Today's thought - 30 September 2025

 

God is a mountain moving, chain breaking, forgiving and merciful God. When God moves the earth shakes. The enemy tremble and people are set free. 

I urge you again that we put God first in all we do. It is so important that we know who He is. Solomon wrote the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Fear here is being humble and to respect. God can break any chains of those who are willing but those who are arrogant and rebellious (unwilling) will dwell in a dry land never understanding why they never have peace. 

Anyone can be saved and anyone can be set free from worldly bondage. My friend, let us love others and show God to a world hardened by circumstances. 

Be kindhearted and guided by the Holy Spirit as we walk out into our day. If you for some reason are still bound by old wounds or current misfortune, I pray that you will be set free today and renewed in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. 

No mountain is too high and no valley to deep for God to change anyone and anything. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 29 September 2025

 

This verse in the King James states “exceeding abundantly above all”. The passion puts it so nicely. Firstly I have to say that prayer works and to intercede has a greater effect than you can ever imagine. 

In my lowest I get energised to do more give more and continue longer and that is not because I am fit but purely because you interceded for me. Truly I say to you that we should really take a moment and just let the Holy Spirit open this scripture in your heart. Do not doubt God’s power and never minimise Him. 

He will do and accomplish far more in your life than you can possibly imagine. His power surely works in us in ways I cannot explain, but believe me it is amazing. My dear friend, today I pray God’s grace and power over you. 

I pray that you will be renewed and strengthened and that you will walk into this day with Godly courage and persevere in your race to be victorious. Again I ask love everyone unconditionally and seek God more. For it is by love that we are different to a lost world and by love we can truly show the heart of Jesus. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 28 September 2025

 

How are you, my friend? God is good - all the time. There is nothing you did or can do that is too much for God’s forgiveness and His mercy. It is the enemy that tries so hard to deceive us to think we are beyond forgiveness. 

I love this Psalm. Be merciful O Lord - how many times do we slip or make a mistake or say or think something wrong. 

You O Lord lift up my soul - how many times are we tired and broken from the burdens we take. You are abundant in mercy - all through His life on earth Jesus loved and served and despite the pain and suffering He still took all our sins to the cross. We will never be able to fully comprehend God’s mercy and grace. 

Give ear O Lord to my prayer - my dear friend. God listens all the time. He sees all, knows all and hears all of our prayers. 

Paul writes: Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 27 September 2025

 

I think the Holy Spirit brought me to Ephesians 3 today for encouragement. I do not know what your week was like but mine was tough. I don’t know if you ever reached that place where there is nowhere else but God to go to. 

You finally come to the end of yourself and you stand humbly before God and there are for a moment no words but just His presence. I love how Paul writes we have boldness and access with confidence. And then he says do not lose heart in tribulations (his and yours). 

He goes on saying that God will grant you to be strengthened by the Holy Spirit in the inner man (woman). The Spirit strengthens faith by which Jesus is present in the heart of the inner man. This will make us believers strong and stable in our assurance of God’s love. 

My friend, my prayer is simple today: May God grant you all the grace and strength you need to pass all tribulations. In the mighty name of Jesus. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 26 September 2025

 

I just want to share this with you today. We are all one in Jesus Christ and we all stand in this on the promise that was given to Abraham. In the baptism where we put away our old self (ways) and put on a new person transformed through Jesus Christ we inherit the promise given to Abraham. Thus you are by right blessed by God and free from judgement. 

There are nothing that separates or split us from this. Not race or gender or position or group that separates us but we are all one in Jesus Christ. My dear friend, show God’s love to everyone you meet and love unconditionally. 

Without love we are nothing because God is love. You cannot love God but hate your neighbour. Come with me today and let us love one another and defeat the lies of the enemy by helping others carry their burdens. Your battles may seem unbearable today but know this. I stand in prayer behind you fighting for you. 

I love you my friend. You are wonderfully and fearfully made. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 25 September 2025

 

Some days it feels as if I am my own greatest enemy. Paul writes it so nicely in Galatians  5: So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 

For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 

As we continue in our walk we will face days where we are in conflict with our old or rather default self. My dear friend as you battle with this seek God more and rely on His divine interaction. David writes bend down oh Lord and hear me. 

I am going to change it slightly. Father hear our plea and our need as we are challenged. Hear our cry for help and save us from falling as we desire to serve you and trust you. You are our God and nothing is impossible for you. 

Rescue your children and realign us with your will. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 24 September 2025

 

Every day we are tormented by a relentless foe who so desperately seeks our demise. The battle is in our minds as the enemy tries everything to mislead us and fill our heads with lies. 

He is relentless and cunning and it is so important that we are vigilant. Today my prayer for you is that God will teach us His ways so that we can walk in truth and glorify His name. 

I pray God’s anointing over your life and that He will rescue you from darkness and deliver you from the enemy. To set your feet upon His rock and steady you on your path. 

I pray His mercy and strength over you today and that you will succeed in every challenge that lies ahead. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 23 September 2025

 

I always come back to Ephesians 4 or rather the Holy Spirit brings me back here many times. Paul starts by saying he is a prisoner to the Lord and then continues to say you must walk worthy of your calling. When he says prisoner he is exclaiming his bond to Jesus. 

Once you are in prison you are confined to the role and regulations of a prisoner. You are bound by the laws and regulations of that institution. 

Paul explains his statement by saying you must walk worthy of the calling and to love with humility, patience and enduring all with self-control. This is a guideline on how to live your life and living it in relationships in your daily walk and then he adds in love. In essence we must live a life worthy of God’s calling in humility and love for others. 

It is important that we die to our old self and embrace our new life in Jesus Christ. 

Give God the right place in your life, then all else will fall into place. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 22 September 2025

 

It is interesting how God shows grace to Elam and Egypt but not to Damascus and Edom. God showed grace to Jacob but not to Esau. 

God reminds me today to never take His grace for granted. It is important that not all who calls themselves Christian will be saved. 

Jesus made it clear that he who saves his life will lose it and he who loses his life will save it. You cannot worship two gods. It is important that we understand God’s grace and that we always earnestly seek His grace trusting in His promise that all who come to Him will be saved. 

Come with me today, my friend as we take up our cross and dedicate our lives to our Lord. I pray that God will give you the strength and desire to do what pleases Him. Be humble in your journey and seek His amazing presence. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 21 September 2025

 

My dear friend, I am here to remind you today that fear is a liar. Darkness can never defeat the light and the light seperates us from a world that is broken. 

The shepherd calls His sheep and they know His voice. The Holy Spirit speaks into our hearts and we know His voice. The still small voice that brings wisdom and guidance into our daily walk. 

Be not afraid, my friend, for the Lord our God is the very light of our salvation. A fortress protecting us from all evil. D

o not let pride mislead you but remain humble before the Lord our God. He will move your mountains and uplift you in the midst of your battle. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 20 September 2025

 

It is amazing how the enemy comes to steal from us. This morning, I completely overslept and for a moment I could feel the enemy encamp against me as he expected me to lay down in defeat. Instead, I submitted to God, and I got up in confidence. 

I can pray for my list all the way to work. The Lord lifted me up above my enemies and I rejoiced in His mercy for blessing me with a little more sleep after a week of many battles. Today, my friend, let us ignore the attacks of the enemy. 

Let’s seek God’s face as I pray that He will not hide His face from us but instead show Himself and not turn away from us. I pray that we will see His mighty hand at work all through this day as our joy comes in the morning and strengthens us. 

God is the God of our salvation and the rock on whom we stand. Nothing can pull us out of His love nor is anything impossible for our God. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 19 September 2025

 

As my storms rise and my challenges increase, I will extol the Lord my God for He is lifting me up from my pit and as the enemy attacks they will not defeat me. 

I may stand in the midst of one battle after the next, yet I will rejoice in my God for I called out to Him and He is healing me. We are all facing challenges and battles. Some is visible and some not so much. My friend, you are not fighting alone. 

Paul wrote in Galatians 6: “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important”. 

You are not alone in your fight today. I pray that God places some of your burden on me as I will help you fight. Stand firm in your faith because we can do all things through Jesus Christ. Be strong, my friend, God is with us, and He will help us overcome all. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 18 September 2025

 

I still make mistakes. I get upset and impatient and I say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing. It is important that we stay humble before God and in our daily lives. 

God can teach and guide a humble heart in His ways. God’s ways are mercy and truth, and we must strive to live as Jesus did. He is the blueprint for a humble and grace filled life. 

David writes here “For Your name’s sake pardon my iniquities”. God forgives us our sins not for who we are or what we do, but because of who He is. He is our creator and the Lord of hosts. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. 

Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 17 September 2025

 

It is weird how our emotions and carnal needs can alter our minds and set us flying down the wrong path. 

This weekend our Pastor said “Put your faith in action”. I love that and that is why we walk by faith and not by sight because faith is the evidence of things not seen. 

So, today let us trust in God and ask Him to lead us in His truth and teach us His paths and show us His ways. He is our salvation and let’s seek Him in everything we do. 

How God moves and works in my life is beyond amazing and how He guides, restores and protect me is beyond my own understanding. Love Him with all your heart, my friend. He will never let you be ashamed and your enemies will never triumph over you.  

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 16 September 2025

 

The enemy hasn’t stopped his continious afflictions on me. My battle rages on. Each one of us are fighting a battle. Just as I am bombarded with memories and negative thoughts the enemy knows your weaknesses also and will continue to press on them to bring you down. 

His main goal is to steer us into sin and pull us away from God. He wants to create doubt in our minds and an unworthy mindset. He wants to give dispair and depression a grip in your day then he will control your emotions. I love this Psalm. 

My enemies are many and they hate me. I am afflicted and desolate and God can see my affliction and my pain. The result in all this is simply: My eyes are toward the Lord. 

He will keep my soul and deliver me for I will not be ashamed because my trust is in the Lord God and His integrity and uprightness will perserve me as I wait patiently on the Lord. Be strong, my friend. The enemy already lost. 

Have an awesome day.

What is time?

Time is consistent.

Time is ever present and always there.

Time is powerless and also powerful.

Time can be chased, and time can be lost.

Time can be wasted, and time can be saved.

Time is always moving and it never stops.

Sometimes we have a lot of time and sometimes we do not have enough.

Time can rescue you and time can destroy you.

Time is running out and how do you spend your time. 

Do you cherish your time with people or do you wish the time to go by. 

Do you invest your time or do you waste it. 

When you are at the end of your time how would you look at the time you were graciously blessed with or do wish you had more.

Do you value and use every second gratefully knowing it is a gift, or do you spend it hoping it will last you longer. 

When you look at the time you had today, how much did you waste being angry and upset. 

How much did you waste worrying. 

How much did you waste doing what you were not supposed to do. 

How much did you lose because you could not get out of bed.

How much of your time today was spent wisely and invested in your life that is waiting after this life, when your time here runs out. 

Do you have a treasure in heaven or are you still in debt. 

The minute you realize that every minute wasted is a minute closer to the end, what would you have done differently? 

Then start doing that. 

Invest your time in the Kingdom of God and you will have time in abundance. 

Time is precious and unfortunately most of us only realize this when your time has run out.

Today's thought - 15 September 2025

 

Some days I find myself dwelling in the past looking back at what I went through and the sorrow that lies in that. You get this heavy feeling and you feel sadness enter in your morning. It is mornings like this that you just want to stay in bed and forget the things that fills you mind. 

My dear friend, the enemy is cunning. He knows how to take circumstances and bring back memories by putting thoughts in your head. It can be past experiences or current challenges. He will try to grip your morning in depression and steer you away from God. 

God says here in Jeremiah to get your armour and prepare for war. In verse 27 God says fear not nor be dismayed for He will save us from afar. When we step into God presence and call His name, the enemy will flee for they fear God. 

He will step into your dispair and your pain and steer you to still waters. He will restore your soul and lead you to paths of righteousness. Do not give satan place in your day but stand firm on Jesus. Your joy comes in the morning. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 14 September 2025

 

This is one of my favourite things in the time Jesus was here teaching people. Many came to believe in Him even this centurion. I love his child like faith and his amazing humility. How often do we see the arrogance and pride of people. 

Yesterday I asked what kind of a tree are you and today and want to ask you: How do you stand before God? Are you telling God how to do things? Are you giving God advice? Are you impatient with Him? Do you see His Word as a guideline but your way seems better? My dear friend, look at what this centurion says. 

He did not see himself worthy to come before Jesus nor his home worthy of God’s presence. We have to right size God and understand who He is. How small are we in the universe and how great is God in His creation. 

God created it all by speaking a word and He holds us in His hand each day. When you start to understand your dependance on God and His place in your life, an entire new perspective is formed and we think different, react different, love different and even walk different. 

I pray that God will become more evident in your life and that all your challenges will be like fog before the sun. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 13 September 2025

Personally to me these verses goes hand in hand with identity and authority. A good tree bears good fruit when rooted into good soil and is well watered. In the same we bear fruit if we are rooted in Jesus Christ. 

This means that the old is dead and we are a new creation. Our identity shifted from a worldly one to Jesus Christ. When this happens it means that we now stand in His authority because that is what He gave us due to His resurrection. 

We have a higher authority and we have unlimited power. When you give your life to Jesus you become an ambassador of heaven. It is so important that we think before we talk. We have to glorify God in our thoughts, words and actions. What kind of a tree are you going to be today?  Yes I know your first thoughts was thorn tree. 

My dear friend, let the Holy Spirit give you the right words. Act out of love not anger and bless instead to curse. Be kind and mindful of other but most of all, seek God and His glory every moment. 

Have an awesome day.

 

Today's thought - 12 September 2025

 

In this chapter in Jeremiah Baruch seems to have the wrong idea of God’s prophecy and his worldly things mattered more. What I want to focus your attention on is simply this. God says “What I have built, I will break down”. 

In some cases like myself God needs to break me down until there was nothing left of the person I was. I had to lose everything twice until all that was left is a broken vesel. Then God could rebuild that vesel into a vesel of honor. 

He needed to fully destroy all resistance so that I had nothing left except Him and to Him I had to turn and submit completely. Then God was able to change my entire perspective and changed my direction and finally alligning me with His plans. 

Sometimes we need to humble ourselves before God and block out all the noise of the world and just seek Him. I find so much strength and direction when I am in His presence. So, do not look at your challenges as a problem but change your perspective so that your challenges grows your faith. 

When we are weak, we are strong and I will rejoice in my problems, because it increases my faith. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 11 September 2025

 

There is only one God and Jesus said that the first and most important commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart. What is striking me here today is here Paul writes that God is above all, through all and in all. I make this mistake plenty. 

I miss that fact He is in all and sometimes we get upset or irritated or impatient and we forget that in us dwells the Holy Spirit and we should not grieve Him. How easy it is to pollute our minds and our thoughts and steer us well away on the wrong path. 

The battle field is in the mind, my friend. Therefore it is so important that we take captive our thoughts and allign our thoughts with God’s Word. Steer away from things and people that hampers your faith and keep you from God. Do not let circumstances become your identity. Take a step back and look to the Father. 

Let Him be your starting point and let Him guide you. You are not your weaknesses, mistakes or imperfections the world sees, but you are made righteous by the blood of Jesus and you are a son/daugter of God. That is who you are. Be more than average. 

Have a great day.

Today's thought - 10 September 2025

 

The psalmist writes here that he became envious of the wicked when he saw their prosperity. For a moment he was taken by the world and its desires. It was too much for him until he enterred into God’s sanctuary. 

Then he realised how the sinners will end and the gift he has in God. Sometimes we are distracted by the success of another and their lifestyle. They seem to have everything and no troubles. So often the appearance of someone does not reflect the emptiness of their hearts. They look nice and happy but deep inside they are lost and broken people. 

They care not for God but only for their own need. My dear friend, the world and those in it may offen look desirable but the result of their way of life is eternal death. Yes, we are battling daily and yes somedays it can overwhelm you. 

God has you in His right hand and He will guide you every day. My body may fail and grow weak but God is the strength of my heart and spirit and my inheritance as a son of God is far more than all the riches of this world. I will draw near to Him and trust Him as I praise Him all the time and I will not be moved by the world but I will stand firm on Jesus my rock. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 09 September 2025

 

The people did not listen to Jeremiah as he told them what God commanded them to do. So, they refused to listen to God despite the many warnings and God punished them for their hardenned hearts. 

It is important to understand that the thoughts God has for you are thoughts of good and not evil. Sometimes we are reluctant or disobedient to do the right thing because we are comfortable or just arrogant knowing we are in the wrong. 

God will always direct us or guide us in the way we should go. In the end the descision is yours but so is the consequences of that choice. Luckly God is gracious and will always save us, but it is so important that we follow God’s direction to live righteous and obedient to our Lord, because in this lies a great reward. 

Seek God’s will in everything and in everything you will prosper. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 08 September 2025

 

Jesus said that you must do unto other that which you would want done to you. The way we treat other or talk to or about them reveals what our hearts look like. 

Paul refers here in Epehsians 5 to the new person you become that is no more filled with darkness but is now of light. Light overcomes darkness so in here lies great victory. In essence I want to emphasize two things. 

One be kind to other and treat other with respect and love, no matter who they are and what they did. 

Two, be grateful in all things and for all things. If we cannot be grateful for the small blessings in our lives, how can we receive the big ones. 

Love will always prevail and without love we are nothing. Therefore we should love with no conditions and give without expectation and receive with a grateful heart. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 07 September 2025

 

My dear friend. There is a very hard lesson in this chapter in Jeremiah. God told the people not to go to Egypt, yet their fear of man overwhelmed their obedience to the voice of God and they sufferred the consequences terribly. The safest place to be is in the will of God. 

The last two months I can fully testify to that. Following God’s voice and doing His will has been an unbelievable blessing in my life. My every day is based on the principle of the fish and loaves that fed the many as God blesses my obedience ten fold. 

Do not be afraid to step out of your boat today and walk through the storms in your day and the unstable world to Jesus - the rock. He is your refuge, your tower of strength, your fortress of safety and your hope. We walk by faith and in our hope of the impossible lies great faith and victory. 

I believe that God will move your mountains and open the doors that has been shut to you. Take it all to Him in prayer and listen to His voice. The cross stands as your victory already given. Have faith, be bold and go. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 06 September 2025

 

My dear friend, Paul writes something really important here. He says be angry and do not sin. Now anger can be a massive challenge. I find it really difficult sometimes but it is amazing how the Holy Spirit brings peace even in anger. 

There are many mornings on my way to work where I just want to walk up to a driver and tell him God’s grace is a little more today and he should be really grateful. People can be one of my greatest battles in anger since I work hard and a person who feels the opposite seem to bring up feelings that imitates anger. 

Jesus said you must love your neighbour as yourself. This has been life changing. I still get upset but instead of wording my grievance to the person in question, I talk to the Holy Spirit and that is just amazing. Paul continuous to say nor give place to the devil. When we get angry we tend to say things that we should not or we judge. 

Be careful for that trap my friend. Instead take your issue to God in prayer and let Him deal with it. It really works. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 05 September 2025

 

I love this and it is so for me today. We must never forget or neglect the fact that we are children of God. When I was in school people would often refer to us as the Ruthven’s or Hannes Ruthven’s son. My identity in our community was linked to my father. 

In the same way our identity is linked to God our Father. This scripture says it so nice - be imitators of God. In this we will be identified as children of God and in the same way Jesus showed love we should also show love and kindness to everyone. 

Jesus says in Luke 6 that you must love your enemy. Give to other not expecting anything in return then your reward will be great. This simple thing can be so hard for some. When Jesus sets you free this world will have no value and you will think different about life and material things. Be a sweet healing fragrance to everyone you meet today and see how God works. 

Be strong my friend and remember we worship the creator of heaven and earth. Not a mickey mouse god but the Lord of hosts. Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 04 September 2025

 

I wrote to you before of the importance of prayer and worship. Here Jesus went up into the mountain and prayed. He prayed all night. 

Now personally I am humbled by this verse. The rest of Luke 6 makes you more humble, but what I wish to highlight to you is that Jesus (the Son of God) did not just pray a quick thank you and bless me prayer. He spend all night in prayer and we see this on more than one occasion that Jesus spend a lot of time in prayer. 

The Holy Spirit simply puts it like this: If you commit your life to God and seek the kingdom of God you will find it on your knees before His throne. This is where you fight your battles, gain your strength and find your answers. It is by humbling yourself before God and seeking His will in prayer. 

My dear friend, I can not emphazise enough how prayer has changed my life thus I urge you to spend more time with God. Then all will fall into place. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 03 September 2025

 

Are you tired today? Do you feel the weight of this world crush you as the sun rises over another day? Does it feel as if you have no strength and life is drained out of you? 

The battles we face are as real as the air we breathe and the enemy is relentless and always on the lookout for a gap or a place where he can get to you. Today the promise that lies so well hidden yet so obvious in scripture is that through Jesus each one of us has been given a measure of supernatural grace according to our circumstances and our calling. 

Now in us lives our perfect Father that combined with His grace gives us more power than we can comprehend. The Word here in the passion translation uses the word generously. This means God did not give you just enough to make it through the day, no He gave in abundance so that you can be stronger and victorious in your struggles. 

Do not allow the enemy to steal your grace with lies but let him shiver at the might of our Father as we step into this promise and stand on the foundation of Jesus Christ. Be strong and courageous, my dear friend. 

God is with you - ALWAYS.

Today's thought - 02 September 2025

 

Today I am writing to a friend of mine. We spoke over the weekend and I realised that she is still missing the point and that God is not as much a reality as a guideline currently in her life. It seems as if many of us do the same. 

We give our lives to Christ but with a little bit of false ideas from the enemy we fall back into our old self and we desire or need what we should not. We fall back into an idea that is not from God. The Holy Spirit reminds me of this today. 

To be carnally minded is death. To desire the needs and pleasures of the world is against God and leads to death - eternal death. Aligning our life and thoughts and desires with the Word is life and life in abundance. My life is not mine anymore but belongs to Jesus. 

He paid a massive price for my salvation and freedom. I am a son of God and this world has nothing I need nor desire. My dear friend it is so important that we desire and live a life aligned with God. Store your treasures in heaven and seek God in every moment. It is so worth it. 

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 01 September 2025

 

Obedience to God’s Word is not a guideline but a non negotiable requirement. This chapter in Jeremiah is very intresting as the people went to him to ask what is God’s will and even after hearing it they continued on with their own plans, hence the final verse stating that they will surly die. 

Intresting fact is that so many Christians does exactly that. In need they seek God’s will and when all is well they return to their own Egypt. Paul says it so well in Romans 8 that to live in your own(carnal) needs is death and against God’s will for you. 

So, do not choose your own ideas over God’s plan because there lies a great reward in living a life of obedience to God. Yes, I know it is not easy and requires faith, hope and patience. But trust me as I say this. It is worth every second you wait on God and trust His plans and His will even if it feels so right for you, stay the coarse and follow God’s direction. 

It will save you much pain and time. 

Have an awesome day, my friend.