Today's thought - 03 September 2026 (The Secret)

How are you my friend. We live to fight another day. Not by power nor by might, but by the power of the Holy Spirit. Yesterday I wrote to you about tribulations and battles and all the stuff we face in our daily lives and how they basically impact the world around us. We are in essence nothing without our Lord Jesus Christ and as we abide in Him and He in us, we overcome and become stronger and our fruit increases.

In John 9 we read that Jesus made clay and anointed the blind man’s eyes with it and when he went and washed it, he received sight. In other words, he received the blessing of sight.

My friend, I am going to reveal something to you today that has been a hidden secret in the old writings of days gone by. Yes, this is so deep and has been kept so secret that world organizations will topple and break down if it becomes known. This is the most and best kept secret and even secret organizations are not that secret.

Once it is revealed you might just not be the same anymore so I urge you to consider the effects that it will have on your life.

It is, and I am going to say this very softly. Like in almost whisper soft. It is and I am just pausing for effect…. You are blessed.

I know who knew. Haha, no but truthfully, we are all blessed. You see when God made Adam and Eve we read in Genesis 1:28. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

The blessing was removed by mans fall but with Abraham that changed. God says to Abraham in Genesis 12, “I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Through his lineage, all the families of the earth would receive God's grace and goodness. Now, and this is very important. When Jesus came, He restored the original blessing that was lost with Adam. So, by receiving our Lord Jesus Christ as your saviour you inherit these blessings.

Now it gets better. Through faith in Jesus Christ, the spiritual blessing and justification (being made right with God) extend to all people of all nations, making believers the spiritual "descendants" of Abraham. Now let is look at 1 Chronicles 4:10, And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So, God granted him what he requested.

Firstly, what is blessing. Blessing is empowering. To bless someone with something is to empower them. If I bless the guys on the street with a pair of shoes, I empower them to walk without hurt or shame. When God blesses us, He empowers us. More so Jabez said God must enlarge his territory. God will enlarge your sphere of influence. Your area of impact. He will expand your borders. Then He said that God must place His hand on Him. This is God’s divine protection, wisdom and strength. This means God is actively involved in your life with His power, presence, and favour. And finally, to keep evil from us. To give us victory over our battles and our challenges.

So, today I am asking and I am urging you to understand that you are blessed but blessed to be a blessing. God does not bless us in all areas of our lives for our own selfish needs or gain. He blesses us so that we can bless others. Take this prayer of Jabez and pray it over your life each day and believe God for your dreams and your vision and your hope.

God can do anything and nothing is impossible with Him.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Be that tree

Jesus said that without Him we can do nothing. We must abide in Him and He in us and in that we will be very fruitful. So, be the tree that out-fruits all the other trees.

Today's thought - 02 September 2026 (Insight)

 

How are you my friend? I hope you are well and that you are staying in the fight. There is so much in John 9 that I would like to look at, but I am going to stop at verse 3 for today, Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him”.

So, the disciples wanted to know why this man was blind. What sin did he or his parents do so that he was born blind.

Let me rephrase that. So, what sin did you do in your life that caused these things to happen to you? What did you do wrong and what did your father do so that this curse or this tribulation may befall you?

I love Jesus’s answer. He basically said that neither he or his parent’s sin was the cause, but rather this battle or this challenge was given to him so that the works of God can be revealed.

Ok, so that is not what we would like to hear, but that is why we have tribulations and why we face impossible trials, so that God can be revealed and glorified and the world can see the love of our Father.

There are two things that the Holy Spirit points out to me with this scripture. One we should not judge, and we should steer clear of gossip and judgment and assumptions. Now I personally fail this test daily, so it is a reminder to me that I should not look to this world for answers but to God. I should not get angry at this world but seek God’s wisdom and His guidance in my battles. I should not assume but rather walk with the Holy Spirit so that I can get insight into what lies ahead.

Secondly, we should trust God that the process is designed for us, because we will not be tempted above our abilities and even in our trials God will make a way. He will make a road in our wilderness and streams of living water will flow from our tribulation into the lives of others. So, as hard as it is, your battle and my battle are not for us alone but for many around us. Therefore, the Holy Spirit reminds me that a humble and trusting heart will accomplish more than anger. We must stand up for what is right, but right within God’s perspective and that which the Holy Spirit places on our hearts.

So, do not be a walk over but handle all conflict with humility and confidence in the words that the Holy Spirit tells you to use. We must defend our faith, but we must also walk in faith. Be an ear that listens and a voice that guides. Be a heart that understands and a friend that will show people their faults. Be a witness for Jesus and live a life that resembles that.

So, as the blind man received his sight, I pray that the Holy Spirit will give you insight in your battles and that you will stand firm and strong in whatever you face. I pray that you will receive supernatural peace and favor in your battles and that our Lord Jesus will be visible in everything you do. In the mighty name of our Lord Jesus.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 01 September 2026 (Spring time)

 

It is September and September in South Africa means it is springtime. Warmer weather and sunny days. With summer comes rain and with rain you will see our country transform into one of the most beautiful places on our planet.

What does seasonal change mean to you and me as followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. Well for one it means one is over and new one will start. I guess that one was a brain teaser, but what does it really mean.

In Christianity, seasonal change symbolizes God's absolute sovereignty, His unchanging faithfulness, and the cyclical rhythm of spiritual life and human experience. The regular cycle of nature is highlighted in passages like Genesis 8:22 that we have been looking at in the last weeks (seedtime and harvest) and reminds of God’s promise and the order He created.

God is also sovereign over time. Psalm 74:17 says, “You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter”. Thus, God controls both physical earth and times of change and seasons in our lives.

Metaphorical seasons for example are Spring (New beginnings), Summer (Abundance), Autumn/Fall (Transition or letting go) and Winter (Waiting and rest). Our seasons can happen more often than those of nature or they can take longer.

What season do you think you are in right now? I feel like the Lord is saying Isaiah 43:19, “Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert”.

I believe my season of autumn and winter is over, and I am stepping into a season of spring. My summer is around the corner and all that I currently battle with, will come to an end.

My dear friend, Jesus said in Mark 9:23, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” I believe that God is moving in my life but also in your life and we are going to walk into a season of abundance. I believe that through this God will touch many lives and many will be saved. I believe that anything is possible for God and we must step up now and do the difficult and God will do the impossible. I believe that like Joseph, God will take all that was intended for evil and turn it around for good and so He will save many and through this He will be glorified over all the earth.

My dear friend we serve a big and awesome God. Jesus said to His disciples in Mark 9:19, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.”

Jesus also says in John 15:7, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you”.

My friend, all it requires is faith the size of a mustard seed. Come with me as we step in and step up and believe this promise. If we abide (stay connected, read our Bible, pray often) in our Lord then anything is possible. Ask it, believe it and go.

Do not let the seasons that are past (behind) you impact the promise of the seasons ahead of you. All things and that is all things are possible with God.

Have an awesome day.

You are called to do great things

 

Today's thought - 31 August 2026 (Frustration)

 

How are you, my friend? How was your weekend? Well, I guess mine was ok. Yesterday was my weekend day with my daughter and to be honest, I thought I had seen everything but yesterday just blew my mind. It was quite a challenge, and I would love to chat about it here with you, but I feel that the Holy Spirit wants me to focus on the emotions rather than the event.

To be honest this whole battle is very frustrating, and my ex-wife is trying her utmost best to make things as uncomfortable as possible since we are restraint to her house due to the current court order. So, yes, it can be a challenge some days and when one goes out of their way to sabotage your visit, well you can imagine it becomes more than a battle outside. It becomes an internal emotional battle.

Now, I want to take you to our scripture in John 1:48, Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

There was something in those words of Jesus that had a tremendous impact upon Nathanael. It is not just that Jesus saw him sitting under a fig tree that caused Nathanael to proclaim him to be the Son of God and the King of Israel. It may be that when Nathanael heard these words, he recognised that Jesus possessed a clear insight into the things that Nathanael was thinking about under the fig tree. It is Jesus’ intimate knowledge of the thoughts and meditations of Nathanael’s heart that produced this reaction. Nathanael realised that Jesus had seen into the depths of his heart and Nathanael concluded that Jesus must be the Son of God and the King of Israel. By using these titles Nathanael expressed his conviction that Jesus is the Messiah.

Now coming back to my frustration with my current situation, I know that Jesus sees into our hearts, and He sees the turmoil and the hurt that we deal with when faced with something difficult. Your battle or your tribulation. Jesus relates to the trouble we face because He saw the hearts of man and how they can be or rather how they can become and the things people can do to other.

My friend, what I am trying to say to you is that Jesus sees your hurt and He sees your pain. He sees the battles you have, and He sees the things we struggle with each day. He knows what you are going through and He is actively working to give you strength to carry on and to see it through. That is why Jesus said come to me all those who are weary and heavily burdened. He will give you rest; in other words, He will help you through it. That is why Jesus said forgive those who hate you or hurt you because there is power in forgiveness and it sets you free from an additional burden that is not necessary. That is why He also said, be of good cheer (take heart), I have overcome this world, in other words pain and hurt will never have the final say. That is why God says He will never leave you nor forsake and if He is for you who can be against you.

My dear friend, that is why Jesus also said in John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep”. There is no way Jesus will leave you to fight on your own. He will show you the way, send people to help you and uplift you and He will make a way in your wilderness and believe me streams of living water will flow from it.

Just, do not give up, but keep holding on, keep fighting and keep resisting the enemy. Jesus is the way and the truth and life. He will give you rest and strength in your battles and He will make a way through it for you. Joy will come in the morning and hope will give you strength.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 28 August 2026 (Salvation what)

How are you, my friend? It is Friday and the weekend is just around the corner. Do you have any plans for the weekend? It is getting warmer here in South Africa so we will be swimming soon. My kids love to swim and outside in the sun is always good. So, are you a sun and sand type of person or are you more like a home and city type of person?

I often write to you that you should dream, so if you could go anywhere in the world. Where do you want to go? What places do you want to see or what would you love to do? Now believe it or not but Europe is on my list like France and Portugal and Germany, but I would also love to see places like Brazil and Mexico and Indie and Pakistan and yes even Russia. In fact, there are many places I would love to visit one day and when it is time to go, we will go. It remains in God’s hands, and I am sure we will still see many beautiful places. Every country has beauty to it so, yes, I will travel a lot. Hahaha.

The Holy Spirit points me today to John 1; in fact, He did last night already. The verses I have are 12-13, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God”.

Salvation is a gift. You can’t buy it. You can’t work for it. You can’t exchange it and you can’t steal it. It is freely given when you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior. It is by this declaration and by the baptism that we confess and accept His ways above our ways and His forgives for our sins. It is by this that we receive life and real life instead of worldly make-believe type of life. The important part is the “children of God” part. This means that you are paid for in full by a price that is impossible to pay. You are forgiven in full by the love of a loving Father and you are given identity for you are now a new person with a new identity.

Where are we going with this? Well, I am glad you asked. You see I am reminding you and me today of what happened when we gave our lives to Jesus Christ and we accepted the reality that we can not do anything without Him. It is in this epiphany that we see the light. Now you will see because John 1:4-5 says, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it”.

Do you see it now? Ok, here we go. Before Jesus we were in the darkness. This darkness is the lies the enemy told us about ourselves. When we accepted Jesus, we stepped out of the darkness into the light. This light is the life we have in Jesus. This light removes all darkness, and this light is life and life in abundance. The darkness does not understand the light because they are blinded by the hold of a life that has no value and no future. We have to be the light bearers because once we accepted the light into our lives, we become the light because we are now children of the light maker. Our Pastor said that the best way to stay close to God is to stay close to the hurt of people.

As we go out into the world, we will see a lot of darkness and sometimes that darkness will do its best to destroy our light. The enemy wants to steal your word, your seed because if he can do that you will not be fruitful. John writes in verse 9, “That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world”.

My dear friend, the light that is in you is a light that can not be hidden and should not be hidden. I know it is not so bright some days and I know sometimes it feels as if it is not there but believe me, He is. He said that He will never leave you. Sometimes the battles and the hurt seem so much and sometimes the fatigue and stress feel too much, and you feel that your light is missing. It is not, it is just there waiting, listening and working to help you. It keeps the darkness away because where the Holy Spirit dwells, hell does not feel comfortable.

I am telling you today that in my darkest moments, I seek the light more than what I normally would, because the light of Jesus shines best when we have no more to give.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 27 August 2026 (Are you hungry)

 

Are you hungry? Mmmm… maybe KFC. No, ok, maybe pizza. No, well a home cooked meal is still te best. I am just kidding. This is not a post about the hunger issues we have in the world and in our country. This is about your hunger for Jesus Christ.

When I competed many moons ago you could see that hunger in a fighter that makes him defy the odds and succeed where others would give up. It is this hunger that drives him to get up early and run kilometer after kilometer and then spend hours on speed training and perfecting his defense and attacks. His stepping and his agility. Yes, this hunger drives them to keep going, keep trying and not to give until they win. I know this because I was one of them.

My dear friend, why am I asking you if you are hungry? Well, I am glad you asked. You see we have been talking about abide and abiding in Jesus. Just to refresh your memory abide means to stay, remain, or dwell in a close, ongoing relationship with God.

The Holy Spirit took me to Deuteronomy 5 today and He showed me two interesting scriptures. Verse 29, “Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever”.

God says that if we fear (reverence) Him and keep His commandments then it will be well with us. Yes, there are these ten commandments that is important to keep, but what did Jesus say about this? Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself”.

Now the question, how do we do this? How do we keep the commandment and how do stay true to this. My friend, Jesus died so that we can be free from the law. Why? So that through Him and in Him we will live a life that separates us from the norm and sets us apart from a worldly mentality. Does this mean I must not make any mistakes to be able to achieve this? No definitely not. God’s mercies renew each day, so yes, you are still going to make mistakes, and you will still face many difficult challenges, but… and now you have to listen very carefully.

It is in our hunger for Jesus Christ and in our deep surrender to Him that we overcome mistakes and we grow into a Spirit led, godly and righteous person that makes less and less mistakes each day. It is in our hunger and total surrender that we surpass the odds and the world and we become more like Jesus. Remember Jesus said that what the heart is full of will be visible in your life. If your heart is full of Jesus, you will begin to run from sin and the things that pollutes your mind. You will run towards the things that is Jesus and the need to be more like Him. It is this hunger that drives you to run the race and receive the reward, as Paul says. It is this hunger that wakes you up early to read the Bible and to spend time with God. It is this hunger that drives you to seek the need of others and to help others even if it is just to be the one who listens.

My friend, I keep telling you that you are more than meets the eye. Do not give up but stand with me today as we proclaim liberty to the lost and broken and carry the Holy Spirit into our homes, our work, our gym, our shops, our families and everywhere else we go. Remember Jesus said, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you”.

I want to leave you with this scripture today, “You shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God has commanded you, that you may live and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess”. (Deuteronomy 5:33 NKJV).

Have an awesome day, because the rest of your day will be the best of your day.

Today's thought - 26 August 2026 (Are you a sinner)

 

Today I am asking a bold question. Are you a sinner? Well to be honest with you we all are sinners and we are born into sin, but… and this the big BUT… Jesus Christ came into this world to save sinners. I am, as Paul writes, the Chief of all sinners.

This is what makes grace so amazing and the work of the cross even more so. Remember John 13:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”.

Yes, we are all sinners and yes, we all make mistakes. The important thing is to remember that you are not defined by your mistakes nor your past. You are not where you come from nor are you the very things that hurt you. Jesus went to that cross with you in mind. As Paul says, Jesus died for us while we were still sinners.

It is what we do with grace that is so important. I wrote to you about fruit and how we should bear much fruit. When the Holy Spirit comes into your life and the old man/woman dies and a new man/woman is formed by grace and mercy. Then we basically say goodbye to that life, and we enter a new realm where we are sure about our future, and we stand in authority over this life.

We receive power but not power that we can use to hurt others but rather power to change. It is power to change us and power to change those around us. Yes, I know what you are thinking. There is this guy I work with, and he is just not getting it and so on and so on bla bla bad person bla bla bla. Hahaha, I am sure you understand.

My dear friend, I do not know what you have done or what you have been through or what you are facing, but I know God and I know what He can do. This morning as I was handing out food to the guys on the street the one man said that ever since I started to reach out to them, he changed. He said he does not want to do the drugs anymore or bad things in fact he reads his bible.

My friend, this Holy Spirit power and this is God at work. It is by their fruits the Bible says, that we will know them. It is the sound of their feet that brings joy. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit. The one man that has been suffering with a bad leg was so happy this morning because his leg is healing. This is God at work in the lives of people that the world kind of forgotten.

David wrote, who am I that you think of me. This is me saying who am I, that you use me and that you bless me. Well, I am a servant of the most high God and I am just a willing vessel taking what God has given me, and I share it with the world. God’s children.

My friend, can I tell you who you really are. You are a beautiful and wonderful creation. You are made in love by a God that made you and He made you with purpose. It does not matter what the world says or how you came into this world. When God made you, He had a plan and His plan is for you to prosper and to bear much fruit. His plan is for you to live a life of abundance and to be blessed above all that you can think or imagine. It is not the Holy Spirit that limits us, but we that limit Him. Start today and do your best in everything you have. Your work, your relationships, your health, your time with God and you will see how your life will change. You are not made to give up or to be mediocre. We are made to be more than conquerors.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 25 August 2026 (In this lies hope)

 

Hallo my friend, how are you today? The seasons are changing here in South Africa, and the crispy cold mornings are now warmer with beautiful sunny days. I just love our country with its vast mountains and beautiful forests. From the warm and dense bushveld to the green hills of the ocean. Our country is truly beautiful and diverse. But just as beautiful is the diversity of the people that live here.

We truly have a wonderful mix of races and colors and each beautiful in its own way. God is truly a God of beauty and abundance.

Yesterday we looked at Monday blues, and I wrote to you about tribulations and how it builds character and finally character that builds hope. The Holy Spirit was not done with this so this morning He took me back to Romans 5 pointing me to verse 5.

“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us”.

I do not know what your Monday looked like, but mine was really cool. I have been postponing my pod cast for months with every excuse I can think of and finally yesterday I just did it. Dr Dave said we must do the difficult and God will do the impossible. I trust God for much fruit from this, because it is His pod cast and it is for His glory.

What is hope? Hope is an optimistic state of mind that combines a desire for something to happen with a confident expectation or belief that it is possible. In the Bible, hope is not a weak wish or a guess. It is a strong, sure, and safe trust that God will do what He promises.

Old Testament Hebrew Qavah / Yakhal): Means to wait or to look forward with tension and tight focus, like a rope twisted together. It means waiting on God even when life is hard.

New Testament Greek (Elpis): Means a happy and confident expectation of good, built on the solid fact of Jesus Christ rising from the dead.

A few things to consider:

Hope is certain: Unlike everyday hope ("I hope it does not rain"), Bible hope is a fact you can lean on.

Hope is tied to God (Abide): Your trust is not in luck or people. It is in God’s unchanging character and past faithfulness.

Hope focuses on eternity: It looks past current pain to eternal life and the return of Jesus.

Hope works with faith and love: The Bible groups hope with faith and love as the three greatest permanent Christian values. “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Paul says that hope does not disappoint. It is our hope in Jesus Christ through the power and counselling of the Holy Spirit that we can hope knowing who God is. Hope is knowing God and knowing Him comes through prayer and time spend with Him in your secret place (room) surrendering all and trusting Him completely. To be filled with the Holy Spirit knowing that as we abide in the Lord, we will be able to do anything, overcome anything and succeed in everything. It is in our walk with God and the Holy Spirit that our hope increases because of the love of God that flows in us. And finally, we will have hope that does not disappoint but flow in us by the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in us.

My dear friend, I pray that you will be filled with the Holy Spirit and that your hope and dreams will be renewed and restored by His grace and love, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Have an awesome day.