Key Gospel Themes for 2026
- Peace in the Midst of the Storm: God offers a deep, lasting peace beyond worldly anxieties, a refuge found in His presence, even as global challenges arise.
- Breaking Barriers & Open Doors: A year for divine intervention, where God opens opportunities and shifts systems, but believers must walk in faith to receive them.
- Discernment & Authentic Fruit: With much noise (including AI), focus on Jesus’s true character and the “fruit” (actions, relationships, discipleship) as the real measure of faith, not just words.
- Walking with Jesus & Kingdom Living: The official theme that highlights a personal journey with Christ, applicable broadly as a call to discipleship and service.
- Overcoming Offense: A strong warning against becoming easily offended; remaining unoffendable is crucial to avoid being swayed by deception and to serve God’s true purposes.
- New Beginnings & Completing the Work: A reminder that God’s grace provides fresh starts, and He will complete the good work He started in believers, urging perseverance.
- Voice & Dominion: Believers are called to use their God-given voice to break cycles of fear and delay, exercising spiritual authority to see God’s will manifest.
Sample Verses & Applications for 2026
• Jeremiah 29:11: Trust God’s hopeful plans for your future, not striving to control everything.
• Matthew 6:33: Make seeking God’s Kingdom your top priority for life to fall into place.
• Philippians 4:6-7: Combat anxiety with prayer, thanksgiving, and trust in God’s peace.
Sleutel Evangelietemas vir 2026
- Vrede te midde van die storm: God bied ‘n diep, blywende vrede bo wêreldse angs, ‘n toevlugsoord wat in Sy teenwoordigheid gevind word, selfs wanneer globale uitdagings ontstaan.
- Verbreking van hindernisse en Oop Deure: ‘n Jaar vir goddelike ingryping, waar God geleenthede oopmaak en stelsels verander, maar gelowiges moet in geloof wandel om dit te ontvang.
- Onderskeidingsvermoë en Outentieke Vrugte: Met baie geraas (insluitend KI), fokus op Jesus se ware karakter en die “vrugte” (aksies, verhoudings, dissipelskap) as die ware maatstaf van geloof, nie net woorde nie.
- Wandel met Jesus en Koninkrykslewe: Die amptelike tema wat beklemtoon ‘n persoonlike reis met Christus, breedweg van toepassing as ‘n oproep tot dissipelskap en diens.
- Oorkoming van Aanstoot: ‘n Sterk waarskuwing teen maklik aanstoot neem; om onaanstootlik te bly is noodsaaklik om te verhoed dat jy deur misleiding beïnvloed word en om God se ware doeleindes te dien.
- Nuwe Begin & Voltooiing van die Werk: ‘n Herinnering dat God se genade vars begin bied, en Hy sal die goeie werk wat Hy in gelowiges begin het, voltooi, wat deursettingsvermoë aanmoedig.
- Stem & Heerskappy: Gelowiges word geroep om hul Godgegewe stem te gebruik om siklusse van vrees en vertraging te breek, en geestelike gesag uit te oefen om God se wil te sien manifesteer.
Voorbeeldverse & Toepassings vir 2026
- Jeremia 29:11: Vertrou God se hoopvolle planne vir jou toekoms, en moenie daarna streef om alles te beheer nie.
- Matteus 6:33: Maak die soeke na God se Koninkryk jou topprioriteit sodat die lewe in plek kan val.
- Filippense 4:6-7: Bestry angs met gebed, danksegging en vertroue in God se vrede.
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.Peace in the Midst of the Storm // Vrede te midde van die storm
Jesus utters the words “Peace, be still” in Mark 4:39 in the King James and New King James Versions as well as the English Standard Version. The wording is slightly different in other versions: “Quiet! Be still” (New International Version) and “Hush, be still” (New American Standard Bible).
Jesus’ command occurs near the end of Mark 4:35–41: “When evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. He said to them, ‘Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?’ And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’” (ESV).
“Peace, be still” is the command that Jesus used to calm a nighttime storm on the Sea of Galilee. The passage says that Jesus rebuked the storm—in other words, He told it to calm down in much the same way that a teacher might tell a classroom full of unruly students to calm down. The disciples were awestruck as the wind and waves actually obeyed! The authority Jesus showed gave them a clue as to who He really was.
On a closer reading, we find that it was not only the storm that was raging, but the disciples also. Jesus was asleep in the boat, and the disquieted disciples were filled with consternation: “The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’” (Mark 4:38). The disciples’ “raging” in the midst of the raging storm showed their lack of faith. Their question “Don’t you care?” was also an indignant affront to Jesus’ character. Of course Jesus cared for them. Jesus had said, “Let us go over to the other side,” so they should have known that they would make it. And He was with them, a fact that should have allayed fear.
Before we come down too hard on the disciples, we need to remember that they were just growing into their faith. While they may have questioned Jesus’ care for them, at least they had the idea that He could do something about the problem. This shows that they knew He had some extraordinary power and authority. If thirteen people are in a small boat in the middle of a raging storm, and twelve of them go to the thirteenth and say, “Please, do something about this storm,” that would indicate they felt the thirteenth man has some extraordinary abilities. Novelist Charles Dudley Warner quipped that “everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it.” Well, Jesus can actually do something about it, and He is the only one who can.
After rebuking the storm, Jesus issues a rebuke to the disciples as well: “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (Mark 4:40). In essence, He was also saying “Peace, be still” to the disciples. “Calm down. I was always in complete control.”
When we read the account of Jesus’ saying “Peace, be still” today, we need to remember that Jesus is always in control of our circumstances, and, when we trust Him, He will calm the raging inside our souls. When we find ourselves raging and tossing and turning on the inside, Philippians 4:6–7 tells us what to do: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” While it is great to see the storm around us calm down, it is even more important that our souls are calm in the midst of the storm. God has not promised to bring peace to every storm, but He has promised to give us peace through any storm if we will trust Him to take care of us.
The song “Sometimes He Calms the Storm” by Benton Kevin Stokes and Tony W. Wood beautifully communicate this truth:
Sometimes He calms the storm
With a whispered “Peace, be still.”
He can settle any sea,
But it doesn’t mean He will.
Sometimes He holds us close
And lets the wind and waves go wild;
Sometimes He calms the storm,
And other times He calms His child.
Jesus spreek die woorde “Vrede, wees stil” in Markus 4:39 in die King James- en New King James-weergawes sowel as die English Standard Version. Die bewoording is effens anders in ander weergawes: “Stil! Wees stil” (New International Version) en “Stil, wees stil” (New American Standard Bible).
Jesus se opdrag kom naby die einde van Markus 4:35–41 voor: “Toe dit aand geword het, sê Hy vir hulle: ‘Kom ons vaar na die oorkant toe.’ En hulle het die skare laat staan en Hom saamgeneem in die skuit, net soos Hy was. Daar was ook ander skuite by Hom. En ‘n groot windstorm het opgesteek, en die golwe het in die skuit gebreek, sodat die skuit al besig was om vol te word. Maar Hy was agter in die skuit en het op die kussing aan die slaap. En hulle het Hom wakker gemaak en vir Hom gesê: ‘Meester, gee U nie om dat ons vergaan nie?’ En Hy het wakker geword en die wind bestraf en vir die see gesê: ‘Stil! Wees stil!’ En die wind het gaan lê, en daar het ‘n groot stilte gekom. Hy sê vir hulle: ‘Waarom is julle so bang? Het julle nog steeds geen geloof nie?’ En hulle is met groot vrees vervul en het vir mekaar gesê: ‘Wie is Hy tog, dat selfs die wind en die see Hom gehoorsaam?’” (ESV).
“Stil, wees stil” is die opdrag wat Jesus gebruik het om ‘n nagtelike storm op die See van Galilea te bedaar. Die gedeelte sê dat Jesus die storm bestraf het – met ander woorde, Hy het dit beveel om te kalmeer op dieselfde manier as wat ‘n onderwyser vir ‘n klaskamer vol oproerige studente sou sê om te kalmeer. Die dissipels was verstom toe die wind en golwe eintlik gehoorsaam het! Die gesag wat Jesus getoon het, het hulle ‘n leidraad gegee oor wie Hy werklik was.
Met ‘n nadere lees vind ons dat dit nie net die storm was wat gewoed het nie, maar ook die dissipels. Jesus het in die skuit geslaap, en die ontstelde dissipels was met ontsteltenis gevul: “Die dissipels het Hom wakker gemaak en vir Hom gesê: ‘Meester, gee U nie om as ons verdrink nie?’” (Markus 4:38). Die dissipels se “woed” te midde van die woedende storm het hul gebrek aan geloof getoon. Hul vraag “Gee U nie om nie?” was ook ‘n verontwaardigde belediging vir Jesus se karakter. Natuurlik het Jesus vir hulle omgegee. Jesus het gesê: “Kom ons gaan na die oorkant toe,” so hulle moes geweet het dat hulle dit sou maak. En Hy was by hulle, ‘n feit wat vrees moes besweer het.
Voordat ons te hard op die dissipels neerkom, moet ons onthou dat hulle net in hul geloof gegroei het. Alhoewel hulle Jesus se sorg vir hulle dalk bevraagteken het, het hulle ten minste die idee gehad dat Hy iets aan die probleem kon doen. Dit wys dat hulle geweet het Hy het buitengewone mag en gesag. As dertien mense in ‘n klein bootjie te midde van ‘n woedende storm is, en twaalf van hulle gaan na die dertiende en sê: “Asseblief, doen iets aan hierdie storm,” sou dit aandui dat hulle gevoel het die dertiende man het buitengewone vermoëns. Romanskrywer Charles Dudley Warner het geskerts dat “almal oor die weer praat, maar niemand doen ooit iets daaraan nie.” Wel, Jesus kan eintlik iets daaraan doen, en Hy is die enigste een wat kan.
Nadat Hy die storm bestraf het, rig Jesus ook ‘n berisping aan die dissipels: “Waarom is julle so bang? Het julle nog steeds geen geloof nie?” (Markus 4:40). In wese het Hy ook vir die dissipels gesê: “Vrede, wees stil.” “Kalmeer. Ek was altyd in volle beheer.”
Wanneer ons vandag die verslag lees van Jesus se woorde “Vrede, wees stil” (Pace, be stil), moet ons onthou dat Jesus altyd in beheer van ons omstandighede is, en wanneer ons Hom vertrou, sal Hy die woede in ons siele kalmeer. Wanneer ons onsself van binne af woed en rondwoel, sê Filippense 4:6–7 vir ons wat om te doen: “Moet oor niks besorg wees nie, maar maak in alles julle begeertes deur gebed en smeking met danksegging bekend by God. En die vrede van God, wat alle verstand te bowe gaan, sal julle harte en julle sinne bewaar in Christus Jesus.” Alhoewel dit wonderlik is om te sien hoe die storm rondom ons bedaar, is dit selfs belangriker dat ons siele kalm is te midde van die storm. God het nie belowe om vrede in elke storm te bring nie, maar Hy het belowe om ons vrede deur enige storm te gee as ons Hom vertrou om vir ons te sorg.
Die liedjie “Sometimes He Calms the Storm” deur Benton Kevin Stokes en Tony W. Wood kommunikeer hierdie waarheid pragtig:
Sometimes He Calms the Storm
Met ‘n gefluisterde “Vrede, wees stil.”
Hy kan enige see tot bedaring bring,
Maar dit beteken nie Hy sal nie.
Soms hou Hy ons styf vas
En laat die wind en golwe wild gaan;
Soms maak Hy die storm stil,
En ander kere kalmeer Hy Sy kind.
Bible Verse and Prayer for Today
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
—John 1:11
Jesus came to his own things — the world he had created and the land God had promised his people — and his very own people didn’t receive him. Sometimes we are misled by OUR desires and OUR dreams for what Jesus will do for us that we miss what God wants for us and from us. Let’s not let the following be true in our lives. “Jesus came to me, but I wasn’t ready to receive him. I had other things I wanted to do and other things I wanted to experience before I fully surrendered my heart to him.”
Each time we put off surrendering our will to Jesus, each time we push him away as Lord, we allow our hearts to harden, and it becomes easier and easier to push him away. Now, while our hearts are still attentive to his grace, let’s renew our commitment to him, wholly and afresh, offering Jesus our hearts and lives to be used for his glory and grace. Let’s not put it off. It may be too late for us if we do!
Prayer
Holy God, I surrender my heart to your will. Precious Jesus, now more than ever, I recognize you as my Lord. I want to serve you and honor you in all areas of my life. Please forgive me for resisting your guidance or turning away from your commands. I know you left everything and gave up everything to save me. So now, dear Lord, please mold me into the person you want me to be and use me in ways that bless others and bring you glory. Amen and Amen
Bybel Vers en Gebed vir Vandag
Hy het gekom na wat syne was, maar sy eie het Hom nie ontvang nie.
—Johannes 1:11
Jesus het gekom na sy eie dinge — die wêreld wat Hy geskep het en die land wat God aan sy mense belowe het — en sy eie mense het Hom nie ontvang nie. Soms word ons mislei deur ONS begeertes en ONS drome oor wat Jesus vir ons sal doen, sodat ons mis wat God vir ons en van ons wil hê. Laat ons nie toelaat dat die volgende waar is in ons lewens nie. “Jesus het na My toe gekom, maar Ek was nie gereed om Hom te ontvang nie. Ek het ander dinge gehad wat Ek wou doen en ander dinge wat Ek wou ervaar voordat Ek my hart ten volle aan Hom oorgegee het.”
Elke keer as ons die oorgawe van ons wil aan Jesus uitstel, elke keer as ons Hom as Here wegstoot, laat ons ons harte verhard, en dit word al hoe makliker om Hom weg te stoot. Nou, terwyl ons harte steeds aandag gee aan sy genade, laat ons ons toewyding aan Hom hernu, geheel en al en opnuut, en Jesus ons harte en lewens aanbied om gebruik te word vir sy heerlikheid en genade. Laat ons dit nie uitstel nie. Dit mag dalk te laat wees vir ons as ons dit doen!
Gebed
Heilige God, ek gee my hart oor aan u wil. Dierbare Jesus, nou meer as ooit tevore erken ek U as my Here. Ek wil U dien en U eer in alle areas van my lewe. Vergewe my asseblief dat ek u leiding weerstaan of van u bevele afwyk. Ek weet U het alles verlaat en alles prysgegee om my te red. So nou, liewe Here, vorm my asseblief in die persoon wat U wil hê ek moet wees en gebruik my op maniere wat ander seën en U eer bring. Amen en Amen
Bible Teaching of the Day
We all feel overwhelmed at times. Sometimes it is a result of taking on too much work or responsibility; other times it is caused by things we cannot control, like physical illness or emotional trauma. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed when everything is normal and we don’t see any reason for feeling that way. Even things we enjoy can leave us feeling overwhelmed if there is too much to do. We face daily pressures from jobs or school, from friends and family, and from temptations to sin. These can pile up and seem completely unmanageable. Fortunately, the Bible speaks to us about feeling overwhelmed.
In the Gospels Jesus shows us a way to prevent stress and the feeling of being overwhelmed. He was the sinless Son of God, but He often went away by Himself to get away from large crowds—even from those that needed His help and healing (Mark 1:35). At times He retreated even from His disciples. Other times, He retreated with His disciples: “Because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest’” (Mark 6:31). It was not selfish of Jesus to get away from people and commune with God. It was wise of Him to seek time for His disciples to rest, as well. We can rightly assume it is okay for us to spend some time alone, too, if we are feeling overwhelmed by people and responsibilities. It is interesting to note that Jesus also enjoyed great inner peace because of His trust in God. Even in the midst of a storm, He could sleep (Matthew 8:23–24).
There was one occasion when Jesus described Himself as feeling overwhelmed. It was in Gethsemane just before His arrest, trial, and crucifixion. “He began to be deeply distressed and troubled. ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,’ he said to [his disciples]. ‘Stay here and keep watch.’ Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed” (Mark 14:33–35). In considering the fact that we, too, can be overwhelmed by situations facing us, there are three things to note here: first, Jesus was completely honest about how He felt. Second, He solicited the help of friends. Third, He prayed. Jesus took His burden to His Father. What a good model for us.
God is the God of peace (Romans 15:33; 1 Corinthians 14:33). Peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and something we can ask God for any time, having complete faith that He will answer our prayer. It is clearly God’s will to give us good things (Matthew 7:11), and we know that His Spirit and the gifts He brings are good (Luke 11:13). We are told to set our minds on the Spirit, because to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace (Romans 8:6).
David also dealt with the feeling of being overwhelmed. In two of his psalms, he suggests a specific course of action: prayer followed by remembering the past goodness of God. “My spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land” (Psalm 143:4–6). And, “From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy” (Psalm 61:2–3, KJV). Praise the Lord for His ready ear and His constant faithfulness. There is a rock higher than we.
When we are feeling overwhelmed, it may also help to remove ourselves from the situation, if possible. We may need to decrease our workload, knowing that it is not sinful to let go of some responsibilities for a while. In any case, we continue to rely on God’s strength and pray for peace, knowing that He has promised to help us. “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea” (Psalm 46:1–2).
Bybel Lering vir die Dag
Ons almal voel soms oorweldig. Soms is dit die gevolg van te veel werk of verantwoordelikheid; ander kere word dit veroorsaak deur dinge wat ons nie kan beheer nie, soos fisiese siekte of emosionele trauma. Soms kan ons oorweldig voel wanneer alles normaal is en ons geen rede sien om so te voel nie. Selfs dinge wat ons geniet, kan ons oorweldig laat voel as daar te veel is om te doen. Ons staar daaglikse druk in die gesig van werk of skool, van vriende en familie, en van versoekings om te sondig. Hierdie kan ophoop en heeltemal onhanteerbaar lyk. Gelukkig praat die Bybel met ons oor oorweldig voel.
In die Evangelies wys Jesus vir ons ‘n manier om stres en die gevoel van oorweldig te voorkom. Hy was die sondelose Seun van God, maar Hy het dikwels alleen weggegaan om weg te kom van groot skares – selfs van diegene wat Sy hulp en genesing nodig gehad het (Markus 1:35). Soms het Hy selfs van Sy dissipels teruggetrek. Ander kere het Hy saam met Sy dissipels teruggetrek: “Omdat daar so baie mense gekom en gegaan het dat hulle nie eers kans gehad het om te eet nie, sê Hy vir hulle: ‘Kom julle alleen saam met My na ‘n stil plek en rus’” (Markus 6:31). Dit was nie selfsugtig van Jesus om van mense weg te kom en met God te kommunikeer nie. Dit was wys van Hom om ook tyd te soek vir Sy dissipels om te rus. Ons kan tereg aanvaar dat dit ook reg is vir ons om tyd alleen deur te bring as ons oorweldig voel deur mense en verantwoordelikhede. Dit is interessant om daarop te let dat Jesus ook groot innerlike vrede geniet het as gevolg van Sy vertroue in God. Selfs te midde van ‘n storm kon Hy slaap (Matteus 8:23–24).
Daar was een geleentheid toe Jesus Homself beskryf het asof Hy oorweldig voel. Dit was in Getsemane net voor Sy arrestasie, verhoor en kruisiging. “Hy het begin om diep ontsteld en ontsteld te word. Hy het vir [sy dissipels] gesê: ‘My siel is diep bedroef tot die dood toe. Bly hier en waak.’ Hy het ‘n bietjie verder gegaan en op die grond geval en gebid” (Markus 14:33–35). As ons in ag neem dat ons ook oorweldig kan word deur situasies wat ons in die gesig staar, is daar drie dinge om hier op te let: eerstens, Jesus was heeltemal eerlik oor hoe Hy gevoel het. Tweedens, Hy het die hulp van vriende gevra. Derdens, Hy het gebid. Jesus het Sy las na Sy Vader geneem. Wat ‘n goeie voorbeeld vir ons!
God is die God van vrede (Romeine 15:33; 1 Korintiërs 14:33). Vrede is ‘n vrug van die Heilige Gees en iets waarvoor ons God enige tyd kan vra, met volle geloof dat Hy ons gebed sal verhoor. Dit is duidelik God se wil om ons goeie dinge te gee (Matteus 7:11), en ons weet dat Sy Gees en die gawes wat Hy bring goed is (Lukas 11:13). Ons word aangesê om ons gedagtes op die Gees te rig, want om die Gees te bedink, is lewe en vrede (Romeine 8:6).
Dawid het ook met die gevoel van oorweldiging te doen gehad. In twee van sy psalms stel hy ‘n spesifieke handelswyse voor: gebed gevolg deur die herinnering aan die goedheid van God in die verlede. “My gees versmag in my, my hart is verslae in my. Ek dink aan die dae van lank gelede; ek peins oor al u werke en oordink die werk van u hande. Ek brei my hande na U uit; ek dors na U soos ‘n dor land” (Psalm 143:4–6). En: “Van die einde van die aarde af roep ek na U as my hart beswyk; lei my na ‘n rots wat hoër is as ek, want U was ‘n toevlug vir my, ‘n sterk toring teen die vyand” (Psalm 61:2–3). Prys die Here vir Sy gewillige oor en Sy voortdurende getrouheid. Daar is ‘n rots hoër as ons.
Wanneer ons oorweldig voel, kan dit ook help om onsself uit die situasie te verwyder, indien moontlik. Ons moet dalk ons werklas verminder, wetende dat dit nie sondig is om van sommige verantwoordelikhede vir ‘n rukkie afstand te doen nie. In elk geval, ons gaan voort om op God se krag te vertrou en vir vrede te bid, wetende dat Hy belowe het om ons te help. “God is vir ons ‘n toevlug en ‘n sterkte, ‘n altyddeur bestaande hulp in nood. Daarom sal ons nie vrees nie, al wyk die aarde en al stort die berge in die hart van die see” (Psalm 46:1–2).
Today’s Devotional
James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” This is the very first thing James writes in his letter after his salutation. Why? Because of its import. Many Christians think once they’ve made that decision for Christ that everything will fall into place and life will be that proverbial bowl of cherries. And when trials and tough times come upon them or continue, they begin to question, “why?” Wondering how they could possibly endure horrible circumstances and consider it joy.
Peter also tackles this subject of joy through trials. “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls” (1 Peter 1:6-9).
In both of these passages, we see the instruction of what we should do. ‘Consider it pure joy…’ ‘In this you greatly rejoice…’ Why? Because trials make us stronger. The James passage clearly states that the testing of our faith produces perseverance. And the Peter passage states that our faith, which is priceless, will be proved genuine and result in praise to God. But how? How can we find joy in the midst of all the junk, hardships, and painful circumstances?
First, we need to understand that the joy the world gives is not the same as the joy the Spirit gives. Worldly joy or happiness comes and goes as often as waves hitting the shore. It isn’t something you can cling to when you’ve lost a loved one or are facing bankruptcy. The Spirit’s joy or happiness, on the other hand, can stay with you for the long haul. For the believer, the fruit of the Spirit, including joy, is like a bottomless well of water—there’s always an abundant supply. Even in the darkest days, when sadness, grief, and loss may threaten to overwhelm you, God’s joy is there.
Second, we need to understand that God’s joy cannot be taken away. Oh, you might think that it’s gone—that the hands of misfortune have snatched it from you—but it’s not. As believers, we are promised the constant presence of the Holy Spirit. We are promised His joy. Just as our salvation is assured through Jesus’ one-time sacrifice for all. Jesus’ words in John 15:11, “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.” Other examples, Acts 13:52, “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 16:34, “The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole family.”
Third, we need to stop wallowing, whining, and complaining and grab onto God’s joy. Just like salvation, joy is a free and perfect gift from Him, and we must reach out and accept that gift. Grab onto it. Like a lifeline. Choose joy. Over bitterness, anger, and sorrow. Make a decision to choose joy every day. No matter what. Look at these great examples in Scripture: “Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability” (2 Corinthians 8:2-3). “You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 1:6). “Be joyful always” (1 Thessalonians 5:16). “You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions” (Hebrews 10:34). And the best illustration of all, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
All through Scripture we see the persecution of the church, the trials and hardships that believers have faced. The challenge then is to truly learn how to consider each trial joy.
This topic is very near and dear to my heart because it is a lesson I’m relearning each and every day. My daughter has a rare nerve disorder, she’s had brain surgery, and we’ve faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles, mountains of medical bills, bankruptcy, and foreclosure. But you know what I have discovered? God’s joy really is there. You can consider each trial joy, you can greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory even when you feel like you are face-first in the mudpuddle. You can endure whatever circumstances are making you quake in your boots right now. If you have been saved through faith in Jesus Christ—you have all you need.
Grab onto God’s joy.
Vandag se Bemoediging
Jakobus 1:2-4 sê: “Ag dit louter vreugde, my broers, wanneer julle allerhande beproewinge in die gesig staar, want julle weet dat die beproewing van julle geloof volharding kweek. Volharding moet sy werk voltooi, sodat julle volwasse en volkome kan wees en aan niks kortkom nie.” Dit is die heel eerste ding wat Jakobus in sy brief skryf na sy groet. Hoekom? As gevolg van die belangrikheid daarvan. Baie Christene dink sodra hulle daardie besluit vir Christus geneem het, dat alles in plek sal val en die lewe daardie spreekwoordelike bak vol kersies sal wees. En wanneer beproewinge en moeilike tye oor hulle kom of voortduur, begin hulle vra: “hoekom?” En wonder hoe hulle moontlik verskriklike omstandighede kan verduur en dit as vreugde beskou.
Petrus pak ook hierdie onderwerp van vreugde aan deur beproewinge. “Verbly julle hierin, al ly julle nou net ’n kort tydjie in allerhande beproewinge. Dit het gebeur sodat julle geloof, wat van groter waarde is as goud wat vergaan al word dit deur vuur gelouter, egtheid kan bewys en tot lof, heerlikheid en eer kan lei wanneer Jesus Christus geopenbaar word. Julle, al het julle Hom nie gesien nie, het Hom lief, en al sien julle Hom nou nie, glo in Hom en is vervul met ’n onuitspreeklike en heerlike blydskap, want julle verkry die doel van julle geloof, die saligheid van julle siele” (1 Petrus 1:6-9).
In beide hierdie gedeeltes sien ons die instruksie van wat ons moet doen. ‘Ag dit louter vreugde…’ ‘Verbly julle hierin…’ Hoekom? Omdat beproewinge ons sterker maak. Die Jakobus-gedeelte stel dit duidelik dat die beproewing van ons geloof volharding bewerkstellig. En die Petrus-gedeelte stel dat ons geloof, wat onskatbaar is, egtheid sal bewys en tot lof van God sal lei. Maar hoe? Hoe kan ons vreugde vind te midde van al die gemors, ontberinge en pynlike omstandighede?
Eerstens moet ons verstaan dat die vreugde wat die wêreld gee nie dieselfde is as die vreugde wat die Gees gee nie. Wêreldse vreugde of geluk kom en gaan so gereeld soos golwe wat teen die strand slaan. Dit is nie iets waaraan jy kan vasklou wanneer jy ‘n geliefde verloor het of bankrotskap in die gesig staar nie. Die Gees se vreugde of geluk, aan die ander kant, kan vir die lang termyn by jou bly. Vir die gelowige is die vrug van die Gees, insluitend vreugde, soos ‘n bodemlose put water – daar is altyd ‘n oorvloedige voorraad. Selfs in die donkerste dae, wanneer hartseer, smart en verlies jou kan dreig om te oorweldig, is God se vreugde daar.
Tweedens moet ons verstaan dat God se vreugde nie weggeneem kan word nie. O, jy mag dink dat dit weg is – dat die hande van ongeluk dit van jou af weggeruk het – maar dit is nie. As gelowiges word ons die voortdurende teenwoordigheid van die Heilige Gees belowe. Ons word Sy vreugde belowe. Net soos ons verlossing verseker word deur Jesus se eenmalige offer vir almal. Jesus se woorde in Johannes 15:11: “Dit sê Ek vir julle sodat my blydskap in julle kan wees en julle blydskap volkome kan wees.” Ander voorbeelde, Handelinge 13:52: “En die dissipels is vervul met blydskap en met die Heilige Gees.” Handelinge 16:34: “Die tronkbewaarder het hulle in sy huis gebring en vir hulle ‘n maaltyd voorgesit, en hy was vervul met blydskap omdat hy in God geglo het.”
Derdens, ons moet ophou om te kerm, te kerm en te kla en God se vreugde aangryp. Net soos verlossing, is vreugde ‘n gratis en perfekte geskenk van Hom, en ons moet uitreik en daardie geskenk aanvaar. Gryp dit aan. Soos ‘n reddingsboei. Kies vreugde. Bo bitterheid, woede en hartseer. Neem ‘n besluit om elke dag vreugde te kies. Maak nie saak wat nie. Kyk na hierdie wonderlike voorbeelde in die Skrif: “Uit die grootste beproewing het hulle oorvloedige blydskap en hulle uiterste armoede oorvloedig oorgeloop in ryk vrygewigheid. Want ek getuig dat hulle soveel as wat hulle kon gegee het, ja, bo hulle vermoë” (2 Korintiërs 8:2-3). “Julle het navolgers van ons en van die Here geword; ten spyte van swaar lyding het julle die woord aangeneem met die blydskap wat deur die Heilige Gees gegee word” (1 Tessalonisense 1:6). “Wees altyd bly” (1 Tessalonisense 5:16). “Julle het met die gevangenes meegevoel gehad en met blydskap die konfiskering van julle eiendom aanvaar, omdat julle geweet het dat julle self beter en blywende besittings het” (Hebreërs 10:34). En die beste illustrasie van alles, “Laat ons ons oë gevestig hou op Jesus, die Leidsman en Voleinder van die geloof, wat vir die vreugde wat Hom voorgehou is, die kruis verdra het, die skande verag het en aan die regterhand van die troon van God gaan sit het” (Hebreërs 12:2).
Deur die hele Skrif sien ons die vervolging van die kerk, die beproewinge en ontberinge wat gelowiges in die gesig gestaar het. Die uitdaging is dan om werklik te leer hoe om elke beproewing se vreugde te beskou.
Hierdie onderwerp is baie na aan my hart, want dit is ‘n les wat ek elke dag weer leer. My dogter het ‘n seldsame senuweeafwyking, sy het ‘n breinoperasie gehad, en ons het skynbaar onoorkomelike struikelblokke, berge mediese rekeninge, bankrotskap en negatief beslag gelê. Maar weet jy wat ek ontdek het? God se vreugde is werklik daar. Jy kan elke beproewing se vreugde beskou, jy kan jou grootliks verbly met vreugde wat onuitspreeklik en vol heerlikheid is, selfs wanneer jy voel asof jy met jou gesig eerste in die modderplas. Jy kan enige omstandighede verduur wat jou nou in jou stewels laat bewe. As jy gered is deur geloof in Jesus Christus—het jy alles wat jy nodig het.
Gryp God se vreugde vas.
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BIBLE PROPHECY IN THE NEWS
What is waiting for Israel? 2026 and Beyond.
Let’s Look into Bible Prophecy and see what is the Future of Israel according to Bible Prophecy, Study by Pastor Dirk.
1. The Gog and Magog War!
Just before the 7 Year Peace Agreement the Gog and Magog Battle takes place at the Border between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. Gog (Russia) and Magog (Iran) leads this large army with Other Countries that joined in like Turkey, Just to name a few. The Reason: Land Grab, due to the Resolution the UN Passed on the 23 rd of Dec 2016. Trying to push Israel back to the 1967 Borders.
This will be a Nuclear War , for Ezekiel sees that the Bodies of the Gog and Magog cannot be accessed for Burial for Months on End, And God dedicated a Piece of Land for the dead of this army.
One more thing that stands out to me is that the Weapons left by the Gog and Magog army will be burned by Israel for a 7 Year Period.
This during the 7 Year Peace Agreement.
Eze 38:1-23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Eze 39:1-29 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken.
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.
Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.
Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.
When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;
Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. – Ezekiel
2. The Arrival of the Jewish Messiah.
Just after the Gog and Magog war , The New World Order takes over and appoint a Leader that is also introduced as the Jewish Messiah by the False Prophet
Christians Please do Not get Fooled for the Jewish Messiah is not Jesus Christ and This is not the 2nd Coming of Jesus Christ !
Don’t be Fooled Jesus is not the Jewish messiah
3. The Building of the 3rd Jewish Temple.
Israel finally agree to a Two State Solution and Give Palestine the West Bank (Old Judea) as Country. For this Israel gets the Approval to build the 3rd Jewish Temple.
Within 9 Months the Temple is Build and Animal Sacrifices starts.
Rev 11:1-2 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. – John
4. The Birth of the Country of Palestine.
Israel completes the Wall between Israel and the West Bank , and in One day the Country of Palestine is Born , There is Jews that Remain in Judea = Palestine. Under the 7 year Peace Agreement.
Eze 36:17-22 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.
Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:
And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.
Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.
Isa 66:8-14 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
Mat 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains – Jesus Christ
5. The Abomination of Desolation.
42 Months = 3 and half Year from the 1st Brick of the Temple is Placed , The Jewish Messiah steps into the Temple , Claiming to be God and Stops the Daily Animal Sacrifices , This is Called the Abomination of Desolation.
Dan 12:11-12 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. – Daniel
Mat 24:15-16 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: – Jesus Christ
6. The Fleeing into the Wilderness.
The Jews in Israel does not accept the Abomination and the Jewish Messiah reveals him as the Antichrist, and Ban the Jews from the Temple, and cancels the Peace agreement, The Jews in Palestine then have to Flee into the Mountains and Wilderness with the Help of USA.
Mat 24:15-20 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: ~ Jesus Christ
Rev 12:12-17 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. – JOHN
After this the 666 is Implemented and The Great Tribulation Starts!
Mat 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. – JESUS CHRIST.
in 2026 – Keep your Eyes on the Red Horse says Pastor Dirk
The Red Horse is the Belief system called Communism and Socialism iow Red Russia and Red China – The Horsemen of the Red Horse – GOG in Ezekiel 38/39 , in Rev 6 , the 2nd Seal called the Red Horse
2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese Zodiac, starting on the Lunar New Year, February 17, 2026, and lasting until February 5, 2027, following the Year of the Snake and bringing dynamic change.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
2026 The Year of the Full Total Eclipse of the Sun
A total solar eclipse will sweep over parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland on Aug. 12, 2026, offering millions a chance to witness one of nature’s greatest spectacles.
As the moon fully blocks the sun, day will turn briefly to night across the path of totality.
If you’re already counting down the days, you’re not alone; eclipse chasers far and wide are locking in their plans for what promises to be a phenomenal event. Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years is not to be missed.
The path of totality, the narrow strip where viewers will experience complete darkness as the moon fully blocks the sun, begins in the Arctic and crosses Iceland before reaching Spain during the early evening hours of Aug. 12, 2026.
Ring Didn’t Just Upgrade Its Cameras-It Upgraded The Surveillance State
It begins with a friendly buzz on your phone. “Mom at Front Door.”
Harmless. Helpful. Almost sweet.
But that small moment–so easily dismissed as convenience–marks a profound shift in how surveillance enters our lives. With Amazon’s rollout of AI-powered facial recognition to Ring doorbell cameras, biometric identification is no longer confined to airports, government buildings, or police databases. It has crossed the threshold of the American home.
And history tells us that once a technology becomes domestic, it becomes permanent.
Amazon has begun rolling out a new feature called Familiar Faces, allowing Ring users to identify and name people who appear on their cameras. The system can catalog up to 50 individuals and send personalized alerts instead of generic motion notifications. Amazon markets this as a way to reduce unnecessary alerts and improve user experience.
On the surface, it sounds like progress. Beneath the surface, it is something else entirely.
GOG AND MAGOG UPDATE
Countdown To 2027: Gog / China’s Roadmap To Taking Taiwan Will Affect Us All
On Monday, the skies and seas around Taiwan filled once again with the unmistakable message of intimidation. Chinese air, naval, and rocket forces surged into coordinated military drills encircling the island, placing Taiwan’s armed forces on high alert. Beijing called the exercises a “stern warning” against separatism and “external interference.” But to Taiwan, the United States, and much of Asia, it felt like something more ominous: another rehearsal in a long-running campaign of psychological warfare meant to exhaust, intimidate, and normalize the threat of invasion.
These drills were not isolated. They fit into a pattern that has intensified over the past two years–frequent sorties, naval maneuvers, missile tests, and increasingly aggressive rhetoric. The goal is not only military readiness but mental erosion: to make the possibility of war feel inevitable, even mundane. And according to the Pentagon, that sense of inevitability may now come with a date attached.
Why 2027 Matters
A Pentagon report obtained by Reuters has sharpened global focus on a troubling milestone: 2027. U.S. defense planners assess that by then, China expects to have the capability to invade Taiwan “by brute force” and complete a takeover. This timeline is not arbitrary. It coincides with key modernization goals set by Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including full joint-force integration, improved amphibious capabilities, and the ability to deter–or defeat–U.S. intervention in the Western Pacific.
The report warns that China could launch strikes from as far as 2,000 nautical miles away, severely challenging U.S. forces in the region. It also reveals that Beijing has now loaded 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across three new silo fields–an unmistakable signal that China is preparing not just for a regional conflict, but for escalation control against a nuclear-armed adversary.
In short, 2027 is when Beijing believes the balance of risk shifts in its favor.
Japan Breaks Its Silence–and Its Doctrine
China’s drills also came amid rising tensions with Japan, long constrained by its post-World War II pacifist constitution. That restraint is now visibly eroding. Japanese leaders have begun speaking more openly about Taiwan as a direct national security concern. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently suggested that Japan might intervene militarily if China attacked the island–remarks that triggered an angry response from Beijing, including warplane sorties and sharp diplomatic warnings to “stay out of China’s business.”
But geography makes that demand unrealistic. Taiwan sits astride vital maritime chokepoints, including the Bashi Channel, through which a significant portion of global trade flows. A Chinese-controlled Taiwan would place Beijing in a dominant position over Japan’s sea lanes and severely threaten U.S. forward presence in the region. Japan’s rearmament–including increased defense spending, long-range strike capabilities, and closer coordination with U.S. forces–reflects a sobering conclusion: peace doctrine alone will not deter an expansionist power.
China’s Naval and Missile Surge
Perhaps the most visible symbol of China’s ambitions is its navy. According to the U.S. Naval Institute, the People’s Liberation Army Navy is on track to field up to nine aircraft carriers by 2035–potentially outnumbering U.S. carriers in the Pacific. This represents the largest carrier expansion in the Indo-Pacific since World War II and signals Beijing’s intent to project power far beyond its shores.
At the same time, China has undertaken a sweeping expansion of its missile production network. A CNN analysis of satellite imagery shows that more than 60 percent of facilities linked to missile manufacturing or the PLA Rocket Force have expanded since 2020. These include conventional ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and nuclear delivery systems–tools designed to hold U.S. bases, ships, and allies at risk from the opening moments of any conflict.
Together, carriers and missiles form the backbone of China’s strategy: keep U.S. forces at bay while overwhelming Taiwan before help can arrive.
No Peace Plan Will Stop The Terrorists’ Jihad Against Israel
More than two months after the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into effect, the Iran-backed Hamas terror group seems more determined than ever to stay in power and continue its armed struggle to destroy Israel.
On December 14, Hamas marked the 38th anniversary of its founding by praising its October 7, 2023 invasion of Israel’s southern communities as a “gigantic milestone and landmark in the struggle for freedom and independence and the defeat and elimination of the occupation [Israel].” On that day, more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, and thousands wounded. Another 251 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip, where Hamas is still holding the remains of one hostage.
Hamas has no regrets over the massacre it committed on October 7 and the ensuing war, which claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinians and destroyed large parts of the Gaza Strip. Instead of apologizing to the Palestinians for bringing death and destruction on them, the terror group issued a statement offering “greetings to the Palestinians for their legendary steadfastness.”
Hamas seized the opportunity to repeat its “categorical rejection of any form of trusteeship or mandate over the Gaza Strip.”
This is a reference to US President Donald J. Trump’s plan for peace in the Gaza Strip. The plan calls for the establishment of an international body, the “Board of Peace,” to help with the administration, reconstruction, and economic recovery of the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the war. The plan, in addition, calls for the deployment of an “International Stabilization Force” (ISF) and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.
Since the announcement of Trump’s plan, Hamas has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the presence of a non-Palestinian governing body in the Gaza Strip. Moreover, the terror group has dismissed the idea of laying down its weapons. It has also made it clear that the role of any international force should be limited just to monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire with Israel. According to Hamas, the proposed International Stabilization Force should be stationed at the borders of the Gaza Strip, and not in areas controlled by the terror group.
Hamas said in its latest statement:
“The Palestinian people alone decide who governs them, and they have the legitimate right to resist, liberate their land, and establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital… Hamas affirms its commitment to its principles since its inception and its loyalty to the blood of the martyrs and the sacrifices of the prisoners, until liberation and the return [of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to their former homes inside Israel]…. Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque will remain the focus of the conflict. The Palestinian people have the right to all resistance [meaning: terrorism against Israel].”
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TruLight ‘s 2026 Message / Boodskap
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Happy New Year! May 2026 be a year of bold new beginnings, where past lessons fuel future triumphs, you find strength in challenges, embrace exciting opportunities, and fill your days with growth, joy, love, and meaningful moments, making it your best chapter yet. But only if you Live in the Will of God and Follow every Step to Heaven , Lead by Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Enjoy your Next Year with Jesus , Greeting from Pastor Dirk and the TruLight Ministries Team.
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