Friday 4 May 2018

Speak to God

Sometimes we go through things in this life which can cause a lot of damage both emotionally and mentally that we carry with us for years.yet when people see us they always see a person that portrays someone who has no cares in the world.yet deep down some of the most hurting people in the world are the ones that have mastered the art of hiding their pain.God wants us to deal with our hurts in a transparent and honest way .After all He knows us better than we know ourselves. We can approach God with boldness and not be ashamed in His presence because of the blood of Jesus. Start getting into a conversation with God. Tell him about your desires , hopes and dreams.You will be surprised at the results.God is waiting for you to talk to him. This should be as natural as you would be talking to your husband or your wife or a trusted friend. Let God know what's in your heart .He is your Father and His ears are eager and willing to listen with more love and compassion that you could imagine.Remember that God loves you

Sunday 19 June 2016

Current state of affairs from a biblical view

Jesus is coming back , no doubt about it. The signs are evident in every sphere of every day life. We as God's people are having to face choices every day of our lives and the choices we make will determine if we are heading in the right direction or not. There is more pressure now than ever before to make the right choice. The course of this world is geared toward disobeying God and rebellion in every aspect that represents truth from His Holy Word. We are in this world but not of this world the bible says. Hatred , bitterness and strife is rife everywhere you go. The mainstream media has become the vocal chords of the devil's biggest weapon " Fear" The bible says that because iniquity will abound the love of many will wax cold. God is Love and we are to be vessels of that Love so that the world can see Christ in us the Hope of Glory! Don't yield to the things if this world or get entangled with the affairs of this life. Coll 3 - Paul says set your affection on things above not on things on the earth. Get rid of earthly minded thinking and start thinking like God. Do the opposite of what the world is doing and start flowing with the river of His love.

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Be strong in the Lord....

...and in the power of His might. Eph 6:10
There is no doubt that we are living in times of great stress and pressure and it seems as if it is getting worse every day. As the return of the Lord Jesus draws closer we as God's people ought to become stronger and more powerful in the spirit.We are to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. What God requires from His people is a living relationship, a river that flows constantly with the anointing . There must be a fresh anointing in our lives every day. Without the anointing - no power, and without the power of God in our lives we cannot be effective. The world is dying, everybody is looking for answers and the body of Christ should provide the answers through the power of the Holy Ghost

Wednesday 2 March 2016

Faithfull to the end

Over the years I have noticed a disturbing trend amongst believers in the body of Christ. It seems as if many people have the notion that being faithful in attending weekly services is doing God a favour. The Bible says "as He is so are we " This I do know, that God is faithful. We ought to be faithful in everything that we do. When people look at us they must see faithfulness because this is who our Father is. Some people stay faithful for a while and then suddenly they disappear of the grid. When you see them again and ask them what happened, the usual answer is "The Lord told me to leave and join another church" The real reason is actually they got offended and have now officially become a church hopper. You see them a few months later and they have left that ministry as well and still battling with the same personal issues when they started. The Lord never had anything to do with their decision, because if they had consulted him in their decision He would have told them to stay and serve in that ministry and become a blessing. The first sign that there is trouble brewing in somebody's spiritual life, is they start skipping services or the gathering of the believers.No matter how tough it gets on your flesh, always have this attitude to never miss a service. I decided a long time ago to stay faithful in services and attendance
even if I have to crawl through the door and I can tell you
that many times my flesh did not agree with my spirit,but I stuck and pushed through it all. God never disappoints and He always came through for me.This scripture in Heb 10:25 should always be in the forefront of our thinking " not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is ; but exhorting one another : and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." The day is approaching fast and we cannot afford to miss what God is saying right now through His servants. Stand strong, endure and be faithful

Sunday 29 November 2015

praise,praise,praise

It is evident in the lives of christians that consistently walk in Praise and thanksgiving that they always have victory coming out of their mouths no matter what. This powerful truth has to be cultivated in our lives on a daily basis. The spirit of the Lord spoke to me through  Acts 16 - where Paul and Silas were imprisoned . Yet the bible says that at midnight ( the darkest hour ) they started praising God - and they did it so that everybody could hear them. This tells me they were not ashamed and the fact that their feet were in the stocks and beaten , bruised and bleeding did not move them. Glory to God , hallelujah !! Now I believe that neither Paul or Silas could have predicted what would happen next. The Bible says there was a mighty earthquake and the prison doors were opened. We can never predict what God is going to do if we start praising Him from our hearts. When I read this the spirit of the Lord said to me "stop trying to fix your mistakes and start Praising and He will fix it" Blessed child of God I believe God wants you to take your eyes of the circumstances and the temporal and start Praising God as if the rapture is about to take place. Praise God!!!!

Sunday 27 September 2015

The Pope and those that call Him Holy Father

As a young man born and raised in Cape Town - South Africa I was intensely exposed to religion from two different angles . My Father who was catholic and my mother who was Dutch reformed. Needless to say I was always involved in some kind of disagreement, whether it was politics or church. What I can say however is that after my salvation I could more clearly understand that there is but one truth in the Word of God. The church in this hour needs to clearly "discern" what is from God and what is not. In the light of what I have just said and what I see in the Word of God , it is sad to see and hear of megaministries that suddenly feel the need to align themselves with the Pope of the Roman Catholic church. Unless the Pope publicly denounces all teaching and doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church and confesses that Jesus Christ is the only way to God the Father and redemption through His Blood I will never agree that there should be any affiliation between a born again believer and those that blatantly oppose sound doctrine. From such I will turn away and pray that God will have mercy upon them. I am warning those that are prepared to listen to stay away from such arguments that would try to draw you into subtle denial of your own TRUE conviction. Christ has redeemed us not to be entangled in a web of deceit and lies . The schemes and strategies of the devil is to deceive through "wolves in sheep's clothing" Never be afraid to take a stand - God is faithful!

Sunday 13 September 2015

Grace to live right

once saved always saved ? This statement is not scriptural and can easily create a wrong perception that we can live as we please .I am sure that somewhere in christian circles you would have heard this statement.The fact is that the Word of God clearly states that we ought to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.We are saved by " grace " it is the gift of God ( salvation is a gift from God ) eph. 2:8 (kjv) There is so much preaching going on about the grace of God and the truth is you cannot preach grace without putting the fear of God in there with it. Grace is not a license for us to live as we please and do whatever we want to . Yes the blood of Jesus has cleansed us from all unrighteousness , but the blood has also brought us nigh unto Him , the Holy and Almighty God whom we should fear with a holy fear that shuns the very appearance of evil as Paul said.The fact is that many of God's people want only to hear about the Grace and the Goodness of God. There are many sides to God. Yes God is love but He is also Holy and righteous. We only have one life here on this earth and it is God's mercy that we are alive and have the privelige to speak to people about Jesus and all that He has done for us.

Friday 4 September 2015

The Power of Praise !

Praise God , Praise God ,Praise God. No matter what the natural says , no matter the economy , no matter your bank account balance , no matter what your feelings say , no matter what the doctors  report says ...... Start praising God with your mouth and lift your hands to heaven with a shout of thankfulness and an attitude of gratitude just because Jesus lives !!  Praise will send the demons fleeing and cause the Angelic host to jump into action . Praise will open doors , break yokes and destroy burdens. Praise is one of the highest forms of expressing our faith in the Almighty God. Praise changes the atmosphere and brings restoration. Whenever God's people start to praise , something good will happen ! Praise God!!

Monday 24 August 2015

The Age of comfort

"Honey , pass me the remote please , the game is about to begin" Does this sound familiar ? Never in human history has technology so influenced society as a whole and integrated itself into our everyday living. Everything has been designed to entertain , soothe and comfort. The spirit of entertainment has strategized and schemed itself into churches with a subtlety that is mindboggling. We must have fun and enjoy God they say. Be careful what you preach so that you don't lose members in your ministry because of offense. To enhance their church or ministries stature leaders go to great lengths to accommodate everybody and so yield to compromise rather than take a stand for the truth. The spirit of faith has an unwavering integrity that will never budge on any onslaught that tries to distort the truth of God's Word. There is always a price to pay for standing up for the truth. God never called His people to have a good time according to the flesh and build a so called better tomorrow. This earth is not our home and never will be. We are only passing through. It is temporal and wil vanish. Our time here should be spent in fear and reverence before an Allmighty and Holy God. God is not your next door neighbour who you can play with. The body of Christ has a task to bring many souls to salvation , but not through man made ideas and strategies but through the power of the Holy Spirit. To God be all the Glory !!

Tuesday 11 August 2015

Rightly dividing the word of truth - 2 Tim 2:15

The word of God is very powerful and yet it can be easily misrepresented. As christians we need to be fully aware of the danger of assumption and the pitfalls of quoting scripture out of context. This can cause confusion and allow unbelief and doubt to creep in which are the greatest enemies of faith. We are now living in the dispensation of grace. God dealt with Israel under the law and their relationship with God  was based on do's and don'ts. This is no longer the case according to the letters of Paul. As Gentiles saved by the grace of God we aught to live after the new creation in Christ. We are not Jews trying to please God through ordinances and Jewish customs and days. Our only obligation to the Jews is to pray for them that their hearts wil turn toward God and the veil be taken away. As a son I am growing to maturity in Christ being prepared by the spirit of God to rule and reign with Jesus in the heavenlies. This earth is not our home and never will be . We are only passing through as pilgrims and this should be our confession. With the introduction of Paul the Apostle everything changed for the gentiles as he called himself the Apostle to the Gentiles. The mystery of the Gospel was given by revelation to Paul and it is this mystery that was hidden before that God wants us as gentiles to be a part of . Praise God for His mercy and grace.

Sunday 2 August 2015

The tongue - a powerful force

The greatest revelation I received years ago as a christian was the revelation on the tongue. I remember reading Mark 11 : 23 and the impact it made on my life . Notice that Jesus said in the latter part of that verse  ....." he shall have whatsoever he saith."  Like Brother Kenneth E Hagin used to say ( this was one of his favourite  passages of scripture ) Jesus mentioned saying 3 times in this verse so what you say must be important .  In fact what you say is so important it could determine the outcome of your life in the here and now. Proverbs 18 : 21 says " death and life are in the power of the tongue : and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. So one can safely assume that in the light of this scripture your tongue will produce fruit , whether good or bad. Look at Ecclesiastes 5 : 6 "suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin " This is probably one of the most amazing scriptures on the results of what you say. I made many bad decisions in my life because of stubbornness. In the process I lost my wife and children through divorce. However I made a decision to humble myself before God and allow Him to work with me. My children were on drugs and going down. There was no hope for us in the natural. I started speaking restoration over my family even when it looked as if nothing ever was going to happen. I spoke life instead  of death.I can boldly testify that by the Grace and mercy of God my marriage is restored , my children are serving the Lord and studying towards their respective qualifications. To God be all the Glory. Start speaking the Word of God over those dead situations and see the life of God bring you into victory

Friday 31 July 2015

Christ in you the hope of glory - Coll 1 : 27

Many Christians don't realize who is on the inside of them. If they did they wouldn't be running around looking for the next prophetic word or preacher that can inspire them to make it through another day or week . Now I am not blasting the prophetic or preachers for that matter or any of the gifts in the body of Christ , but if your life here on this earth is not inspired by the Holy spirit working on the inside of you , you will never grow to maturity in Christ. Our source should and must always be our relationship with the  Lord Jesus based upon the revelation that comes from the Word. The Apostle John said " greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world " 1 John 4 : 4. Where is the greater one ? On the inside of you. That is where the answer lies. That is why it is so important to feed your spirit on the word of God daily. Some people look great on the outside but on the inside they are timid and weak. They have no substance and when faced with tough times their strength fails. My man of God once told us about a supernatural experience he had with the Lord. He was lying on his bed sleeping and someone walked into his room and spoke these words , " the difference between failure and success  is courage " Take courage and start drawing from the living waters on the inside of you.

Wednesday 29 July 2015

Spiritual discipline

By nature people are mostly lazy and lethargic. As christians God requires from us a certain level of discipline in our daily walk . Talk is cheap but where is your power ! Have you got enough of God's power in your life to be a blessing to others or are you also one of those christians always ready to receive but never willing to give. To function in the power of the Holy spirit we need to have discipline in our lives and press into the things of God constantly. Everyday we are faced with a choice to fellowship with the Lord through  study of the word and prayer. The only time some of God's people pray is when they are in a crisis. We need to be consistent with the things of God. We cannot fluctuate in our spiritual life. Up the one day and down the next . That is rollercoaster Christianity. Always being influenced  by feelings and emotions. We must crucify the flesh and go into the prayercloset with the attitude that we will not leave until we have an open heaven. The time is short and the hour is upon the church to rise up in the resurrection power of Christ and touch the nations of the earth with the fire of Heaven. Discipline will produce Godly character  in your life and will cause you to walk steadfast and strong in the Lord.

Monday 27 July 2015

Husbands love your wives as ..... Christ loved the church

Wow , this scripture in Eph 5 : 25 should be preached at every wedding on the planet. If husbands would actually apply this scripture in their marriages , every negative statistic on marriages would. be blown out of the water. Real men love their wives and are prepared to do whatever it takes to look after them. If ever you want to see how a marriage is doing look at the wife. The wife is the glory of the husband. If the husband is not in right standing with God everything in the marriage will fail. Remember that Christ served and laid down His life for the church. Some men have this notion that they may look and lust after other woman. This is unbiblical and adds to the hypocrisy of this age . Men should learn to have the fear of God in their eyes. Pornography , flirtatious advances between men and woman , adultery , fornication all starts with a look that results in men falling for one of the devil's oldest trick's . One of the biggest causes I believe in marriages  failing today is because men yield to the spirit of lust which is rampant in society and the church. The answer to this problem  - simply say NO !