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In Romans 1, Paul addresses the Gentile believers at Rome and begins by explaining his mission, which was to preach the gospel to everyone. He concludes his explanation by saying, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith’” (Romans 1:16–17; cf. Habakkuk 2:4).
The word translated “ashamed” means “disgraced” or “personally humiliated.” A person “ashamed” in this way is like someone singled out for misplacing his confidence—he trusted in something, and that something let him down. The word can refer to being dishonored because of forming the wrong alliances. So, when Paul says that he is not ashamed of the gospel, he is saying his confidence in the gospel is not misplaced. There is no disgrace in declaring it. Paul had given his life to proclaiming the truths that Jesus Himself had revealed to him (Acts 9:3–6; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4). He explained to the Romans why he did not believe that he had wrongly identified with Jesus and why proclaiming Jesus’ message was his life’s work.
The application can extend to us as well. Just as Paul placed his confidence in the gospel of Christ, so can we. We can proclaim with boldness the truths that God has revealed in His Word, with no fear that our confidence is misplaced. “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame” (Romans 10:11; cf. Isaiah 28:16). We can rest in the knowledge that the Holy Spirit who inspired the writing of Scripture never changes (2 Peter 1:21; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). What was true thousands of years ago is still true. The offer of salvation that was presented to people of the first century is still open to us (Acts 2:39; John 17:20).
To live unashamed of the gospel means we proclaim it, but it also means we apply it to our lives and show we believe it. Paul’s life choices supported his message. He did not preach one thing and live another. We are “ashamed of the gospel” when we allow sin in our lives to go unchecked (Matthew 3:8). When we indulge in worldliness and carnal desires or blatantly disobey scriptural standards, we indicate that we lack confidence in our own message (1 Corinthians 3:3; 1 Peter 2:11). When we “walk in the counsel of the ungodly, stand in the path of sinners, and sit in the seat of scoffers” (Psalm 1:1), we are being ashamed of the gospel. We are not allowing its truth to penetrate our lives so that others see its changing power. To live unashamed of the gospel means that we, like Paul, allow it to dominate our lives to the extent that everyone within our sphere of influence can see that we have “been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).
In Romeine 1 spreek Paulus die nie-Joodse gelowiges in Rome aan en begin deur sy sending te verduidelik, naamlik om die evangelie aan almal te verkondig. Hy sluit sy verduideliking af deur te sê: “Want ek skaam my nie oor die evangelie nie, want dit is die krag van God wat verlossing bring aan elkeen wat glo, eerstens aan die Jood, dan aan die nie-Jood. Want in die evangelie word die geregtigheid van God geopenbaar, ‘n geregtigheid wat deur die geloof is van begin tot einde, soos geskrywe is: ‘Die regverdige sal uit die geloof lewe’” (Romeine 1:16–17; vgl. Habakuk 2:4).
Die woord wat as “beskaamd” vertaal word, beteken “in ongenade gebring” of “persoonlik verneder”. ‘n Persoon wat op hierdie manier “beskaamd” is, is soos iemand wat uitgesonder is omdat hy sy vertroue misplaas het – hy het op iets vertrou, en daardie iets het hom in die steek gelaat. Die woord kan verwys na oneer omdat hy die verkeerde bondgenootskappe gevorm het. Dus, wanneer Paulus sê dat hy nie skaam is oor die evangelie nie, sê hy dat sy vertroue in die evangelie nie misplaas is nie. Daar is geen skande daarin om dit te verklaar nie. Paulus het sy lewe daaraan gewy om die waarhede te verkondig wat Jesus self aan hom geopenbaar het (Handelinge 9:3–6; 2 Korintiërs 12:2–4). Hy het aan die Romeine verduidelik waarom hy nie geglo het dat hy verkeerdelik met Jesus geïdentifiseer het nie en waarom die verkondiging van Jesus se boodskap sy lewenswerk was.
Die toepassing kan ook op ons uitgebrei word. Net soos Paulus sy vertroue in die evangelie van Christus geplaas het, kan ons ook. Ons kan met vrymoedigheid die waarhede verkondig wat God in Sy Woord geopenbaar het, sonder vrees dat ons vertroue misplaas is. “Elkeen wat in Hom glo, sal nooit beskaam word nie” (Romeine 10:11; vgl. Jesaja 28:16). Ons kan rus in die wete dat die Heilige Gees wat die skryf van die Skrif geïnspireer het, nooit verander nie (2 Petrus 1:21; Maleagi 3:6; Hebreërs 13:8). Wat duisende jare gelede waar was, is steeds waar. Die aanbod van verlossing wat aan mense van die eerste eeu aangebied is, is steeds vir ons oop (Handelinge 2:39; Johannes 17:20).
Om onbeskaamd vir die evangelie te leef, beteken dat ons dit verkondig, maar dit beteken ook dat ons dit op ons lewens toepas en wys dat ons dit glo. Paulus se lewenskeuses het sy boodskap ondersteun. Hy het nie een ding verkondig en ‘n ander geleef nie. Ons is “skaam vir die evangelie” wanneer ons toelaat dat sonde in ons lewens ongemerk bly (Matteus 3:8). Wanneer ons ons oorgee aan wêreldsheid en vleeslike begeertes of blatant ongehoorsaam is aan Skriftuurlike standaarde, dui ons aan dat ons ‘n gebrek aan vertroue in ons eie boodskap het (1 Korintiërs 3:3; 1 Petrus 2:11). Wanneer ons “wandel in die raad van die goddelose, staan op die pad van sondaars, sit in die sitplek van spotters” (Psalm 1:1), skaam ons ons vir die evangelie. Ons laat nie toe dat die waarheid daarvan ons lewens binnedring sodat ander die veranderende krag daarvan sien nie. Om onbeskaamd vir die evangelie te leef, beteken dat ons, soos Paulus, toelaat dat dit ons lewens oorheers tot die mate dat almal binne ons invloedsfeer kan sien dat ons “saam met Jesus was” (Handelinge 4:13).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?
—Hebrews 10:29
We often look at the swift and dramatic discipline and punishment God used with his people in the Old Testament and are struck by its severity. The Holy Spirit reminds us that while this was true, to spurn grace and ridicule the sacrificial death of Jesus are actions all the more worthy of God’s punishment. Grace is incredible. It is marvelous. But to reject Jesus and all he did to bring us God’s love and salvation is to court disaster and reject any source of grace. Rejecting Jesus has harsh consequences, so please, dear friend, don’t! Please don’t reject God’s offer of love, mercy, grace, hope, and salvation in Jesus. As the apostle Peter said while inspired by the Holy Spirit:
Prayer
Holy and righteous Father, thank you for your costly gift of grace. Please empower me to be a transmitter and sharer of that grace to others. Please bless me with the ability to share the message of Jesus in all its loveliness so others can know your salvation and not have to face your justice after having spurned your gracious gift to them in Jesus, in whose name I pray and plead. Amen and Amen.
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Hoeveel swaarder dink jy verdien 'n man om gestraf te word wat die Seun van God onder die voete vertrap het, wat die bloed van die verbond wat hom geheilig het, as onheilig behandel het, en wat die Gees van genade beledig het?
—Hebreërs 10:29
Ons kyk dikwels na die vinnige en dramatiese dissipline en straf wat God met sy mense in die Ou Testament gebruik het en word getref deur die erns daarvan. Die Heilige Gees herinner ons daaraan dat, hoewel dit waar was, die veragting van genade en die bespotting van die offerdood van Jesus dade is wat God se straf des te meer werd is. Genade is ongelooflik. Dit is wonderlik. Maar om Jesus en alles wat Hy gedoen het om vir ons God se liefde en verlossing te bring, te verwerp, is om rampspoed te bewerkstellig en enige bron van genade te verwerp. Om Jesus te verwerp, het ernstige gevolge, so asseblief, liewe vriend, moenie! Moet asseblief nie God se aanbod van liefde, barmhartigheid, genade, hoop en verlossing in Jesus verwerp nie. Soos die apostel Petrus gesê het terwyl hy deur die Heilige Gees geïnspireer was:
Gebed
Heilige en regverdige Vader, dankie vir u duur gawe van genade. Gee my asseblief die krag om 'n oordraer en deelgewer van daardie genade aan ander te wees. Seën my asseblief met die vermoë om die boodskap van Jesus in al sy lieflikheid te deel sodat ander u verlossing kan ken en nie u geregtigheid in die gesig hoef te staar nadat hulle u genadige gawe aan hulle in Jesus, in wie se Naam ek bid en pleit, verwerp het nie. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Jesus anticipated that His followers would sometimes be tempted to feel ashamed of the gospel. That is why He warned, “If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels” (Luke 9:26, NLT; see also Mark 8:38). Paul, through his ministry as an apostle of Jesus Christ, had apprehended a vital truth that produced in him radical hope and confidence in the message of the gospel: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16, KJV).
The good news that Jesus came to sacrifice His life to save us from our sins is the gospel. This message is, in fact, the mighty power of God because it is the only message that brings forgiveness and eternal salvation to everyone who believes it. When Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel,” he expressed the highest degree of confidence in it. He had come to believe that the gospel could be fully trusted.
Anyone who wholeheartedly believes and embraces the gospel message ultimately will not be disappointed, and therefore, those who proclaim it ought never to feel disgraced or embarrassed because of it. Paul urged his pastoral protégé, Timothy, “So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News” (2 Timothy 1:8, NLT).
The original Greek word translated as “power” in Romans 1:16 is dynamis. It is frequently used in the New Testament to speak of Christ’s miraculous works (see Matthew 7:22; 11:20; Mark 6:2). Paul applied the term to God’s ability to deliver people from sin, death, future judgment, and eternal separation from God. He told the Corinthians, “The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18, NLT; see also 1 Corinthians 1:24).
The gospel is the power of God because it transforms lives (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 6:4; Hebrews 4:12). It saves people from the penalty and power of sin and gives them a new life filled with joy, peace, and the hope of eternal life with God (Romans 8:1–2). This saving work is initiated by God and carried out by His power (Romans 5:15–17; 8:10–11; 2 Corinthians 3:18).
Paul also explains that the gospel is the power of God because “in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith’” (Romans 1:17). The gospel reveals how God makes believers right in His sight and restores them to eternal fellowship with Himself: “We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ” (Romans 3:22, NLT). Jesus saves us “not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior” (Titus 3:5–6, NLT). Salvation is God’s work, and it is accomplished by His power and not our own.
When Christ died on the cross, God revealed His righteousness by punishing sin (Romans 3:23–26). Believers are “made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ” who “certainly save[s] us from God’s condemnation” (Romans 5:9, NLT). When Christ was resurrected to life, God revealed His righteousness by making salvation available to every sinner who places his or her faith in Jesus (Romans 4:22–24; 10:4; Galatians 3:24; Philippians 3:9; Genesis 15:6).
Through the gospel, God’s saving power is made available to everyone who believes (John 3:16; Romans 3:22–23; 4:4–5; Galatians 3:6–9). The power of the gospel proceeds from its core—the person of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 1:24).
The world is hostile to the gospel (Colossians 1:21; James 4:4). The nature of the gospel is unimpressive to those who are worldly wise (1 Corinthians 1:18–25) and offensive to the carnal-minded (Romans 8:7). But those who believe it, live it, and proclaim it, know that the gospel is the supreme power of God Himself directed toward the salvation of humanity.
Within the gospel of Jesus Christ is the power to create light and give life to the world (see Genesis 1:3; cf. John 1:1–4; 8:12). For this reason, believers can unashamedly say like Paul, “We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Jesus het verwag dat Sy volgelinge soms in die versoeking sou kom om skaam te voel oor die evangelie. Daarom het Hy gewaarsku: “As iemand hom vir My en my boodskap skaam, sal die Seun van die mens Hom vir hom skaam wanneer Hy terugkeer in sy heerlikheid en in die heerlikheid van die Vader en die heilige engele” (Lukas 9:26; sien ook Markus 8:38). Paulus het deur sy bediening as ‘n apostel van Jesus Christus ‘n belangrike waarheid begryp wat radikale hoop en vertroue in die boodskap van die evangelie in hom gewek het: “Want ek skaam my nie oor die evangelie van Christus nie, want dit is die krag van God tot redding vir elkeen wat glo, eerste vir die Jood en ook vir die Griek” (Romeine 1:16).
Die goeie nuus dat Jesus gekom het om Sy lewe op te offer om ons van ons sondes te red, is die evangelie. Hierdie boodskap is in werklikheid die magtige krag van God, want dit is die enigste boodskap wat vergifnis en ewige redding bring aan elkeen wat dit glo. Toe Paulus gesê het: “Ek skaam my nie oor die evangelie nie,” het hy die hoogste mate van vertroue daarin uitgespreek. Hy het tot die oortuiging gekom dat die evangelie ten volle vertrou kon word.
Enigiemand wat die evangelieboodskap heelhartig glo en omhels, sal uiteindelik nie teleurgesteld wees nie, en daarom moet diegene wat dit verkondig, nooit skaam of verleë voel daaroor nie. Paulus het sy pastorale protégé, Timoteus, aangespoor: “Moet jou dan nooit skaam om ander van ons Here te vertel nie. En skaam jou ook nie vir my nie, al is ek vir Hom in die tronk. Wees bereid om saam met my te ly vir die evangelie met die krag wat God jou gee” (2 Timoteus 1:8).
Die oorspronklike Griekse woord wat in Romeine 1:16 as “krag” vertaal word, is dynamis. Dit word gereeld in die Nuwe Testament gebruik om van Christus se wonderwerke te praat (sien Matteus 7:22; 11:20; Markus 6:2). Paulus het die term toegepas op God se vermoë om mense van sonde, dood, toekomstige oordeel en ewige skeiding van God te verlos. Hy het vir die Korintiërs gesê: “Die boodskap van die kruis is dwaas vir die wat op pad is na die verderf! Maar ons wat gered word, weet dat dit die krag van God is” (1 Korintiërs 1:18; sien ook 1 Korintiërs 1:24).
Die evangelie is die krag van God omdat dit lewens verander (2 Korintiërs 5:17; Romeine 6:4; Hebreërs 4:12). Dit red mense van die straf en mag van sonde en gee hulle ‘n nuwe lewe gevul met vreugde, vrede en die hoop op die ewige lewe saam met God (Romeine 8:1–2). Hierdie reddingswerk word deur God geïnisieer en deur Sy krag uitgevoer (Romeine 5:15–17; 8:10–11; 2 Korintiërs 3:18).
Paulus verduidelik ook dat die evangelie die krag van God is omdat “in die evangelie die geregtigheid van God geopenbaar word, ‘n geregtigheid wat deur die geloof is van begin tot einde, soos geskrywe is: ‘Die regverdige sal uit die geloof lewe’” (Romeine 1:17). Die evangelie openbaar hoe God gelowiges in Sy oë vryspreek en hulle herstel tot ewige gemeenskap met Homself: “Ons is vrygespreek deur die geloof in Jesus Christus” (Romeine 3:22). Jesus red ons “nie op grond van ons geregtigheid nie, maar op grond van sy barmhartigheid. Hy het ons sondes weggewas en ons ‘n nuwe geboorte en ‘n nuwe lewe gegee deur die Heilige Gees. Hy het die Gees oorvloedig op ons uitgestort deur Jesus Christus, ons Verlosser” (Titus 3:5–6). Redding is God se werk, en dit word deur Sy krag volbring en nie deur ons eie nie.
Toe Christus aan die kruis gesterf het, het God Sy geregtigheid geopenbaar deur sonde te straf (Romeine 3:23–26). Gelowiges word “in God se oë vrygespreek deur die bloed van Christus” wat “ons waarlik van God se veroordeling red” (Romeine 5:9). Toe Christus opgewek is tot die lewe, het God Sy geregtigheid geopenbaar deur verlossing beskikbaar te stel aan elke sondaar wat sy of haar geloof in Jesus plaas (Romeine 4:22–24; 10:4; Galasiërs 3:24; Filippense 3:9; Genesis 15:6).
Deur die evangelie word God se reddende krag beskikbaar gestel aan almal wat glo (Johannes 3:16; Romeine 3:22–23; 4:4–5; Galasiërs 3:6–9). Die krag van die evangelie kom uit sy kern—die persoon van Jesus Christus (1 Korintiërs 1:24).
Die wêreld is vyandiggesind teenoor die evangelie (Kolossense 1:21; Jakobus 4:4). Die aard van die evangelie is onindrukwekkend vir diegene wat wêreldswys is (1 Korintiërs 1:18–25) en aanstootlik vir die vleeslikgesindes (Romeine 8:7). Maar diegene wat dit glo, dit leef en dit verkondig, weet dat die evangelie die oppermag van God self is, gerig op die redding van die mensdom.
Binne die evangelie van Jesus Christus is die krag om lig te skep en lewe aan die wêreld te gee (sien Genesis 1:3; vgl. Johannes 1:1–4; 8:12). Om hierdie rede kan gelowiges onbeskaamd soos Paulus sê: “Ons het hierdie lig wat in ons harte skyn, maar ons is soos brose kleipotte wat hierdie groot skat bevat. Dit maak dit duidelik dat ons groot krag van God kom, nie van onsself nie. Ons word van alle kante deur probleme verdruk, maar ons word nie terneergedruk nie. Ons is verleë, maar nie tot wanhoop gedryf nie. Ons word gejag, maar nooit deur God verlaat nie. Ons word neergeslaan, maar ons word nie vernietig nie.
Today’s Devotional
Romans 9:33 says, “As it is written: ‘See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.’” In this passage, the apostle Paul begins by expressing his anguish over the Jews who reject Christ. In verses 30–33, he shows us why. Instead of accepting God’s righteousness by faith, they attempt to earn righteousness through their own works, causing them to stumble over the stumbling stone, which is Christ (verse 33).
In contrast, Paul declares that those who believe in Christ will not be put to shame. The statement is presented as a matter of fact and can be seen as a promise. It signifies that those who trust in Christ for eternal life and are declared righteous by faith will never experience disappointment or disgrace at the end. They will not be ashamed. This assurance in Christ motivates us to remain in Him, unlike pursuing a works-based righteousness, where our confidence relies on our own abilities.
Scripture gives us certainty that whoever believes in Jesus will not be put to shame, and it points to the monumental event of the resurrection. In another of his letters, Paul argues that Christianity would be false if Christ’s resurrection never occurred, and our hope would be in vain (1 Corinthians 15:12–20). Evidence for the resurrection abounds, including the conversion of Paul, the radical transformation of the disciples, their willingness to suffer for what they claimed to have seen, and their credible eyewitness testimony.
Our faith in Christ is never misplaced. Those who trust in Him will not be put to shame, for He has won the victory over death and the grave (Revelation 1:18). But various factors can sometimes shake our confidence. These include our own sins and even our lack of spiritual growth. It is easy to lose assurance of salvation after a major failure, and sometimes we make the mistake of the unbelieving Jews in Romans 9, placing hope in our good deeds rather than Christ’s perfect work.
Christians at all stages of spiritual development must be reminded that our hope is firmly anchored in Christ:
In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
Our response to having a secure foundation in Christ should be one of gratitude. Knowing that we will not be put to shame provides motivation to live for God every day in every circumstance. This security doesn’t give us a license to sin but rather empowers us to freely obey God without fear of condemnation from the law.
This security should also motivate us to evangelize the lost. Christ is not just our hope; He is the hope of everyone else as well. It is our responsibility to point others to Christ through our words and actions. Our prayer is that they may not stumble over the Stumbling Stone but instead discover true, life-giving hope.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Romeine 9:33 sê: “Soos geskrywe is: ‘Kyk, Ek lê in Sion ‘n klip waar mense struikel en ‘n rots waar hulle val, en die wat in Hom glo, sal nooit beskaamd word nie.’” In hierdie gedeelte begin die apostel Paulus deur sy angs oor die Jode uit te spreek wat Christus verwerp. In verse 30–33 wys hy vir ons hoekom. In plaas daarvan om God se geregtigheid deur geloof te aanvaar, probeer hulle geregtigheid deur hul eie werke verdien, wat veroorsaak dat hulle oor die struikelblok struikel, wat Christus is (vers 33).
In teenstelling hiermee verklaar Paulus dat diegene wat in Christus glo, nie beskaamd sal word nie. Die stelling word as ‘n feit aangebied en kan as ‘n belofte gesien word. Dit dui daarop dat diegene wat op Christus vertrou vir die ewige lewe en deur geloof regverdig verklaar word, nooit teleurstelling of skande aan die einde sal ervaar nie. Hulle sal nie beskaamd wees nie. Hierdie versekering in Christus motiveer ons om in Hom te bly, anders as om ‘n werke-gebaseerde geregtigheid na te streef, waar ons vertroue op ons eie vermoëns staatmaak.
Die Skrif gee ons sekerheid dat wie ook al in Jesus glo, nie beskaamd sal word nie, en dit wys na die monumentale gebeurtenis van die opstanding. In ‘n ander van sy briewe argumenteer Paulus dat die Christendom vals sou wees as Christus se opstanding nooit plaasgevind het nie, en ons hoop tevergeefs sou wees (1 Korintiërs 15:12–20). Bewyse vir die opstanding is volop, insluitend die bekering van Paulus, die radikale transformasie van die dissipels, hul bereidwilligheid om te ly vir wat hulle beweer het dat hulle gesien het, en hul geloofwaardige ooggetuie-getuienis.
Ons geloof in Christus is nooit misplaas nie. Diegene wat op Hom vertrou, sal nie beskaamd word nie, want Hy het die oorwinning oor die dood en die graf behaal (Openbaring 1:18). Maar verskeie faktore kan soms ons vertroue skud. Dit sluit in ons eie sondes en selfs ons gebrek aan geestelike groei. Dit is maklik om die sekerheid van verlossing te verloor na ‘n groot mislukking, en soms maak ons die fout van die ongelowige Jode in Romeine 9, deur hoop te plaas in ons goeie dade eerder as Christus se perfekte werk.
Christene in alle stadiums van geestelike ontwikkeling moet daaraan herinner word dat ons hoop stewig in Christus geanker is:
In Christus alleen word my hoop gevind,
Hy is my lig, my krag, my lied;
Hierdie Hoeksteen, hierdie vaste Grond,
Vast deur die felste droogte en storm.
Watter hoogtes van liefde, watter dieptes van vrede,
Wanneer vrese stilgemaak word, wanneer strewes ophou!
My Trooster, my Alles in Alles,
Hier in die liefde van Christus staan ek.
Ons reaksie op ‘n veilige fondament in Christus moet een van dankbaarheid wees. Om te weet dat ons nie beskaamd sal word nie, bied motivering om elke dag in elke omstandigheid vir God te leef. Hierdie sekuriteit gee ons nie ‘n lisensie om te sondig nie, maar bemagtig ons eerder om God vrylik te gehoorsaam sonder vrees vir veroordeling deur die wet.
Hierdie sekuriteit moet ons ook motiveer om die verlorenes te evangeliseer. Christus is nie net ons hoop nie; Hy is ook die hoop van almal anders. Dit is ons verantwoordelikheid om ander na Christus te wys deur ons woorde en dade. Ons gebed is dat hulle nie oor die Steen van Struikel sal struikel nie, maar eerder ware, lewegewende hoop sal ontdek.
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.
Die Vallei Van Visie:
Die vallei van visie spreek van die afstand tussen ‘n sondige man en sy heilige God. Die man sê vir God: U het my na die vallei van visie gebring, omring deur berge van sonde. Ek aanskou U heerlikheid. Bewus van sy oortredings, het die man steeds hoop. Hy gaan voort. Sterre kan gesien word vanuit die diepste punte, en hoe dieper die punte, hoe helderder skyn U sterre. Laastens eindig die gedig met ‘n versoek. Laat my U lig in my duisternis vind. U heerlikheid in my vallei.
Jona het God se heerlikheid gevind gedurende sy tyd in die oseaan dieptes. Hy het teen God in opstand gekom en in ‘n vis se maag beland, oorweldig deur sy sonde. Daar het Jona tot God geroep. U het my in die dieptes gewerp. Die waters het my omring, tot in my siel (Jona 2:3,5). Ten spyte van sy situasie het Jona gesê: Ek het aan U gedink, Here, en my gebed het tot U opgestyg. God het sy gebed verhoor en die vis laat bevry. Alhoewel sonde afstand tussen God en ons skep, kan ons opkyk vanaf die laagste punte in ons lewens en Hom sien. Sy heiligheid, goedheid en genade. As ons van ons sonde wegdraai en dit aan God bely, sal Hy ons vergewe. God verhoor gebede uit die vallei.
Die duisternis van sonde laat die lig van God se genade net helderder skyn.
The Valley of Vision:
The Valley of Vision speaks of the distance between a sinful man and his holy God. The man says to God: You have brought me to the valley of vision, surrounded by mountains of sin. I behold Your glory. Aware of his transgressions, the man still has hope. He continues. Stars can be seen from the deepest points, and the deeper the points, the brighter Your stars shine. Finally, the poem ends with a request. Let me find Your light in my darkness. Your glory in my valley.
Jonah found God’s glory during his time in the depths of the ocean. He rebelled against God and ended up in the belly of a fish, overwhelmed by his sin. There Jonah cried out to God. You threw me into the depths. The waters surrounded me, even to my soul (Jonah 2:3,5). Despite his situation, Jonah said: I remembered You, O Lord, and my prayer ascended to You. God answered his prayer and set the fish free. Although sin creates distance between God and us, we can look up from the lowest points in our lives and see Him. His holiness, goodness, and grace. If we turn from our sin and confess it to God, He will forgive us. God answers prayers from the valley.
The darkness of sin only makes the light of God’s grace shine brighter.
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BIBLE PROPHECY IN THE NEWS
WATCH: Iranian Official Urges Massive Increase in Uranium Enrichment
Iranian official Abolfazl Zohrevand stated that only a massive stockpile of uranium enriched beyond 90% would allow Iran to build a nuclear bomb within a day, while accusing President Pezeshkian’s oligarchic government of plotting to overthrow Khamenei and pursue normalization with Israel through the Abraham Accords.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Jordanian king: ‘Nobody’ will enforce Gaza ceasefire militarily
In an interview with the BBC, Jordan’s King Abdullah II stressed that Jordan and other regional powers supporting the Trump-brokered ceasefire in Gaza would not send troops to disarm or fight Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The monarch said he was speaking on behalf of all international powers that may be asked to carry out a peacekeeping mission in Gaza, insisting that no countries view ensuring the stability of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas through military means as part of their obligations.
“Peacekeeping is that you’re sitting there supporting the local police force, the Palestinians, which Jordan and Egypt are willing to train in large numbers, but that takes time,” Abdullah told the BBC. “If we’re running around Gaza on patrol with weapons, that’s not a situation that any country would like to get involved in.”
He added that “enforcing” the ceasefire is something that “nobody will want to touch.”
Abdullah emphasized that no Jordanian soldiers would be deployed on the ground in Gaza, noting that due to Jordan’s large Palestinian population, his country was “too close politically” to send troops into the embattled enclave.
GOG AND MAGOG UPDATE
The FUEL too the FIRE called Gog and Magog
Syria demands Israel surrender entire Golan Heights
Despite progress earlier this year in security talks, Syria is now demanding Israel cede control of the Golan Heights.
The new Syrian regime is demanding Israel cede control over the entire Golan Heights, including territory held by the Jewish state since 1967 and home to some 25,000 Israeli Jews.
Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Israel and the new Syrian government have quietly negotiated a new security deal that would redefine the border between the two countries and put an end to the state of war that has lasted since Israel’s establishment 77 years ago.
Immediately after Assad’s ouster, Israel seized control over a demilitarized zone established in the eastern Golan Heights in 1974 – in territory ceded by Israel to Syria after the Yom Kippur War.
Israeli forces have also operated across southern Syria against terrorist groups, including Iranian-aligned militias and radical Sunni forces that have targeted Syria’s Druze minority.
Talks brokered by the Trump administration have sought to establish a mutually agreed-upon border between Israel and Syria, along with understandings regarding limits to Israel’s ability to operate in southern Syria, the establishment of an air corridor through Syria to Iran, and restrictions on Syrian military deployments near the Israeli frontier.
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the talks have made significant progress while acknowledging that no deal is likely to be signed in the immediate future.
“We are maintaining contacts with the Syrians; there has been some progress, but it’s still a way off,” Netanyahu said.
Media reports at the time indicated that no major territorial changes were discussed in the talks, though Syria had sought Israel’s withdrawal from parts of the Golan occupied since December 2024.
On Friday, however, Syria publicly demanded Israel cede the entire strategic plateau, an area Israel annexed in 1981 and that is home to some 25,000 Israeli Jews and more than 20,000 Druze.
The first Trump administration recognized Israeli sovereignty over the area.
Despite this, Syria’s envoy to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi, told the UN Security Council that Damascus is seeking a full Israeli withdrawal – including from the entire Golan Heights.
“Israeli authorities must withdraw their forces from Syrian territory, including the occupied Golan Heights, as well as from areas recently invaded, and refrain from interfering in Syria’s internal affairs,” Olabi said.
“The Golan will remain Arab and Syrian and will never be subject to compromise or concession. Syria reaffirms its unwavering position that the occupied Golan Heights is an integral part of its sovereign territory, a position rooted in international law and repeatedly endorsed in UN resolutions.”
Olabi demanded the Security Council pass a resolution to force Israel to cede the Golan, with four temporary Security Council member states seconding the demand, including Algeria, Somalia, Guyana, and Sierra Leone.
PASTOR DIRK SAYS
The Golan Heights is the VERY RICH piece of Land Jacob left his 12 Son’s . Israel will never depart of It !!
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