2020-05-15
2 Korintiërs 7:10 NLV
Daar is ‘n verskil om jou sondes te bely en om jou van jou sondes te bekeer. In die Skrif beteken die woord ‘bekering,’ ‘om weg te draai van sonde.’ Deur jou sonde te bely erken jy wat jy gedoen het; deur jou daarvan te bekeer, draai jy weg daarvan af. Die goeie nuus is dat daar geen beperking op God se vergifnis is nie. Die oomblik wat jy daarvoor vra, ontvang jy dit. God verwag egter dat jy nie jou sondige patrone oor en oor sal herhaal nie. Paulus skryf: ‘Kyk net watter entoesiastiese reaksie die belewenis van hartseer volgens die wil van God by julle meegebring het: die verantwoording, dringendheid om reg te maak…’ (vers 11 NLV). Die doel van goddelike hartseer is om jou meer ywerig te maak om jou gedrag te verander. Wanneer jy sonde in jou lewe toelaat, skend jy jou middelpunt van geregtigheid. ‘God het Hom wat nie sonde geken het nie, sonde gemaak ter wille van ons sodat ons, op grond van ons eenheid met Christus, deur God vrygespreek kan word’ (2 Korintiërs 5:21 NLV). Jy is een met Christus! Jy is ‘n vernuwe gees wat in ‘n onveranderde liggaam woon en wanneer jy sonde in jou lewe toelaat, skend dit die absolute kern van wie jy is! Dit sal goddelike hartseer by jou veroorsaak, wat tot bekering lei en jou toelaat om van die sonde af weg te draai. Moenie sê: ‘Dis ‘n gewoonte wat ek nie kan verbreek nie, maar God sal my daarvoor vergewe’. Ja, Hy sal jou vergewe, maar Hy wil nie hê dat jy in ‘n siklus waar jy sondig, dit bely, vergifnis ontvang en dan weer dieselfde sonde herhaal, vasgevang word nie. Hy wil hê dat jy sterk en effektief in sy bediening moet wees. Dis hoekom Hy jou na ‘n hoër vlak geroep het.
Sielskos: Num 32:25-33:56; Mark 9:14-29; Ps 18:1-29; Spr 11:19-21
Romans 6:15 NLT
How many times have we apologised for something, only to find ourselves doing that thing again? We can do that with God too. We tell Him about something we’ve done, feel His forgiveness, and then find ourselves making the same mistake again. God doesn’t want us to just tell Him about our sins, He wants to help us change. There’s a difference between confessing our sin and repenting of it. By confessing our sin we acknowledge what we’ve done; by repenting we turn away from it and change our behaviour. When we bring our sins to God, He forgives us. There’s no limit to God’s forgiveness. The moment we ask for it, we receive it. Because Jesus died for us, we’re now seen as righteous in God’s eyes, even though we still make mistakes. The Bible says: ‘God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God’ (2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV). But God doesn’t want us to keep repeating our sinful patterns over and over again. We can’t take His forgiveness for granted. We shouldn’t keep on sinning because we know we’ll be forgiven. Paul wrote about this issue in his letter to the Christians in Rome. He said: ‘Since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!…Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become holy’ (Romans 6:15, 19 NLT). Sometimes we can be stuck in cycles of sin that we struggle to break, but with God’s help we can find freedom and change. We can become more like Jesus, and live our lives for Him.
Num 32:25-33:56; Mark 9:14-29; Ps 18:1-29; Prov 11:19-21
2020-05-14
Spreuke 3:6 NLV
Bly in kontak met die beheertoring wanneer jy die regte houding moet behou. Lugverkeerkontroleerders ‘sien die groter prentjie’ wanneer dit kom by wat in die lug aangaan. Hulle het die kennis en outoriteit om vir die vlieëniers te sê om spoed te verminder of te vermeerder, om hoër of laer te vlieg, om storms te vermy of te navigeer of om alternatiewe roetes te neem. Lugverkeerkontroleerders in Amerika hanteer ongeveer 87,000 vlugte ‘n dag en 64 miljoen landings en opstygings ‘n jaar. Hulle bestuur kommersiële vlugte, privaat vliegtuie en militêre- en vragvliegtuie. Op enige gegewe tyd sou hulle 460 skerms nodig gehad het om al die lugverkeer op een slag te kon dophou! Met so baie vlugte wat elke sekonde opstyg en land, moet die vlieëniers in kontak met die beheertoring bly. Jy moet soortgelyk ook in kontak met God bly – die Een wat die groter prentjie vir jou lewe sien en alles waarby jy betrokke is, orkestreer. Hy maak seker dat alles wat nodig is om te gebeur, gebeur en dat dit op die regte tyd gebeur en teen die regte spoed beweeg, sodat jy veilig by die bestemming wat Hy vir jou beplan het, kan aankom. Dis hoekom kommunikasie met God aan die toppunt van jou doenlysie moet wees. Hy sal jou help om die op en af van die lewe te navigeer en jou help om jou pad te vind op bewolkte dae wanneer jy nie die volgende tree wat jy moet neem, kan sien nie. Met ander woorde: ‘Vra na die wil van God in alles wat jy doen. Hy sal die regte pad vir jou wys.’
Sielskos: Num 30:1-32:24; Mark 9:1-13; Ps 49; Spr 11:16-18
Proverbs 3:5 NLT
When it comes to having the right attitude – stay in touch with the control tower. Air traffic controllers “see the big picture” when it comes to what’s going on in the sky. They have the knowledge and authority to tell pilots to slow down or speed up, fly higher or lower, avoid or navigate through storms, or take alternate routes. Amazingly, air traffic controllers in the United States handle some 87,000 flights every day, and 64 million takeoffs and landings every year. They manage commercial flights, private aviation, military, and cargo air traffic, as well as air taxis. In fact, if all the flights air traffic controllers handled at any given time were to be posted in airports, more than 460 monitors would be needed! With so many flights taking off and landing every second, pilots have to stay in touch with the control tower. Similarly, you must stay in touch with God – the One who sees the big picture for your life and orchestrates everything that involves you. He makes sure everything that needs to happen, happens at the right time, and moves at the appropriate speed to make sure you arrive safely at the destination He’s planned for you. That’s why staying in communication with God should be at the top of your daily to-do list. He will help you navigate the ups and downs of life, and find your way through cloudy days when you can’t see the next step you need to take. In short, when you “seek his will in all you do…he will show you which path to take.”
Soul food: Num 30:1-32:24; Mark 9:1-13; Ps 49; Prov 11:16-18
Proverbs 3:6 NLT
In order for us to maintain the right attitude in life, we need to stay connected to God – the One who sees the big picture and is in control of everything. He makes sure everything that needs to happen, happens at the right time, and moves at the appropriate speed to make sure we arrive safely at the destination He’s planned for us. When we distance ourselves from God and try to do everything on our own, we can become overwhelmed and stressed. We feel afraid of the future. We worry about the decisions we need to make. We can become negative when things aren’t working out the way we wanted them to. But when we stay closely connected to God, we begin to want the things He wants. We surrender our plans and hand over our fears. We listen to His voice, and follow His guidance. The Bible says: ‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take’ (Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT). We don’t have to do everything on our own. God wants us to go to Him for help and wisdom. We’re told to ‘approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need’ (Hebrews 4:16 NIV). If we’re staying in constant communication with God, we’ll feel His peace and reassurance in our lives. We’ll be able to deal with the things in our past which are holding us back, look to the future without being afraid, and be in the present with a positive attitude.
Num 30:1-32:24; Mark 9:1-13; Ps 49; Prov 11:16-18
