Today's thought - 09 July 2026 (Looking ahead)

 

It has been quite a week. I wrote most of my posts later at night this week because my days are just so full and I struggle to beat the blankets and get out of bed. Yes, I know – terrible excuses but I will try and make a solid case eventually.

I think at some stage the battles and the storms we face get to us in a way and the enemy and his relentless attacks creep in and we struggle. I struggle to get up, I struggle to see why I have to go through all this, I struggle to find the strength and the courage to keep fighting and I struggle to get up. It is almost like a boxer who gets a hard knock and falls to the ground. When you are down you are dazed and confused for a moment while at the same time struggling to find your feet and to get up again. Sometimes we get knocked out and we stay down and sometimes we get up but the blow was so intense that we are still a bit dazed, and a second shot ends the fight.

I love Philippians 3:13, “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead”.

I’d love to paraphrase this. No, my friend I am by al means not perfect, and I have in no way achieved perfection in my battles. I get knocked down and I get up and I get knocked down again. I get tired and depressed and some days I just want to go far away from all this nonsense. But what helps and what truly sustains me is by forgetting yesterday and day before and the day before and to look ahead at the promises of my Lord and His Word and to consistently seek the Holy Spirit. For I know and I am in no way confused about this. Without Jesus Christ, I am nothing and I will most certainly not survive one day. I am desperately dependant on Him and His Word and His guidance and His strength for only by Him and through Him will I be able to move this mountain and the many other the enemy so willingly throws at me, for when I am weak, I am strong and, in my weakness, God will be glorified for by no way is it me, but all Him who dwells within me.

That is why my verse is from Ezekiel 38:23, “In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the LORD”.

In this way all who know me and see what I face and go through will know without a doubt that my God is with me in this and He will be glorified in all my battles and all my enemies will know that He is the Lord.

My dear friend, you are not alone and you are much stronger than you think. So, come with me as we put on our big boy(girl) pants and face this day and bring glory and honour to our Lord Jesus Christ. Remember if God is for us who can be against us.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 08 July 2026 (Strength and Courage)

 

I want to talk to you about Strength and Courage. Our scripture comes from Ezekiel 37:14, “I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.

The Bible speaks a lot around strength and courage. Here are a few examples:

God is my strength and defense: Exodus 15:1–4. ...

The joy of the Lord is your strength: Nehemiah 8:10. ...

God is our refuge and strength: Psalm 46:1–3. ...

Strengthen me according to your word: Psalm 119:28. ...

The Lord is our strong tower: Proverbs 18:10.

I wrote to you yesterday about being tired and exhausted and how the enemy will pollute your mind with negativity. His sole purpose is to render you worthless and to get you to a mediocre “happy” place. You see sometimes we will live a life that is ok for us because we have what we need. We have money and a house and basically all the things we deem necessary to maintain this way of life that somehow make us happy. We look happy from the outside but inside we are somewhat empty.

That is when people live a cellphone/Facebook lifestyle. What the world sees is not what really is going on. Yes, we go to church, and we have a bible and we go to our homecell/life group meetings, yet we have a huge void. We try to fill this void with drugs(legal/illegal), alcohol, lies, deceit, pornography, fornication and the list goes on.

Some of these people will also have a huge level of insecurity and constantly try to alter their appearance with surgery or expensive clothing or anything that will assist in making them feel better about themselves.

Why? Because a life for Jesus Christ is but an idea that they maybe hear on Sunday, but it never takes root in their lives because they are constantly seeking approval in the wrong places.

Why strength and courage? Because without Jesus we are nothing. He is the way, the truth and the life. To have that we need to make the right choices and those choices take strength and courage. It is easy in the world to make the wrong choices, because for many of them there are no consequences in this life and we can happily live on without worry.

Making the right choices and saying no for what the world has to offer and to have an identity rooted in Jesus and not in the world takes strength and courage. That is why we read in Psalm 37:16, “A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked”. Being righteous through Jesus Christ is worth so much more. Coming back to Ezekiel 37 where God says that He will put His Spirit in you. That is the answer and that answer is simply in the Holy Spirit - 2 Timothy 1:7: "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."

Be strong my friend and make the right choices and say no to the things that this world offers that will steal your soul and destroy you. He who is in you is far greater than he who is in the world. So, take time to get to know the Holy Spirit and follow His guidance.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 07 July 2026 (Tired)

 

It is quite a battle to write my blog the last few days. I am tired and we are still working on this project that seems to never end and then to really push me to my limits I got sick yesterday and woke up in the middle of the night with a cold fever. You know when you get cramps and then you are freezing but sweating at the same time. I woke up this morning, and it felt like a truck and a bus ran me over.

If you have been following my blog you will know that I am currently in this massive and terrible court case that my ex-wife started. Last week God moved so many things in place, and we can finally force the evaluation of my daughter with a forensic psychiatrist (with the help of a new high court judgement).

Over the weekend I could feel my energy take a dive and I felt just like Elijah after he called down fire from heaven and destroyed the prophets of Baal. When Jezebel came for him, he ran away and ended up in the wilderness. “But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” (1 Kings 19:4).

I honestly felt like that part – It is enough now. It is amazing how we can step out in victory to end up a few days later in depression. And then I got sick. Oh, my goodness what a sight for sore eyes. Yes, and we can feel very sorry for ourselves when we feel just totally and completely exhausted.

The Holy Spirit keeps putting this verse in my head from Deuteronomy 31:8: "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

That is why my verse today is Psalm 24:3, “Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together”.

What do we do when we feel like this? When the battle feels too much? When we are exhausted? When we do not want to carry on? When we want to give up?

Then we magnify the Lord. We exalt His name and we sing praises to our God. The enemy wants us to give up but God is in the fight with us and this feeling you feel now is the enemy telling you lies wanting you to think you are alone and you can not go on anymore. It is the enemy that is trying to steal your joy, your victory and your strength.

My dear friend, we exalt God for we can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens us. Come with me as we sing praises to our Lord and worship Him. If God is for us, who can be against us.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 06 July 2026 (Purpose some more)

 

In the Bible, purpose centres on knowing God, bringing Him glory, and serving others. Humanity’s ultimate calling is to love God, love others, and walk in the good works He created us for. Ultimately, life's meaning is found in aligning with God’s overarching plan rather than personal, selfish ambition. Now that is google’s thoughts around Biblical purpose.

In Ezekiel 36:26 God says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them”.

In Psalm 33:4 we read, “For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does”.

Now when we continue on purpose lets have a look at Biblical purpose. So, let’s take a step back. When you give your heart to Jesus and you accept Him as your Saviour the Holy Spirit enters. God says here in Ezekiel that He will give you a new heart and He will put His Spirit in you. When God made Adam, he was a lifeless body until God (Holy Spirit) breathed on him. That is why Jesus said you must be born again. You literally die to the old life (carnal) and enter into a new life (spirit driven) by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new”.

Jesus said in John 3:3, Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

When Jesus enters purpose in not just altered, it is assigned. Our hearts change and by studying the Word and spending time with the Holy Spirit our nature is also altered, and we become purpose driven for Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Please bear with me I am getting somewhere. We saw on Saturday that Purpose according to the dictionary is the reason for which something is done, created, or exists.

Now when we give our lives to Jesus, we start to exist for purpose. Purpose is not a question anymore but a way of life. Purpose is not a suggestion but a reality. We are no longer confused in purpose, but purpose gets life through us. We do not seek it anymore, we live it. We become purpose.

My dear friend, to follow Jesus is not just a Sunday thing. It is an every moment thing. That is why we seek God (Holy Spirit) first and He is our place of safety. That is why we can say as David in Psalm 33 states, “Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name”.

Have an awesome day.

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