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Gain the whole world
In Matthew 16, Jesus asks what good it is for a man to gain the whole world but lose his soul (Matthew 16:26). To gain the whole world is to receive all the world has to offer—money, fame, pleasure, power, prestige, etc. To lose one’s soul is to die without a right relationship with Christ and spend an eternity in the lake of fire.
In the context of His rhetorical question, the Lord was predicting His suffering and death and resurrection (Matthew 16:21). When Peter resisted His teaching, Jesus rebuked him and said, “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns” (verse 23). Jesus then spoke to the crowd and reminded them that there was nothing worth more than one’s own eternal soul. Rejecting Christ might mean temporary, earthly gains, but it comes at the worst possible price.
The Jewish people had been waiting for a Promised One for many centuries. Most expected that this Messiah would be a military leader or a king like David or Solomon. Jesus’ disciples recognized that He was the One whom the prophets had predicted. However, Jesus did not speak about conquering with an army or by taking over the government. Instead, Jesus taught that the Messiah would suffer and die at the hands of men.
Just before He asks, “What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” Jesus says that, in order to truly follow Christ, people must be willing to “deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). To take up one’s cross is a reference to being condemned to die. Jesus’ statement is symbolic of a total, final commitment.
In other words, one needs to be willing to give up everything in order to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Worldly suffering shouldn’t be a deterrent. This is the context of Jesus’ question, “What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” If a person rejects Jesus and becomes the richest, most powerful person on earth, he has still made a poor decision. Sooner or later, earthly things will fade away. And that person will have lost the only part of himself that lasts forever. The day of reckoning is coming: “For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done” (Matthew 16:27).
There is nothing more valuable than a person’s soul. To trade that away is the epitome of foolishness. When a person chooses to embrace this world instead of heaven, he is forfeiting his soul. If a person rejects Christ for the sake of anything in this life, he will lose his soul. Esau despised his birthright, choosing stew instead; Judas sold the Savior for a few pieces of silver; Demas loved this present world and forsook the ministry. All three men thought they were gaining something but actually lost everything.
Wen die Wereld
In Matteus 16 vra Jesus wat dit vir ‘n mens baat as hy die hele wêreld verkry, maar sy siel verloor (Matteus 16:26). Om die hele wêreld te verkry, is om alles te ontvang wat die wêreld bied – geld, roem, plesier, mag, aansien, ens. Om jou siel te verloor, is om te sterf sonder ‘n regte verhouding met Christus en ‘n ewigheid in die poel van vuur deur te bring.
In die konteks van Sy retoriese vraag het die Here Sy lyding, dood en opstanding voorspel (Matteus 16:21). Toe Petrus Sy leer weerstaan het, het Jesus hom bestraf en gesê: “Jy dink nie aan die bekommernisse van God nie, maar net aan die bekommernisse van mense” (vers 23). Jesus het toe met die skare gepraat en hulle daaraan herinner dat daar niks meer werd is as jou eie ewige siel nie. Om Christus te verwerp, kan tydelike, aardse winste beteken, maar dit kom teen die ergste moontlike prys.
Die Joodse volk het al eeue lank op ‘n Beloofde Een gewag. Die meeste het verwag dat hierdie Messias ‘n militêre leier of ‘n koning soos Dawid of Salomo sou wees. Jesus se dissipels het erken dat Hy die Een was wat die profete voorspel het. Jesus het egter nie gepraat oor oorwinning met ‘n leër of deur die regering oor te neem nie. In plaas daarvan het Jesus geleer dat die Messias sou ly en sterf deur die hande van mense.
Net voordat Hy vra: “Wat baat dit vir iemand om die hele wêreld te wen, maar sy siel te verloor?” sê Jesus dat, om Christus werklik te volg, mense bereid moet wees om “homself te verloën en sy kruis op te neem en My te volg” (Matteus 16:24). Om jou kruis op te neem, is ‘n verwysing na die veroordeling tot die dood. Jesus se stelling is simbolies van ‘n totale, finale toewyding.
Met ander woorde, ‘n mens moet bereid wees om alles prys te gee om ‘n volgeling van Jesus Christus te wees. Wêreldse lyding behoort nie ‘n afskrikmiddel te wees nie. Dit is die konteks van Jesus se vraag: “Wat baat dit vir iemand om die hele wêreld te wen, maar sy siel te verloor?” As ‘n persoon Jesus verwerp en die rykste, magtigste persoon op aarde word, het hy steeds ‘n swak besluit geneem. Vroeër of later sal aardse dinge verdwyn. En daardie persoon sal die enigste deel van homself verloor het wat vir ewig hou. Die dag van afrekening kom: “Want die Seun van die mens gaan kom in die heerlikheid van sy Vader met sy engele, en dan sal Hy elkeen vergeld volgens wat hulle gedoen het” (Matteus 16:27).
Daar is niks meer waardevol as ‘n persoon se siel nie. Om dit weg te ruil, is die toonbeeld van dwaasheid. Wanneer ‘n persoon kies om hierdie wêreld in plaas van die hemel te omhels, verbeur hy sy siel. As ‘n persoon Christus verwerp ter wille van enigiets in hierdie lewe, sal hy sy siel verloor. Esau het sy eersgeboortereg verag en eerder bredie gekies; Judas het die Verlosser vir ‘n paar silwerstukke verkoop; Demas het hierdie huidige wêreld liefgehad en die bediening versaak. Al drie mans het gedink hulle wen iets, maar het eintlik alles verloor.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today;
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
Prayer
Goodness . is a Fruit of the Spirit , Lord , To receive the Fruit the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is needed . With the Holy Spirit all evil can be overcome , Help us with that Lord . Our prayer in Jesus name . Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Moenie deur die kwaad oorwin nie, maar oorwin die kwaad deur die goeie.
Romeine 12:21
Gebed
Goedheid . is n Vrug van die Gees , Here , Om die Vrug te Ontvang word die Doping van die Heilige Gees benodig . Met die Heilige Gees kan all kwaad oorwin word , Help ons daarmee Here . Ons gebed in Jesus naam . Amen en Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
a Lesson from Jesus
Of all of Jesus’ many miracles, only the resurrection and the feeding of the 5,000 are recorded in all four Gospels. Obviously, the Gospel writers considered the feeding of 5,000 a significant miracle. When Christ fed the masses that day, He began with only “five barley loaves and two fish,” borrowed from a boy’s lunch (John 6:9). To feed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish is indeed miraculous, but the Greek term used in Matthew 14:21 specifies males, and Matthew further emphasizes the point by adding, “Besides women and children.” Many Bible scholars believe the actual number fed that day could have been 15,000—20,000 people.
Jesus’ disciples had wanted to send the people away because evening was approaching and they were in a remote place (Matthew 14:15). They knew the people needed to reach surrounding villages soon to buy food, find lodging, etc., or they would likely go hungry (Mark 6:36). But Christ had a better idea: “You give them something to eat” (Matthew 14:16). At this point, the disciples should have recalled the many miracles they had seen Jesus do. Perhaps some of them did, but Andrew asked, “What are [five loaves and two fish] for so many?” (John 6:9). And Philip exclaimed, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!” (verse 7).
Jesus called for the bread and fish to be brought to Him (Matthew 14:18). He then gave thanks for the meal, broke the bread, and gave it to His disciples to give to the crowd. Amazingly, the entire multitude was fed with that small meal. Jesus provided “as much as they wanted” (John 6:11), and “they all ate and were satisfied” (Matthew 14:20). Christ did not just meet the need; He lavished them with so much food that there were “twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish” left over (Mark 6:43).
God will shatter the pint-sized expectations of what His followers can do if they would learn to bring Him what they have already been given. “Little is much when God is in it.” When Christians are willing to offer their lives sacrificially, relinquishing their hold on whatever God has given them in terms of time, money, talents, etc., God will use these ordinary things to create extraordinary things. Christians must never believe their resources are too little to serve God. God delights in taking a humble, seemingly insignificant person and using him or her for His glory (see 1 Corinthians 1:27).
Philip’s mind immediately ran to the cost of the project. He quickly calculated how many man-hours of work it would take to feed all those people; he saw the task as impossible because he approached it as if everything depended on his own work. Jesus’ approach was different. Jesus bypassed all human effort and did the impossible. It’s “‘not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty” (Zechariah 4:6).
It is noteworthy that Jesus fed the people through the agency of His disciples. He could have simply snapped His fingers and caused everyone present to have a meal, but He didn’t. Instead, He “gave . . . to his disciples to distribute to the people” (Mark 6:41). In this way, the disciples had to trust the Lord for everything they distributed. They could only give as they received. Philip, Andrew, and the rest were put in a position of total dependence upon the Lord for the supply. God still uses people the same way today.
Christians should also be reminded that their problems are never too large (the “many” of John 6:9) for God to handle. Surely, Andrew was wondering, “What good are we going to do with only five loaves and two fish?” Of course, theoretically, believers know God can easily multiply whatever He wants, to feed as many people as He wants—He is God. The problem comes when we are faced with a practical outworking of the theory; we tend to doubt that God will want to meet our need.
There is a foreshadowing of Christ’s miracle in the life of Elisha in 2 Kings. Elisha told his servant to feed the people gathered there, although there was not enough food for the hundred men. One of the men said, “How can I set this before a hundred men?” (2 Kings 4:42–43) In the end, however, the men not only had enough to eat, but “they ate and had some left” (2 Kings 4:44). Isn’t that just like God? He says He will do more than provide for His people; He will give an abundance (Psalm 132:15).
Christians must bring their lives to God in a spirit of obedience and sacrifice, no matter how insignificant they may think their gifts or talents are (Romans 12:1). When doing so, expect God to do far beyond what can be imagined (Ephesians 3:20). Also, Christians should trust that God not only wants to meet the needs of His children, but He wants to lavish His children with spiritual blessings, even to overflowing (Psalm 23:5).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
‘n Lering vanaf Jesus
Van al Jesus se vele wonderwerke word slegs die opstanding en die voeding van die 5 000 in al vier Evangelies opgeteken. Dit is duidelik dat die Evangelieskrywers die voeding van 5 000 as ‘n betekenisvolle wonderwerk beskou het. Toe Christus daardie dag die massas gevoed het, het Hy begin met slegs “vyf garsbrode en twee visse”, geleen van ‘n seun se middagete (Johannes 6:9). Om 5 000 mense met vyf brode en twee visse te voed, is inderdaad wonderbaarlik, maar die Griekse term wat in Matteus 14:21 gebruik word, spesifiseer mans, en Matteus beklemtoon die punt verder deur by te voeg: “Behalwe vroue en kinders.” Baie Bybelgeleerdes glo dat die werklike aantal wat daardie dag gevoed is, 15 000-20 000 mense kon gewees het.
Jesus se dissipels wou die mense wegstuur omdat die aand nader gekom het en hulle in ‘n afgeleë plek was (Matteus 14:15). Hulle het geweet die mense moes binnekort omliggende dorpies bereik om kos te koop, verblyf te vind, ens., anders sou hulle waarskynlik honger ly (Markus 6:36). Maar Christus het ‘n beter idee gehad: “Gee julle vir hulle iets om te eet” (Matteus 14:16). Op hierdie stadium moes die dissipels die talle wonderwerke onthou het wat hulle Jesus sien doen het. Miskien het sommige van hulle dit gedoen, maar Andreas het gevra: “Wat is [vyf brode en twee visse] vir so baie mense?” (Johannes 6:9). En Filippus het uitgeroep: “Dit sou meer as ‘n halfjaar se loon neem om genoeg brood te koop sodat elkeen ‘n hap kan hê!” (vers 7).
Jesus het gevra dat die brood en vis na Hom gebring word (Matteus 14:18). Hy het toe gedank vir die maaltyd, die brood gebreek en dit aan Sy dissipels gegee om aan die skare te gee. Verbasend genoeg is die hele skare met daardie klein maaltyd gevoed. Jesus het voorsien “soveel as hulle wou hê” (Johannes 6:11), en “almal het geëet en versadig geword” (Matteus 14:20). Christus het nie net in die behoefte voorsien nie; Hy het hulle met soveel kos oorlaai dat daar “twaalf mandjies vol brokstukke en van die visse” oorgebly het (Markus 6:43).
God sal die klein verwagtinge van wat Sy volgelinge kan doen, verpletter as hulle leer om Hom te gee wat hulle reeds gegee is. “Min is baie wanneer God daarin is.” Wanneer Christene bereid is om hul lewens opofferend te gee en hul greep op wat God hulle ook al gegee het in terme van tyd, geld, talente, ens. prys te gee, sal God hierdie gewone dinge gebruik om buitengewone dinge te skep. Christene moet nooit glo dat hul hulpbronne te min is om God te dien nie. God verlustig hom of haar daarin om ‘n nederige, skynbaar onbeduidende persoon te neem en hom of haar vir Sy eer te gebruik (sien 1 Korintiërs 1:27).
Filippus se gedagtes het dadelik na die koste van die projek gehardloop. Hy het vinnig bereken hoeveel man-ure werk dit sou verg om al daardie mense te voed; hy het die taak as onmoontlik beskou omdat hy dit benader het asof alles van sy eie werk afhang. Jesus se benadering was anders. Jesus het alle menslike pogings omseil en die onmoontlike gedoen. Dit is “‘nie deur krag of deur geweld nie, maar deur my Gees,’ sê die HERE die Almagtige” (Sagaria 4:6).
Dit is noemenswaardig dat Jesus die mense deur die hulp van Sy dissipels gevoed het. Hy kon eenvoudig Sy vingers geklap het en almal teenwoordig ‘n maaltyd laat eet het, maar Hy het nie. In plaas daarvan het Hy “aan sy dissipels gegee om aan die mense uit te deel” (Markus 6:41). Op hierdie manier moes die dissipels die Here vertrou vir alles wat hulle uitgedeel het. Hulle kon slegs gee soos hulle ontvang het. Filippus, Andreas en die res is in ‘n posisie van totale afhanklikheid van die Here vir die voorraad geplaas. God gebruik mense steeds op dieselfde manier vandag.
Christene moet ook daaraan herinner word dat hul probleme nooit te groot is nie (die “baie” van Johannes 6:9) vir God om te hanteer. Sekerlik het Andreas gewonder: “Wat gaan ons doen met net vyf brode en twee visse?” Natuurlik, teoreties weet gelowiges dat God maklik kan vermenigvuldig wat Hy wil, om soveel mense te voed as Hy wil – Hy is God. Die probleem ontstaan wanneer ons te doen kry met ‘n praktiese uitwerking van die teorie; ons is geneig om te twyfel of God in ons behoefte sal wil voorsien.
Daar is ‘n vooruitskouing van Christus se wonderwerk in die lewe van Elisa in 2 Konings. Elisa het vir sy dienaar gesê om die mense wat daar bymekaargekom het, te voed, alhoewel daar nie genoeg kos vir die honderd man was nie. Een van die mans het gesê: “Hoe kan ek dit voor honderd man sit?” (2 Konings 4:42–43) Uiteindelik het die mans egter nie net genoeg gehad om te eet nie, maar “hulle het geëet en oorgehou” (2 Konings 4:44). Is dit nie net soos God nie? Hy sê Hy sal meer doen as om vir Sy mense te sorg; Hy sal oorvloed gee (Psalm 132:15).
Christene moet hul lewens na God bring in ‘n gees van gehoorsaamheid en opoffering, ongeag hoe onbeduidend hulle dink hul gawes of talente is (Romeine 12:1). Wanneer jy dit doen, verwag dat God veel meer sal doen as wat jy kan dink (Efesiërs 3:20). Christene moet ook vertrou dat God nie net in die behoeftes van Sy kinders wil voorsien nie, maar dat Hy Sy kinders met geestelike seëninge wil oorlaai, selfs tot oorvloed (Psalm 23:5).
Today’s Devotional
Do Not Fear !!
Proverbs 29:25 says, “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.” A snare is a lure or a trap. Fishermen sometimes use snares to catch fish. Hunters use various kinds of snares to trap game. And Satan uses snares to trap human beings (Jeremiah 5:26). One of those snares is the fear of man.
The fear of man can be both physical and psychological. Jesus said to His followers, “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him” (Luke 12:4–5). Jesus was preparing the disciples for the physical persecution that would follow His resurrection (Luke 21:12; Acts 8:1). They would be beaten, stoned, flogged, and imprisoned (2 Corinthians 11:24–27). Many of them would be killed. Yet He warned them not to let the fear of man stop them from proclaiming the gospel. Even though His followers would undergo tremendous physical suffering for His sake, the trials would be brief and temporary (2 Corinthians 4:17). The moment they left the earth, they would forever reap rewards for their faithfulness. Wicked men could hurt them no longer (Revelation 3:5).
But a threat more prevalent to most Christians, especially those in Western and free nations, is the psychological fear of man. This fear is an anxious need to receive affirmation from those around us. The fear of man manifests as people-pleasing, compromised values, peer pressure, and a choice not to share our faith. The fear of man can be a snare when we allow it to influence our decisions. Rather than obey the voice of the Holy Spirit (John 10:27), we opt for avoiding unpleasant interactions. It’s easier to heed the fear of man than to invite the possibility of consequences. Consider the bold words of Peter when he and the other apostles were ordered to stop preaching in the name of Jesus: “We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). The first disciples did not allow the fear of man to keep them from doing what God had called them to do.
The fear of man is a snare in that it supplants the fear of God in our lives. Since the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10), the fear of man sets us on the road to foolishness.
The fear of man has replaced biblical conviction in some so-called Christian circles today. Public opinion has overridden the clear teaching of Scripture on many social issues. Entire denominations are caving to the fear of man, and it has become a snare to them. The desire to be viewed by the world as progressive, enlightened, tolerant, or politically correct is a snare Satan has used to reel people into his way of thinking. The need to be liked and accepted has become more important than the Word of God to many professing believers, thus proving the truth of Proverbs 29:25.
Romans 8:31 points us away from the ensnaring fear of man: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” While Christians should always be sensitive to current social issues and be compassionate and kind to all, we must never allow the fear of man to determine our course. Thousands of martyrs could have avoided death had they only remained silent about their loyalty to Christ. If they had allowed the fear of man to silence them, they may have won the world’s applause but lost heaven’s. While Satan cannot steal the salvation of those born again into God’s kingdom (John 1:12; 3:3), he can and does use snares to steal our victory, our witness, and our opportunities to store up treasure in heaven by magnifying the fear of man (John 10:10; Luke 12:33).
Vandag se Bemoediging
Moenie vrees nie!!
Spreuke 29:25 sê: “Mensvrees is ’n strik, maar wie op die Here vertrou, word bewaar.” ’n Strikker is ’n lokaas of ’n lokval. Vissermanne gebruik soms strikke om vis te vang. Jagters gebruik verskillende soorte strikke om wild te vang. En Satan gebruik strikke om mense te vang (Jeremia 5:26). Een van daardie strikke is die vrees vir die mens.
Die vrees vir die mens kan beide fisies en sielkundig wees. Jesus het vir Sy volgelinge gesê: “Ek sê vir julle, my vriende, moenie bang wees vir die wat die liggaam doodmaak en daarna niks meer kan doen nie. Maar Ek sal julle wys vir wie julle moet vrees: Vrees Hom wat, nadat julle liggaam doodgemaak is, mag het om julle in die hel te gooi. Ja, Ek sê vir julle, vrees Hom” (Lukas 12:4–5). Jesus het die dissipels voorberei vir die fisiese vervolging wat op Sy opstanding sou volg (Lukas 21:12; Handelinge 8:1). Hulle sou geslaan, gestenig, gegesel en gevange geneem word (2 Korintiërs 11:24–27). Baie van hulle sou doodgemaak word. Tog het Hy hulle gewaarsku om nie toe te laat dat die vrees vir die mens hulle keer om die evangelie te verkondig nie. Alhoewel Sy volgelinge geweldige fisiese lyding vir Hom sou ondergaan, sou die beproewinge kort en tydelik wees (2 Korintiërs 4:17). Die oomblik toe hulle die aarde verlaat het, sou hulle vir ewig belonings vir hul getrouheid maai. Goddelose mense kon hulle nie meer seermaak nie (Openbaring 3:5).
Maar ‘n bedreiging wat meer algemeen is vir die meeste Christene, veral dié in Westerse en vrye nasies, is die sielkundige vrees vir die mens. Hierdie vrees is ‘n angstige behoefte om bevestiging van diegene rondom ons te ontvang. Die vrees vir die mens manifesteer as mense-behaagsaamheid, gekompromitteerde waardes, portuurdruk en ‘n keuse om nie ons geloof te deel nie. Die vrees vir die mens kan ‘n strik wees wanneer ons toelaat dat dit ons besluite beïnvloed. Eerder as om die stem van die Heilige Gees te gehoorsaam (Johannes 10:27), kies ons om onaangename interaksies te vermy. Dit is makliker om na die vrees vir die mens te luister as om die moontlikheid van gevolge uit te nooi. Dink aan die gewaagde woorde van Petrus toe hy en die ander apostels beveel is om op te hou om in die naam van Jesus te preek: “Ons moet aan God meer gehoorsaam wees as aan die mense” (Handelinge 5:29). Die eerste dissipels het nie toegelaat dat die vrees vir die mens hulle keer om te doen wat God hulle geroep het om te doen nie.
Die vrees vir die mens is ‘n strik deurdat dit die vrees vir God in ons lewens vervang. Aangesien die vrees van die Here die begin van wysheid is (Psalm 111:10), plaas die vrees vir die mens ons op die pad na dwaasheid.
Die vrees vir die mens het Bybelse oortuiging in sommige sogenaamde Christelike kringe vandag vervang. Die openbare mening het die duidelike leer van die Skrif oor baie sosiale kwessies oorheers. Hele denominasies swig voor die vrees vir die mens, en dit het vir hulle ‘n strik geword. Die begeerte om deur die wêreld as progressief, verlig, verdraagsaam of polities korrek beskou te word, is ‘n strik wat Satan gebruik het om mense in sy denkwyse te lok. Die behoefte om geliefd en aanvaar te word, het vir baie belydende gelowiges belangriker geword as die Woord van God, wat die waarheid van Spreuke 29:25 bewys.
Romeine 8:31 wys ons weg van die verstrikkende vrees vir die mens: “As God vir ons is, wie kan teen ons wees?” Terwyl Christene altyd sensitief moet wees vir huidige sosiale kwessies en medelydend en vriendelik teenoor almal moet wees, moet ons nooit toelaat dat die vrees vir die mens ons koers bepaal nie. Duisende martelare kon die dood vermy het as hulle net stilgebly het oor hul lojaliteit aan Christus. As hulle toegelaat het dat die vrees vir die mens hulle stilmaak, sou hulle dalk die wêreld se applous gewen het, maar die hemel s’n verloor het. Terwyl Satan nie die redding van diegene wat wedergebore is in God se koninkryk kan steel nie (Johannes 1:12; 3:3), kan hy strikke gebruik om ons oorwinning, ons getuienis en ons geleenthede om skatte in die hemel te vergaar te steel deur die vrees vir die mens te vergroot (Johannes 10:10; Lukas 12:33).
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.
Verfrissende Opregtheid:
Van die baie belang van my ma wat ek die meeste waardeur, is haar opregtheid. Ek het al baie keer haar opinie oor ń saak gevra en sy sal altyd so reageer: “Moenie my opinie vra tensy jy dit regtig wil hoor nie. Ek gaan nie probeer uitwerk wat jy graag wil hoor nie, maar jy vertel wat ek regtig dink.
In ń wêreld waar woorde so sorgvuldig word, is haar opregtheid regtig verfrissend. Dis ook ‘n van die instrument van ‘n goeie en betroubare vriend. Ware vriende praat die waarheid in opregtheid en met liefde – al is dit iets wat ons nie graag wil hoor nie. Soos spreuke so duidelik sê: “Op ń vriend wat jou sienermaak, [ met sy woorde ] kan jy reken ( Spreuke 27:6 ).
Dis ‘n van die redes waarom Jesus die grootste vriend is. Toe Hy die vrou daarby ontmoet het, het Hy geweier om in allerhande sekondêre redenasies betrokke te raak, maar in plaas daarvan die diepste behoeftes en nood in haar hart, aan gepraat ( Joh 4:7-26 ). Hy het met haar oor die karakter van die Vader gepraat, deur die Skrifte aan te haal, en ook met deernis na haar diepte teleurstellings en drome te verwys.
In ons wandel met die Here, moet ons toelaat dat Hy reguit en eerlik deur die Bybel, met ons praat en die ware toestand van ons hart blootlê. En mag ons die genade kry om ons tot Hom te wen en sy liefde in moeilike tye te ondervind.
Jesus vertel altyd die waarheid!
Refreshing Sincerity:
One of the things I appreciate most about my mother is her sincerity. I have asked her opinion on a matter many times and she will always respond with, "Don't ask my opinion unless you really want to hear it. I'm not going to try to work out what you want to hear, but you tell me what I really think."
In a world where words are so carefully considered, her sincerity is truly refreshing. It is also one of the tools of a good and trustworthy friend. True friends speak the truth in sincerity and with love - even if it is something we don't want to hear. As the proverbs so clearly say: "A friend who makes you see [with his words] you can count on (Proverbs 27:6).
That is one of the reasons why Jesus is the greatest friend. When He met the woman there, He refused to engage in any secondary reasoning, but instead spoke to the deepest needs and distresses of her heart (John 4:7-26). He spoke to her about the character of the Father, quoting Scripture, and also compassionately referring to her deep disappointments and dreams.
In our walk with the Lord, we must allow Him to speak to us directly and honestly through the Bible, exposing the true condition of our hearts. And may we be given the grace to be won to Him and to experience His love in difficult times.
Jesus always tells the truth!
Vroue in die Bybel—Wat kan ons by hulle leer?
VANDAG = Eva
Wie was Eva? Sy was die heel eerste vrou en is die eerste vrou wat in die Bybel genoem word.
Wat het sy gedoen? Eva het 'n duidelike opdrag van God ongehoorsaam. Soos haar man, Adam, is Eva geskep as 'n perfekte mens met vrye wil en die vermoë om goddelike eienskappe, soos liefde en wysheid, te kweek. (Genesis 1:27) Eva het geweet dat God vir Adam gesê het dat as hulle van 'n sekere boom eet, hulle sou sterf. Sy is egter mislei om te glo dat sy nie sou sterf nie. Trouens, sy is gelei om te glo dat sy beter daaraan toe sou wees as sy God ongehoorsaam was. Daarom het sy die vrug geëet en later haar man oorreed om dit ook te eet.—Genesis 3:1-6; 1 Timoteus 2:14.
Wat kan ons by Eva leer? Eva is 'n waarskuwende voorbeeld van die gevaar om op verkeerde begeertes te tob. Teen God se duidelike opdrag het sy 'n oorweldigende verlange ontwikkel om te neem wat nie aan haar behoort het nie.—Genesis 3:6; 1 Johannes 2:16.
Women in the Bible—What Can We Learn From Them?
TODAY – Eve
Who was Eve? She was the very first woman and is the first woman mentioned in the Bible.
What did she do? Eve disobeyed a clear command from God. Like her husband, Adam, Eve was created as a perfect human with free will and the ability to cultivate godly qualities, such as love and wisdom. (Genesis 1:27) Eve knew that God had told Adam that if they ate from a certain tree, they would die. However, she was deceived into believing that she would not die. In fact, she was led to believe that she would be better off if she disobeyed God. So she ate the fruit and later induced her husband to eat it as well.—Genesis 3:1-6; 1 Timothy 2:14.
What can we learn from Eve? Eve is a warning example of the danger of dwelling on wrong desires. Against God’s clear command, she developed an overpowering longing to take what did not belong to her.—Genesis 3:6; 1 John 2:16.
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Bible Prophecy in the News
Will The AI Explosion Require A ‘Proof Of Personhood’ Biometric ID?
The battle for your identity is no longer theoretical–it’s happening right now, and most people aren’t paying attention.
Reddit, one of the most influential platforms on the internet, is actively exploring the use of World ID, a biometric verification system powered by an orb-shaped device that scans your iris to prove you are a real person. Behind it is Tools for Humanity, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose involvement spans the very technologies creating chaos (AI) and now the systems designed to sort through that chaos (digital ID).
This isn’t just a tech upgrade. It’s a civilizational shift.
Under the banner of stopping bots and protecting children, a powerful coalition of governments and tech giants is working to embed identity verification into the foundations of the internet. And they’re not asking for your name or password anymore. They want your eye. Your face. Your biology.
At first glance, it seems innocent–even helpful. But the implications are deeply disturbing: a world where access to the digital public square, online services, and even commerce itself could soon depend on biometric approval. A world where no biometric ID means no access.
If that sounds familiar, it should. Revelation 13 warned of a time when buying and selling would be impossible without a specific mark. That prophecy, long dismissed by skeptics as hyperbole, is now startlingly plausible.
And it’s closer than you think.
A System of Control, Not Convenience
The World ID system works like this: you visit an “Orb,” which scans your iris and generates a cryptographic identifier stored on your phone. The system claims to protect privacy–no names, no data trails–but let’s be honest: the very act of submitting to a biometric scan is a surrender of something far more personal than a username. It is the surrender of your physical being as proof of participation in society.
The selling point is security and uniqueness. The real consequence is exclusion for anyone who refuses.
Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman has already stated that age verification and AI abuse will soon make user identification unavoidable. “We will do our best to preserve anonymity,” he wrote, but his language betrays the truth: this is coming whether people want it or not. Soon, platforms may begin to treat non-verified users as second-class citizens–or block them altogether.
This isn’t a crackdown on bots. It’s the construction of a new internet caste system–the verified and the vanished.
The Road to Totalitarian Infrastructure
Behind this system is a dangerous centralization of power. Sam Altman already leads OpenAI, a company shaping the very language, images, and thoughts that flood the digital world. Now he may control the gatekeeping mechanism that determines who is allowed into that world.
If you want to speak, you may need his ID.
If you want to shop, you may need his verification.
If you want to exist online at all, you may need to submit to his Orb.
That is not innovation. That is infrastructure. And once embedded, it won’t be optional. As more people get verified, the pressure will mount on the rest of society to follow–or face digital exile. Like all authoritarian tools, it begins with voluntary adoption. It ends with mandatory compliance.
History has shown that the most dangerous systems are not those that arrive with sirens and guns–but those cloaked in efficiency, wrapped in safety, and sold as progress.
Revelation Wasn’t a Metaphor
Revelation 13:17 tells us of a time when “no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark.” Many have speculated what that mark might be–some imagined tattoos, others microchips. But perhaps it was always going to be digital. Perhaps it was never about the mark itself, but about the system that requires it.
Commerce today is digital. Identity today is digital. The town square today is online. Control access to that digital space, and you control everything.
When biometric ID becomes required for participation in the online economy, we have crossed a line that no generation before us could have imagined. We are not there yet–but we are now dangerously close. And the church, once mocked for its “end times warnings,” suddenly finds itself watching prophecy morph into policy.
The mark may not come with horns and flames. It may come in the form of a sleek metallic Orb offering free crypto and secure identity. But the result is the same: a world where refusal means exclusion, and compliance means total surveillance.
Signs of the Times
Iran Just Gaslighted Its Entire Population Into Thinking It Was Victorious
In the aftermath of the most recent conflict with Israel, the Iranian regime has declared a resounding victory. Fireworks lit the skies of Tehran. State-run news anchors beamed as they spoke of Israeli weakness. And Ayatollah Khamenei praised what he called “a historic blow to the Zionist regime.” But here’s the truth: Iran didn’t win. Iran lost-badly.
Churches Under Siege: Christian Worshipers Targeted At Home And Abroad
Christian churches are under fire–literally and figuratively–as violent attacks continue to escalate both in the United States and around the world. This past Sunday, two separate acts of targeted aggression–one in Michigan and another in Syria–sent a clear and chilling message: houses of worship are no longer sacred in the eyes of those bent on terror.
Gog and Magog Update
Trump Reveals What US will Do if Iran Rebuilds; Israel will Operate in Iran for ‘Years to Come’; Trump Says US and Iran will Have Talks
Last night, Israelis finally had a full night of sleep without rocket sirens, but the war is far from over. As we process this surreal ceasefire, the New York City Democratic party just selected Zohran Mamdani, a radical for Mayor, who wants to globalize the intifada and arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, reminding us that the battle for Jewish survival, and Western civilization, isn’t just in the Middle East, it’s in the West as well.
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The Bible
The word “Bible” comes from the Greek words “Biblos” and “Biblion” that
means “The Book” B y making use of a good concordance one can experience the
value of the messages and revelations captured the Bible.
The following Concordances are of good quality and can be recommended to further your
studies: The Young’s, Vines, Strong’s as well as E-Sword which is the Electronic Bible. It is
suggested that students make use of High Lighters to High Light Scriptures of Similar
Meanings.
The Bible is also known as:
2 .1 Book Roll
Psa 40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Heb 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O
God.
2.2 The Book
Gen 5:1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in
the likeness of God made he him;
Exo 17:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and
rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek
from under heaven.
Mar 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of
Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Act 7:42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is
written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain
beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
Luk 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice
of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Rev 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this
book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that
are written in this book:
2.3 The Word of God
Of all the names given to the bible, the Name “The Word of God” is the name that gives it the
real description. It reveals God Authority. The Name “Word of God” appears about 40 times
in the New Testament.
Mar 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have
delivered: and many such like things do
Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
2.4 The Scripture
The word Scripture is only mentioned once in the Old Testament and 52 times in the New
Testament.
Dan 10:21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none
that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the
power of God.
Rom 1:2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
Luk 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the
scriptures the things concerning himself.
2Ti 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which
testify of me.
2.5 The Old and New Testaments
The word “Testament” means “Covenant” or “Agreement” Between two parties. The
Bible, Word of God, is the proof of Gods covenant agreement with His followers. The
f i r st Old Testament Covenant took place between God and Noah and then with
Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and David. The Law of God was presented to
Moses on Mount Sinai. The Covenant contained the Laws of God for His people.
Jesus Himself introduced the New Testament to us when He was with His Disciples in
the Upper Room.
Luk 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood,
which is shed for you.
Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for
the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called
might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Heb 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that
speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Die Bybel
Die Engelse woord “Bible” kom van die Griekse woord “Biblos” en “Biblion” en dit beteken “Die
Boek”. Met ‘n konkordansie word Bybelstudie ‘n verruklike ervaring. Maak gebruik van die
volgende: Youngs, Vines, Strongs en Afrikaanse konkordansies, asook kleurpotlode in die
voorbereiding van u studies. Die Bybel staan ook bekend as die volgende:
2.1 Boekrol
Psalms. 40:8: “Toe het ek gesê: Kyk, ek kom; in die BOEKROL is dit my
voorgeskrywe”
Heb. 10:7 “Toe het Ek gesê: Kyk, Ek kom – in die BOEKROL is dit van My geskrywe –
om u wil te doen, o God”.
2.2 Die Boek
Daar word ook van “Die Boek” gepraat.
Markus12:26 “En wat die dode betref, dat hulle opstaan – het julle nie gelees in DIE
BOEK van Moses, in die gedeelte oor die doringbos, hoe God vir hom gesê het: Ek is
die God van Abraham en die God van Isak en die God van Jakob nie?”
Hand. 7:42 “Maar God het Hom afgewend en hulle oorgegee om die leër van die hemel
te dien, soos geskrywe is in DIE BOEK van die profete: Julle het tog nie aan My
slagoffers en offers gebring gedurende veertig jaar in die woestyn nie, o huis van
Israel?”
Lukas 3:4 “Soos geskrywe is in DIE BOEK van die woorde van Jesaja, die profeet,
waar hy sê: Die stem van een wat roep in die woestyn: Berei die weg van die Here,
maak sy paaie reguit”
Hand. 1:20 “Want daar staan geskrywe in DIE BOEK van die Psalms: Laat sy
woonplek woes word, en laat daar geen inwoner in wees nie! En: Laat ‘n ander een sy
opsienersamp neem”
Lukas 20:42 “En Dawid self sê in DIE BOEK van die Psalms: Die Here het tot my Here
gespreek: Sit aan my regterhand”
2.2 Die Woord van God
Van al die name wat vir die Bybel gegee is, is die mees betekenisvolle,
indrukwekkendste, voltooide en mees omvattendste naam:- DIE WOORD VAN GOD.
Dit weergee die gedagte dat die Bybel God is wat met die mens spreek. Dit beteken
Goddelike gesag en kom dikwels in die Ou Testament en ongeveer veertig keer in die
Nuwe Testament voor.
Markus 7:13 “So maak julle dan DIE WOORD VAN GOD kragteloos deur julle
oorlewering wat julle bewaar het; en dergelike dinge van dieselfde aard doen julle baie”
Rom. 10:17 “Die geloof is dus uit die gehoor, en die gehoor is deur DIE WOORD VAN
GOD”
Heb. 4:12 “Want DIE WOORD VAN GOD is lewend en kragtig en skerper as enige
tweesnydende swaard en dring deur tot die skeiding van siel en gees en van gewrigte
en murg, en is ‘n beoordelaar van die oorlegginge en gedagtes van die hart”
2.3 Die Skrif(te)
Die verwysing na “DIE SKRIF” kom eenkeer in die Ou Testament voor:
Dan. 10:21 “Nogtans sal ek jou te kenne gee WAT GESKRYWE IS in die boek van
die waarheid; en daar is nie een wat hom saam met my dapper gedra teen hulle nie,
behalwe julle vors Migael”
Dan kom dié titel twee en vyftig keer voor in die Nuwe Testament.
Matt. 22:29: “Toe antwoord Jesus en sê vir hulle: Julle dwaal, omdat julle DIE
SKRIFTE nie ken nie en ook nie die krag van God nie”
Rom.1:2 “Wat Hy tevore beloof het deur sy profete in die heilige SKRIFTE”
Lukas 24:27 “En Hy het begin van Moses en al die profete af en vir hulle uitgelê in al
DIE SKRIFTE die dinge wat op Hom betrekking het”
II Tim. 3:16 “DIE HELE SKRIF is deur God ingegee en is nuttig tot lering, tot
weerlegging, tot onderwysing in die geregtigheid”
Joh. 5:39: “Julle ondersoek DIE SKRIFTE, omdat julle meen dat julle daarin die ewige
lewe het; en dit is die wat van My getuig”
II Pet. 3:16 “Net soos in al die briewe. Hy spreek daarin oor hierdie dinge, waarvan
sommige swaar is om te verstaan, wat die ongeleerde en onvaste mense verdraai, net
soos die ander SKRIFTE, tot hul eie verderf”
Hand.17:11 “En hierdie mense was edelmoediger as dié in Thessalonika; hulle het die
woord met alle welwillendheid ontvang en elke dag DIE SKRIFTE ondersoek of hierdie
dinge so was”
2.4 Die Ou en Nuwe Testament
Die woord “Testament” beteken “Verbond”. Hierdeur kon God Sy verbond bewys wat
bestaan het tussen Hom en Sy volk. Die Ou Testament of Verbond (Covenant) was
op die berg Sinai gegee en dit handel in verband met die roeping en geskiedenis van
die Israelitiese Volk.
Die Nuwe Testament of Verbond is in die Oppersaal gebore verklaar aan ons die
geskiedenis en toepassing van die verlossingsplan God in die Here Jesus Christus.
Lukas 22:20 “Net so neem Hy ook die beker ná die maaltyd en sê: Hierdie beker is die
NUWE TESTAMENT in my bloed wat vir julle uitgestort word”
II Kor. 3:6 “Wat ons ook bekwaam gemaak het as dienaars van ‘n NUWE
TESTAMENT, nie van die letter nie, maar van die gees want die letter maak dood,
maar die gees maak lewend ”
Heb. 12:24 “En by Jesus, die Middelaar van die NUWE TESTAMENT, en die bloed van
die besprenkeling wat van beter dinge spreek as Abel”
Heb. 9:15 “En daarom is Hy Middelaar van ‘n NUWE TESTAMENT, sodat terwyl daar
‘n dood plaasgevind het vir die verlossing van die oortredinge onder die eerste
testament, die wat geroepe is, die belofte van die ewige erfenis kan ontvang”
Lering deur Pastoor Dirk / Teaching by Pastor Dirk
Lering deur Pastoor Dirk
Leringe deur ons in Huis Bybelleraar, Pastoor Dirk. Pastoor Dirk is ‘n Onderwyser in Bybelprofesie en ‘n groot verskeidenheid ander Bybelonderwerpe soos, Genesing, Heilige Geesdoop, Eindtyd en Algemene Bybelkennis Hy staan bekend as die Kwaai Internet Pastoor met Openbaring van Bybel waarheid soos die Kerk dit Nog nooit gehoor het nie.
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