God is ready to do things for you that you would not believe
Habakkuk 1: 5 – Look at the nations and watch–and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Today I can joyfully declare that God is still on the throne! I remember a time I had a very challenging week.…
Speak life into your situation
Psalm 118: 17- I will not die; instead, I will live to tell what the LORD has done. When I wrote this, we were celebrating Freedom Day in South Africa – a day we honour and remember as the day we were truly free from oppression and injustices of our past. When I read Psalm…
Count it all joy
James 1: 2 – My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials We all go through trials in our lives, and I am certainly no exception. During a particularly trying week in my life, I was faced with a number of challenges. These ranged from personal to business. In the midst…
Is anything too hard for the LORD?
Genesis 18: 14 – Is anything too hard for the LORD? I remember a time my younger sister, Hlengiwe, went to hospital for what was supposed to be a minor operation. My whole family expected her to be out of hospital after no more than two days. By evening of the second day, she was…
Trust the process
Genesis 41:41 – So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.” Joseph was hated by his brothers only because his father loved him more. The fact that he was his father’s favourite made him to be an enemy of his very own brothers. This story is…
Time to prophesy over those dry bones
Ezekiel 37: 4 – 5 – Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Like many South Africans, I spent…
No more black saturday
Matthew 28: 5-6 – The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Easter holidays and festivities are upon us! Whether you are…
Take the limits off your thinking
Isaiah 43:19 – For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. There are days when life feels hard to bear. When challenges look too heavy to carry. When you…
God is working behind the scenes on your behalf
1 KINGS 17: 2 – 4 – Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there.” We all have moments in our lives…
Time to give thanks
1 Thessalonians – 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. This is one verse I misread for a very long time. The verse talks about giving thanks ‘in’ all things. For years I used to understand it as saying we must give thanks ‘for’ all…
You are dearly loved by God
1 Thessalonians 1: 4 – We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. So, February has been dubbed the month of love. It is a month where lovers are supposed to celebrate their love for each other. At a personal level, it is a…
You have just entered the crossing of the arms’ week
Genesis 48: 14 – But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn. This is not going…
Lord teach us to number our days
Psalm 90:12 – Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Last week on Monday a drunken driver ran over two ladies who were JMPD officers. At the time of the incident, these ladies were at work. They had left their families hoping to be home safe after their…
Get ready receive
1 Peter 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. I have a small confession to make, the past 8 months have not been easy at all for me. I…