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.

Today's thought - 23 June 2026 (Tribulation)

 

Ok, so today’s message is kind of a dual message. Two things are on my mind hence my very somber scripture, but I believe the Holy Spirit is placing this on my heart for a reason. So, here we go.

Ezekiel 32 is a prophetic message from the prophet Ezekiel that pronounces the fall and judgment of Egypt and its ruler, Pharaoh. It delivers a stern warning about the consequences of human pride and highlights that no earthly power, no matter how great, is exempt from God’s justice.

Now Jesus said in John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world”. Now this scripture has pretty much become one that is daily on my mind since this whole court case started, but why today so much.

I wrote earlier in one my messages that I did not realize for some time how many people all over the world reads my blog and I have to emphasize this. It is and will always be an honour and a privilege to write to you my friend and please know that I do not take this lightly, but I understand the importance of sharing what God puts on my heart. Now with that in mind I also realise that many of you reading this blog are in countries where Christianity is not celebrated freely and that you are persecuted for your faith in Jesus Christ.

This makes writing to you even more important and sharing what God does in my life and in the lives or other more relevant. You see Paul writes in Romans 5, “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us”.

You see my faith and my love of Christ has taken me through lies, deceit, loss, pain and even prison. Yet, in all of this I remain focused on the Lord my God and on Jesus Christ who saved me.

So, what I am trying to say is that we face tribulation and we go through stuff, but God’s Word remains unchanged and we must never live for this world but for the life after this. Yes, we may be persecuted and even killed but to live is Christ and to die is gain for we know that in the end we will live forever in the house of the Lord and all that we face now is but a mere moment.

Then part two, is simply in the end we will all stand before the judgment seat of God, and we will face His wrath for the things we have done. Do not underestimate your value in the kingdom of God but boldly live out your faith and save as many as you can. For one more salvation is one less lost.

I love you, my friend, and I know it is hard, but know this. God is with you all the way. I know this because I see it so clearly every day. No matter the outcome of my day, I will still praise His name. It shall be well.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 22 June 2026 (Waves)

 

And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” (Matthew 14:28)

Today is my little girl’s birthday and you can imagine it is hard not being able to see her or talk to her due to the nonsense that one person started for her own selfish gain. I know it will all be over soon and the truth will come out and that God is fighting this battle for me, but it still hurts and it is still hard and I miss her so very much.

Peter is on my mind since yesterday and I will share with you why. Peter got out of the boat and walked towards Jesus on the water. Joyce Meyer once said that sometimes we should get out of the boat, but I feel we should get out of the boat every day. Life is like the ocean. Sometimes it is quiet, sometimes there are waves and sometimes there are storms and even hurricanes. Sometimes we sink because we fear the waves and the wind and sometimes, we sink in quiet waters because the world and our own carnal desires make us lose focus and we begin to make God a 911 God. We only call when we need Him.

Walking with God should not be a once in a while moment when we feel like it. Walking with God should be an all-time thing. In our good and in our bad and in our in-between times. In fact, it should be an every minute type of thing.

A few years ago, before we got divorced, I had an encounter with God, but I would say an unexpected one. You see my circumstances and emotional abuse at that time had driven me to fatigue and I faced severe financial problems over it all and the stress and lack of sleep made me make mistakes in my work. God stepped in and in a moment it all changed, but it had a ripple effect and my entire work environment changed in such a way that it was noted by my managers and commended on. You see when God changed my circumstances He changed my identity. He took a man who was broken and hurt, and He showed me that He is in it with me and that gave me more than confidence, it changed my heart. It changed my mind.

My battles at home were still there but the peace of God overtook all the lies and the abuse and the hurt and the pain. It changed my direction and I guess the enemy did not like that.

What I am trying to say is that God is always walking with us even if we do not walk with Him. I walked with Him in that time but it was more a casual walk and I guess a place of comfort walk. In that encounter that all changed because now I started to desire more and the direction of my life started to get in line with the purpose of my life.

When you step out of the boat today (out of bed) there is only one thing to consider, to remember and to apply. Keep your eyes on Jesus. He is the way, the truth and the life. He alone is the answer in all the types of oceans we walk into, and He alone can change your storms. Give it all to Him and trust His way, His will and His timing. He steps in when we the time is right and when He steps in, things change and sometimes radically. My dear friend, God is right there with you right now and He is listening. Tell Him all about it and hand it over. God says in Psalm 91:15, “He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him”.

This is a promise and just as God changed my circumstances and as He going to change them again, He will also change yours. Just have faith because “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17)”. In other words, read the Word of God and speak the Word of God. There is power in your words, so speak life over your circumstances.

I love you my friend. Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 21 June 2026 (Worship)

 

My dear friend, this scripture is definitely for me but also for you reading my blog. The Holy Spirit will reveal that to you. It says here in Ezekiel 30:3, “For the day is near,Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles”.

The end is near. The day of the Lord is near. The end of your battle is near.

The day of the Lord, the day of the return of our Lord Jesus is closer than we think and we know this for the times we live in and the things that are happening point towards the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

My message is short today. My dear friend, go to church and worship the Lord our God for the victory of your battle is at hand and it will soon come to pass. Worship God for your healing and for your pain and whatever it is that is a thorn in your flesh for He will help you and you will see His hand in your challenge. I believe this and I know this for I know what we ask Jesus to help us with and if we believe it, it shall be so.

Come with me today and let us worship and praise our amazing and wonderful Lord and God. It is Father’s Day and I will worship my Father for His grace and mercy and for working all things for good for my daughter. For I walk by faith and not by sight and I know it shall be well.

I honour all the fathers out there reading my blog and I pray that our Lord will bless you and your family and that you will see His grace unfold in your life and in your challenges. All things will work out for good for us just as God promises. Just keep trusting Him.

Have an awesome day, my friend.