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How to Love God !
In the Bible, Jesus tells us how to love God: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Matthew 22:37). In other words, God wants us to love Him with our whole being and in every possible way. God’s own Son taught us to love God the Father with everything we are, saying this was the first and greatest of all the commandments (verse 38).
God wants us to love Him exclusively above all other things and beings. Lukewarm, half-hearted, or apathetic fondness for God won’t do. He wants our total devotion. The Bible says that King David—the man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22)—had this kind of singular passion for God: “As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?” (Psalm 42:1–2, NLT).
David exemplified how we are to love God by delighting in praise and worship of Him: “My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God” (Psalm 84:2, ESV; see also Psalm 43:4; 122:1).
Even so, we know that David did not love God perfectly. His ability to love God was often hindered by his human weakness toward sin, just as ours is. But when we fail, we turn to God as David did and declare, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:25–26, ESV).
We love God by keeping His commands and doing His will (John 14:15, 23; 1 John 5:3; 2 John 1:6; Psalm 40:8). Jesus said the second greatest command, which is like the first, is to love others, and the measure by which we are to love them is as much as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). It is impossible to genuinely love the Lord without loving other people, for the desire within God’s heart is to love others: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world . . . as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:7–11). Because of God’s love for us, we are bound to love one another. Demonstration of that love is carried out in part by reproducing His life in others as we spread the gospel of His kingdom.
God desires to have an intimate love relationship with us. Our love for Him is a response to His divine love for us (1 John 4:19). We express our love for God by spending time in His presence, enjoying His nearness, listening to His voice, reading His Word, and daily seeking to know Him better. As the apostle Paul said, “Whoever loves God is known by God” (1 Corinthians 8:3).
Perhaps one of the purest examples in the Bible of how to love God comes from an unnamed woman who anointed the Lord’s feet with her perfume (Luke 7:36–50). So grateful was she for Christ’s forgiveness of her many sins that she poured out her love in extravagant worship and absolute devotion. This woman appreciated the true worth of her Savior, and in humble gratitude, sacrifice, and servitude, she loved and worshiped Jesus with her tears, her hair, her kisses, and her priceless bottle of perfume. She loved God with all she was and everything she had to offer.
Hoe om God lief te hê!
In die Bybel vertel Jesus ons hoe om God lief te hê: “Jy moet die Here jou God liefhê met jou hele hart en met jou hele siel en met jou hele verstand” (Matteus 22:37). Met ander woorde, God wil hê dat ons Hom met ons hele wese en op elke moontlike manier moet liefhê. God se eie Seun het ons geleer om God die Vader lief te hê met alles wat ons is, en gesê dat dit die eerste en grootste van al die gebode was (vers 38).
God wil hê dat ons Hom uitsluitlik bo alle ander dinge en wesens moet liefhê. Louwarm, halfhartige of apatiese geneentheid vir God sal nie deug nie. Hy wil ons totale toewyding hê. Die Bybel sê dat koning Dawid – die man na God se eie hart (Handelinge 13:22) – hierdie soort enkelvoudige passie vir God gehad het: “Soos ‘n hert smag na waterstrome, so smag ek na U, o God! Ek dors na God, die lewende God. Wanneer kan ek voor Hom gaan staan?” (Psalm 42:1–2, NLT).
Dawid het gedemonstreer hoe ons God moet liefhê deur Hom te verlustig in lof en aanbidding: “My siel verlang, ja, smag na die voorhowe van die HERE; my hart en my vlees jubel tot die lewende God” (Psalm 84:2; sien ook Psalm 43:4; 122:1).
Tog weet ons dat Dawid God nie volkome liefgehad het nie. Sy vermoë om God lief te hê, is dikwels belemmer deur sy menslike swakheid teenoor sonde, net soos ons s’n. Maar wanneer ons faal, wend ons ons tot God soos Dawid gedoen het en verklaar: “Wie het ek in die hemel behalwe U? En daar is niks op die aarde wat ek begeer behalwe U nie. My vlees en my hart mag faal, maar God is die sterkte van my hart en my deel vir ewig” (Psalm 73:25–26).
Ons het God lief deur Sy gebooie te onderhou en Sy wil te doen (Johannes 14:15, 23; 1 Johannes 5:3; 2 Johannes 1:6; Psalm 40:8). Jesus het gesê die tweede grootste gebod, wat soos die eerste is, is om ander lief te hê, en die mate waarmee ons hulle moet liefhê, is soveel as wat ons onsself liefhet (Matteus 22:39). Dit is onmoontlik om die Here werklik lief te hê sonder om ander mense lief te hê, want die begeerte in God se hart is om ander lief te hê: “Geliefdes, laat ons mekaar liefhê, want liefde kom van God. Elkeen wat liefhet, is uit God gebore en ken God. Wie nie liefhet nie, ken God nie, want God is liefde. Hierin het God sy liefde onder ons bewys: Hy het sy enigste Seun in die wêreld gestuur… as ‘n versoening vir ons sondes. Geliefdes, aangesien God ons so liefgehad het, behoort ons ook mekaar lief te hê” (1 Johannes 4:7–11). As gevolg van God se liefde vir ons, is ons verplig om mekaar lief te hê. Demonstrasie van daardie liefde word deels uitgevoer deur Sy lewe in ander te reproduseer terwyl ons die evangelie van Sy koninkryk versprei.
God begeer om ‘n intieme liefdesverhouding met ons te hê. Ons liefde vir Hom is ‘n reaksie op Sy goddelike liefde vir ons (1 Johannes 4:19). Ons druk ons liefde vir God uit deur tyd in Sy teenwoordigheid deur te bring, Sy nabyheid te geniet, na Sy stem te luister, Sy Woord te lees en daagliks te soek om Hom beter te ken. Soos die apostel Paulus gesê het: “Wie God liefhet, word deur God geken” (1 Korintiërs 8:3).
Miskien kom een van die suiwerste voorbeelde in die Bybel van hoe om God lief te hê van ‘n naamlose vrou wat die Here se voete met haar parfuum gesalf het (Lukas 7:36–50). So dankbaar was sy vir Christus se vergifnis van haar baie sondes dat sy haar liefde uitgestort het in oordadige aanbidding en absolute toewyding. Hierdie vrou het die ware waarde van haar Verlosser waardeer, en in nederige dankbaarheid, opoffering en diensbaarheid het sy Jesus liefgehad en aanbid met haar trane, haar hare, haar soene en haar onskatbare bottel parfuum. Sy het God liefgehad met alles wat sy was en alles wat sy te bied gehad het.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Proverbs 2:7
Prayer
Lord , Thank You that your Release Godly Wisdom to the Righteous , Thank you that Your are a Protective Shield for the Christian that walks in Your Will God . We thank you in Jesus name . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Hy bewaar goeie wysheid vir die regverdiges, Hy is ‘n skild vir die wat opreg wandel.
Spreuke 2:7
Gebed
Here, dankie dat U Goddelike wysheid vrystel aan die regverdiges, dankie dat U ‘n beskermende skild is vir die Christen wat in u wil wandel, o God. Ons dank U in Jesus se Naam. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
4 Greek words for Love in the Bible
There are at least four different Greek words that are used for “love,” but not all of them are found in the New Testament. (Actually there are more than four Greek words for “love,” but usually it is these four that come up in discussions.)
The first Greek word for “love” is eros, which refers to romantic or sexual love. From it we get the word erotic. This specific word is not used in the New Testament.
The second is storge, which refers to familial love like that of a mother for her baby or of a brother and sister for each other. It is not used in the New Testament; however, the negative term astorgoi (“unloving”) is found in 2 Timothy 3:3, and a similar term, astorgous (“no love” in the NIV and “without natural affection” in the KJV), is found in Romans 1:31.
The third Greek word for “love,” philia, refers to friendship and comradery. This word is often translated as “friend” (one who is loved) in the New Testament. Once, in Romans 12:10, the New Testament uses the compound word philostorgos, which is translated in the NIV as “devoted . . . in love.”
Finally, agape is used to speak of God’s love that He has for the world and that Christians are supposed to emulate. This is the word for “love” that is most commonly used in the New Testament. For a while it was thought that Christians must have coined the word agape to speak of a godly kind of love that the Greek world knew nothing of. But the word agape was in fact in use in the Roman Empire, and it was not coined by Christians to communicate God’s love.
While these four terms do express different nuances of the concept of love, they cannot be pressed in every situation. At one time, many people thought that the Greek language had an almost mathematical precision. However, as more and more ancient Greek manuscripts are discovered (and as more careful research is done), we find that Greek is no more precise than most other languages. Many times people use words in ways that are not technically correct, and strict definitions of words are not always honored.
The distinctions between the different kinds of love do not completely hold up within the New Testament itself. Jesus says in Luke 6:32, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.” Here, the word translated “love” is agape throughout the verse. How can sinners show God’s love for each other? Jesus’ point is that the kind of love sinners show for each other is not the selfless, sacrificial love that Christians are called to display. In Luke 7:5, the centurion is described as one who loves the nation of Israel—once again agape is the love mentioned here.
Most words can have a range of meaning, but the specific meaning of any word must be determined from the context. English speakers use the word love in a variety of ways from “I love ice cream” to “I love my wife” and many other things in between. No one gets confused by this because we understand what kind of love is meant from the context. When agape is used in the New Testament, it is usually in conjunction with some other words to give clarity as to the kind of love intended. Much of the time, agape is modified by the phrase tou theou (“of God”). The godly quality of agape is found in the modifying phrase, not just in the word itself. The revolutionary nature of love in 1 Corinthians 13 is found in the description of it there, not in the word itself. The type of love in view will always be clarified by the context.
Christianity introduced a new kind of love to the world, but Christians used words already in existence to explain the quality of this love. Love was communicated primarily by their self-sacrifice in imitation of Christ, not by the word agape.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
4 Griekse Woorde in die Bybel vir Liefde
Daar is ten minste vier verskillende Griekse woorde wat vir “liefde” gebruik word, maar nie almal word in die Nuwe Testament gevind nie. (Eintlik is daar meer as vier Griekse woorde vir “liefde”, maar gewoonlik is dit hierdie vier wat in besprekings ter sprake kom.)
Die eerste Griekse woord vir “liefde” is eros, wat verwys na romantiese of seksuele liefde. Daaruit kry ons die woord eroties. Hierdie spesifieke woord word nie in die Nuwe Testament gebruik nie.
Die tweede is storge, wat verwys na familiale liefde soos dié van ‘n moeder vir haar baba of van ‘n broer en suster vir mekaar. Dit word nie in die Nuwe Testament gebruik nie; die negatiewe term astorgoi (“liefdeloos”) word egter in 2 Timoteus 3:3 gevind, en ‘n soortgelyke term, astorgous (“geen liefde” in die NIV en “sonder natuurlike geneentheid” in die KJV), word in Romeine 1:31 gevind.
Die derde Griekse woord vir “liefde”, philia, verwys na vriendskap en kameraadskap. Hierdie woord word dikwels in die Nuwe Testament as “vriend” (een wat geliefd is) vertaal. Eenkeer, in Romeine 12:10, gebruik die Nuwe Testament die saamgestelde woord philostorgos, wat in die NIV vertaal word as “toegewy … in liefde.”
Laastens word agape gebruik om te praat van God se liefde wat Hy vir die wêreld het en wat Christene veronderstel is om na te volg. Dit is die woord vir “liefde” wat die meeste in die Nuwe Testament gebruik word. Vir ‘n rukkie is gedink dat Christene die woord agape moes geskep het om te praat van ‘n goddelike soort liefde waarvan die Griekse wêreld niks geweet het nie. Maar die woord agape was in werklikheid in gebruik in die Romeinse Ryk, en dit is nie deur Christene geskep om God se liefde oor te dra nie.
Alhoewel hierdie vier terme verskillende nuanses van die konsep van liefde uitdruk, kan hulle nie in elke situasie beklemtoon word nie. Op ‘n stadium het baie mense gedink dat die Griekse taal ‘n byna wiskundige presisie gehad het. Namate meer en meer antieke Griekse manuskripte ontdek word (en namate meer noukeurige navorsing gedoen word), vind ons egter dat Grieks nie meer presies is as die meeste ander tale nie. Baie keer gebruik mense woorde op maniere wat tegnies nie korrek is nie, en streng definisies van woorde word nie altyd gerespekteer nie.
Die onderskeidings tussen die verskillende soorte liefde hou nie heeltemal stand binne die Nuwe Testament self nie. Jesus sê in Lukas 6:32: “As julle dié liefhet wat vir julle liefhet, watter eer het julle daarvoor? Sondaars het ook dié lief wat hulle liefhet.” Hier is die woord wat as “liefde” vertaal word, agape dwarsdeur die vers. Hoe kan sondaars God se liefde vir mekaar toon? Jesus se punt is dat die soort liefde wat sondaars vir mekaar toon, nie die onselfsugtige, opofferende liefde is wat Christene geroep word om te toon nie. In Lukas 7:5 word die hoofman oor honderd beskryf as iemand wat die nasie van Israel liefhet – weereens is agape die liefde wat hier genoem word.
Die meeste woorde kan ‘n reeks betekenisse hê, maar die spesifieke betekenis van enige woord moet uit die konteks bepaal word. Engelssprekendes gebruik die woord liefde op ‘n verskeidenheid maniere, van “Ek is mal oor roomys” tot “Ek is mal oor my vrou” en baie ander dinge tussenin. Niemand raak hierdeur verward nie, want ons verstaan watter soort liefde bedoel word uit die konteks. Wanneer agape in die Nuwe Testament gebruik word, is dit gewoonlik in samewerking met ander woorde om duidelikheid te gee oor die soort liefde wat bedoel word. Baie van die tyd word agape gewysig deur die frase tou theou (“van God”). Die goddelike kwaliteit van agape word in die wysigende frase gevind, nie net in die woord self nie. Die revolusionêre aard van liefde in 1 Korintiërs 13 word in die beskrywing daarvan daar gevind, nie in die woord self nie. Die tipe liefde wat in die oog is, sal altyd deur die konteks verduidelik word.
Die Christendom het ‘n nuwe soort liefde aan die wêreld bekendgestel, maar Christene het woorde gebruik wat reeds bestaan het om die kwaliteit van hierdie liefde te verduidelik. Liefde is hoofsaaklik gekommunikeer deur hul selfopoffering in navolging van Christus, nie deur die woord agape nie.
Today’s Devotional
In John 13:34 Jesus taught, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Then He added, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (verse 35). How do we do this? What does it mean to love one another?
The “one another” in these verses is a reference to fellow believers. A distinguishing mark of being a follower of Christ is a deep, sincere love for brothers and sisters in Christ. The apostle John reminds us of this fact elsewhere: “He has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister” (1 John 4:21).
In giving this command, Jesus did something the world had never seen before—He created a group identified by one thing: love. There are many groups in the world, and they identify themselves in any number of ways: by skin color, by uniform, by shared interest, by alma mater, etc. One group has tattoos and piercings; another group abstains from meat; yet another group wears fezzes—the ways people categorize themselves are endless. But the church is unique. For the first and only time in history, Jesus created a group whose identifying factor is love. Skin color doesn’t matter. Native language doesn’t matter. There are no rules about diet or uniforms or wearing funny hats. Followers of Christ are identified by their love for each other.
The early church demonstrated the type of love Jesus was talking about. There were people in Jerusalem from all over the known world (Acts 2:9–11). Those who were saved got together and immediately began meeting each other’s needs: “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need” (Acts 2:44–45). This was love in action, and you can be sure it made an impression on the people of that city.
Jesus’ statements in John 13:34–35 raise a couple of other questions that may be good to answer. First, how does Jesus love? He loves unconditionally (Romans 5:8), sacrificially (2 Corinthians 5:21), with forgiveness (Ephesians 4:32), and eternally (Romans 8:38–39). At the same time, Jesus’ love is holy—characterized by transcendent moral purity—because He is holy (Hebrews 7:26). The culmination of Christ’s amazing love for us is His death on the cross, burial, and bodily resurrection (1 John 4:9–10). Believers are to love each other like that.
Second, how then can the believer in Christ love as Christ loved? The believer in Christ has the Holy Spirit living within him (1 Corinthians 6:19–20). By obeying the Spirit, through the Word of God, the believer can love like Christ does. He shows that unconditional, sacrificial, forgiving love to fellow believers, but it doesn’t stop there. He also shows the love of Christ to friends, to family members, to coworkers, etc. (Ephesians 5:18–6:4; Galatians 5:16, 22–23). Even enemies are the recipients of Christ’s love (see Matthew 5:43–48).
Christ’s love displayed through the believer is unlike the “love” generated by the flesh, which can be selfish, egotistical, unforgiving, and insincere. First Corinthians 13:4–8 gives a wonderful description of what Christ’s love will be like in and through the believer who walks in the Spirit.
People don’t naturally love with a 1 Corinthians 13-type love. To love like that, there must be a change of heart. A person must realize that he is a sinner before God and understand that Christ died on the cross and rose again to provide him forgiveness; then he must make the decision to accept Christ as his personal Savior. At that point he is forgiven by Christ and receives God’s gift of eternal life—in fact, he becomes a participant in the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). In Christ he knows that he is genuinely loved by God. The new life the believer receives includes a new capacity to love like Christ loves, for the believer now has living within him the unconditional, sacrificial, forgiving, eternal, and holy love of God (Romans 5:5).
To love one another is to love fellow believers as Christ loves us. Those who love like Christ in the Holy Spirit’s power will give evidence that they are disciples, or learners, of Jesus Christ.
Vandag se Bemoediging
In Johannes 13:34 het Jesus geleer: “’n Nuwe gebod gee Ek julle: Julle moet mekaar liefhê. Soos Ek julle liefgehad het, moet julle mekaar ook liefhê.” Toe het Hy bygevoeg: “As julle mekaar liefhet, sal almal weet dat julle my dissipels is” (vers 35). Hoe doen ons dit? Wat beteken dit om mekaar lief te hê?
Die “mekaar” in hierdie verse verwys na medegelowiges. ’n Onderskeidende kenmerk van ’n volgeling van Christus is ’n diep, opregte liefde vir broers en susters in Christus. Die apostel Johannes herinner ons elders aan hierdie feit: “Hy het ons hierdie gebod gegee: Wie God liefhet, moet ook sy broer en suster liefhê” (1 Johannes 4:21).
Deur hierdie gebod te gee, het Jesus iets gedoen wat die wêreld nog nooit tevore gesien het nie – Hy het ’n groep geskep wat deur een ding geïdentifiseer word: liefde. Daar is baie groepe in die wêreld, en hulle identifiseer hulself op verskeie maniere: deur velkleur, deur uniform, deur gedeelde belangstelling, deur alma mater, ens. Een groep het tatoeëermerke en piercings; ’n ander groep onthou hulle van vleis; nog ‘n groep dra fezzes – die maniere waarop mense hulself kategoriseer, is eindeloos. Maar die kerk is uniek. Vir die eerste en enigste keer in die geskiedenis het Jesus ‘n groep geskep wie se identifiserende faktor liefde is. Velkleur maak nie saak nie. Moedertaal maak nie saak nie. Daar is geen reëls oor dieet of uniforms of die dra van snaakse hoede nie. Volgelinge van Christus word geïdentifiseer deur hul liefde vir mekaar.
Die vroeë kerk het die tipe liefde gedemonstreer waarvan Jesus gepraat het. Daar was mense in Jerusalem van oor die hele bekende wêreld (Handelinge 2:9–11). Diegene wat gered is, het bymekaargekom en onmiddellik begin om in mekaar se behoeftes te voorsien: “Al die gelowiges was bymekaar en het alles in gemeen gehad. Hulle het eiendom en besittings verkoop om aan elkeen wat gebrek gely het, te gee” (Handelinge 2:44–45). Dit was liefde in aksie, en jy kan seker wees dat dit ‘n indruk op die mense van daardie stad gemaak het.
Jesus se stellings in Johannes 13:34–35 laat ‘n paar ander vrae ontstaan wat goed kan wees om te beantwoord. Eerstens, hoe het Jesus lief? Hy het onvoorwaardelik lief (Romeine 5:8), opofferend (2 Korintiërs 5:21), met vergifnis (Efesiërs 4:32), en ewig (Romeine 8:38–39). Terselfdertyd is Jesus se liefde heilig – gekenmerk deur transendente morele reinheid – omdat Hy heilig is (Hebreërs 7:26). Die hoogtepunt van Christus se wonderlike liefde vir ons is Sy dood aan die kruis, begrafnis en liggaamlike opstanding (1 Johannes 4:9–10). Gelowiges moet mekaar so liefhê.
Tweedens, hoe kan die gelowige in Christus dan liefhê soos Christus liefgehad het? Die gelowige in Christus het die Heilige Gees wat in hom woon (1 Korintiërs 6:19–20). Deur die Gees te gehoorsaam, deur die Woord van God, kan die gelowige liefhê soos Christus. Hy toon daardie onvoorwaardelike, opofferende, vergewende liefde aan medegelowiges, maar dit stop nie daar nie. Hy toon ook die liefde van Christus aan vriende, familielede, kollegas, ens. (Efesiërs 5:18–6:4; Galasiërs 5:16, 22–23). Selfs vyande is die ontvangers van Christus se liefde (sien Matteus 5:43–48).
Christus se liefde wat deur die gelowige getoon word, is anders as die “liefde” wat deur die vlees gegenereer word, wat selfsugtig, egotisties, onvergewensgesind en onopreg kan wees. 1 Korintiërs 13:4–8 gee ‘n wonderlike beskrywing van hoe Christus se liefde in en deur die gelowige wat in die Gees wandel, sal wees.
Mense het nie natuurlik lief met ‘n 1 Korintiërs 13-tipe liefde nie. Om so lief te hê, moet daar ‘n verandering van hart wees. ‘n Persoon moet besef dat hy ‘n sondaar voor God is en verstaan dat Christus aan die kruis gesterf het en weer opgestaan het om hom vergifnis te gee; dan moet hy die besluit neem om Christus as sy persoonlike Verlosser te aanvaar. Op daardie stadium word hy deur Christus vergewe en ontvang God se gawe van die ewige lewe – trouens, hy word ‘n deelnemer aan die goddelike natuur (2 Petrus 1:4). In Christus weet hy dat hy werklik deur God liefgehê word. Die nuwe lewe wat die gelowige ontvang, sluit ‘n nuwe vermoë in om lief te hê soos Christus liefhet, want die gelowige het nou die onvoorwaardelike, opofferende, vergewende, ewige en heilige liefde van God in hom (Romeine 5:5).
Om mekaar lief te hê, is om medegelowiges lief te hê soos Christus ons liefhet. Diegene wat soos Christus in die krag van die Heilige Gees liefhet, sal bewys lewer dat hulle dissipels, of leerders, van Jesus Christus is.
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 Te Ken Is Om Lief Te Hê:
In ń novelle geskryf deur Jonathan Safran Foer sê een van die karakters, verwysende na New York se Empire State Gebou, die volgende, “Ek ken hiedie gebou, want ek is lief vir hierdie gebou.
Daardie opmerking het my laat dink aan die verband tussen liefde en kennis. Indien ons lief is vir iets, wil ons alles daarvan weet. Indien ons van ń plek hou, wil ons dit graag beter leer ken. Indien ons iemand liefhet, wil ons alles van hom of haar weet. Ons wil weet waarvoor hulle lief is, hoe hulle hulle tyd spandeer, waar hy of sy groot geword het, wie hulle vriende is en wat hulle glo. Die lys is eindeloos. Maar sommige van ons wil hê ander moet lief wees vir ons alhoewel ons nie bereid is dat hulle ons waarlik leer ken nie. Ons is bang as hulle alles van ons weet, sal hulle ons nie meer liefhê nie.
Ons hoef nie daarvoor bang te wees nie, sover dit God aanbetref nie. Sy liefde is veel groter as on s’n. “God bewys sy liefde vir ons juis hiervan dat Christus vir ons gesterf het toe ons nog sondaars was ( Rom 5:8 ). Boonop maak Hy Homself op besondere wyses aan ons bekend. Deur die Woord en deur Christus, toon God sy karakter en sy liefde. Omdat Hy ons liefhet, ten spyte van ons tekortkomminge, kan ons met gerustheid ons foute teenoor Hom bely. Ons hoef nie bang te wees dat God ons ken nie. Daarom beteken om God te ken, dat ons Hom liefhet.
Wees stil en weet, Hy is die Heer
Al is die paaie steil en rof.
Nie wat Hy gee maar wat Hy is,
Is vir ons altyd genoeg.
Daar is geen groter liefde as om te weet dat God ons liefhet nie.
To Know Is To Love:
In a short story written by Jonathan Safran Foer, one of the characters, referring to New York’s Empire State Building, says the following, “I know this building because I love this building.”
That remark made me think of the connection between love and knowledge. If we love something, we want to know everything about it. If we love a place, we want to get to know it better. If we love someone, we want to know everything about them. We want to know what they like, how they spend their time, where they grew up, who their friends are, and what they believe. The list is endless. But some of us want others to love us even though we are not willing for them to truly get to know us. We are afraid that if they knew everything about us, they would stop loving us.
We need not fear that, as far as God is concerned. His love is far greater than ours. “God proves his love for us by the fact that Christ died for us while we were yet sinners ( Rom 5:8 ). Moreover, He makes Himself known to us in special ways. Through the Word and through Christ, God shows His character and His love. Because He loves us, despite our shortcomings, we can confidently confess our mistakes to Him. We need not be afraid that God knows us. Therefore, knowing God means that we love Him.
Be still and know, He is the Lord
Though the paths are steep and rough.
Not what He gives but what He is,
Is always enough for us.
There is no greater love than to know that God loves us.
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TruLight TV – Developing Patience
Today On TruLight TV – Sometimes it can feel like God is so far away. But His ear is close to you. He hears every time you call out to Him—every prayer. There is no word spoken in vain, because He is listening for your voice. That can bring assurance in the moments we feel invisible, defeated, and ignored. God hears your voice and answers your prayers. This plus A new song perform by The Collingsworth Family called Great Is His Faithfulness and later our sermon today from Dr. Charles Stanley (Expressing Patience) – Expressing patience daily involves a commitment to responding with love and peace, but there’s also a long-term willingness to wait on God that we must work towards. When we are patient, we learn to abide by the Lord’s timing, trust His eternal perspective, and rest in His love for us. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
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Trump Tells Netanyahu: No Annexation of Judea and Samaria
In a decisive declaration that has sent shockwaves through Israeli political circles, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex Judea and Samaria, compromising Israel’s security concerns and rewarding Hamas.
In a decisive declaration that has sent shockwaves through Israeli political circles, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex Judea and Samaria, compromising Israel’s security concerns and rewarding Hamas.
“I will not allow Israel to annex [Judea and Samaria]. It’s not going to happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, emphasizing that he had already conveyed this message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now.”
The president’s public statement followed private assurances he made to Arab and Muslim leaders during a multilateral meeting on Tuesday at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. According to six sources familiar with the discussion, Trump was firm on the topic, promising that Israel would not be allowed to absorb the territories currently governed by the Palestinian Authority.
Trump’s announcement comes as several Western allies, including France, Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal, recognized a Palestinian state, partly to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution. Israel has condemned these moves, with Netanyahu expected to deliver sharp criticism of these countries, particularly France, during his UN General Assembly address on Friday.
The two-state solution would create an unprecedented militarized Palestinian entity within Israel’s borders that has been ethnically cleansed of Jews and with its exclusively Muslim capital in Jerusalem. This is based on the catastrophic failure of the Oslo Accords and the land-for-peace process that created a terrorist state in Gaza. When President Obama called for Israel to return to the pre-1967 borders, Netanyahu responded that they were “indefensible”. Indeed, before the victory in the Six-Day War, Israel was only nine miles wide.
Despite Trump’s opposition, the Netanyahu government has already implemented numerous measures that extend and solidify Israel’s de facto control over Judea and Samaria. Under Netanyahu’s leadership, Israel has significantly expanded Jewish communities throughout the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, creating facts on the ground that strengthen Israel’s security. New construction approvals and the establishment of outposts have accelerated in recent years.
Israel has tightened its security operations across Judea and Samaria, establishing additional checkpoints, military installations, and surveillance systems that effectively demonstrate Israeli sovereignty over the area. This is in response to a rise in deadly terrorism that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
PASTOR DIRK SAYS
The Annexation of Judea and Samaria is one of the Main reasons for the Final Bomb of Gog and Magog and will also be One of the Peace Points of the 7 Year Peace Agreement after Gog and Magog that the Jewish Messiah aka the Antichrist will Sign with the rest of the World . Giving Judea and Samaria to Palestine as a Country in trade for a Portion of the Temple Mount to build the New 3rd Jewish Temple next to the Dome of the Rock.
Signs of the Times
666 Mark of the Beast Closer than we Think
With the assassination of Charlie Kirk , Facial Recognition will be Implemented at all Public Events from Oct 2025. UK England have Implemented Digital ID’s and a World wide movement on this has started. It all Started in 2020 with the Vaccine Movement of Covid and a vaccine certificate. The One World order is Hungry to Control the Masses with a Digital mark of the Beast. Crupto Currency is one of the Leading Money Systems that can be Linked to a Digital ID by Tomorrow AND the Banking sector are almost Ready to Follow. The Vaccine Digital almost launched and are in the ready stage to joint the 666 movement of the Digital ID.
A founder of OpenAI—the company behind ChatGPT—has developed a program designed to register users with a global digital identifier. World ID is meant to give every person his or her own unique digital identity that distinguishes individuals from each other and from AI. It purports to do this by scanning the user’s iris on a biometric verification device called the Orb and developing a numerical code based on the eye’s image. The image file of the iris can be deleted, and only the code will remain. The iris scan is required to make an account with World ID, but it is not connected digitally to any personal information. It is designed to ensure people can only create a single account; once scanned, a person’s eyes cannot be used to create another ID. The user chooses whether the image of their iris is deleted or stored and used for research.
World ID is connected to Worldcoin, a digital currency. Everyone who registers for a World ID through the Orb will receive one Worldcoin token based on Ethereum. Users can create an account and trade in Worldcoin without scanning their irises, but they will not receive a free token or receive a World ID. In addition to giving a free token now, World ID will attempt to make the global digital economy more equitable for all users around the world. How they would do this is unknown other than ensuring people cannot have more than one World ID.
Is World ID the mark of the beast?
No not yet, World ID is not yet, the prophesied mark of the beast, and Worldcoin is not yet, the prophesied global currency. The mark of the beast cannot exist until the Antichrist aka the Jewish Messiah is revealed. The mark is specifically an indication that the person worships the beast, and that will not happen until the second half of the tribulation (see Revelation 13). The mark of the beast cannot exist yet (But that does not stop them to generate the tools ) because the beast has not taken power yet.
Will this technology contribute to the development of the mark of the beast?
Yes it will . It is reasonable to speculate that the mark of the beast will include some kind of unique identifier. However, it will also include a mark: something that is added to the human body on the forehead or right hand (Revelation 13:16–17). It is not merely something about the body that is recorded.
Should Christians avoid World ID and Worldcoin to delay the development of the mark of the beast?
The Bible clearly explains that the timing of the return of Jesus is determined by the will of God the Father alone (Acts 1:6–7). We cannot know, delay, or hasten Jesus’ coming. Christians have to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit on avoiding or using the World ID or Worldcoin for spiritual purposes. It is not a sin to use, develop, or promote technology that may eventually will be used by the Antichrist. But to become part of it is a different ballgame.
Should Christians use World ID and Worldcoin?
That is a matter of discernment. Despite developers’ best intentions, digital information is always vulnerable. As of this writing, it appears the iris scans used to train the system have not been deleted, and the methods used to acquire them were not entirely ethical. Landing in the Wrong hands . it will be the Mark of the Beast by the Next day. The Bible says nothing specific about a global identifier or digital currency. On the other hand, anyone who has taken a DNA heritage test has already made biometric data available to a corporation and theoretically vulnerable to digital theft.
Would you microchip your hand to ditch keys and cards? In Sweden, thousands of people already have.
In Sweden, technology is literally getting under people’s skin.
More than 4,000 Swedes have opted to implant tiny microchips—about the size of a grain of rice—beneath their skin to streamline everyday tasks.
With a quick wave of the hand, users can unlock doors, check into the gym, access rail tickets, or even share LinkedIn profiles at networking events. The chips, developed primarily by Biohax International, are passive RFID devices requiring no internal power source, making them both durable and discreet.
This growing “body hacking” trend is fueled by Sweden’s tech-forward culture and its shift toward a cashless, digital society. With widespread trust in institutions and a pragmatic attitude toward innovation, Swedes are embracing these implants as convenient tools rather than privacy threats.
But some experts are sounding alarms about long-term data security and health data use. Still, for many early adopters, the appeal of replacing keys, cards, and passwords with a wave of the hand is simply too compelling to ignore.
South Africans saying goodbye to bank cards
The recent financial results of three major banks suggest that South Africans are increasingly adopting digital wallets and virtual cards, reducing reliance on physical cards for payments.
Digital wallets include apps like Apple Wallet, Garmin Pay, Google Wallet, Samsung Wallet, and SwatchPay.
These apps enable users to link their physical or virtual bank cards to make in-person payments with contactless-enabled smartphones and smartwatches.
Instead of tapping or swiping their card, they can hold their device to any payment terminal that supports contactless payments to perform a transaction.
In addition to being a convenient way to pay, digital wallets offer additional security by requiring users to authenticate themselves with biometrics, a PIN, a pattern, or a passcode.
Many banks allow contactless card payments without entering a PIN up to a certain amount, typically R500.
If a thief gets their hand on a client’s card, they can make numerous transactions below that value until the owner blocks their card or the daily limit is reached.
This additional protection is one reason that banks are actively encouraging their customers to embrace digital wallets. Apart from TymeBank, all the country’s major banks have rolled out support for digital wallets.
In the early days, the technology was not as openly accessible as the near-field communications (NFC) chips required on the devices were primarily available on high-end smartphones and smartwatches.
Over time, NFC support filtered down to budget smartphones. In 2022, the arrival of Google Wallet in South Africa also made many more devices eligible for digital wallet usage.
That was the same year that South Africa’s largest bank by customers — Capitec — first rolled out digital wallet support.
Despite many Capitec customers still using cash, the technology has seen rapid uptake at the bank in recent times.
In its 2025 financial year, Capitec recorded a 159% increase in digital wallet transactions, which reached 167 million.
Digital wallet values also increased 161%, climbing from R13.1 billion to R34.2 billion. In addition, Capitec customers using digital wallets also increased by 103% to around one million.
Older adopters still seeing strong traction
Capitec’s substantial digital wallet surge can be partially attributed to the fact that it is coming off a lower base.
Absa, Discovery Bank, FNB, Nedbank, and Standard Bank launched digital wallet support several years before Capitec.
Even so, several of these banks have continued to see substantial growth in the payment method.
That includes FNB, which recently reported a 45% increase in digital wallet transaction volumes in its 2025 financial year.
The bank also reported a 68% increase in virtual card transaction values, which already accounted for 11.5% of all card spend at FNB in 2024.
Nedbank also recorded 61% growth in digital contactless payment volumes, which included digital wallets, in the first half of its 2025 financial year.
Discovery Bank recently also said that over 60% of its customers preferred to pay with digital wallets instead of physical cards.
The trends correlate with findings in Stitch’s 2025 State of Consumer Payments in South Africa report, which surveyed 2,000 South Africans and found 90% had tried or used payment methods other than cash or card.
Less than 30% of respondents in the survey said they did not use any digital wallets for payments in the past year.
WATCH: President Trump replaces Biden’s portrait with photo of an autopen
Scandals over the flagrant and widespread use of President Biden’s autopen to sign laws, issue pardons, and exercise other presidential powers have been coming to light since his exit from the White House.
Gog and Magog Update
According to the IDF, more than 550,000 civilians have so far evacuated south from Gaza City, while the 162nd, 98th and 36th divisions have begun operating in Hamas strongholds.
The Israel Defense Forces is advancing into Gaza City, targeting Hamas’s main stronghold, with troops engaged in combat against terrorists both above and below ground, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Sunday.
“Hamas has shown the world its true strategy: to exploit its own people and prolong this war,” said Defrin.
“Our forces are working day and night, turning over every stone, to bring our hostages home, dismantle Hamas’s terror networks, and secure a safer region for all,” he added.
Over the past week, Hamas had demonstrated its tactics by firing on a U.N. team, using stolen United Nations vehicles to obstruct the building of a new road for aid deliveries and robbing four UNICEF trucks at gunpoint, depriving thousands of infants of baby formula, said Defrin.
Hamas continues to block civilians from leaving combat zones, choosing to sacrifice Gaza’s residents rather than protecting them, he added.
Lawmakers urge Trump admin to block Turkey from acquiring advanced US fighter jets
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to halt any plans to advance negotiations with Turkey, a NATO ally, over acquiring advanced US fighter jets, warning that doing so without congressional approval would violate federal law and undermine national security.
The message came as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met with US President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss a range of issues, including the potential sale of F-35s to Ankara.
In a letter sent on Thursday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, 20 members of the US Congress raised alarm bells over reports that the administration is exploring “a major F-16 deal” with Ankara and seeking to “conclude positively” ongoing talks about the F-35 program.
In August, a bipartisan group of 40 lawmakers requested that Rubio prevent Turkey from joining the F-35 program.
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Is jy bekommerd or die toekoms? Is daar vrees in jou? in die tye waarin ons leef, is dit baie maaklike om vrees op te bou, maar moenie vergeet wat Jesus vir ons in Matteus 28 gesê het nie ”En kyk, Ek is by julle al die dae tot aan die voleinding van die wêreld. Amen.” Kyk na vandag se boodskap waar pastoor Dirk ons herinner en wys vir ons verse uit die woord waar Jesus ons gewaarsku het oor wat kom. Daar is geen doel om te vrees nie, GOD IS IN BEHEER!
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