Today's thought - 04 July 2026 (Purpose)

 

For the word of the LORD is right, and all His work is done in truth (Psalm 33:4). I like the passion translation on this verse. For God’s Word is something to sing about. That is just amazing.

I want to talk to you about purpose and what it is. Purpose according to the dictionary is the reason for which something is done, created, or exists. It represents a specific goal, intention, or objective driving an action. On a broader, personal level, having a "sense of purpose" means feeling motivated and having a clear, long-term guiding principle for one's life.

If you google “What is my purpose in life” you get: Your purpose isn’t a fixed destiny to uncover; it is a collection of meaningful things you choose to do with your time. It connects what you value and enjoy with the impact you want to make on the world. Your purpose will continually evolve as you grow and experience new things.

It goes on about potential, pain, platform and problems and discusses how you develop by trying new things, overcome suffering and avoid similar experiences by using your skills, achievements and resources to impact other and finally identifying a problem you are compelled to solve. Oh my, did I miss the boat in my life. I seem to have new problems each day that I am compelled to solve.

Now Jesus kinda put a nail in that one. He said as the Father send me, I am sending you.

In a world where every other person has some sort of identity crises or does not even know what to identify as, we seem to fight a very peculiar battle when it comes to purpose or even identity. The world has found itself in a place where people seek enlightenment in all sorts of worldly stuff and that is why drugs are consumed in excess (legal and illegal) and there is a high suicide rate in the world where people just give up, or they end up on the streets.

The enemy has been very successful in hiding himself in plain sight while guiding people towards the edge of a cliff and that cliff can be anything that will in the end destroy them.

How do you feel when you hear the word “Purpose”? What is the first thought that comes to mind? If you were thinking “Lotto” well I guess we can all relate, yet what is our true purpose? The minute you signed up for the Jesus team your purpose in life became identical to the purpose of the gospel and that my friend is to lead people to Jesus Christ.

I said to the people in our work prayer group yesterday, that in everything we do we must try to glorify the Father. There is so much hurt and pain in the world and a simple smile or ear that will listen is God at work through you. You have the Holy Spirit in you which means the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power at work through you. This means even if you are a little uncertain of that purpose, the Holy Spirit will bring certainty in you and by His power you can impact people without even knowing. Yes, I know some of our jobs is demanding and the people we work with even more. That just means that Jesus is even more needed in your work and you are His vessel of truth and life and you can do even greater things than Jesus did. He said it so it has got to be true.

What does the enemy do? He wants to steal your purpose, hence he is called the “thief”. Jesus said the opposite, to give life and by your obedience and commitment to the gospel you will have life and give life as Jesus said, streams of living water will flow through you (John 7:37-38).

Now please do not think I walk on water when it comes to this. I also struggle with this in my workplace. Yes. I started a prayer group as God instructed, but there are also people that I work with that I have to accept and live a life that show Jesus and not a life that is frustrated and angry. So, many times I have to ask for forgiveness because of my throughs and my actions, but in the end, I go back to God and ask Him to forgive me, help me and guide me so that through His love I will show Him in my life. Even to those I think is blind (and I will ask for forgiveness for that one).

In the end Jesus said in Matthew 10:8, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give”. You can do all this by the power of the Holy Spirit so seek Him first – always.

Have an awesome day, my friend. We are only limited by the limits we put on the Holy Spirit.

Today's thought - 03 July 2026 (Journey on)

 

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will give them rest. I will seek out the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the injured, and heal those that are sick. I will watch over the fat and healthy of the flock. I will be a true, caring shepherd to them. I, Lord Yahweh, have spoken. (Ezekiel 34:15-16)

I just love this verse. Our church’s vision is to win the lost at any cost and to plunder hell and populate heaven. At this stage in my life, I can honestly not imagine a moment without the Lord and His strength and His guidance and His protection over me.

More so do I desire that everyone should experience God in all areas and challenges in their lives. God is literally moving mountains in my life as we had an amazing day in court yesterday and literally all the weapons that was formed did not prosper.

My dear friend, God is good and His mercies renews each day. Each day we are showered by His grace and love and each day in our lives is a gift.

We all have challenges and battles and sometimes those are a journey that God takes us through to prepare us for what lies ahead and even in the bad God creates good because the battles that we face are not only for our lives but our obedience and trust in the process will affect other also. For in our faith lies our testimony and, in our testimony, God can flow streams of living water through us.

Just as Abraham never saw his promise in full, which by the way still stands today, we also might not see the ripple effects of our obedience.

Just as Josef trusted God and was hated by those close to him, sold into slavery and even when he continued to do what God placed on his heart, he was constantly facing obstacles and deceit and finally ended in jail for a number of years before he was released and placed into the very position God showed him when he had his dreams. Josef said in forgiveness to those who sold him into slavery, that what was intended to destroy him, God used for good.

In the same way God will use what comes into our lives to destroy us, for good and it will touch lives because we can help other better once we have been through the storm.

My dear friend, nothing that we do for God is insignificant and God can take anyone willing and change people. Therefore, more so the importance of my verse. God will be the Shepherd and He will save His people, and He will give them rest and heal them.

David writes in Psalm 23:3, “He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake”.

God will step in and change your circumstances and heal and restore you in all that you face. Please just trust Him and stay on your path.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 02 July 2026 (More)

 

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. (James 5:16)

The Holy Spirit is still putting this on my heart for there is so much more in healing than we can comprehend sometimes. Now what is again important is James’s words here in James 5, “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much”.

Now we are carrying on from where we were yesterday for it is important that we build a foundation here. Let’s break it down (sounds like a song, but believe me it will end in praise):

Effectual / Fervent: Modern translations interpret this as being "powerful and effective" or "having great power". It speaks to the passionate, heartfelt nature of the request.

Righteous: This refers to someone who is in right standing with God. Rather than meaning flawless or without sin, it points to a believer whose life reflects a genuine faith and who maintains a clean conscience by confessing faults and turning away from sin.

Availeth Much: It yields tangible, dynamic results. The prayer moves mountains, brings healing, and shifts circumstances.

Oooo… exciting Word. Ok let’s summarize. I keep saying how important prayer and reading the Word is. Now James confirms this and more so the power of prayer. My friend, what a man thinketh, he is. What a man (woman) speaks has great power.

The scriptures highlight that you do not need to be a "super-saint" for your prayers to matter. James uses the example of the prophet Elijah to illustrate this truth. Elijah was a human with the same struggles as anyone else, but because he prayed earnestly, his prayers literally changed the weather (halting rain for three and a half years and then bringing it back).

In essence seek the kingdom or heaven (seek the Holy Spirit) above all else and all will work out for good.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 01 July 2026 (Anything)

 

So, yesterday I said, “It is not the sickness or the addiction but the very lie that binds us to it. And if that sickness means my end and I will spend eternity with my Lord, well I guess that is fine, because I will go home to my Lord”.

I feel that I need to add to this, because I do not mean that if a sickness will mean my end that I will just give up and let it run its course. I believe that God can heal anything, and I believe that with all my heart. I think it is almost as the situation with the furnace that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown in. It is simply that God can change any challenge, but if He does not, I will continue to praise Him for in both scenario’s I will be fine.

In Matthew 4 we read, “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people”.

You see Jesus walked in the power of the Holy Spirit and as I told you before Jesus basically mimicked the way we should live our lives and especially the way we should walk with the Holy Spirit. Jesus on many occasions separated Himself from people to pray. His example of how much time He spend in prayer should be the blueprint that we should strive towards.

Now, what I am trying to say is that Jesus heals. He healed many people and He said, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you”.

In Mark 16 Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well”.

God’s heart is to heal people. Not just of sickness but of everything that bounds them and keeps them from living a life of abundance. It is not that God does not heal, it is in our hearts and in our faith that we hold back, and God can’t work through us.

My dear friend, I keep saying this and maybe we should hear it often. Your walk and your intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit are vital to your life in the kingdom of God. It is when we live closer to Him that He will reveal all things to us and He will work His miracles through us. In His time and in His will and in His way. We need to step up and align ourselves with that and the only way is in the Word seeking more of Him every day.

Have an awesome day my friend.

Today's thought - 30 June 2026 (The Giant)

 

So, there is this story of this young boy David that took provisions for his brothers who were on the battlefield facing a very relentless enemy. Now funny thing is when he arrived there, there was this ginormous human standing on the other side of the army of David’s brothers taunting them and shouting all kinds of funny remarks. David was shocked when he heard the things this man was shouting and it made him furious for this man was not just mocking the army, he was also mocking God.

David felt this stirring in his heart, and he went before the king and said that if no man is willing to face this brute, he will. He said (and this is quite important) that God is and will be with him just as God was with him when a bear attacked or when a lion attacked the sheep he was watching over and that God will deliver this giant in his hand.

We all know what happened then. David walked onto that battlefield with this laughing giant mocking him and he defeated him.

Sometimes the giants we face are not in front of us, but they come in the form of poverty or sickness or addiction or fear. Sometimes our giants are ourselves. I was reminded this Sunday by our Pastor of Ephesians 6:12, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”.

It is not the man we are fighting but the enemy behind him or her. It is not the person we see but the unseen enemy that hides in the shadows. It is not the sickness or the addiction but the very lie that binds us to it. And if that sickness means my end and I will spend eternity with my Lord, well I guess that is fine, because I will go home to my Lord.

My friend, today I am saying, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” and your giants will fall.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 29 June 2026 (Live more)

 

Our scripture comes from Jeremiah 5 today and our Pastor spoke of a “Better life” yesterday. Now I do hope you had a great weekend and that you are up and ready for this week. Monday, right. Well, most people see Monday as doom and gloom and after the weekend they always dread a Monday hence the popular saying, “Its Monday” and with that they add all the negative stuff that is happening.

Well, I am going to throw a brick in that and tell that it’s not because it’s Monday, no my friend it is because your enemy, the devil, walks around like a lion ready to destroy. Our Pastor pointed to this scripture in John 10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy”.

That is exactly why Mondays, or any other day can become quite a challenge. So, the thief comes to destroy, but the verse goes on….

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).

So, what does Jesus say. He says, yes, this guy (the devil) is going to try and take your joy and your peace and your stuff, but I (Jesus) have come to change that so that through me you will have real life. Not artificial worldly nonsense but real life, real joy, real hope and a real future. And more so, you will have it abundantly.

Now let’s look at my verse in Jeremiah 5, “Do you not fear Me?’ says the LORD.
‘Will you not tremble at My presence, who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it”.

God says here He placed the sand in the ocean, and the waves comes and goes but they cannot pass over it.

This is what I want to tell you today. Fear God with respect and love and honour Him with your time and your blessings. Give Him first place, in other words seek first God above all else and then He will put you in a place of safety as the enemy comes in waves to try and steal from you, but he will not prevail. He will surely fail and the light of Jesus that is in you will remove all darkness and you will sure have a better life every day and you will have more joy because if God is for us, who can be against us.

Have an awesome day, my friend

Today's thought - 27 June 2026 (Joy over sorrow)

 

Isaiah 61 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. Isaiah 61 is a prophetic message of divine restoration, healing, and freedom. It proclaims that God will rescue His people from their spiritual and physical exile, replacing their grief with joy, and transforming them into strong, righteous witnesses to the world. 

Hence my verse the Holy Spirit places on my heart today, “And provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendour” (Isaiah 61:3 NIV).

God is focusing on restorative power, promising to give "beauty for ashes" (or a garland/turban for ashes), the "oil of joy" for mourning, and a "garment of praise" instead of a faint spirit. The ultimate goal is that people will be called "trees of righteousness," planted by the Lord to display His glory.

My dear friend, in your battles God will move bringing joy and praise in the midst of your storms rooting you in His promises and in His Word so that you will be a fountain of life in the tribulations you face.

I remind you that Jesus said to be of good cheer because He has overcome this world. Seek Him above all else and do not neglect your prayer and Bible time. There is power in His Word and the more time we spend in it, the more God will show us what lies ahead and guide us in our journey.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 26 June 2026 (Up and down)

 

Do you also have ups and downs? One day you feel like you can move all the mountains and the next day you struggle to get out of bed. I have those and somedays I just want to stay in bed, and I have to drag myself out to start my morning exports so the figures for the day are uploaded and ready.

I wish I had this waterproof five-point plan that you can apply each day and poof you are ready to go. Imagine that. In fact, some days it feels like do not stop at start and do not collect your hundred dollars. Go straight to jail (misery).

The Bible is pretty clear on this. Jesus said if the world hates you, remember it hated Him first. The enemy is always walking around like a lion ready to consume you and we are like sheep to the slaughter every day. Jesus said you will have tribulation.

Yes, I know it is very somber and if that was my attempt to a five-point get-up and go plan, I think I have lost you. What did Jesus also say?

He said that He overcome this world. He said that He is sending us a helper. He said He will never leave us nor forsake us and that He is with us to the end. He said that He intercedes for us daily. He said that He defeated death, sin and the enemy and that He was given all authority in heaven and earth which He gives to us.

My dear friend, I am going to let you ponder this. The widow whom Elisha said to fill all her jars with oil in 2 Kings 4 did not stop getting oil. They stopped bringing jars. The oil from her jar did not stop until they gave up and could not find more jars.

God’s mercy and His love and His blessings does not run out. We stop trusting Him and we lose faith. God is unlimited. That is why Jesus said in Matthew 6, “Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him”.

Your jar is not empty, my friend. Just keep trusting and let God show you the way.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 25 June 2026 (Read, Pray and Repeat)

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. I am reading this verse in Psalm 27, and I feel how the Holy Spirit says, “Did I not say so?”. You know it may feel at times I am repeating myself but honestly maybe I do. Maybe sometimes I have to hear myself say it again.

I aways come back to my court case, but I believe what I face and what I see and what I experience is relevant to me and to you. We have to complete our answering affidavit after another attack was launched to try and keep my daughter from me and to alienate her from me more. So, I bought this new printer to print what in the end was a 185-page affidavit with annexures. Now first I struggled to get it to work while I have very limited time to read through all and to print it. Finally, when I am done and amendments were made, the printer ran out of ink. To top it all off there are no 24-hour internet cafés in my area. When I finally got to one, they only have computers and no printers.

Simple things like this will drive people insane. In the end my one friend got up at two in the morning, printed what was left to print. I drove to the police to get them all commissioned and signed and waited in front of a PostNet until they opened so I could quickly scan all the pages and send it to my lawyer, who by the way also got up before dawn to make sure I am fine and that I am able to get it all done. How amazing is that?

One thing I can testify to and that is not only is Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit vital in my day-to-day life and how I remain stable and at peace throughout this, but the people the Lord brings into my life is amazing. My lawyers, my advocate, my Pastors, my friends, my work, my boss and my church and even the Police have been God send and there are no other words to describe them. They are unbelievable and amazing people. I thank God for them literally every day.

The end is near my friend. It is near. I always write to you on how important your relationship is with the Holy Spirit and believe me it may sound like I have nothing else to say, but it is unbelievable how He carries me through all this and how He just gives me peace.

Now listen to this (Galatians 5): “Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God”.

If you look at people and how they deal with things and how they live their lives, especially people who wants to hurt you or deceive you, then you will see many of these works (as Paul calls them) are visible in their lives. When the Holy Spirit is not part of your life or important to you, you will fall into any of these default reactions or actions, and you will feel no guilt or fear for your actions. If He is ignored He will be quiet. Then Paul continues to say: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another”.

I am everything but perfect and I still have a long way to go, but I can tell you I have seen how the Holy Spirit produces these fruits in my life when I would otherwise be lost and beaten. You have to understand the context. Not only is it this court case but we are busy with one of the hardest and most time-consuming projects that constantly deviates as other things are added or needed and each one is important and must be done as soon as possible. This means that I literally sit and work every day and most nights.

In the midst of all God says: “Be still and know that I am God and I am with you in it all. It shall be well”.

Do I need to say more?

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 24 June 2026 (Don't just walk but run for God)

 

My dear friend, there are a few things this morning that are on my heart and I believe the Holy Spirit is guiding us in a direction. It starts with Ezekiel 33:13, “When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die”.

So, we know faith without works is dead and we can not please God without faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Now here in Ezekiel the Holy Spirit reminds me again that we cannot go through the fire on our own for then we will surely burn (die). If we attempt to walk this journey on our own our righteousness will fail and we will fall. In other words, if we try to live in our purpose without the Holy Spirit or His guidance we will fail.

Then He goes on in Jeremiah 3:3, “Therefore the showers have been withheld,
And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot’s forehead; You refuse to be ashamed”. And here He is telling me if I attempt any of what lies ahead without Him or His guidance my rain will be withheld. He basically says that His favour and His blessing will not rest upon us if we try to walk on our own or continue to sin. We need to confess our sins and ask the Lord to wash us in His blood so that we can be fully righteous before God and ask Him for a pure and clean heart and a right spirit so we can hear His voice clearly and follow His direction without any guilt.

Then He says in Psalm 27:14, “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!”.

In essence without the Holy Spirit, I am toast. I can testify to this because honestly without Him I would have lost my mind by now and I would have given up. The time and the pain and the costs and the crap surrounding this whole court case would have destroyed me months ago was it not for the Holy Spirit. His hand is constantly on this from the day it landed on me and how someone just stepped in to assist me financially and still do. From being calm and respectful with someone who lies and deceives to even willing to help her. To being arrested and the case not enrolled and no bail was needed to be paid to the amazing legal team that fights this battle to God’s hand and favour on my life, because I have not for one moment needed to worry about finances and I continue to tithe and give as much as I can and I keep obeying whatever God puts on my heart and I stop all that He does not agree with.

This is God and this is one miracle after another. People I pray for got healed. Men on the street who is forgotten by the world now goes to church and read a Bible. People from my work start to listen to our church sermons and they go to church. In the midst of my worst battles yet, God continue to do miracle after miracle. Why? Because I keep my eyes on Him and when I fall, I go on my knees before Him, and I confess and ask for forgiveness, and I stand up stronger and more determined. Because I dare not take my eyes of Him. Now He is saying that in the days ahead this attitude will be even more important and I need to walk closer with Him. That is why He says wait patiently and be of good courage. He will give us strength in it and He will be with us.

All I can say is that if God is for me, who can be against me.

Do not be dismayed or confused but remain focussed on Jesus and make your prayer time a priority each and every day.

If He can do all this for me, He can do it for you. Just seek Him above all else and trust His way and His time. Soon it will all be over and God will be glorified in my testimony, and many will know that He is God and I will continue to serve Him and worship Him no matter what.

Have an awesome day, my friend.