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.

Today's thought - 20 June 2026 (Process)

 

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31). Every season, every battle and every challenge is a process that is initiated whether it is something we did or something that happens to us. It remains a process and in it we will be in that fire where things happen, and we will have to deal with them as they come.

Now my verse is from Psalm 27, and I am just going to repeat it here for effect, “Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations. I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living (NIV)”.

Now we know that we know there is a process. The process God will determine how it happens for in the process there are things that need to happen and most of the time these things require faith. Remember it is impossible to please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6).

King Hezekiah was the 13th king of Judah, reigning from approximately 715 to 686 BC. He is celebrated in the Bible as one of the most faithful kings of the southern kingdom, renowned for his sweeping religious reforms, his deep reliance on prayer, and his miraculous deliverance from the Assyrian army.

Now this battle with the Assyrian army is where I want to place your focus. These guys were rough and tough and meaner than a junk yard dog. The poor Judah were terrified of this vast army that was about to destroy them and they were discouraged. Let’s dive in at 2 Chronicles 32 after the people raised their concerns and their uncertainty of what awaited them. This is King Hezekiah’s response:

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him. With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.

Two things: One - He said that they (the enemy) rely on their own strength and on people, but they rely on God who will help them fight their battles. Two – After they heard his words (God’s Word) they were encouraged. They had confidence.

What does the Bible give us? It gives guidance, it gives direction, it gives God’s promises and it gives us confidence. The more time you spend in the Word, the more your confidence grows. The more time you spend in the Word, the better you get to know God and the more time you spend in the Word, the more real the armour of God becomes. The more you grow in your confidence the more you will trust and rely on God for the outcome and the victory. In other words more of Christ and less of me.

Because why do we need this?

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand (Ephesians 6).

My dear friend, the battles are real, and the enemy walks around like a lion ready to devour us, but we no longer live in the world. We live in the kingdom of heaven. We are God’s children and we live in His grace and in His strength and in His protection. That is why we rejoice even in our tribulations because Jesus said in John 16, “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”.

Be of good cheer (take heart) in your trials, in your pain, in your struggles, in your divorce, in your court case, in your sickness, in your hurt, in your loss and in your brokenness for Jesus Christ's triumph over sin, suffering, and death means that no worldly struggle or challenge has the final say, ever. Plus, you will not be affected by the lies of the enemy, but you will stand in the truth of God’s Word and in your relationship with the Holy Spirit.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 19 June 2026 (In it with you)

 

I want to add on what we were talking about yesterday. We know that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fire and God did not extinguish the fire. We know that when they came out, they did not even smell of fire. There are three important things we need to remember, and I think we need to make it part of our daily walk.

1) God did not stop the fire. So, sometimes we must go through the fire.

2) Three were thrown into the fire, but four walked in the fire. God will be with you through whatever you face. He is in it with you.

3) When they came out the fire it had no effect on them, but it affected the viewpoint of Nebuchadnezzar because he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here”. His entire view changed and that means that our fires (battles) will affect other even while we are going through them.

That is why our scripture is so important today and I know God is speaking to me just as much to you that you hear it and remember it - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

We read in Isaiah 43:1, “But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine”.

Not only does He call you by your name, He declares that you are His. Jesus did not just go through the pain and the suffering and the cross. He defeated death, satan and sin. He took all your sin on Him, but He also stands daily and intercedes for you. The Bible says in Romans 8:34, “Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us”.

My dear friend I am trying to make a very important point here. Jesus will be in the fire with you. No weapon will prosper and the fire will not scorch you. He walks and carries you when you can’t go on and above all that He calls you His own and He stands at the right hand of God the Father and He prays for you. 

This is absolutely mind blowing. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8).

My dear friend, I love you very much, but it is a drop in the ocean compared to the love of God. What He did and what He continuous to do every day. He is for you and you are His and this means that nothing and I say nothing can separate us from the love of God and nothing can take you from His hand. Be strong and courageous because He is already in the fight for you. Come and let us battle on our knees and let God fight the actual battle. Just as God is putting things in place in my court case and fighting for me, He is also fighting for you and preparing things for you. Be patient in the fire, that is why they walked around in the fire. They did not lie down and felt sorry for themselves, they walked around free giving glory to God and in the end the fire they were thrown in became the fire that changed their lives and the lives of other.

Have an awesome, awesome day.

Today's thought - 18 June 2026 (Faith)

 

I think God is busy teaching me something around faith. He keeps brining me back to Hebrews 11 and He seem to keep pointing me to the faith that is described by the writer through the lives of the people in the Bible. That is why He is saying to us this morning that we have been invited to live in something better that what those guys had and that is faith’s fullness.

Faith is believing in something before you have received it and I know my battles will increase and my attacks will get more. Believe me the enemy is using all his cards to keep me from living in my purpose and doing what I have been called to do.

I want to use Shadrach, Mesarch and Abednego as an example. We know they did not want to bow down to the statue and that Nebuchadnezzar asked his men to increase the furnace seven time more than usual. The bible says that the men who threw them in the furnace was consumed by the fire so hot it was. Once in the fire there was a fourth man with them in the fire walking around.

Now, when we face the fires of life (the attacks), the enemy will increase it more and more and even when it is increased God will intervene and our enemies will be destroyed (consumed) by God’s fire and in the midst of this fire (storm) we will rise and He (Jesus) will walk in it and through it with us.

My friend, Jesus said if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can move a mountain and everything we ask in faith He will give us. I am reminded of this verse in Matthew 7, “If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”.

If we know how to take care of our children, how much more will our father take care of us. Jesus on a more than one occasion said to the disciples that their faith is lacking. So, Jesus is saying to you and me today, “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”.

My dear friend, God is saying, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).

Do not allow what you are facing and what you are going through to alter your direction or influence your faith. In fact, be more tenacious in your faith and trust God because He said, “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun”.

I love you my friend, have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 17 June 2026 (Just do it)

 

A couple of years ago Nike came up with the slogan, “Just do it”. I loved it because I was an athlete in South Africa’s National Taekwondo team. I was light weight in our national team for almost ten years. I loved it. I loved the adrenaline before the match and I loved to compete. I won many fights, but I also lost many fights. I always taught my students that you can lose a fight like a winner or win a fight and actually lose it. It is the attitude that you compete with and how you respond to victory and to losing. I did not like losing, but I learned from it.

Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”.

The writer of Hebrews goes on here in Hebrews 11 and takes examples of people in the Bible and how they acted on faith and the result of this. Much like I have been doing the last few days as we dived into encounters with God. Today the Holy Spirit points me back to faith and how it is impossible to please God without faith.

Faith is a lot like the “Just do it” slogan of Nike. Faith is as we saw the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen. Jesus walked in that same just do it faith when He ministered here on earth and it is the same concept that He taught when He said if you ask for it and you believe it you shall receive it. It is in this same context that He took five loaves of bread and two fishes and fed over five thousand people. It is by this very same faith He raised Lazarus from the dead and the same faith Peter used when he boldly preached the gospel and Paul when he was in prison. It is by this faith that Moses placed his staff in the red sea, and it is by this same faith we should walk each day.

We looked at encounters and the importance of walking in a close relationship with the Holy Spirit. Now the Holy Spirit is saying that it does not stop there. Now we walk by faith and not by sight. It is this just do it mentality that will help us to grow in our faith and to trust in the Lord. It is by boldly stepping out into the world and walking different, acting differently, speaking differently, feeling different and loving people differently.

It is by our full and complete surrender to the Holy Spirit and seeking Him all the time and not just for a few minutes in the morning. When my world shakes and I start to feel the pressures of this world, I turn to Him. Hebrews 12:3 (TPT) says, “So consider carefully how Jesus faced such intense opposition from sinners who opposed their own souls, so that you won’t become worn down and cave in under life’s pressures”.

This is profound for you and me as we face life’s pressures. Through Jesus Christ who gives us enough strength to overcome all, we will be more than conquerors, and we will succeed even when the storm overwhelms us.

My dear friend, I love you very much and I say this again and I want you to hear it and believe it. He who is in us, is far greater than he who is in this world and we will overcome all our battles and the Lord is preparing a table while our enemies are watching. A table of victory not a table of loss. A table of joy and not a table of sorrow. A table of abundance and not a table of pain and sorrow. A table that is full and a cup that overflows. Nothing can separate us from the love of God, and all things will work out for good. That is a Biblical promise. Just do it, just have faith.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 16 June 2026 (Moses)

 

Moses was the man that God spoke to. He was raised in Pharoah’s court and then decided to become the one who stepped in for the oppression of his people and killed a man. He then ran away and hid in the wilderness. His encounter was on the mountain with the burning bush. Now I do not know if burning bushes was common in that area, but this one stood out because it did not consume the bush but remained burning and once Moses came close God spoke. Moses needed to step into God’s presence or rather his prayer closet. I like that comparison. Your prayer time with God is your burning bush.

A few things to consider. He did not willingly accept his calling, no he had a few excuses. First Moses said, “Who am I” and this is not a bad thing for God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. It also points to humility and thus will make him more dependant on God for that is where we all should be. What did God say and you have to love this, “I will certainly be with you”. If you have been reading with us for some time you will know that this is something God clearly says to us all. He is with you and He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Secondly Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”. He needed more confirmation. Do we do the same thing, yes, we do. God tells us something and we say yes and we wait. God says it again and we say yes and we wait. We take up a I need proof over my proof mentality and fear that we are not hearing correct because we do not like to step out of our comfort zones.

Thirdly then Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, The LORD has not appeared to you”. Then God gave him confirmation through signs. Sometimes God speaks through someone else confirming His plan for us.

And the fourth excuse then Moses said to the LORD, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

I love God’s answer here: So the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say”.

So, here God confirms He is God and He will be with you and through the Holy Spirit, He will give you the right words and teach you the right things to say. Just as He did for Peter when thousands of people gave their lives to Jesus. Even then Moses still asked God to send another and it angered God for your calling is not someone else’s calling. What God puts on your heart you cannot delegate. What God entrust on you is for you and you alone. He will be with you, and He will carry you through it. He will give you wisdom and guidance and He will sustain you.

Even the trials and the tribulations that come into your life, even then God will be with you, and He will guide you and protect you.

Just trust Him.

Here is a few key attributes of Moses to ponder on:

Humility: Despite his royal upbringing in Egypt and his status as a chosen prophet, Moses is described as exceptionally humble and meek, often deferring to God's will rather than exalting himself.

Prayer and Intercession: He maintained a highly intimate relationship with God, frequently acting as an urgent intercessor to plead for the salvation and forgiveness of the rebellious Israelites.

Obedience and Faith: Though he initially doubted his own abilities (such as having speech insecurities), he developed a fierce, enduring faith that empowered him to refuse the fleeting pleasures of Egypt.

Visionary Leadership: He successfully managed a chaotic, shifting population for forty years in the wilderness. He eventually mastered the art of delegating tasks and empowering other leaders.

Passionate Stewardship: His deep care for the people he led was paired with a passionate—and sometimes impulsive—sense of justice, famously shown when he broke the stone tablets in response to idol worship.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 15 June 2026 (Paul)

 

So, we looked at Jacob, let’s have a quick look at Paul. Paul’s encounter as we know was on the road to Damascus. What is interesting is what he says after Jesus said to him, why are you persecuting me. The Bible says in Acts 9:

Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads (It means that resisting divine direction or fighting an inevitable truth only leads to self-inflicted pain).” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do".

Ok so here is what we need to see here. Paul, after his encounter, simply said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”. His first words were humbly submitting to the Lord and giving his life for the Lord. I think in essence his life was dedicated to scripture and to God although he did not see the truth.

Now many Christians are Christians by definition and they go to church and they quote scripture and they will say let me pray for you, yet they still miss the truth. To my opinion living a life for Jesus is literally living the way of Jesus Christ. I think we like to sugar coat the Bible and we tend to live it half dedicated. I used to smoke when I was younger. Younger meaning twenty odd years ago and today the smell of smoke really annoys me. When I look at my life living it as a mediocre or lukewarm Christian it seems to annoy me also. Maybe I am too hard on myself, but I really despise it when I fail or I make a mistake and I have to get to my knees and beg for God’s forgiveness. I always say that I do not want to sound like a broken record player and that God should give me the strength to withstand the things I struggle with or remove it from my life. I think it boils down to the fear of the Lord. The respect we should have and live out for who He is. So, yes, I do not like it very much.

Back to Paul. So, why is Paul’s encounter so important to me. Well simply how it altered his life and his direction. How he persistently preached the gospel in hostile environments and despite pain or hurt or loss, he just pressed on and continued to take the gospel of Jesus Christ into the world. His determination in adverse circumstances is inspiring and amazing. He praised and worshipped in jail, even when he was tortured or beaten, he rejoiced and he lived a life contempt even when he had nothing to eat. His entire way of life and his commitment to the Lord is unbelievable and honestly, I feel that I can’t even stand in his shadow let alone do what he did, yet he writes in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it”.

Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

My dear friend. Paul’s encounter should inspire us to take up our cross and to carry the gospel into our world, our workplace, our homes, our families, our challenges and to all the people we meet each day. Time is short and the coming of our Lord is getting closer. Do not miss the opportunity to share the gospel and to win the lost at any cost. Let’s plunder hell and populate heaven.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 14 June 2026 (Jacob)

 

It is Sunday and I hope you went to church or you are getting ready to go. I want to quickly look at Jacob as we continue to talk about encounters. We know Jacob had an encounter with God and he only realized this at the end of his wrestle with the Lord. The Bible says in Genesis 32 - So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.

Ok I want you to see three things and I will elaborate on them.

1). So, Jacob was left alone.

2). When the divine opponent realizes He cannot easily overpower Jacob, He touches Jacob’s hip socket, instantly dislocating it. In his physical vulnerability, Jacob shifts his strategy - he stops fighting to win and instead desperately clings to his opponent, demanding a blessing.

3). Jacob’s name changed and he received a blessing. Thus, naming the place Peniel (meaning "face of God") because he survived an encounter with God face-to-face.

Now, consider this. He was alone, now there is a difference between being alone and being lonely. The latter most times gets you into trouble. So, you could say he was in his prayer closet or his place of prayer or meditation. Now his encounter with the Lord (his wrestle match) left him with a limp. A thorn in his side, a reminder of his dependence on God. Then he was blessed in this encounter and the first cause of this is reconciling with his brother Esau and reestablishing their relationship. Now hear me out I am trying to make you see something. When Moses had his encounter with God on the mountain with the burning bush he asked God, who can I say send me. In Exodus 3 - God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you”. God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, The LORD, the God of your fathers - the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob - has sent me to you. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation”.

He says the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, not the God of Israel. He says the God of Jacob and this means no matter what you have done or what you carry or guilt for the mistakes you have made, God sees you for you will become and not who you were. He sees the man/woman He saw when He created you and not the one who made mistakes. This is profound and I love it. My dear friend, an encounter with God will transform you and you will never be the same (walking with a limb) and the fire that it ignites will touch the world around you, because the fire of God cannot be contained, kept for yourself nor remain hidden. It is the fire of God, and it will leave your world upside down. So, seek the Kingdom of God above all else. Above all things and you will encounter God in a way that will transform you forever.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Today's thought - 13 June 2026 (Heart)

 

I want to write to you about heart. First, I must apologize for not writing yesterday but honestly it was just one of those days where the attacks on me started early. I forget sometimes that these are the days I should actually write but from early on my day was a mess and finally when I got home, we received the new “Urgent Application” from my ex-wife that she and her new law team dished up. There is a section with the so-called confessions from my daughter and considering that she is only four years old and these statements are so the same that any person can see it was taught through manipulation. So, you can imagine I was just upset and it just broke me to think someone can do this to a little girl and then the whole law process that seems way to time consuming. Yes, I was upset and yes, my day ended not so great. So, I am sorry for neglecting you.

Now back to business. We are looking at encounters, and I have written to you about Jacob and Paul, and we briefly looked at their encounters and the outcome. This brings me back to the actual encounter and I have written to you that it is what drives me and it is the fire that burns in me sending me into the streets and to minister to those guys sleeping on the cold sidewalks of Pretoria.

Encounters can be brought on by God, but we can also seek encounters with the Holy Spirit, and many times those occur in our Church Services when we worship but with me it happens also in the mornings in my prayer time (closet time). Why does it happen? Simply because I desire more. I want more. I seek more. I seek first the Kingdom of heaven and its righteousness. I seek and desire more of God and when I am humble and broken before my Lord especially today when I am distressed about my little girl and all that is happening there. Then God moves and I feel the Holy Spirit’s presence so clearly and to be honest I am a bit addicted to His presence and these encounters.

There are three vital things here. One and I feel almost the most important one and that is heart. Your heart. I always ask the Lord to create in me a pure and clean heart, because I do not want to enter in my Father’s presence if my heart is not right and we know God sees your heart. Then your heart must seek and desire God. In fact, your whole heart must seek God placing Him first in all the areas of your life. Second would be simply what Jesus said and that is that in this world you will have many trials and tribulations. It is what it is, the enemy attacks what is a problem for him and you on fire for God is a problem for satan. Third and last is sin and temptation. Beware to fall back into your old ways or into temptation or sin for that hinders your progress and takes away your anointing plus it griefs the Holy Spirit and God does not like that.

Why am I writing this. It has a really basic reason that comes from a day like yesterday. If it was not for my close walk with the Holy Spirit, this whole court case/criminal case would have either destroyed me or drove me into hate and anger and who knows what the result of that would have been. Instead of anger and hate and cursing and depression I rejoice in my infirmities (any physical, emotional, or spiritual limitations, weaknesses, or frailties) for when I am weak, I am strong. For when I do not know how to handle this or react or even survive it, I am strengthened and guided by a very loving and kind Holy Spirit. It is because when I am seeking Him, He answers like this in Psalm 91:3 (TPT) - He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse. 

My dear friend, again I emphasise the importance of spending time in the Word and in prayer every day of your life. It is unbelievable what happens when we draw nearer to God.

Have an awesome, awesome day.

Today's thought - 11 June 2026 (Encounter)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? (Psalm 22:1 NIV).

Have you ever felt like that? Have you ever felt that God has abandoned you and left you to fight on your own? The same David that writes this in Psalm 22 writes in Psalm 27:10 “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take care of me”.

What changed? One moment he is in anguish and lost and the next one he is confident and strong. David as we know always desired God and he sought after God’s guidance. In an instant God can turn your life around. Jacob (meaning supplanter or heel-grabber) changed to Israel (meaning God perseveres) after an encounter with our Lord after which the twelfth tribes of Israel were born. Saul on his way to Damascus had an encounter with Jesus and he changed from a murderer who went after Christ followers to Paul who was on fire for the Gospel of Jesus to the extend that he wrote two thirds of the New Testament.

Now we looked at trust and we looked at faith. Let’s look at burdens. Peter stepped out of that boat boldly walking on water (for we walk by faith) towards Jesus. The minute his gaze shifted to the waves and the storm he began to sink. What did he do? He cried out to the Lord. Jesus grabbed him by the arm and pulled him up. Sometimes we need that type of encounter where we stop looking at the problem and turn our gaze away from the world towards Jesus so that He can take us by the arm and pull us up.

My verse is “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light”. This invitation from Jesus offers profound spiritual relief to those who are exhausted. It promises that following Him replaces the crushing weight of religious legalism and life's anxieties with a manageable, partnership-based peace. Now what does that mean?

It means that we all carry heavy physical, emotional or spiritual burdens and when we come to Him when we are exhausted by the pressures of life, anxiety, or the efforts of trying to make it through each day. Paying the bills, raising good kids, work, attacks, people and the list goes on.

Jesus invites us to take up His yoke and His teachings. His teachings are love, grace and a relationship and by following Him we step into a partnership where we do not carry these burdens alone anymore. He carries them with us (He makes it light).

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 12, “But he said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong”.

So, on our own we will not succeed but relying on the Lord and letting Him carry our burdens with us we will be stronger. It is in this encounter that things shift, and we change from a worldly perspective to a God perspective. Form being lost and broken too victorious and stronger. From feeling abandoned to praise and worship. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us (Romans 8:37).

My dear friend, come with me as we give it all to Him in faith and trust and let Jesus pull us from the storm into His marvellous light. You are more than a conqueror, you are a child of God and He will never ever ever leave you. Let Him carry your burden with you and resist the enemy’s lies. Trust Him and you will see your storms fade and the doors open, but you need to step into your prayer closet (room) and call Him and give it to Him. He is right there, do it now. His grace is enough and He will step in when you call and His peace will overflow in you.

Have an awesome day, I love you my friend.

Today's thought - 10 June 2026 (Protect)

 

Your prayer time (closet time) is for me one of the most important parts of my day. It is in this time that I seek my Father and I seek His Word. With my battles most mornings are me laying to my Father’s feet the desires of my heart and every morning the Holy Spirit just opens the Word and answers. I wrote to you yesterday about trust and waiting patiently for the Lord and how our faith grows in our surrender and trust in our Lord and His ways. Never ever compromise on your time in prayer with the Lord and never compromise your time in the Word of God. It is in these encounters that His fire fills me and I will go out boldly into this world and share His gospel. And never ever be ashamed or fear to share Jesus with someone. So let me paraphrase Psalm 27 a little and I pray that the Holy Spirit will bless you with this today. My dear friend, if God is for us, who can be against us.

The Lord is the very light that opens my path and directs my life. Every season He carries me so why would I fear. Even when evil people with dark hearts plan to destroy me, they will slip and fall and even when they come with lies and deceit, I will not fear and even when they seek new ways and new lawyers, I will remain confident.

There is only one thing my heart truly desires and that is to be with my Lord and walk with the Holy Spirit all the days of my life. To see His hand at work and to worship Him in church and every day for that matter.

When trouble comes, He protects me. He is my rock and my shelter and my rest. He will lift me up when my enemies surround me and, in their presence, He prepares a feast for me, and I will sing songs of victory for He is with me.

Even when the world turns its back on me, my Lord and God will never leave me, and I will continue to seek His face. He will never leave me nor forsake me. He is the great I am and I will trust Him through it all.

He will not turn me over to the malicious accusations and lies of my enemies. Instead, He will teach me His ways, and I will be confident for I will see His goodness in this season, and I will continue to serve and wait for my Lord and He will make me strong because I have the power of the Holy Spirit in me.

All things will work out for good for I know the thoughts my God has for me, and they are to give me a future and a hope. My hope remains confident in my Lord Jesus Christ, because with Him I can do all things.

Have an awesome day, my friend. I love you very much.

Today's thought - 09 June 2026 (Patience)

 

Patience is not one of my virtues. If I buy my kids gifts for Christmas, they always get them before the time. Jip, you will get your birthday gift before it is your birthday. Now, we have to take my ex-wife to court to try and force her to take my daughter to a forensic psychiatrist, which by the way was appointed by the court. We have to make a case of “contempt of court” to get her to do what the court ordered. How amazing is this and to top it off she now has a new lawyer, which means she still thinks she is going to get away with this. You see it was never about my daughter, it is all about what she wants, and I can promise you her previous lawyer probably told her she is making a mistake for God told me even her council will turn against her.

Now maybe you can understand a little of my frustration because I am worried about my little girl and she has no idea why one moment she can see her Daddy and the next not.

Now God placed patience on my mind this morning so let’s look into this a bit.

Psalm 27:14 - Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!

Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.

Psalm 37:7 - Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

Lamentations 3:25 - The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.

These four scriptures basically boil down to the fact that there is a reward in patience for patience grows trust and trust grows faith. So, let me paraphrase a bit. Wait patiently and serve patiently the Lord our God and be not afraid nor get upset or frustrated at the works of the wicked for God will listen to your prayers and He is good to those who wait, serve and seek Him.

Ok, now we are getting somewhere. My main verse is Jeremiah 17:7 - Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD.

Blessed are you who trust the Lord and serve Him diligently in patience. This verse goes on and this is what I want you to hear – “For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit (verse 8)”.

So, what does God say. Those who wait patiently and trust in the Lord our God will be blessed, and they will be fruitful in all their doings like a tree near water. They will not fear when trouble comes but instead prosper in all they do and they will never stop to bear fruit.

My dear friend, I know it is hard and I know it can seem impossible at times but keep trusting God and do not give up. Delight in the Lord and rejoice in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 08 June 2026 (Broken)

 

I think about my little girl today, basically all the time if you ask me but she has been more on my mind since I woke and I am annoyed by the arrogance and the lies and just the whole process. If it was up to me, o boy I can tell you there would be a storm and thunder and lightning. I am reminded of John and James in Luke 9:54, “When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?”. Honestly, I feel like that today, but Jesus did not approve of this nor would He approve of my thoughts.

But we have this promise in Philippians 4, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done”. We can take our case before God and plead with Him. Jesus told the parable of the persistent woman in Luke 18 and He said, “Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So, don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?”

This is very important because when we step into God’s court and we lay our case before Him, He will be just and swift in His time and in His anger, because God says that vengeance is His.

Therefore, my scripture today is Isaiah 54, “No weapon turned against you will succeed”. So, nothing that this world brings against the righteous children of God will succeed. It is by faith that we know this and there are two vital thoughts I wish to leave with you.

One: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).

Two: He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you (Matthew 17:20).

Now faith is not what we see but what we hope for. In other words what we plead with God in His courts and then by faith we will move this mountain because God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

My dear friend, ask and you shall receive. If you can believe, all things are possible to Him who believes. Come with me today and let us trust God in all our battles, challenges and troubles. He is a just and amazing God and He will hear from the heavens, and He will come down and rescue us.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 06 June 2026 (Clay)

 

You know I write this blog every day or at least I try to write it every day and I always follow what the Holy Spirit places on my heart, but I believe to make it real and to share my life and my battles with you may help you. You see I am all but perfect and I make mistakes all the time just like you. Paul writes in Romans 7, “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good”.

He really goes into this matter as we are subject to our sinful nature, and we fall from time to time. Now as I spoke to the Holy Spirit this morning, He said this to me, “He (God) said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel”.

Now, God says that we are in His hands and is He not able to form us as the potter forms the clay into a perfect pot for the very purpose we are designed. Is He not able to change us and form us into the person He saw when He created us. Most certainly He is and the difference between a worldly person and Godly person is that we run to God and not to the world and that is important. When we make mistakes, we are vulnerable to the accusations of the enemy, but we are also under the blood and forgiveness of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This does not mean we can sin all we like and that it is ok, it means that we turn away from the world and towards God as He continues to form us into His design for us. It means we turn from our sins and into obedience. It means that we allow the Holy Spirit to change our hearts and renew our minds. It means that we stop living in the flesh and start living more in the spirit.

My dear friend again I say that we must work towards obedience and the will of God in all that we do, thus striving to bring glory to His name and work to fulfill our purpose and that is to share the Gospel and win the lost at any cost.

I leave you with Joshua 1:7, “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go”.

Have an awesome day, my friend.

Levels of Consciousness

 

Today's thought - 05 June 2026 (Time)

 

My verse comes from Ezekiel 29 which contains a series of prophecies pronouncing God’s judgment on Egypt and its Pharaoh for their supreme arrogance, self-deification, and betrayal of Israel.

From this jumps up my theme for time. You see some of Israel placed their hope in Egypt as this mighty force when God does not want us to place our hope and trust in people and worldly things but in Him alone. Thus, the downfall of Egypt in this passage.

Now, time is one of the things we cannot control or buy or have more of or take back, but we can waste it, lose it, abuse it, hate it, steal it and forget it. We know time has one constant and that is it never stops and only God can control time, yet He exists outside of time.

What are our time stealers? They are very familiar because they are known to all of us. Let me introduce you to some of the main characters in the story. They are shame, guilt, fear, hate, anger, anxiety and bitterness.

Why do they steal time? Well because they have the ability to occupy our thoughts, steal our purpose and destroy our lives. They can stop you from God’s blessings and put you on a path of destruction or depression that will inevitably lead to death. Maybe not physical but most definitely spiritual. It will keep you from the kingdom of heaven and put you in darkness.

In Philippians 4:6-7 we read "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

There are three main things here:

1) Do not be anxious – in other words do not worry about anything and do not allow the enemy a seat at your table (in your life). Jesus gave up His life for ALL sin. Not a specific list, all of them so there is nothing He cannot forgive.

2) By prayer present your requests – meaning go to God in prayer and ask the Lord Jesus for help. Bring it all to Him.

3) Guard your heart - Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23 NIV). This is vital for what we allow into our hearts dominate our thoughts and eventually our lives. It is either Jesus or nothing. He should be the first in all.

So, what I am trying to get at is that do not waste your time listening to the lies of the enemy. Take a stand and take your troubles and your problems and your sins to the Lord and receive His forgiveness and His peace. Stay away from worldly solutions and the wrong people. Jesus says in John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”.

So when you leave it all with Him, His peace will come over you and that is what the enemy does not want because that makes you very dangerous to the kingdom of darkness for it allows the power and the fire of the Holy Spirit to flow in you and out of you.

My dear friend, you know Jesus died for you. Do not waste another minute playing into the hands of the enemy. Jesus did not only die for you but in Him you will find complete freedom from all that holds you back. He is the way, the truth and life.

Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 04 June 2026 (Fire)

 

No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the LORD (NIV).

I want to share a little of my fight with you, I think it is imperative as I bring two things in perspective. In my fight thus far, I have been accused of many allegations which in my mind was purely out of hatred and I can to this day not tell you why. I have been in court, and it did not turn out good for my ex-wife, then a criminal case was made against me which means I was arrested and placed in jail as I awaited trail. This was thrown out due to the existing judgement in the high court. As we continue to push for a forensic psychiatrist to do her investigation (which was appointed by the high court) it is avoided and ignored by her. Instead of doing this which I also believe is for my little girl’s best, it is merely ignored. Finally, my visit rights are now also stopped by her, so I cannot see my daughter.

Now when you read through this you would think that is good bases to question things and God, yet instead wherever I go I share the gospel (even in jail) and I continue to trust God for He will be glorified in all of this. Now I am going to baffle you for a moment, I think. I stand on God’s promise that no weapon will prosper and that the truth will come out and God will end this in His time and in His will.

I have never had this amazing peace over me and where I find myself, I am not afraid not anxious, yet I am determined to touch as many lives as possible and to win the lost at any cost. I am not trying to be religious nor am I trying to put myself on a pedestal. All I am saying is that the Holy Spirit truly gives us power and the fire that burns in me makes me step in and share the gospel even to guys in jail. The impact is amazing and is that not what Jesus said. He said He came for the lost and He said as the Father sent me, I am sending you.

This brings me to Romans 5, “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us”.

And this is why I continue to do what I do, for it is not by power nor by might but by the power of the Holy Spirit for the glory or our Lord. It will all come to an end, and I will have my little girl. Vengeance is mine says the Lord so I will continue to pray for my ex-wife so that she will see the errors of her ways and finally be set free.

My dear friend, In all this I have hope and my hope is in the Lord. I pray that in whatever you face and in all the battles you have, God will change it all and make all things work out for good. I love you my friend, but Jesus loves you more than you can ever imagine.

Have an awesome day

Today's thought - 03 June 2026 (Obedience)

 

So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

My dear friend, I am guided by the Holy Spirit to Romans 8 today and after I was in the street this morning, I understand better. You see Paul writes in Romans 8 that there is no condemnation in Jesus and once we gave our lives to Him, we receive the Holy Spirit who daily guides and councils us and strengthens us. Therefore, we are not bound by our carnal (worldly) self anymore, but we now live by the spirit. The Holy Spirit in us convicts us when we do wrong guides us into doing better.

Now where am I going with this. Simply this – for over a year now I come every week and give food to these guys on the street and then I pray with them and I teach the gospel. This morning as I gave out food one of them gave up work time on a Sunday to go to church, the other guys all have Bibles even if they are old and beaten Bibles. The important thing is, they read them. Now this is all Holy Spirit. I am saying this again, this is all the Holy Spirit and more so am I even more grateful for the responsibility that God placed in my heart to reach out to these guys, for now there is no more condemnation for them but a better life through Jesus Christ and I am referring to the life after this one.

My dear friend, I have said it before, and I am saying it again. Nothing we do for God is ever insignificant or a waste. God can make all things work out for good for those who love Him, and that is my heart for these guys and for you. To love the Lord and to obey His Word and His commands. To walk with the power of the Holy Spirit and boldly live out the gospel of Jesus Christ.

My friend, when I say I love you I mean it in every sense of the word and I pray that the Lord Jesus will open all the doors that you need opened and close all the ones that you do not need. I pray that you will be filled by the Holy Spirit and that in this day you will have victory in all things and that all things will work out for good as God promises in His Word. Have an awesome day.

Today's thought - 02 June 2026 (Church)

 

But you have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have anointed me with the finest oil.

Yesterday saw a turning point in my battle for my little girl as God stepped in and changed what was designed to hurt or destroy me. Now I will tell of my full testimony later and you will see how God moved in my battle.

What I want to talk to you about is being rooted in a church family. I have written about this before, but why I think it is so important for me specifically is basically three things.

The first being the ability to worship God with fellow Christians, two will be the work of the Holy Spirit in the service, the worship and the message and finally it is the family. The people that are in my church and my pastors. I if I was not planted in this church and experienced the Holy Spirit plus the Word that is preached every Sunday, I would not have been where I am now.

It is not just going to church, it going to be with my Lord and experience Him in ways you would not have when you are at home or watching the service online. My church and the people that I now have in my life plays a vital role in my spiritual growth and in my resistance to the enemy and his attacks.

In short, did I not get planted and rooted in my church I would have been destroyed by now. I am part of CRC (Christian Revival Church) here in South Africa and you are most welcome to check out our services, but it is strong on my heart that I share this with you because I have seen how important it is and how it builds you in what you have to face daily. I would not have received the anointing that is on me and the power and boldness to share the gospel everywhere I go and believe me when we do what Jesus so clearly told us to do, we grow in our faith, and we get closer to God. God opens doors and He fights for us when the enemy wants to destroy us.

That is why Psalm 92 is so profound today for I experience what it says and believe me when I say, “in many aspects”. Go and read the whole one and let the Holy Spirit open it to you as He will teach you and guide you.

Today I do not have a deep message, nor I am I breaking up scripture, but what I am telling you will change your life and when it feels there is no more left, you will receive power and you will see miracle after miracle just as I saw yesterday.

Jesus is the name that should be on our lips all day. In our ways and in our minds and in our thoughts and in everything we do. For His glory.

I love you my friend and I pray that today God will open doors for you that was shut and strengthen you when you are at your last. Uplift you when you are down and restore that what you have lost. I pray that His grace will overflow in you and that the Holy Spirit will fill you again and that you will find a good church family if you have not yet. To God all the glory and all the praise in Jesus name.