Satan Created Addiction to Corrupt the Human Race – Jesus come to Free you from Addictions
Addiction comes in many forms, not just the ones we typically think of. Nowadays, even our smartphones can become addictive. When it comes to rehab, we often focus on changing our mindset, but it’s not just about freeing our minds. We need to free our hearts from addiction and replace it with the right controller in the control room of our body, mind and soul. The key to overcoming addiction lies in the sanctification of the heart and the only way that can happen is when Jesus gets involved.
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Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
If serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.
—Joshua 24:15
While we can’t speak for everyone in our family, we can commit to what everyone in our family should desire: We will serve the Lord! But more than commit, let’s set the example and lead the way. “I will serve the Lord, TODAY!” Then we can ask them to join us.
PRAYER
Give me wisdom, O tender Shepherd, on how to lead my family to love you more. Please bless my parents and thank you for their faith. Please give me courage and sensitivity so that I can effectively share your truth with my children. O God, please bless those parents who are seeking to raise godly children that will someday marry the children you’ve given me. I want my house to be a place where you are known, appreciated, honored, and loved. In Jesus’ name I humbly ask it. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
As dit vir julle onwenslik lyk om die Here te dien, kies dan vandag vir julleself wie julle sal dien… Wat my en my huishouding betref, ons sal die Here dien.
—Josua 24:15
Alhoewel ons nie namens almal in ons familie kan praat nie, kan ons ons verbind tot wat almal in ons familie behoort te begeer: Ons sal die Here dien! Maar meer as om ons te verbind, laat ons die voorbeeld stel en die weg baan. “Ek sal die Here dien, VANDAG!” Dan kan ons hulle vra om by ons aan te sluit.
GEBED
Gee my wysheid, o Herder Heer, oor hoe om my familie te lei om U meer lief te hê. Seën asseblief my Familie en dank U vir hulle geloof. Gee my asseblief moed en sensitiwiteit sodat ek u waarheid effektief met my kinders kan deel. O God, seën asseblief daardie ouers wat daarna streef om godvrugtige kinders groot te maak wat eendag met die kinders wat U my gegee het, sal trou. Ek wil hê dat my huis ‘n plek moet wees waar U geken, waardeer, geëer en geliefd word. In Jesus se Naam vra ek dit nederig. Amen en Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
God did not create sin, but He created beings with free will who have the ability to sin. This includes Satan, fallen angels (demons), and humans. To be clear, sin is a falling short of God’s standards. Sin is not an entity or a thing that “exists”; it has no independent being. Rather, sin is a lack of something, a failure to fully obey God’s law and live up to His glory (Romans 3:23).
When He created the universe and our world, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Genesis 1:31; cf. 1 Timothy 4:4). This “very good” creation included humanity and the angel that would later become known as Satan. At this point, no humans or angels had yet sinned, but they had the potential to do so. God did not create any being sinful, yet a group of angels rebelled against God in heaven and became sinful.
Satan’s fall from heaven is symbolically described in Isaiah 14:12–14 and Ezekiel 28:12–19. An angel named Lucifer wanted to “ascend to the heavens” and be “above the stars of God” (Isaiah 14:13). Verse 14 adds he desired to make himself “like the Most High.” God judged Lucifer by removing him from God’s ongoing presence (Isaiah 14:15). That fallen angel is now known as Satan (“adversary”) or the devil (“slanderer”).
In Ezekiel, we find Satan was created as a perfect, wise, and beautiful angel (Ezekiel 28:14). But then Satan rebelled: “You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you” (verse 15). That’s when the situation changed. Scripture hints at the reason Satan chose to sin: “Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor” (verse 17; cf. 1 Timothy 3:6). Satan’s fall took place at some point before he came as a serpent to tempt Eve in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3. After being thrown to the earth (Ezekiel 28:17), Satan tempted humanity to sin, and he has continued that practice ever since (see Matthew 4:1–11).
Since Adam’s sin, humans have inherited Adam’s spiritual corruption and have been born with a sin nature. We are naturally inclined to sin (Romans 6 – 7; James 1:13–15). But in Christ Jesus we can be forgiven of our sins. “God made [Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). We receive forgiveness from the eternal penalty of sin when we put our faith in Jesus. We also receive freedom from slavery to sin and can learn, by yielding to the Holy Spirit, to live righteously. This process of acting less like Adam and more like Christ is called sanctification.
Some have wondered why God created beings who could sin. Why didn’t He create angels and humans without the ability to sin? The alternative would be to create beings unable to choose right and wrong. But, in that case, angels and humans would be like robots, unable to truly show love and affection to the Lord. God could either make sin impossible, or He could make beings free to choose, but He could not logically do both. Without an ability to choose, no being can have a meaningful relationship with God. There would never be a meaningful experience of His mercy and love, His justice and righteousness. The fullness of God’s nature and glory would not be on display.
The existence of sin is negative (Romans 6:23), but it is not the end of the story. Satan will ultimately be defeated. His end has been declared, and his evil will not continue forever (Revelation 20:7–10). Through faith in Jesus Christ, we can receive forgiveness of sins and restored fellowship with God (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9). This relationship provides eternal life as well as abundant life through our connection with the Lord (John 10:10). Jesus conquers sin and death and brings us to a fullness of relationship with God we can only begin to imagine (1 Corinthians 15:50–58; Revelation 21 – 22).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
God het nie sonde geskep nie, maar Hy het wesens met vrye wil geskep wat die vermoë het om te sondig. Dit sluit Satan, gevalle engele (demone) en mense in. Om dit duidelik te stel, sonde is ‘n tekortkoming aan God se standaarde. Sonde is nie ‘n entiteit of ‘n ding wat “bestaan” nie; dit het geen onafhanklike wese nie. Inteendeel, sonde is ‘n gebrek aan iets, ‘n versuim om God se wet ten volle te gehoorsaam en tot Sy heerlikheid te leef (Romeine 3:23).
Toe Hy die heelal en ons wêreld geskep het, “het God alles gesien wat Hy gemaak het, en dit was baie goed” (Genesis 1:31; vgl. 1 Timoteus 4:4). Hierdie “baie goeie” skepping het die mensdom en die engel wat later as Satan bekend sou word, ingesluit. Op hierdie stadium het geen mense of engele nog gesondig nie, maar hulle het die potensiaal gehad om dit te doen. God het geen sondige wese geskep nie, maar ‘n groep engele het teen God in die hemel in opstand gekom en sondig geword.
Satan se val uit die hemel word simbolies beskryf in Jesaja 14:12–14 en Esegiël 28:12–19. ‘n Engel met die naam Lucifer wou “na die hemel opvaar” en “bo die sterre van God” wees (Jesaja 14:13). Vers 14 voeg by dat hy begeer het om homself “soos die Allerhoogste” te maak. God het Lucifer geoordeel deur hom uit God se voortdurende teenwoordigheid te verwyder (Jesaja 14:15). Daardie gevalle engel staan nou bekend as Satan (“teenstander”) of die duiwel (“lasteraar”).
In Esegiël vind ons dat Satan geskape is as ‘n perfekte, wyse en pragtige engel (Esegiël 28:14). Maar toe het Satan in opstand gekom: “Jy was onberispelik in jou weë van die dag af dat jy geskape is totdat daar goddeloosheid in jou gevind is” (vers 15). Dit is toe dat die situasie verander het. Die Skrif sinspeel op die rede waarom Satan gekies het om te sondig: “Jou hart het hoogmoedig geword oor jou skoonheid, en jy het jou wysheid verderwe oor jou prag” (vers 17; vgl. 1 Timoteus 3:6). Satan se val het plaasgevind op ‘n stadium voordat hy as ‘n slang gekom het om Eva in die Tuin van Eden in Genesis 3 te versoek. Nadat hy na die aarde gegooi is (Esegiël 28:17), het Satan die mensdom versoek om te sondig, en hy het daardie praktyk sedertdien voortgesit (sien Matteus 4:1–11).
Sedert Adam se sonde het mense Adam se geestelike verdorwenheid geërf en is hulle met ‘n sondige natuur gebore. Ons is van nature geneig om te sondig (Romeine 6–7; Jakobus 1:13–15). Maar in Christus Jesus kan ons vergewe word van ons sondes. “God het [Jesus] wat geen sonde gehad het nie, sonde vir ons gemaak, sodat ons in Hom geregtigheid van God kan word” (2 Korintiërs 5:21). Ons ontvang vergifnis van die ewige straf van sonde wanneer ons ons geloof in Jesus plaas. Ons ontvang ook vryheid van slawerny aan sonde en kan leer, deur ons aan die Heilige Gees oor te gee, om regverdig te lewe. Hierdie proses om minder soos Adam en meer soos Christus op te tree, word heiligmaking genoem.
Sommige het gewonder waarom God wesens geskep het wat kon sondig. Waarom het Hy nie engele en mense geskep sonder die vermoë om te sondig nie? Die alternatief sou wees om wesens te skep wat nie reg en verkeerd kan kies nie. Maar in daardie geval sou engele en mense soos robotte wees, nie in staat om werklik liefde en toegeneentheid aan die Here te toon nie. God kon sonde onmoontlik maak, of Hy kon wesens vry maak om te kies, maar Hy kon logies nie albei doen nie. Sonder die vermoë om te kies, kan geen wese ‘n betekenisvolle verhouding met God hê nie. Daar sou nooit ‘n betekenisvolle ervaring van Sy genade en liefde, Sy geregtigheid en regverdigheid wees nie. Die volheid van God se natuur en heerlikheid sou nie sigbaar wees nie.
Die bestaan van sonde is negatief (Romeine 6:23), maar dit is nie die einde van die storie nie. Satan sal uiteindelik verslaan word. Sy einde is verklaar, en sy boosheid sal nie vir ewig voortduur nie (Openbaring 20:7–10). Deur geloof in Jesus Christus kan ons vergifnis van sondes en herstelde gemeenskap met God ontvang (Johannes 3:16; Efesiërs 2:8–9). Hierdie verhouding bied ewige lewe sowel as oorvloedige lewe deur ons verbintenis met die Here (Johannes 10:10). Jesus oorwin sonde en dood en bring ons tot ‘n volheid van verhouding met God wat ons ons net kan voorstel (1 Korintiërs 15:50–58; Openbaring 21–22).
Today’s Devotional
Computers have a reset when they become corrupted to go back to the factory settings called default. All of us have been corrupted by man’s words. We now need to default and go back to our Manufacture’s setting by going back to God’s words.
What did Jesus say?
Default Jesus.
Peter’s not standing at the gate to enter the kingdom of heaven. Our pastors not standing at the gate to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus is at the gate because He is the gate. (John 10:7) What did Jesus say?
Your pastor might have said, “Say this little prayer and you’ll go to heaven”, but what did Jesus say? Did your pastor tell you that you must lose your life in order to save it.
Jesus did. He said, “Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.” Luke (17:33)
Default Jesus.
Jesus said, “Not every one that says unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.“ (Matthew 7:21) It’s a fearful thing to fall into that hands of the living God. (Hebrews 10:31)
Default Jesus.
Your pastor might have told you God wants you to be wealthy and to enjoy your best life now but what did Jesus great wealthsay? “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)
Jesus warned us of seeking wealth and the things of this world. He said, “How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!” (Matthew 10:23) He said, “Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.” (Luke 12:15)
Will that man’s possessions save him on the day of judgment? Be careful of whose words you heed.
Default Jesus.
Did your pastor prepare you for persecution? Jesus did. “The servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” (John 15:20)
Man can study and debate Paul’s letters but who can debate Jesus’ own words. Many made excuses when Jesus spoke to them but a man’s excuse will only excuse him.
When we have been excused from heaven itself and God’s very presence, where will that leave us? There is only one alternative to heaven and that is the very fires of Hell.
If we choose to live our best life now, then we will have demonstrated whose words we believed and esteemed.
Jesus bread of lifesaid, “The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” (John 6:63)
He said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)
Bread alone will not sustain us but every word that proceeds from his mouth.
When many disciples walked away from Jesus when they didn’t like what he had to say, Peter knew there was no one who knew the way, as Peter declared, “Only you have the words of eternal life”. (John 6:68)
Read the Red letters of the Bible!
Maybe it’s time to reset our path to eternal life by going back to the Manufacturer settings. Go back to the red-letters of the Bible, reread them and take every word to heart.
Default Jesus.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Rekenaars het ‘n herstel wanneer hulle korrup raak om terug te keer na die fabrieksinstellings wat verstek genoem word. Ons almal is korrup deur die mens se woorde. Ons moet nou verstek gaan en terugkeer na ons Vervaardiger se instelling deur terug te gaan na God se woorde.
Wat het Jesus gesê?
Herbegin Jesus.
Petrus staan nie by die poort om die koninkryk van die hemele binne te gaan nie. Ons pastore staan nie by die poort om die koninkryk van die hemele binne te gaan nie. Jesus is by die poort omdat Hy die poort is. (Johannes 10:7) Wat het Jesus gesê?
Jou pastoor het dalk gesê: “Sê hierdie gebedjie en jy sal hemel toe gaan”, maar wat het Jesus gesê? Het jou pastoor vir jou gesê dat jy jou lewe moet verloor om dit te red?
Jesus het. Hy het gesê: “Elkeen wat sy lewe probeer red, sal dit verloor; en elkeen wat sy lewe verloor, sal dit behou.” Lukas (17:33)
Herbegin Jesus.
Jesus het gesê: “Nie elkeen wat vir My sê: Here, Here! sal in die koninkryk van die hemele ingaan nie, maar hy wat die wil doen van my Vader wat in die hemele is.” (Matteus 7:21) Dit is vreeslik om in die hande van die lewende God te val. (Hebreërs 10:31)
Herbegin Jesus.
Jou pastoor het dalk vir jou gesê God wil hê jy moet ryk wees en jou beste lewe nou geniet, maar wat het Jesus se groot rykdom gesê? “Want wat baat dit ‘n mens as hy die hele wêreld win en sy siel verloor? Of wat sal ‘n mens gee as losprys vir sy siel?” (Matteus 16:26)
Jesus het ons gewaarsku teen die soeke na rykdom en die dinge van hierdie wêreld. Hy het gesê: “Hoe beswaarlik sal die wat rykdom het, in die koninkryk van God ingaan!” (Matteus 10:23) Hy het gesê: “Pasop en wees op julle hoede vir die hebsug, want ‘n mens se lewe bestaan nie uit die oorvloed van sy besittings nie.” (Lukas 12:15)
Sal daardie man se besittings hom red op die oordeelsdag? Wees versigtig vir wie se woorde jy luister.
Herbegin Jesus.
Het jou pastoor jou voorberei vir vervolging? Jesus het. “’n Dienaar is nie groter as sy heer nie. As hulle My vervolg het, sal hulle julle ook vervolg.” (Johannes 15:20)
’n Mens kan Paulus se briewe bestudeer en debatteer, maar wie kan Jesus se eie woorde debatteer? Baie het verskonings gemaak toe Jesus met hulle gepraat het, maar ’n mens se verskoning sal hom net verskoon.
Wanneer ons van die hemel self en God se teenwoordigheid verskoon is, waar sal dit ons laat? Daar is slegs een alternatief vir die hemel en dit is die vure van die Hel.
As ons kies om nou ons beste lewe te lei, dan sal ons gedemonstreer het wie se woorde ons geglo en geag het.
Jesus se brood van die lewe het gesê: “Die woorde wat Ek tot julle spreek, is gees en is lewe.” (Johannes 6:63)
Hy het gesê: “Die mens sal nie van brood alleen lewe nie, maar van elke woord wat uit die mond van God uitgaan.” (Matteus 4:4)
Brood alleen sal ons nie onderhou nie, maar elke woord wat uit sy mond uitgaan.
Toe baie dissipels van Jesus weggeloop het toe hulle nie gehou het van wat hy te sê gehad het nie, het Petrus geweet daar was niemand wat die weg geken het nie, soos Petrus verklaar het: “Net U het die woorde van die ewige lewe.” (Johannes 6:68)
Lees die Rooi letters van die Bybel!
Miskien is dit tyd om ons pad na die ewige lewe te herstel deur terug te gaan na die Vervaardiger-instellings. Gaan terug na die rooi letters van die Bybel, lees dit weer en neem elke woord ter harte.
Herbegin Jesus.
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.
2 A.M Vriende:
Wie is daardie een vriend of daardie een iemand wat jy 2 uur die oggend kan bel sonder om jammer hoef te sê vir enige hulp ? Of dit nou praktiese hulp is wat jy nodig het, of iemand wat daar sal wees in ‘n tyd van nood of of the luister. As jy iemand het, is hulle onvoorwaardelik aan jou verbind !
Dieselfde gevoel van toewyding skyn deur Paulus se brief aan die volgelinge van Jesus Kolosse. Paulus skryf vanuit die tronk in Rome en sê dat hy Tychicus en Onesimus stuur om hulle te bemoedig (Kol 4:7-9). Aristarchus, Markus en Justus stuur hulle groete (vv 10-11). En Epaphras worstel altyd in gebed vir julle, sodat julle vas kan staan in die hele wil van God, volwasse en volkome oortuig (vv 12).
Dit is vrymoedige versekerings van praktiese hulp en diepgewortelde liefde.
Groter liefde het niemand as dit nie, om sy lewe vir ‘n ander af te lê.
2 A.M Friends:
Who is that one friend or that one person you can call at 2 a.m. without having to apologize for any help? Whether it’s practical help you need, or someone who will be there in a time of need or just listen. If you have someone, they are unconditionally committed to you! The same sense of commitment shines through Paul’s letter to the followers of Jesus in Colossians. Writing from prison in Rome, Paul says that he is sending Tychicus and Onesimus to encourage them (Col 4:7-9). Aristarchus, Mark, and Justus send their greetings (vv. 10-11). And Epaphras is always struggling in prayers for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully convinced (vv. 12). These are bold assurances of practical help and deep-rooted love.
Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for another.
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