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Abraham knew that God would provide Himself with a lamb because, after years of having an immature faith, Abraham grew to fully trust that what God says He will do, He will do. In Genesis 15:6, after God had promised Abraham to give him innumerable descendants, Abraham believed in God, and it was credited to Abraham as righteousness. Initially, Abraham tried to help God keep His promise by suggesting that Eliezer be counted as his heir (Genesis 15:3) and by taking Hagar as his wife (Genesis 16). God’s plan wasn’t for either of these scenarios to provide the fulfillment of His promise. Instead, God further specified that Sarah would have a son and his name would be Isaac (Genesis 17:19). Isaac would be the covenant son through whom God would keep His promises (Genesis 17:21).
Just as God had promised, Isaac was born (Genesis 21:1–2). Some years later, God tested Abraham’s faith, telling Him to take Isaac to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him to the Lord there (Genesis 22:2). This was a horrifying and grievous request, yet Abraham started off in the morning to do exactly what God had told him to do (Genesis 22:3–6). As they were making the journey, Isaac observes that there is no lamb for the sacrifice, and he asks his father about that oddity (Genesis 22:7). Abraham responded to his son that God will provide Himself a lamb (Genesis 22:8). When they arrived at the right place, Abraham bound his son and was about to take the prescribed action and kill Isaac (Genesis 22:9–10).
The author of Hebrews tells us what Abraham was thinking—how he could be willing to kill his son, and how he could know that God will provide Himself a lamb. When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham considered that God was able to raise people from the dead (Hebrews 11:19). God had promised Abraham that Isaac would be the covenant son, and that from Isaac God would raise up a mighty nation in fulfillment of the promises God had made to Abraham. God had already miraculously kept His promises—that Isaac was even born was a miracle in itself. Abraham had learned that God is faithful. At first, Abraham simply exercised faith (Genesis 15:6), and God counted that to Abraham as righteousness (as He does with us when we believe in Him). But part of growing in our relationship with God is increasing in confidence that He is able and willing to accomplish what He has said. Because Abraham had seen God’s faithfulness, when this uncharacteristic request of human sacrifice was made, Abraham trusted God that He knew what He was doing. Abraham knew that, even despite this strange and awful request, God would provide and God would keep His word.
Before Abraham could bring the knife down to strike his son, the angel or messenger of the Lord called out to Him from heaven acknowledging that Abraham had passed the test and should not kill Isaac (Genesis 22:11–12). Of course, God never intended that Abraham would actually kill Isaac. He simply wanted to show Abraham that, no matter how impossible the circumstances, Abraham could trust God. As Abraham looked up, he saw a ram caught in a thicket nearby and offered the ram as a sacrifice instead of Isaac (Genesis 22:13). Abraham then acknowledged that God had provided for His word to be kept, and he named the place “Jehovah-Jireh,” which means “The Lord Will Provide” (Genesis 22:14).
While Abraham’s weakness of faith is chronicled in Genesis 18—21, God did not reject him or punish him for that immaturity. God did, however, provide him opportunities to grow and then puts him to the test so he can demonstrate that growth. Abraham learned that God is faithful, and even when we are unsure of how God is going to keep His word, we can be certain that He is faithful and that He will keep His word.
Abraham het geweet dat God Homself van ‘n lam sou voorsien, want na jare van onvolwasse geloof het Abraham ten volle vertrou dat wat God sê Hy sal doen, Hy sal doen. In Genesis 15:6, nadat God aan Abraham belowe het om hom ontelbare nageslag te gee, het Abraham in God geglo, en dit is aan Abraham as geregtigheid toegeskryf. Aanvanklik het Abraham probeer om God te help om Sy belofte na te kom deur voor te stel dat Eliëser as sy erfgenaam gereken word (Genesis 15:3) en deur Hagar as sy vrou te neem (Genesis 16). God se plan was nie dat enige van hierdie scenario’s die vervulling van Sy belofte sou voorsien nie. In plaas daarvan het God verder gespesifiseer dat Sara ‘n seun sou hê en sy naam Isak sou wees (Genesis 17:19). Isak sou die verbondsseun wees deur wie God Sy beloftes sou nakom (Genesis 17:21).
Net soos God belowe het, is Isak gebore (Genesis 21:1–2). ‘n Paar jaar later het God Abraham se geloof getoets en Hom gesê om Isak na die berg Moria te neem en hom daar aan die Here te offer (Genesis 22:2). Dit was ‘n verskriklike en swaar versoek, maar Abraham het die oggend vertrek om presies te doen wat God hom beveel het om te doen (Genesis 22:3–6). Terwyl hulle die reis onderneem het, merk Isak op dat daar geen lam vir die offer is nie, en hy vra sy vader oor daardie eienaardigheid (Genesis 22:7). Abraham het sy seun geantwoord dat God vir Homself ‘n lam sal voorsien (Genesis 22:8). Toe hulle op die regte plek aankom, het Abraham sy seun gebind en was op die punt om die voorgeskrewe aksie te neem en Isak dood te maak (Genesis 22:9–10).
Die outeur van Hebreërs vertel ons wat Abraham gedink het – hoe hy bereid kon wees om sy seun dood te maak, en hoe hy kon weet dat God vir Homself ‘n lam sou voorsien. Toe God vir Abraham gesê het om sy seun Isak te offer, het Abraham gedink dat God in staat was om mense uit die dood op te wek (Hebreërs 11:19). God het Abraham belowe dat Isak die verbondseun sou wees, en dat God uit Isak ‘n magtige nasie sou verwek ter vervulling van die beloftes wat God aan Abraham gemaak het. God het reeds wonderbaarlik Sy beloftes nagekom – dat Isak selfs gebore is, was op sigself ‘n wonderwerk. Abraham het geleer dat God getrou is. Aanvanklik het Abraham bloot geloof beoefen (Genesis 15:6), en God het dit vir Abraham as geregtigheid gereken (soos Hy met ons doen wanneer ons in Hom glo). Maar deel van groei in ons verhouding met God is om in vertroue te groei dat Hy in staat en gewillig is om te volbring wat Hy gesê het. Omdat Abraham God se getrouheid gesien het, toe hierdie ongewone versoek van menslike offerande gemaak is, het Abraham God vertrou dat Hy geweet het wat Hy doen. Abraham het geweet dat, selfs ten spyte van hierdie vreemde en verskriklike versoek, God sou voorsien en God Sy woord sou nakom.
Voordat Abraham die mes kon afbring om sy seun te slaan, het die engel of boodskapper van die Here Hom uit die hemel geroep en erken dat Abraham die toets geslaag het en Isak nie moes doodmaak nie (Genesis 22:11–12). Natuurlik het God nooit bedoel dat Abraham Isak eintlik sou doodmaak nie. Hy wou Abraham bloot wys dat, ongeag hoe onmoontlik die omstandighede was, Abraham God kon vertrou. Toe Abraham opkyk, sien hy ‘n ram wat in ‘n ruigte naby vasgevang is en offer die ram as ‘n offer in plaas van Isak (Genesis 22:13). Abraham het toe erken dat God voorsien het dat Sy woord gehou word, en hy het die plek “Jehovah-Jireh” genoem, wat “Die Here Sal Voorsien” beteken (Genesis 22:14).
Terwyl Abraham se swakheid in geloof in Genesis 18-21 beskryf word, het God hom nie verwerp of gestraf vir daardie onvolwassenheid nie. God het hom egter geleenthede gegee om te groei en hom dan op die proef gestel sodat hy daardie groei kan demonstreer. Abraham het geleer dat God getrou is, en selfs wanneer ons onseker is oor hoe God Sy woord gaan hou, kan ons seker wees dat Hy getrou is en dat Hy Sy woord sal hou.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:8
Prayer
God You are Love , Jesus is Love , the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Love , Lord i we are Part of your Kingdom , we need to have Love and present love on a Daily Basis . Please Help us with this we Pray in the Loving name of Jesus , Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Hy wat nie liefhet nie, ken God nie, want God is liefde.
1 Johannes 4:8
Gebed
God U is liefde, Jesus is liefde, die Heilige Gees is die Gees van liefde, Here, ons is deel van u koninkryk, ons moet liefde hê en liefde daagliks aanbied. Help ons asseblief hiermee, ons bid in die liefdevolle naam van Jesus, Amen en Amen.
Bible Teaching of the Day
When Jesus is called the Lamb of God in John 1:29 and John 1:36, it is referring to Him as the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for sin. In order to understand who Christ was and what He did, we must begin with the Old Testament, which contains prophecies concerning the coming of Christ as a “guilt offering” (Isaiah 53:10). In fact, the whole sacrificial system established by God in the Old Testament set the stage for the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the perfect sacrifice God would provide as atonement for the sins of His people (Romans 8:3; Hebrews 10).
The sacrifice of lambs played a very important role in the Jewish religious life and sacrificial system. When John the Baptist referred to Jesus as the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), the Jews who heard him might have immediately thought of any one of several important sacrifices. With the time of the Passover feast being very near, the first thought might be the sacrifice of the Passover lamb. The Passover feast was one of the main Jewish holidays and a celebration in remembrance of God’s deliverance of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. In fact, the slaying of the Passover lamb and the applying of the blood to doorposts of the houses (Exodus 12:11-13) is a beautiful picture of Christ’s atoning work on the cross. Those for whom He died are covered by His blood, protecting us from the angel of (spiritual) death.
Another important sacrifice involving lambs was the daily sacrifice at the temple in Jerusalem. Every morning and evening, a lamb was sacrificed in the temple for the sins of the people (Exodus 29:38-42). These daily sacrifices, like all others, were simply to point people towards the perfect sacrifice of Christ on the cross. In fact, the time of Jesus’ death on the cross corresponds to the time the evening sacrifice was being made in the temple. The Jews at that time would have also been familiar with the Old Testament prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah, who foretold the coming of One who would be brought “like a lamb led to the slaughter” (Jeremiah 11:19; Isaiah 53:7) and whose sufferings and sacrifice would provide redemption for Israel. Of course, that person was none other than Jesus Christ, “the Lamb of God.”
While the idea of a sacrificial system might seem strange to us today, the concept of payment or restitution is still one we can easily understand. We know that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23) and that our sin separates us from God. We also know the Bible teaches we are all sinners and none of us is righteous before God (Romans 3:23). Because of our sin, we are separated from God, and we stand guilty before Him. Therefore, the only hope we can have is if He provides a way for us to be reconciled to Himself, and that is what He did in sending His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross. Christ died to make atonement for sin and to pay the penalty of the sins of all who believe in Him.
It is through His death on the cross as God’s perfect sacrifice for sin and His resurrection three days later that we can now have eternal life if we believe in Him. The fact that God Himself has provided the offering that atones for our sin is part of the glorious good news of the gospel that is so clearly declared in 1 Peter 1:18-21: “For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.”
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Wanneer Jesus die Lam van God in Johannes 1:29 en Johannes 1:36 genoem word, verwys dit na Hom as die perfekte en uiteindelike offer vir sonde. Om te verstaan wie Christus was en wat Hy gedoen het, moet ons begin met die Ou Testament, wat profesieë bevat oor die koms van Christus as ‘n “skuldoffer” (Jesaja 53:10). Trouens, die hele offerstelsel wat deur God in die Ou Testament ingestel is, het die weg gebaan vir die koms van Jesus Christus, wat die perfekte offer is wat God as versoening vir die sondes van Sy mense sou voorsien (Romeine 8:3; Hebreërs 10).
Die offer van lammers het ‘n baie belangrike rol in die Joodse godsdienstige lewe en offerstelsel gespeel. Toe Johannes die Doper na Jesus verwys het as die “Lam van God wat die sonde van die wêreld wegneem” (Johannes 1:29), sou die Jode wat hom gehoor het, dalk onmiddellik aan enige van verskeie belangrike offers gedink het. Met die tyd van die Pasgafees baie naby, sou die eerste gedagte die offer van die Pasga-lam wees. Die Pasgafees was een van die belangrikste Joodse vakansiedae en ‘n viering ter herinnering aan God se verlossing van die Israeliete uit slawerny in Egipte. Trouens, die slagting van die Pasgalam en die aanwending van die bloed aan die deurposte van die huise (Eksodus 12:11-13) is ‘n pragtige beeld van Christus se versoeningswerk aan die kruis. Diegene vir wie Hy gesterf het, word deur Sy bloed bedek, wat ons teen die engel van (geestelike) dood beskerm.
Nog ‘n belangrike offer wat lammers betrek het, was die daaglikse offer by die tempel in Jerusalem. Elke oggend en aand is ‘n lam in die tempel geoffer vir die sondes van die mense (Eksodus 29:38-42). Hierdie daaglikse offers, soos alle ander, was bloot om mense te wys na die perfekte offer van Christus aan die kruis. Trouens, die tyd van Jesus se dood aan die kruis stem ooreen met die tyd wat die aandoffer in die tempel gebring is. Die Jode van daardie tyd sou ook vertroud gewees het met die Ou-Testamentiese profete Jeremia en Jesaja, wat die koms van Een voorspel het wat “soos ‘n lam wat na die slagplek gelei word” (Jeremia 11:19; Jesaja 53:7) gebring sou word en wie se lyding en offer verlossing vir Israel sou bring. Natuurlik was daardie persoon niemand anders nie as Jesus Christus, “die Lam van God”.
Alhoewel die idee van ‘n offerstelsel vandag vir ons vreemd mag lyk, is die konsep van betaling of restitusie steeds een wat ons maklik kan verstaan. Ons weet dat die loon van sonde die dood is (Romeine 6:23) en dat ons sonde ons van God skei. Ons weet ook dat die Bybel leer dat ons almal sondaars is en dat geeneen van ons regverdig is voor God nie (Romeine 3:23). As gevolg van ons sonde is ons van God geskei, en staan ons skuldig voor Hom. Daarom is die enigste hoop wat ons kan hê as Hy ‘n manier bied vir ons om met Homself versoen te word, en dit is wat Hy gedoen het deur Sy Seun Jesus Christus te stuur om aan die kruis te sterf. Christus het gesterf om versoening te doen vir sonde en om die straf vir die sondes van almal wat in Hom glo, te betaal.
Dit is deur Sy dood aan die kruis as God se perfekte offer vir sonde en Sy opstanding drie dae later dat ons nou die ewige lewe kan hê as ons in Hom glo. Die feit dat God self die offer voorsien het wat vir ons sonde versoen, is deel van die glorieryke goeie nuus van die evangelie wat so duidelik in 1 Petrus 1:18-21 verklaar word: “Want julle weet dat julle nie met verganklike dinge, silwer of goud, losgekoop is uit die ydele lewenswandel wat deur die vaders oorgelewer is nie, maar met die kosbare bloed van Christus, die lam sonder gebrek en gebrek. Hy is voor die skepping van die wêreld uitverkies, maar is in hierdie laaste tye geopenbaar om julle ontwil. Deur Hom glo julle in God wat Hom uit die dood opgewek en Hom verheerlik het. So is julle geloof en hoop in God.”
Today’s Devotional
In the midst of a series of laws regulating the treatment of others, we find “Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:14). Obviously, putting a rock or brick in front of a blind person is cruel, but the New Testament takes the practical adage and turns it into a spiritual metaphor.
After Peter rebuked Jesus, denying the crucifixion would take place, Jesus said, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s” (Matthew 16:23). Peter, under the influence of Satan, tried to distract Jesus from what He had come to do. He tried to make Jesus “stumble” in His path to the crucifixion. Paul reiterates the idea: “…but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness” (1 Corinthians 1:23). The idea that the Messiah would be crucified was a stumbling block to the Jews—something that tripped up their beliefs of what the Messiah would be like.
But most of the time, a “stumbling block” refers to something or someone who keeps another from a relationship with God. In Matthew 18:5-7, Jesus says, “And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!” Just as it would be better to chop off one’s hand than to sin (Matthew 18:8), in the Kingdom perspective, it would be better to drown than lead a child into sin. Similarly, in Romans 14:13, Paul points out that God alone judges; we are not to judge others but be concerned that we are not the ones leading them into the sin we’re so concerned about.
Stumbling blocks also arise when the path is a little more ambiguous. The mature Christian life allows some freedoms that seem contrary to an obedient, disciplined faith. The Corinthians were concerned about eating meat sacrificed to idols. Modern issues include drinking alcohol in moderation or dancing. “But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Corinthians 8:9). Our liberty is not worth another’s walk with God. If something God allows would lead another to sin, we need to avoid it. We are given great freedom as Christians, but the greatest is the freedom to consider others’ welfare over our own.
Refraining from being a stumbling block means not leading another into sin. How we accomplish this depends on the situation and the hearts of those around us. The security we have in God’s love and provision, both now and eternally, allows us to show concern to those who are weaker—those who need specific encouragement to understand who God is. In some situations, that means living in those freedoms to exemplify that God is a God of grace. In others, it means disciplining ourselves to building up weaker believers and not pushing them into a liberty they’re not ready for. But, always, it means not encouraging another to act in a way the Bible specifically identifies as sin.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Te midde van ‘n reeks wette wat die behandeling van ander reguleer, vind ons: “Jy mag nie ‘n dowe vervloek en geen struikelblok voor ‘n blinde sit nie, maar vrees jou God. Ek is die HERE” (Levitikus 19:14). Dit is natuurlik wreed om ‘n klip of baksteen voor ‘n blinde persoon te sit, maar die Nuwe Testament neem die praktiese spreuk en verander dit in ‘n geestelike metafoor.
Nadat Petrus Jesus bestraf het en ontken het dat die kruisiging sou plaasvind, het Jesus gesê: “Gaan weg agter My, Satan! Jy is vir My ‘n struikelblok; want jy bedink nie die belange van God nie, maar die belange van die mense” (Matteus 16:23). Petrus, onder die invloed van Satan, het probeer om Jesus se aandag af te lei van wat Hy gekom het om te doen. Hy het probeer om Jesus te laat “struikel” op Sy pad na die kruisiging. Paulus herhaal die idee: “…maar ons verkondig Christus wat gekruisig is, vir die Jode ‘n struikelblok en vir die heidene dwaasheid” (1 Korintiërs 1:23). Die idee dat die Messias gekruisig sou word, was ‘n struikelblok vir die Jode – iets wat hulle oortuigings oor hoe die Messias sou wees, laat struikel het.
Maar meestal verwys ‘n “struikelblok” na iets of iemand wat ‘n ander van ‘n verhouding met God weerhou. In Matteus 18:5-7 sê Jesus: “En elkeen wat so ‘n kindjie in my Naam ontvang, ontvang My; maar elkeen wat een van hierdie kleintjies wat in My glo, laat struikel, dit is vir hom beter as ‘n meulsteen om sy nek gehang word en hy in die diepte van die see verdrink. Wee die wêreld vanweë sy struikelblokke! Want dit is onvermydelik dat daar struikelblokke kom, maar wee daardie mens deur wie die struikelblok kom!” Net soos dit beter sou wees om ‘n mens se hand af te kap as om te sondig (Matteus 18:8), sou dit vanuit die Koninkryksperspektief beter wees om te verdrink as om ‘n kind in sonde te lei. Net so wys Paulus in Romeine 14:13 daarop dat God alleen oordeel; Ons moet ander nie oordeel nie, maar bekommerd wees dat ons nie diegene is wat hulle in die sonde lei waaroor ons so bekommerd is nie.
Struikelblokke ontstaan ook wanneer die pad ‘n bietjie meer dubbelsinnig is. Die volwasse Christelike lewe laat sommige vryhede toe wat teenstrydig lyk met ‘n gehoorsame, gedissiplineerde geloof. Die Korintiërs was bekommerd oor die eet van vleis wat aan afgode geoffer is. Moderne kwessies sluit in die drink van alkohol in matigheid of dans. “Maar pas op dat hierdie vryheid van julle nie op een of ander manier ‘n struikelblok word vir die swakkes nie” (1 Korintiërs 8:9). Ons vryheid is nie ‘n ander se wandel met God werd nie. As iets wat God toelaat, ‘n ander tot sonde sou lei, moet ons dit vermy. Ons word groot vryheid as Christene gegee, maar die grootste is die vryheid om ander se welstand bo ons eie te oorweeg.
Om te weerhou van ‘n struikelblok te wees, beteken om nie ‘n ander in sonde te lei nie. Hoe ons dit bereik, hang af van die situasie en die harte van diegene rondom ons. Die sekuriteit wat ons in God se liefde en voorsiening het, beide nou en vir ewig, stel ons in staat om besorgdheid te toon teenoor diegene wat swakker is – diegene wat spesifieke aanmoediging nodig het om te verstaan wie God is. In sommige situasies beteken dit om in daardie vryhede te leef om te demonstreer dat God ‘n God van genade is. In ander beteken dit om onsself te dissiplineer om swakker gelowiges op te bou en hulle nie in ‘n vryheid te dryf waarvoor hulle nie gereed is nie. Maar dit beteken altyd om nie iemand anders aan te moedig om op te tree op ‘n manier wat die Bybel spesifiek as sonde identifiseer nie.
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.
God Se Wil:
Ons is dikwels op soek na God se wil veral wanneer ons in ń moeilike situasie verkeer. Dan wonder ons: Wat sal hier met my gebeur ? Moet ek hier bly of wil God my iewers anders hê ? Die enigste manier om vas te stel, is om te doen wat Hy op daardie oomblik vra – die taak van die huidige oomblik. Wag dan op God.
Indien jy dit wat jy weet, gehoorsaam, sal God jou die volgende stap wys. Stap vir stap sal Hy jou lei, een tree op ń keer. Dis hoe ons leer om met God te wandel.
Miskien sê jy: “Sê nou maar ek neem die eerste stap, wat sal dan gebeur ? Dis God se besigheid. Ons taak is om te gehoorsaam en die toekoms in God se hande te laat. Die Psalmdigter sê. Die Here bepaal die koers van die mens met wie se pad Hy tevrede is ( Ps 37:23 ). Leiding vir hierdie dag is al wat nodig is. Opdragte vir môre is nie vandag ter sprake nie.
Ons verstaan nie die volgende bladsy van God se boek van instruksies nie, net die van vandag. Ons sal nie toegelaat word om die bladsy om te blaai, voordat ons vandag s’n verstaan nie.
Indien ons onsself met God se wil besighou, die waarskuwings wat Hy gee ter harte neem, deur die geloof wandel en nie die pad van gehoorsaamheid verlaat nie, sal ons ontdek dat God ons dwarsdeur die dag lei. Soos Jesus dit gestel het: Môre bring sy eie bekommernis. ( Matt 6:34 ).
God ken elke paadtjie wat ek neem,
Hy weet van elke hartseer en pyn.
Sy kinders sal Hy nooit verlaat nie,
Want Hy het ons lief.
God’s Will:
We often seek God’s will, especially when we are in a difficult situation. Then we wonder: What will happen to me here? Should I stay here or does God want me somewhere else? The only way to find out is to do what He asks at that moment – the task of the present moment. Then wait on God.
If you obey what you know, God will show you the next step. He will lead you step by step, one step at a time. That is how we learn to walk with God.
Perhaps you say, “Suppose I take the first step, what will happen then? That is God’s business. Our job is to obey and leave the future in God’s hands. The Psalmist says, “The Lord determines the course of the man whose way He is pleased with ( Ps 37:23 ). Guidance for today is all that is needed. Instructions for tomorrow are not in question today.
We do not understand the next page of God’s book of instructions, only today’s. We will not be allowed to turn the page until we understand today’s.
If we keep ourselves busy with God’s will, take to heart the warnings He gives, walk by faith, and do not leave the path of obedience, we will find that God is leading us throughout the day. As Jesus put it, “Tomorrow will bring its own worries.” ( Matt 6:34 ).
God knows every path I take, He knows of every heartache and pain.
He will never forsake His children. not, Because He loves us.
TruLight Ministries Daily Entertainment
TruLight TV = Kingdom Kidz Hour – Nurturing Peace and Calm in Your Child’s Heart
Today on Kids Hour: What can I do to support my child when they are upset? Your youngster will learn how to diffuse the rage bomb just like Nehemiah did in (Nehemiah 1-6) on week sixth of the Bible story “Blueprints” . Olive then throws a peace party at Konnect HQ to cheer up the team, but the Konnect Board breaks terrible news to everyone. In a world where everything appears to be changing, can Konnect HQ find calm? Along with a few amazing gospel children’s songs.
INTRODUCTION TO THE GOSPEL ARTISTS of THE PAST
Meet : The Late Howard Goodman (November 7, 1921 – November 30, 2002)
Howard “Happy” Goodman was an American gospel singer.In 1949, he founded the vocal group The Happy Goodman Family which included combinations of all eight Goodman siblings and his wife Vestal Goodman
Early life
Howard was born on November 7, 1921, in Dora, Alabama, U.S. Howard was the oldest of eight children, Gussie Mae, Stella, Eloise, Helen Ruth, Sam, Charles (Rusty) and Bobby. In 1949 he married the former Vestal Freeman.
Career
Howard began his career with his sisters Gussie Mae and Stella performing Southern gospel in the 1940s. As the rest of the siblings got old enough to sing they would join the group. Howard’s wife Vestal joined the group following their marriage in 1949. Bass singer Bill Huie was with the group for awhile in the 1950s as was drummer Jake Hand and accordionist Harold Patrick. Howard’s niece LaBreeska, daughter of Gussie Mae, sang with the group prior to her marriage to Joel Hemphill. Vestal’s sister Faye also sang with the group briefly.
During the 1950s the Goodman sisters left the group to get married and the brothers left to do stints in the army. Howard and Vestal did evangelistic work and sang with LaBreeska. Howard and Vestal eventually settled in Madisonville, Kentucky and started a church, Life Temple.
By the early 60s Sam, Rusty, and Bobby and their families had settled in Madisonville and the group began to sing more regularly eventually gaining notoriety. Howard, Vestal, Sam, and Rusty would continue singing until the late 70s when Howard and Vestal left the group to go back in to evangelistic work.
Following the success of Bill Gaither’s Homecoming video series and the deaths of Rusty and Sam, former Goodman band member Johnny Minick joined Howard and Vestal and The Happy Goodman Family was reborn. The group continued until Howard’s death.
Awards
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance (1969)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional (1979)
Death
Howard was hospitalized for seven months as a result of various complications following a knee surgery, He was undergoing therapy and rehabilitation when he developed pneumonia a week prior to his death.
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