beweer het dat hy God is, sou Hy ‘n godslasteraar gewees het. As die Tweede Persoon van die Drie-eenheid kon Jesus egter tereg goddelikheid beweer (Filippense 2:6).
Gelukkig vergewe Jesus selfs die sonde van godslastering. Paulus was ‘n godslasteraar (1 Timoteus 1:13) en het probeer om ander te laat godslaster (Handelinge 26:11). Jesus se eie broers het gedink Hy was kranksinnig (Markus 3:21). Almal het berou gehad, en almal is vergewe.
Godslastering is per definisie beide doelbewus en direk. Aangesien dit die geval is, sal/kan ‘n gelowige in Jesus Christus nie godslastering pleeg nie. Tog moet ons versigtig wees om God se heiligheid te weerspieël en nooit die heerlikheid, gesag en karakter van God verkeerd voor te stel nie.
Today’s Devotional
Most people want to hear God’s voice when they are facing a decision. If only God would speak to them and tell them which choice to make or which direction to embark upon. Many people will claim to have heard God’s voice, saying, “God led me to do this,” when in fact it was simply their own thoughts and desires that led them in a particular direction.
The primary way that God speaks to us today is through His revealed, written Word. When we want to hear God’s voice, the Bible is where we should look. Most of the will of God for our lives is already fully revealed in its pages, and it is simply a matter of our obedience to it. All of Scripture is the will of God, but there are a few places in Scripture that specifically use the term will of God, which may be especially interesting to a person who wants to hear God’s voice:
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3: “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18: “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
- 1 Peter 2:12–15: “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people.”
Other passages also let us hear God’s voice, even if they don’t use the phrase the will of God. But, just taking the three above passages, we know that a Christian should always give thanks in every circumstance, avoid sexual immorality, and live an exemplary life. If a Christian does not follow these clear dictates given directly by God through inspired Scripture, why should he or she expect to hear more information from God? If you want further direction from God, obey what He has already told you. A heart willing to listen and obey is the key to hearing from God.
The primary way that a Christian hears God’s voice is through reading and studying Scripture and then obeying and applying what the Scripture says. People often rely upon “the leading of the Holy Spirit,” which is spoken of in Romans 8:14. In context, the passage speaks of the Spirit’s leading us away from sinful activity and into a confidence in our relationship with God as Father. The Holy Spirit will never lead contrary to Scripture. If a person is considering having an affair, the Spirit will only lead in one direction—toward marital fidelity. The Spirit might very well bring a verse like 1 Thessalonians 4:3 to mind for the person being tempted. When the Spirit leads, He is not imparting “new” information as much as He is impressing on our hearts the truth God has already revealed in Scripture and applying it to our situation. If a person says, “God told me” or “The Spirit led me to do such and such,” and the action taken is contrary to Scripture, we can be sure the person is mistaken.
We can also hear God’s voice as God speaks through other people. “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22). Good counselors or advisers can help us see a situation with new eyes. Again, the Bible is key. Biblical preaching and biblically sound Christian material can be put in the “advisers” category. The Word of God is the control. If a bunch of counselors advise a person to do something contrary to Scripture, then they are all wrong, no matter what their credentials; however, if the advisers help an individual understand and apply Scripture, then they can be helpful. Godly advisers can often see areas that an individual is blind to. A group of advisers may discern that the person seeking to hear God’s voice concerning a particular plan is in reality seeking approval of his own personal agenda.
Another way to hear God’s voice is to pray and ask for wisdom: “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you” (James 1:5). When a Christian is facing difficult circumstances and needs to hear from God, the Christian should ask for the wisdom that God promises to give. This wisdom will ultimately come from God, but it may come through the word of a friend; through a sermon, article, or book; or from the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit. Once again, the written Word of God is the standard by which all thoughts, actions, ideas, and feelings must be judged.
In this day of self-proclaimed prophets and the promotion of “new revelations” from God, people often mistake the voice of God for their own thoughts or the suggestions of other people. If you are hearing God’s voice, then the message will always be in accord with Scripture. We should all take great care not to misrepresent God. Instead of saying, “God told me this,” a better approach would be to say, “I think God may be saying this—what do you think?”
People often want to hear a specific word from God when He has already spoken in a general sense. For instance, a person may be deliberating the choice of whether to take the family on a short-term mission trip or on a vacation to the beach. Perhaps a specific word from God is unnecessary. What is really called for is wisdom. Which trip will most benefit the family? Which trip will most benefit the kingdom of God? The family will benefit by building the kingdom. The kingdom will benefit from a strong family. Either one could be a good choice. Other factors such as expense and the current state of the family should be considered. (Are the kids selfish and entitled so they need to see how other people live? Has the family been under a lot of stress and needs to get away and relax? Are the costs comparable? If not, which can they afford?) If they go to the beach, they look for opportunities to share their faith and be an encouragement to other believers. If they go on the mission trip, they look for ways to build bonds with each other and enjoy themselves as a family. Both options are good. Neither is inherently sinful. In the end, the husband and wife come to some agreement and throw themselves into it wholeheartedly, trusting that, if the decision is wrong, God will somehow make it clear to them that they should do something different. How will He do this? Probably not through an audible voice but through a combination of circumstances, advice from other people, evaluation of their priorities based on God’s Word, and a lack of inner peace from the Holy Spirit.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Die meeste mense wil God se stem hoor wanneer hulle voor ‘n besluit te staan kom. As God maar net met hulle sou praat en vir hulle sê watter keuse om te maak of watter rigting om in te slaan. Baie mense sal beweer dat hulle God se stem gehoor het en gesê het: “God het my gelei om dit te doen,” terwyl dit in werklikheid bloot hul eie gedagtes en begeertes was wat hulle in ‘n spesifieke rigting gelei het.
Die primêre manier waarop God vandag met ons praat, is deur Sy geopenbaarde, geskrewe Woord. Wanneer ons God se stem wil hoor, is die Bybel waar ons moet kyk. Die meeste van die wil van God vir ons lewens is reeds ten volle in die bladsye daarvan geopenbaar, en dit is bloot ‘n saak van ons gehoorsaamheid daaraan. Die hele Skrif is die wil van God, maar daar is ‘n paar plekke in die Skrif wat spesifiek die term wil van God gebruik, wat veral interessant kan wees vir ‘n persoon wat God se stem wil hoor:
- 1 Tessalonisense 4:3: “Dit is die wil van God dat julle geheilig moet word: dat julle seksuele onsedelikheid moet vermy.”
- 1 Tessalonisense 5:18: “Wees in alle omstandighede dankbaar, want dit is God se wil in Christus Jesus vir julle.”
- 1 Petrus 2:12–15: “Leef so goed onder die heidene, dat al beskuldig hulle julle van verkeerde dade, hulle julle goeie dade kan sien en God kan verheerlik op die dag dat Hy julle besoek. Onderwerp julleself ter wille van die Here aan elke menslike gesag: aan die keiser as die hoogste gesag, of aan die goewerneurs wat deur Hom gestuur is om die kwaaddoeners te straf en die goeiedoeners te prys. Want dit is die wil van God dat julle deur goed te doen die onkundige praatjies van dwase mense stilmaak.”
Ander gedeeltes laat ons ook God se stem hoor, selfs al gebruik hulle nie die frase “die wil van God” nie. Maar as ons net die drie bogenoemde gedeeltes neem, weet ons dat ‘n Christen altyd in alle omstandighede dankbaar moet wees, seksuele immoraliteit moet vermy en ‘n voorbeeldige lewe moet lei. As ‘n Christen nie hierdie duidelike voorskrifte volg wat direk deur God deur die geïnspireerde Skrif gegee word nie, waarom sou hy of sy verwag om meer inligting van God te hoor? As jy verdere leiding van God wil hê, gehoorsaam wat Hy reeds vir jou gesê het. ‘n Hart wat gewillig is om te luister en te gehoorsaam, is die sleutel om van God te hoor.
Die primêre manier waarop ‘n Christen God se stem hoor, is deur die Skrif te lees en te bestudeer en dan te gehoorsaam en toe te pas wat die Skrif sê. Mense vertrou dikwels op “die leiding van die Heilige Gees”, waarvan in Romeine 8:14 gepraat word. In konteks praat die gedeelte van die Gees wat ons weglei van sondige aktiwiteite en na ‘n vertroue in ons verhouding met God as Vader. Die Heilige Gees sal nooit teenstrydig met die Skrif lei nie. As ‘n persoon oorweeg om ‘n verhouding te hê, sal die Gees slegs in een rigting lei – na huwelikstrou. Die Gees kan heel moontlik ‘n vers soos 1 Tessalonisense 4:3 in gedagte bring vir die persoon wat versoek word. Wanneer die Gees lei, gee Hy nie soveel “nuwe” inligting as wat Hy die waarheid wat God reeds in die Skrif geopenbaar het, op ons harte afdruk en dit op ons situasie toepas. As iemand sê: “God het my gesê” of “Die Gees het my gelei om so en so te doen,” en die aksie wat geneem is, is teenstrydig met die Skrif, kan ons seker wees dat die persoon verkeerd is.
Ons kan ook God se stem hoor terwyl God deur ander mense praat. “Planne misluk deur gebrek aan raad, maar deur die veelheid van raadgewers slaag hulle” (Spreuke 15:22). Goeie raadgewers of adviseurs kan ons help om ‘n situasie met nuwe oë te sien. Weereens, die Bybel is die sleutel. Bybelse prediking en Bybels gegronde Christelike materiaal kan in die kategorie “adviseurs” geplaas word. Die Woord van God is die beheer. As ‘n groep raadgewers ‘n persoon aanraai om iets te doen wat teenstrydig is met die Skrif, dan is hulle almal verkeerd, ongeag hul kwalifikasies; as die adviseurs egter ‘n individu help om die Skrif te verstaan en toe te pas, dan kan hulle behulpsaam wees. Godvrugtige adviseurs kan dikwels areas sien waarvoor ‘n individu blind is. ‘n Groep adviseurs kan onderskei dat die persoon wat God se stem aangaande ‘n spesifieke plan wil hoor, in werklikheid goedkeuring van sy eie persoonlike agenda soek.
Nog ‘n manier om God se stem te hoor, is om te bid en om wysheid te vra: “As iemand van julle wysheid kortkom, moet hy dit van God bid, wat aan almal mildelik gee sonder om te blameer, en dit sal aan julle gegee word” (Jakobus 1:5). Wanneer ‘n Christen moeilike omstandighede in die gesig staar en van God moet hoor, moet die Christen vra vir die wysheid wat God belowe om te gee. Hierdie wysheid sal uiteindelik van God kom, maar dit kan kom deur die woord van ‘n vriend; deur ‘n preek, artikel of boek; of van die innerlike aansporing van die Heilige Gees. Weereens is die geskrewe Woord van God die standaard waarvolgens alle gedagtes, dade, idees en gevoelens beoordeel moet word.
In hierdie tyd van selfverklaarde profete en die bevordering van “nuwe openbarings” van God, verwar mense dikwels die stem van God met hul eie gedagtes of die voorstelle van ander mense. As jy God se stem hoor, sal die boodskap altyd in ooreenstemming met die Skrif wees. Ons moet almal baie versigtig wees om God nie verkeerd voor te stel nie. In plaas daarvan om te sê: “God het my dit gesê,” sou ‘n beter benadering wees om te sê: “Ek dink God sê dalk dit – wat dink jy?”
Mense wil dikwels ‘n spesifieke woord van God hoor wanneer Hy reeds in ‘n algemene sin gepraat het. Byvoorbeeld, ‘n persoon oorweeg dalk die keuse of hy die gesin op ‘n korttermyn-sendingreis of op ‘n vakansie na die strand wil neem. Miskien is ‘n spesifieke woord van God onnodig. Wat werklik nodig is, is wysheid. Watter reis sal die gesin die meeste bevoordeel? Watter reis sal die koninkryk van God die meeste bevoordeel? Die gesin sal baat vind by die bou van die koninkryk. Die koninkryk sal baat vind by ‘n sterk gesin. Enigeen kan ‘n goeie keuse wees. Ander faktore soos koste en die huidige toestand van die gesin moet in ag geneem word. (Is die kinders selfsugtig en geregtig, so hulle moet sien hoe ander mense leef? Was die gesin onder baie stres en moet hulle wegkom en ontspan? Is die koste vergelykbaar? Indien nie, watter een kan hulle bekostig?) As hulle strand toe gaan, soek hulle geleenthede om hul geloof te deel en ‘n bemoediging vir ander gelowiges te wees. As hulle op die sendingreis gaan, soek hulle maniere om bande met mekaar te bou en hulself as ‘n gesin te geniet. Beide opsies is goed. Nie een is inherent sondig nie. Uiteindelik kom die man en vrou tot ‘n ooreenkoms en stort hulle hulself heelhartig daarin, in die vertroue dat, as die besluit verkeerd is, God dit op een of ander manier vir hulle duidelik sal maak dat hulle iets anders moet doen. Hoe sal Hy dit doen? Waarskynlik nie deur ‘n hoorbare stem nie, maar deur ‘n kombinasie van omstandighede, advies van ander mense, evaluering van hul prioriteite gebaseer op God se Woord, en ‘n gebrek aan innerlike vrede van die Heilige Gees.
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.
Fantastiese Aanbiedinge:
Ek dink ons is almal kwesbaar en kan maklik mislei word deur valse aanbiedinge wat niks anders as probleme meebring nie. Ons word valse hoop gebied deur die wêreld en dit eindig maar altyd net op by teleurstelling. Daar is tog een aanbod wat eg is, alhoewel dit fantasties en byna ongelooflik is. Dis die offer wat God aan ons doen – verlossing deur geloof in Jesus Christus se volmaakte en volkome werk aan die kruis: Glo in my en jy sal gered word ( Hand 16:31 ). Dis ń offer wat God baie gekos het, en ons ontvang dit gratis, lees gou weer daai !
Die boek Romeine vertel ons: ” Hy is vanweë ons oortredings oorgelewer en Hy is opgewek sodat ons vrygespreek kan word ( Rom 4:25 ). Indien ons ja sê vir verlossing, kan ons hoop ( Titus 1:2 ) vrede ( Rom 5:1 ) vergifnes ( Efes 1:7 ) onvergelyke rykdom ( Efes 2:7 ) verkry en word ons as die eiendom van God beseël ( Efes 4:30 ). Dis eg. Jesus se dood en opstanding waarborg dit.
Ons verlossing het God oneindig baie gekos, maar ons ontvang dit absoluut verniet !
Fantastic Offers:
I think we are all vulnerable and can easily be deceived by false offers that bring nothing but problems. We are offered false hope by the world and it always ends in disappointment. There is one offer that is real, although it is fantastic and almost unbelievable. It is the offer that God makes to us – salvation through faith in Jesus Christ’s perfect and complete work on the cross: Believe in me and you will be saved ( Acts 16:31 ). It is a sacrifice that cost God a lot, and we receive it for free, read that again soon!
The book of Romans tells us: “He was delivered over for our trespasses and was raised for our justification (Rom 4:25). If we say yes to salvation, we can receive hope (Titus 1:2), peace (Rom 5:1), forgiveness (Eph 1:7), incomparable riches (Eph 2:7), and we are sealed as God’s property (Eph 4:30). It’s real. Jesus’ death and resurrection guarantee it.
Our salvation cost God an infinite amount, but we receive it absolutely for free!
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