WHERE CAN WE FLEE FROM GOD'S PRESENCE? / WAAR KAN ONS VLUG VAN GOD SE TEENWOORDIGHEID?

Tuesday 25 February 2014. 

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 141:2-3]

2. May my prayer be set before You like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. 

3. Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY:

WHERE WILL WE FLEE FROM THE PRESENCE OF GOD?

Part 2.

1. English - (New International Version)

[Psalm 139:9-18]

9. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, 

10. Even there Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast. 

11. If I say: "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," 

12. Even the darkness will not be dark to You; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to You. 

13. For You created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother's womb. 

14. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 

15. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths pf the earth. 

16. Your eyes saw my unformed body, all the days ordained for me were written in Your book, before one of them came to be. 

17. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

18. Were I want to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with You. 

Dinsdag 25 Februarie 2014.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 141:2-3]

2. Laat my gebed soos reukwerk voor U aangesig staan, die opheffing van my hande soos die aandoffer.

3. Here, stel 'n wag voor my mond, bewaar die deur van my lippe. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG;

WAAR SAL ONS VLUG VAN DIE TEENWOORDIGHEID VAN GOD?

Deel 2.

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

(Psalm 139:9-18]

9. Neem ek die vleuels van die dageraad, gaan ek by die uiteinde van die see woon;

10. Ook daar sal U hand my lei en U regterhand my vashou. 

11. En as ek sê: "Mag tog net die duisternis my oorval, en die lig nag wees tot my beskutting -"

12. Dan is selfs die duisternis vir U nie donker nie, en die nag gee lig soos die dag, die duisternis is soos die lig. 

13. Want Ú het my niere gevorm, my in my moeder se skoot geweef. 

14. Ek loof U, omdat ek so vreeslik wonderbaar is; wonderbaar is U werke! En my siel weet dit alte goed. 

15. My gebeente was vir U nie verborge toe ek in die geheim gemaak is nie, kunstig geweef in die dieptes van die aarde. 

16. U oë het my ongevormde klomp gesien; en in U boek is hulle almal opgeskrywe: dae dat alles bepaal was, toe nog geeneen van hulle daar was nie. 

17. Hoe kosbaar is dan vir my, U gedagtes, O God! Hoe geweldig is hulle volle som nie!

18. Wil ek hulle tel, hulle is meer as die sandkorrels; word ek wakker, dan is ek nog by U. 

            Supplied by Alta van Vuuren. 

WHERE CAN WE FLEE FROM GOD'S PRESENCE / WAARHEEN KAN ONS VLUG VAN GOD SE TEENWOORDIGHEID?

Monday 24 February 2014.

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Ecclesiastes 2:26]

To the man who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth - to hand it over to the one who pleases God. 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY:

WHERE CAN WE FLEE FROM GOD'S PRESENCE?

1. English - (New International Version)

[Psalm 139:1-8]

1. O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.

2. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. 

3. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. 

4. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely , O Lord. 

5. You hem me in - behind and before; you have laid Your hand upon me. 

6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 

7. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

8. If I go up to the heavens, You are there;  if I make my bed in the depths, You are there!

(So many things withheld me from doing my blog for a while. Please believe and trust God with me, so that I will be able to do my blog every day. With His uplifting loving-kindness and mercy I can do all things.)

Maandag 24 Februarie 2014. 

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Prediker 2:26]

Want aan die mens wat welgevallig is voor Sy aangesig, gee Hy wysheid en kennis en vreugde, maar aan die sondaar lê Hy die taak op om bymekaar te maak en te versamel, om dit dan te gee aan een wat welgevallig is voor die aangesig van God. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

2. Afrikaans - (Ou Afrikaanse Vertaling)

[Psalm 139:1-8]

1. Here, U deurgrond en ken my. 

2. U ken my sit en my opstaan; U ken van ver my gedagtes.

3. U deurvors my gaan en my lê, en U is met al my weë goed bekend. 

4. Want daar is nog geen woord op my tong nie - of U, Here, U ken dit geheel en al.

5. U sluit my in van agter en van voor, en U lê U hand op my. 

6. Om dit te begryp, is te wonderbaar vir my, te hoog: ek kan daar nie by nie. 

7. Waar sou ek heengaan van U Gees, en waarheen vlug van U aangesig?

8. Klim ek op na die hemel, U is daar; en maak ek die doderyk my bed, kyk, U is daar!

(Soveel dinge het my vir 'n wyle weerhou daarvan om my daaglikse blog te doen. Glo en vertrou God asseblief elke dag saam met my, sodat ek gereeld in staat sal wees om die blog te doen. Met Sy ondersteunende liefde en genade is ek instaat om enigiets te doen.)

LAAT VALENTYN WENSE:

Saterdag 15 Februarie 2014. 

LAAT VALENTYN WENSE:

As u gister alleen en eensaam gevoel het en niemand gehad het om vir u Valentyn wense te stuur nie, dan is hierdie vir u:

 

LATE VALENTINE'S WISHES / LAAT VALENTYN WENSE.

Saturday 15 February 2014. 

LATE VALETINE WISHES:

If you were alone and forlorn yesterday and had nobody wishing you a happy Valetine's day, then this is for you:

PRAYER FOR SOUTH AFRICA

Almighty, Gracious Father God, Your Word says in James 5:16 that the prayer of the righteous has much power. Also that we must pray in faith believing. We read in Hebrews 11:6 that we can't satisfy You without faith. We must also pray without doubt, according to James 1:6. 

Father God, help us to have faith, and never to doubt You. We pray to You Almighty God, in the Name of Your Son Jesus Christ. 

Gracious Father, be merciful and save all the innocent people in South Africa. We see and hear constantly of crowds of people on malicious strikes, who threaten the peace of our beloved country. 

They don't only put our country in a bad light but also inflict far-reaching damage to our economy. 

Everywhere we hear about, and see burning tyres on television and in newspapers. These burning tyres in actual fact emit poisonous gasses which can negatively impact the bystanders as well as the environment.  

Father God, many people in our country are poor, needy and miserable. All these things are however ignored, and millions are spent in corrupt ways for personal homes and on further luxurious items. 

Father God, only You can free us from all the corruption and slackness. 

Please Father, help and give us a God-fearing government. A government that will fear and respect You. People that will pray for Your guidance like all the great people in the Old Testament of the Bible. 

In the Name of Jesus Father God, please bless our country. We believe in Your Might, Your loving-kindness and Your Mercy. Most High God, we ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. 

We also ask according to Your will Father God, therefore we know that we will receive the petitions that we ask from You, according to Your Word. (1 John 5:14-15)

We thank You  wonderful, Almighty God and we praise and worship You wholeheartedly, in the Name of Jesus. Amen. 

(Please pray this prayer in faith believing, every time you ponder upon this prayer, or when you learn about disturbing news. Please send this prayer on to as many people as you possibly can. May God bless You!)

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Dear fellow-believers, 

Thank you that we can all unite and take hands to seek the Lord's face in prayer, in order to save and heal our land according to 2 Cronicles 7:14. Please pray this prayer as often as it comes to mind. The precise words are not important. But remember to pray to the Father, in the Name of Jesus, His Son. 

Words are powerful and words in prayer, even more so. 

Love, praise and worship Him and thank Him beforehand for the victory in Jesus Name. 

BUT VERY IMPORTANT: we must all cast  our votes in this coming elections. No matter what colour or race you are - WE MUST ALL REGISTER IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. URGENTLY, if you have'nt done so allready. It does not matter who you vote for, but let us stand together in unity, and make sure that we are not faced with a two-thirds majority of a ruling party, where corruption and unrighteousness triumph again. 

That will mean that once again we will be without hope and peace - fighting against corruption and disturbing exploitation. 

Jesus said in John 14:27: "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

Start thanking the Father for peace in South Africa. "And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippeans 4:7)

I pray that peace will fill your hearts and that God will bless you richly. Amen. 

JESUS CAME TO HEAL THE BROKEN-HEARTED / JESUS HET GEKOM OM DIE GEBROKENES VAN HART TE GENEES.

AFTER A FEW TECHNICAL PROBLEMS - I will now endeavour to continue . . . 

Saturday 8 February 2014. 

WORD OF THE DAY:

[Psalm 55:22]

Cast your burden on the Lord, (releasing the weight of it) and He will sustain you; He will never allow the (consistently) righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall or fail). 

MESSAGE OF THE DAY:

*2. CHILDREN REJECTED BY A PLAY-GROUP OR CLASSMATES:

These children require healing of the "INNER PERSON." These include the healing of hurtful memories, thoughts and emotions. 

Children can be very cruel and unmerciful and could easily "look down" upon another child who: 

a) Wear old and worn, shaggy clothe to school;

b) Don't bring along sandwiches or any other snacks to school, or have any pocket money to buy anything from the School's tuck shop;

c) Carry old, worn, shaggy, threadbare school bags or suitcases to school. 

It can sometimes be so disrupting, that the child completely underperform at school as a direct result of all the bullying,

unfriendliness and dregradation. They quite often are anti-social - even as adults. Therefore they will also feel inferior because they think they have a backlog and that could even bring along chronic self-pity.  

Such a person may also develop an abnormal, large appetite in order to "smother" their inferiority and rejection as a child. 

They very often don't develop close bonds with any of their friends, because they fear that their friends will penetrate or take in their "oikos", or "personal space" 

As an adult they could either be painstakingly neat on their person or otherwise extremely untidy. 

They also don't trust other people, because they could maybe "take" precious things that belong to them. 

In Romans 12:2 the apostle Paul says the following: "Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs,] but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind, (by its new ideals and its new attitude), so that you may prove [for yourselves], what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the things which is good, acceptable and perfect (in His sight for you). 

The mind must thus be renewed by the Holy Spirit of God. (Our Comforter, our Friend, our Councillor, our Advisor.)

Jesus does not want us to be unhappy and frightened. 

If these things often pop up in your mind, and upset and hurt you whenever you think about them, pray and ask the Father to let Jesus walk through the past  with you, in order to heal every bruise and wound that you may still have. 

Saterdag 8 Februarie 2014.

WOORD VAN DIE DAG:

[Psalm 55:23]

Werp jou sorg op die Here, en Hy sal jou onderhou; Hy sal nooit die regverdige laat wankel nie. 

BOODSKAP VAN DIE DAG:

*2. KINDERS WAT DEUR 'N SPEELGROEP OF KLASMAATS VERWERP IS:

Sulke kinders benodig genesing van die "INNERLIKE MENS." Dit sluit in: die 'seer' van gedagtes, emosies en onaangename herinneringe. Kinders kan baie 'wreed' en ongenadig wees en kan maklik neersien op 'n kind wat: 

a) Verslete en tweedehandse klere dra;

b) Geen toebroodjies of ander versnaperinge skool-toe bring nie, en ook nooit enige sakgeld het om by die 

skool se snoepie iets te koop nie. 

c) Ou, verslete, tweedehandse tasse of skoolsakke dra. 

Dit kan soms so ontwrigtend wees, dat so 'n kind heeltemal anti-sosiaal word, heeltemal onderpresteer in die Skool, as gevolg van al hierdie onvriendelikheid, vernedering en treitering. Dit gee soms ook aanleiding tot kroniese selfbejammering. Verder ontstaan by so 'n persoon ook 'n abnormale groot eetlus om sodoende sy/haar verwerping te 'versmoor.'

Baie dikwels selfs as volwassene, kan daardie persoon ook slegs 'tevredenheid ondervind' wanneer hy/sy gereelde groot maaltye verorber.

Baiemaal voel hulle minderwaardig en stel nie daarin belang om hegte vrienskappe te sluit nie. Dit voel vir hulle of hulle "oikos" of "persoonlike ruimte" binnegedring en oorgeneem word.  

As volwassene kan hulle soms òf pynlik netjies op hulleself wees òf andersins uitermate slordig. 

Hulle vertrou ook nie maklik ander mense nie - want daardie mense kan dalk 'neem' wat hulleself besit en vir hulle kosbaar is. 

In Romeine 12:2 sê die apostel Paulus die volgende: 

"En word nie aan hierdie wêreld gelykvormig nie, maar word verander deur die vernuwing van julle gemoed - sodat julle kan beproef wat die goeie en welgevallige en volmaakte wil van God is."

Afleiding: Die gemoed moet dus vernuwe word deur die Heilige Gees van God: )Ons Trooster, ons Vriend, ons Leidsman, ons Raadgewer.)

Jesus wil nie hê ons moet ongelukkig of bang wees nie. As al hierdie genoemde dinge u steeds bybly en ontstel of seermaak, wanneer u daaraan dink: 

Bid en vra die Vader dat Jesus saam met u sal stap deur die verlede, sodat Hy elke kneusplek en wond kan genees, wat jy nog mag oorhê. 

   Photo by / Foto deur: Martin Heigan