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Proverbs 3:5 imparts wisdom to its readers: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.” There is a big difference between trusting in the Lord and trusting other persons or things. Our trust is not in angels or people or rituals or methodologies but in the Lord alone. And, as the writer of the proverb points out, our trust is not in our own understanding.
To trust in the Lord with all our heart, we must wholly rely upon God’s promises, wisdom, power, and love to help us in every circumstance. Human understanding is subject to error. God, on the other hand, sees and understands all. He is the One we can lean on and trust. We should trust the Lord with all our heart because human understanding is tainted by sin, limited wisdom, impulsive assumptions, and faulty emotions. We are not always right. Proverbs 14:12 reminds us of this: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (emphasis added). Sin taints our understanding and leads us to destruction (Ephesians 4:17–18). “Our knowledge is partial and incomplete” (1 Corinthians 13:9, NLT). Should we base our understanding on what is partial, sinful, or destructive? Or should we trust in the God who is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, loving, and has good plans to guide, satisfy, and establish us (see Isaiah 58:11)?
God does not change (Malachi 3:6), and His decisions are never capricious or evil. Psalm 92:15 tells us, “The LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” God is not evil and will not lead us to destruction. Instead, He leads us into paths of righteousness (Psalm 23:3). He never lies (Numbers 23:19; Hebrews 6:18), and He is faithful to keep His promises (Psalm 89:34). God’s plans are perfect, holy, and righteous, and He works all things together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). God is worthy of our trust.
Trusting in the Lord begins by believing in Jesus for salvation. When we trust in Him, we acknowledge that “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). We then get to know God more as we spend time in prayer and Bible study. The more we know God, the more we will love Him. The more we love Him, the more we will trust in Him alone—with all our hearts—for wisdom, for decisions, for everything.
Jeremiah 17:7–8 describes the benefits that come to the person who trusts the Lord with all his heart: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”
Those who trust in the Lord have hope and need not fear difficulty or calamity. They know who is in control of their lives and that He is fully good and true. Proverbs 3:5–6 is a wise instruction that ends in a promise: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” What a wonderful thing to trust in God with all your heart and to have Him direct your paths!
Spreuke 3:5 gee wysheid aan sy lesers: “Vertrou op die Here met jou hele hart en steun nie op jou eie insig nie.” Daar is ‘n groot verskil tussen vertroue op die Here en vertroue op ander persone of dinge. Ons vertroue is nie op engele of mense of rituele of metodologieë nie, maar op die Here alleen. En, soos die skrywer van die spreuk uitwys, is ons vertroue nie op ons eie insig nie.
Om met ons hele hart op die Here te vertrou, moet ons ten volle staatmaak op God se beloftes, wysheid, krag en liefde om ons in elke omstandigheid te help. Menslike begrip is onderhewig aan foute. God, aan die ander kant, sien en verstaan alles. Hy is die Een op wie ons kan steun en vertrou. Ons moet die Here met ons hele hart vertrou, want menslike begrip is besmet deur sonde, beperkte wysheid, impulsiewe aannames en foutiewe emosies. Ons is nie altyd reg nie. Spreuke 14:12 herinner ons hieraan: “Daar is ‘n weg wat vir ‘n mens reg lyk, maar die einde daarvan is die weg van die dood” (klem bygevoeg). Sonde besoedel ons begrip en lei ons tot vernietiging (Efesiërs 4:17–18). “Ons kennis is gedeeltelik en onvolledig” (1 Korintiërs 13:9, NLT). Moet ons ons begrip baseer op wat gedeeltelik, sondig of vernietigend is? Of moet ons vertrou op die God wat alwetend, almagtig, alwys, liefdevol is en goeie planne het om ons te lei, tevrede te stel en te vestig (sien Jesaja 58:11)?
God verander nie (Maleagi 3:6), en Sy besluite is nooit wispelturig of boos nie. Psalm 92:15 sê vir ons: “Die HERE is reg; Hy is my rots, en daar is geen onreg in Hom nie.” God is nie boos nie en sal ons nie tot vernietiging lei nie. In plaas daarvan lei Hy ons in die paaie van geregtigheid (Psalm 23:3). Hy lieg nooit (Numeri 23:19; Hebreërs 6:18), en Hy is getrou om Sy beloftes na te kom (Psalm 89:34). God se planne is perfek, heilig en regverdig, en Hy laat alle dinge saamwerk ten goede vir diegene wat Hom liefhet en volgens Sy voorneme geroep is (Romeine 8:28). God is ons vertroue werd.
Vertroue op die Here begin deur in Jesus te glo vir verlossing. Wanneer ons op Hom vertrou, erken ons dat “verlossing in niemand anders gevind word nie, want daar is ook geen ander naam onder die hemel wat aan die mensdom gegee is waardeur ons gered moet word nie” (Handelinge 4:12). Ons leer God dan meer ken as ons tyd in gebed en Bybelstudie deurbring. Hoe meer ons God ken, hoe meer sal ons Hom liefhê. Hoe meer ons Hom liefhet, hoe meer sal ons op Hom alleen vertrou – met ons hele hart – vir wysheid, vir besluite, vir alles.
Jeremia 17:7–8 beskryf die voordele wat die persoon bied wat die Here met sy hele hart vertrou: “Geseënd is die man wat op die HERE vertrou, en wie se hoop die HERE is. Want hy sal wees soos ‘n boom wat by die water geplant is, wat sy wortels by die stroom uitskiet en nie vrees as daar hitte kom nie; maar sy blaar sal groen wees, en in ‘n jaar van droogte sal hy nie angstig wees nie en nie ophou om vrugte te dra nie.”
Diegene wat op die Here vertrou, het hoop en hoef nie moeilikheid of rampspoed te vrees nie. Hulle weet wie in beheer van hul lewens is en dat Hy volkome goed en waaragtig is. Spreuke 3:5–6 is ‘n wyse opdrag wat eindig in ‘n belofte: “Vertrou op die HERE met jou hele hart en steun nie op jou eie insig nie; onderwerp jou aan Hom in al jou weë, en Hy sal jou paaie gelyk maak.” Wat ‘n wonderlike ding om met jou hele hart op God te vertrou en Hom jou paaie te laat rig!
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
James 1:22
Prayer
Lord . Help us to Use and Act out what we have learned from the Bible . Faith needs Manifistation , Faith Means Action . Love means Giving . the Principal off all things is . Christianity is Being Like Christ not only reading about it . This we Pray in Jesus name , Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Maar wees daders van die woord en nie net hoorders wat julleself mislei nie.
Jakobus 1:22
Gebed
Here. Help ons om te gebruik en uit te voer wat ons uit die Bybel geleer het. Geloof het manifestasie nodig, geloof beteken aksie. Liefde beteken gee. Die hoofsaak van alle dinge is. Christenskap is om soos Christus te wees, nie net daaroor te lees nie. Dit bid ons in Jesus se naam, Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Depending on God is basic to the Christian life. We trust in, or depend on, God for our salvation (Ephesians 2:8–9). We depend on God for wisdom (James 1:5). In fact, we depend on God for everything (Psalm 104:27) and in everything (Proverbs 3:5–6). The psalmist teaches the Lord’s reliability with the three-fold description “the LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer” (Psalm 18:2).
Depending on God alone does not mean we act foolishly. Jesus did not need to jump off the pinnacle of the temple to “prove” that He depended on God (Matthew 4:5–7). There is a difference between trusting God and putting God to the test. Depending on God alone doesn’t mean we dispense with God’s gifts. For example, a person with strep throat may refuse to go to the doctor, saying (hoarsely), “I am going to depend on God alone to heal me.” Or a person driving a car may close her eyes and release the steering wheel, saying, “I am going to depend on God alone to drive me home.” These actions would be foolish. God has provided us with doctors and medicines to help heal us. He has given us the wits to steer a car. We can still depend on God as we visit the doctor, knowing that all healing ultimately comes from God; and we can still depend on God as we drive, knowing that all safety ultimately comes from God.
We depend on God all the time, and there are times we can do nothing else. The Lord gives us the faith we need to make it through those times. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego couldn’t sway the will of the king, and they couldn’t lessen the intensity of the burning fiery furnace. They only knew that they could not bow down to a false god. They were thrown into the fire depending on God alone for the outcome (Daniel 3).
Here are some practical ways to depend on God alone:
1) Pray. Prayer is, among other things, an acknowledgment of God’s power, promises, and provision. When you pray, you demostrate dependence on God. The biblical command is to “present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6).
2) Honor the Bible. The Word of God has information, instructions, examples, and promises for New Testament believers. Read from the Bible every day. Check everything against the truth of the Word (Acts 17:11). And when there is a conflict between what the Bible says and what anyone else says, go with the Bible. “I will listen to what God the LORD says” (Psalm 85:8).
3) Do right. At all times, in all situations, do what you know is right, and leave the results with God. Jochebed did right by saving her baby, Moses (Exodus 2:1–10). Daniel did right by defying the king and praying to the Lord (Daniel 6). David did right by standing up to Goliath (1 Samuel 17). In each case, their dependence on God alone was rewarded.
4) Be a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 says to offer up your body as a “living sacrifice” to God. Acceptable sacrifices are purified from sin and dedicated to God. When you become a living sacrifice, you live for the Lord. You cease fighting for your own rights and give up trusting in your own strength. As you learn to become a living sacrifice for God, you will discover the truth that, “when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10).
5) Abide in Christ. The Christian life is not a now-and-then rendezvous with God. It is making God your dwelling place, living with Him. Jesus put it this way: “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me” (John 15:4). Depend on Christ as a fruit-laden branch depends on the grapevine. The branch attached to the vine is fulfilling its purpose.
6) Refuse to worry. God cares for His children, even more than the grass that He clothes with flowers and the birds that He daily feeds. Yes, you have needs, but “your heavenly Father knows” (Matthew 6:32). Learn to “cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Keeping some of the anxiety on yourself is to doubt God’s care.
One day, the disciples asked Jesus who was the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus answered with an illustration: “He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven’” (Matthew 18:2–4). One quality of children is that they are dependent on others for their well-being. God’s children should share that quality of depending on their loving Heavenly Father for everything they need.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Om op God staat te maak, is fundamenteel vir die Christelike lewe. Ons vertrou op, of maak staat op, God vir ons redding (Efesiërs 2:8–9). Ons maak staat op God vir wysheid (Jakobus 1:5). Trouens, ons maak staat op God vir alles (Psalm 104:27) en in alles (Spreuke 3:5–6). Die psalmis leer die Here se betroubaarheid met die drievoudige beskrywing: “Die HERE is my rots, my vesting en my verlosser” (Psalm 18:2).
Om op God alleen staat te maak, beteken nie dat ons dwaas optree nie. Jesus hoef nie van die dak van die tempel af te spring om te “bewys” dat Hy op God staatgemaak het nie (Matteus 4:5–7). Daar is ‘n verskil tussen om op God te vertrou en om God op die proef te stel. Om op God alleen staat te maak, beteken nie dat ons van God se gawes ontslae raak nie. Byvoorbeeld, ‘n persoon met ‘n keelontsteking kan weier om na die dokter te gaan en (hees) sê: “Ek gaan op God alleen staatmaak om my te genees.” Of ‘n persoon wat ‘n motor bestuur, kan haar oë toemaak en die stuurwiel loslaat en sê: “Ek gaan net op God staatmaak om my huis toe te ry.” Hierdie optrede sou dwaas wees. God het ons van dokters en medisyne voorsien om ons te help genees. Hy het ons die verstand gegee om ‘n motor te stuur. Ons kan steeds op God staatmaak terwyl ons die dokter besoek, wetende dat alle genesing uiteindelik van God kom; en ons kan steeds op God staatmaak terwyl ons bestuur, wetende dat alle veiligheid uiteindelik van God kom.
Ons is heeltyd op God staat, en daar is tye wanneer ons niks anders kan doen nie. Die Here gee ons die geloof wat ons nodig het om deur daardie tye te kom. Sadrag, Mesag en Abednego kon nie die wil van die koning swaai nie, en hulle kon nie die intensiteit van die brandende vuuroond verminder nie. Hulle het net geweet dat hulle nie voor ‘n valse god kon buig nie. Hulle is in die vuur gegooi deur net op God te vertrou vir die uitkoms (Daniël 3).
Hier is ‘n paar praktiese maniere om net op God te staatmaak:
1) Bid. Gebed is, onder andere, ‘n erkenning van God se krag, beloftes en voorsiening. Wanneer jy bid, demonstreer jy afhanklikheid van God. Die Bybelse opdrag is om “jou versoeke aan God voor te lê” (Filippense 4:6).
2) Eer die Bybel. Die Woord van God bevat inligting, instruksies, voorbeelde en beloftes vir Nuwe-Testamentiese gelowiges. Lees elke dag uit die Bybel. Kontroleer alles teen die waarheid van die Woord (Handelinge 17:11). En wanneer daar ‘n konflik is tussen wat die Bybel sê en wat enigiemand anders sê, volg die Bybel. “Ek sal luister na wat God die HERE sê” (Psalm 85:8).
3) Doen wat reg is. Doen te alle tye, in alle situasies wat jy weet reg is, en laat die resultate aan God oor. Jogebed het reg gedoen deur haar baba, Moses, te red (Eksodus 2:1–10). Daniël het reg gedoen deur die koning te trotseer en tot die Here te bid (Daniël 6). Dawid het reg gedoen deur teen Goliat op te staan (1 Samuel 17). In elke geval is hul afhanklikheid van God alleen beloon.
4) Wees ‘n lewende offer. Romeine 12:1 sê om jou liggaam as ‘n “lewende offer” aan God te offer. Aanvaarbare offers word van sonde gereinig en aan God toegewy. Wanneer jy ‘n lewende offer word, leef jy vir die Here. Jy hou op om vir jou eie regte te veg en gee op om op jou eie krag te vertrou. Soos jy leer om ‘n lewende offer vir God te word, sal jy die waarheid ontdek dat “as ek swak is, dan is ek sterk” (2 Korintiërs 12:10).
5) Bly in Christus. Die Christelike lewe is nie ‘n nou-en-dan-afspraak met God nie. Dit maak God jou woonplek, leef saam met Hom. Jesus het dit so gestel: “Bly in My, soos Ek in julle bly. Geen loot kan uit sy eie vrugte dra nie; dit moet in die wingerdstok bly; en julle kan ook nie vrugte dra as julle nie in My bly nie” (Johannes 15:4). Vertrou op Christus soos ‘n vrugbelaaide loot van die wingerdstok afhang. Die loot wat aan die wingerdstok vas is, vervul sy doel.
6) Weier om jou te bekommer. God sorg vir Sy kinders, selfs meer as die gras wat Hy met blomme beklee en die voëls wat Hy daagliks voed. Ja, jy het behoeftes, maar “julle hemelse Vader weet” (Matteus 6:32). Leer om “al julle bekommernisse op Hom te werp, want Hy sorg vir julle” (1 Petrus 5:7). Om van die bekommernis op jouself te hou, is om aan God se sorg te twyfel.
Eendag het die dissipels vir Jesus gevra wie die grootste in die koninkryk van die hemele is. Jesus het met ‘n illustrasie geantwoord: “Hy het ‘n kindjie na Hom geroep en die kindjie tussen hulle gesit. En Hy het gesê: Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as julle nie verander en soos kindertjies word nie, sal julle nooit in die koninkryk van die hemele ingaan nie. Elkeen wat die nederige posisie van hierdie kindjie inneem, is die grootste in die koninkryk van die hemele” (Matteus 18:2–4). Een eienskap van kinders is dat hulle van ander afhanklik is vir hul welstand. God se kinders behoort daardie eienskap te deel om op hul liefdevolle Hemelse Vader te vertrou vir alles wat hulle nodig het.
Today’s Devotional
The words translated “trust” in the Bible literally mean “a bold, confident, sure security or action based on that security.” Trust is not exactly the same as faith, which is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Rather, trusting is what we do because of the faith we have been given. Trusting is believing in the promises of God in all circumstances, even in those where the evidence seems to be to the contrary. Hebrews 11 talks about faith, which is accepting and believing the truth that God reveals about Himself, supremely in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, the practical consequence of faith in God is trust, which we prove by living out our full acceptance of God’s promises day by day. Furthermore, it is by this trust that we are promised peace: “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you” (Isaiah 26:3).
The classic verse regarding trust is Proverbs 3:5: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” This verse sums up the Bible’s teaching on trust. First, it is the Lord in whom we are to trust, not ourselves or our plans, and certainly not the world’s wisdom and devices. We trust in the Lord because He and He alone is truly trustworthy. His Word is trustworthy (Psalm 93:5; 111:7; Titus 1:9), His nature is faithful and true (Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 25:10; 145:13; 146:6), and His plans for us are perfect and purposeful (Isaiah 46:10; Jeremiah 29:11). Further, because of God’s nature, we are to trust Him with all our hearts, committing every aspect of our lives to Him in complete confidence. Finally, we are not to trust in ourselves because our understanding is temporal, finite, and tainted by our sin natures. Trusting in ourselves is like walking confidently across a rotten wooden bridge over a yawning chasm thousands of feet deep. Disaster inevitably follows.
Trust in God is a feature of many of the psalms of David. There are 39 references to trust in the Psalms alone, whether referring to trusting in God and His Word, or to not trusting in riches or the things of this world. It is on the basis of this trust that David finds deliverance from all the evil he encounters. Many of David’s psalms describe situations when he was pursued by Saul and his army, as well as his other enemies, and always did the Lord come to his aid. One thing that can be noted about biblical trust is that it always engenders further trust in our God. The man of God never stops trusting in God completely. His faith may be knocked, he may stumble, or he may fall into the foulest of sins, but “though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand” (Psalm 37:24). The man of God knows that, though trials will beset in this life, his trust will not waver because that trust is based on faith in the promises of God: the promise of eternal joy with the Lord and the promise of an inheritance that “can never perish, spoil or fade” (1 Peter 1:4).
Vandag se Bemoediging
Die woorde wat in die Bybel as “vertroue” vertaal word, beteken letterlik “‘n dapper, selfversekerde, seker sekuriteit of aksie gebaseer op daardie sekuriteit.” Vertroue is nie presies dieselfde as geloof nie, wat die gawe van God is (Efesiërs 2:8-9). Inteendeel, vertroue is wat ons doen as gevolg van die geloof wat aan ons gegee is. Vertroue is om in die beloftes van God te glo in alle omstandighede, selfs in dié waar die bewyse die teendeel blyk te wees. Hebreërs 11 praat oor geloof, wat die aanvaarding en glo van die waarheid is wat God oor Homself openbaar, veral in die persoon van Sy Seun, die Here Jesus Christus. Nietemin, die praktiese gevolg van geloof in God is vertroue, wat ons bewys deur ons volle aanvaarding van God se beloftes dag vir dag uit te leef. Verder is dit deur hierdie vertroue dat ons vrede belowe word: “Jy sal die standvastiges in volkome vrede bewaar, want hulle vertrou op jou” (Jesaja 26:3).
Die klassieke vers oor vertroue is Spreuke 3:5: “Vertrou op die HERE met jou hele hart en steun nie op jou eie insig nie.” Hierdie vers som die Bybel se leer oor vertroue op. Eerstens, dit is die Here op wie ons moet vertrou, nie onsself of ons planne nie, en beslis nie die wêreld se wysheid en planne nie. Ons vertrou op die Here omdat Hy en Hy alleen waarlik betroubaar is. Sy Woord is betroubaar (Psalm 93:5; 111:7; Titus 1:9), Sy natuur is getrou en waar (Deuteronomium 7:9; Psalm 25:10; 145:13; 146:6), en Sy planne vir ons is perfek en doelgerig (Jesaja 46:10; Jeremia 29:11). Verder, as gevolg van God se natuur, moet ons Hom met ons hele hart vertrou en elke aspek van ons lewens in volkome vertroue aan Hom toevertrou. Laastens, ons moet nie op onsself vertrou nie, want ons begrip is tydelik, eindig en besmet deur ons sondige natuur. Om op onsself te vertrou is soos om vol vertroue oor ‘n verrotte houtbrug oor ‘n gapende kloof duisende voet diep te loop. Ramp volg onvermydelik.
Vertroue op God is ‘n kenmerk van baie van die Psalms van Dawid. Daar is 39 verwysings na vertroue in die Psalms alleen, of dit nou verwys na vertroue in God en Sy Woord, of na nie vertroue in rykdom of die dinge van hierdie wêreld nie. Dit is op grond van hierdie vertroue dat Dawid verlossing vind van al die kwaad wat hy teëkom. Baie van Dawid se psalms beskryf situasies waar hy deur Saul en sy leër, sowel as sy ander vyande, agtervolg is, en die Here hom altyd te hulp gekom het. Een ding wat opgemerk kan word oor Bybelse vertroue, is dat dit altyd verdere vertroue in ons God kweek. Die man van God hou nooit op om volkome op God te vertrou nie. Sy geloof mag gebreek word, hy mag struikel, of hy mag in die vuilste sondes val, maar “al struikel hy, hy sal nie val nie, want die HERE ondersteun hom met sy hand” (Psalm 37:24). Die man van God weet dat, alhoewel beproewinge in hierdie lewe geteister sal word, sy vertroue nie sal wankel nie, want daardie vertroue is gebaseer op geloof in die beloftes van God: die belofte van ewige vreugde saam met die Here en die belofte van ‘n erfenis wat “onverganklik, bederf of verwelk” (1 Petrus 1:4).
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.
Wees Afrigbaar !
Die Apostel Paulus het metafore van opleiding en kompetisie in sy briewe gebruik. Terwyl hy ‘n sendeling vir die heidene was, het hy te midde van groot lyding en swaarkry aan die instruksies en oefeninge van God onderwerp. Hy het twee keer in Filippense 4 gesê: “Ek het geleer (v.11-12). Vir hom en vir elkeen van ons is dit ‘n lewenslange leerproses om Jesus te volg. Ons is nie geestelik volwasse op die dag wanneer ons gered word nie. As wat ‘n skoolseun atleet gereed is vir professionele sokker nie. Ons groei in geloof namate ons God toelaat deur Sy woord en die Heilige Gees om ons te bemagtig om Hom te dien.
Deur swaarkry het Paulus geleer om God goed te dien – en ons ook, hoe meer volwasse sal ons word.
Laat ons as lede van Christus se span afrigbaar wees !
God se werk in ons is nie verby wanneer ons Christus ontvang nie, dit het pas begin !
Be Trainable!
The Apostle Paul used metaphors of training and competition in his letters. While he was a missionary to the Gentiles, he submitted to the instructions and exercises of God in the midst of great suffering and hardship. He said twice in Philippians 4, “I have learned (vv.11-12). For him and for each of us, following Jesus is a lifelong learning process. We are not spiritually mature the day we are saved. Any more than a schoolboy athlete is ready for professional football. We grow in faith as we allow God through His word and the Holy Spirit to empower us to serve Him. Through hardship, Paul learned to serve God well – and so will we, the more mature we will become.
Let us be trainable as members of Christ’s team!
God’s work in us is not over when we receive Christ, it has just begun!
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Texas Oil Billionaire Reveals How Biblical Stewardship Built a $12.4 Billion Empire
The CEO who built the eighth-largest oil producer in Texas discovered something most business leaders never learn: the secret to true success wasn’t accumulating wealth, but letting it flow through his hands like vapor.
When Tim Dunn sold CrownQuest Operating to Occidental Petroleum for $12.4 billion in December 2023, he capped off a remarkable journey that began with acquiring cheap leases in the Permian Basin years before fracking made them profitable. But the CEO who built the eighth-largest oil producer in Texas discovered something most business leaders never learn: the secret to true success wasn’t accumulating wealth, but letting it flow through his hands like vapor.
In a revealing conversation on Biblical Money, the podcast hosted by Rabbi Rami Goldberg of Israel365, Dunn shared how biblical principles transformed not just his business operations, but his entire approach to wealth and leadership. His stewardship philosophy extends far beyond corporate boardrooms, shaping his views on everything from employee empowerment to America’s strategic relationships on the global stage.
From Accumulation to Stewardship
Dunn’s transformation began long before his company’s massive exit. The billionaire entrepreneur, who was named top CEO of a large company by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association and Texas Monthly magazine in 2013, built his success on a fundamental shift in perspective drawn from Ecclesiastes 5:10: “He who loves money will not be satisfied with money.”
This biblical wisdom became the foundation for what he calls a “stewardship mentality” that reshaped his entire business philosophy.
“If you chase more, then actually your business owns you or your money owns you,” Dunn explained. “I think if you fall into that trap, you’re going to get sucked into fear of loss. Fear of loss is going to cause you to have stress. Stress is going to cause you to cut corners.”
Instead, Dunn developed a practice of mentally “deeding over” everything he possessed. “I’ve got this constant view that everything I possess is passing through my hands on the way somewhere else,” he said. “I’m going to leave it behind when I die. Nothing’s permanent in this life.”
This wasn’t just philosophical thinking. Dunn turned this principle into practical business strategy by viewing himself as a steward rather than an owner, creating liberation from the anxiety that typically accompanies high-stakes business decisions in the volatile oil industry.
PASTOR DIRK SAYS
To discover what the Bible says about stewardship, we start with the very first verse: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). As the Creator, God has absolute rights of ownership over all things, and to miss starting here is like misaligning the top button on our shirt or blouse—nothing else will ever line up. Nothing else in the Bible, including the doctrine of stewardship, will make any sense or have any true relevance if we miss the fact that God is the Creator and has full rights of ownership. It is through our ability to fully grasp this and imbed it in our hearts that the doctrine of stewardship is understood.
The biblical doctrine of stewardship defines a man’s relationship to God. It identifies God as owner and man as manager. God makes man His co-worker in administering all aspects of our life. The apostle Paul explains it best by saying, “For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building” (1 Corinthians 3:9). Starting with this concept, we are then able to accurately view and correctly value not only our possessions, but, more importantly, human life itself. In essence, stewardship defines our purpose in this world as assigned to us by God Himself. It is our divinely given opportunity to join with God in His worldwide and eternal redemptive movement (Matthew 28:19-20). Stewardship is not God taking something from us; it is His method of bestowing His richest gifts upon His people.
In the New Testament, two Greek words embody the meaning of our English word “stewardship.” The first word is epitropos which means “manager, foreman, or steward.” From the standpoint of government, it means “governor or procurator.” At times it was used in the New Testament to mean “guardian,” as in Galatians 4:1-2: “What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.” The second word is oikonomos. It also means “steward, manager, or administrator” and occurs more frequently in the New Testament. Depending on the context, it is often translated “dispensation, stewardship, management, arrangement, administration, order, plan, or training.” It refers mostly to the law or management of a household or of household affairs.
Notably, in the writings of Paul, the word oikonomos is given its fullest significance in that Paul sees his responsibility for preaching the gospel as a divine trust (1 Corinthians 9:17). Paul refers to his call from God as the administration (stewardship) of the grace of God for a ministry of the divine mystery revealed in Christ (Ephesians 3:2). In this context, Paul is portraying God as the master of a great household, wisely administering it through Paul himself as the obedient servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Also significant in what Paul is saying is that once we’re called and placed into the body of Jesus Christ, the stewardship that is required of us is not a result of our own power or abilities. The strength, inspiration and growth in the management of our lives must come from God through the Holy Spirit in us; otherwise, our labor is in vain and the growth in stewardship is self-righteous, human growth. Accordingly, we must always remember the sole source of our strength in pleasing God: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13 NJKV). Paul also said, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me” (1 Corinthians 15:10).
More often than not, when we think of good stewardship, we think of how we manage our finances and our faithfulness in paying God’s tithes and offerings. But as we’re beginning to see, it’s much more than that. In fact, it’s more than just the management of our time, our possessions, our environment, or our health. Stewardship is our obedient witness to God’s sovereignty. It’s what motivates the follower of Christ to move into action, doing deeds that manifest his belief in Him. Paul’s stewardship involved proclaiming that which was entrusted to him—the gospel truth.
Stewardship defines our practical obedience in the administration of everything under our control, everything entrusted to us. It is the consecration of one’s self and possessions to God’s service. Stewardship acknowledges in practice that we do not have the right of control over ourselves or our property—God has that control. It means as stewards of God we are managers of that which belongs to God, and we are under His constant authority as we administer His affairs. Faithful stewardship means that we fully acknowledge we are not our own but belong to Christ, the Lord, who gave Himself for us.
The ultimate question, then, is this: Am I the lord of my life, or is Christ the Lord of my life? In essence, stewardship expresses our total obedience to God and our
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