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In Matthew 5:16, Jesus says, “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Of course, it is not technically our light that should shine before others. It is the light of Christ, entrusted to believers as light-bearers (cf. John 1:8). In other words, we do not produce the light within us. God does. And through our good works, people may glorify the One who gives that light.
One of the ways to let our light shine before others is to show compassion to others. Jesus expressed deep compassion for all people, regardless of their ethnic background, social status, gender, or personal beliefs (Matthew 9:36; 15:32; Mark 6:34). As Christians, we should follow His example by showing compassion and kindness to everyone.
Another way to let our light shine before others is to practice humility (Philippians 2:1–11). Christians are called to be humble in all things, knowing that it is only through the grace of God that we “live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). Humility also means the willingness to confess our sins before God and others (Luke 15:21; James 5:16). In doing so, we demonstrate our receptivity to correction and guidance (Proverbs 15:32).
Generosity is another means of letting our light shine before others. Christians are called to be generous with their money, time, resources, and love (Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:16). After all, everything that we have belongs to God (Deuteronomy 10:14). So, we should share our God-given blessings with those in need and give without expecting anything in return (Luke 6:30).
Forgiveness, too, is a means of letting our light shine before others. Jesus taught that we should forgive others as we have been forgiven (Matthew 18:15–20; cf. Ephesians 4:32). Thus, we should seek reconciliation with those who have wronged us—and with those whom we have wronged—to promote peace and unity (cf. Ephesians 2:14).
There are many ways to let our light shine before others. We can volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter, donate money to a charity, or be kind and compassionate to someone in need. We can also lend an ear to a friend who is going through a tough time and offer words of encouragement, or we can simply smile and say, “Hello,” to a stranger on the street (cf. Hebrews 13:2).
Perhaps the best way to let our light shine before others is to share the gospel, the “good news,” with others. The good news is that God redeems sinners through the death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). If we believe in the person and work of Christ (who He is and what He did), then we are saved from eternal condemnation. We should not keep this message to ourselves; good news is meant to be shared, and we should make it visible for everyone to see (Matthew 28:19).
The ultimate purpose of letting our light shine before others is not to draw attention to ourselves or to promote our own interests; rather, it is about living in such a way that others will glorify our Father in heaven. Of course, this is not an easy task. It can be difficult to maintain a spirit of compassion, humility, generosity, and forgiveness in a world that is often characterized by hatred, anger, and division. We may even be met with resistance and opposition (Matthew 10:16; John 15:18). But we are not alone. We have the Holy Spirit within us, and He empowers and guides us to reflect the glory of God.
In Matteus 5:16 sê Jesus: “Laat julle lig voor die mense skyn, sodat hulle julle goeie werke kan sien en julle Vader wat in die hemele is, kan verheerlik.” Natuurlik is dit tegnies nie ons lig wat voor ander moet skyn nie. Dit is die lig van Christus, wat aan gelowiges as ligdraers toevertrou is (vgl. Johannes 1:8). Met ander woorde, ons produseer nie die lig binne-in ons nie. God doen dit. En deur ons goeie werke kan mense die Een verheerlik wat daardie lig gee.
Een van die maniere om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn, is om medelye aan ander te toon. Jesus het diep medelye vir alle mense uitgespreek, ongeag hul etniese agtergrond, sosiale status, geslag of persoonlike oortuigings (Matteus 9:36; 15:32; Markus 6:34). As Christene moet ons Sy voorbeeld volg deur medelye en vriendelikheid aan almal te toon.
Nog ‘n manier om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn, is om nederigheid te beoefen (Filippense 2:1–11). Christene word geroep om nederig te wees in alles, wetende dat dit slegs deur die genade van God is dat ons “lewe en beweeg en bestaan” (Handelinge 17:28). Nederigheid beteken ook die bereidwilligheid om ons sondes voor God en ander te bely (Lukas 15:21; Jakobus 5:16). Deur dit te doen, demonstreer ons ons ontvanklikheid vir teregwysing en leiding (Spreuke 15:32).
Vrygewigheid is nog ‘n manier om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn. Christene word geroep om vrygewig te wees met hul geld, tyd, hulpbronne en liefde (Romeine 12:13; Hebreërs 13:16). Alles wat ons het, behoort immers aan God (Deuteronomium 10:14). Ons moet dus ons Godgegewe seëninge deel met diegene in nood en gee sonder om iets terug te verwag (Lukas 6:30).
Vergifnis is ook ‘n manier om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn. Jesus het geleer dat ons ander moet vergewe soos ons vergewe is (Matteus 18:15–20; vgl. Efesiërs 4:32). Dus moet ons versoening soek met diegene wat ons te na gekom het – en met diegene wat ons te na gekom het – om vrede en eenheid te bevorder (vgl. Efesiërs 2:14).
Daar is baie maniere om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn. Ons kan vrywilligerswerk doen by ‘n sopkombuis of haweloseskuiling, geld aan ‘n liefdadigheidsorganisasie skenk, of vriendelik en medelydend wees teenoor iemand in nood. Ons kan ook ‘n luister leen na ‘n vriend wat deur ‘n moeilike tyd gaan en woorde van bemoediging aanbied, of ons kan eenvoudig glimlag en “Hallo” sê vir ‘n vreemdeling op straat (vgl. Hebreërs 13:2).
Miskien is die beste manier om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn, om die evangelie, die “goeie nuus”, met ander te deel. Die goeie nuus is dat God sondaars verlos deur die dood en opstanding van Sy Seun, Jesus Christus (Johannes 3:16; Romeine 5:8). As ons in die persoon en werk van Christus glo (wie Hy is en wat Hy gedoen het), dan word ons gered van ewige verdoemenis. Ons moet hierdie boodskap nie vir onsself hou nie; goeie nuus is bedoel om gedeel te word, en ons moet dit sigbaar maak vir almal om te sien (Matteus 28:19).
Die uiteindelike doel om ons lig voor ander te laat skyn, is nie om aandag op onsself te vestig of ons eie belange te bevorder nie; dit gaan eerder daaroor om so te leef dat ander ons Vader in die hemel sal verheerlik. Natuurlik is dit nie ‘n maklike taak nie. Dit kan moeilik wees om ‘n gees van medelye, nederigheid, vrygewigheid en vergifnis te handhaaf in ‘n wêreld wat dikwels gekenmerk word deur haat, woede en verdeeldheid. Ons kan selfs met weerstand en teenkanting te kampe kry (Matteus 10:16; Johannes 15:18). Maar ons is nie alleen nie. Ons het die Heilige Gees binne ons, en Hy bemagtig en lei ons om die heerlikheid van God te weerspieël.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
Psalm 118:24: “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” This verse encourages gratitude and joy in the present moment, recognizing God’s creation and provision. Another option is Lamentations 3:22-23, which speaks of God’s unfailing love and mercies: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
Prayer
Lord , Great is they Faithfulness , Thank You God for The Faithfulness from Jesus . Thank You for the Faithfulness of the Holy Spirit . Lord you are a Faithful Trinity God , and we Praise thee for this . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Psalm 118:24: “Dit is die dag wat die Here gemaak het; laat ons daaroor juig en bly wees.” Hierdie vers moedig dankbaarheid en vreugde in die huidige oomblik aan, en erken God se skepping en voorsiening. Nog ‘n opsie is Klaagliedere 3:22-23, wat praat van God se onfeilbare liefde en barmhartigheid: “Die Here se troue liefde hou nooit op nie; sy barmhartigheid het geen einde nie; hulle is elke môre nuut; U trou is groot.”
Gebed
Here, groot is hulle getrouheid, dankie God vir die getrouheid van Jesus. Dankie vir die getrouheid van die Heilige Gees. Here, U is ‘n getroue Drie-eenheids God, en ons loof U hiervoor. Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
Jesus used the concepts of salt and light a number of different times to refer to the role of His followers in the world. One example is found in Matthew 5:13: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” Salt had two purposes in the Middle East of the first century. Because of the lack of refrigeration, salt was used to preserve food, especially meat, which would quickly spoil in the desert environment. Believers in Christ are preservatives to the world, preserving it from the evil inherent in the society of ungodly men whose unredeemed natures are corrupted by sin (Psalm 14:3; Romans 8:8).
Second, salt was used then, as now, as a flavor enhancer. In the same way that salt enhances the flavor of the food it seasons, the followers of Christ stand out as those who “enhance” the flavor of life in this world. Christians, living under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in obedience to Christ, will inevitably influence the world for good, as salt has a positive influence on the flavor of the food it seasons. Where there is strife, we are to be peacemakers; where there is sorrow, we are to be the ministers of Christ, binding up wounds, and where there is hatred, we are to exemplify the love of God in Christ, returning good for evil (Luke 6:35).
In the analogy of light to the world, the good works of Christ’s followers are to shine for all to see. The following verses in Matthew 5 highlight this truth: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16, NASB). The idea here is similar—the presence of light in darkness is something that is unmistakable. The presence of Christians in the world must be like a light in the darkness, not only in the sense that the truth of God’s Word brings light to the darkened hearts of sinful man (John 1:1-10), but also in the sense that our good deeds must be evident for all to see. And indeed, our deeds will be evident if they are performed in accordance with the other principles that Jesus mentions in this passage, such as the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-11. Notice especially that the concern is not that Christians would stand out for their own sake, but that those who looked on might “glorify your Father who is in heaven” (v. 16, KJV).
In view of these verses, what sorts of things can hinder or prevent the Christian from fulfilling his or her role as salt and light in the world? The passage clearly states that the difference between the Christian and the world must be preserved; therefore, any choice on our part that blurs the distinction between us and the rest of the world is a step in the wrong direction. This can happen either through a choice to accept the ways of the world for the sake of comfort or convenience or to contravene the law of obedience to Christ.
Mark 9:50 suggests that saltiness can be lost specifically through a lack of peace with one another; this follows from the command to “have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.” And in Luke 14:34-35, we find a reference to the metaphor of salt once again, this time in the context of obedient discipleship to Jesus Christ. The loss of saltiness occurs in the failure of the Christian to daily take up the cross and follow Christ wholeheartedly.
It seems, then, that the role of the Christian as salt and light in the world may be hindered or prevented through any choice to compromise or settle for that which is more convenient or comfortable, rather than that which is truly best and pleasing to the Lord. Moreover, the status of salt and light is something that follows naturally from the Christian’s humble obedience to the commandments of Christ. It is when we depart from the Spirit-led lifestyle of genuine discipleship that the distinctions between ourselves and the rest of the world become blurred and our testimony is hindered. Only by remaining focused on Christ and being obedient to Him can we expect to remain salt and light in the world.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Jesus het die konsep sout en lig ‘n aantal verskillende kere gebruik om te verwys na die rol van Sy volgelinge in die wêreld. Een voorbeeld word in Matteus 5:13 gevind: “Julle is die sout van die aarde. Maar as die sout sy sout verloor, hoe kan dit weer sout gemaak word? Dit is nêrens meer goed vir nie, behalwe om weggegooi en deur die mense vertrap te word.” Sout het twee doeleindes in die Midde-Ooste van die eerste eeu gehad. As gevolg van die gebrek aan verkoeling, is sout gebruik om voedsel te preserveer, veral vleis, wat vinnig in die woestynomgewing sou bederf. Gelowiges in Christus is preserveermiddels vir die wêreld en bewaar dit teen die euwel wat inherent is aan die samelewing van goddelose mense wie se onverloste natuur deur sonde besoedel is (Psalm 14:3; Romeine 8:8).
Tweedens, sout is toe, soos nou, as ‘n smaakversterker gebruik. Net soos sout die geur van die kos wat dit geur, versterk, staan die volgelinge van Christus uit as diegene wat die geur van die lewe in hierdie wêreld “versterk”. Christene, wat onder die leiding van die Heilige Gees en in gehoorsaamheid aan Christus leef, sal onvermydelik die wêreld ten goede beïnvloed, soos sout ‘n positiewe invloed het op die geur van die kos wat dit geur. Waar daar twis is, moet ons vredemakers wees; waar daar droefheid is, moet ons dienaars van Christus wees wat wonde verbind, en waar daar haat is, moet ons die liefde van God in Christus toon en goed vir kwaad vergeld (Lukas 6:35).
In die analogie van lig vir die wêreld, moet die goeie werke van Christus se volgelinge vir almal skyn om te sien. Die volgende verse in Matteus 5 beklemtoon hierdie waarheid: “Julle is die lig van die wêreld. ‘n Stad wat op ‘n berg lê, kan nie weggesteek word nie; en ‘n mens steek ook nie ‘n lamp op en sit dit onder ‘n maatemmer nie, maar op die lampstaander, en dit gee lig aan almal wat in die huis is. Laat julle lig so skyn voor die mense, dat hulle julle goeie werke kan sien en julle Vader wat in die hemele is, kan verheerlik” (Matteus 5:14-16). Die idee hier is soortgelyk—die teenwoordigheid van lig in die duisternis is iets wat onmiskenbaar is. Die teenwoordigheid van Christene in die wêreld moet soos ‘n lig in die duisternis wees, nie net in die sin dat die waarheid van God se Woord lig bring op die verduisterde harte van die sondige mens (Johannes 1:1-10), maar ook in die sin dat ons goeie dade duidelik moet wees vir almal om te sien. En inderdaad, ons dade sal duidelik wees as hulle uitgevoer word in ooreenstemming met die ander beginsels wat Jesus in hierdie gedeelte noem, soos die Saligsprekinge in Matteus 5:3-11. Let veral op dat die bekommernis nie is dat Christene vir hul eie onthalwe sal uitstaan nie, maar dat diegene wat toekyk, “julle Vader wat in die hemele is, kan verheerlik” (v. 16).
In die lig van hierdie verse, watter soort dinge kan die Christen verhinder of verhoed om sy of haar rol as sout en lig in die wêreld te vervul? Die gedeelte stel dit duidelik dat die verskil tussen die Christen en die wêreld bewaar moet word; daarom is enige keuse van ons kant wat die onderskeid tussen ons en die res van die wêreld vervaag, ‘n stap in die verkeerde rigting. Dit kan gebeur deur ‘n keuse om die weë van die wêreld te aanvaar ter wille van gemak of gerief, of om die wet van gehoorsaamheid aan Christus te oortree.
Markus 9:50 dui daarop dat southeid spesifiek verlore kan gaan deur ‘n gebrek aan vrede met mekaar; dit volg uit die opdrag om “sout in julleself te hê en in vrede met mekaar te wees.” En in Lukas 14:34-35 vind ons weer eens ‘n verwysing na die metafoor van sout, hierdie keer in die konteks van gehoorsame dissipelskap aan Jesus Christus. Die verlies aan southeid vind plaas in die versuim van die Christen om daagliks die kruis op te neem en Christus heelhartig te volg.
Dit lyk dus asof die rol van die Christen as sout en lig in die wêreld belemmer of voorkom kan word deur enige keuse om kompromieë aan te gaan of te skik vir dit wat geriefliker of gemakliker is, eerder as dit wat werklik die beste en aangenaam vir die Here is. Boonop is die status van sout en lig iets wat natuurlik volg uit die Christen se nederige gehoorsaamheid aan die gebooie van Christus. Dit is wanneer ons afwyk van die Gees-geleide leefstyl van ware dissipelskap dat die onderskeidings tussen onsself en die res van die wêreld vervaag en ons getuienis belemmer word. Slegs deur op Christus gefokus te bly en aan Hom gehoorsaam te wees, kan ons verwag om sout en lig in die wêreld te bly.
Today’s Devotional
Several elements are required to sustain life. Among the top are food, water, air, and light. In Scripture, Jesus is the source of each of these. He is the “bread of life” (John 6:48), the supplier of “living water” (John 4:10), and the One who fills every creature with the “breath of life” (Genesis 2:7; John 3:8; 20:22). John’s Gospel says, “In him was life, and the life was the light of men” (John 1:4, ESV).
Jesus Christ came into the world to bring life. He is equal to God the Father, who “has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son” (John 5:26, NLT). The Greek term translated as “life” in John 1:4 is zōē. It means “life source; the inherent capacity for producing (and maintaining) living beings.” This “zoe-life” is an overarching theme in John’s Gospel. As the Creator (John 1:3) and Sustainer of all life (John 5:21; 6:40, 57; 14:6), Jesus offers physical, spiritual, and eternal life to humanity. The life source that is in Him, John reveals, has become “the light of men” (John 1: 4, ESV), “the light of all mankind” (NIV), or “light to everyone” (NLT).
In Him was life, and the life was the light of men means that the life and light of salvation now extend beyond the chosen people of Israel to the whole world. John calls Jesus the “true light that gives light to everyone” (John 1:9), echoing Isaiah’s prophecy that the coming Messiah would “do more than restore the people of Israel” and become “a light to the Gentiles” and bring “salvation to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6, NLT).
Jesus left no doubt regarding this aspect of His identity. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). While restoring sight to a blind man, Jesus stated, “While I am in the world, I am the light of the world” (John 9:5). And again, Jesus emphasized that He had come to save the whole world: “I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness” (John 12:46).
In the Bible, darkness is often a symbol of sin and its effects (John 3:19–20; Matthew 6:23; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 4:18). Jesus is the light that pierces all the darkness of this world with the brilliance of His truth (John 1:5). In Him “there is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). Those who put their faith in Jesus Christ “believe in the light” and become “children of light” (John 12:35–36).
As the light of men, Jesus calls believers “out of the darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9, NLT), just as Isaiah foretold: “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine” (Isaiah 9:2, NLT). Shortly after His blinding-light conversion experience, the apostle Paul testified that, according to the prophets, Israel’s Messiah would bring the message of salvation—“the message of light”—both to Jews and Gentiles (Acts 26:23; cf. Isaiah 42:6–7; 51:4; 53:11). Later Paul wrote, “For God, who said, ‘Let there be light in the darkness,’ has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ’” (2 Corinthians 4:6, NLT).
The message of salvation is that Jesus Christ—the “one who is life itself”—is the source of eternal life for all people (1 John 1:2, NLT). Salvation and everlasting life are found only in Him (1 John 5:11). Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die” (John 11:25).
As Christians, our life is Jesus (Colossians 3:4). Everything we need comes from Him, in whom “we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). The life that is the light of men continues to shine in this dark world through believers who “live as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8–14; see also 1 John 1:7; 2:8–10; 1 Thessalonians 5:5–6). Jesus taught His followers, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14–16).
Vandag se Bemoediging
Verskeie elemente is nodig om lewe te onderhou. Onder die belangrikste is voedsel, water, lug en lig. In die Skrif is Jesus die bron van elk van hierdie. Hy is die “brood van die lewe” (Johannes 6:48), die verskaffer van “lewende water” (Johannes 4:10), en die Een wat elke skepsel vul met die “asem van die lewe” (Genesis 2:7; Johannes 3:8; 20:22). Johannes se Evangelie sê: “In Hom was lewe, en die lewe was die lig van die mense” (Johannes 1:4).
Jesus Christus het in die wêreld gekom om lewe te bring. Hy is gelyk aan God die Vader, wat “lewe in Homself het, en Hy het dieselfde lewegewende krag aan sy Seun gegee” (Johannes 5:26). Die Griekse term wat in Johannes 1:4 as “lewe” vertaal word, is zōē. Dit beteken “lewensbron; die inherente kapasiteit om lewende wesens te produseer (en te onderhou). Hierdie “zoe-lewe” is ‘n oorkoepelende tema in Johannes se Evangelie. As die Skepper (Johannes 1:3) en Onderhouer van alle lewe (Johannes 5:21; 6:40, 57; 14:6), bied Jesus fisiese, geestelike en ewige lewe aan die mensdom. Die lewensbron wat in Hom is, openbaar Johannes, het “die lig van die mense” geword (Johannes 1:4), “die lig van die hele mensdom” (NIV), of “lig vir almal” (NLT).
In Hom was lewe, en die lewe was die lig van die mense, wat beteken dat die lewe en lig van verlossing nou verder as die uitverkore volk van Israel na die hele wêreld strek. Johannes noem Jesus die “ware lig wat lig gee aan almal” (Johannes 1:9), wat Jesaja se profesie weerspieël dat die komende Messias “meer sou doen as om die volk van Israel te herstel” en “‘n lig vir die heidene” sou word en “verlossing tot aan die eindes van die aarde” sou bring (Jesaja 49:6, NLT).
Jesus het geen twyfel gelaat oor hierdie aspek van Sy identiteit nie. Hy het gesê: “Ek is die lig van die wêreld. Wie My volg, sal nooit in die duisternis wandel nie, maar sal die lig van die lewe hê” (Johannes 8:12). Terwyl Hy die sig van ‘n blinde man herstel het, het Jesus gesê: “Solank Ek in die wêreld is, is Ek die lig van die wêreld” (Johannes 9:5). En weer het Jesus beklemtoon dat Hy gekom het om die hele wêreld te red: “Ek het as ‘n lig in die wêreld gekom, sodat elkeen wat in My glo, nie in die duisternis sou bly nie” (Johannes 12:46).
In die Bybel is duisternis dikwels ‘n simbool van sonde en die gevolge daarvan (Johannes 3:19–20; Matteus 6:23; 2 Korintiërs 4:4; Efesiërs 4:18). Jesus is die lig wat al die duisternis van hierdie wêreld deurdring met die glans van Sy waarheid (Johannes 1:5). In Hom “is daar glad geen duisternis nie” (1 Johannes 1:5). Diegene wat hulle geloof in Jesus Christus stel, “glo in die lig” en word “kinders van die lig” (Johannes 12:35–36).
As die lig van die mense, roep Jesus gelowiges “uit die duisternis na sy wonderbare lig” (1 Petrus 2:9), net soos Jesaja voorspel het: “Die volk wat in duisternis wandel, sal ‘n groot lig sien. Vir die wat in ‘n land van diep duisternis woon, sal ‘n lig skyn” (Jesaja 9:2). Kort na sy verblindende-lig bekeringservaring het die apostel Paulus getuig dat, volgens die profete, Israel se Messias die boodskap van verlossing – “die boodskap van lig” – aan beide Jode en nie-Jode sou bring (Handelinge 26:23; vgl. Jesaja 42:6–7; 51:4; 53:11). Later het Paulus geskryf: “Want God wat gesê het: ‘Laat daar lig wees in die duisternis,’ het hierdie lig in ons harte laat skyn, sodat ons die heerlikheid van God kan ken wat in die aangesig van Jesus Christus sigbaar is” (2 Korintiërs 4:6).
Die boodskap van verlossing is dat Jesus Christus – die “een wat die lewe self is” – die bron van die ewige lewe vir alle mense is (1 Johannes 1:2). Verlossing en die ewige lewe word slegs in Hom gevind (1 Johannes 5:11). Jesus het gesê: “Ek is die opstanding en die lewe. Wie in My glo, sal lewe, al sterwe hy ook” (Johannes 11:25).
As Christene is ons lewe Jesus (Kolossense 3:4). Alles wat ons nodig het, kom van Hom, in wie ons “leef en beweeg en bestaan” (Handelinge 17:28). Die lewe wat die lig van die mense is, bly skyn in hierdie donker wêreld deur gelowiges wat “lewe soos kinders van die lig” (Efesiërs 5:8–14; sien ook 1 Johannes 1:7; 2:8–10; 1 Tessalonisense 5:5–6). Jesus het Sy volgelinge geleer: “Julle is die lig van die wêreld. ’n Stad wat op ’n berg gebou is, kan nie weggesteek word nie. ’n Mens steek ook nie ’n lamp op en sit dit onder ’n emmer nie, maar sit dit op sy staander, en dit gee lig vir almal in die huis. Laat net so julle lig voor die mense skyn, sodat hulle julle goeie werke kan sien en julle Vader wat in die hemele is, kan verheerlik” (Matteus 5:14–16).
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.
Herstel Of Vervang:
Wanneer dit kom by ons sonde beskadigde harte, is dit nie genoeg om dinge te probeer regmaak nie. Vanuit God se oogpunt het ons nodig dat alle dinge nuut word (2 Kor 5:17).
Dit is die skoonheid van verlossing deur geloof in Jesus. Hy het aan die kruis gesterf as ‘n offer vir ons sonde en opgestaan uit die dood om Sy mag oor sonde en dood te vertoon. Die gevolg is dat geloof in Christus se werk in God se oë van ons ‘n “nuwe skepping” maak (2 Kor 5:17) en die oue met ‘n “nuwe lewe” vervang (Hand 5:20).
As ons deur Jesus en Sy werk aan die kruis vir ons kyk, sien ons Hemelse Vader elkeen wat sy of haar geloof in Hom gestel het as nuut en onberispelik.
Sonde het groot skade aangerig. Ons kan dit nie self regmaak nie. Ons moet Jesus as Verlosser vertrou en laat hy vir ons ‘n splinternuwe lewe gee !
Net Jesus kan jou ‘n nuwe lewe gee !
Repair Or Replace:
When it comes to our sin-damaged hearts, it is not enough to try to fix things. From God’s perspective, we need all things to become new (2 Cor. 5:17).
That is the beauty of salvation through faith in Jesus. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins and rose from the dead to demonstrate His power over sin and death. The result is that faith in Christ’s work makes us a “new creation” in God’s eyes (2 Cor. 5:17) and replaces the old with a “new life” (Acts 5:20).
When we look at ourselves through Jesus and His work on the cross, our Heavenly Father sees everyone who has placed their faith in Him as new and blameless.
Sin has done great damage. We cannot fix it ourselves. We must trust Jesus as Savior and let Him give us a brand new life!
Only Jesus can give you a new life!
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TruLight TV = CAMPFIRE HOMECOMING
An incredible array of artists join Bill and Gloria Gaither for this selection of gospel songs–all sung around the rising flames of a warm camp fire. The concert was shot at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Tennessee, and features appearances from Eva Mae LeFevre and Lynda Randle. Enjoy!
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8:15 Principals of Living
9:15 Hope of the Heart
10:15 Dacus Report
11:15 Growing Hope
12:15 Unshackled
13:15 Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram
14:00 Knowing Jesus Christ
15:15 Live in the Light
16:15 Renewing my Mind
17:00 The TruLight Top 10 hosted by Dilize Light
18:00 In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
19:00 Gaither Homecoming Show
20:00 God will Provide Testimonies
21:00 The Daren Streblow Comedy Show
21:30 Good Old Country Gospel
21:45 Bible Reading
22:00 Nightsounds
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