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In Ephesians 4, Paul encourages the believers in Ephesus to live like redeemed Christians. Because they have new life in Christ, they should live like new people, not like they did before they were saved (Ephesians 4:20–24). In Ephesians 4:25–32, Paul gives several examples of what it means to live in Christian community. One of those examples involves our anger and the devil. “‘Be angry, and do not sin’: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26–27, NKJV). Some translations translate the word for “place” as “foothold” (NIV) or “opportunity” (ESV).
The word for “place” or “foothold” literally refers to a physical location. In the Greek-speaking world, it came to metaphorically mean “opportunity.” The sense in Ephesians 4:27 is metaphorical. We are not supposed to give the devil any opportunity to influence our lives. He should not have any place in our lives because he is an enemy of God and wants to destroy God’s people (John 8:44; 1 Peter 5:8).
In the context of this passage, it is our anger that has the potential to give the devil an opportunity (Ephesians 4:26). Even righteous anger, if held too long, can become bitter and divisive. The longer we remain angry, the more opportunities we are giving the devil to sow hatred and discontentment. That is why Paul tells the Ephesian Christians not to let the sun go down on their anger, so that they do not give the devil any opportunities to twist the situation with his lies and deception. We must dispose of our anger as quickly as possible, so that we do not give any place to the devil.
How do we apply this passage? We must recognize that remaining angry with people gives the devil an occasion to wreak havoc in our lives. Anything that gives the devil an opportunity to influence our lives is bad for us by default. We should follow Paul’s advice, just a few verses later, to be “kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32).
In Efesiërs 4 moedig Paulus die gelowiges in Efese aan om soos verloste Christene te leef. Omdat hulle ‘n nuwe lewe in Christus het, moet hulle soos nuwe mense leef, nie soos hulle gedoen het voordat hulle gered is nie (Efesiërs 4:20–24). In Efesiërs 4:25–32 gee Paulus verskeie voorbeelde van wat dit beteken om in ‘n Christelike gemeenskap te leef. Een van daardie voorbeelde behels ons woede en die duiwel. “‘Wees toornig en moenie sondig nie’; moenie toelaat dat die son ondergaan oor julle toorn nie, en moenie aan die duiwel plek gee nie” (Efesiërs 4:26–27). Sommige vertalings vertaal die woord vir “plek” as “voetstuk” (NIV) of “geleentheid” (ESV).
Die woord vir “plek” of “voetstuk” verwys letterlik na ‘n fisiese plek. In die Griekssprekende wêreld het dit metafories “geleentheid” beteken. Die betekenis in Efesiërs 4:27 is metafories. Ons is nie veronderstel om die duiwel enige geleentheid te gee om ons lewens te beïnvloed nie. Hy behoort geen plek in ons lewens te hê nie, want hy is ‘n vyand van God en wil God se mense vernietig (Johannes 8:44; 1 Petrus 5:8).
In die konteks van hierdie gedeelte is dit ons woede wat die potensiaal het om die duiwel ‘n geleentheid te gee (Efesiërs 4:26). Selfs regverdige woede, as dit te lank gehou word, kan bitter en verdelend word. Hoe langer ons kwaad bly, hoe meer geleenthede gee ons die duiwel om haat en ontevredenheid te saai. Daarom sê Paulus vir die Efesiese Christene om nie die son oor hulle woede te laat ondergaan nie, sodat hulle die duiwel geen geleenthede gee om die situasie met sy leuens en misleiding te verdraai nie. Ons moet so gou as moontlik van ons woede ontslae raak, sodat ons geen plek aan die duiwel gee nie.
Hoe pas ons hierdie gedeelte toe? Ons moet erken dat om kwaad te bly vir mense die duiwel ‘n geleentheid gee om verwoesting in ons lewens te saai. Enigiets wat die duiwel ‘n geleentheid gee om ons lewens te beïnvloed, is by verstek sleg vir ons. Ons behoort Paulus se raad, net ‘n paar verse later, te volg om “vriendelik en medelydend teenoor mekaar te wees en mekaar te vergeef, net soos God in Christus julle vergewe het” (Efesiërs 4:32).
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
—Psalm 34:6
Thoughts on Today’s Verse…
So few hear the cry of the poor or respond to the plight of the disadvantaged. If we are going to be true children of our Father, his values must become our own values (James 1:9-10, 2:1-9). The Father’s lost sheep must become our quest (Matthew 18:12-14; Luke 15:4-7). The Father’s wounded, broken, and impoverished sheep must be our priority for love (1 John 3:16-18). Let’s help those around us who are in need of finding God’s generous grace. They desperately need to know that when they call upon God, they are not forgotten. Let’s be our Father’s delivery system of grace and his partners in keeping this promise: “This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.”
Prayer
Gracious and Holy Father, please use me to be a delivery system for your grace to others. Give me a heart for the kinds of people Jesus welcomed and a willingness to help them generously in their times of need. I pray this in the name of Jesus, your lavish gift of grace. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Hierdie arme man het geroep, en die Here het hom gehoor; Hy het hom uit al sy probleme gered.
—Psalm 34:6
Gedagtes oor Vandag se Vers...
So min hoor die geroep van die armes of reageer op die benarde situasie van die minderbevoorregtes. As ons ware kinders van ons Vader wil wees, moet sy waardes ons eie waardes word (Jakobus 1:9-10, 2:1-9). Die Vader se verlore skape moet ons soeke word (Matteus 18:12-14; Lukas 15:4-7). Die Vader se gewonde, gebroke en verarmde skape moet ons prioriteit vir liefde wees (1 Johannes 3:16-18). Kom ons help diegene rondom ons wat God se vrygewige genade nodig het. Hulle moet desperaat weet dat wanneer hulle God aanroep, hulle nie vergeet word nie. Kom ons wees ons Vader se afleweringstelsel van genade en sy vennote in die nakoming van hierdie belofte: "Hierdie arme man het geroep, en die Here het hom gehoor; Hy het hom uit al sy probleme gered."
Gebed
Genadige en Heilige Vader, gebruik my asseblief om 'n afleweringstelsel vir u genade aan ander te wees. Gee my 'n hart vir die soort mense wat Jesus verwelkom het en 'n bereidwilligheid om hulle vrygewig te help in hul tye van nood. Ek bid dit in die Naam van Jesus, u oorvloedige gawe van genade. Amen en Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
The phrase “resist the devil” is found in James 4:7 where the apostle James exhorts believers to resist the devil in order to cause him to flee or “run away” from us. To resist means to withstand, strive against, or oppose in some manner. Resistance can be a defensive maneuver on our part, such as resisting or withstanding the temptation to sin. Or it can be an action we take to use the only offensive weapon in the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-18), the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. Using the Scriptures to expose Satan’s lies and temptations is the most effective way to strive against and defeat them.
It is important to read the whole verse: “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Resisting the devil must be accompanied by submitting to God. A disobedient or unsubmissive believer will not see victory.
The apostle John records Jesus saying about Satan, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10). As Christians, we have full life when we are aware of the reality of the presence of evil. As we struggle to stand firm in our faith, we must realize that the enemies we are up against are not merely human ideas, but real forces that come from the powers of darkness. The Bible says, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12).
Why will resistance cause the devil to flee? Because he knows he cannot have victory over us if we are prepared to do battle against him. As mentioned before, the Bible assures us that we need only put on the full armor of God to be fully protected from evil and to actively resist it. There is nothing more frightening to Satan than a believer who is fully equipped with spiritual armor, beginning with the “helmet of salvation,” which protects our minds, and the “breastplate of righteousness,” which protects our hearts because it is the righteousness of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). Only a true believer wears these because only those who have received God’s forgiveness by grace through faith have eternal salvation and the righteousness of Christ imputed to them.
Once fitted with the helmet and breastplate (literally, “chest protector”), we are then to take up other defensive weapons with which to battle Satan: truth, the readiness to proclaim the gospel, and the faith that shields us from all the flaming arrows of the evil one. The final piece of armor is prayer. We pray for strength to resist evil and to actively battle against it. We pray for wisdom in the conflict, and most of all, we remain steadfast in our prayers, both for the ability to resist the devil and also for other believers who struggle in the same battle. When the church, the body of Christ, stands united against evil, fully equipped with the armor of God, we present a formidable foe to the evil one and we will see God get the glory for the victory.
As a side note, the Bible never gives Christians the authority to “rebuke” the devil, only to resist him. Zechariah 3:2 tells us that it is the Lord who rebukes Satan. Even Michael, one of the most powerful of the angels, did not dare to accuse Satan, but rather said, “The Lord rebuke you” (Jude 1:9). In response to Satan’s attacks, Christians should redouble our efforts to clothe ourselves in the spiritual armor, wield the Word of God, and rely on His power through prayer. Instead of focusing on “rebuking” the devil, we should focus on resisting him with the full armor of God.
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Die frase “weerstaan die duiwel” word in Jakobus 4:7 gevind waar die apostel Jakobus gelowiges aanspoor om die duiwel te weerstaan om hom te laat vlug of “weg te hardloop” van ons. Om te weerstaan beteken om te weerstaan, daarteen te stry of op een of ander manier teen te staan. Weerstand kan ‘n verdedigende maneuver van ons kant wees, soos om die versoeking om te sondig te weerstaan of te weerstaan. Of dit kan ‘n aksie wees wat ons neem om die enigste aanvallende wapen in die volle wapenrusting van God (Efesiërs 6:13-18) te gebruik, die swaard van die Gees wat die Woord van God is. Om die Skrif te gebruik om Satan se leuens en versoekings bloot te lê, is die mees effektiewe manier om daarteen te stry en hulle te verslaan.
Dit is belangrik om die hele vers te lees: “Onderwerp julle dan aan God. Weerstaan die duiwel, en hy sal van julle wegvlug” (Jakobus 4:7). Weerstand teen die duiwel moet gepaard gaan met onderwerping aan God. ‘n Ongehoorsame of ononderdanige gelowige sal nie oorwinning sien nie.
Die apostel Johannes teken Jesus aan wat oor Satan sê: “Die dief kom net steel en slag en verwoes; Ek het gekom sodat hulle lewe kan hê, en dit in oorvloed” (Johannes 10:10). As Christene het ons volle lewe wanneer ons bewus is van die werklikheid van die teenwoordigheid van die bose. Terwyl ons sukkel om vas te staan in ons geloof, moet ons besef dat die vyande teen wie ons te staan kom, nie bloot menslike idees is nie, maar werklike magte wat uit die magte van die duisternis kom. Die Bybel sê: “Want ons worstelstryd is nie teen vlees en bloed nie, maar teen die owerhede, teen die magte, teen die wêreldheersers van die duisternis van hierdie eeu, teen die bose geeste in die hemele” (Efesiërs 6:12).
Waarom sal weerstand die duiwel laat vlug? Omdat hy weet dat hy nie oorwinning oor ons kan behaal as ons voorbereid is om teen hom te veg nie. Soos voorheen genoem, verseker die Bybel ons dat ons net die volle wapenrusting van God hoef aan te trek om ten volle teen die bose beskerm te word en dit aktief te weerstaan. Daar is niks meer vreesaanjaend vir Satan as ‘n gelowige wat ten volle toegerus is met geestelike wapenrusting nie, beginnende met die “helm van verlossing”, wat ons gedagtes beskerm, en die “borsharnas van geregtigheid”, wat ons harte beskerm omdat dit die geregtigheid van Christus is (2 Korintiërs 5:21). Slegs ‘n ware gelowige dra hierdie, want slegs diegene wat God se vergifnis deur genade deur geloof ontvang het, het ewige verlossing en die geregtigheid van Christus word aan hulle toegereken.
Sodra ons toegerus is met die helm en borsharnas (letterlik “borsbeskermer”), moet ons ander verdedigingswapens opneem om Satan mee te beveg: waarheid, die gereedheid om die evangelie te verkondig, en die geloof wat ons beskerm teen al die vurige pyle van die bose. Die laaste stuk wapenrusting is gebed. Ons bid vir krag om die bose te weerstaan en aktief daarteen te veg. Ons bid vir wysheid in die konflik, en bowenal bly ons standvastig in ons gebede, beide vir die vermoë om die duiwel te weerstaan en ook vir ander gelowiges wat in dieselfde stryd worstel. Wanneer die kerk, die liggaam van Christus, verenig staan teen die bose, ten volle toegerus met die wapenrusting van God, bied ons ‘n gedugte vyand aan die bose een en ons sal sien dat God die eer vir die oorwinning kry.
Terloops, die Bybel gee Christene nooit die gesag om die duiwel te “bestraf” nie, net om hom te weerstaan. Sagaria 3:2 sê vir ons dat dit die Here is wat Satan bestraf. Selfs Migael, een van die magtigste van die engele, het nie gewaag om Satan te beskuldig nie, maar het eerder gesê: “Mag die Here julle bestraf” (Judas 1:9). In reaksie op Satan se aanvalle, moet Christene ons pogings verdubbel om onsself in die geestelike wapenrusting te beklee, die Woord van God te gebruik en op Sy krag deur gebed te vertrou. In plaas daarvan om te fokus op die “bestraf” van die duiwel, moet ons fokus op die weerstaan van hom met die volle wapenrusting van God.
Today’s Devotional
In all the New Testament incidences where the word submit occurs, the word is translated from the Greek word hupotasso. The hupo means “under” and the tasso means “to arrange.” This word and a root of it are also translated by the words subject and subjection. The word’s full meaning is “to obey, put under, be subject to, submit oneself unto, put in subjection under or be under obedience or obedient to.” The word was used as a military term meaning “to arrange troop divisions in a military fashion under the command of a leader.” This word is a wonderful definition of what it means to “submit” to God. It means to arrange oneself under the command of divine viewpoint rather than to live according to one’s old way of life based on a human viewpoint. It is a process surrendering our own will to that of our Father’s.
The Scripture has a great deal to say about being in submission to the “higher powers.” This has reference to the establishment principles that God has ordained in our world—the government and the leaders, in whatever capacity, that God has placed in authority over us on this earth. Passages that teach this principle are Romans 13:1-7; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 2:13-14; and Titus 3:1. The principle is that being in obedience to the authority over us, whatever that authority is, will bring a temporal blessing in real time here and now and, for the believer, reward later. The highest authority is God, and He delegates authority to others; so, in order to submit to God, we submit to the authority He has placed over us. You will notice that there are no caveats that distinguish between good or bad authority or even just or unjust authority. We are just to humble ourselves and obey as “unto the Lord.”
We are also told to submit ourselves to God (James 4:7). In Ephesians we read the wife is to submit to her husband as unto the Lord and the husband is to “love” his wife (Ephesians 5:22-25). The Apostle Peter writes, “Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (1 Peter 5:5). The theme here is one of humility. One cannot submit to God without humility. Obedience requires us to humble ourselves to surrender to the authority of another, and we are told that God resists pride—the opposite of humility—and the arrogance that fosters that pride.
Therefore, having a humble and submissive heart is a choice we make. That means as born-again believers we daily make a choice to submit ourselves to God for the work that the Holy Spirit does in us to “conform us to the image of Christ.” God will use the situations of our lives to bring us the opportunity to submit to Him (Romans 8:28-29). The believer then accepts His grace and provision to walk in the Spirit and not after the manner of the old nature. That work is accomplished by choosing to apply ourselves to the Word of God and to learning about the provisions that God has made for us in Christ Jesus. From the moment we are born again, we have all the provisions we need, in Christ, to become a mature believer, but we have to make the choice to learn about those provisions through study of the Word and to apply those provisions to our daily walk.
We have to choose to submit to God for the process of learning in order to grow spiritually. It is a process begun at salvation and ongoing with each and every choice that we make to submit ourselves to God. This process will continue until the Lord comes again or He calls us home. The wonderful thing about this is that, as the Apostle Paul so aptly states, “But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
God does not require us to submit because He is a tyrant, but because He is a loving Father and He knows what is best for us. The blessings and peace that we gain from humbly surrendering and submitting ourselves to Him daily are a gift of grace that nothing in this world can compare to.
Vandag se Bemoediging
In alle gevalle in die Nuwe Testament waar die woord onderwerp voorkom, word die woord vertaal van die Griekse woord hupotasso. Die hupo beteken “onder” en die tasso beteken “om te rangskik”. Hierdie woord en ‘n stam daarvan word ook vertaal deur die woorde onderwerp en onderwerping. Die woord se volle betekenis is “om te gehoorsaam, onder te plaas, onderworpe te wees aan, jouself aan te onderwerp, in onderwerping te plaas onder of onder gehoorsaamheid of gehoorsaam te wees aan”. Die woord is gebruik as ‘n militêre term wat beteken “om troepeafdelings op ‘n militêre wyse onder die bevel van ‘n leier te rangskik”. Hierdie woord is ‘n wonderlike definisie van wat dit beteken om jou aan God te “onderwerp”. Dit beteken om jouself onder die bevel van ‘n goddelike standpunt te rangskik eerder as om volgens jou ou lewenswyse te leef gebaseer op ‘n menslike standpunt. Dit is ‘n proses wat ons eie wil aan dié van ons Vader oorgee.
Die Skrif het baie te sê oor onderdanigheid aan die “hoër magte”. Dit verwys na die gevestigde beginsels wat God in ons wêreld verorden het—die regering en die leiers, in watter hoedanigheid ook al, wat God in gesag oor ons op hierdie aarde geplaas het. Skrifgedeeltes wat hierdie beginsel leer, is Romeine 13:1-7; Hebreërs 13:17; 1 Petrus 2:13-14; en Titus 3:1. Die beginsel is dat gehoorsaamheid aan die gesag oor ons, wat ook al daardie gesag is, ‘n tydelike seën in reële tyd hier en nou sal bring en, vir die gelowige, later beloning. Die hoogste gesag is God, en Hy delegeer gesag aan ander; dus, om ons aan God te onderwerp, onderwerp ons ons aan die gesag wat Hy oor ons geplaas het. Jy sal oplet dat daar geen voorbehoude is wat onderskei tussen goeie of slegte gesag of selfs regverdige of onregverdige gesag nie. Ons moet onsself net verneder en gehoorsaam as “aan die Here”.
Ons word ook aangesê om ons aan God te onderwerp (Jakobus 4:7). In Efesiërs lees ons dat die vrou aan haar man onderdanig moet wees soos aan die Here, en die man moet sy vrou “liefhê” (Efesiërs 5:22-25). Die apostel Petrus skryf: “Jongmanne, net so moet julle aan die ouer manne onderdanig wees. Beklee julle almal met nederigheid teenoor mekaar, want God weerstaan die hoogmoediges, maar aan die nederiges gee Hy genade” (1 Petrus 5:5). Die tema hier is een van nederigheid. ’n Mens kan nie aan God onderdanig wees sonder nederigheid nie. Gehoorsaamheid vereis dat ons onsself verneder om ons aan die gesag van ’n ander oor te gee, en ons word meegedeel dat God trots weerstaan – die teenoorgestelde van nederigheid – en die arrogansie wat daardie trots bevorder.
Daarom is dit ’n keuse om ’n nederige en onderdanige hart te hê. Dit beteken dat ons as wedergebore gelowiges daagliks ’n keuse maak om onsself aan God te onderwerp vir die werk wat die Heilige Gees in ons doen om ons “na die beeld van Christus te vorm”. God sal die situasies in ons lewens gebruik om ons die geleentheid te gee om ons aan Hom te onderwerp (Romeine 8:28-29). Die gelowige aanvaar dan Sy genade en voorsiening om in die Gees te wandel en nie volgens die manier van die ou natuur nie. Daardie werk word volbring deur te kies om onsself toe te pas op die Woord van God en om te leer oor die voorsienings wat God vir ons in Christus Jesus gemaak het. Van die oomblik dat ons wedergebore word, het ons al die voorsienings wat ons nodig het, in Christus, om ‘n volwasse gelowige te word, maar ons moet die keuse maak om oor daardie voorsienings te leer deur studie van die Woord en om daardie voorsienings op ons daaglikse wandel toe te pas.
Ons moet kies om ons aan God te onderwerp vir die leerproses om geestelik te groei. Dit is ‘n proses wat by verlossing begin en voortduur met elke keuse wat ons maak om onsself aan God te onderwerp. Hierdie proses sal voortduur totdat die Here weer kom of Hy ons huis toe roep. Die wonderlike ding hiervan is dat, soos die apostel Paulus so gepas stel: “Maar ons almal, terwyl ons met ‘n onbedekte gesig soos in ‘n spieël die heerlikheid van die Here aanskou, word van gedaante verander na dieselfde beeld, van heerlikheid tot heerlikheid, soos deur die Gees van die Here” (2 Korintiërs 3:18).
God vereis nie dat ons ons moet onderwerp omdat Hy ‘n tiran is nie, maar omdat Hy ‘n liefdevolle Vader is en Hy weet wat die beste vir ons is. Die seëninge en vrede wat ons verkry deur ons nederig en daagliks aan Hom oor te gee, is ‘n genadegawe waarmee niks in hierdie wêreld kan vergelyk 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.
Kleurvolle Waagmoed:
Ń Radio advertensie raai luisteraars aan om ń oorlosie met ń kleurvolle band aan te koop en dit te dra met klere wat ń heel ander kleur het. Die advertensie sê dat wanneer ander jou oorlosie met die teenstrydige kleur sien, sal hulle besef dat jy “kleurvolle waagmoed” het en sal hulle net soos jy wil wees. Daar is iets in ons wat altyd verlang dat ander ons voorbeeld moet volg.
Indien jy 1 Korintiërs 4 vinnig deurlees, mag dit vir jou klink asof Paulus ń bietjie hoogmoedig klink wanneer hy ons aanbeveel om sy voorbeeld van selfopoffering na te volg ( vs 6 ). Maar as ons sy woorde van nader bekyk dan kan ons verstaan waarom hy so kon sê. Hy kon die mense oproep om sy voorbeeld na te volg, omdat Hy Christus se voorbeeld gevolg het ( 1 Kor 11:1 ), Christus, die grootste Dienskneg van almal.
Die vervolging wat hy moes verduur en die posisie wat Hy in die kerk beklee het ( 1 Kor 4:10-17 ) is alles die gevolg van die feit dat hy Jesus nagevolg het. Toe hy aangedui het dat selfs al sou die Korintiërs duisende leermeesters in Christus hê, sou hy steeds hulle vader in die geloof wees ( vs 15 ) het hy erken dat Jesus die enigste rede is waarom mense sy lering kon vertrou.
As ons wil hê mense moet ons navolg, moet ons Jesus volg. Indien ons die vrymoedigheid het om ander na Hom heen te wys, is dit aan Hom te danke en nie aan onsself nie !
Ander moet ons voorbeeld navolg net in soverre as wat ons Christus s’n volg !
Colorful Courage:
A radio commercial advises listeners to buy a watch with a colorful strap and wear it with clothes that are a completely different color. The commercial says that when others see your watch with the contrasting color, they will realize that you have “colorful courage” and will want to be just like you. There is something in us that always wants others to follow our example.
If you read 1 Corinthians 4 quickly, it may seem to you that Paul sounds a little arrogant when he recommends that we follow his example of self-sacrifice ( vs 6 ). But if we look at his words more closely, we can understand why he could say that. He could call people to follow his example because he followed the example of Christ ( 1 Cor 11:1 ), Christ, the greatest Servant of all.
The persecution he endured and the position he held in the church (1 Cor 4:10-17) were all the result of his following Jesus. When he indicated that even if the Corinthians had thousands of teachers in Christ, he would still be their father in the faith (vs 15), he acknowledged that Jesus was the only reason people could trust his teaching.
If we want people to follow us, we must follow Jesus. If we have the boldness to point others to Him, it is because of Him and not ourselves!
Others should follow our example only to the extent that we follow Christ’s!
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Returning for their second performance on Gospel Music USA, The LeFevre Quartet – It often takes more than just a legendary name to gain the recognition this group has attracted, but with stellar vocals, high energy performances, and a heart for ministry, this combination of talent is one you won’t soon forget. The LeFevre Quartet strives to reach the masses with a message of hope, grace, and salvation through Jesus Christ! and later God is awesome, loving, and merciful — and yet the Bible calls us to fear Him. How do these two ideas relate? Dr. Charles Stanley responds to a viewer email. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
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Revival And Collapse: Two Sides Of the World Church Moment
Churches that once sat half-empty are filling up again. Young adults–some who hadn’t darkened a church door in years–are showing up, praying, and asking hard questions. Yet at the very same time, another story is unfolding. Nearly 15,000 churches across the United States are expected to close their doors by the end of 2025. How can both be true?
Well the Truth Churches are Closing Doors and the Doctrines of Demons Churches filling Up ?!
First The UK, Now Switzerland: Digital IDs And the March Toward Global Control
First the UK, now Switzerland just became the latest nation to approve a nationwide digital ID system. The vote was close–nearly half the nation resisted–but the measure still passed, giving the Swiss government power to roll out an official electronic identity for every citizen.
The World will Follow fast !
Signs of the Times
Disconnected: New Censorship Controls That Can Shut Off Your Phone & Internet
Not just banned or blocked but disconnected. That is the new proposal coming out of Canada to deal with ‘threats’ to those in power. A future where free citizens can be unplugged and disconnected from society for thinking the wrong thoughts. Without access to the internet or phone service – how would you survive?
Preaching against Sin , May be seen as a “Threat” Reproof May be seen as a “Threat”, Re-Birth in Christianity may be seen as a “Threat!!!
The Great Surrender: When The Church Crowns Rebellion As Leadership
In naming a pro-abortion feminist as its next Archbishop of Canterbury, the so-called “Mother Church” of Anglicanism has publicly declared its allegiance–not to Scripture, not to Christ–but to the spirit of the age.
Church Leaders no Promotes Sin ? !
Gog and Magog Update
‘We’ll take care of that’ – Trump threatens Iran on nuclear renewal
President Donald Trump hinted that the U.S. military could strike Iran again if the Islamic Republic renews its nuclear development program.
Speaking at a U.S. Navy event in Virginia on Sunday, Trump said Washington would “take care of that,” referring to any potential rebuilding of Iranian nuclear sites.
He added that if Iran takes steps to restart its nuclear activity, “we’re not going to wait so long” before acting.
The president noted that the U.S. had previously struck Iran because it was “going to have a nuclear weapon within a month,” but stressed that American military action had significantly set back the clock on that process.
At a press conference in Tehran also on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insinuated that Iran would stop cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), declaring that a recent agreement between the entity and Iran was “no longer relevant.”
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Happy Birthday Daniel Light
Daniel Light , The only son of Pastor Dirk from TruLight Ministries . The Co Trustee to the TruLight Trust . Co founder of TruLight Ministries . The Sound Engineer . Graphic and website Designer by Night and sleeper by Day . He was born in a Christian Household , but at the Age of 13 I made my 1st Faith Move by being Water Baptized and from there My Ministry started at the age of 13. He has been in the Gospel Ministry for 12 Years now , not to Bragg that he have Mastered the Faith or Faith at All . His words ” I am just a Beggar , trying to show another beggar to find the Next Meal”
What Happens at the 2nd Coming of Jesus ?
7 October . Not just the Birthday of Daniel Light from TruLight Ministries . But this date started it all in Israel = a Massive NYC Rally to Honor Oct 7 Invasion are going to be held.
But the Truth about this day
THE REASON FOR 7TH OCTOBER 2023 – ISRAEL – THE TRUTH REVEALED AND AGAIN IN THE NEWS
a satanic Concert in Israel – the Reason Hamas attached Israel in October 2023 .
This satanic ” Sodom and Egypt “Concert Party was held in Israel in the Desert on the Border of Gaza ,
This satanic “Sodom and Egypt” concert party was held Just after Jewish Holy days of SUKKOT ,
This satanic Concert Party was the gateway to killings and kidnapping !
Israel stepped away from their Godly days and allowed ” satanic “Sodom and Egypt” Concert Party just after a Jewish Holy days
Now Hamas is blamed for the Killings and Kidnappings . But the Religious Jews of Israel allowed this ” Sodom and Egypt ” satanic Concert party back to back with the Holy SUKKOT . 7 October 2023 Killings and the War still ragging was all to blame – One finger Pointing at the Religious Jews of Israel – allowing satanic Concert Party to take place Back to Back of the Holy feast of the SUKKOT in the Holy land –
The Attack by Hamas in Israel , may be God’s way of punishing Israel for turning the Holy Land into ” Sodom and Egypt ” just after Holy days .
Several hundred people attending an outdoor music festival named Supernova in an Israeli community near Gaza tragically lost their lives as a result of actions taken by Hamas operatives. The festival, originally intended to be a joyful and music-filled event, transformed into a harrowing incident that will be remembered as one of the most significant acts of terror perpetrated by members of Hamas.
Given that the conflict between Israel and Palestine, triggered by this event, has resulted in the loss of about 1,500 lives among both civilians and military personnel on both sides, it becomes crucial to revisit the Supernova festival.
What is the Supernova music festival?
The Supernova music festival, also recognized as the Universo Paralello Festival, took place in Re’im, Israel, which is a rural region situated in close proximity to the Gaza Strip border. This event coincided with the week long Jewish holiday of Sukkot, observed from Friday, September 29, 2023, to Friday, October 6, 2023. Sukkot is a holiday that marks the harvest gathering and serves as a commemoration of the divine protection granted by God to the children of Israel during their exodus from Egypt.
According to The Guardian,the Supernova music festival, billed as “a journey of unity and love” with “mind-blowing and breathtaking content”, began at around 10 pm on Friday, just hours after the end of Israel’s week-long Sukkot religious festival.
How did it turn to gunfire and kidnapping?
Thousands of young people attended the Nature Party, which became one of the first targets of Palestinian gunmen who breached Gaza’s border fence early on Saturday under cover of massive rocket barrages from Gaza.
Hamas operatives initiated gunfire towards approximately 3,500 young Israelis who had gathered for a festive night of electronic music in celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Some attendees were under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which heightened their confusion and fear.
While rockets were raining down, festival attendees reported that militants descended upon the festival location, with others strategically positioned near bomb shelters, targeting those seeking safety. Many of these militants, arriving in vehicles and on motorcycles, were equipped with body armor and were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades.
‘They Wanted to Dance in Peace. And They Got Slaughtered’
Israel’s Supernova festival celebrated music and unity. It turned into the deadliest concert attack in history – Rolling-stones Magazine
Rev 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Rev 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. – Apostle JOHN
THIS SATANIC CONCERT IN THE NEWS AGAIN
IN THE NEWS Nova Festival Survivor Dies by Suicide on 22nd October 2024 on Birthday Amid PTSD Struggle
In a tragic development that highlights the ongoing mental health crisis following the October 7 Hamas attacks, Shirel Golan, a survivor of the Nova music festival massacre, died by suicide on Sunday, the day she turned 22.
IN THE NEWS Prayer Service Held at Nova Festival Site on Eve of Hebrew Anniversary of Oct. 7 Massacre
Hundreds gathered early Wednesday morning at the site of the Supernova music festival for a solemn prayer service marking Hoshana Rabbah, exactly 24 hours before the Hebrew-date anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack.
Pastor Dirk Says . The Reason for this Attack last Year , was 1. The Concert attack was a satanic concert – everyone overlooks this . 2. The spiritual Jews allowed this Sodom and Egypt Concert in the same week as a Biblical Jewish Festival . 3. Now they have Prayers on the place where this satanic Concert and Massacre took place – Praying to satan ????????
THE KINGDOMS OF EARTH ARE NOT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
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