2025-11-23
2 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV
God is not hesitant or indifferent when it comes to showing Himself strong. Rather, He is looking “throughout the whole earth” for people who are loyal to Him so He can reveal His power through their lives! Here are three things you need to know about God:
(1) He is always at work in supernatural ways in our world, and He has a lot He wants to accomplish.
(2) He is actively searching for loyal partners – people who steadily care about what He cares about.
(3) He is consistently nudging people to respond, but most people miss it or say no.
Question: What would it look like in your life if you began to say yes? A minister writes: “A life marked by the miraculous is not just possible, not even just desirable, but is at the very centre of God’s will for every one of us. When we settle for less, our lives lose delight, fulfillment, and purpose. Personal needs of people we meet get overlooked. Extreme needs in our communities and around the world go unmet. When a whole generation settles for less, the character and motives of God get called into question. His shining presence seems to fade in the world.”
But you can do something about it. You were born to be God’s ambassador, making Him visible each day (See 2 Corinthians 5:20). God desires to show Himself strong in you, for you, and through you, because every person you encounter has a need that only God can meet.
Soul food: Ecc 11:7-12:1; Ps 39:4-13; 2 Tim 4:6-8
2025-11-22
John 20:21 KJV
Jesus said, “The Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does” (John 5:19-20 NIV).
The demands on Jesus were endless. Those who were sick wanted Him to help them. The Pharisees wanted to embroil Him in theological arguments. His disciples wanted Him to go to certain places and not others. But every step Jesus took, every act He performed, and every question He answered was in response to the leadings of His heavenly Father. That’s why He didn’t burn out. That’s why He could say on the eve of His crucifixion, “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do” (John 17:4 NKJV). Now you understand why Jesus often prayed all night and rose early in the morning to pray while His disciples were still sleeping. He had only one purpose: doing what God wanted done that day.
Is that easy to do? No. People will pressure you, and unmet needs will guilt-trip you unless you are absolutely clear as to what God wants you to do. And knowing that calls for intimacy, dependency, sensitivity, and obedience to God. But living this way brings a level of joy and fulfillment that cannot be found in anything else. And this is the life you have been called to live, because Jesus said, “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you” (John 20:21 KJV).
Soul food: 2 Chr 35-36; John 13:18-30; Ps 114; Prov 27:20-22
Johannes 20:21 NLV
Jesus het gesê: ‘…Ek verseker julle, die Seun kan niks uit sy eie doen nie. Hy doen slegs wat Hy die Vader sien doen. Wat die Vader ook al doen, dit doen die Seun net so. Die Vader het die Seun lief en wys Hom alles wat Hy self doen…’ (Johannes 5:19-20 NLV).
Die eise wat aan Jesus gestel is, was eindeloos. Siekes wou sy hulp hê. Die Fariseërs wou Hom by teologiese argumente betrek. Sy dissipels wou hê dat Hy na sekere plekke en nie na ander plekke toe gaan nie. Elke tree wat Jesus egter geneem het, elke daad wat Hy gedoen het en elke vraag wat Hy beantwoord het, was egter in reaksie op die leiding van sy hemelse Vader. Dis hoekom Hy nie uitgebrand geraak het nie. Dis waarom Hy op die vooraand van sy kruisiging kon sê: ‘Ek het U op aarde verheerlik deur die werk te voltooi wat U My gegee het om te doen’ (Johannes 17:4 NLV). Nou verstaan jy hoekom Jesus dikwels deurnag gebid en vroeg opgestaan het om te bid terwyl sy dissipels nog geslaap het. Hy het net een doelwit gehad: om te doen wat God wou hê Hy daardie dag moet doen.
Is dit maklik om te doen? Nee. Mense sal druk op jou uitoefen en onvervulde behoeftes sal jou skuldig laat voel, tensy jy absolute duidelikheid het oor dit wat God wil hê jy moet doen. Hierdie wete verg intimiteit, afhanklikheid, sensitiwiteit en gehoorsaamheid aan God. Om so te lewe, bring egter ‘n vlak van vreugde en vervulling mee wat nêrens anders gevind kan word nie. Dit is die lewe wat jy geroep is om te leef, want Jesus het gesê: ‘…Net soos die Vader My gestuur het, stuur Ek julle ook’ (Johannes 20:21 NLV).
Sielskos: 2 Kro 35-36; Joh 13:18-30; Ps 114; Spr 27:20-22
2025-11-21
1 Konings 22:20 NLV
Hier is ‘n wonderbaarlike verhaal oor die manier waarop God te werk gaan. “…Ek het die Here gesien waar Hy op sy troon sit met die hemelse leërmag weerskante van Hom. Die Here het gesê: ‘Wie sal vir Agab oortuig om teen Ramot-Gilead oorlog te maak sodat hy daar kan omkom?’ Daar was verskillende voorstelle. Uiteindelik het die gees voor die Here gaan staan en gesê: ‘Ek sal dit doen!’ ‘Hoe sal jy dit doen?’ vra die Here vir hom. Die gees het geantwoord: ‘Ek sal gaan en al Agab se profete oortuig om leuens te vertel.’ ‘Jy sal slaag,’ sê die Here. ‘Gaan voort en doen dit'” (verse 19-22 NLV).
Sien jy wat in die hemel gebeur? God wil Israel van hul bose koning red, maar Hy is oop vir idees. Wanneer die gees (of engel) voorstel om die koning deur sy raadgewers te mislei, keur God dit nie net goed nie, maar beloof ook dat Hy sukses sal behaal. Op aarde waarsku die profeet Miga vir Agab dat sy raadgewers om die bos gelei is. Die koning kies egter om in elk geval na hulle te luister. Hy marsjeer met vrymoedigheid noord om te gaan oorlog maak, maar sterf in die geveg.
Hierdie verhaal wys vir jou ‘n duidelike verband tussen gebeure in die hemel en gelyktydige gebeure op aarde. Ja, God kan soewerein sonder ons hulp optree. Hy kies egter ook om deur mense soos ons te werk. Hy het ‘n doenlys wat ‘sy wil’ genoem word. Hy soek mense wat voorbereid, in staat, gereed en gewillig is om dit te doen. Wat moet jou reaksie wees? Om te bid: ‘Here, wat U ook al vandag gedoen wil hê, gebruik my om dit te doen!’
Sielskos: 2 Kro 32-34; Joh 13:1-17; Ps 95; Spr 27:17-19
1 Kings 22:20 NKJV
Here is an amazing story of how God works: “I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left. And the Lord said, ‘Who will persuade Ahab to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner. Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said… ‘A lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said… ‘Go out and do so'” (vv. 19-22 NKJV).
Do you see what’s happening in heaven? It could be called a business meeting. God wants to rescue Israel from its evil king, but He is open to ideas. When the spirit (or angel) proposes to mislead the king through his advisors, God not only approves but promises him success. On earth the prophet Micaiah warns Ahab that his advisers have been misled. But the king chooses to listen to them anyway. He boldly marches north against Syria, but dies in battle.
This story shows you a clear correlation between events in heaven and simultaneous events on earth. Yes, God can act sovereignly without our help. But He also chooses to work through human beings like us. He has a to-do list that’s called “His will.” And He is looking for people who are prepared, able, ready, and willing to do it. What should your response be? To pray, “Lord, whatever you want done today, use me to do it!”
Soul food: 2 Chr 32-34; John 13:1-17; Ps 95; Prov 27:17-19
