Today's thought - 13 September 2025

Personally to me these verses goes hand in hand with identity and authority. A good tree bears good fruit when rooted into good soil and is well watered. In the same we bear fruit if we are rooted in Jesus Christ. 

This means that the old is dead and we are a new creation. Our identity shifted from a worldly one to Jesus Christ. When this happens it means that we now stand in His authority because that is what He gave us due to His resurrection. 

We have a higher authority and we have unlimited power. When you give your life to Jesus you become an ambassador of heaven. It is so important that we think before we talk. We have to glorify God in our thoughts, words and actions. What kind of a tree are you going to be today?  Yes I know your first thoughts was thorn tree. 

My dear friend, let the Holy Spirit give you the right words. Act out of love not anger and bless instead to curse. Be kind and mindful of other but most of all, seek God and His glory every moment. 

Have an awesome day.

 

Today's thought - 12 September 2025

 

In this chapter in Jeremiah Baruch seems to have the wrong idea of God’s prophecy and his worldly things mattered more. What I want to focus your attention on is simply this. God says “What I have built, I will break down”. 

In some cases like myself God needs to break me down until there was nothing left of the person I was. I had to lose everything twice until all that was left is a broken vesel. Then God could rebuild that vesel into a vesel of honor. 

He needed to fully destroy all resistance so that I had nothing left except Him and to Him I had to turn and submit completely. Then God was able to change my entire perspective and changed my direction and finally alligning me with His plans. 

Sometimes we need to humble ourselves before God and block out all the noise of the world and just seek Him. I find so much strength and direction when I am in His presence. So, do not look at your challenges as a problem but change your perspective so that your challenges grows your faith. 

When we are weak, we are strong and I will rejoice in my problems, because it increases my faith. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 11 September 2025

 

There is only one God and Jesus said that the first and most important commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart. What is striking me here today is here Paul writes that God is above all, through all and in all. I make this mistake plenty. 

I miss that fact He is in all and sometimes we get upset or irritated or impatient and we forget that in us dwells the Holy Spirit and we should not grieve Him. How easy it is to pollute our minds and our thoughts and steer us well away on the wrong path. 

The battle field is in the mind, my friend. Therefore it is so important that we take captive our thoughts and allign our thoughts with God’s Word. Steer away from things and people that hampers your faith and keep you from God. Do not let circumstances become your identity. Take a step back and look to the Father. 

Let Him be your starting point and let Him guide you. You are not your weaknesses, mistakes or imperfections the world sees, but you are made righteous by the blood of Jesus and you are a son/daugter of God. That is who you are. Be more than average. 

Have a great day.

Today's thought - 10 September 2025

 

The psalmist writes here that he became envious of the wicked when he saw their prosperity. For a moment he was taken by the world and its desires. It was too much for him until he enterred into God’s sanctuary. 

Then he realised how the sinners will end and the gift he has in God. Sometimes we are distracted by the success of another and their lifestyle. They seem to have everything and no troubles. So often the appearance of someone does not reflect the emptiness of their hearts. They look nice and happy but deep inside they are lost and broken people. 

They care not for God but only for their own need. My dear friend, the world and those in it may offen look desirable but the result of their way of life is eternal death. Yes, we are battling daily and yes somedays it can overwhelm you. 

God has you in His right hand and He will guide you every day. My body may fail and grow weak but God is the strength of my heart and spirit and my inheritance as a son of God is far more than all the riches of this world. I will draw near to Him and trust Him as I praise Him all the time and I will not be moved by the world but I will stand firm on Jesus my rock. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 09 September 2025

 

The people did not listen to Jeremiah as he told them what God commanded them to do. So, they refused to listen to God despite the many warnings and God punished them for their hardenned hearts. 

It is important to understand that the thoughts God has for you are thoughts of good and not evil. Sometimes we are reluctant or disobedient to do the right thing because we are comfortable or just arrogant knowing we are in the wrong. 

God will always direct us or guide us in the way we should go. In the end the descision is yours but so is the consequences of that choice. Luckly God is gracious and will always save us, but it is so important that we follow God’s direction to live righteous and obedient to our Lord, because in this lies a great reward. 

Seek God’s will in everything and in everything you will prosper. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 08 September 2025

 

Jesus said that you must do unto other that which you would want done to you. The way we treat other or talk to or about them reveals what our hearts look like. 

Paul refers here in Epehsians 5 to the new person you become that is no more filled with darkness but is now of light. Light overcomes darkness so in here lies great victory. In essence I want to emphasize two things. 

One be kind to other and treat other with respect and love, no matter who they are and what they did. 

Two, be grateful in all things and for all things. If we cannot be grateful for the small blessings in our lives, how can we receive the big ones. 

Love will always prevail and without love we are nothing. Therefore we should love with no conditions and give without expectation and receive with a grateful heart. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 07 September 2025

 

My dear friend. There is a very hard lesson in this chapter in Jeremiah. God told the people not to go to Egypt, yet their fear of man overwhelmed their obedience to the voice of God and they sufferred the consequences terribly. The safest place to be is in the will of God. 

The last two months I can fully testify to that. Following God’s voice and doing His will has been an unbelievable blessing in my life. My every day is based on the principle of the fish and loaves that fed the many as God blesses my obedience ten fold. 

Do not be afraid to step out of your boat today and walk through the storms in your day and the unstable world to Jesus - the rock. He is your refuge, your tower of strength, your fortress of safety and your hope. We walk by faith and in our hope of the impossible lies great faith and victory. 

I believe that God will move your mountains and open the doors that has been shut to you. Take it all to Him in prayer and listen to His voice. The cross stands as your victory already given. Have faith, be bold and go. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 06 September 2025

 

My dear friend, Paul writes something really important here. He says be angry and do not sin. Now anger can be a massive challenge. I find it really difficult sometimes but it is amazing how the Holy Spirit brings peace even in anger. 

There are many mornings on my way to work where I just want to walk up to a driver and tell him God’s grace is a little more today and he should be really grateful. People can be one of my greatest battles in anger since I work hard and a person who feels the opposite seem to bring up feelings that imitates anger. 

Jesus said you must love your neighbour as yourself. This has been life changing. I still get upset but instead of wording my grievance to the person in question, I talk to the Holy Spirit and that is just amazing. Paul continuous to say nor give place to the devil. When we get angry we tend to say things that we should not or we judge. 

Be careful for that trap my friend. Instead take your issue to God in prayer and let Him deal with it. It really works. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 05 September 2025

 

I love this and it is so for me today. We must never forget or neglect the fact that we are children of God. When I was in school people would often refer to us as the Ruthven’s or Hannes Ruthven’s son. My identity in our community was linked to my father. 

In the same way our identity is linked to God our Father. This scripture says it so nice - be imitators of God. In this we will be identified as children of God and in the same way Jesus showed love we should also show love and kindness to everyone. 

Jesus says in Luke 6 that you must love your enemy. Give to other not expecting anything in return then your reward will be great. This simple thing can be so hard for some. When Jesus sets you free this world will have no value and you will think different about life and material things. Be a sweet healing fragrance to everyone you meet today and see how God works. 

Be strong my friend and remember we worship the creator of heaven and earth. Not a mickey mouse god but the Lord of hosts. Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 04 September 2025

 

I wrote to you before of the importance of prayer and worship. Here Jesus went up into the mountain and prayed. He prayed all night. 

Now personally I am humbled by this verse. The rest of Luke 6 makes you more humble, but what I wish to highlight to you is that Jesus (the Son of God) did not just pray a quick thank you and bless me prayer. He spend all night in prayer and we see this on more than one occasion that Jesus spend a lot of time in prayer. 

The Holy Spirit simply puts it like this: If you commit your life to God and seek the kingdom of God you will find it on your knees before His throne. This is where you fight your battles, gain your strength and find your answers. It is by humbling yourself before God and seeking His will in prayer. 

My dear friend, I can not emphazise enough how prayer has changed my life thus I urge you to spend more time with God. Then all will fall into place. 

Have an awesome day.