Words and pictures

They say a picture paints a thousand words, but sometimes our vision is blurry, and we miss the heart in the picture. I have walked many paths in this life and none of them perfect and I have made many mistakes, and they were all my choices. It is when we find ourselves on the mountain looking down into the valley that we forget how deep and how difficult the valley was. We forget the blood that saved us when we were lost and we neglect the very things that brought us to the top of the mountain.

We become ignorant to the little things as we desire only the bigger more visible things. A broken heart can be healed but a broken spirit takes resurrection power to be restored. Now we look into a mirror that is vague and distorted, and we look and see not what is before us, but what is behind us. It is a fallen mentality that drives us into despair and hurt, and loss becomes the very altars we build.

We look but we do not see. We seem fine yet we are sad, we smile yet there is pain in our expression. We carry scars but the world cannot see them. We hurt yet we do not show it.  We get up, we carry on but we do not know how far we will go before the wheels come off and the end of our rope is all we have in our hands. Life is a mere moment in comparison to what awaits us in eternity. Yes, we may face impossible odds, are they impossible.

Maybe from a worldly human perspective, but looking from a resurrection perspective,  I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus is alive and the same power that rose Him from death is in us. This world will fill your head with lies and deceit, but the Word of God is truth and in it we find all the answers we need to overcome anything.

The enemy may think he is winning but Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life” and He has defeated everything for us on that cross. It is done, so let it be done. Stop looking for the living among the dead, our God is alive and in Him is life and life in abundance. You can do anything through Christ who strengthens you so prophesy over the dead areas and speak life over everything.

Believe it and live it.

91 Days of Victory – Day 42 (2026/04/10)

 

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. This morning my soul, my heart just longs and desires God. Paul writes in Romans 10: “There is no one righteous, not even one”. We all fall short, but we are all made new by the blood of Jesus, and we all have Him living in us. Our Pastor said this morning there is power in you. Jesus’s location is in you because as He is in you, so are you in Him and because He is I am. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit (Romans 8). Yet, we fail so many times, and we continue to make mistakes daily. It is a tough to stay on the right path and to live righteous, yet we forget that Jesus knows the battles we face and we will receive the power to overcome temptation and the obstacles in our way. That is why it is so important that we live by the Spirit and not by flesh. Flesh makes us fall but the Holy Spirit makes us strong. I am close to discouragement as I stand before God and just surrender it all, all over again. When we fall or face impossible odds the important thing is not to stay down, but to stand up again and face the storms. It is important that we resist the enemy and listen to the Word of God. It is important that we seek God more in these days and praise Him even when we are completely broken. My dear friend, come with me today as we just humbly put our hope and our trust in Jesus, our saviour and our Lord. So, that we can be restored by His blood to step back into the saddle and to keep fighting. God is the God of impossibilities, and He moves when it seems lost or impossible or even when it feels it is too late. There is nothing too difficult for God – just have faith for we walk by faith and not by sight. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 41 (2026/04/09)

 

This morning was a busy one. Car had to go in for a service, I needed to make a few calls, do the gym thing and realign my head to the work process that seems a bit overwhelming some days. Psalm 41 as we reach day 41. Blessed is he who considers the poor, now with this in mind I am reminding you of Jesus’s words “Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me”. We should never judge a book by its cover, and we should at all times remember that Jesus did not die for a certain group or stature, He gave His life for all, and all people are entitled to His salvation through the price He paid. Much am I forgiven for so much must I forgive. The promise that lies here in Psalm 41 is very interesting as David writes “The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies”. Now just rephrase this: Jesus said doing it to the least is as if we do it to Him and here God says if you are good to the poor, you will be preserved, blessed and He will deliver you from your enemies. Sounds good? Sounds awesome if you ask me. So, today I am challenging you to take our invasion of love up a notch. Be kind to all people and when you can, help someone in anyway you can from a bar of soap to a bottle of water or merely being friendly to them. There is enough nonsense in the world so a little cheer can go a long way. My dear friend, always know that God is pleased with you and your battles will not overcome you. God will uphold and uplift you, just keep going. It will all be worth it. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 40 (2026/04/08)

 

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me… these words flood my thoughts today as my battles increase. I am reminded of the words Jesus said in Matthew 16: Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?”. It is my choice to follow Jesus, and it is my choice to seek Him above all else. Yes, many troubles surround me and there are those who seek my destruction, but despite all this I will stay on this path and trust the process. Just as my Lord had to carry my burden, I will gladly take up my cross and face whatever this world has. Satan has no power over us, and he is under my feet. No weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. Today my words are simple “May all who search for the Lord be filled with joy and gladness and may all who love salvation rejoice in the Lord. May the Lord keep us in His thoughts. He is our helper and our Savior and in Him we put all our hope and trust. Please Lord, rescue us and come quickly to help us. In the might name of Jesus”. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 39 (2026/04/07)

 

I can honestly relate to every word David writes here in Psalm 39. It is hard to not say anything, to not give my ex-wife a piece of my mind. As David writes in verse 2 “But as I stood there in silence - not even speaking of good things - the turmoil within me grew worse”, I can fully relate and understand how he must have felt. Some days it just consumes us as we battle with our minds and our thoughts to say the right thing and to do the right thing. I do not know your battles, but as I stood before God this morning, I am reminded that people may not see or know what we face and how it affects us, but God does. He knows your heart and He sees what you face. Paul said God’s grace is enough and I believe that. I believe that His grace in any given moment surpasses the attempts of the enemy and it washes away any guilt and agony we may have due to the very lies the enemy builds against us. As much as he tries to destroy us, we are renewed in God’s grace and His mercies renews every day, just we must also ask the Holy Spirit to renew our minds and set us again on our paths as we keep fighting regardless the burdens, the worries, the pain and the strain on our day to day living. David writes that we are mere moving shadows and that our lives is but a moment comparing it to the width of your hand. My dear friend, life is short but more so – precious. You have only one life and in this life, we must live to please God, be obedient and reach the lost at any cost. The only thing we can take to heaven is people, and we should never take that for granted. I know it is hard but love always overcomes all evil. Jesus was a classic example in His sacrifice on the cross. We are to do the same. Come with me today as we live to show Jesus to this world and take as many to heaven as we can. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 38 (2026/04/06)

Sin destroys, and the Holy Spirit will always convict us through our conscience to know when we are wrong. I love how David is so pure and open here in Psalm 38. He cries out to the Lord seeking forgiveness for his transgressions. Now, I am not a perfect man and many times I fail and fall in my words, actions, thoughts and disobedience. This whole weekend we saw how uncomprehensible God’s grace and love is. Looking at Jesus again carrying my sin and my burden to the cross so I can have everlasting life and be free from conviction and sin, and I am speechless. I can relate to David in verse 4 “My guilt overwhelms me - it is a burden too heavy to bear”. In the same thought we know that Jesus came to take that burden away and it is merely the lies of the enemy that overwhelms us. Yes, our enemy(ies) seek to destroy us, and this world is broken and lost, and the name Jesus is frowned upon because of this. Yet in the last days many will return to Jesus, and I believe we are in the last days. Thus, it is even more important that we reach out to everyone around us and tell the gospel and live the gospel. David writes in verse 21 and 22 “Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my saviour”. Jesus is not at a distance, in fact He is right there with you. He knows your pain, problems, difficulties and challenges and He will come to help you. Trust in the Lord, His time, His will and His process for it will all come to pass and the meek shall inherit the world. You are more because He is more. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 37 (2026/04/05)

 

I do not think I have to tell you that Jesus is alive. I do not think I have to remind you what He went through to destroy sin, satan and death. I do not think I have to remind you what He did despite the hatred of people, their deceiving hearts and their arrogance. Yet I would love to remind you of His love. His grace and the very Word He created to give us hope and strength and courage. I would love to remind you what He said before He ascended into heaven. Jesus said go out into the world and spread the gospel and baptise people. Come with me, my friend and let us invade this world with love. Let us love people into the kingdom of heaven and let us be the hands and feet of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Psalm (Psalm 37) is one of my favourites and a very powerful one. Please take time and read the whole one, but I want to align your focus to verse 4 and 5. Delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart and then commit your way to Him and trust Him and He will make it come to pass. My friend, simply delight in God (His Word and time with Him), commit (follow His Word and do it), trust (in God alone) and He will let water streams be formed in dry lands (life and life in abundance) and a way in the wilderness (impossible possible). My friend remember this, in fact meditate and pray on it: “The LORD rescues the godly; He is their fortress in times of trouble. The LORD helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him”. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. His Word stands now and forever. Have and awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 36 (2026/04/04)

Jesus said it is done. Not partially or phase one is complete. He said it is done, therefore there is no more condemnation or guilt or sin in the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. His blood is victory over sin, death and the enemy. Yes, the enemy walks around like a lion and it is important that we remember “like” a lion. He is not a lion. The only power he ever has over us is what we give him and frankly, he does not deserve any. He is a fallen enemy, and he has no dominion on earth. Jesus has all the authority not him and you stand in that authority. I love Psalm 36 as David writes that God’s unfailing love is as vast as the heavens. Now just to put that in perspective, they have not yet built a big enough telescope to see how vast that is, because every time they make a bigger one, they realize the heavens above are much, much bigger than what they can ever see. How precious is the love of our God and the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. We find our shelter in the shadow of the wings of our Lord. Evil will not prevail and the schemes of the wicked shall be destroyed. Come with me today as we align ourselves with God’s Word and we stand on His promises. There is power in the Word of God so speak it over your life and your family. God says He knows the thoughts He as towards you. They are not thoughts of evil but of peace so that you can have a future and a hope. Be strong and courageous and keep fighting. The price God paid for you is beyond our imagination and the blood for your salvation is unmatched. Yes, you are loved beyond what you can think or comprehend. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 35 (2026/04/03)

 

Today was absolutely amazing. Our service this morning was awesome. I woke this morning and God just opened my day with Psalm 35. I suggest, no, I really recommend you read the whole one. God is unchanged and His promises are unmatched and unwavering. This morning, He again confirms what He is doing in our lives and that the wicked and evil of this world will have no power nor any victories over us. I especially love the opening verse “Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me”. My dear friend the perfect sacrifice was made for all of us in the crucifixion of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Sin does not keep God from us, instead guilt keeps us from God. There is nothing that the blood of Jesus cannot heal nor forgive nor overcome that we face or struggle with. All our addictions, hurt, sin, pain and unforgiveness can be removed, healed and cleansed from our lives. There is power in His blood, and it is His resurrecting, restoring and renewing blood that is poured out on us when we give our lives in total to our Lord, Jesus Christ. Today He was crucified, but our God in not dead. He rose from death and He is a living, all powerful God that loves us so much that He gave His life for us. He is not a plan B in God’s eternal plan, He is the plan. He is not a feel better over yourself solution, no He came to give us life and life in abundance. I can honestly say that my blessings far surpassed me tribulation. The people in my life far exceeds those who tries to destroy me. I am blessed and I have life in abundance, because as Paul I am content with little as much as I am content with much and the people in my life, my friends, my homecell, my church, my prayer groups, my family and my kids are so much more in my life than those who seek my end. Every person is a miracle, and every day is a miracle, and I honour and bless all, even my enemies. Have an awesome day, my friend, our God is amazing and nothing can keep us from His love.

91 Days of Victory – Day 34 (2026/04/02)

 

Some days we are just down. In my battle for my daughter, I have days like yesterday when I see her and when I must go, she is upset. My heart breaks into a thousand pieces and I always think “Why”, yet I know the answer to that question I keep thinking “Why”. This Psalm is just amazing, and this morning God speaks so clearly – “I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles”. God is amazing and I know today things are taking a different direction and I know God is moving things into place so that this will come to an end. My friend, in our most difficult times and in our deepest pain, God is consistent and always present. I am thinking of our Lord as we are a day away from the day He was crucified. He was tortured and killed by religious people and in their hypocrisy their hearts were darkened and evil. The creator of heaven and earth was beaten, lied over, tortured, ridiculed and crucified. Instead of acting against them, He chose to die for us all. He chose to save us instead of destroying us. Who am I to judge and who am I to question. Vengeance is mine says the Lord and if He could give His life for me, the king of sinners, then what stops me from giving my life for Him. Come with me today, my friend, and let us run into this world boldly proclaiming the resurrection of our Lord and the gift of salvation. It is freely given to us so let us give it back. I will love and be kind to all, even those who hate and persecute me for in that I will show the heart of my God and the resurrecting power of Him that is in me. Have an awesome day and know this, in fact live this – He who is in me is far greater that he who is in this world and anything… anything is possible with God.