2026-02-22
1 Johannes 2:20 NLV
Hier is nog twee dinge wat jy oor jou roeping moet weet.
1) Die salwing is vir elkeen van ons bedoel. In Bybelse tye is olie slegs op die hoofde van profete, priesters en konings uitgegiet, wat simbolies was dat God se teenwoordigheid op ‘n spesiale manier op hulle rus. Die salwing is egter nie tot diegene in die bediening beperk nie; dit is vir almal bedoel – insluitend vir jou! Dit maak nie saak of jy ‘n onderwyser, ‘n dokter of ‘n prokureur is nie. God wil jou salf om te doen wat jy geroep is om te doen. As jy regshulp benodig, wil jy beslis ‘n prokureur hê wat ‘n regsgraad het, maar jy wil ook ‘n prokureur hê wat deur God gesalf is. As jy ‘n operasie benodig, wil jy beslis ‘n dokter hê wat ‘n mediese graad het, maar jy wil ook ‘n dokter hê wie se hande deur God gesalf is. Die salwing van God ken geen perke wanneer dit by posisie of portefeulje kom nie. Die apostel Johannes skryf: ‘Julle almal weet egter waaroor dit gaan, want julle dra die salwing van die Heilige Gees.’
2) Ons moet daarna streef om God in alles wat ons doen, te behaag. ‘Wat julle ook al… doen, doen alles tot eer van God’ (1 Korintiërs 10:31 NLV). Dit maak nie saak wat jy doen nie; doen dit tot eer van God. Oswald Chambers het gesê: ‘Ons dink dat ons uitsonderlike dinge vir God moet doen, maar ons hoef nie. Ons moet in gewone dinge uitsonderlik wees.’ Wanneer ons is, sit ons ‘n glimlag op God se gesig.
Sielskos: Gal 5:22-23; Ps 18:31-35; Jes 42:1-4; 1 Pet 3:15
1 John 2:20 NKJV
Here are two more things you need to know about your calling.
(1) The anointing is for each one of us. In Bible times, anointing oil was poured only on the heads of prophets, priests, and kings, symbolizing God’s presence rested on them in a special way. But the anointing is not confined to those in ministry; it’s for everyone – including you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re a teacher, a doctor, or a lawyer. From the top of the organizational chart to the bottom, God wants to anoint you to do whatever it is you’re called to do. If you need legal help, you certainly want an attorney who has been to law school, but you also want an attorney who is anointed by God. If you need surgery, you certainly want a doctor who has been to med school, but you also want a doctor whose hands are anointed by God. The anointing of God knows no limits when it comes to position or portfolio. The apostle John writes: “You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.”
(2) We must seek to please God in all that we do. “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV). The key word is whatever. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing; do it to the glory of God. Oswald Chambers said, “It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God, but we do not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things.” And when we are, we put a smile on God’s face.
Soul food: Gal 5:22-23; Ps 18:31-35; Isa 42:1-4; 1 Pet 3:15
2026-02-21
1 Korintiërs 10:31 NLV
Wanneer dit by jou roeping kom, let die volgende twee dinge op: 1) God roep nie die mense wat reeds vir die taak gekwalifiseerd is nie, Hy kwalifiseer die geroepenes. ‘n God-gegewe droom sal altyd buite jou vermoë en hulpbronne wees, omdat jy dan elke liewe dag op God moet staatmaak! Dawid het gesê: ‘As die Here die huis nie bou nie, is die bouers se arbeid tevergeefs…’ (Psalm 127:1 NLV). Jesus het gesê: ‘…Wie aan My verbonde bly en Ek aan hulle, dra baie vrugte, want sonder My kan julle niks doen nie’ (Johannes 15:5 NLV). Paulus het gesê: ‘Nie dat ons op eie houtjie iets kan bedink asof dit ons eie breinkind is nie. Ons bekwaamheid kom van God’ (2 Korintiërs 3:5 NLV).
2) In plaas daarvan om krities te wees, wees kreatief. Kritiek is dikwels net ‘n uitweg vir diegene wat te lui is om die probleem waaroor hulle kla, op te los. In plaas daarvan om films of musiek te kritiseer, vervaardig eerder ‘n film of ‘n album wat beter is as die een waaroor jy kla. Die konstruktiefste kritiek word kreatiwiteit genoem. Ons behoort meer vir dit waarvoor ons is, as dit waarteen ons is, geken te word. Enigeen kan probleme uitwys. Ons word egter geroep om hierdie probleme op te los deur beter boeke te skryf, beter skole te begin en beter wetgewing op te stel. Ons is gesalf om dit te doen!
‘Wat júlle egter betref, die Gees waarmee Hy julle gesalf het, bly in julle, en julle het niemand anders nodig om julle te leer nie. Sy Gees leer julle alles, en wat Hy julle leer, is die waarheid en geen leuen nie. Ja, soos Hy julle geleer het, moet julle in die Seun bly’ (1 Johannes 2:27 AFR83).
Sielskos: 1 Kon 3-5; Luk 11:1-13; Ps 36; Spr 5:21-23
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
When it comes to your calling, observe these two things: (1) God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called. God will call you to do something you’re not smart enough to pull off. A God-ordained dream will always be beyond your ability and resources. Why? So, you have to rely on God every single day! David said: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain” (Psalm 127:1 NIV). Jesus said: “If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5 NIV). Paul said, “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God” (2 Corinthians 3:5 NIV).
(2) Instead of being critical, be creative. Often criticism is just a copout for those who are too lazy to solve the problem they are complaining about. Instead of criticizing movies or music, produce a film or an album that is better than whatever it is you’re complaining about. The most constructive criticism is called creativity. We should be more known for what we’re for than what we’re against. Anybody can point out problems. We’re called to solve them by writing better books, starting better schools, and drafting better legislation. And we are anointed to do it!
“But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things… and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him” (1 John 2:27 NKJV).
Soul food: 1 Ki 3-5; Luke 11:1-13; Ps 36; Prov 5:21-23
2026-02-20
Joshua 5:9 NLT
God got Israel out of Egypt in one day, but it took forty years to get the shame of Egypt out of Israel. It happened at a place called Gilgal, 381 miles northeast of Egypt. The Israelites thought like slaves and acted like slaves. After all, it’s tough to break the cycle after four hundred years of slavery. Technically, the Israelites were set free at the exodus. But it wasn’t until they reached Gilgal that they finally left the past in the past. “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.”
For some of us, it takes years to bring closure to our feelings of condemnation and get the past out of the present. The good news is, God can still roll away the shame of your past. “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1 NKJV). Note the word “now.” Full forgiveness is our present-tense reality. Right here. Right now.
If you are in Christ, you’re no longer defined by what you’ve done wrong; you’re defined by what Christ has done right on your behalf. You are a new creation, but sometimes it takes time for your new nature to become second nature. Jesus came to put the past in its place – in the past. You need to leave it there. How do you do that? By seeing yourself as God sees you – righteous (see 2 Corinthians 5:21). Instead of seeing yourself as clothed in shame, begin to see yourself as God sees you: clothed in the righteousness of Christ.
Soul food: 1 Ki 1-2; Luke 10:38-42; Ps 33:13-22; Prov 5:15-20
