Today's thought - 15 October 2026 (Take out the garbage)

 

How are you, my friend? How has your week been so far. Here on my side, it is business as usual one fight at a time – hahaha. I do hope you are well and all things are working out and that God opens that door this week. This morning the Holy Spirit took me back to Ephesians 4. I think I read these chapters, and I see what stands out and then as the week progresses, He takes me back so I can see better. The Holy Spirit is amazing.

So, in Ephesians 4:23 we read, (NLT) “Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes”. To me, this is a daily and constant thing. I always ask the Holy Spirit to renew my mind and my thoughts and to change the way I think.

This week I am going back to my post where I asked you, “Who is Jesus to you”. Who is Jesus in your day-to-day battles and where is His place in your life. Paul writes here in Ephesians 4 since we are now renewed through the work of our Lord, and we can throw away our old self and embrace our new nature. Our new self that is created to be like God, truly righteous and holy.

He says that we should not let anger control us and never let the sun go down while you are still angry. Yesterday I wrote to you about your foundation and if you build your life on Jesus and the Word, no storm will move you let alone destroy you.

Today, I am coming back to the importance of what we put in our minds and what we allow into our thoughts. God says let the Holy Spirit renew your thoughts and never allow anger to control you. In other words, take out the garbage and clean your mind.

Remove the nonsense and the lies and fill it with God’s Word. We know that God told Joshua to meditate on His Word, day and night and then you will be prosperous. He did not say once a day or in the morning or when you feel like it. He said day and night. He said constantly and continuously think about the Word and speak it out.

Three things: 1) Read the Word 2) Speak the Word and 3) Believe the Word.

Yes, it is not easy, and I know how life is. I know how your day can go from happy dreams to mayor disasters in mere moments. I know how your mind can battle with worry and concern and issues and struggles. I know that renewing your mind is not a switch that God placed somewhere behind your ear and when the battle gets too hard you can just press reset.

I know that your budget can be a mess sometimes or all the time and I know that problems do not work on a set calendar. They arrive unannounced like an unwanted person that you really did not want to see. I know this but do you know that Jesus knows this too. That is why He simply said that in this life you will have tribulation. That is why He said the Father knows what you need. That is why He said, you of little faith.

Jesus knows and Jesus saw and Jesus endured it all. The best thing you must know is that He sits on the right hand of God the Father interceding for you. He is constantly presenting your situation to the Father.

All He asks is that you remove the crap from your mind and fill it with His Word and then allow the Holy Spirit to renew your thoughts with the Word so that it will encourage you and set you on your path.

Like I said yesterday, God’s thoughts about you are for you to prosper. To have a future and a hope. Do not believe the lies and do not allow the enemy to enter in through your gates. Your eye gate, mouth gate, ear gate and touch gate. Seek God above all else, my friend and all things will be well. This all boils down to “Who is Jesus to you”.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 14 October 2026 (He is my refuge, my place of rest)

 

How are you, my friend? It is almost December and as the year is coming to an end many people are tired and weary of a very busy and hard year. I do not know what your year looked like, but I can tell you mine has been a rollercoaster of one uphill followed by ten more. You can say my faith has been properly tested.

We read from Hebrews 3, and my verse is verse 4, “For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God”. Now, remember yesterday I asked you, “Who is Jesus to you”. I want you to keep that in mind when we look at God as the builder of everything. So, let’s see if I saw this right and if I can explain to you what is on my heart.

To get to my point we have to look at Hebrews 4:10, “For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labours, just as God did after creating the world”.

Now there is like a million thoughts in my head so let me see if I can summarise it. The dictionary explains rest depending on context. Now it can mean getting a good night’s rest or what is left over or a pause as in music or an object that is designed to support something. Wow, now let’s see what the Bible say about rest. Biblical rest is both a physical cessation from work and a spiritual trust in God's sovereignty and presence.

God modelled rest when He created the world not that He was tired but that He set a pattern for trust which was later made the Sabath. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Rest is releasing the need to control and to rather seek God’s rule and protection. Then finally there is the final or permanent rest that mirrors God’s rest from finished work. Rest is not the absence of work but the presence of God. Rest is not giving up but understanding God’s sovereignty over everything. Rest is not running from responsibilities but instead trusting God for the outcome. Rest is not giving in to fear but instead standing on the rock who is Jesus Christ. Rest is not passive but a daily and continuous seeking for God.

So, how did I get from God builds everything to stepping into God’s rest. Ok, here is the picture in my head. You see without Jesus we can do nothing, yet we constantly fight against that by trying it our own way. What happens? We get frustrated and annoyed and upset. We give up or we throw in the towel or we end up sulking. God builds everything. Yes, everything. Skyscrapers do not pop up because man is so cool, it is designed and built by the grace of God for He gave them the insight and ability to do so. In the same way God builds the foundation on what we stand by His Word. You see when we realise that if the house in not build on God, those who labour on it is doing so in vain. The storm will rise and the house will fall.

But those who allows God to be their builder and who by seeking Him and following Him and finally to step into His rest will succeed. The rest I refer to is not two day’s sleep but instead the full surrender and trust that we need to place in God’s plan and God’s will. God clearly says Jeremiah 29:11, For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Jesus did not say come to me those who are weary and burdened and I will give you more worries. No, He said I will give you rest. It means that while you are building your life in Him and His promises, He will give you peace that surpassed all understanding. He will give you true rest from worries for He said that your Father knows what you need. So, do not worry about tomorrow. He said bring all your worries to God in prayer and supplication and He will give you peace (rest).

We can never truly rest when the worries and concerns and issues and crap of this world pollute our minds. We can only fully and truly rest when we are rooted in Jesus Christ and we completely trust Him. This means seeking Him above all else. Standing up one more time. Trying one more time. Taking a break and just allow Him to speak into your life. Humbling yourself before Him and to stop trying to fix everything yourself or in your way.

If the Lord builds the house (you), the enemy will never enter through the gate. So, God is the word rest in every aspect. Rest when you are tired, rest in what is left of you is enough for Him, rest in that moment in worship where you fully surrender and rest finally as God keeps you up when the storms come.

Have an awesome day, my friend and I pray that you will fully and completely find rest in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Today's thought - 13 October 2026 (Who is Jesus to you)

 

How are you, my friend? Our Pastor asked this question Sunday morning: “Who is Jesus to you?”. Take a moment and just think about that. Who is Jesus to you?

My verse is from Psalm 76:10, “Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon”. Before we look into this verse the Holy Spirit took me back to Ephesians 4. The first three verses looks like this, “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace”.

This word, “Longsuffering” has been on my mind since Sunday. Let’s take a moment and look at it in Biblical perspective.

Longsuffering in the Bible means being "long-tempered," patient, and slow to anger, especially when facing provocation, mistreatment, or difficult circumstances. It is the exact opposite of having a "short fuse" or seeking quick retaliation.

Where do we find it in the Bible

Greek Word (Makrothumia): In the New Testament (such as in the list of the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22–23), the word is makrothumia, which combines makros (meaning "long" or "distant") and thumos (meaning "anger" or "passion"). It describes a person who restrains their anger over a long duration.

Hebrew Concept (Erek 'Apap): In the Old Testament, the phrase often translates to being "slow to anger" or literally "long of breathing" (opposed to "short of breathing" or violent anger).

Not Just Waiting: While standard patience helps a person tolerate slow circumstances (like traffic or lines), longsuffering specifically focuses on enduring people, offenses, and injuries without striking back.

How the Bible Applies it

An Attribute of God: God is repeatedly described as longsuffering - patiently holding back judgment, offering mercy, and giving people time to repent (e.g., Exodus 34:6, 2 Peter 3:9).

A Fruit of the Spirit: As outlined by the apostle Paul in Galatians 5:22, longsuffering is a character trait produced in believers by the Holy Spirit, enabling them to bear with one another in love (Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:12).

A Call to Endure: Believers are urged to display this quality in family, church, and daily relationships, choosing forgiveness and restraint instead of bitterness or revenge.

Ok, now let us come back to my question and my verse. The NKLV says Psalm 76:10 like this, “Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself”. Now first thing, who is Jesus to you? We talked about the type of Christian we are and when people we see everyday are asked about us, what their answers will be. What do people say about our walk with God. Now I ask you in your walk with God, who is Jesus to you. When we understand the concept of Jesus being the cornerstone and the rock we should build on, we understand the next concept where Jesus said abide in me and I in you for without me you can do nothing.

Jesus being the cornerstone, the most important part in your life. The very foundation on which you should build your life. This is vital because when we are in that storm, Jesus will not always be the one who calms the storm but in Him we can go through the storm and now that word, with longsuffering. God can use man’s wrath for His glory. Just as He took what was intended to destroy Joseph and turn it around for His glory, so can he take what we face and turn it around for His glory.

That is why no testimony is without a test, and no storm will last forever. It is by longsuffering and trusting God and His time that we will stay rooted on our rock, Jesus Christ, and go through the storm, the trials, the tribulation and see His glory on the other side.

It is such a simple word, but once you understand longsuffering and know who Jesus is to you and in your life and how important your relationship is with Him, then you will be like Joseph. Even in jail he stood on the rock, the foundation of his faith, and trusted God regardless of the storm he faced.

My friend, the only way we can apply longsuffering is with the Lord and being in a close relationship with Him. God will take what you face and turn it around. He will make all things work out for good, to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 12 October 2026 (Draw your sword and prepare for war)

 

How are you, my friend? I do hope you are well and that you have got some rest over the weekend. The days keep flying by as the year is reaching its end and time is always a problem.

My verse is from Psalm 67:6, “Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us”, but the one before this verse is vital to my message. You see we read in Psalm 67:5, “May the nations praise you, O God. Yes, may all the nations praise you”.

I want to make a bold statement today: “Your greatest weapon next to prayer is praise”.

Have you ever seen someone who is hurt or in pain with a smile on their face. Well, most people do not look happy when they are hurt, or they get bad news or something happens in their day that they did not want or like. They always have a bit of a frowny face, and you can see they are not happy. God says here when you praise Him, the earth will yield its harvests, and God will richly bless you.

To praise and worship in a time of pain and hurt is exactly not what the enemy expects. No, he thinks that these poor Christians are going to sulk and be depressed and forget about God. In fact, they will moan and groan and complain all day long. Hahaha, does that sound about right. Why do you think God gave us an armor to put on each day? Not to look all shiny in the spiritual realm, but to go to war. To step into this world armed for the attacks of the enemy. We are not made to be passive Christians. We are made to go into this world and share the gospel and fight the enemy for ground.

On Friday our Pastor asked this question. If they would ask the people around you what type of Chistian you are, what would they say? You know your everyday crowd. The people you work with or your family or your friends. What would they say when asked this question. That made me really think. What will they say?

It boils down to how we serve God. Are you an occasional follower of Jesus and only on Sundays you are all Christian like and the rest of the week you rock and roll.

Do you follow God for what you can get out of Him. In other words, you think God is an ATM.

Do you have an agenda. You follow God but there are still those carnal needs that bounds you to the world which dictate your terms of following God.

Do have any prejudice towards other people and you do not like them because of their race, background or heritage.

Do you find yourself in a comfort zone and you call yourself a Christian but there is no fruit in your walk with God. You don’t do anything wrong, but you also don’t do anything at all.

Judas walked with Jesus. He was a disciple, yet he betrayed Jesus. He was with Jesus though all the miracles but in the end, he turned against Jesus. Why do you think this happened and why him?

Judas had an agenda. He followed Jesus for the fame and the prospect of money. He oversaw the money and his heart never fully or rather never whole heartedly followed Jesus. His true god was mammon, and this is what kept an open door in his life for satan to enter. He was deceived by satan in thinking that Jesus will not be killed and funny thing is even after he realized his mistake he chose suicide over repentance. He chose death over salvation. He chose satan over Jesus.

Do you think that Jesus would not have forgiven him if he came back and asked for it? Off course He would have welcomed him back and forgave him. This is grace. Jesus forgave Peter for denying Him three times. The question remains, why do you follow Jesus. Now I am going to tip the boat. In Revelation 3:16 God says, “So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth”.

I have talked to you about this before. There is no middle ground. You are either wholeheartedly in it or not. All in or all out. You can not have one foot in the church and the other in the world. This is a Judas mentality, and the end result will be the same.

My dear friend, I urge you or rather I beg you to ask the Holy Spirit to identify all things that holds you in the world and help you to also fully commit and surrender those areas to our Lord, so that you will prosper in your walk with God and so that all things can work out for good. So, you can praise Him with a free heart and be fully blessed and yield a great harvest.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 09 October 2026 (Idols and stuff)

How are you, my friend? You know I ask that question every time and today I do not want it to sound like a broken record. Honestly, how are you doing? When you look at the storm around you, what do you see? Do you look with your world eyes, or are you looking with your spirit man/woman?

You know Peter stepped out of that boat after he asked Jesus if he could. Now that is stepping out in faith. He did not think or even give the situation a thought, he just stepped out. Can you imagine the moment. Here you are stepping out of a boat in the middle of the ocean and you do not sink. In fact, you can walk on the water as if it was on a road. I must admit I cannot imagine how that must have felt, but we can experience that.  When was the last time you stepped out of the boat? The last time you heard Jesus call and say, “Come”. The last time Jesus said go and help. The last time Jesus said start that business or write that book or give someone in need food. When was the last time Jesus placed something on your heart and you listened? Can you remember?

My verse comes from Psalm 135:15, “The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
The work of men’s hands”. What is holding you back? You know we read in Matthew 19:16 of the rich young man who asked Jesus this question: “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”. Jesus responded based on the time they were in and asked if he kept the commandments and the young man answered that he did. Then Jesus simply stated, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

The young man having many possessions just could not. He was bound by his earthly possessions and it became his idol. His treasure and the very thing that kept him from heaven. If you read the rest of Psalm 135 the writer goes on to tell you that these lifeless idols can’t see or hear and the ones who make them become like them and everyone else that trusts in them.

My friend, time is running out and many are bound by their idols and their lives here on earth. Nothing should stand between you and Jesus and if you still have compartments in your life that is not fully surrendered to God, then please surrender them. God says that there is no middle ground. You are either for Him or against Him. You either live your life committed to Him and His Word or you don’t. 2 Chronicles 16:9: States that the eyes of the Lord roam throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.

1 Chronicles 28:9: Explains that the Lord searches every heart and understands every intent, promising that "if you seek Him, He will be found by you". Jeremiah 17:10: Notes that God searches the heart and examines the mind to reward individuals according to their conduct. Psalm 14:2: Describes the Lord looking down from heaven to see if anyone understands and seeks after God.

Do not allow the enemy a place in your life. Submit and surrender all to God and trust Him. He is moving and He will open that door and do a new thing as He has promised. Now weapon will prosper and you will stand victorious.

Peter made one mistake. He took his eyes of Jesus and looked at the wind. He saw the circumstances and allowed doubt to enter into his mind. Jesus said to him why do you have so little faith. That little does not point to his level of faith but to his persistence in faith. Not how much faith he had, but how long he continued in faith. He did not have little faith, he just started to doubt. This is the enemy at work in your life. He will try every angle to make you doubt. Just do not listen to him and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you.

God is with you, always, and with Him we can do anything.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 08 October 2026 (Steps to His heart)

 

How are you, my friend? I always say that I wish I could give you ten steps to follow to success or maybe a secret method to success or maybe a hidden treasure somewhere that we could find and just retire. Hahaha, that has a nice ring to it and surely a nice dream. I guess we all feel from time to time that we could just take a month off or a year off and just travel or I think, in my case, just sleep.

My verse today comes from Psalm 17:6, “I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray”. So, what am I saying? God will answer, yes, He will. If we look at David’s life and he made a few huge mistakes but as I said before, David had a heart that loved God and a heart that seek God all the time. Yes, he fell and made a terrible mistake, but he turned back to God seeking Him first and repented for his mistakes.

God has an amazing way to show His love and His hand at work. I have been bringing food to the guys on the street for almost two years now. I see them come and go and see them stuck in the same bondage and see them seeking and I see them giving up and see them die. Last week one of the guys just started thanking me for coming every week and he said that with my obedience he started to attend a church close by and now he is changing his life. He gave up the drugs and started to serve in the church. He reads his Bible and you can see a massive change in character. This is God at work, and I must say I was a bit overwhelmed last week and today to hear his testimony and to see how amazing grace truly is.

Here I am the least in God’s kingdom and I have the privilege to speak into the lives of men that the world has forgotten and to see how God loves His children. To see how God touches lives and break strongholds and set captives free. It remains a process, but with God all things are possible.

I am just so grateful for one life saved that I would rejoice along the angels as God continues to do miracle after miracle here in the centre of Pretoria. In the centre of the enemy's playing ground for He who is in me, is far greater than he who is in this world.

I do not care if the enemy takes everything from me, I will always worship my Father and glorify His name. I will not stop.

So, what are those steps if any. Well, I guess it starts with seek God above all else, then I guess it is obedience to His Word and His call, and then I guess it is meditating on His Word Day and night and then, well I guess it must be praying and walking in a close relationship with Him.

God hears our prayers, because these miracles are me praying for these guys and God moving through my faith. It is not me or me being some sort of prophet. No, it is me just doing what Jesus said in Matthew 13:34, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another”.

It is not me wanting praise of rewards, it is me going out in love and to see change because change starts with each one of us. We are the hands and feet of Jesus and He said that we should go into this world and share the gospel. Into this world is not in another town, or city or country. It can be next door, across the street or the person sitting next to you on the bus.

What is stopping you? God is with you in your battles. Let God deal with that and just trust Him, but this should not stop you from sharing His love with someone else, even if it is just a cup of coffee.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 07 October 2026 (Time off)

 

How are you, my friend? I took a day off yesterday so that is why there were no posts yesterday. This year has had its fair share of trials and tribulations, and I just needed a break from all the noise. It was a good day. I had the privilege to spend time with my friends and just to enjoy their company is always good for my soul. We ended the day watching the new Spiderman movie and yes, I am a fan. It was really good and I must admit I love to just let something else fill my mind other than work, battles and the stuff that still continues as I fight for my little girl. It is days like these that I just miss my kids and look forward to a day when this is all finished and I can just have a normal day with everyone I love so much. So, yes today was close.

I love this verse in Romans 5, “Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us”. I guess when life gets hard and I make mistakes and I get upset and I just want to go to war with all the crap that we face each day, this verse just brings that peace that only Jesus can give.

We have been made right by faith. Not by good works, or sinless lives, or being perfect, or flawless, or successful, or without mistakes – no – by faith. By what Jesus did on the cross. Not by might or by power, but by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I am everything but perfect and I make more mistakes than anyone, but I live by faith. I live by the Words of my Father, and I live by His grace. Do I get it right? Nope, but I know how to repent, and I know how to be grateful, and I know how to turn back to my Lord and to seek Him. I know that I cannot do this life thing on my own and I know that even though God feels distant some days, He never is.

I know that I need to be humble and I need to follow His voice and I know that I must work to keep my relationship with my Father always my priority. Through guilt and through shame and through anger and through loss and through pain and through all the lies. Through it all I consistently seek my Lord, and I know that I can do nothing without Him. Thus, I seek Him even more.

In Psalm 10:12 we read, “Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble”.

Sometimes we just need to take a moment and rest. We just need to step back and take a break. Let God renew you and restore you and realign you. Just as Spiderman realised that he cannot win his fight on his own and sometimes, he needs to just let someone in and share his burden, so is it important that we do not stand alone and that we spend time with like minded people. People who also seek God and people that will help us or maybe just listen and share our burden. Even though they cannot take it from us, because it remains our battle, at least they can listen and encourage us. That is why I do not have many close friends, but the few I have I know will always be there when I need them and I know that they are the ones who always pray for me, just as they are in my prayers. These people are equally important in my life as my prayer time in the morning. The difference being that God is always first.

So as Paul loving reminds us in Romans 5, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love”.

So, do not worry my friend. God is always with you and He goes before you. He only wants the best for you and in the end, you will see what increasingly abundantly truly means.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 05 October 2026 (The battle for your mind)

 

How are you, my friend? My verse today is from Psalm 117:2, “For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever”. I want to talk to you about that battle of your mind or rather for your mind. Life as we know is full of challenges and some of them can push us to the limits of our strength and we become exhausted as we struggle to keep going.

The problem remains in the battle between the flesh and the spirit. You see our spirit is already in line with what God purposes and sees in us, but our minds are in a catch up proses. Our minds become the very trip wire that keeps us from stepping into what God has instore for us. Our minds limit us.

Paul writes in Romans 8, “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God”.

You see when we live according to the desires of our flesh, our carnal self we lose the battle even before it started, but Paul also says, “But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you”.

Now, you need to understand that in the end your mind can damage the relationship between you and God for Paul clearly says that in Jesus we have life and the same Spirit that rose Him from the dead will give life to our mortal bodies. In other words, by the power of the Holy Spirit and His guidance we can put to death our mortal thoughts and bring to life our spiritual thoughts. We can live by faith, and we can be what God saw when He created us.

Satan wants you to believe you are not worthy. He wants you to believe that God is not for you and he wants you to fail. What keeps us from total destruction and complete failure? The blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus did what Adam could not do and that is to live sinless despite all the temptations and in the end become the perfect sacrifice that set us apart from the lies of the enemy and into the peace and righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The problem is that we tend to believe the lies of the enemy that we fall short of God’s grace when God clearly says in Psalm 117 that His merciful kindness is great towards us. The amplified says it even better, “For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him], And the truth of the LORD endures forever”.

This is really important: We triumph and overcome through Him. It is by Him and through Him that we can defeat all challenges and all storms and all sin and all the lies of the enemy. It is through Him and by Him that we live spiritually and not in the flesh. My friend what we forget is if we can think it, it can be done. God says exceedingly, abundantly above all we can think or imagine. So, if you can dream it, God can do more that that. We limit ourselves by our minds and then we lose the fight because we allow our minds to control us when we should control our minds.

We read in 2 Corinthians, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled”.

Your power is in the Holy Spirit that will help you and guide you, but you need to take captive your thoughts and guard your heart so that you can align your mind with the Word of God. Our fight is not in our bodies but in our minds and in our hearts, but in God we will be able to overcome all that the enemy throws at us – believe it and it will become your reality and nothing will be able to hinder your growth and your success.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 02 October 2026 (Do you not know)

 

How are you, my friend? It is a beautiful day here in Pretoria. Nice and warm and everything is so green after all the rain we received. What a blessing. Our power is back so I am doing laundry. Jip, you can only wear those underpants so many times – hahahaha.

This morning the Holy Spirit took me back to Matthew 11 and 12. My verse is from Matthew 12:6, “Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple (NKLV)”. They were basically arguing about what you may or may not do on the Sabath and Jesus referred them to the Old Testament where David went into the temple and took the bread to feed his men.

Jesus makes this statement that He is greater than the temple. In other words, He is greater than the law. Jesus was indeed greater than the temple. Considering how highly the temple was regarded in the days of Jesus, this was a shocking statement. Yet the temple as it stood in Jesus’ day did not have the ark of the covenant, that important demonstration of the throne and presence of God. Yet Jesus was a much greater demonstration of the presence of God - He was God made flesh! The temple also lacked the Shekinah, the Urim and Thummim, and the sacred fire from heaven. Yet Jesus is all these things to us; He is surely greater than the temple.

Now why this verse? Well, I am as always glad you asked. You see when we are faced with difficult times and hardships and storms and battles and pain and suffering, we tend to forget that God is God and He is greater than our tribulations. That is why Jesus said that in this world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer for He overcome the world. Jesus plainly said that He is bigger, stronger and more powerful than the biggest storm you can face.

Jesus rebuked the wind and calmed the storm. Jesus spoke Lazurus into life. Jesus healed and fed many people but more important is that Jesus saved many. He continues to do so through us every day.

The thing that we often forget is that Jesus said in Matthew 28:18, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth”. Because He has this authority, He can send whomever He wills to do whatever He pleases. He can change your situation in a blink of an eye. Why do we have tribulation? Well Paul said in Romans 5:3-5, “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love (NLT)”.

God prepares us for what awaits us in the outcome of our obedience so that we will be able to handle the blessing without a fall. So, in essence God is saying that you and I must remember that He is greater than anything we can face or go through. He is greater than what the enemy can muster up against us and He is life and life in abundance. He is the way and the only way. Through Him and with Him we can do anything and if we ask it and believe it, God will change our circumstances. We must remain faithful and obedient and go when He calls.

So, be strong and courageous and please do not give up.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 01 October 2026 (It can make you or break you)

 

How are you, my friend? Firstly, I have to say it is October and the year is nearing its end. Soon we will see Christmas decorations hit the malls and shops as we enter into the festive season.

My verse is from Psalm 131:2, “Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me (NKJV)”.

Last night Pastor Russel said that your attitude determines your altitude. A humble attitude is far more powerful than a strong defensive attitude. If we come back to what David writes here: Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul: Instead of proud pursuits, David determined to find satisfaction and serenity of soul, content with God and His works. Those who feel constantly driven to do and achieve more in their relationship with God should learn some of what David here learned. David phrased this with an emphasis on what he did. Of course it was ultimately the work of God within him, but it was vitally connected to his own will and choices. God didn’t do this for him; God used the operation of David’s choice. We must choose to calm and quiet our soul (David Guzik notes).

Jesus gave up His divine privileges and took the humble position of a slave and was born in human form and when He appeared in human form, He humbled Himself to God and died a criminal’s death. Therefore, God elevated Him to the place if highest honor.

Philippians 2:3 says, “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves (NLT)”.  Humility forms unity and unity carries the flow and there God commands a blessing.

You see humility will allow progress where there is division. Humility will remove division and cause unity. Unity is ultimately the one thing that can make us or break us. You see, for years we were misguided by fear to fight against unity. You see pride is the problem here. Pride separates but humility connects. Pride turns our focus inward and humility turns our focus and our strength outwards. Fear formulates ideas based on assumptions and lies. If all the people (all the Christians) unite we can change this country. In fact, if all Christians unite, we can change the world. The problem remains in pride and fear and the lack of humility.

The world’s biggest problem lies in me, myself and I. Jesus showed us a different way when He said that He gives us a new commandment to love each other as He loved us. How did Jesus love. He loved all the way to the cross and beyond. He became a servant to display what love really looks like. He showed us how important it is to love God and to show that love to the world around you.

Jesus set the standard and we should work towards that standard. That is why we should become more like Him and less of ourselves. In that we must embrace the love of Jesus and allowing it to flow from within us. God is love and to live a life of love it means taking up your cross and follow Jesus so that our lives will reflect that love.

Christians should invade the world with love, because love defeats the enemy in all areas of life.

So today I just want you to think about this: You attitude will determine your altitude. You can be either for Jesus or not. You can be humble or not. You can start the change or remain part of the problem. Come with me as we love or try to love as Jesus did.

Have an awesome day.