https://www.radiopulpit.co.za/ Radio Pulpit’s Word for Today devotionals provide a daily 'lamp for your feet and a light on your path', straight from God’s Word. Enjoy short, impactful and inspirational messages to aid you with spiritual support when you need it most. If you find our Word for Today a blessing, consider supporting us financially in our mission to spread God’s Word: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/emf/RadioPulpit/Debitorder If you have not subscribed to our daily delivery of the Word for Today yet, simply click on https://www.radiopulpit.co.za/subscribe-the-word-for-today/  OR https://www.radiokansel.co.za/teken-in-die-woord-vir-vandag/  to receive your digital copy of the Word for Today fresh every morning in your email. You can also now subscribe our WhatsApp Channel, for daily updates from Radio Pulpit by clicking: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vajbjgd8vd1VH7KS5N47, on your Mobile Device. Thank you for listening with us, and for your support, God bless you richly! Christianity en Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:38:24 +0200 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:47:02 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 Radio Pulpit no Yearly feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p1951/logo_8954_20250908_202432_1400.jpeg https://www.radiopulpit.co.za/ Radio Pulpit’s Word for Today devotionals provide a daily 'lamp for your feet and a light on your path', straight from God’s Word. Radio Pulpit episodic Radio Pulpit webmaster@radiokansel.co.za false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1707923 https://iono.fm/e/1707923 Admit your shortcomings
It seems that everywhere you turn today, somebody is making an excuse for his or her poor choices, performance, or behaviour, or failing to admit a weakness or shortcoming. Yet we all make mistakes. One of the best examples of admitting a mistake is found in the account of David being unjustly pursued by King Saul. David became a fugitive, and in the process unknowingly jeopardized the lives of certain priests when he asked for their help. Ahimelech the priest gave him food and a sword and inquired of God on his behalf. Doeg, King Saul’s chief herdsman, witnessed the whole thing and squealed on the priest. Saul confronted Ahimelech, accused him of conspiring with David, and ordered Doeg to kill him and eighty-five other priests and their entire families. “Only Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, escaped and fled to David. When he told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord, David exclaimed, ‘I knew it! When I saw Doeg…there that day, I knew he was sure to tell Saul. Now I have caused the death of all your father’s family’” (1 Samuel 22:20-22 NLT). What an admission! No excuses, just an acknowledgement that he had made a terrible mistake in seeking their help. His next statement shows his commitment to not repeat the mistake and to making amends whenever possible: “Stay here with me…I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both” (1 Samuel 22:23 NLT). Humans make mistakes. They have blind spots. God is present to support our every weakness. Peace comes when we admit our shortcomings to one another. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:47:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 30 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707922 https://iono.fm/e/1707922 Erken jou tekortkominge
Dit voel of daar vandag om elke hoek en draai iemand is wat ‘n verskoning vir sy of haar swak keuses, prestasie of gedrag maak, of versuim om hul swakhede of tekortkominge te erken. Tog maak ons almal foute. Een van die beste voorbeelde van iemand wat sy fout erken het, word in die verhaal van Dawid wat onregverdig deur koning Saul agtervolg is, gevind. Dawid het ‘n voortvlugtige geword en in die proses onwetend die lewens van sekere priesters in gevaar gestel toe hy hulle om hulp genader het. Agimelek, die priester, het hom kos en ‘n swaard gegee en God namens hom geraadpleeg. Doëg, koning Saul se hoofveewagter, het die hele ding aanskou. Saul het Agimelek gekonfronteer, hom daarvan beskuldig dat hy met Dawid saamgesweer het en Doëg beveel om hom en vyf-en-tagtig ander priesters en hul hele families dood te maak. ‘Net Abjatar, een van die seuns van Agimelek en kleinseun van Agitub, het weggekom en na Dawid toe gevlug. Toe hy vir Dawid vertel dat Saul al die priesters van die Here doodgemaak het, roep Dawid uit: ‘Ek het so gedink! Toe ek dié dag vir Doëg die Edomiet daar sien, het ek geweet hy sou vir Saul vertel. Ek het die dood van jou pa se hele familie veroorsaak’ (1 Samuel 22:20-22 NLV). Wat ‘n erkenning! Geen verskonings nie, net ‘n erkenning dat hy ‘n verskriklike fout gemaak het deur by hulle hulp te soek. Hy het hom egter daaraan verbind om nie die fout te herhaal nie en daarvoor probeer vergoed: ‘Bly hier by my en moenie bang wees nie. Die een wat jou wil doodmaak, wil my ook doodmaak. By my is jy egter veilig’ (1 Samuel 22:23 NLV). Mense maak foute. Hulle het blindekolle. Vrede vind plaas wanneer ons ons tekortkominge aan mekaar erken. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:46:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 30 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:17 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707921 https://iono.fm/e/1707921 How to deal with discouragers
The first person who tried to discourage David from fighting Goliath was his own brother. “Eliab…burned with anger at him and asked, ‘Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know how conceited you are…You came down only to watch the battle.’ ‘Now what have I done?’ said David. ‘Can’t I even speak?’ He then turned away to someone else and brought up the same matter” (1 Samuel 17:28-30 NIV). Don’t fall into the trap of giving too much thought and consideration to a discourager. Spend your time with those who add to you, not detract from you. Even King Saul told David, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth” (v. 33 NIV). But David wasn’t concerned about how much experience Goliath had, because he knew that his God was all-powerful. How tragic it is when we limit our faith only to what we can see. To think we are inadequate for a task is to engage in self-centeredness and focus on our own capabilities apart from God. This independent mindset shuts God out of the equation and ignores that fact that He has declared that His strength is made perfect in our weakness (see 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV). The name “Eliab,” David’s older brother, means “God is my father.” How ironic, because he had no confidence in God at all. So in order to experience victory, you may first have to overcome the doubts and unbelief of those closest to you. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 29 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707920 https://iono.fm/e/1707920 Hoe om ontmoedigende mense te hanteer
Die eerste persoon wat Dawid probeer ontmoedig het om teen Goliat te veg, was sy eie broer. ‘Maar Dawid se oudste broer het gehoor hoe hy met die manskappe praat en het kwaad geword. ‘Hoekom het jy hierheen gekom?’ vra hy. ‘En by wie het jy daardie klompie vee in die wildernis gelos? Ek ken jou domastrantheid en vermetelheid. Jy wil net die geveg sien!’ ‘Wat het ek dan nou gedoen?’ antwoord Dawid. ‘Ek het maar net ‘n vraag gevra!’ Hy gaan toe na iemand anders toe en vra dieselfde vraag en kry dieselfde antwoord’ (1 Samuel 17:28-30 NLV). Moenie in die strik trap om te veel aandag aan ‘n ontmoediger te gee nie. Bring jou tyd met diegene wat jou aanmoedig, nie afbreek nie, deur. Selfs koning Saul het vir Dawid gesê: ‘…Jy kan tog nie teen die Filistyn veg nie, want jy is nog maar ‘n seun, terwyl hy van jongs af ‘n vegter is!’ (vers 33 NLV). Dawid was egter nie bekommerd oor hoeveel ondervinding Goliat gehad het nie, want hy het geweet dat sy God almagtig is. Hoe tragies is dit wanneer ons ons geloof tot slegs dit wat ons kan sien, beperk. Deur te dink dat ons onvoldoende vir ‘n taak is, raak ons selfgesentreerd en fokus ons op ons eie vermoëns, eerder as op God. Hierdie onafhanklike ingesteldheid sluit God uit en ignoreer die feit dat Hy verklaar het dat sy krag in ons swakheid tot volle verwesenliking kom (sien 2 Korintiërs 12:9-10 NLV). Dawid se oudste broer se naam was ‘Eliab,’ wat ‘God is my vader,’ beteken. Hoe ironies, want hy het glad nie vertroue in God gehad nie. Om dus oorwinning te ervaar, moet jy dalk eers die twyfel en ongeloof van diegene naaste aan jou oorkom. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:44:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 29 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707917 https://iono.fm/e/1707917 God is working on your behalf
The Bible begins with these words: “In the beginning God created the sky and the earth. The earth was empty and had no form. Darkness covered the ocean, and God’s Spirit was moving over the water. Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good” (Genesis 1:1-4 NCV). Even when your life seems like a jumbled mess, you can trust the God who brought order out of chaos and light out of darkness to help your life make sense. When you believe that “All things work together for good” (Romans 8:28 NKJV), it redefines the bad things that happen. The worst day of your life can turn into the best day. There’s a silver lining to every cloud, and every downside has a potential upside. When you interpret life through this prism, it gives you confidence that everything is going to be alright. It reassures you that the best is yet to come because God said, “For I know the plans I have for you…they are plans for good” (See Jeremiah 29:11 NLT). But sometimes you have a part to play. God is setting up divine appointments, but you must keep them. God is a gift-giver, but you must fan your gift into flame. God is calling, but you must answer (See Isaiah 6:8). God is ordering your footsteps, but you must keep in step with the Spirit. If you faithfully do your part, you can count on God to do His part—which is to work on your behalf. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707916 https://iono.fm/e/1707916 God werk namens jou
Die Bybel begin met die volgende woorde: ‘In die begin het God die ganse heelal gemaak, die hemel daarbo en die aarde hieronder. Maar die aarde was n vormlose, onbewoonbare massa, en die diep waters was toegevou in duisternis. Tog het die kragtige, skeppende Gees van God oor die oppervlakte van die water gesweef. Toe beveel God: ‘Laat daar lig wees!’ en dit was so. Die lig was vir God goed…’ (Genesis 1:1-4 NLV). Selfs wanneer jou lewe soos ‘n deurmekaar gemors lyk, kan jy die God wat orde uit chaos en lig uit duisternis gebring het, vertrou om jou lewe weer sin te laat maak. Wanneer jy glo dat ‘…God alles ten goede laat saamwerk…’ (Romeine 8:28 NLV), herdefinieer dit die slegte dinge wat in jou lewe gebeur. Die slegste dag van jou lewe kan in die beste dag verander. Daar is ‘n silwer randjie om elke donker wolk, en elke nadeel het ‘n potensiële positiewe kant. Wanneer jy die lewe deur hierdie prisma interpreteer, gee dit jou vertroue dat alles goed gaan uitdraai. Dit verseker jou dat die beste nog voorlê, want God het gesê: ‘Ek weet wat ek vir julle beplan het… Ek beplan voorspoed vir julle, nie teëspoed nie…’ (Jeremia 29:11 NLV). Jy het egter soms ‘n rol om te speel. God maak goddelike afsprake, maar jy moet hulle nakom. God gee gawes, maar jy moet jou gawe aanwakker. God roep, maar jy moet antwoord (sien Jesaja 6:8). God rig jou voetstappe, maar jy moet met die Gees tred hou. As jy getrou jou deel doen, kan jy op God staatmaak om sy deel te doen – om namens jou te werk. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:42:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707914 https://iono.fm/e/1707914 Study. Work. Hope. Persevere.
Helping the deaf to communicate was what truly motivated Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone. Perhaps that’s because his mother and his wife were both deaf. “If I can make a deaf-mute talk,” Bell said, “I can make metal talk.” For five frustrating and impoverished years, he experimented with a variety of materials to make a metal disc that would vibrate in response to sound, reproduce those sounds, and send them over an electrified wire. During a visit to Washington, DC, he called on Joseph Henry, a scientist who was a pioneer in research related to electricity. He presented his ideas to him and asked his advice—should he let someone else perfect the telephone or should he do it himself? Henry encouraged Bell to do it himself, to which he complained that he lacked the necessary knowledge of electricity. Henry’s brief answer was, “Then get it.” And so Bell studied electricity. A year later, when he obtained a patent for the telephone, the patent office officials credited him with knowing more about electricity than all the other inventors combined. Study, work, hope, and perseverance are “common things,” but they are the keys to uncommon success in life. And as Bell discovered, perseverance is often the most challenging. Longfellow wrote: “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” Solomon wrote: “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men.” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707912 https://iono.fm/e/1707912 Studeer. Werk. Hoop. Druk deur.
Om dowes te help kommunikeer, was wat Alexander Graham Bell, die uitvinder van die telefoon, werklik gemotiveer het. Miskien was dit omdat sy ma en sy vrou albei doof was. ‘As ek 'n doofstom persoon kan laat praat,’ het Bell gesê, ‘kan ek metaal laat praat.’ Vir vyf frustrerende en armoedige jare het hy met ‘n verskeidenheid materiale geëksperimenteer om ‘n metaalskyf te maak wat in reaksie op klank sou vibreer, daardie klanke sou reproduseer en dit oor ‘n elektriese draad sou stuur. Tydens ‘n besoek aan Washington DC, het hy Joseph Henry, ‘n wetenskaplike wat ‘n pionier in navorsing met betrekking tot elektrisiteit was, besoek. Hy het sy idees aan hom voorgelê en sy raad gevra - moet hy iemand anders die telefoon laat vervolmaak of moet hy dit self doen? Henry het Bell aangemoedig om dit self te doen, waarop hy gekla het dat hy nie die nodige kennis van elektrisiteit het nie. Henry se kort antwoord was: ‘Kry dit dan.’ Dus het Bell begin om elektrisiteit te bestudeer. ‘n Jaar later, toe hy ‘n patent vir die telefoon verkry het, het die amptenare van die patentkantoor gesê dat hy meer van elektrisiteit as al die ander uitvinders saam, geweet het. Studie, werk, hoop en deursettingsvermoë is ‘algemene dinge’, maar hulle is die sleutels tot ongewone sukses in die lewe. Soos Bell ontdek het, is deursettingsvermoë dikwels die uitdagendste daarvan. Longfellow het geskryf: ‘The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.’ Salomo het geskryf: ‘Sien jy iemand wat bedrewe is in sy beroep? Hy werk vir konings en nie vir gewone mense nie.’ ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707910 https://iono.fm/e/1707910 Maak gereed vir verandering (2)
In sy boek, Good to Great, vergelyk die sakeleier en skrywer Jim Collins die mega-kruidenierswinkel A&P, die grootste kleinhandelorganisasie ter wêreld in die 1950’s, met Kroger, ‘n klein, waardegebaseerde supermarkketting wat ook in die vyftigerjare floreer het. Beide maatskappye het besef dat die wêreld besig was om tegnologies te verander. Beide maatskappye het slim navorsing gedoen en gekwalifiseerde ontleders aangestel om te voorspel hoe hierdie veranderinge toekomstige besigheid sou beïnvloed. Hulle het elk tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat gerief vir die kliënt van die allergrootste belang sou wees. Eenstop-inkopies sou al hoe belangriker word. Kroger het dus stappe gedoen om sy winkels by die nuwe ‘superwinkel’-strategie wat ons vandag as vanselfsprekend aanvaar, aan te pas. Benewens kos, het hulle begin om toiletware, voorskrifmedisyne, huishoudelike items en meer te verkoop. A&P het egter gekies om die bevindinge te ignoreer. Die resultaat? In 1999 het Kroger tagtig keer dié van sy eenmalige mededinger A&P se winste gegenereer en die nommer een plek in die mark oorgeneem. Daar is ‘n les hieruit te leer. Om dit wat jy in die lewe wil hê te bereik, kan jy nie bekostig om die tekens van verandering of die komende uitdagings te ignoreer nie. Om voor te gee dat iets nie gebeur nie, is bloot om in ontkenning te leef. Is jy dus gereed en gewillig om by verandering aan te pas wanneer dit opdaag? Is die tegnieke wat jy gebruik om verandering te hanteer proaktief en effektief? Soek jy God se leiding en seën? ‘Dit is tog die Here wat wysheid gee. Sy woorde gee kennis en insig’ (Spreuke 2:6 NLV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:39:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:21 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707911 https://iono.fm/e/1707911 Get ready for change (2)
In his book Good to Great, business leader and author Jim Collins compares mega grocery stores A&P, the largest retailing organization in the world in the 1950s, with Kroger, a small, value-based chain of supermarkets also thriving in the fifties. Both of these companies realized that the world was changing with technology. Smartly, both companies conducted research and hired qualified analysts to forecast how these changes would impact future business. They each concluded that going forward, convenience for the customer would be paramount. One-stop shopping was the name of the new shopping game. And Kroger took steps to adjust its stores to the new “superstore” strategy that we take for granted today. In addition to food, they started to carry toiletries, prescription drugs, household items, and more. A&P, however, chose to ignore the findings. The result? In 1999, Kroger generated profits eighty times that of its one-time competitor A&P and took over the number-one spot in the market. There’s a lesson here for you. To achieve what you want in life, you can’t afford to ignore the signs of change or the oncoming challenges. And pretending that something isn’t happening is simply living in denial. Like the Sam Cooke song says, “A change is gonna come.” So are you ready and willing to adapt to change when it comes? Are the techniques you use to cope proactive and effective? Are you seeking God’s guidance and blessing? “The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:39:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707909 https://iono.fm/e/1707909 Get ready for change (1)
We often cling to people and things as if we can keep everything the same, but it can’t be done. What you can do is be ready to deal with change when it happens. You may not be able to predict what the change will be, but you can put things in place to help you to deal with it when it arrives. Children go to college, so wise parents consider saving when their babies are first born. People eventually stop working, so it makes sense to save for retirement. A CEO who will one day step down plans for a successor so the company can continue to flourish. Sometimes change is hard, but planning helps us greet change. With God at your side, you have all the tools you need for success, including the flexibility and adaptability to adjust your course whenever necessary. Think of how technology, such as cell phones and computers, has changed the way we communicate, shop, and live. The GPS is an amazing technological innovation, but initially, drivers weren’t too happy to embrace it. But it has transformed the experience of finding one’s way while driving. As you navigate the changes of life: (1) Realize that God lives in you, works through you, and always has your best interests at heart (see Philippians 2:13). (2) Reach out for the latest tools and techniques, whether they’re technological or involve new approaches to family life, diet, exercise, or spirituality. In other words, get ready for change. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707908 https://iono.fm/e/1707908 Maak gereed vir verandering (1)
Ons klou dikwels aan mense en dinge vas asof ons alles dieselfde kan hou. Dit kan egter nie gebeur nie. Wat jy wel kan doen, is om gereed te wees om verandering te hanteer wanneer dit plaasvind. Jy mag dalk nie kan voorspel wat die verandering sal wees nie, maar jy kan dinge in plek stel om jou te help om dit te hanteer wanneer dit aanbreek. Kinders gaan universiteit toe, dus oorweeg wyse ouers dit om ‘n spaarplan uit te neem wanneer hulle kinders gebore word. Mense hou uiteindelik op werk, dus maak dit sin om vir aftrede te spaar. ‘n Uitvoerende beampte wat eendag gaan bedank, beplan vir ‘n opvolger sodat die maatskappy kan aanhou floreer. Soms is verandering moeilik, maar beplanning help ons om verandering tegemoet te kom. Met God aan jou sy het jy al die gereedskap wat jy nodig het vir sukses, insluitend die buigsaamheid en aanpasbaarheid om jou koers soos nodig aan te pas. Dink aan hoe tegnologie, soos selfone en rekenaars, die manier waarop ons kommunikeer, inkopies doen en leef, verander het. Die GPS is ‘n wonderlike tegnologiese uitvinding, maar bestuurders was aanvanklik huiwerig om daarvan gebruik te maak. Dit het egter die ervaring om jou pad te vind terwyl jy bestuur, verander. Terwyl jy deur die veranderinge van die lewe navigeer: 1) Besef dat God in jou leef, deur jou werk en altyd jou beste belange op die hart dra (sien Filippense 2:13). 2) Reik uit na die nuutste gereedskap en tegnieke, of dit nou tegnologies is of ‘n nuwe benadering tot gesinslewe, dieet, oefening of spiritualiteit behels. Met ander woorde, maak gereed vir verandering. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:37:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707907 https://iono.fm/e/1707907 Live the crucified life
Paul wrote: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” It’s hard to get offended when you’re dead. It’s hard to get angry, get upset, or get depressed too. Why? Because you’re dead! The day you put your faith in Christ is the day your old self died. Your desires, your dreams, and your plans are dead in the water. The person who goes down in the waters of baptism is not the same as the person who comes up. You are a new creation in Christ. Of course, you must step into this identity on a daily basis. Paul said, “I die daily” (1 Corinthians 15:31 NKJV). Jesus said, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily” (Luke 9:23 NIV). The key word in both verses is “daily.” There’s great freedom in this daily death. Your performance is no longer a statement of your worth. Your ego is no longer on the line. Your reputation is no longer at risk. You are living for the approval of One—that is the Lord! Hence, Paul could write: “God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14 NKJV). Then to drive his point home, he wrote: “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707905 https://iono.fm/e/1707905 Lewe die gekruisigde lewe
Paulus het geskryf: ‘…Ek is saam met Christus gekruisig. Ek leef nie meer nie, maar Christus lewe in my. Die lewe wat ek nou op aarde beleef, leef ek deur geloof in die Seun van God, Hy wat sy liefde vir my bewys het deur in my plek te sterf’ (verse 19-20 NLV) Dis moeilik om aanstoot te neem wanneer jy dood is. Dis ook moeilik om kwaad te word, ontsteld te raak of depressief te raak wanneer jy dood is. Die dag waarop jy jou geloof in Christus plaas, is die dag waarop jou ou mens sterf. Jou begeertes, jou drome en jou planne is dood. Jy is ‘n nuwe skepping in Christus. Natuurlik moet jy daagliks in hierdie identiteit leef. Paulus het gesê: ‘Ek sterf dag vir dag…’ (1 Korintiërs 15:31 AFR53). Jesus het gesê: ‘…as enigeen van julle my dissipel wil word, moet jy jou selfsugtige ambisie aflê, elke dag jou kruis opneem en My volg’ (Lukas 9:23 NLV). Die kern van beide verse is dat dit daagliks moet gebeur. Daar is groot vryheid in hierdie daaglikse dood. Jou prestasie is nie meer ‘n bewys van jou waarde nie. Jou ego is nie meer op die spel nie. Jou reputasie is nie meer in gevaar nie. Jy leef vir die goedkeuring van Een - die Here! Daarom kon Paulus skryf: ‘Maar ek – ek wil my op niks anders beroem as die kruis van ons Here Jesus Christus nie. Want daardeur is die wêreld vir my gekruisig, en ek vir die wêreld’ (Galasiërs 6:14 NLV). Om sy punt tuis te bring, het hy geskryf: ‘Julle het mos saam met Christus gesterf en julle lewe is saam met Hom veilig by God weggesteek’ (Kolossense 3:3 NLV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:34:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:08 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707903 https://iono.fm/e/1707903 The God of second chances
After suffering a humiliating defeat, God gave Joshua a second chance at victory: “Arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.” The king of Ai, still strutting with pride from victory number one, set out for victory number two. He marched toward Joshua, leaving the town unprotected. Joshua’s elite squad charged in and set fire to it. And Joshua reversed his course, catching the army of Ai in the middle. The victory was complete. Contrast this attack with the first one. In the first attack, Joshua consulted spies; in the second, he listened to God. In the first, he stayed home. In the second, he led the way. The point? God gave Joshua a new plan—“Try again, my way.” And when he followed God’s strategy, victory happened. It always does! Perhaps, like Joshua, you too have suffered a humiliating defeat. If so, here are two things you need to know: (1) Don’t give up on God, for He won’t give up on you. “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:7 NKJV). (2) God will give you another chance. Jonah ran from the call of God, but God wasn’t through with him. “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh’” (Jonah 3:1-2 NKJV). He did. And what God did for Joshua and Jonah, He will do for you if you turn to Him. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:33:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707899 https://iono.fm/e/1707899 Always do a good job
The first thing God did when He made Adam was put him to work. That’s because work gives us a sense of purpose, meaning, and dignity. “God put the man in the garden…to…work it.” So Adam was a gardener. But whether you count cash in a bank, trade futures on Wall Street, flip burgers in a beach-side stand, whip up pasta specials at a five-star restaurant, fell giant timber in the forest or split and deliver firewood, coach a team, pastor a congregation, publish best-selling books, deliver newspapers in the early morning hours, star in your own television show, farm a large acreage, mow and edge neighbourhood lawns, go out on the road as a salesman for computers, drive a truck loaded with machinery, build homes, clean swimming pools, argue cases before a judge, or settle family disputes as a counselor, always do a good job. A wise man once said: “Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.” The biblical character Daniel did that. And like cream, he rose to the top in Babylon. “Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him” (Daniel 6:3 KJV). There are no small jobs, only people who perceive them as small and become small in doing them. The Bible says: “Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper” (Proverbs 13:4 NLT). So always do a good job. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:40 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707900 https://iono.fm/e/1707900 Die God van tweede kanse
Na ’n vernederende nederlaag, het God vir Josua ‘n tweede kans op oorwinning gegee: ‘…Vat al jou manskappe en gaan veg teen Ai. Ek gee die koning van Ai, sy volk en sy stad en sy land in jou mag.’ Die koning van Ai was op pad om ‘n tweede oorwinning teen Josua te gaan behaal. Hy het na Josua toe gemarsjeer en sy stad onbeskermd gelaat. Josua se elite groep soldate het ingestorm en dit aan die brand gesteek. Toe het Josua van koers verander en die leër van Ai in die middel vasgevang. Die oorwinning was voltrek. Vergelyk egter hierdie aanval met die eerste een. In die eerste aanval het Josua spioene geraadpleeg; in die tweede het hy na God geluister. In die eerste het hy tuis gebly. In die tweede het hy sy leër gelei. Toe Josua God se strategie gevolg het, het die oorwinning plaasgevind. Dit gebeur altyd so! Miskien het jy ook, soos Josua, ‘n vernederende nederlaag gely. Indien wel, is hier twee dinge wat jy moet weet: 1) Moenie moed opgee met God nie, want Hy sal nie moed opgee met jou nie. ‘Die goddelose mens moet sy verkeerde dinge los, en die bose mens sy slegte gedagtes. Hy moet terugdraai na die Here en Hy sal hom genadig wees. Ja, draai na God, want Hy sal altyd vergewe!’ (Jesaja 55:7 NLV). 2) God sal jou nog ‘n kans gee. Jona het van God se roepstem weggehardloop, maar God was nie klaar met hom nie. ‘Die Here het ‘n tweede keer met Jona gepraat: ‘Maak jou gereed en gaan na die groot stad Nineve…’ Jona het gereedgemaak en na Nineve toe gegaan...’ (Jona 3:1-3 NLV). Wat God vir Josua en Jona gedoen het, sal Hy vir jou ook doen as jy jou tot Hom bekeer. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707898 https://iono.fm/e/1707898 Doen altyd jou werk goed
Toe God Adam gemaak het, het Hy hom eerstens aan die werk gesit. Dit is omdat werk ons ‘n gevoel van doel, betekenis en waardigheid gee. ‘Die Here God het die mens in die Tuin van Eden aangestel om dit te bewerk en te versorg.’ Adam was dus ‘n tuinier. Of jy nou kontant in ‘n bank tel, op Wall Street verhandel, burgers in ‘n strandstalletjie braai, spesialiteit-disse in ‘n vyfster-restaurant maak, hout in die bos kap of brandhout kloof en aflewer, ‘n span afrig, by ‘n gemeente as pastoor optree, topverkoperboeke publiseer, koerante in die vroeë oggendure aflewer, in ‘n televisieprogram speel, ‘n groot stuk grond bewerk, grasperke sny en afrond, rekenaars verkoop, ‘n vragmotor vol masjinerie bestuur, huise bou, swembaddens skoonmaak, sake voor ‘n regter argumenteer, of familiegeskille as ‘n berader besleg, doen altyd ‘n goeie werk. ‘n Wyse man het eenkeer gesê: ‘Elke werk is ‘n selfportret van die persoon wat dit doen. Onderteken jou werk met uitnemendheid.’ Daniël het dit gedoen en die boonste sport in Babilon bereik. ‘Hierdie Daniël het deur sy buitengewone bekwaamheid so uitgeblink bo die ander ministers en die goewerneurs-generaal dat die koning van plan was om hom oor die hele koninkryk aan te stel’ (Daniël 6:4 AFR83). Daar is geen geringe werkies nie, net mense wat dit as gering beskou en in die uitvoering daarvan gering word. Die Bybel sê: ‘Luiaards begeer baie dinge, maar hulle kry dit nie. Mense wat hard werk, het meer as wat hulle kan begeer’ (Spreuke 13:4 NLV). Doen dus altyd jou werk goed. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707897 https://iono.fm/e/1707897 Talk back to your giant
Goliath towered over David. But David looked at Goliath through the eyes of his omnipotent God who sits high, looks low, and conquers all. “You come against me with sword and spear…but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” Intimidation is one of Satan’s favourite weapons. He will get you to think yourself into a state of fearfulness. One day, cartoon character Charlie Brown was having lunch at school when he confided to his friend Linus that he didn’t feel good enough to approach a certain young lady: “I can’t talk to that little red-haired girl because she’s something and I’m nothing. If I were something and she were nothing, I could talk to her, or if she were something and I were something, then I could talk to her. Or if she were nothing and I were nothing, then I also could talk to her. But she’s something and I’m nothing so I can’t talk to her.” Linus responded: “For a nothing, Charlie Brown, you’re really something!” Charlie Brown had allowed the redhead’s beauty to intimidate him and force him to the sidelines. As His redeemed child, God thinks you’re really something. David said, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy” (Psalm 107:2 NKJV). And because David’s words lined up with God’s Word and His plan, Goliath was stopped. So whatever “giant” you’re facing today, stand up to him and announce, “You are coming down in the name of the Lord!” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707896 https://iono.fm/e/1707896 Praat terug met jou reus
Goliat het bo Dawid uitgetroon. Dawid het egter na Goliat deur die oë van sy almagtige God wat hoog sit, laag sien en alles oorwin, gekyk. ‘…Jy kom na my toe met ‘n swaard en ‘n spies en ‘n kromswaard, maar ek kom na jou toe in die Naam van die Almagtige, die God van die magte van Israel wat jy beledig het.’ Intimidasie is een van Satan se gunstelingwapens. Hy sal jou gedagtes gee wat jou in ‘n toestand van vrees laat. Eendag het die spotprentkarakter Charlie Brown by die skool middagete geëet toe hy aan sy vriend Linus bieg dat hy nie goed genoeg voel om ‘n sekere jong dame te nader nie: ‘Ek kan nie met daardie klein rooikopmeisie praat nie, want sy is iets en ek is niks. As ek iets was en sy niks was nie, kon ek met haar praat, of as sy iets was en ek iets was, dan kon ek met haar praat. Of as sy niks was en ek niks was nie, dan kon ek ook met haar praat. Maar sy is iets en ek is niks, so ek kan nie met haar praat nie.’ Linus het geantwoord: ‘Vir niks, Charlie Brown, is jy werklik nogal iets besonders!’ Charlie Brown het toegelaat dat die rooikop se skoonheid hom intimideer en na die kantlyn toe dwing. As sy verloste kind, dink God dat jy werklik iets besonders is. Dawid het gesê: ‘Het die Here jou gered? Sê dit dan, jy wat Hy verlos het van die vyand’ (Psalm 107:2 NLV). Omdat Dawid se woorde met God se Woord en sy plan ooreengestem het, is Goliat in sy spore gestuit. Staan dus vandag voor jou ‘reus’ en kondig aan: ‘Ek sal jou verslaan in die Naam van die Here die Almagtige!’ ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:28:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:17 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707894 https://iono.fm/e/1707894 In partnership with God
Paul wrote: “God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work…Now he who supplies seed to the sower…will…increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion” (vv. 8, 10-11 NIV). Paul couldn’t be more explicit. If we are faithful to give generously, when God wants to meet needs again in the future, He will remember us as capable partners and come back to us. If a restaurant gives good service, it results in repeat business. The same applies to good stewards. And if you sow generously, then God is able to give you more and more. God takes special care of faithful stewards. As long as you are in a giving partnership with Him, He makes sure you get everything you need, exactly when you need it. That’s His offer. True wealth is having everything you need when you need it. That should dispel all your fears about giving. Is fear holding back your generosity? Do you give leftovers because you’re concerned about making ends meet? Have you ever asked God to give you a plan for the stewardship of the money He has entrusted to you? At some point, as a Christian, you’ve just got to go for it and say, “God, because I worry so much about money, I’m inviting You into my finances. I want to know that whether things are good or bad, You’re involved.” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:27:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707893 https://iono.fm/e/1707893 In vennootskap met God
Paulus het geskryf: ‘En God is in staat om aan julle elke gawe in oorvloed te gee sodat julle in elke opsig altyd van alles genoeg kan hê… God wat saad voorsien aan die saaier… sal ook aan julle saad gee en dit laat toeneem en die vrugte van julle goedhartigheid lieflik laat groei. In elke opsig sal julle ryk gemaak word om ook by elke geleentheid vrygewig te kan wees…’ (verse 8, 10-11 NLV). Paulus kon dit nie duideliker stel nie. As ons getrou is om vrygewig te gee, sal God ons as bekwame vennote onthou en ons in die toekoms weer gebruik om aan ‘n behoefte te voldoen. Wanneer ‘n restaurant goeie diens lewer, lei dit tot herhaalde besigheid. Dieselfde geld vir goeie rentmeesters. As jy vrygewig saai, is God in staat om jou meer en meer te gee. Wanneer jy in ‘n gee-vennootskap met Hom is, maak Hy seker dat jy alles kry wat jy nodig het, presies wanneer jy dit nodig kry. Dis sy aanbod aan jou. Ware rykdom is om alles te hê wat jy nodig het, wanneer jy dit nodig kry. Dit behoort al jou vrese om te gee, te verdryf. Hou vrees jou vrygewigheid terug? Gee jy net wanneer daar oorskiet is omdat jy bekommerd is oor hoe om kop bo water te hou? Het jy al ooit vir God gevra om jou ‘n plan te gee vir die rentmeesterskap van die geld wat Hy aan jou toevertrou het? Op ‘n stadium moet jy as Christen die sprong neem en sê: ‘God, omdat ek my so baie oor geld bekommer, nooi ek U in my finansies in. Ek wil weet dat U betrokke is, maak nie saak of dinge goed of sleg gaan nie.’ ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:26:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707892 https://iono.fm/e/1707892 Don’t speak with “a forked tongue”
Note what the Bible says about an uncontrolled tongue: “Sometimes it praises…and sometimes it curses…And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs?” (vv. 9-12 NLT). Native American Indians warned about trusting a person with “a forked tongue.” They’ll say one thing at one time in one place and the opposite thing at another time in another place. The Bible says, “This is not right!” We deceive ourselves if we think we can go through life speaking with a forked tongue. Our words are a barometer of what’s really in our hearts. Hence Solomon wrote: “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life” (Proverbs 4:23 NLT). Sometimes a doctor will ask you to stick out your tongue during an examination. Why? Because internal problems can often be identified by the film or coating on the tongue. Now a competent physician wouldn’t just clean off your tongue and send you home. No, they would determine the source of your problem and then treat it. And a heart that’s surrendered to God produces a tongue that’s under the control of His Holy Spirit. Again, Solomon weighed in: “Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips” (Ecclesiastes 10:12 NIV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:44 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707891 https://iono.fm/e/1707891 Moenie met ‘n ‘gevurkte tong’ praat nie
Let op wat die Bybel oor ‘n onbeheerste tong sê: ‘Partykeer loof daardie tong ons Here en Vader, en ander kere vloek dieselfde tong mense wat na die beeld van God gemaak is. Dit beteken dat lof en vloek uit dieselfde mond kom. Dit kan tog nie so wees nie…! Kan ‘n fontein uit dieselfde oog soet en bitter water laat opborrel? Kan jy olywe van ‘n vyeboom afpluk, of vye van ‘n druiwestok?’ (verse 9-12 NLV). Inheemse Amerikaanse Indiane het gewaarsku om nie iemand met ‘n ‘gevurkte tong’ te vertrou nie. Hulle sal een ding op een tyd op een plek sê en die teenoorgestelde ding op ‘n ander tyd op ‘n ander plek sê. Ons mislei onsself as ons dink ons kan deur die lewe gaan en met ‘n gevurkte tong praat. Ons woorde is ‘n barometer van wat werklik in ons harte aangaan. Daarom het Salomo geskryf: ‘Bo alles wees versigtig met wat in jou hart aangaan. Wat jy dink, bepaal alles wat jy doen’ (Spreuke 4:23 NLV). Soms sal ‘n dokter jou tydens ‘n ondersoek vra om jou tong uit te steek. Hoekom? Omdat interne probleme dikwels deur die film of laag op die tong geïdentifiseer kan word. ‘n Bekwame dokter sal egter nie net jou tong skoonmaak en jou huis toe stuur nie. Nee, hulle sal die oorsprong van jou probleem bepaal en dit dan behandel. ‘n Hart wat aan God oorgegee is, produseer ‘n tong wat onder die beheer van sy Heilige Gees is. Salomo het ook gesê: ‘Dis lekker om te luister na wyse woorde. Dwase se gepraat lei net tot vernietiging’ (Prediker 10:12 NLV). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707890 https://iono.fm/e/1707890 Obedience: it’s your key to victory & blessing
In Haggai chapter one, we see a group of people whom God told eighteen years previously to rebuild His house. They still had not obeyed Him, yet they didn’t understand why their lives were a mess. They wondered why God was not blessing them. So He said to them: “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?…Consider your ways! You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled…you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes.…Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified” (vv. 4-8 NKJV). When God says, “Consider your ways,” He’s asking you to stop and examine your life. If you are not satisfied with the way things are going, is it because you have not done what He told you to do? James wrote: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” (James 1:17 NKJV). The words “no variation or shadow of turning” mean that God is intrinsically good, and He longs to shower your life with His goodness. But to experience it, you must walk in obedience. “No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11 NKJV). Obedience is your key to victory and blessing. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707885 https://iono.fm/e/1707885 Gehoorsaamheid: die sleutel tot oorwinning en seën
In die eerste hoofstuk van Haggai lees ons van ‘n groep mense vir wie God gesê het om sy huis te herbou. Na agtien jaar het hulle Hom steeds nie gehoorsaam nie, maar kon nie verstaan waarom hulle lewens ‘n gemors was nie. Hulle het gewonder waarom God hulle nie seën nie. Daarom het Hy vir hulle gesê: ‘Hoe kan julle in weelderige huise bly terwyl my huis ‘n ruïne is?.. Dink ‘n bietjie na oor hoe sake vir julle staan! Julle het baie aanplantings gedoen, maar die oes was maar skraal. Julle het nou wel kos om te eet, maar julle is nog honger. Julle het wyn om te drink, maar nie genoeg om julle dors te les nie. Julle het klere om aan te trek, maar dit is nie voldoende om julle warm te hou nie. Julle geld raak weg asof dit gebêre is in ‘n broeksak met gate!.. Gaan haal hout op die heuwels en begin dan my huis herstel. Dit sal My tevrede stel en Ek sal voel dat julle My eer betoon…’ (verse 4-8 NLV). As jy nie tevrede is met hoe dinge gaan nie, is dit nie dalk omdat jy nie gedoen het wat Hy vir jou gesê het om te doen nie? Jakobus het geskryf: ‘Van Bo af kom net goeie, ja, volmaakte gawes. Hulle kom van die Vader wat die hemelligte geskep het. Anders as die hemelligte, staan Hy onbeweeglik vas. Selfs sy skaduwee verskuif nie soos hulle s’n nie’ (Jakobus 1:17 NLV). God is intrinsiek goed en Hy wil graag jou lewe met sy goedheid oorlaai. Om dit te ervaar, moet jy egter in gehoorsaamheid wandel. ‘…Hy sal die goeie nie weerhou van hulle wat doen wat reg is nie’ (Psalm 84:12 NLV). Gehoorsaamheid is jou sleutel tot oorwinning en seën. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:16:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707883 https://iono.fm/e/1707883 Be a sower
Three young men were each given three kernels of corn by a wise old sage. He told them to go out into the world and use the corn to bring themselves good fortune. The first young man put his three kernels of corn into a bowl of soup and ate them. The second thought, “I can do better than that,” and he planted his three kernels of corn. Within a few months, he had three stalks of corn. He took the ears of corn from the stalks, boiled them, and had enough corn to eat for three meals. The third man said to himself, “I can do better than that!” He also planted three kernels of corn. But when his three stalks of corn produced, he stripped one of the ears and replanted all of the seeds in it, gave the second ear of corn to a sweet maiden, and ate the third. His one full year’s worth of replanted corn kernels gave him 200 stalks of corn! And the kernels of these he continued to replant, setting aside only a bare minimum to eat. He eventually planted a hundred acres of corn. With his fortune, he not only won the hand of the sweet maiden, but he also purchased the land owned by the sweet maiden’s father. And he never hungered again. There’s an important scriptural principle here. To whom does God supply seed? Sowers. When does God multiply seed? When it is sown into good ground to accomplish good things. So be a sower. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 17 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707881 https://iono.fm/e/1707881 Wees ‘n saaier
Drie jong mans het elk drie mieliepitte van ‘n ou wysgeer ontvang. Hy het hulle beveel om die wêreld in te gaan en die mieliepitte te gebruik om vir hulself goeie geluk te bring. Die eerste jongman het sy drie mieliepitte in ‘n bak sop gesit en dit geëet. Die tweede jongman het gedink: ‘Ek kan beter doen as dit,’ en sy drie mieliepitte geplant. Binne ‘n paar maande het hy drie mielieplante gehad. Hy het die mieliekoppe van die plante afgehaal, dit gekook en genoeg mielies vir drie maaltye gehad. Die derde man het vir homself gesê: ‘Ek kan nog beter doen as dit!’ Hy het ook drie mieliepitte geplant. Toe sy drie mielieplante egter opkom, het hy een van die koppe gestroop en al die sade daarin herplant, die tweede mieliekop vir ‘n liewe meisie gegee en die derde het hy self geëet. Die herplante mieliepitte het hom 200 mielieplante gegee! Met die pitte daarvan het hy aanhou herplant en slegs ‘n absolute minimum opsy gesit om te eet. Hy het uiteindelik ’n honderd akkers mielies geplant. Met sy fortuin het hy nie net die hand van die lieflike meisie gewen nie, hy het ook die grond wat aan die lieflike meisie se vader behoort het, gekoop. Hy het nooit weer honger gehad nie. Daar is ‘n belangrike Skriftuurlike beginsel hieruit te leer. Aan wie voorsien God saad? Saaiers. Wanneer vermeerder God saad? Wanneer dit in goeie grond gesaai word om goeie dinge te bereik. Wees dus ‘n saaier. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 17 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707875 https://iono.fm/e/1707875 God is putting the pieces together
Without God’s Word, most of our experiences in life make no sense whatsoever. With it, we can decipher our experiences. Few things are more comforting or more exhilarating than knowing that God is the One putting together the jigsaw puzzle of your life. It was a London cartographer, John Spilsbury, who is credited with commercializing jigsaw puzzles around 1760. During the Great Depression, they were popularized in America as a cheap form of entertainment. Puzzles come in all shapes and sizes, including the latest and greatest—3D spherical jigsaws. But the method of assembly has not changed. It requires the fitting together of oddly shaped, interlocking pieces. The key is the picture on top of the box. Without it, you’re lost. And that’s why many of us feel helpless and hopeless at times—because the pieces of our lives don’t seem to fit together, and we can’t see God’s vision for the whole. Few have suffered more than the apostle Paul, yet he wrote: “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NKJV). Yes, bad things do happen to good people. But God has promised to recycle it, redeem it, and use it for our good and His glory. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 16 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707874 https://iono.fm/e/1707874 God sit die stukke bymekaar
Sonder God se Woord maak die meeste van ons ervarings in die lewe glad nie sin nie. Ons kan egter ons ervarings deur middel van die Woord ontsyfer. Min dinge is meer vertroostend of opwindend as om te weet dat God die Een is wat die legkaart van ons lewens aanmekaar sit. ‘n Londense kartograaf, John Spilsbury, het glo begin om legkaarte rondom 1760 te kommersialiseer. Tydens die Groot Depressie het hulle in Amerika as ‘n goedkoop vorm van vermaak gewild geword. Legkaarte kom in alle vorms en groottes voor, insluitend die nuutste en beste - 3D sferiese legkaarte. Die metode om dit te bou het egter nie verander. Dit vereis dat jy stukke wat vreemd gevorm is, in mekaar moet probeer pas. Die sleutel is die prentjie bo-op die boks. Daarsonder is jy verlore. Daarom voel baie van ons soms hulpeloos en hopeloos - omdat die stukke van ons lewens nie bymekaar pas nie en ons nie God se visie vir die geheel kan sien nie. Min mense het meer as die apostel Paulus gely, maar hy het geskryf: ‘Om hierdie rede gee ons nie moed op nie. Al is ons uiterlike mens besig om te vergaan, innerlik word ons van dag tot dag vernuwe. Ons swaarkry op die oomblik is gering en tydelik, maar dit bewerk vir ons ‘n heerlikheid wat alles verreweg oortref en vir altyd vas sal staan. Ons oog is nie op die sigbare dinge gerig nie, maar op die onsigbare, want die sigbare dinge is tydelik, maar die onsigbare vir altyd’ (2 Korintiërs 4:16-18 NLV). Ja, slegte dinge gebeur wel met goeie mense. God het egter belowe om dit te herwin, te verlos en vir ons beswil en sy heerlikheid te gebruik. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 16 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707872 https://iono.fm/e/1707872 You’re called to do “good works”
Many people know how Helen Keller overcame the difficult physical challenge of being left without hearing, speech, and sight after contracting fever as a baby and how she eventually learned to communicate by learning Braille. Her life inspired millions of people. One of her ardent admirers was author Mark Twain. She was invited to visit every president at the White House from her childhood on. What many people don’t know, however, is how hard Helen worked as an adult. After graduating with honours from Radcliffe College, she worked to help others until her death at the age of eighty-eight. She authored numerous articles. She gave lectures for the American Foundation for the Blind and raised millions of dollars for them. On her eightieth birthday, she was given the Helen Keller International Award for those who give outstanding help to the blind. In the Bible, Paul prayed for the Colossian Christians: “That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him” (Colossians 1:10 NKJV). And he gave them two ways in which they could do this: “Being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (NKJV). Faith and works; spirituality and service; ministering to the Lord and meeting the needs of others. That’s how Helen Keller lived. You say, “But my goal is to please the Lord rather than people.” Here’s how you do that: “With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” (Ephesians 6:7 NKJV). Hymn writer Charles Meigs wrote: “Others, Lord, yes others, let this my motto be. Help me to live for others, that I may live like Thee.” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 15 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707870 https://iono.fm/e/1707870 Jy is geroep om goeie werke te doen
Baie mense ken die verhaal hoe Helen Keller die moeilike fisiese uitdaging oorkom het om sonder gehoor, spraak en sig gelaat te word nadat sy as baba koors opgedoen het, en hoe sy uiteindelik geleer het om deur braille te kommunikeer. Haar lewe het miljoene mense geïnspireer. Een van haar vurige bewonderaars was die skrywer Mark Twain. Wat baie mense egter nie weet nie, is hoe hard Helen as volwassene gewerk het. Nadat sy met lof haar graad by Radcliffe College voltooi het, het sy tot haar dood op die ouderdom van agt-en-tagtig gewerk om ander mense te help. Sy het talle artikels geskryf. Sy het lesings vir die Amerikaanse Stigting vir Blindes gegee en miljoene dollars daarvoor ingesamel. Om en by haar tagtigste verjaardag het sy die Lions Humanitêre Toekenning vir haar uitstaande diens aan blindes, ontvang. In die Bybel het Paulus vir die Christene in Kolossense gebid: ‘Dan sal julle leefstyl tot eer van die Here wees en Hy sal daarmee tevrede wees…’ (Kolossense 1:10 NLV). Hy het ook vir hulle twee maniere om dit te doen gegee: ‘Julle sal produktief wees in elke goeie werk en God al hoe beter persoonlik leer ken.’ Geloof en goeie werke; geestelikheid en diens; om die Here te dien en in die behoeftes van ander te voorsien. Dit is hoe Helen Keller geleef het. Jy sê: ‘Maar ek wil eerder die Here as mense behaag.’ Hier is hoe jy dit doen: ‘Doen julle werk entoesiasties, asof julle dit vir die Here doen en nie vir mense nie’ (Efesiërs 6:7 NV). Die gesangeskrywer Charles Meigs het geskryf: ‘Others, Lord, yes others, let this my motto be. Help me to live for others, that I may live like Thee.’ ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 15 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707868 https://iono.fm/e/1707868 Pray boldly (4)
God said: “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV). You’re to call on God for great things as well as little things. Joshua’s army was battling the combined might of five hostile armies, and he was winning. But he was running out of time and needed more daylight. So he did something no one in recorded history has ever done before: “Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: ‘Sun, stand still.’…So the sun stood still…till the people had revenge upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel” (Joshua 10:12-14 NKJV). Like Joshua, who was battling five kings, you may be battling discouragement, disease, despair, defeat, or death. Respond in prayer—honest, continual, and audacious prayer. You are a member of God’s family. You come to Him not as a stranger but as an heir. Confidently approach His throne (see Hebrews 4:16). Earnestly make your requests known (see Php 4:6), not because of what you’ve achieved but because of what Christ has done on your behalf. Because Christ shed His blood for you, you can confidently pour out your heart before God, knowing you’ll get results. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:58:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 14 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707867 https://iono.fm/e/1707867 Bid met vrymoedigheid (4)
God het gesê: ‘Vra My, en Ek sal jou ‘n antwoord gee. Ek sal jou van ongelooflike dinge vertel. Dit is nou nog vir jou ‘n geheim, en jy weet niks daarvan nie’ (Jeremia 33:3 NLV). Jy moet God in die groot dinge sowel as die klein dingetjies aanroep. Josua se leër het teen die gekombineerde mag van vyf vyandige leërs geveg en was besig om te wen. Die son was egter besig om onder te gaan en hy het meer daglig nodig gehad. Hy het dus iets gedoen wat niemand in die opgetekende geskiedenis al ooit tevore gedoen het nie: ‘Op die dag dat die Here vir Israel oorwinning gegee het oor die Amoriete, het Josua die Here om hulp gevra. Voor almal het hy by die Here gebid: ‘Son, staan stil…’ Die son het stilgestaan. Die maan het net daar bly hang totdat Israel sy vyande uitgewis het… Die son het halfpad in die lug vasgesteek. Hy was nie haastig om op sy gewone tyd onder te gaan nie. So ‘n dag was daar nog nooit voorheen en nooit daarna nie. Die Here het geluister na wat ‘n mens vir Hom vra! Die Here het aan Israel se kant geveg’ (Josua 10:12-14 NLV). Soos Josua, wat teen vyf konings geveg het, veg jy dalk teen ontmoediging, siekte, wanhoop, nederlaag of dood. Reageer in gebed - eerlike, voortdurende en vermetele gebed. Jy is ‘n lid van God se familie. Jy kom nie na Hom as ‘n vreemdeling nie, maar as ‘n erfgenaam. Nader sy troon met vertroue (sien Hebreërs 4:16). Maak jou versoeke ernstig bekend (sien Filippense 4:6). Omdat Christus sy bloed vir jou gestort het, kan jy met vertroue jou hart voor God uitstort, wetende dat jy resultate sal kry. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:57:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 14 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707829 https://iono.fm/e/1707829 Pray boldly (3)
Max Lucado wrote about the power of prayer in the life of his friend Greg Pruett: “He is trained as an engineer, linguist, and Bible translator. But his most significant contribution might be in the area of ‘extreme prayer.’” In Greg’s book by that name, he related how he returned from Guinea, West Africa, to assume the role of president of Pioneer Bible Translators. It was 2008—the Great Recession. The ministry’s financial chart indicated a freefall toward insolvency. Greg had no experience in leading such an organization and no tangible place to cut expenses. Resources were few, and the donors were disappearing. Greg knew of only one response: prayer. “That’s when I began to learn not to pray about my strategies, but to make prayer the strategy.” In July, he wrote a half-page letter to his teammates worldwide, calling them to prayer. He urged them to stand before God’s throne with specific and bold requests. Greg described the result: “When I saw the end of the year report, I knew God had heard our prayers. My eyes welled up with tears…If a financial expert were to analyze this graph, they would put their finger on the month of July and say, ‘What did you do right here? Whatever it was, you need to do a lot more of that.’ I searched in vain for a tangible explanation. I wanted to find trends to explain how it worked, so we could do it again. I never could…I just knew God provided. All I had was God—and prayer.” Is that all you’ve got? That’s all you need! ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:43:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 13 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707826 https://iono.fm/e/1707826 Bid met vrymoedigheid (3)
Max Lucado het oor die krag van gebed in die lewe van sy vriend, Greg Pruett, geskryf: ‘Hy is as ‘n ingenieur, taalkundige en Bybelvertaler opgelei. Sy belangrikste bydrae is egter dalk op die gebied van ‘extreme prayer.’ In Greg se boek met dieselfde naam, vertel hy hoe hy van Guinee in Wes-Afrika teruggekeer het om die pos van die president van Pioneer Bible Translators te aanvaar. Dit was in 2008 – tydens die Groot Resessie. Die bediening se finansies was beroerd, op pad na insolvensie. Greg het geen ervaring om so ‘n organisasie te lei gehad nie en kon geen tasbare plek vind om uitgawes te besnoei nie. Hulpbronne was min en die skenkers het verdwyn. Greg het net een reaksie daarop gehad: gebed. ‘Dit is toe dat ek begin leer het om nie oor my strategieë te bid nie, maar om gebed die strategie te maak.’ In Julie het hy ‘n brief aan sy vriende wêreldwyd geskryf en hulle tot gebed opgeroep. Hy het hulle aangespoor om voor God se troon met spesifieke en dapper versoeke te staan. Greg het die resultaat as volg beskryf: ‘Toe ek die jaareindverslag lees, het ek geweet dat God ons gebede verhoor het. My oë het vol trane geskiet. As ‘n finansiële kenner hierdie verslag sou ontleed, sou hulle hul vinger op die maand Julie plaas en vra: ‘Wat het jy hier gedoen? Wat dit ook al was, jy moet dit baie meer doen.’ Ek het tevergeefs na ‘n tasbare verduideliking gesoek. Ek wou ontleed presies wat ons gedoen het, sodat ons dit weer kon doen. Ek kon egter nooit. Al wat ek geweet het, is dat God voorsien het. Al wat ek gehad het, was God - en gebed.’ Is dit al wat jy het? Dis al wat jy nodig het! ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 13 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707825 https://iono.fm/e/1707825 Pray boldly (2)
Martin Luther had a good friend named Frederick Myconius who became very ill to the point of death. Luther wrote to him: “I command thee in the name of God to live because I still have need of thee in the work of reforming the church…The Lord will never let me hear that thou art dead but will permit thee to survive me. For this I am praying, this is my will, and may my will be done, because I seek only to glorify the name of God.” We think of speaking softly to God, of humbling ourselves before God, but not of praying boldly. Yet that’s what the Bible says we should do: “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus…let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith…Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful…Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise” (vv. 19, 22, 23, 35, 36 NKJV). Prayer is not about persuading God to let go of something He’s reluctant to give. He’s more willing to give than we are to receive. He’s actually looking for opportunities to bless us: “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV). So, pray boldly and be confident that God will do what He promised. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 12 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707824 https://iono.fm/e/1707824 Bid met vrymoedigheid (2)
Martin Luther het ‘n goeie vriend, genaamd Frederick Myconius, gehad wat dodelik siek geword het. Luther het aan hom geskryf: ‘Ek beveel jou in die naam van God om te lewe, want ek het jou steeds nodig in die werk om die kerk te hervorm. Die Here sal toelaat dat jy oorleef. Hiervoor bid ek, dit is my wil en mag my wil geskied, want ek lewe slegs om die Naam van God te verheerlik.’ Ons dink ons moet saggies met God te praat, ons moet onsself voor God verootmoedig, maar ons dink nie daaraan om vrymoedig te bid nie. Tog is dit wat die Bybel sê ons moet doen: ‘Liewe broers en susters, ons het dus nou deur die bloed van Jesus volle vrymoedigheid om in die hemelse heiligdom in te gaan… met ‘n opregte hart en absolute vertroue… Kom ons hou ook styf vas aan die hoop wat ons bely, want ons kan op God staatmaak; Hy sal doen wat Hy beloof het… Moenie hierdie vertroue in God deur julle vingers laat glip nie. Dit hou vir julle ‘n groot beloning in. Wat julle nodig het, is om te volhard sodat julle kan voortgaan om God se wil te gehoorsaam. Dan sal julle ontvang wat God beloof het’ (verse 19, 22, 23, 35-36 NLV). Gebed gaan nie daaroor om God te oorreed om iets te gee wat Hy huiwerig is om te gee nie. Hy is gewilliger om te gee as wat ons is om te ontvang. Hy soek inderwaarheid na geleenthede om ons te seën: ‘Die Here kyk oor die hele aarde om hulle te help wat met hulle hele hart op Hom vertrou…’ (2 Kronieke 16:9 NLV). Bid dus met vrymoedigheid en wees vol vertroue dat God sal doen wat Hy belowe het. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 12 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707822 https://iono.fm/e/1707822 Pray boldly (1)
When Martin Luther’s coworker became ill, the reformer prayed boldly for healing. “I besought the Almighty with great vigor…quoting from Scripture all the promises I could remember…and said that He must grant my prayer, if I was henceforth to put faith in His promises.” As John Wesley was crossing the Atlantic Ocean, his ship encountered a great storm. He was reading in his cabin when he learned that the winds were knocking the ship off course, so he responded in prayer. Adam Clark, a colleague, heard the prayer and recorded it: “Almighty God, thou hast sway everywhere, and all things serve the purpose of thy will…Command these winds and waves that they should obey thee, and take us speedily and safely to the haven whither we would go.” Wesley stood up from his knees, took up his book, and continued to read. Adam Clark went on deck where he found calm winds and the ship on course. But Wesley made no remark about the answered prayer. Clark wrote, “So fully did he expect to be heard that he took it for granted that he was heard.” Boldness in prayer is an uncomfortable thought for many. Pounding on the door of the Most High? Wrestling with God? Is such prayer irreverent? Presumptuous? It would be, had God not invited us to pray as such: “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Are you in a “time of need”? “Come boldly to the throne of grace,” believing God to answer your prayer and move on your behalf. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 11 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:38 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707819 https://iono.fm/e/1707819 Vocalize the Scriptures
Something powerful happens when we vocalize God’s Word. “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Sometimes you have to say it like you believe it! Jesus literally spoke to the wind and the waves, right? He rebuked storms. He rebuked demons. He rebuked fevers. He even told us to tell mountains to move! (See Mark 11:23.) When you verbalize faith, you give it power. There are some things you should not say. When Jeremiah used his age as an excuse to say no to God’s call, the Lord rebuked him: “Say not, I am a child” (Jeremiah 1:7 KJV). In other words, don’t disqualify yourself if God has called you! Instead, speak life-giving, faith-filled, grace-laced words. Mark Batterson says: “There are some things I refuse to say because it gives them power. I call it my ‘Say Not’ list. What words need to go on your ‘Say Not’ list? I’m not just talking about four-letter words. Jesus said we’d give account for every idle word. The word idle means unemployed. An idle word is a useless, worthless word—a word that doesn’t accomplish anything.” Jesus also said in Matthew 12:34 (TLV), “For from the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks,” so our words are x-rays of what’s on the inside. That’s where the battle is won or lost. If we want our words to reflect His Word, that’s where we’ve got to drop anchor. And when we do, the mind of Christ becomes our mindset too.” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 10 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707821 https://iono.fm/e/1707821 Bid met vrymoedigheid (1)
Toe Martin Luther se kollega siek geword het, het die hervormer vrymoedig vir genesing gebid. ‘Ek het die Almagtige met groot ywer gesmeek en al die beloftes wat ek uit die Skrif kon onthou, aangehaal. Ek het gesê dat Hy asseblief my gebed moet verhoor sodat ek voortaan geloof in sy beloftes moet hê.’ Terwyl John Wesley die Atlantiese Oseaan oorgesteek het, het sy skip ‘n groot storm binnegevaar. Hy het dadelik in sy kajuit gaan bid. Adam Clark, ‘n kollega, het die gebed gehoor en dit opgeteken: ‘Almagtige God, U heers oral en alle dinge dien die doel van u wil. Beveel hierdie winde en golwe dat hulle U moet gehoorsaam, en neem ons vinnig en veilig na die hawe waarheen ons wil gaan.’ Adam Clark het op die dek gaan staan, waar hy kalm winde en die skip op koers gevind het. Wesley het egter geen opmerking oor die verhoorde gebed gemaak nie. Clark het geskryf: ‘Hy het so volkome verwag om gehoor te word dat hy dit as vanselfsprekend aanvaar het dat sy gebed verhoor sou word.’ Vrymoedigheid in gebed is vir baie ‘n ongemaklike gedagte. Om aan die deur van die Allerhoogste te klop? Om met God te worstel? Is sulke gebed oneerbiedig? Vermetel? Dit sou wees as God ons nie genooi het om so te bid nie: ‘Kom ons gaan dan met volle vrymoedigheid na die troon van ons genadige God. Hy sal aan ons sy deernis en onverdiende goedheid bewys sodat ons op die regte tyd gehelp sal word.’ Bevind jy jouself tans in ‘n noodsituasie? ‘…gaan dan met volle vrymoedigheid na die troon van ons genadige God,’ in die geloof dat God jou gebed sal verhoor en namens jou sal optree. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 11 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707817 https://iono.fm/e/1707817 Spreek die Skrif
Iets kragtigs gebeur wanneer ons God se Woord spreek. ‘Die tong het mag oor dood en oor lewe. Hulle wat lief is om te praat, moet saamleef met die gevolge van hulle woorde.’ Jesus het letterlik met die wind en die golwe gepraat, nie waar nie? Hy het storms bestraf. Hy het demone bestraf. Hy het siektes bestraf. Hy het selfs vir ons gesê om berge aan te sê om te versit! (Sien Markus 11:23.) Wanneer jy jou geloof verbaliseer, gee jy dit krag. Daar is ‘n paar dinge wat jy egter nie moet sê nie. Toe Jeremia sy ouderdom as ‘n verskoning gebruik het om nee vir God se roeping te sê, het die Here hom bestraf: ‘…Moenie sê jy is te jonk nie…’ (Jeremia 1:7). Met ander woorde, moenie jouself diskwalifiseer wanneer God jou roep nie! Spreek eerder lewe-gewende, geloofsgevulde, genade-deurdrenkte woorde. Mark Batterson sê: ‘Daar is sommige dinge wat ek weier om te sê, want dit gee hulle krag. Ek noem dit my ‘Sê Nie’-lys. Watter woorde moet op jou ‘Sê Nie’-lys gaan? Ek praat nie net van woorde wat nie in ordentlike geselskap gesê moet word nie. Jesus het gesê ons sal van elke ydele woord rekenskap gee. ‘n Ydele woord is ‘n nuttelose, waardelose woord – ‘n woord wat niks bereik nie.’ Jesus het ook in Matteus 12:34 gesê: ‘…Waar die hart van vol is, loop die mond van oor’ (NLV), dus is ons woorde x-strale van wat binne-in ons aangaan. Dit is waar die stryd gewen of verloor word. As ons wil hê dat ons woorde sy Woord moet weerspieël, is dit waar ons geanker moet wees. Wanneer ons dit doen, word die gesindheid van Christus ook ons denkwyse. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:36:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 10 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707816 https://iono.fm/e/1707816 Keep marching and believing
Jericho represented the greatest stronghold in Canaan, and it had to be conquered before Israel could move in and possess the land. So God told them to march around its walls once a day for six days and seven times on the seventh day. On the seventh day, “Joshua said to the people: ‘Shout, for the Lord has given you the city!’” Is there a stronghold in your life? Are you discouraged, thinking you’ve been battling for a long time with no sign of victory? It may have seemed that way to the Hebrews too. Notice that God told Joshua the walls would fall down on the seventh day, but Joshua didn’t tell the people. They just had to keep walking. And the Lord doesn’t tell us everything either! Through the pen of Paul, He urges us to “be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Corinthians 15:58 NKJV). So keep walking, keep praying, and keep believing. For all you know, this may be the day when the walls of your Jericho come down. You may be only steps away from a moment like this: “And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then…they took the city” (Joshua 6:20 NKJV). The very walls that kept them out became stepping stones to victory. So keep marching and believing. Defeat your strongholds with the spiritual weapons of worship: Scripture and prayer. It’s just a matter of time before your Jericho comes down. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:35:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 9 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707814 https://iono.fm/e/1707814 Hou aan marsjeer en glo
Jerigo was die grootste vesting in Kanaän en moes verower word voordat Israel die land kon intrek en besit. Daarom het God vir hulle gesê om ses dae lank een keer per dag om die mure te marsjeer, en op die sewende dag sewe keer. Op die sewende dag het Josua vir die volk gesê: ‘…Gee die kreet! Die Here gee die stad vir julle!’ Is daar ‘n vesting in jou lewe? Is jy mismoedig en voel dat jy al lank sonder enige teken van oorwinning veg? Dit het dalk ook so vir die Israeliete gelyk. Let op dat God vir Josua gesê het dat die mure op die sewende dag sou ineenstort, maar Josua het dit nie vir die mense gesê nie. Hulle moes net aanhou marsjeer. Die Here vertel ons ook nie alles nie! Deur die pen van Paulus spoor Hy ons aan: ‘…staan baie vas, onbeweeglik. Gee altyd julle allerbeste vir die Here se werk, want julle weet voor die Here is alles wat julle doen die moeite werd’ (1 Korintiërs 15:58 NLV). Hou dus aan marsjeer, hou aan bid en hou aan glo. Vandag mag dalk die dag wees wanneer die mure van jou Jerigo ineenstort. Jy is dalk net ‘n paar treë weg van ‘n oomblik soos hierdie: ‘Toe die volk hoor dat die ramshorings die teken gee, het hulle die aanvalskreet uitgeskreeu. Die mure het inmekaar gestort. Almal het oorgeklouter, reguit die stad in. Hulle het die stad ingeneem’ (Josua 6:20 NLV). Die einste mure wat hulle uitgehou het, het die trappe na oorwinning geword. Hou dus aan marsjeer en glo. Verslaan jou vestings met die geestelike wapens van aanbidding, Skrif en gebed. Dis net ‘n kwessie van tyd voordat jou Jerigo val. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:34:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 9 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:08 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707812 https://iono.fm/e/1707812 One life at a time
Les Goldberg’s friends thought he was crazy when he cashed in his personal investments to buy a home to lease for the homeless. A retired engineer, Les felt it was the only decision he could make. He spends a minimum of one hour each day with his homeless friends and has helped renovate several properties on their behalf. In all his efforts, Goldberg never regarded the homeless as irresponsible or unreliable; he only saw them as people. Hurting people! He figured the house he purchased could be used as both a temporary shelter and a drop-in center—a place where homeless people might pick up mail, make phone calls, follow up job leads, and receive donated commodities. Four homeless men live at the house, paying minimal rent to offset expenses. House rules are strict: no alcohol, no drugs, no loitering. Goldberg has never been rich. For twenty years he ran his own business, making about $25,000 a year designing and installing fire sprinklers. He simply was a man who saw an unmet need and found a way to help meet it. Mother Teresa said: “We cannot all do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.” Jesus put it this way: “If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” As you go through this day, keep your heart open and ask God to make you a solution to someone else’s problem. When you do, “You will surely be rewarded.” ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 8 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707810 https://iono.fm/e/1707810 Een lewe op ‘n slag
Les Goldberg se vriende het gedink hy was mal toe hy ‘n huis koop om aan haweloses te verhuur. As ‘n afgetrede ingenieur het Les gevoel dat dit die enigste besluit is wat hy kon neem. Hy het elke dag minstens een uur saam met sy hawelose vriende bestee en gehelp om verskeie eiendomme namens hulle op te knap. Goldberg het nooit die haweloses as onverantwoordelik of onbetroubaar beskou nie; hy het hulle slegs as mense gesien. Mense wat seer het! Hy het beplan dat die huis wat hy gekoop het, as beide ‘n tydelike skuiling en ‘n inloopsentrum gebruik kon word – ‘n plek waar haweloses hulle pos kon ontvang, telefoonoproepe kon maak, werksaanbiedinge kon opvolg en donasies kon ontvang. Vier hawelose mans het in die huis gewoon en minimale huur betaal om uitgawes te dek. Huisreëls was streng: geen alkohol, geen dwelms, geen rondlê nie. Goldberg was nooit ryk nie. Vir twintig jaar het hy sy eie besigheid bedryf en ongeveer $25 000 per jaar verdien deur brandsproeiers te ontwerp en te installeer. Hy was eenvoudig ‘n man wat ‘n onvervulde behoefte gesien het en ‘n manier gevind het om dit te help vervul. Moeder Teresa het gesê: ‘Ons kan nie almal groot dinge doen nie, maar ons kan almal klein dingetjies met groot liefde doen.’ Jesus het dit so gestel: ‘Selfs as jy ‘n beker koue water aan een van my geringste dissipels sou gee bloot omdat hy ‘n dissipel is, verseker Ek jou dat jy jou beloning nie sal misloop nie.’ Terwyl jy deur hierdie dag gaan, hou jou hart oop en vra God om jou ‘n oplossing vir iemand anders se probleem te gee. Wanneer jy dit doen, sal jy jou beloning vir seker nie misloop nie. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:32:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 8 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:10 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707809 https://iono.fm/e/1707809 Pursue God’s purpose for your life
Nothing is more gratifying than knowing one’s purpose—even when opposition seems unbearable and other distractions threaten to overshadow it. Often when people say they don’t have a passion for anything, they mean they don’t have faith to believe they could actually do what they really desire in their hearts. Jesus refused to let anyone pull Him away from His purpose. “Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’ Jesus replied, ‘Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?’” (Luke 12:13-14 NIV). In essence, Jesus was saying, “I’m not about to get distracted by conducting an arbitration hearing between you two. That’s not part of My purpose for being here on earth.” Even up to the day that Jesus gave His life on the cross, there were many sick people needing healing and a myriad of other impossible situations that needed His attention. He knew that through the power of His death and resurrection, all could be addressed. So, despite unresolved problems, He confidently gave His heavenly Father this report on His ministry: “I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do” (John 17:4 NLT). Jesus refused to let His disciples, Satan, well-meaning family members, needy people, or anyone else distract Him from His purpose. And you must learn to do that too. This raises the question: Can you state your God-given purpose in a single sentence? Are you pursuing it? ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 7 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707805 https://iono.fm/e/1707805 Streef God se doel vir jou lewe na
Niks is meer bevredigend as om jou lewensdoel te ken nie - selfs wanneer teenstand ondraaglik lyk en ander afleidings dreig om dit te oorskadu. Dikwels wanneer mense sê dat hulle nie ‘n passie vir enigiets het nie, bedoel hulle eintlik dat hulle nie die geloof het om te glo dat hulle dit kan doen wat hulle werklik in hul harte begeer nie. Jesus het geweier om toe te laat dat enigiemand sy aandag van sy doel aflei. ‘Toe het iemand uit die skare geroep: ‘Leermeester, sê asseblief vir my broer om ons pa se boedel met my te deel.’ Jesus het geantwoord: ‘Vriend, wie het My as regter oor julle aangestel om oor sulke dinge te besluit?’’ (Lukas 12:13-14 NLV). In wese het Jesus gesê: ‘My aandag gaan nie afgelei word deur ‘n arbitrasieverhoor tussen julle twee te hou nie. Dit is nie deel van my doel hier op aarde nie.’ Selfs op die dag wat Jesus sy lewe aan die kruis gegee het, was daar baie siek mense wat genesing nodig gehad het en ‘n magdom ander onmoontlike situasies wat sy aandag vereis het. Hy het egter geweet dat alles deur die krag van sy dood en opstanding aangespreek sou word. Dus, ten spyte van onopgeloste probleme, het Hy vol vertroue aan sy hemelse Vader hierdie verslag oor sy bediening gegee: ‘Ek het U op aarde verheerlik deur die werk te voltooi wat U My gegee het om te doen’ (Johannes 17:4 NLV). Jesus het geweier om toe te laat dat sy dissipels, Satan, welmenende familielede, behoeftige mense of enigiemand anders Hom van sy doel weerhou het. Jy moet ook leer om dit te doen. Dit laat die vraag ontstaan: Kan jy jou Godgegewe doel in ‘n enkele sin stel? Streef jy dit na? ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 7 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707804 https://iono.fm/e/1707804 The harvest law
The Bible clearly teaches that those who give generously to God’s kingdom purposes will receive something back in return for participating. Furthermore, there’s a correlation between how much you give and how much you get back. “Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” This is good news for reluctant givers. When you give away something valuable, it can feel like a loss. You had something; now you don’t. And that can be a tremendous disincentive to give more. But Paul put this concept in a completely different light. He said that giving to God’s work is not giving something away. It’s an investment, not a loss. The farmer who sows doesn’t lose seed; he gains a crop. No rational farmer would say, “I’m afraid to sow my seed because then I won’t have the seed anymore. What will happen if I need this seed?” Any farmer knows that if he wants a crop, he must sow his seed. This is powerful news for anyone who’s afraid to give because of financial insecurity. It suggests that the wisest move we could make financially is to begin sowing our financial seed. When we do, God gets involved in our finances. And that’s the most financially secure place we could be. Why? Because when we give, it enables God to return to us more than we’ve given, to entrust more to us in this life. This in turn enables us to give more. “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion” (v. 11 NIV). That means if you give like you’re supposed to, God will give you more. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 6 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707803 https://iono.fm/e/1707803 Saai en oes
Die Bybel leer ons duidelik dat diegene wat vrygewig vir God se koninkryksdoeleindes gee, iets terug in ruil vir hul deelname sal ontvang. Verder is daar ‘n korrelasie tussen hoeveel jy gee en hoeveel jy terugkry. ‘…wie ruimhartig saai, sal volop oes.’ Dit is goeie nuus vir mense wat huiwerig is om te gee. Wanneer jy iets waardevols weggee, kan dit soos ‘n verlies voel. Paulus het egter hierdie konsep in ‘n heeltemal ander lig gestel. Hy het gesê dat wanneer jy vir God se werk gee, jy dit nie weggee nie. Dit is ‘n belegging, nie ‘n verlies nie. Die boer wat saai, verloor nie saad nie; hy kry ‘n oes terug. Geen rasionele boer sou sê: ‘Ek is bang om my saad te saai, want dan sal ek nie meer die saad hê nie. Wat sal gebeur as ek hierdie saad nodig kry?’ nie. Enige boer weet dat as hy ‘n oes wil hê, hy saad moet saai. Dit is kragtige inligting vir enigiemand wat as gevolg van finansiële onsekerheid bang is om te gee. Dit dui daarop dat die wysste stap wat ons finansieel kan neem, is om ons finansiële saad te begin saai. Wanneer ons dit doen, raak God by ons finansies betrokke. Dit is die veiligste plek waar ons finansieel kan wees. Hoekom? Want wanneer ons gee, stel dit God in staat om meer aan ons terug te gee, om meer aan ons in hierdie lewe toe te vertrou. Dit stel ons weer in staat om meer te gee. ‘In elke opsig sal julle ryk gemaak word om ook by elke geleentheid vrygewig te kan wees…’ (vers 11 NLV). Dit beteken as jy gee soos jy veronderstel is om te gee, sal God jou meer gee. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 6 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707801 https://iono.fm/e/1707801 Pray for “The wisdom from above”
The Bible says that the wisdom that comes from this world is “earthly, sensual, demonic,” because it comes from “envy and self-seeking” and “confusion and every evil thing” (vv. 15-16 NKJV). The wisdom you need comes from a different source: “The wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favouritism and is always sincere” (v. 17 NLT). People today have access to more knowledge than at any time in history. Yet wisdom seems practically non-existent. Paul’s words to the Corinthian church could well be addressed to us: “Is there not a wise man among you?” (see 1 Corinthians 6:5 NKJV). There’s a stark difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and information. Anyone can accumulate facts. Our problem is our lack of wisdom; we aren’t able to take the facts we’ve learned and put them into practice in real-life situations and at points of need. If we’re to put our faith into action, we’ll need “the wisdom from above.” As couples, we need it to build strong marriages (see 1 Peter 3:7). As parents, we need it for leading our children in the way they should go (see Proverbs 22:6). As Christian businesspeople, we need it to succeed in the marketplace (see Isaiah 48:17). If you’re wise, you’ll pray: “Lord, I invite You to work with me, to work in me, to work through me, and to work for me.” That’s a prayer He will answer. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 5 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707798 https://iono.fm/e/1707798 Bid vir ‘die wysheid wat van Bo kom’
Die Bybel sê dat die wysheid wat uit hierdie wêreld kom, ‘…aards… sondig… demonies…’ is, want dit kom uit ‘…jaloesie en selfsugtige ambisie…’ en ‘…allerhande gemene dade…’ (verse 15-16 NLV). Die wysheid wat jy nodig het, kom vanuit ‘n ander bron: ‘Maar die wysheid wat van Bo kom, is in die eerste plek suiwer. Verder is dit vredeliewend, inskiklik, bedagsaam. Dit is bereid om deernis te bewys en het goeie gevolge’ (vers 17 NLV). Mense het deesdae toegang tot meer kennis as ooit tevore. Tog lyk dit of wysheid amper glad nie bestaan nie. Paulus se woorde aan die Korintiese kerk kan heel moontlik ook aan ons gerig word: ‘…Is daar dan regtig niemand in julle gemeente wat oor genoeg wysheid beskik…nie?’ (1 Korintiërs 6:5 NLV). Daar is ‘n groot verskil tussen kennis en wysheid. Kennis is die opgaar van feite en inligting. Enigeen kan feite opgaar. Ons probleem is ons gebrek aan wysheid; ons is nie in staat om die feite wat ons geleer het, in die praktyk en in werklike situasies toe te pas nie. As ons ons geloof in aksie wil omsit, sal ons ‘die wysheid wat van Bo kom’ nodig hê. As paartjies het ons dit nodig om sterk huwelike te bou (sien 1 Petrus 3:7). As ouers het ons dit nodig om ons kinders op die pad wat hulle moet loop, te lei (sien Spreuke 22:6). As Christen-sakemanne het ons dit nodig om in die werksplek te slaag (sien Jesaja 48:17). As jy wys is, sal jy bid: ‘Here, ek nooi U uit om saam met my te werk, in my te werk, deur my te werk en vir my te werk.’ Dis ‘n gebed wat Hy sal verhoor. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:25:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 5 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707797 https://iono.fm/e/1707797 Give to meet the needs of others
In the following Scriptures, the Bible teaches that God requires us to meet the needs of the less fortunate: “If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites…give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to” (Deuteronomy 15:7, 10 NIV). “Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them—they are…blessed in the land—he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness” (Psalm 41:1-3 NIV). “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” (Proverbs 11:24-25 NIV). “All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need” (Acts 2:44-45 NIV). “Since you excel in everything…see that you also excel in this grace of giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7 NIV). “Do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased” (Hebrews 13:16 NIV). “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?…Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1John 3:17-18 NIV). So give to meet the needs of others. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 4 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707796 https://iono.fm/e/1707796 Gee om vir ander te voorsien
In die volgende Skrifgedeeltes leer die Bybel ons dat God van ons verwag om in die behoeftes van die minderbevoorregtes te voorsien: ‘As daar… ‘n arm Israeliet is… Gee gewillig sonder om sleg te voel daaroor en die Here jou God sal jou seën in alles wat jy doen’ (Deuteronomium 15:7, 10 NLV). ‘Geseënd is die mens wat omgee vir die armes. In tye van nood sal die Here hom red. Die Here sal hom beskerm en hom die lewe laat behou… Die Here sorg vir hom as hy siek is en laat hom opstaan uit sy siekbed’ (Psalm 41:2-4 NLV). ‘Mense wat graag uitdeel, ontvang altyd meer. Daar is ander wat suinig is en hulle word arm. Mense wat ‘n ander iets gun, het self altyd oorvloed. Hulle wat ander se dors les, is self altyd verkwik’ (Spreuke 11:24-25 NLV). ‘Al die gelowiges het gereeld bymekaargekom, en hulle het alles wat hulle besit het, met mekaar gedeel. Hulle het hulle grond en besittings verkoop en die geld aan almal uitgedeel volgens elkeen se behoefte’ (Handelinge 2:44-45 NLV). ‘Aangesien julle in elke opsig uitblink… munt dan nou ook uit in hierdie liefdeswerk’ (2 Korintiërs 8:7 NLV). ‘Moenie versuim om goed te doen en wat julle het met mense in nood te deel nie. Dit is hierdie soort offers wat God se hart bly maak’ (Hebreërs 13:16 NLV). ‘Iemand wat ryk is aan aardse lewensmiddele en sy broers en susters sien gebrek ly, maar weier om ‘n helpende hand uit te steek – hoe is dit moontlik dat die liefde van God in daardie persoon woon? Kinders, laat ons nie liefhê met woorde en gepratery nie, maar eerder deur ons optrede, en met opregte bedoelings’ (1 Johannes 3:17-18 NLV). Gee dus om in die behoeftes van ander te voorsien. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:22:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 4 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:30 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707795 https://iono.fm/e/1707795 Clear signs before bad decisions
When you make a mistake or a bad decision, if you’re wise, you’ll learn from it by asking, “Where have I gone wrong?” Here are three ways to avoid making a bad decision: (1) Don’t get involved where you don’t belong. “Helping” without an invitation is called “meddling.” No matter how well qualified you are, no matter how badly other people may be messing things up, stepping in where God hasn’t called you to go never turns out well. Ask yourself, “What am I trying to avoid in my own life that makes me want to take over somebody else’s life?” (2) Stop, think, and pray before you decide. “He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him” (Proverbs 18:13 NKJV). If you’re an achievement junkie—someone who thinks that doing something, anything, feels better than waiting—you can make kneejerk choices that make things worse rather than better. Include key people in your decision-making and listen to the counsel of the Holy Spirit before taking action (see John 16:13). (3) Don’t wait too long to decide. If you’re a perfectionist, you’re at risk here. You become so concerned about making the wrong choice that you make none at all. Making no choice is actually a choice. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5 NKJV). Best case? You’ll show courage and concern for others and improve things. Worst case? You’ll make a mistake and grow wiser because of it. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:21:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 3 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707794 https://iono.fm/e/1707794 Duidelike tekens voor verkeerde besluite
Wanneer jy ‘n fout maak of ‘n slegte besluit neem sal jy, as jy wys is, daaruit leer deur te vra: ‘Waar het ek verkeerd gegaan?’ Hier is drie maniere om te verhoed dat jy ‘n slegte besluit neem: 1) Moenie betrokke raak waar jy nie hoort nie. Om sonder uitnodiging te ‘help,’ word ‘inmenging’ genoem. Maak nie saak hoe goed gekwalifiseerd jy is nie, maak nie saak hoe erg ander mense dinge deurmekaarkrap nie, wanneer jy intree waar God jou nie geroep het om te gaan nie, loop dinge nooit goed af nie. 2) Stop, dink en bid voordat jy besluit. ‘Iemand wat ‘n antwoord gee voor hy die vraag gehoor het, is dwaas. Skande wag vir hom’ (Spreuke 18:13 NLV). As jy verslaaf aan prestasie is - iemand wat dink dis beter om enigiets te doen eerder as om te wag - kan jy impulsiewe besluite maak wat dinge eerder vererger as verbeter. Sluit sleutelpersone in jou besluitneming in en luister na die raad van die Heilige Gees voordat jy aksie neem (sien Johannes 16:13). 3) Moenie te lank wag om te besluit nie. As jy ‘n perfeksionis is, loop jy hierdie risiko. Jy raak so bekommerd dat jy die verkeerde besluit gaan neem, dat jy op die ou einde geen besluit neem nie. Om geen keuse te maak nie, is eintlik ‘n keuse. ‘Vra vir God as jy nie kan agterkom wat Hy wil hê jy moet doen nie. Hy sal jou eenvoudig daardie wysheid gee, en jou nie verwyt dat jy dit gevra het nie’ (Jakobus 1:5 NLV). Ten beste? Jy sal dapper optree, besorgdheid oor ander mense betoon en dinge verbeter. Ten slegste? Jy sal ‘n fout maak en daardeur wyser word. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:20:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 3 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707792 https://iono.fm/e/1707792 Use the gift God has given you
Paul said that when Jesus “ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people” (v. 8 NLT). He used the metaphor of a victorious king. It was common in Paul’s day for the conquering monarch to return to his palace with prisoners and treasures in tow. He celebrated his conquest by giving gifts to his people. So did Jesus. Having defeated sin and death on the cross, He ascended to heaven, took His rightful place at the right hand of God, and “gave gifts to his people.” What a delightful thought! Jesus, eternally crowned, distributing abilities and skills: “Joe, take your place in the domain of medicine. Mary, your territory is accounting.” Everybody gets a gift. And these gifts come in different doses and combinations. “Each person is given something to do that shows who God is” (1 Corinthians 12:7 MSG). Our inheritance is grace-based and equal, but our assignments are tailor-made. No two snowflakes are the same. No two fingerprints are the same. Why would two skill sets be the same? No wonder Paul said, “Make sure you understand what the Master wants” (Ephesians 5:17 MSG). Do you understand what the Master wants? If not, you’ll lead a dull, joyless, and fruitless life. You’ll never sing the song God wrote for your voice and never cross the finish line with heavenward stretched arms and declare, “I was made to do this!” That’s why the Bible says: “Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that” (Galatians 6:4 MSG). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:19:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 2 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707791 https://iono.fm/e/1707791 Gebruik die gawe wat God jou gegee het
Paulus het gesê dat toe Jesus ‘…in die hoogte opgevaar het, het Hy krygsgevangenes meegevoer en geskenke aan die mense gegee’ (vers 8 NLV). Hy het die metafoor van ‘n seëvierende koning gebruik. Dit was algemeen in Paulus se tyd dat die verowerende monarg sy prestasie gevier het deur geskenke aan sy mense te gee. Jesus het dit ook gedoen. Nadat Hy die sonde en die dood aan die kruis verslaan het, het Hy na die hemel opgevaar, sy regmatige plek aan die regterhand van God ingeneem en ‘…geskenke aan die mense gegee.’ Wat ‘n heerlike gedagte! Jesus, wat vir ewig die kroon dra, deel vermoëns en vaardighede uit: ‘Pieter, neem jou plek in die veld van medisyne in. Maria, jou gebied is rekeningkunde.’ Almal kry ‘n gawe en hierdie gawes kom in verskillende dosisse en kombinasies voor. ‘Die Gees wys vir elkeen wat hy moet doen, want die Gees weet wat is goed vir die gemeente’ (1 Korintiërs 12:7 ABA). Ons erfenis is op genade en gelykheid gebaseer, maar ons lewensopdragte is volgens maat gemaak. Geen twee sneeuvlokkies is dieselfde nie. Geen twee vingerafdrukke is dieselfde nie. Waarom sou twee vaardighede dieselfde wees? Geen wonder dat Paulus gesê het: ‘Moenie ondeurdag optree nie, maar probeer uitvind wat God se wil is’ (Efesiërs 5:17 NLV). As jy nie weet wat jou lewensdoel is nie, sal jy nooit die lied sing wat God vir jou stem geskryf het nie en nooit die wenstreep met arms wat hemelwaarts gestrek is oorsteek en verklaar: ‘Ek is gemaak om dit te doen!’ nie. Daarom sê die Bybel: ‘Laat elkeen sy eie doen en late ondersoek: as dit goed is, kan hy daarop trots wees sonder om dit met dié van ‘n ander te vergelyk’ (Galasiërs 6:4 AFR83). ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 2 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:19 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707789 https://iono.fm/e/1707789 How to know you’re blessed
It’s the bad days that help us to appreciate the good days. Without them, we’d have no comparison point. David was talking to himself one day, and he recorded his thoughts for us: “May I never forget the good things he does for me.” Here are six “good things” worth thinking about: (1) If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week. (2) If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are better off than five hundred million people in the world. (3) If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world. (4) If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75 percent of the world. (5) If you have money in the bank or in your wallet, or spare change in a dish someplace, you rank among the top 8 percent of the world’s wealthy. (6) If you can read this devotion, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all. There is always someone who is worse off. That doesn’t mean you revel in other people’s misery. But it ought to heighten your Christ-like compassion and give you a sense of gratitude that spills over into thanksgiving each day. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 1 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1707788 https://iono.fm/e/1707788 Hoe om seën te herken
Dis die slegte dae wat ons help om die goeie dae te waardeer. Sonder slegte dae sou ons geen vergelykingspunt hê nie. Dawid het eendag met homself gepraat en sy gedagtes vir ons opgeteken: ‘Ek wil die Here prys en nie sy goeie dade vergeet nie.’ Hier is ses ‘goeie dade’ wat die moeite werd is om oor na te dink: 1) As jy vanoggend redelik gesond wakker geword het, is jy meer geseënd as die miljoen mense wat hierdie week nie sal oorleef nie. 2) As jy nog nooit die gevaar van oorlog, die eensaamheid van gevangenskap, die pyn van marteling of die pyn van hongersnood ervaar het nie, is jy beter as vyfhonderd miljoen ander mense in die wêreld daaraan toe. 3) As jy ‘n kerkdiens sonder vrees vir teistering, arrestasie, marteling of die dood kan bywoon, is jy meer geseënd as drie miljard mense in die wêreld. 4) As jy kos in die yskas, klere aan jou rug, ‘n dak oor jou kop en ‘n plek om te slaap het, is jy ryker as 75 persent van die wêreld. 5) As jy geld in die bank of in jou beursie, of kleingeld in ‘n laai iewers het, tel jy onder die top 8 persent van die wêreld se rykes. 6) As jy hierdie dagstukkie kan lees, is jy meer geseënd as meer as twee miljard mense in die wêreld wat glad nie kan lees nie. Daar is altyd iemand wat slegter daaraan toe is. Dit beteken nie dat jy jouself in ander mense se ellende verlustig nie. Dit behoort egter jou Christus-gelyke deernis te verhoog en jou ‘n gevoel van dankbaarheid te gee waarvoor jy elke dag dankie moet sê. ]]> Christianity Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 1 Sep 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701133 https://iono.fm/e/1701133 Keep on keeping on
Some of the world’s most successful people were told by so-called experts that they didn’t have what it took to be a success in the professions they had chosen. In 1927, Lucille Ball was told by an instructor at the John Murray Anderson Drama School, “Try any other profession. Any other.” Universal Pictures dismissed both Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, claiming that Reynolds had no talent and Eastwood talked too slowly. Malcolm Forbes, the late editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, failed to become part of the staff of his school newspaper when he was an undergraduate at Princeton University. Decca Recording Company executives responded negatively to the audition of four young musicians, saying, “We don’t like their sound. Groups with guitars are on the way out.” So the Beatles took their sound elsewhere. For seven years, a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to twenty corporations, all of which turned him down. The Haloid Company finally purchased the rights to his electronic paper-copying process. And Haloid became Xerox. Don’t be discouraged if you are not finding the acceptance and success you desire right now. Your story is still being written! The Bible says, “…do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:12 NKJV). Faith and patience are the two qualities that will bring you success. This is why the apostle Paul wrote: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:51:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 31 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701132 https://iono.fm/e/1701132 Hou aan
Van die wêreld se suksesvolste mense is deur sogenaamde kenners meegedeel dat hulle nie sukses in die beroepe wat hulle gekies het, sal behaal nie. In 1927 het ‘n instrukteur by die John Murray Anderson Dramaskool vir Lucille Ball gesê: ‘Probeer eerder enige ander beroep. Enige ander een.’ Universal Pictures het beide Clint Eastwood en Burt Reynolds van die hand gewys en gesê dat Reynolds geen talent het nie en dat Eastwood te stadig praat. Malcolm Forbes, die voormalige hoofredakteur van die Forbes-tydskrif, kon nie daarin slaag om deel van sy skoolkoerant se redaksie te word toe hy ‘n voorgraadse student aan Princeton Universiteit was nie. Bestuurders van die Decca Recording Company het negatief op die oudisie van vier jong musikante gereageer en gesê: ‘Ons hou nie van hul klank nie. Groepe met kitare is uit die mode uit.’ Gevolglik het die Beatles hul klank elders geneem. Vir sewe jaar lank het ‘n jong uitvinder genaamd Chester Carlson sy idee na twintig verskillende maatskappye geneem, wat hom almal die deur gewys het. Die Haloid Company het uiteindelik die regte op sy elektroniese papierkopieerproses gekoop. Haloid het later Xerox geword. Moenie moedeloos word as jy nie die aanvaarding en sukses wat jy op die oomblik begeer, vind nie. Jou storie word steeds geskryf! Die Bybel sê: ‘Dan sal julle nie geestelik afgestomp raak nie. Inteendeel, julle sal die voorbeeld volg van hulle wat deur hulle geloof en uithouvermoë besig is om te verkry wat God beloof het’ (Hebreërs 6:12 NLV). Geloof en geduld is die twee eienskappe wat sukses sal meebring. Daarom het die apostel Paulus geskryf: ‘Moet dus nie moeg word om goed te doen nie, want as ons nie tou opgooi nie, sal ons op die regte tyd oes.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:50:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 31 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:14 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701129 https://iono.fm/e/1701129 Vertrou in jou verbond met God
Veertien geslagte voordat Dawid teen Goliat geveg het, het God vir Abraham gesê: ‘Ek sal dié seën wat jou seën en dié wat jou vervloek, sal Ek vervloek…’ (Genesis 12:3 NLV). Later het God hierdie verbond na Abraham se nageslag uitgebrei en ‘n sleutelbepaling bygevoeg: ‘Julle moet aan die voorhuid besny word. Dit is ‘n teken dat julle my verbond nakom’ (Genesis 17:11 NLV). Blykbaar het niemand in Saul se leër, insluitend Saul self, onthou dat hulle ‘n verbond met God het nie. Dit het Dawid genoop om te vra: ‘Wie is hierdie onbesnede Filistyn dat hy die leër van die lewendige God so beledig?’ Dawid het met ander woorde gevra: ‘Hoe kan hierdie man, wat geen verbond met God het nie, selfs daaraan dink dat hy ons sal kan oorwin?’ Glo jy dat God deur sy verbond diegene wat in ‘n egte verhouding met Hom is, sal seën, beskerm en voorspoedig maak? As jy aanhou om van die reuse in jou lewe weg te vlug, sal jy nooit die krag van God gemanifesteer sien nie. Het jy geweet dat jy ‘n erfgenaam van dieselfde verbond van seën wat God aan Abraham gegee het, is? ‘Verder, omdat julle aan Christus behoort, ís julle die nageslag van Abraham en dus erfgename van die belofte!’ (Galasiërs 3:29 NLV). Dawid het op ‘n verbond van beskerming wat veertien geslagte oud was en vandag nog steeds geldig is, staatgemaak. Die verhaal van Dawid en Goliat is verteenwoordigend van die vele gevegte wat ons gereeld in die gesig staar: goed oor kwaad en geloof oor vrees. Wat ook al die situasie is, ons kan rus op God se Woord: ‘Want hierdie blye boodskap van ‘n plek van rus wat God vir ons gereedgemaak het, het ons ook ontvang…’ (Hebreërs 4:2 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:49:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 30 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:22 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701131 https://iono.fm/e/1701131 Trust your covenant with God
Fourteen generations before David fought Goliath, God told Abraham, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse” (Genesis 12:3 NIV). Later, God extended this covenant to Abraham’s descendants and inserted a key provision: “You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you” (Genesis 17:11 NIV). Apparently, no one in Saul’s army, including Saul himself, remembered they had a covenant with God, which led David to ask, “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” David was asking, “How could this man, who has no covenant with God, even think about conquering us?” How strong is your faith in God’s covenant to bless, protect, and prosper those who are in right standing with Him? If you continue to run from the giants in your life, you will never see the power of God manifested. When you believe God’s promises, you won’t tolerate any giant in your life. Did you know that you’re an heir to the same covenant of blessing that God gave Abraham? “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29 NIV). David rested on a covenant of protection that was fourteen generations old and is still good today. The story of David and Goliath is representative of the many battles we face on a regular basis: good over evil, God’s power over man’s strength, and faith over fear. Whatever the situation, we can rest on God’s Word: “We who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said” (Hebrews 4:3 NIV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:49:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 30 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:08 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701128 https://iono.fm/e/1701128 Jesus is in your corner (2)
Growing up, many of us had no clue what our parents did forty hours a week. We might have known where they worked, but we weren’t altogether sure what they did. In much the same way, most of us don’t really know what Jesus does all day. And our lack of holy confidence stems from that very fact. So what does Jesus do all day, every day? He’s pleading your case, pleading your cause. All you have to do is plead the blood. That phrase has fallen out of circulation in some circles. In part because of its misapplication. Let’s see if we can revive it. Pleading the blood is not some superstition. And it’s not an abracadabra; it’s an awareness of your authority in Christ. It’s an understanding that your forgiveness has already been paid for in blood money. It’s coming to terms with the fact that we overcome Satan by the blood of the lamb (See Revelation 12:11). Christ is in your corner, which means you have the full backing of the King and His kingdom. His full blessing–His full authority! Satan would like to make you doubt that. Remember what he said to Eve in the Garden of Eden: “Has God indeed said…?” (Genesis 3:1 NKJV). Translation? “God is holding out on you!” If Satan can get you to distrust God’s goodness, he wins, and you lose. Is it possible that because you’re holding out on God, you think God is holding out on you? Go all in with God! If you don’t hold out on Him, He surely won’t hold out on you. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 29 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701127 https://iono.fm/e/1701127 Jesus is in jou hoek (2)
Baie van ons het kleintyd geen idee gehad waarmee ons ouers veertig uur van die week besig was nie. Ons het dalk geweet waar hulle werk, maar ons was nie heeltemal seker wat hulle doen nie. Net so weet die meeste van ons nie regtig wat Jesus heeldag doen nie. Ons gebrek aan heilige vertroue spruit juis uit hierdie feit uit. Wat doen Jesus dan heeldag, elke dag? Hy is besig om jou saak te bepleit. Al wat jy hoef te doen is om die bloed oor jou te pleit. Hierdie frase het in sommige kringe in onbruik verval, deels as gevolg van die verkeerde toepassing daarvan. Kom ons kyk of ons dit kan laat herleef. Om die bloed oor jou te pleit is nie ‘n bygeloof nie. Dit is nie iets ongeoorloofs nie; dit is ‘n bewustheid van jou gesag in Christus. Dit is om te begryp dat jou vergifnis reeds met bloedgeld betaal is. Dit is om vrede met die feit dat ons Satan deur die bloed van die lam oorwin het, te maak (sien Openbaring 12:11). Christus is in jou hoek, wat beteken dat jy die volle steun van die Koning en sy koninkryk het. Sy volle seën - sy volle gesag! Satan wil jou graag daaraan laat twyfel. Onthou jy wat hy vir Eva in die Tuin van Eden gevra het: ‘…Het God regtig gesê…?’ (Genesis 3:1 NLV). As Satan jou sover kan kry om God se goedheid te wantrou, wen hy en jy verloor. Is dit moontlik dat omdat jy terughou wanneer dit by God kom, Hy jou nie dalk ook terughou nie? Lewe voluit met God! As jy Hom nie terughou nie, sal Hy jou vir seker nie terughou nie. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:47:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 29 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701126 https://iono.fm/e/1701126 Jesus is in your corner (1)
You might not know the name Angelo Dundee, but you’ve undoubtedly heard of world champion boxer Muhammed Ali. For more than two decades, Angelo was in Muhammed Ali’s corner–literally. He was Ali’s corner man! He also trained other world boxing champions. One of the great descriptions of Jesus is, “He’s our “corner man!” “If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” In his letter to Timothy, Paul exhorts us to “fight the good fight” (1 Timothy 6:12 NIV). And you’re going to get knocked down a time or two. But you’ve got a corner man who once went three rounds with death itself. He got knocked down at the cross, but He got back up three days later. He walked out of the tomb, winning the fight against sin and death. Where is He now? He’s at the right hand of the Father, interceding for you. In other words, Christ is in your corner! And He’s not the only one. Jesus called the Holy Spirit the “paraclete,” which translates in English as comforter and counselor. Paraclete is a military term referring to Roman soldiers who would fight back-to-back when they got into hand-to-hand combat. They protected each other’s blind side, and that’s what the Holy Spirit does. The Holy Spirit has got your back. And Christ is in your corner. The prophet Isaiah calls Him our rear guard: “The Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard” (Isaiah 52:12 NIV). You don’t just have one member of the Godhead interceding for you–you have two! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:46:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701125 https://iono.fm/e/1701125 Jesus is in jou hoek (1)
Jy ken dalk nie die naam Angelo Dundee nie, maar jy het ongetwyfeld al van die wêreldkampioen-bokser Muhammed Ali gehoor. Vir meer as twee dekades was Angelo letterlik in Muhammed Ali se hoek. Hy was Ali se hoekman! Hy het ook ander wêreldbokskampioene opgelei. Een van die beste beskrywings van Jesus is dat Hy ons hoekman is! ‘…As iemand egter sonde doen, ons het ‘n Helper by die Vader wat ons saak stel, Jesus Christus, die regverdige.’ In sy brief aan Timoteus spoor Paulus ons aan om die goeie stryd te stry (sien 1 Timoteus 6:12). Jy gaan vir seker ‘n keer of twee neergevel word. Jy het egter ‘n hoekman wat self drie rondtes met die dood geveg het. Hy is by die kruis neergevel, maar Hy het drie dae later weer opgestaan. Hy het uit die graf gestap en die stryd teen sonde en die dood gewen. Waar is Hy nou? Hy is aan die regterhand van die Vader en tree vir jou by Hom in. Met ander woorde, Christus is in jou hoek! Hy is ook nie die enigste een nie. Jesus het die Heilige Gees die ‘parákletos’ genoem, wat in Afrikaans as trooster en raadgewer vertaal word. ‘Parakleet’ is ‘n militêre term wat na Romeinse soldate verwys wat rug-aan-rug veg wanneer hulle in ‘n handgeveg betrokke raak. Hulle het sodoende mekaar se blinde kant beskerm. Dit is wat die Heilige Gees doen. Die Heilige Gees beskerm jou rug, en Christus is in jou hoek. Die profeet Jesaja noem Hom ons agterhoede: ‘…die Here trek voor julle uit, en die God van Israel is julle agterhoede’ (Jesaja 52:12 AFR). Jy het nie net een lid van die drie-enige God wat vir jou intree nie - jy het twee! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:45:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:23 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701124 https://iono.fm/e/1701124 Think good thoughts
Experts estimate that we have 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts a day. So let’s use 60,000 as a happy medium. And let’s observe four important things about our thoughts: (1) Psychologists say that 98 to 99 percent of our thoughts are habitual. In other words, they are basically the same thoughts we had yesterday, and the day before yesterday, and the day before that. Your mind must be renewed day by day (see Romans 12:2). You can’t keep thinking the same things and expect a different outcome or a different outlook. What’s the answer? Take on a learning mindset! “In all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you” (Proverbs 4:7-8 NKJV). (2) Only 12 percent of our thoughts are focused on the future. But faith, by definition, is future oriented. “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for” (Hebrews 11:1 NLT). (3) A Harvard University study found that the average person spends 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking about something other than what they are presently doing. And psychologists say, “A wandering mind is an unhappy mind.” Of course, the most obvious culprits are the digital devices that keep us disengaged. Nothing dumbs down our ability to dream like our so-called smartphones! (4) The Cleveland Clinic estimates that 80 percent of our thoughts are negative. That’s 48,000 negative thoughts per day! And when we verbalize those thoughts, it compounds the problem. What’s the answer? “Whatever things are…noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (NKJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:44:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701123 https://iono.fm/e/1701123 Dink goeie gedagtes
Kenners skat dat ons 50 000 tot 70 000 gedagtes per dag het. Ons moet die volgende vier dinge oor ons gedagtes waarneem: 1) Sielkundiges sê dat 98 tot 99 persent van ons gedagtes gewoonte is. Met ander woorde, dit is basies dieselfde gedagtes wat ons gister, eergister en die dag daarvoor gehad het. Jou gedagtes moet egter elke dag vernuwe word (sien Romeine 12:2). Jy kan nie aanhou om dieselfde dinge te dink en dan ‘n ander uitkoms of uitkyk verwag nie. Wat is dan die antwoord? Neem ‘n leeringesteldheid aan! ‘Stel wysheid voorop, dan sal dit vir jou aansien gee. Stel dit hoog op prys en dit sal aan jou eer gee. Dit sal jou kroon met voorspoed…’ (Spreuke 4:8-9 NLV). 2) Slegs 12 persent van ons gedagtes is op die toekoms gefokus. Geloof is egter per definisie toekomsgerig. ‘…geloof… is ‘n vaste versekering dat die dinge waarna ons uitsien, inderdaad sal gebeur’ (Hebreërs 11:1 NLV). 3) Navorsing het bevind dat die gemiddelde persoon 46,9 persent van hul wakker ure bestee om aan iets anders as waarmee hulle tans besig is, te dink. Dwalende gedagtes is dikwels ongelukkige gedagtes. Natuurlik is die mees voor die hand liggende rede daarvoor die digitale toestelle wat ons konstant gebruik. Niks verdof ons vermoë om te droom meer as ons sogenaamde slimfone nie! 4) Die Cleveland Clinic skat dat 80 persent van ons gedagtes negatief is. Dis 48 000 negatiewe gedagtes per dag! Wanneer ons dan daardie gedagtes verbaliseer, vererger dit die probleem. Wat is dan die antwoord? ‘…julle moet altyd dink aan die dinge wat waar is, wat mooi is, wat reg is, wat rein is, wat pragtig en goed is. Ja, julle moet dink aan alles wat mooi is, alles waarop ‘n mens trots kan wees’ (ABA). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:43:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:28 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701122 https://iono.fm/e/1701122 “Grab it, and throw it in the trash”
Author Max Lucado wrote: “Some time back, a mother asked me to pray for her eight- year-old son. He was troubled by a constant barrage of images and scary visions that left him withdrawn and timid. They even took his sleep at night. On the day we met, his eyes filled with tears, and he clung to his mother. She had taken him to doctors, but nothing had helped. I told him that the devil had no authority over his life. That the real battles are fought in the mind. That God will help us take every thought captive. I urged him to memorize a Bible verse and quote it each time the fearful thoughts came to his mind. ‘Reach up with your hand,’ I urged, ‘and grab the thought and throw it in the trash. And as quickly as you do that, replace it with a verse of Scripture.’ We then anointed him with oil and prayed for him. Five days later, his mother reported great progress. ‘Since last week, the images are gone; he is no longer seeing them. He recites this Scripture from Psalm 25:5 NKJV nightly: ‘Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation.’ I believe this has brought him closer to Christ. He uses the strategy of throwing the fearful thoughts away in the trash can. He said when he tried to throw them away, his head would hurt. I asked, ‘What made them go away?’ He smiled and said, ‘I know God made them go away.’” So, the word for you today is—“Grab it, and throw it in the trash.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:42:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:43 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701117 https://iono.fm/e/1701117 Prayer makes all the difference
Christian cardiologist Dr. Randolph Byrd had a great interest in knowing if prayer had a “scientifically measurable” impact on healing. He has said, “After much prayer, the idea of what to do came to me.” Over a ten-month period, a computer assigned 393 patients in the coronary care unit at San Francisco General Hospital to one of two groups. The first group was prayed for by home prayer groups. The second group was not remembered in prayer. The home prayer groups were from various Christian denominations. They were given only the first names of the patients and brief descriptions of their diagnoses and conditions. They were prayed for each day. The prayed-for patients differed from those not prayed for in these ways: (1) They were five times less likely to need antibiotics. (2) They were three times less likely to develop fluid in the lungs. (3) None required an artificial airway attached to a ventilator. (4) Fewer died. If the technique being studied had been a new drug or procedure, it would have been heralded as a breakthrough. Even Dr. William Nolan, the author of a book denouncing faith healing, said, “It sounds like this study will stand up to scrutiny…Maybe we doctors ought to be writing on our order sheets, ‘Pray three times a day.’” In the Old Testament, we read: “‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord” (Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV). In the New Testament, James wrote: “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up…Pray for one another, that you may be healed” (James 5:15-16 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701120 https://iono.fm/e/1701120 ‘Gryp die gedagte en gooi dit in die asblik’
Max Lucado het geskryf: ‘’n Ruk terug het ‘n ma my gevra om vir haar agtjarige seun te bid. Hy is gedurig deur beelde en skrikwekkende visioene geteister wat hom teruggetrokke en skugter gelaat het. Dit het selfs sy slaap beïnvloed. Die dag wat ons ontmoet het, het sy oë vol trane geskiet en hy het aan sy ma vasgeklou. Sy het hom na dokters toe geneem, maar niks het gehelp nie. Ek het vir hom gesê dat die duiwel geen gesag oor sy lewe het nie. Dat die ware geveg in sy gedagtes gevoer moet word. Dat God ons sal help om elke gedagte gevange te neem. Ek het hom aangespoor om ‘n Bybelvers te memoriseer en dit elke keer wanneer die vreesaanjaende gedagtes by hom opkom, aan te haal. ‘Steek jou hand uit,’ het ek hom aangemoedig, ‘en gryp die gedagte en gooi dit in die asblik. Vervang dit dan dadelik met ‘n vers uit die Skrif.’ Ons het hom toe met olie gesalf en vir hom gebid. Vyf dae later het sy ma laat weet dat hy groot vordering gemaak het. ‘Sedert verlede week is die beelde weg; hy sien hulle nie meer nie. Hy sê elke aand hierdie Skrifgedeelte uit Psalm 25:5 (NLV) op: ‘Lei my deur u waarheid en leer my, want U, o God, is my redder…’ Ek glo dit het hom nader aan Christus gebring. Hy gebruik die strategie om die vreesaanjaende gedagtes in die asblik weg te gooi. Hy sê toe hy eers probeer het om die gedagtes weg te gooi, het dit sy kop seergemaak. Ek het gevra: ‘Hoe het hulle dan weggegaan?’ Hy het geglimlag en gesê: ‘God het hulle laat weggaan.’’ Die woord vir jou vandag is dus: ‘Gryp dit en gooi dit in die asblik.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701116 https://iono.fm/e/1701116 Gebed maak die wêreld se verskil
Die kardioloog dr Randolph Byrd, wat ‘n christen was, het baie daarin belang gestel om te weet of gebed ‘n ‘wetenskaplik meetbare’ impak op genesing het. Hy het gesê: ‘Na baie gebed het die idee van hoe om dit te meet by my opgekom.’ Oor ‘n tydperk van tien maande het ‘n rekenaar 393 pasiënte in die kardiologiese sorgeenheid by die San Francisco Algemene Hospitaal aan een van twee groepe toegewys. Gebedsgroepe het vir die eerste groep gebid. Die tweede groep is nie voor gebid nie. Die gebedsgroepe het uit verskeie Christelike denominasies bestaan. Hulle het slegs die voorname van die pasiënte en kort beskrywings van hul diagnose en toestand gekry. Daar is elke dag vir hulle gebid. Die pasiënte waarvoor gebid is, het op die volgende maniere van dié waarvoor nie gebid is nie, verskil: 1) Hulle was vyf keer minder geneig om antibiotika nodig te kry. 2) Hulle was drie keer minder geneig om vloeistof in die longe te ontwikkel. 3) Nie een van hulle moes aan ‘n ventilator gekoppel word nie. 4) Minder van hulle het gesterf. As dit ‘n nuwe middel of prosedure was wat bestudeer is, sou hierdie as ‘n deurbraak beskou geword het. Selfs dr William Nolan, die skrywer van ‘n boek wat geloofsgenesing veroordeel, het gesê: ‘Dit klink asof hierdie studie ondersoek moet word. Miskien behoort ons dokters op ons voorskrifte te skryf: ‘Bid drie keer per dag.’’ Ons lees in die Ou Testament: ‘’Ek sal jou gesond maak en jou wonde genees,’ sê die Here…’ (Jeremia 30:17 NLV). Jakobus skryf in die Nuwe Testament: ‘En ‘n gelowige gebed sal die siek mens gesond laat word; die Here sal hom laat opstaan… Daarom moet julle… vir mekaar bid sodat julle gesond kan word’ (Jakobus 5:15-16 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:38:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:19 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701115 https://iono.fm/e/1701115 Set financial boundaries
It’s no secret that today, the majority of marriages fail because of financial issues. Other relationships can also be threatened when we fail to repay a personal loan or meet our financial expectations. The following three strategies will go a long way in mitigating these pitfalls: (1) Discuss with your spouse the maximum amount each of you may spend without getting the other’s permission. Any amount above this limit will be considered “major” and will require complete agreement. Every couple defines a “major” purchase differently, depending on their household income, so stick to what has been agreed on. This is important. If you do not agree on a transaction, when the deal goes bad, the tendency is to point fingers. (2) Advise your family that personal loans are against your “house policy.” Should you decide to make an exception to the policy, make sure your spouse is in complete agreement. If you are wise, you will put the terms and the due dates in writing. (3) Don’t enable your child, spouse, or anyone else to remain irresponsible by bailing him or her out or always being their safety net. Just say no. By not saying no, you interrupt one of God’s most effective principles—sowing and reaping the consequences of individual behaviour. Real maturity occurs when this lesson is learned. Love must be tough! If you are an enabler, ask God right now to give you the strength to stop being so. For example, insist on that rent check from your still stay-at-home adult child. This demonstrates character-building love, which is genuine love. If you need to set financial boundaries, do it! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:35:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701113 https://iono.fm/e/1701113 Stel finansiële grense
Dit is geen geheim dat die meerderheid huwelike deesdae weens finansiële probleme misluk nie. Ander verhoudings kan ook bedreig word wanneer ons nie ‘n lening terug betaal of ons finansiële verantwoordelikhede nakom nie. Die volgende drie strategieë sal help om hierdie slaggate te vermy: 1) Besluit saam met jou eggenoot die maksimum bedrag wat elkeen van julle sonder die ander se toestemming mag spandeer. Enige bedrag bo hierdie limiet sal volledige instemming vereis. Elke paartjie definieer ‘n ‘groot’ aankoop anders, afhangende van hul huishoudelike inkomste - hou dus by julle besluit. Dit is belangrik. As julle nie oor ‘n transaksie saamstem nie, sal julle geneig wees om vinger te wys indien die transaksie skeefloop. 2) Lig julle familie in dat persoonlike lenings teen julle beleid is. Indien jy besluit om ‘n uitsondering te maak, maak seker dat jou eggenoot ten volle saamstem. As jy wys is, sal jy die voorwaardes en spertye van die lening op skrif stel. 3) Moenie jou kind, eggenoot of enigiemand anders in staat stel om onverantwoordelik te lewe deur hom of haar finansieel by te staan of altyd hul veiligheidsnet te wees nie. Sê net nee. Wanneer jy nie nee sê nie, word een van God se effektiefste beginsels ondermyn – deur die gevolge van hulle onverantwoordelike finansiële gedrag te ontduik. Ware volwassenheid vind plaas wanneer hierdie les geleer word. Liefde moet soms streng wees! Dring byvoorbeeld aan dat jou volwasse kind wat steeds in die huis bly, sy of haar huurgeld moet betaal. Dit demonstreer karakterbouende liefde, wat ware liefde is. As jy finansiële grense moet stel, doen dit! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:32:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:08 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701111 https://iono.fm/e/1701111 History is His story
The words Jesus spoke changed the world forever. These were the last instructions to His disciples: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you” (vv. 18-20 NKJV). Jesus’ followers took this seriously: “Daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (Acts 5:42 NKJV). They remembered that they followed a man who taught everyone, and who commanded them to teach all peoples. So they did. They began to teach both men and women, both slaves and free. Some of the world’s greatest teaching institutions were founded by followers of Christ. Oxford and Cambridge Universities began in the thirteenth century. (The motto of Oxford University is from Psalm 27:1: “The Lord is my light.”) George Marsden noted: “One of the remarkable facts about American history is that within six years of landing in Massachusetts wilderness, Puritans established what would soon become a reputable college.” These words are from a student handbook: “Let every student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main end of his life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ, which is eternal life (John 17:3), and therefore to lay Christ…as the only foundation of all sound knowledge and learning.” That was Harvard University! And 92 percent of the first 138 colleges and universities founded in America were begun by followers of Christ. His words not only inform us; they also transform us. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701109 https://iono.fm/e/1701109 Pray for wisdom
Here’s Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian church: “That…God…may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation” (Ephesians 1:17 NKJV). For the Colossian church, he asked that God would fill them with “the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding” (Colossians 1:9 NKJV). James wrote: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God…and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting” (James 1:5-6 NKJV). Godly wisdom also comes to us by Bible reading. This is why Paul, in his last letter before being beheaded for the gospel, wrote to his successor Timothy and said, “From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation” (2 Timothy 3:15 NKJV). How would you know that the wisdom you’re walking in comes from God? “God’s wisdom begins with a holy life…characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced” (James 3:17 MSG). As young Solomon took the throne of Israel God asked him, “What shall I give you?” (1 Kings 3:5 NKJV). Solomon answered: “‘Give to Your servant an understanding heart.’…The speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing” (1 Kings 3:9-10 NKJV). As a result, Solomon became known as one of the wisest men who ever lived, and he wrote three of the books of the Bible. And the God who gave him wisdom will give it to you too. All you have to do is pray for it and open your heart and mind to His Word. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701110 https://iono.fm/e/1701110 ‘History is His story’
Die woorde wat Jesus gespreek het, het die wêreld vir altyd verander. Sy laaste instruksie aan sy dissipels was die volgende: ‘…God het die volle mag oor hemel en aarde aan My toevertrou. Gaan dan, maak al die nasies my dissipels… Leer hulle om alles te gehoorsaam wat Ek aan julle opgedra het…’ (verse 18-20 NLV). Jesus se volgelinge het dit ernstig opgeneem: ‘En elke dag het hulle aangehou om mense in die tempel en van huis tot huis te onderrig en die Goeie Nuus te preek dat Jesus die Messias is’ (Handelinge 5:42 NLV). Hulle het onthou dat hulle ‘n man gevolg het wat almal geleer het en wat hulle beveel het om al die volke te leer. Hulle het begin om beide mans en vroue en beide slawe en vrymense, te leer. Van die wêreld se grootste onderwysinstellings is deur volgelinge van Christus gestig. Oxford en Cambridge Universiteite is in die dertiende eeu gestig. (Die leuse van Oxford Universiteit kom uit Psalm 27:1: ‘Die Here is my lig.’) George Marsden het opgemerk: ‘Dis merkwaardig dat die Puriteine binne ses jaar nadat hul in die wildernis van Massachusett geland het, ‘n leerskool begin het wat kort daarna ‘n gerespekteerde kollege sou word.’ Hierdie woorde kom uit ‘n studentehandboek van daardie kollege: ‘Laat elke student duidelik onderrig en ernstig aangespoor word dat die hoofdoel van sy lewe en studies sal wees om God en Jesus Christus te ken, wat die ewige lewe is (sien Johannes 17:3), en om Christus as die enigste fondament van alle gesonde kennis en leer te beskou.’ Dit was Harvard Universiteit! 92 persent van die eerste 138 kolleges en universiteite wat in Amerika gestig is, is deur volgelinge van Christus begin. Sy woorde gee nie net kennis nie; dit transformeer ons ook. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:19 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701107 https://iono.fm/e/1701107 Bid vir wysheid
Hier is Paulus se gebed vir die kerk in Efese: ‘…dat die God van ons Here Jesus Christus…aan julle geestelike wysheid en insig sal gee…’ (Efesiërs 1:17 NLV). Vir die kerk in Kolosse het hy gevra dat God ‘…geestelike wysheid en insig aan julle sal gee sodat julle heeltemal seker sal wees van wat Hy wil hê’ (Kolossense 1:9 NLV). Jakobus het geskryf: ‘Vra vir God as jy nie kan agterkom wat Hy wil hê jy moet doen nie. Hy sal jou eenvoudig daardie wysheid gee. Maar, as ‘n mens bid, moet jy die vertroue hê dat God sal antwoord…’ (Jakobus 1:5-6 NLV). Hoe kan jy weet dat die wysheid waarin jy wandel, van God af kom? ‘Maar as ‘n mens leef soos God dit in sy wysheid bedoel het, sal jou lewe heeltemal anders lyk. Dit sal ‘n lewe wees waarop die sonde geen houvas het nie. So iemand sal in vrede met ander mense saamleef…’ (Jakobus 3:17 DB). Toe die jong Salomo die troon van Israel bestyg het, het God hom gevra: ‘…Wat wil jy hê?..’ (1 Konings 3:5 NLV). Salomo het geantwoord: ‘’Gee my tog die vermoë om met verstandigheid en regverdigheid oor u volk te regeer…’ Die Here was tevrede met Salomo se antwoord…’ (1 Konings 3:9-10 NLV). Salomo het bekendheid as een van die wysste manne wat ooit geleef het, verwerf en hy het drie van die boeke in die Bybel geskryf. Die God wat vir hom wysheid gegee het, sal dit ook vir jou gee. Al wat jy hoef te doen is om daarvoor te bid en jou hart en verstand vir sy Woord oop te maak. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701106 https://iono.fm/e/1701106 The greatest moment in your life is now
The greatest moment in your life is now. Not because it’s pleasant or happy or easy, but because it’s the only moment you’ve got. Every past moment is irretrievably gone. It’s never coming back. If you live there, you lose your life. And the future is always out there somewhere. You can spend an eternity waiting for tomorrow or worrying about tomorrow. If you live there, you likewise will lose your life. This moment is God’s irreplaceable gift to you. Most of all, this is the moment that matters because this is the moment where God is. If you are going to be with God at all, you must be with Him now—in this moment. That is why the Psalmist says: “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” That is why the prophet Jeremiah said God’s mercies never fail because “they are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:23 NKJV). That is why the apostle Paul said, “Be careful how you live…Make the most of every opportunity…Understand what the Lord wants you to do” (Ephesians 5:15-17 NLT). Frederick Buechner wrote, “Morning, afternoon, evening—the hours of the day, of any day, of your day and my day. The alphabet of grace. If there is a God who speaks anywhere, surely he speaks here: through waking up and working, through going away and coming back again, through people you meet and books you read, through falling asleep in the dark.” All of this means one thing—the greatest moment in your life is now. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:27:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701103 https://iono.fm/e/1701103 Your reaction time matters
Do you remember the ten spies who doubted God’s ability to deliver on His promise and dissuaded the Israelites from entering the Promised Land? Their doubt was so offensive to God—He had already revealed His power to them through the exodus from Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea—that God executed judgment on the spot. The very next day, the Israelites did an about-face. They changed their minds, but it was too little, too late. One day’s delay cost them forty years! They missed out on the Promised Land because their reaction time was too slow. Now that doesn’t mean you should live in fear of missing out. After all, God is the God of second chances (see Jonah 3:1). But please understand this: inaction is an action, and indecision is a decision. When you’re dealing with God, your response time is all important. Paul’s ministry began when he had a life-changing encounter with Christ on the Damascus road. Immediately he fell to his knees and cried: “Lord, what do You want me to do?” (Acts 9:6 NKJV). In the book of Isaiah, when heaven opened and God said, “‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” immediately the prophet Isaiah said, “‘Here am I! Send me.’ And He said, ‘Go, and tell this people’” (Isaiah 6:8-9 NKJV). You don’t want to get ahead of God, and you don’t want to lag behind Him. What you want to do is seize the opportunities He gives you as quickly, as decisively, and as boldly as you possibly can. Your reaction time matters. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:26:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701104?v=3 https://iono.fm/e/1701104?v=3 Die grootste oomblik in jou lewe is nou
Die grootste oomblik in jou lewe is nou. Nie omdat dit aangenaam of gelukkig of maklik is nie, maar omdat dit die enigste oomblik is wat jy het. Elke oomblik in die verlede is onherroeplik verby. Dit kom nooit terug nie. As jy in die verlede leef, verloor jy jou lewe. Die toekoms is altyd iewers daar buite. Jy kan ‘n ewigheid vir môre wag of jou oor môre bekommer. As jy in die toekoms leef, sal jy ook jou lewe verloor. Hierdie oomblik is God se onvervangbare geskenk aan jou. Bowenal is dit hierdie oomblik wat saak maak, want God is in hierdie oomblik. As jy enigsins by God wil wees, moet jy nou by Hom wees - in hierdie oomblik. Daarom sê die Psalmdigter: ‘Dit is die dag wat die Here gemaak het. Laat ons daaroor juig en bly wees.’ Daarom het die profeet Jeremia gesê dat mens altyd op God se genade kan vertrou, want ‘…Dit is elke oggend nuut’ (Klaagliedere 3:23 NLV). Daarom het die apostel Paulus gesê: ‘Wees dus baie versigtig hoe julle lewe… Benut elke geleentheid… probeer uitvind wat God se wil is’ (Efesiërs 5:15-17 NLV). Frederick Buechner het geskryf: ‘Morning, afternoon, evening - the hours of the day, of any day, of your day and my day. The alphabet of grace. If there is a God who speaks anywhere, surely He speaks here: through waking up and working, through going away and coming back again, through people you meet and books you read, through falling asleep in the dark.’ Dit alles beteken net een ding - die grootste oomblik in jou lewe is nou. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:26:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701101 https://iono.fm/e/1701101 Jou reaksietyd maak saak
Onthou jy die tien spioene wat God se vermoë om sy belofte na te kom betwyfel het en die Israeliete ontmoedig het om die Beloofde Land binne te gaan? Hul twyfel was so aanstootlik vir God - Hy het immers reeds sy mag aan hulle deur die uittog uit Egipte en die skeiding van die Rooi See geopenbaar - dat God dadelik sy oordeel oor hulle voltrek het. Die volgende dag het die Israeliete ‘n ommeswaai gemaak. Hulle het van plan verander, maar dit was te min, te laat. Een dag se vertraging het hulle veertig jaar gekos! Hulle het die Beloofde Land misgeloop omdat hul reaksietyd te stadig was. Dit beteken nie dat jy in vrees moet leef om iets mis te loop nie. God is immers die God van tweede kanse (sien Jona 3:1). Jy moet egter die volgende verstaan: onaktiwiteit is ‘n aksie en besluiteloosheid is ‘n besluit. Wanneer jy met God te doen het, is jou reaksietyd van kardinale belang. Paulus se bediening het begin toe hy ‘n lewensveranderende ontmoeting met Christus op die Damaskuspad gehad het. Onmiddellik het hy op sy knieë geval en uitgeroep: ‘…Here, wat wil U hê moet ek doen?..’ (Handelinge 9:6 AFR53). Toe die hemel oopgaan en God vra: ‘…Wie kan Ek met ‘n boodskap na my volk toe stuur? Wie sal vir ons gaan?..’ het die profeet Jesaja onmiddellik geantwoord: ‘…Here, ek sal gaan! Stuur my!’ Hy het gesê: ‘Ja, gaan. Sê vir die mense so…’’ (Jesaja 6:8-9 NLV). Jy wil nie God vooruitloop nie en jy wil nie agtergelaat word nie. Wat jy moet doen, is om die geleenthede wat Hy jou gee so vinnig, so beslis en so dapper as moontlik aan te gryp. Jou reaksietyd maak saak. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:25:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701100 https://iono.fm/e/1701100 You can conquer your hang-ups
Today’s problem is not necessarily tomorrow’s problem. Don’t incarcerate yourself by assuming it is. Resist self-labeling: “I’m just a worrier.” “Gossip is my weakness.” “My dad was a drinker; I guess I’ll carry on the tradition.” Stop that! These words create alliances with the devil. They grant him access to your spirit. It’s not God’s will that you live a defeated, unhappy life. Turn a deaf ear to the old voices and make new choices. “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance” (Psalm 16:6 NKJV). Live out of your inheritance, not your circumstances. God has already promised you victory and provided you with weapons for the fight. “Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4 NKJV). How did Joshua conquer Jericho? By using God’s strategy: “Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the Lord” (Joshua 6:6 NKJV). The ark of the covenant was the symbol of God’s presence. Joshua placed it in the middle of the procession. Every activity orbited around God. The secret of victory is to keep God center stage in your life, using the weapons of worship, Scripture, and prayer. Employ every tool God offers: Scripture memorization and petition. Turn off the TV and open the Bible more. Worry less and pray more. You can conquer your hang-ups by drawing daily on the presence of God. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:24:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701099 https://iono.fm/e/1701099 Jy kan jou probleme oorkom
Vandag se probleem is nie noodwendig môre se probleem nie. Weerstaan die versoeking om jouself te etiketteer: ‘Ek is nou maar net ‘n kommerkous.’ ‘My swakheid is nou maar een maal om te skinder.’ ‘My pa was ‘n drinker; ek sit maar net die tradisie voort.’ Hou op daarmee! Hierdie woorde skep bondgenootskappe met die duiwel. Dit gee hom toegang tot jou gees. Dit is nie God se wil dat jy ‘n verslane, ongelukkige lewe moet lei nie. Draai ‘n dowe oor vir die ou stemme en maak nuwe keuses. ‘’n Pragtige plek is vir my afgemeet. Wat ek geërf het, is vir my mooi!’ (Psalm 16:6 NLV). Leef uit jou erfenis, nie uit jou omstandighede nie. God het jou reeds oorwinning belowe en jou van wapens vir die stryd voorsien. ‘Ons leef wel in ‘n menslike liggaam, maar ons voer die stryd nie met menslike middele nie. Die wapens van ons stryd is nie mensgemaak nie, maar die kragtige gevegstoerusting van God wat vestings kan vernietig… (2 Korintiërs 10:3-4 NLV). Hoe het Josua Jerigo verower? Deur God se strategie te gebruik: ‘…Dra die ark van die verbond. Laat sewe priesters elkeen met ‘n ramshoring voor die ark van die Here loop’ (Josua 6:6 NLV). Die verbondsark was die simbool van God se teenwoordigheid. Josua het dit in die middel van die optog geplaas. Elke aktiwiteit het om God gewentel. Die geheim van oorwinning is om God sentraal in jou lewe te hou deur die wapens van aanbidding - die Skrif en gebed - te gebruik. Gebruik elke instrument wat God bied: Memoriseer die Skrif en pleit by God. Skakel die TV af en maak die Bybel meer gereeld oop. Bekommer jou minder en bid meer. Jy kan jou probleme oorkom deur daagliks op die teenwoordigheid van God staat te maak. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:23:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:15 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701098 https://iono.fm/e/1701098 Pray and believe God for healing
Dr. A. B. Simpson, founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, was plagued with poor health. Two nervous breakdowns and a heart condition led to a physician telling him—at age thirty-eight—he wouldn’t live to be forty. The diagnosis was no surprise to Simpson. Preaching was agonizing for him; even climbing a slight elevation left him breathless. In desperation, he went to his Bible to find out what Jesus had to say about disease, and he became convinced that Jesus wanted to heal him. Shortly after, he went for a walk in the country. Coming to a pine woods, he sat down on a log to rest and pray. He asked Christ to become his physical life until his life’s work was accomplished. He later said, “Every fiber in me was tingling with the sense of God’s presence.” Days later, he climbed a 3,000-foot mountain. “When I reached the top,” he said, “the world of weakness and fear was lying at my feet. From that time on, I literally had a new heart.” He went on to preach 3,000 sermons in the next three years, sometimes holding twenty meetings a week. He became a prolific author whose books are still blessing the world. And he died—at the age of seventy-six. In the Bible, Jeremiah prayed: “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed.” David said, “O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me…You brought my soul up from the grave” (Psalm 30:2-3 NKJV). Isaiah said, “You will restore me and make me live” (Isaiah 38:16 NKJV). So pray and believe God for healing. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:22:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701095 https://iono.fm/e/1701095 Have a cooperative spirit
A cooperative spirit will become your norm once you embrace the fact that you plant seeds for your own success when you support others. Take the case of Paul and Apollos. Some of the Christians at Corinth felt they had to choose sides as to which one to follow—despite the fact that they preached the same gospel. Paul took them to task for their carnal attitudes. “One of you says, ‘I belong to Paul,’ and another says, ‘I belong to Apollos.’ When you say things like this, you are acting like people of the world. Is Apollos important? No! Is Paul important? No! We are only servants of God who helped you believe. Each one of us did the work God gave us to do. I planted the seed, and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made it grow. So the one who plants is not important, and the one who waters is not important. Only God, who makes things grow, is important…We are God’s workers, working together” (1 Corinthians 3:4-9 NCV). In an attempt to blow out another’s light so that their own lights can shine, some ministers make disparaging remarks about other ministries. And it’s such a turnoff to both believers and non-believers. Paul’s primary objective was to spread the gospel, and he wanted to make sure that no minister was hindered from doing so. In his letter to Titus, he encouraged believers to give Apollos their full support: “Do everything you can to help…Apollos” (Titus 3:13 NLT). Such a request could emanate only from a secure heart. So, the word for you today is—have a cooperative spirit. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:21:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 17 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701096 https://iono.fm/e/1701096 Bid en glo God vir genesing
Dr A. B. Simpson, stigter van die Christian and Missionary Alliance, is deur swak gesondheid geteister. Twee senuwee-ineenstortings en ‘n hartkwaal het daartoe gelei dat ‘n dokter hom - op agt-en-dertigjarige ouderdom - meegedeel het dat hy nie veertig sou word nie. Die diagnose was nie vir Simpson ‘n verrassing nie. Dit was vir hom ‘n foltering om te preek; selfs die klim van ‘n effense hoogte het hom asemloos gelaat. In desperaatheid het hy hom na sy Bybel gewend om uit te vind wat Jesus oor siekte sê en hy het oortuig geraak dat Jesus hom wou genees. Kort daarna het hy ‘n entjie in die platteland gaan stap. Toe hy by ‘n dennebos kom, het hy op ‘n stomp gaan sit om te rus en te bid. Hy het Christus gevra om sy fisiese lewe te seën sodat hy sy lewenstaak kon voltooi. Hy het later gesê: ‘Elke vesel in my het getintel van die bewustheid van God se teenwoordigheid. Van daardie oomblik af het ek letterlik ‘n nuwe hart gehad.’ Hy het in die volgende drie jaar 3 000 preke gelewer en soms twintig vergaderings per week bygewoon. Hy het ‘n produktiewe skrywer geword wie se boeke steeds die wêreld seën. Hy is uiteindelik oorlede - op die ouderdom van ses-en-sewentig. In die Bybel het Jeremia gebid: ‘Here, U alleen kan my gesond maak…’ Dawid het gesê: ‘Here my God, ek het na U geroep om hulp en U het my gesond gemaak. Here, U het my gered van die doderyk…’ (Psalm 30:3-4 NLV). Jesaja het gesê: ‘…U het my gesondheid teruggegee en my toegelaat om te lewe!’ (Jesaja 38:16 NLV). Bid dus en glo God vir genesing. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:21:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701092 https://iono.fm/e/1701092 ‘n Gees van samewerking
Sodra jy die feit aanvaar dat jy vir jou eie sukses saad saai wanneer jy ander mense ondersteun, sal ‘n gees van samewerking jou norm word. Neem die geval van Paulus en Apollos. Sommige van die Christene in Korinte het gevoel dat hulle kant moes kies oor watter een om te volg - ten spyte van die feit dat hulle dieselfde evangelie verkondig het. Paulus het hulle aangespreek oor hul vleeslike gesindhede. ‘As een van julle sê: ‘Ek is vir Paulus,’ en ‘n ander: ‘Ek is vir Apollos,’ is julle dan nie nog wêrelds nie? Wat is Apollos dan? Wat is Paulus? Hulle is maar net dienaars deur wie julle tot geloof gekom het, en elkeen doen die werk soos die Here dit vir hom gegee het. Ek het geplant, Apollos het natgegooi, maar dit is God wat laat groei het. Dit gaan dus nie om die een wat plant of die een wat natgooi nie, maar om God wat laat groei… Ons is medewerkers in diens van God… (1 Korintiërs 3:4-9 AFR83). Sommige predikante maak neerhalende opmerkings oor ander bedieninge in ‘n poging om iemand anders se lig te verdoof sodat hul eie lig helderder kan skyn. Dit skrik beide gelowiges en ongelowiges af. Paulus se primêre doelwit was om die evangelie te versprei en hy wou seker maak dat geen predikant verhinder word om dit te doen nie. In sy brief aan Titus het hy gelowiges aangemoedig om Apollos hul volle ondersteuning te gee: ‘Doen jou uiterste bes om… Apollos met hulle reis te help…’ (Titus 3:13 NLV). So ‘n versoek kan slegs uit ‘n geruste hart kom. Die woord vir jou vandag is dus: jy moet ‘n gees van samewerking hê. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:18:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 17 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701091 https://iono.fm/e/1701091 Understanding the kingdom of God
In one sense, the kingdom of God is future, eternal, and heavenly. When Christ returns to set up His kingdom on earth, the prophecy will be fulfilled: “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!” (Revelation 11:15 NKJV). What a glorious day that will be for all of God’s redeemed children. But until then, Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is within you.” That means as a born-again believer living in this world, you’re called to demonstrate what it means to live under the rule of the King of kings and Lord of lords. Winston Churchill famously quipped: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried.” All human government is flawed and ultimately destined to fail because it’s made up of flawed human beings. So as citizens of the kingdom of God, we are called to be “light” that illuminates darkness and dispels ignorance, and “salt” that flavours, cleanses, heals, and enriches the lives of those we come in contact with (see Matthew 5:13-14). We are called to practice the principles of God’s kingdom in the marketplace of life. Whether you work in education, transportation, medicine, politics, agriculture, IT, sales, manufacturing, etc., you are called to demonstrate the benefits of living under the rule of Christ and by the guidance of His indwelling Holy Spirit. “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord.” When Christ returns, that promise will be totally fulfilled. Until then, Jesus said, “Occupy till I come” (Luke 19:13 KJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 16 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701090 https://iono.fm/e/1701090 Verstaan God se koningsheerskappy
God se koningsheerskappy is toekomstig, ewig en hemels. Wanneer Christus terugkeer om sy koninkryk op aarde te vestig, sal die volgende profesie vervul word: ‘...Die koninklike heerskappy oor die wêreld behoort nou aan ons Here en sy Christus, en Hy sal as koning heers vir altyd’ (Openbaring 11:15 NLV). Wat ‘n glorieryke dag sal dit nie vir al God se verloste kinders wees nie. Tot dit egter plaasvind, sê Jesus: ‘...die koningsheerskappy van God is hier by julle.’ Dit beteken dat jy as ‘n wedergebore gelowige wat in hierdie wêreld leef, geroep is om te demonstreer wat dit beteken om onder die heerskappy van die Koning van konings en die Here van heersers te leef. Winston Churchill het geskerts: ‘Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried.’ Alle menslike regerings is gebrekkig en uiteindelik bestem om te misluk, omdat dit uit gebrekkige mense bestaan. Dus, as burgers van die koninkryk van God, word ons geroep om die ‘lig’ te wees wat die duisternis verlig en onkunde verdryf, en die ‘sout’ te wees wat die lewens van diegene met wie ons in aanraking kom, geurig maak, reinig, genees en verryk (sien Matteus 5:13-14). Ons word geroep om die beginsels van God se koninkryk op die markplein van die lewe uit te oefen. Of jy nou in die onderwys, vervoer, medisyne, politiek, landbou, verkope, of vervaardiging werk, jy word geroep om die voordele van ‘n lewe onder die heerskappy van Christus en deur die leiding van sy inwonende Heilige Gees, te demonstreer. ‘....Die koninklike heerskappy oor die wêreld behoort nou aan ons Here en sy Christus...’ Wanneer Christus terugkeer, sal hierdie belofte ten volle vervul word. Tot dan, het Jesus gesê: ‘...Gaan doen besigheid daarmee totdat ek terugkom’ (Lukas 19:13 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:16:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 16 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701088 https://iono.fm/e/1701088 Money: how you get it, and give it
Many of the heroes in the Bible were wealthy individuals. “Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold” (Genesis 13:2 NKJV). King David “died in a good old age, full of days and riches and honour” (1 Chronicles 29:28 NKJV). Barnabas, a wealthy landowner, made possible the expansion of the early church when he sold a piece of real estate and gave the money to the apostles (see Acts 4:36-37). There is nothing wrong with wealth in and of itself. The things that matter are: (1) How you get it. “Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord” (James 5:1, 4 NKJV). The God who records and rewards also observes how you do business. (2) How you give it. David said, “All things come from You, and of Your own [hand] we have given You.” So, when God speaks to you to give, try to remember these two things: (a) He is asking for a portion of what already belongs to Him. You don’t own it; you manage it for Him. (b) You always reap what you sow. “Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Galatians 6:7 NKJV). And in God’s economy, you reap more than you sow. If you plant a single grain of corn, you reap a cornstalk with hundreds of grains like itself. So give and God will give back to you. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 15 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701086 https://iono.fm/e/1701086 Geld: Hoe mens dit kry en uitgee
Baie van die helde in die Bybel was welgestelde individue. ‘Abram was baie ryk aan lewende hawe, silwer en goud’ (Genesis 13:2 NLV). Koning Dawid ‘…is op ‘n ryp ouderdom dood nadat hy ‘n lang lewe, rykdom en eer geniet het…’ (1 Kronieke 29:28 NLV). Barnabas, ‘n welgestelde grondeienaar, het die uitbreiding van die vroeë kerk moontlik gemaak toe hy ‘n stuk grond verkoop en die geld aan die apostels gegee het (sien Handelinge 4:36-37). Daar is niks met rykdom op sigself verkeerd nie. Die dinge wat egter saak maak, is: 1) Hoe jy dit kry. ‘Kom nou, julle ryk mense, huil en treur oor al die swaar wat vir julle voorlê… Die betaling wat julle teruggehou het van die mense wat oes, is baie duidelike getuienis teen julle…’ (Jakobus 5:1, 4 NLV). Die God wat aanteken en beloon, let ook op hoe jy sake doen. 2) Hoe jy dit gee. Dawid het gesê: ‘…Alles wat ons het, kom van U af, en ons gee vir U net dit wat U reeds vir ons gegee het!’ Wanneer God dus vir jou sê om te gee, probeer om hierdie twee dinge te onthou: a) Hy vra vir ‘n gedeelte van dit wat reeds aan Hom behoort. Jy besit dit nie; jy bestuur dit net vir Hom. b) Jy oes altyd wat jy saai. ‘…Wat mense saai sal hulle ook maai!’ (Galasiërs 6:7 NLV). In God se ekonomie maai jy meer as wat jy saai. Wanneer jy ‘n enkele mieliepit plant, oes jy ‘n mielierank met honderde mieliepitte. Gee dus en God sal aan jou teruggee. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:14:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 15 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701084 https://iono.fm/e/1701084 Let’s tell the whole world about Jesus
One of the greatest disasters of history took place in 1271. That year, Niccolo and Matteo Polo, the father and uncle of Marco Polo, visited Kublai Khan, who was considered the world ruler—with authority over all China, India, and the entire East. Kublai Khan was attracted to the story of Christianity as Niccolo and Matteo told it to him. He said to them, “You shall go to your high priest and tell him on my behalf to send me a hundred men skilled in your religion and I shall be baptized. And when I am baptized, all my barons and great men will be baptized and their subjects will receive baptism, too. And so there will be more Christians here than there are in your parts of the world.” But amazingly, nothing was done in response to what Kublai Khan requested. Only after thirty years was a handful of missionaries sent. Too few, too late! Christian leaders in the West apparently didn’t have the vision to see the East won to Christ. The mind boggles at the possible ways the world might be different today if thirteenth-century China, India, and the other areas of Asia had become Christian. Now it’s up to us! You say, “What can I do? I’m only one person.” You can do three things: (1) “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Matthew 9:38 NKJV). (2) Give, so that the unsaved can be reached with the gospel (see 2 Corinthians 9:7). (3) If God calls you, go! “Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’” ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:13:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 14 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701080 https://iono.fm/e/1701080 Evaluate your expectations
We all have expectations of others. Many times, we may not be totally aware of our expectations, or we don’t express them or will not acknowledge that they are unrealistic. Therefore, they can cause us a great deal of frustration. Failed expectations will always create stress if we allow them. Unfortunately, some of the most harmful expectations are the ones we have of ourselves. “I should be able to raise three children, have dinner on the table each night, work ten-hour days, and look perfect when my husband walks through the door.” Make a list of your key expectations beginning with the most important people in your life, and list your key expectations of each person. Try to be objective in whether they are realistic. Understand the origin or core reason for an expectation. Have you shared these expectations? If not, why not? Do you fear rejection? What is the worst that could happen? Are you willing to negotiate some of your expectations? To preserve your peace, there may be instances in which you may have to eliminate certain expectations. The psalmist wrote: “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.” That means you may have to expect less from people and more from God. Don’t set yourself up to be frustrated. Bring your expectations before God for a valuation. Let Him weed out the unrealistic ones and give you the courage to express the ones that need to be communicated. Trust God to influence the hearts of those involved so your expectations don’t become a source of stress for you or them. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:12:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 13 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701082 https://iono.fm/e/1701082 Vertel die hele wêreld van Jesus
Een van die geskiedenis se grootste rampe het in 1271 plaasgevind. Daardie jaar het Niccolo en Matteo Polo, die vader en oom van Marco Polo, Kublai Khan besoek wat op daardie stadium as die wêreldheerser beskou is - met gesag oor die hele China, Indië en die hele Ooste. Kublai Khan was aangetrokke tot die verhaal van Christus soos Niccolo en Matteo dit aan hom oorvertel het. Hy het vir hulle gesê: ‘Julle moet na julle hoëpriester gaan en hom namens my sê om vir my honderd manne te stuur wat vaardig in julle godsdiens is, en ek sal gedoop word. Wanneer ek gedoop is, sal al my baronne en groot manne gedoop word en hulle onderdane sal ook gedoop word. So sal daar meer Christene hier wees as in julle deel van die wêreld.’ Verbasend genoeg is daar egter niks gedoen in reaksie op Kublai Khan se versoek nie. Eers na dertig jaar is ‘n handjievol sendelinge gestuur. Dit was te min, te laat! Christelike leiers in die Weste het blykbaar nie die visie gehad om te sien hoe die Ooste vir Christus gewen kon word nie. Dis verstommed om te dink aan die maniere waarop die wêreld vandag anders sou kon wees as die dertiende-eeuse China, Indië en die ander gebiede van Asië, Christelik geword het. Nou is dit egter ons verantwoordelikheid! Jy vra: ‘Wat kan ek doen? Ek is net een persoon.’ Jy kan drie dinge doen: 1) ‘Hierdie oes is die Here s’n. Vra Hom dan om werkers vir sy oesland te voorsien’ (Matteus 9:38 NLV). 2) Gee, sodat die ongereddes met die evangelie bereik kan word (sien 2 Korintiërs 9:7). 3) As God jou roep, gaan! ‘…Ek het geantwoord: ‘Here, ek sal gaan! Stuur my!’’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:12:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 14 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701078 https://iono.fm/e/1701078 Evalueer jou verwagtinge
Ons almal het verwagtinge van ander mense. Baie keer is ons dalk nie heeltemal bewus van ons verwagtinge nie, of ons druk dit nie duidelik uit nie, of ons erken nie dat dit onrealisties is nie. Daarom kan dit ons baie frustreer. Mislukte verwagtinge sal altyd stres veroorsaak. Ongelukkig is sommige van die skadelikste verwagtinge dié wat ons van onsself het. ‘Ek behoort drie kinders groot te maak, elke aand aandete op die tafel te hê, tien uur per dag te werk en perfek te lyk wanneer my man deur die deur stap.’ Maak ‘n lys van jou belangrikste verwagtinge. Begin met die belangrikste mense in jou lewe en maak dan ‘n lys van jou belangrikste verwagtinge van elke persoon. Probeer objektief wees of dit realisties is of nie. Maak seker dat jy die oorsprong of kernrede vir ‘n verwagting verstaan. Het jy hierdie verwagtinge duidelik gemaak? Indien nie, hoekom nie? Vrees jy verwerping? Wat is die ergste wat kan gebeur? Is jy bereid om oor sommige van jou verwagtinge te onderhandel? Daar kan gevalle wees waar jy sekere verwagtinge moet uitskakel om jou eie vrede te bewaar. Die Psalmdigter het geskryf: ‘Wees net maar stil tot God, my siel, want van Hom is my verwagting!’ Dit beteken dat jy dalk minder van mense en meer van God sal moet verwag. Moenie jouself blootstel om in frustrasie te lewe nie. Bring jou verwagtinge voor God en laat Hy hulle beoordeel. Laat Hy die onrealistiese uitskakel en jou die moed gee om dié wat gekommunikeer moet word, uit te druk. Vertrou God om die harte van diegene wat betrokke is, te beïnvloed sodat jou verwagtinge nie ‘n bron van frustrasie vir jou of hulle word nie. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:07:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 13 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:02 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701075 https://iono.fm/e/1701075 Keys to spiritual growth
How can you grow spiritually? By doing these five things: (1) Rediscover the Bible. You will never grow spiritually without soaking your mind in Scripture. When Jesus told the devil, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4 NKJV), He was quoting a verse from Deuteronomy that He’d memorized. If Jesus needed the Scriptures, you do too. (2) Restart your prayer life. Charles Spurgeon said, “As well could you expect a plant to grow without air and water as to expect your heart to grow without prayer and faith.” When you venture into the realm of the impossible and start praying for God to move supernaturally in your life, you will begin to see miracles. (3) Reconnect with God’s people. “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together…but encouraging one another” (Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV). (4) Resist your sinful habits. “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure” (1 Corinthians 10:13 NLT). Always choose God’s “way out.” (5) Invest in others. God has a place for you to serve and people for you to invest in. Make a quality decision that you are not going to just sit in church and soak up one more sermon; instead, begin to act on what you have learned. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:05:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 12 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701073 https://iono.fm/e/1701073 Sleutels tot geestelike groei
Hoe kan jy geestelik groei? Deur die volgende vyf dinge te doen: 1) Herontdek die Bybel. Jy sal nooit geestelik groei sonder om jou gedagtes in die Skrif te verdiep nie. Toe Jesus vir die duiwel gesê het: ‘…’n Mens het meer as brood nodig om van te lewe. Wat jy eintlik nodig het, is om te leef van elke woord uit God se mond’ (Matteus 4:4 NLV), het Hy ‘n vers uit Deuteronomium aangehaal wat Hy gememoriseer het. As Jesus die Skrif nodig gehad het, het jy dit ook nodig. 2) Hervat jou gebedslewe. Charles Spurgeon het gesê: ‘Net soos jy nie kan verwag dat ‘n plant sonder lug en water moet groei nie, so kan jy nie verwag dat jou hart sonder gebed en geloof moet groei nie.’ Wanneer jy begin bid dat God bonatuurlik in jou lewe moet optree, sal jy wonderwerke begin sien gebeur. 3) Skakel weer met God se mense. ‘Laat ons voortdurend aandag gee aan mekaar – oor hoe ons mekaar kan aanspoor tot ‘n meer kragdadige beoefening van liefde en goeie dade… Kom ons moedig mekaar aan...’ (Hebreërs 10:24-25 NLV). 4) Weerstaan jou sondige gewoontes. ‘Onthou, die versoekings wat oor julle pad kom, is nie uniek nie; ander ondervind dit ook. God is getrou. Hy sal keer dat die versoeking te sterk vir julle word. Midde-in die versoeking sal Hy vir ‘n uitweg sorg sodat julle kan volhou’ (1 Korintiërs 10:13 NLV). Kies altyd God se ‘uitweg.’ 5) Belê in ander. God het ‘n plek vir jou gereed gemaak om te dien en in mense te belê. Maak ‘n kwaliteitsbesluit dat jy nie net in die kerk gaan sit en die een preek na die ander gaan luister nie; maar dat jy gaan begin optree volgens wat jy geleer het. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:04:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 12 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:29 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701066 https://iono.fm/e/1701066 “Overcome evil with good”
During the Korean War, a South Korean civilian was arrested by the communists and ordered to be shot. When the young communist leader learned that the prisoner in his charge was the head of an orphanage caring for young children, he decided to spare him. Instead, he ordered the execution of the man’s son. The nineteen-year-old son was shot in the presence of his father. After the war, the young communist leader was captured by United Nations forces and condemned to death. But before the sentence could be carried out, the Christian whose son had been killed pleaded for the life of the killer. He argued that the communist had been young when he ordered the execution, and that he really didn’t know what he was doing. “Give him to me,” the man requested, “and I will train him.” Unusual though it was, the United Nations forces granted his request, and the father took the murderer of his son into his own home and took care of him. The Bible says, “Love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8 NKJV). And by being exposed to the love of God, that young communist leader became a Christian and eventually went on to become the pastor of a church. Have you been hurt, betrayed, or treated unfairly? Instead of retaliating in anger, handle it scripturally: “Never pay back evil with more evil… Never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, ‘I will take revenge; I will pay them back,’ says the Lord…Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good” (Romans 12:17, 19, 21 NLT). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:56:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 11 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701053 https://iono.fm/e/1701053 ‘Deur goed te doen moet julle die slegte hokslaan’
Tydens die Koreaanse Oorlog is ‘n Suid-Koreaanse burger deur die kommuniste in hegtenis geneem. Toe die jong kommunistiese leier uitvind dat hy die hoof van ‘n weeshuis is, het hy egter besluit om sy lewe te spaar. In plaas daarvan het hy beveel dat die man se seun tereggestel moet word. Die negentienjarige seun is in die teenwoordigheid van sy vader geskiet. Na die oorlog is die jong kommunistiese leier deur die Verenigde Nasies gevange geneem en ter dood veroordeel. Voordat die vonnis egter voltrek kon word, het die Christen wie se seun doodgemaak is, vir die lewe van die moordenaar gepleit. ‘Gee hom vir my,’ het die man gevra, ‘en ek sal hom oplei.’ Hoe ongewoon dit ook al was, het die Verenigde Nasies sy versoek toegestaan en die vader het sy seun se moordenaar in sy eie huis ingeneem en vir hom gesorg. Deur aan die liefde van God blootgestel te word, het daardie jong kommunistiese leier ‘n Christen en uiteindelik die pastoor van ‘n kerk geword. Is jy al seergemaak, verraai of onregverdig behandel? In plaas daarvan om in woede terug te veg, hanteer dit Skriftuurlik: ‘Moenie vir enigiemand kwaad met kwaad terugbetaal nie… julle moet julleself nie wreek nie. Laat die straf aan God oor. Daar staan mos in die Skrif: ‘Dit is mý reg om te straf; Ek sal vergeld, sê die Here’… Moenie toelaat dat die slegte julle onderkry nie, maar deur goed te doen moet julle die slegte hokslaan’ (Romeine 12:17, 19, 21 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:23:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 11 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701047 https://iono.fm/e/1701047 God has given you seed to sow
Jesus said: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches” (vv. 31-32 NIV). A mustard seed is only two millimeters in diameter and comes in three primary varieties: yellow, black, and white. Within that seed is a remarkable nutritional profile, including vitamin A, B6, B12, C, E, and K. It’s also a source of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Jesus pointed out that when it’s planted, it can grow up and become one of the largest trees in the garden, blessing the birds of the air by providing them with a home. Paul wrote: “Now may He who supplies seed to the sower…multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness” (2 Corinthians 9:10 NKJV). Who does God give “seed” to? Sowers, not hoarders! What does God do with your seed when you sow it? He multiplies it! The seed you sow can be in the form of time, service, wisdom, money, compassion, etc. And God promises that when you sow, you will reap His blessing. “God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV). God has given you seed—sow it! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:22:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 10 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701045 https://iono.fm/e/1701045 God het vir jou saad gegee om te saai
Jesus het gesê: ‘…God se koningsheerskappy is soos ‘n mosterdsaad wat iemand in sy tuin geplant het. Dit is die kleinste van alle saadsoorte, maar as dit groei, word dit groter as al die ander plante in die tuin. Dit word so ‘n groot boom dat die voëls in sy takke kan kom nesmaak’ (verse 31-32 NLV). ‘n Mosterdsaad is slegs twee millimeter in deursnee en kom in drie primêre kleure voor: geel, swart en wit. Binne daardie merkwaardige saad is vitamien A, B6, B12, C, E en K. Dit is ook ‘n bron van kalsium, yster, magnesium, fosfor, kalium, natrium en sink. Dit het anti-inflammatoriese en anti-kanker eienskappe. Jesus het daarop gewys dat wanneer dit geplant word, dit groei om een van die grootste bome in die tuin te word, wat die voëls van die hemel seën deur hulle van ‘n tuiste te voorsien. Paulus het geskryf: ‘God wat saad voorsien aan die saaier en dan brood om te eet, sal ook aan julle saad gee en dit laat toeneem en die vrugte van julle goedhartigheid lieflik laat groei’ (2 Korintiërs 9:10 NLV). Aan wie gee God ‘saad’? Aan saaiers, nie aan opgaarders nie! Wat doen God met jou saad wanneer jy dit saai? Hy vermeerder dit! Die saad wat jy saai kan in die vorm van tyd, diens, wysheid, geld, deernis, ens. wees. God belowe dat wanneer jy saai, jy sy seën sal oes. ‘En God is in staat om aan julle elke gawe in oorvloed te gee sodat julle in elke opsig genoeg kan hê én ook nog oorvloedig kan wees in elke goeie werk’ (2 Korintiërs 9:8 NLV). God het vir jou saad gegee - saai dit! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 10 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701043 https://iono.fm/e/1701043 Tell the truth
Rosalie Elliot made it to the fourth round of a national spelling contest in Washington, DC. The eleven-year-old from South Carolina was asked to spell the word avowal. In her soft southern accent, she spelled the word, but the judges were unable to determine if she had used an a or an e as the next-to-last letter. They debated among themselves for several minutes as they listened to the recording, but it was too accent-blurred to decipher. Finally, the chief judge put the question to the only person who knew the answer. “Was the letter an a, or was it an e?” he asked Rosalie. By this time, being surrounded by whispering young spellers, Rosalie knew the correct spelling of the word. Still, without hesitation, she replied that she had misspelled the word, and she walked from the stage. The entire audience stood and applauded, including some fifty newspaper reporters. The moment was a proud one for her parents. Even in defeat, she was a victor. Indeed, more has been written about Rosalie Elliot over the years than about the “unknown” winner of the event. As a redeemed child of God, your heavenly Father requires honesty in word and deed. “The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment” (Proverbs 12:19 NKJV). “Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds” (Colossians 3:9 NKJV). “Therefore, put away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbour,’ for we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:20:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 9 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701042 https://iono.fm/e/1701042 Praat die waarheid
Rosalie Elliot het die vierde rondte van ‘n nasionale spelkompetisie in Washington DC, gehaal. Die elfjarige van Suid-Carolina is gevra om die woord ‘avowal’ te spel. In haar sagte suidelike aksent het sy die woord gespel, maar die beoordelaars kon nie besluit of sy ‘n a of ‘n e as die voorlaaste letter gebruik het nie. Hulle het vir ‘n paar minute onder mekaar gedebatteer terwyl hulle na die opname geluister het, maar die aksent was te vaag om te ontsyfer. Uiteindelik het die hoofbeoordelaar die vraag aan die enigste persoon wat die antwoord geken het, gestel. ‘Was die letter ‘n a, of was dit ‘n e?’ het hy vir Rosalie gevra. Teen hierdie tyd, omring deur die ander jong deelnemers wat onder mekaar gefluister het, het Rosalie die korrekte spelling van die woord geken. Tog het sy sonder aarseling geantwoord dat sy die woord verkeerd gespel het en van die verhoog af geloop. Die hele gehoor, insluitend sowat vyftig koerantverslaggewers, het opgestaan en haar toegejuig. Dit was ‘n trotse oomblik vir haar ouers. Selfs in die nederlaag was sy ‘n oorwinnaar. Daar is inderdaad meer oor Rosalie Elliot as oor die kind wat die kompetisie op die ou einde gewen het, geskryf! As ‘n verloste kind van God, vereis jou hemelse Vader eerlikheid in woord en daad. ‘Die waarheid hou vir altyd; die leuen kom gou aan die lig’ (Spreuke 12:19 NLV). ‘Moenie vir mekaar lieg nie. Julle het mos die vorige mens en sy leefstyl soos klere uitgetrek’ (Kolossense 3:9 NLV). ‘Gevolglik moet julle ophou leuens vertel en die waarheid teenoor mekaar praat. Ons is tog lede van dieselfde liggaam’ (Efesiërs 4:25 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 9 Aug 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701041 https://iono.fm/e/1701041 How to make anger work for you (2)
Anger scares many of us because we’ve been harmed by it. But anger can be evidence that a person cares about someone or something. Nothing wrong is ever made right without someone becoming angry about it. If you shut down all anger, you eliminate passion, intimacy, and love. Here are two ways to make anger work for you: (1) Direct your anger at the right target. Your spouse is not the enemy; Satan is. He comes to “steal, and to kill, and to destroy” (John 10:10 KJV). He’s the one trying to drive a wedge between you. Consciously move your focus from your spouse to the problem. For example, get angry at your lack of finances, not your spouse’s spending. Get angry at demands pulling you in different directions, not your spouse staying late at work. Get angry at the limitations on intimacy, not your spouse saying no to sex. Put the problem “out there,” separate from you and your spouse. See yourselves as fighting the problem together. Attack the problem, not each other. (2) Look for the pain. Find the pain that triggered the anger; it’s almost always there. Look for it in your spouse and in your own heart. What need isn’t being met? What wound has been exposed? What shame or fear is aroused? When you identify the pain, you’ll be miles closer to the solution. But beware! By being vulnerable, you may end up wounding each other sometimes; acknowledge it and forgive quickly. Staying engaged while risking vulnerability will increase intimacy more than anything else. So, embrace anger as God’s gift, and learn how to make it work for you. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:17:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 8 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701040 https://iono.fm/e/1701040 Hoe om woede vir jou te laat werk (2)
Woede maak baie van ons bang, omdat ons al daardeur skade gely het. Woede kan egter ‘n bewys wees dat ‘n persoon vir iemand of iets omgee. Wanneer julle woede afskakel, elimineer dit julle passie, intimiteit en liefde. Hier is twee maniere om woede vir jou te laat werk: 1) Rig jou woede op die regte teiken. Jou eggenoot is nie die vyand nie; Satan is. Hy kom ‘…om te steel, dood te maak en te vernietig’ (Johannes 10:10 NLV). Hy is die een wat probeer om ‘n wig tussen julle in te dryf. Verskuif bewustelik jou fokus van jou eggenoot na die probleem toe. Word byvoorbeeld kwaad vir jou gebrek aan finansies, nie vir jou eggenoot se besteding nie. Word kwaad vir eise wat julle in verskillende rigtings trek, nie vir jou eggenoot wat laat by die werk bly nie. Word kwaad vir die beperkings op intimiteit, nie vir jou eggenoot wat nee vir seks nie sê nie. Plaas die probleem apart van jou en jou eggenoot. Sien julleself as ‘n span wat die probleem saam beveg. Val die probleem aan, nie mekaar nie. 2) Identifiseer die oorsprong. Vind die pyn wat die woede veroorsaak. Soek daarna in jou en jou eggenoot se harte. Watter behoefte word nie vervul nie? Watter wond is blootgelê? Watter skaamte of vrees word opgewek? Wanneer jy die pyn identifiseer, sal jy myle nader aan die oplossing wees. Wees egter versigtig! Deur kwesbaar te wees, kan julle mekaar soms seermaak; erken dit en vergewe mekaar vinnig wanneer dit gebeur. Om by mekaar betrokke te bly wanneer julle kwesbaar is, sal die vlak van julle intimiteit soos niks anders kan nie, verhoog. Omarm dus woede as God se geskenk en leer hoe om dit vir jou te laat werk. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:16:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 8 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701039 https://iono.fm/e/1701039 How to make anger work for you (1)
You can use anger to actually deepen the bond and intimacy between you and your spouse. Here’s how: (1) Acknowledge the place of anger. A person ruled by anger is not safe, healthy, or wise. “Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls” (Proverbs 25:28 NKJV). But if you and your spouse can learn to rule anger instead of letting it rule you, it can be invaluable. Think of the emotion as a flare sent up by your brain telling you there’s something you need to deal with. Find your own way to acknowledge your feelings. If you struggle to control your anger, take a walk and let the temperature decrease. Then come back, re-engage, and deal with the issue. (2) Don’t run away. If you’re truly in danger, you need to get somewhere safe. But if not, staying engaged with your spouse validates the feelings of both of you. It’s the only way to get a solution. If either of you is angry, agree to deal with it. You may need to plan a time to do so, but don’t wait long. If nothing else, determine to deal with it before going to sleep that night. You may not find a solution to the whole problem, but make a pact to defuse the situation before the day ends. “Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26-27 NLT). If necessary, schedule a time to address the issue. You both deserve it, and your marriage is worth it. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 7 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701025 https://iono.fm/e/1701025 Hoe om woede vir jou te laat werk (1)
Jy kan woede gebruik om die band en intimiteit tussen jou en jou eggenoot te verdiep. ‘n Mens doen dit as volg: 1) Erken die woede. ‘n Persoon wat deur woede beheer word, is nie veilig, gesond of wys nie. ‘Iemand wat homself nie in bedwang kan hou nie, is soos ‘n stad sonder ‘n muur wat beskerming bied’ (Spreuke 25:28 NLV). As jy en jou eggenoot kan leer om woede te beheer, in plaas daarvan om deur dit beheer te word, kan dit van onskatbare waarde wees. Vind ‘n manier om julle gevoelens te erken. As jy sukkel om jou woede te beheer, neem eers ‘n tree terug en word kalm. Kom dan terug en hanteer die probleem. 2) Moenie weghardloop nie. As jy werklik in gevaar is, moet jy na veiligheid vlug. As jy egter nie in gevaar is nie, sal jy julle beide se gevoelens bevestig deur te bly en die probleem met jou eggenoot te bespreek. Dis die enigste manier om ‘n oplossing te kry. Besluit om julle kwessies te hanteer wanneer julle kwaad raak. Julle moet dalk ‘n tyd afspreek om dit te doen as julle nie dadelik kan nie, maar moenie te lank wag nie. Probeer ten minste om die probleem aan te spreek voor julle daardie aand gaan slaap. Julle mag dalk nie ‘n oplossing vir die hele probleem vind nie, maar kom ooreen om die situasie te ontlont voor die dag verby is. ‘…Moenie tot die aand toe kwaad bly, en die duiwel so ‘n houvas gee nie’ (Efesiërs 4:26-27 NLV). Indien nodig, maak ‘n tyd vas om die probleem aan te spreek. Julle verdien dit albei, en julle huwelik is dit werd. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:56:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 7 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701023 https://iono.fm/e/1701023 The quickening of the Holy Spirit
The Bible was meant to be prayed through, meditated on, and lived out. The key is the quickening of the Holy Spirit. “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he…shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit” (Romans 8:11 KJV). In this instance, “quickening” refers to our bodily resurrection from the dead. But the Holy Spirit quickens us in more ways than one. Sometimes it’s a God-given idea that fires across our synapses. Sometimes it’s a prompting to step up, step in, or step out in faith. Sometimes it’s a word of wisdom in a difficult situation. When the Holy Spirit quickens you in that way, don’t hesitate. Act on the idea, seize the opportunity, and speak the Word. This word quicken has several meanings. Let’s look at three of them: (1) To quicken means to catalyze. Think chemistry. Hebrews 4:12 says that the Word is living and active. The same Spirit that inspired the writers in Scripture also inspires you as you read it. And when the Living Word is catalyzed by faith, a supernatural reaction takes place that forgives sin, relieves fear, heals sickness, inspires ideas, and births dreams. (2) To quicken means to transfer possession. Think of real estate. You just can’t put a contract on a home; you have to go to settlement. By faith, we take ownership of the Word, and the Word takes ownership of us. When the Word is quickened, it seals the deal. (3) To quicken also means to conceive. When the Word is conceived, it impregnates you with possibilities, changes your desires, eradicates your fears, and forms the mind of Christ in you. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 6 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:14 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701022 https://iono.fm/e/1701022 Die Bybel is bedoel om oor gebid, gemediteer en uitgeleef te word. Die sleutel daartoe is die lewendmaking van die Heilige Gees. ‘Julle weet baie goed dat God Jesus uit die dood laat opstaan het. Daarom is dit vanselfsprekend dat Hy wat nou deur sy Gees in julle bly, eendag ook elkeen van julle se sterflike liggaam met die hulp van sy Gees lewend sal maak’ (Romeine 8:11 DB). In hierdie geval verwys ‘lewendmaking’ na ons liggaamlike opstanding uit die dood. Die Heilige Gees maak ons egter op meer as een manier lewend. Soms is dit ‘n Godgegewe idee wat deur ons sinapse vuur. Soms is dit ‘n aansporing om in geloof op te tree, in te tree of uit te tree. Soms is dit ‘n woord van wysheid in ‘n moeilike situasie. Die woord ‘lewendmaking’ kan na verskillende dinge verwys. Kom ons kyk na drie daarvan: 1) Om lewend te maak, beteken om te kataliseer. Dink aan ‘n chemiese reaksie. Hebreërs 4:12 sê dat die Woord vol lewenskrag en energie is. Dieselfde Gees wat die skrywers van die Skrif geïnspireer het, inspireer jou ook terwyl jy dit lees. Wanneer die Lewende Woord deur geloof gekataliseer word, vind ‘n bonatuurlike reaksie plaas wat sonde vergewe, vrees verlig, siekte genees, idees inspireer en drome laat waar word. 2) Om lewend te maak beteken om eienaarskap oor te dra. Deur geloof neem ons eienaarskap van die Woord en die Woord neem eienaarskap van ons. Wanneer die Woord lewend gemaak word, beklink dit die ooreenkoms. 3) Om lewend te maak beteken ook om swanger te raak. Wanneer die Woord verwek word, bevrug dit jou met moontlikhede, verander dit jou begeertes, roei dit jou vrese uit en vorm dit Christus se denke in jou. ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:54:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 6 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701021 https://iono.fm/e/1701021 You’re not alone, God is with you!
The Bible says: “When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied, ‘but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.’ Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, ‘What message does my Lord have for his servant?’ The commander of the Lord’s army replied, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.’ And Joshua did so” (vv. 13-15 NIV). The message here is unmistakable: Jericho may have its walls, but, Joshua, you have more. You have God. He is with you. Isn’t that the word Joshua needed—a reminder of God’s almighty presence? Isn’t that what you need—to know that God is near, that you are never alone, and that in your darkest hour, in your deepest questions, the Lord will never leave you. David said: “Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine…I will bless the Lord who guides me…I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice” (Psalm 16:5-9 NLT). Are you facing a Jericho-level challenge? Do what Joshua did: “He lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him” (Joshua 5:13 NKJV). You’ve looked at the problem long enough. Lift your eyes to the problem solver—Jesus! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:53:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 5 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701020 https://iono.fm/e/1701020 Jy is nie alleen nie, God is by jou!
Die Bybel sê: ‘Josua was in die omgewing van Jerigo toe hy skielik ‘n man voor hom sien staan met ‘n swaard in sy hand. Josua het na hom toe gegaan en vir hom gevra: ‘Is jy ons vriend of ons vyand?’ ‘Nie een nie,’ sê die man, ‘ek is die aanvoerder van die hemelse leër. Ek is nou hier vir julle.’ Josua het op die grond neergeval in aanbidding. Hy vra vir die man: ‘Wat wil Meneer vir sy dienaar sê?’ Die leëraanvoerder van die Here se mag sê toe vir Josua: ‘Trek uit jou skoene. Jy staan op ‘n heilige plek.’ Josua het so gemaak’ (verse 13-15 NLV). Die boodskap hier is onmiskenbaar: Jerigo mag dalk sy mure hê, maar jy, Josua, het meer. Jy het God. Hy is by jou. Is dit nie presies wat jy nodig het nie - om te weet dat God naby is, dat jy nooit alleen is nie en dat die Here jou in jou donkerste uur, in jou diepste vrae, nooit sal verlaat nie? Dawid het gesê: ‘Here, U alleen is my erfenis, my beker van seën. U waarborg my lotsbestemming… Ek prys die Here wat my insig gee… Die Here is altyd by my. Ja, Hy is aan my regterhand, daarom sal ek nie struikel nie. Hieroor is my hart vol vreugde. Ek besing sy lof en rus in veiligheid’ (Psalm 16:5-9 NLV). Staan jy voor ‘n uitdaging van Jerigo- proporsies? Doen dan wat Josua gedoen het: ‘En toe Josua by Jerigo was, slaan hy sy oë op en kyk… daar staan ‘n man teenoor hom met sy ontblote swaard in sy hand…’ (Josua 5:13 KAB23). Jy het lank genoeg na die probleem gekyk. Slaan nou jou oë op na die probleemoplosser - Jesus! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 5 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701019 https://iono.fm/e/1701019 Learn to be led by God’s Spirit
If you are a redeemed child of God, then the Holy Spirit lives within you. And He will guide you toward God’s blessings for your own life and toward opportunities to bless others. In some cases, your ability and willingness to overrule reason, tune out the well-meaning advice of others, and be led by God’s Spirit can make a world of difference for someone in need. Admiral Sir Thomas Williams was in command of a ship that routinely crossed the Atlantic. His course brought him in sight of Ascension Island, which was uninhabited most of the time. It was barely visible on the horizon during the crossing when Sir Thomas felt a great urge to steer his vessel toward it. The closer he came to the island, the greater the urgency he felt. When he gave the order to head for the island, his lieutenant officer respectfully pointed out that such a course change would greatly delay them. Even so, the admiral remained intent. The inner urging, which he had come to recognize as God guiding him, was very strong. As the ship neared the island, his crew spotted a white flag. “It must be a signal!” Williams concluded. Sure enough, on the beach were sixteen men who’d been shipwrecked many days before. They were starving and had nearly given up hope. Sixteen lives were saved that day because a man had learned to listen to and obey the voice of the Holy Spirit within him. And you can too. “The true children of God are those who let God’s Spirit lead them.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:50:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 4 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701014 https://iono.fm/e/1701014 Leer om deur God se Gees gelei te word
As jy ‘n verloste kind van God is, woon die Heilige Gees in jou. Hy sal jou na God se seëninge vir jou eie lewe en na geleenthede om ander te seën, lei. In sommige gevalle kan jou vermoë en bereidwilligheid om die goed bedoelde raad van ander te ignoreer en deur God se Gees gelei te word, ‘n wêreld se verskil vir iemand in nood maak. Admiraal Sir Thomas Williams was in bevel van ‘n skip wat gereeld die Atlantiese Oseaan oorgesteek het. Sy roete het hom in sig van Ascension-eiland, wat grootliks onbewoon was, gebring. Dit was op ‘n keer skaars sigbaar op die horison toe sir Thomas ‘n groot drang gevoel het om sy skip daarheen te stuur. Hoe nader hy aan die eiland gekom het, hoe groter het die dringendheid wat hy gevoel het, geword. Toe hy die bevel gee om na die eiland te vaar, het sy luitenant-offisier hom respekvol daarop gewys dat so ‘n verandering van koers hulle reis baie sou vertraag. Tog het die admiraal vasberade gebly. Die innerlike drang, wat hy as God se leiding herken het, was baie sterk. Toe die skip die eiland nader, het sy bemanning ‘n wit vlag gewaar. ‘Dit moet ‘n teken wees!’ het Williams afgelei. Inderdaad, op die strand het hulle sestien mans, wat baie dae tevore skipbreuk gely het, gekry. Hulle was honger en het amper moed opgegee. Sestien lewens is daardie dag gered omdat ‘n man na die stem van die Heilige Gees in hom geluister en dit gehoorsaam het. Jy kan dit ook doen. ‘Want almal wat hulle laat lei deur die Gees van God – hulle is God se kinders.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:48:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 4 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701013 https://iono.fm/e/1701013 What you have is good
Let’s look at four liberating truths in this Scripture: (1) “She perceives that her merchandise is good.” She is not looking for validation or approval of her merchandise. When you’re insecure and don’t value what you have, others may be able to minimize it and convince you that it’s not worth much. This woman, like all of us, desires acceptance and validation, but she will not seek it or find herself debilitated if she doesn’t get it. (2) “She perceives that her merchandise is good.” To perceive is to sense and know inwardly. She understands what she brings to the table and inwardly values it. She will not doubt the value of its worth; neither will she find it necessary to brag about the quality of her merchandise. She will not have her nose turned up in pride, but neither will she have her eyes cast down with false humility. She simply has a balanced and healthy view of her wares. (3) “She perceives that her merchandise is good.” Here is someone who’s not intimidated by or unduly concerned about the goods of other merchants. Consequently, she doesn’t spend her energies comparing and competing. (4) “She perceives that her merchandise is good.” She’s not stuck in the past, thinking about the good merchandise she used to have. Neither is she postponing the pursuit of her goals until her merchandise is perfect. She simply steps out in faith, having done the best she could. Her merchandise is good today; tomorrow is in God’s hands. Anxiety has no place in her life. So the word for you today is—what you’ve got is good! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:47:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 3 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701012 https://iono.fm/e/1701012 Wat jy het, is goed
Kom ons kyk na vier bevrydende waarhede in hierdie Skrifgedeelte: 1) ‘Sy merk dat haar koopware goed is…’ Sy soek nie bevestiging of goedkeuring van haar handelsware nie. Wanneer jy onseker is oor dit wat jy het en dit nie waardeer nie, kan ander mense jou dalk oortuig dat dit nie veel werd is nie. Hierdie vrou, soos ons almal, verlang na aanvaarding en bevestiging, maar sy sal dit nie soek of haarself verwyt as sy dit nie kry nie. 2) ‘Sy merk dat haar koopware goed is…’ Sy verstaan en waardeer dit wat sy na die tafel toe bring. Sy sal nie aan die waarde daarvan twyfel nie; sy sal dit ook nie nodig vind om oor die kwaliteit van haar handelsware te spog nie. Sy sal nie haar neus in trots optrek nie en sy sal ook nie haar oë in valse nederigheid neerslaan nie. Sy het eenvoudig ‘n gebalanseerde en gesonde siening van haar ware. 3) ‘Sy merk dat haar koopware goed is…’ Hier is iemand wat nie deur die goedere van ander handelaars geïntimideer word of onnodig daaroor bekommerd is nie. Gevolglik bestee sy nie haar energie om te vergelyk en mee te ding nie. 4) ‘Sy merk dat haar koopware goed is…’ Sy haak nie vas in die verlede en dink aan die goeie goedere wat sy voorheen gehad het nie. Sy wag ook nie tot haar koopware perfek is voor sy haar doelwit begin nastreef nie. Sy tree eenvoudig in geloof op, nadat sy die beste gedoen het wat sy kon. Haar koopware is goed; môre is in God se hande. Angs het geen plek in haar lewe nie. Die woord vir jou vandag is dus - wat jy het, is goed! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:46:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 3 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701009 https://iono.fm/e/1701009 Experiencing God’s presence each day
Nicholas Herman was a cook in a monastery. He worried about whether or not he was truly saved. One day while looking at a tree, he realized the truth of the Psalmist’s words—that it had to be rooted in something other and deeper than itself (see Psalm 1:1-3). That day, he decided to make his life an experiment in what he called a “habitual, silent, secret conversation of the soul with God.” He’s known today by the new name given to him by his friends: Brother Lawrence. He remained obscure throughout his life and spent the rest of his days in the monastery kitchen. But the people around him found that rivers of living water flowed out of him that made them want to know God the way he did. “The good brother found God everywhere,” one of them wrote, “as much while he was repairing shoes as while he was praying with the community.” After Brother Lawrence died, his friends put together a book of his letters and conversations. It is called The Practice of the Presence of God, and it is thought to be one of the most widely read books of the last four centuries. This short-order cook has outsold many popular contemporary novelists, and his book is still on best-seller lists. Brother Lawrence said: “The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. That means finding constant pleasure in His divine company, speaking humbly and lovingly with Him in all seasons, at every moment, without limiting the conversation in any way.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:43:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 2 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701006 https://iono.fm/e/1701006 Ervaar elke dag God se teenwoordigheid
Nicholas Herman was ‘n kok in ‘n klooster. Hy was bekommerd of hy werklik gered was of nie. Eendag, terwyl hy na ‘n boom gekyk het, het hy die waarheid van die Psalmdigter se woorde besef - dat dit in iets anders en dieper as homself gewortel moes wees (sien Psalm 1:1-3). Daardie dag het hy besluit om sy lewe ‘n eksperiment te maak in wat hy ‘n ‘voortdurende stille, geheime gesprek van die siel met God,’ genoem het. Hy is vandag onder die nuwe naam wat sy vriende hom gegee het, bekend: Broer Lawrence. Hy het sy hele lewe lank onbekend gebly en die res van sy dae in die kloosterkombuis deurgebring. Die mense rondom hom het egter gevind dat riviere van lewende water uit hom gevloei het, wat hulle laat begeer het om God ook te ken soos hy Hom geken het. ‘Die goeie broer het God oral gevind,’ het een van hulle geskryf, ‘net soveel wanneer hy gekook het, as wat hy saam met die gemeenskap gebid het.’ Nadat Broer Lawrence gesterf het, het sy vriende ‘n boek van sy briewe en gesprekke saamgestel. Dit word Die Beoefening van God se Teenwoordigheid genoem en word as een van die mees geleesde boeke van die afgelope vier eeue beskou. Hierdie kok se boek het baie gewilde kontemporêre romanskrywers oortref, en sy boek is steeds op topverkoperlyste. Broer Lawrence het gesê: ‘Die heiligste en noodsaaklikste praktyk in ons geestelike lewe is die teenwoordigheid van God. Dit beteken om voortdurend bevrediging in sy goddelike geselskap te vind, nederig en liefdevol met Hom in alle seisoene, in elke oomblik te praat, sonder om die gesprek op enige manier te beperk.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:41:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 2 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1701000 https://iono.fm/e/1701000 What, whose, why, when?
When it comes to Christ’s return, five questions arise: (1) What is the Lord’s coming? It’s the fulfillment of His promise: “In My Father’s house are many mansions…I go to prepare a place for you. And…I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:2-3 NKJV). (2) Whose coming is it? Christ’s! When He ascended back to heaven, an angel announced: “This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11 NKJV). (3) Why is Jesus coming back? His first coming was as the suffering servant who died on the cross for our sins. His second coming is to usher in a time of peace on earth and an eternity in His presence. His first coming, He dwelt with us for a while. At His second coming, He will take us to dwell with Him forever. (4) Where is His coming? “The Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 NKJV). (5) When is He coming? Jesus said, “Of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only” (Matthew 24:36 NKJV). If you’re wise, you’ll live each day as if Christ could return at any moment—because He could! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:28:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 1 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1700994 https://iono.fm/e/1700994 Wat, wie, waarom, waar, wanneer?
Wanneer ons aan Christus se wederkoms dink, ontstaan daar vyf vrae: 1) Wat behels die Here se koms? Dit is die vervulling van sy belofte: ‘In die huis van my Vader is daar sommer baie kamers… Ek gaan soontoe om vir julle plek gereed te maak. En as Ek gegaan het en vir julle plek ingerig het, kom Ek terug en sal julle na My toe neem sodat julle ook kan wees waar Ek is’ (Johannes 14:2-3 NLV). 2) Wie se koms is dit? Christus s’n! Toe Hy terug na die hemel opgevaar het, het ‘n engel aangekondig: ‘…Jesus is van julle af weggeneem die hemel in. Hy sal egter nét so terugkom soos julle Hom die hemel sien ingaan het’ (Handelinge 1:11 NLV). 3) Waarom kom Jesus terug? Sy eerste koms was as die lydende dienaar wat aan die kruis vir ons sondes gesterf het. Sy tweede koms is om ‘n tyd van vrede op aarde en ‘n ewigheid in sy teenwoordigheid in te lui. 4) Waar sal sy koms plaasvind? ‘Wat eerste gaan gebeur, is dat die Here self uit die hemel sal neerdaal en dat die dooies wat aan Christus behoort, sal opstaan. Dit sal gebeur wanneer die hoofengel ‘n bevel gee wat soos ‘n trompet van God klink. Daarna sal ons wat bly lewe het, saam met hulle op wolke die lug in weggevoer word om die Here te ontmoet en vir altyd by Hom te wees’ (1 Tessalonisense 4:16-17 NLV). 5) Wanneer kom Hy? Jesus het gesê: ‘Tog ken niemand die presiese datum en tyd wanneer hierdie dinge sal gebeur nie – ook nie die engele of selfs die Seun nie. Dit weet net die Vader’ (Matteus 24:36 NLV). As jy wys is, sal jy elke dag leef asof Christus enige oomblik kan terugkeer - want Hy kan! ]]> Christianity Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:26:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 1 Aug 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:25 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689483 https://iono.fm/e/1689483 Confidence building Scriptures
Here are some confidence-building Scriptures you should read, memorize, pray, and stand on each day: (1) “His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness” (2 Peter 1:3 NIV). (2) “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:14-15 NIV). (3) “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NIV). (4) “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit” (Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV). (5) “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need” (Hebrews 4:16 NIV). (6) “We say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:6 NIV). (7) “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6 NIV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:59:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 31 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689480 https://iono.fm/e/1689480 Skrifgedeeltes wat selfvertroue bou
Hier is ‘n paar Skrifgedeeltes wat selfvertroue bou en wat jy elke dag moet lees, memoriseer, bid en op staan: 1) ‘Deurdat ons Hom regtig ken, het sy Goddelike krag ons alles laat kry wat ons nodig het om naby aan Hom te lewe. Hy het ons geroep om sy heerlikheid en goedheid te ontvang!’ (2 Petrus 1:3 NLV). 2) ‘Dit is die vrymoedigheid wat ons voor God het, dat wat ons ook al volgens sy wil vra, Hy na ons luister. As ons dan met die wete leef dat Hy na ons luister, na wat ons ook al vra, weet ons ook dat Hy die versoek wat ons gevra het, sal toestaan’ (1 Johannes 5:14-15 NLV). 3) ‘Die Here kyk oor die hele aarde om hulle te help wat met hulle hele hart op Hom vertrou…’ (2 Kronieke 16:9 NLV). 4) ‘Maar gelukkig is dié mense wat op die Here vertrou en hulle verwagting in Hom stel. Hulle is soos bome wat langs ‘n rivier staan, hulle wortels reik diep tot by die water. Hitte bedreig hulle nie, hulle blare bly groen. Lang maande van droogte pla hulle ook nie, hulle hou nie op om vrugte te dra nie’ (Jeremia 17:7-8 NLV). 5) ‘Kom ons gaan dan met volle vrymoedigheid na die troon van ons genadige God. Hy sal aan ons sy deernis en onverdiende goedheid bewys sodat ons op die regte tyd gehelp sal word’ (Hebreërs 4:16 NLV). 6) ‘Daarom kan ons moed skep en antwoord: ‘Die Here is my hulp. Daarom sal ek nie bang wees nie. Wat kan nietige mensies my aandoen?’’ (Hebreërs 13:6 NLV). 7) ‘Ek is oortuig dat God die goeie werk wat Hy in julle begin het, sal voortsit totdat Hy dit voltooi op die dag wanneer Jesus Christus terugkom’ (Filippense 1:6 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:57:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 31 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:16 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689478 https://iono.fm/e/1689478 Act and react like a Christian
Around the turn of the nineteenth century, a Russian physician named Ivan Pavlov won a Nobel Prize for his experiments with dogs. All of them had one thing in common—they salivated around food. But Pavlov wanted to find out if salivation could be caused by another stimulus, so he conditioned the dogs by ringing a bell before feeding them. Eventually the dinner bell caused salivation, even if the food wasn’t served. Pavlov referred to this learned relationship as a conditioned reflex. We have all been consciously or subconsciously conditioned our entire lives. Much of our behaviour was dictated by those conditioned reflexes. Some conditioned reflexes are as normal and natural as a blush. Others are as destructive as drinking to drown your sorrows. But conscious or subconscious, harmless or harmful, one thing is certain: we are far more conditioned than we realize. And one dimension of our spiritual growth is being reconditioned by the grace of God. Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said…But I say to you.” Jesus uses this couplet repeatedly. What was He doing? He was uninstalling Old Testament applications and reinstalling New Testament truths. It was no longer “An eye for an eye.” Jesus upgraded it to “Turn to them the other cheek,” which required reconditioned reflexes (See Matthew 5:38-39 NIV). Sometimes it’s much easier to act like a Christian than to react like one. How does this change in our reactions take place? By the Holy Spirit. “We are being changed to be like him [Jesus]. This change…comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Corinthians 3:18 NCV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:56:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 30 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689476 https://iono.fm/e/1689476 Tree op en reageer soos ‘n Christen
Aan die einde van die negentiende eeu het ‘n Russiese dokter genaamd Ivan Pavlov ‘n Nobelprys vir sy eksperimente met honde ontvang. Hierdie honde het almal een ding in gemeen gehad - hulle het speeksel rondom kos afgeskei. Pavlov wou egter uitvind of hierdie speekselafskeiding deur ‘n ander stimulus veroorsaak kon word, daarom het hy die honde gekondisioneer deur ‘n klokkie te lui wanneer hy hulle kos gegee het. Uiteindelik het die honde begin speeksel afskei sodra hulle die klokkie hoor lui het, of hulle kos gekry het of nie. Pavlov het na hierdie aangeleerde optrede as ‘n gekondisioneerde refleks verwys. Ons word almal, bewustelik of onbewustelik, ons hele lewe lank gekondisioneer. Baie van ons gedrag word deur hierdie gekondisioneerde reflekse bepaal. Sommige gekondisioneerde reflekse is so normaal en natuurlik soos om te bloos. Ander is so vernietigend soos om te drink om jou hartseer te vergeet. Bewustelik of onbewustelik, onskadelik of skadelik, is een ding egter seker: ons is baie meer gekondisioneer as wat ons besef. Ons geestelike groei word egter deur God se genade geherkondisioneer. Jesus het gesê: ‘Julle het gehoor dat vir ons voorouers gesê is… Maar Ek sê vir julle…’ Jesus gebruik hierdie uitdrukking herhaaldelik. Wat het Hy daarmee bedoel? Hy het daarmee Ou Testamentiese toepassings verwyder en dit met Nuwe Testamentiese waarhede vervang. Dit was nie meer: ‘’n Oog vir ’n oog,’ nie. Jesus het dit met: ‘Draai die ander wang,’ vervang (sien Matteus 5:38-39 NLV). Soms is dit baie makliker om soos ‘n Christen op te tree as om soos een te reageer. Hoe verander ons dus ons gekondisioneerde reaksies? Deur die Heilige Gees. ‘…Ons word al hoe meer verander om soos die Here te lyk, met ‘n heerlikheid wat steeds toeneem namate die Here, dit is die Gees, dit aan ons gee’ (2 Korintiërs 3:18 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 30 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:24 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689475 https://iono.fm/e/1689475 Healing in the New Testament
Do you find yourself wondering if Jesus is willing to heal you? Let’s look at the ministry of Jesus Christ, whom the Bible says is “the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8 NKJV). That means if He did it before, He will do it again. As you read about the many healings and miracles Jesus performed on a continual basis, it will cause your faith to grow and your expectation to rise. “Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17 KJV). Throughout the gospels, people with various sicknesses went to Jesus for healing. Some were near death, and some were actually dead. There were people with strong faith, and others who struggled to believe. All the people Jesus healed were unsaved, as Jesus had not yet purchased salvation on the cross. The keys to every one of these miracles are: (1) Those who were sick made sure they were in the presence of Jesus; (2) They willingly received His word and acted on it. Read about some of the miracles Jesus performed: (1) Simon’s mother-in-law healed of a fever (see Matthew 8:14-15); (2) The resurrection of Jairus’s daughter (see Mark 5:21-24, 35-43); (3) Healing of the woman with the issue of blood (see Mark 5:25-34); (4) A deaf man healed (see Mark 7:32-37); (5) A severed ear restored (see Luke 22:47-51); (6) A blind man healed (see John 9:1-41). Jesus never said no to a cry for help and healing: “Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all” (Matthew 12:15 KJV). And what He did for them, He can do for you if you pray and believe His Word. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:54:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 29 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689473 https://iono.fm/e/1689473 Genesing in die Nuwe Testament
Wonder jy of Jesus gewillig is om jou te genees? Kom ons kyk na die bediening van Jesus Christus, wat die Bybel beskryf as ‘…steeds dieselfde [is] - gister, vandag en vir altyd!’ (Hebreërs 13:8 NLV). Dit beteken dat as Hy dit voorheen gedoen het, Hy dit weer sal doen. Soos jy oor die vele genesings en wonderwerke wat Jesus voortdurend verrig het lees, sal dit jou geloof laat groei en jou verwagting laat styg. ‘Die geloof volg uit die aanhoor van die boodskap. En die aanhoor van die boodskap volg uit die prediking van die Goeie Nuus wat handel oor Christus’ (Romeine 10:17). Regdeur die evangelies het mense met verskeie siektes na Jesus vir genesing gegaan. Sommige was op die rand van die dood en sommige was eintlik reeds dood. Daar was mense met sterk geloof en ander wat gesukkel het om te glo. Die sleutels tot elk van hierdie wonderwerke was: 1) Diegene wat siek was, het seker gemaak dat hulle in die teenwoordigheid van Jesus kom; 2) Hulle het sy Woord gewillig ontvang en daarop gereageer. Lees oor sommige van die wonderwerke wat Jesus verrig het: 1) Simon se skoonmoeder is van koors genees (sien Matteus 8:14-15); 2) Die opstanding van Jaïrus se dogter (sien Markus 5:21-24, 35-43); 3) Genesing van die vrou met bloedvloeiing (sien Markus 5:25-34); 4) ‘n Dowe man is genees (sien Markus 7:32-37); 5) ‘n Afgesnyde oor is herstel (sien Lukas 22:47-51); 6) 'n Blinde man kon weer sien (sien Johannes 9:1-41). Jesus het nooit vir ‘n hulpgeroep en genesing nee gesê nie: ‘…’n Groot skare het agter Hom aan gekom. Hy het al die siekes onder hulle gesond gemaak’ (Matteus 12:15). Wat Hy vir hulle gedoen het, kan Hy vir jou ook doen, wanneer jy bid en sy Woord glo. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:53:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 29 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689471 https://iono.fm/e/1689471 You must know who you are
A farmer once caught a young eagle in the forest, brought it home, and raised it among his chickens and turkeys. Five years later, a naturalist came to visit him and saw the bird. “That’s an eagle, not a chicken!” he said. “Yes,” said the farmer, “but I’ve raised it to be a chicken.” The naturalist said, “It has a wingspan of fifteen feet. It’s an eagle!” The farmer said, “But it will never fly.” The naturalist disagreed, and they decided to put their argument to the test. First, the naturalist picked up the eagle and said, “Thou art an eagle; thou dost belong in the sky and not to this earth; stretch forth thy wings and fly.” The eagle saw the chickens and jumped down. The next day, the naturalist took the eagle to the top of the house, said the same thing, and let the eagle go. Again, it spotted the chickens below and fluttered down to join them in feeding. “One more try,” said the naturalist. He took the eagle up a mountain. The trembling bird looked around, and then the naturalist made it look into the sun. As he spoke its true identity once more, suddenly the eagle stretched out its wings, gave a mighty screech, and flew away, never to return. You must know who God created and called you to be. And that takes place in the right environment, the right company, and with the right input—God’s input! “He has created us anew in Christ Jesus…[to] do the good things He planned for us.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:52:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:39 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689470 https://iono.fm/e/1689470 Jy moet weet wie jy is
‘n Boer het eenkeer ‘n jong arend gevang, hom huis toe gebring en tussen sy hoenders en kalkoene grootgemaak. Vyf jaar later het ‘n natuurkenner hom kom besoek en die voël gesien. ‘Dis 'n arend, nie ‘n hoender nie!’ het hy gesê. ‘Ja,’ het die boer gesê, ‘maar ek het hom grootgemaak om ‘n hoender te wees.’ Die natuurkenner het gesê: ‘Hy het ‘n vlerkspan van vyftien voet. Dis ‘n arend!’ Die boer het geantwoord: ‘Maar hy sal nooit vlieg nie.’ Die natuurkenner het nie saamgestem nie en hulle het besluit om hul argument op die proef te stel. Eers het die natuurkenner die arend opgetel en gesê: ‘Jy is ‘n arend; jy hoort in die lug en nie op hierdie aarde nie; strek jou vlerke uit en vlieg.’ Die arend het die hoenders onder hom gesien en afgespring. Die volgende dag het die natuurkenner die arend na die bokant van die huis geneem, dieselfde ding gesê en die arend laat gaan. Weer eens het hy die hoenders onder op die werf gewaar en afgefladder om by hulle aan te sluit om te eet. ‘Nog een probeerslag,’ het die natuurkenner gesê. Hy het die arend teen ‘n berg opgeneem. Die bewerige voël het rondgekyk en toe het die natuurkenner dit in die son laat kyk. Toe die natuurkenner weer vir die voël sy ware identiteit vertel het, het die arend skielik sy vlerke uitgestrek, ‘n magtige krys gegee en weggevlieg om nooit weer terug te keer nie. Jy moet weet wie God jou geskep en geroep het om te wees. Dit vind in die regte omgewing, tussen die regte geselskap en met die regte insette, plaas. ‘…Hy het ons in ons verhouding met Christus Jesus só gemaak dat ons die goeie werke wat Hy vir ons bestem het, kan uitlewe.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689466 https://iono.fm/e/1689466 Be an “I can” person
Consider these examples of resistance to inventions that we now consider commonplace and enjoy every day: In Germany, “experts” said that if trains went as fast as fifteen to twenty miles an hour—considered a frightful speed—blood would spurt from the travelers’ noses and passengers would suffocate when going through tunnels. In America, experts said the introduction of the railroad would require the building of many insane asylums, since people would be driven mad with terror at the sight of the locomotives. When the idea of iron ships was first proposed, experts insisted that they would not float, it would be difficult to preserve the iron bottom from rust, and that iron would play havoc with compass readings. In 1797, when the first cast-iron plow was invented, farmers in New Jersey rejected it, saying the cast iron would poison the ground and stimulate the growth of weeds. When the YMCA in New York welcomed the invention of the typewriter and announced typing lessons for women, protests erupted on the grounds that the female constitution would break down under the strain. Now consider these statements, each of which is a product of a negative mindset: (1) “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible” (Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895). (2) “Man will never tap the power of the atom” (Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize winner in physics, 1923). (3) “Everything that can be invented has been invented” (Charles H. Duell, U.S. Patent Office Director, 1899). If you want to accomplish great things and be used by God, become an “I can” person. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689463 https://iono.fm/e/1689463 God has different ways to get you there
Marian wanted to become a concert singer, a challenge that was doubly difficult because of the colour of her skin. Her mother, however, had a patient trust in God. Marian later said, “Mother’s religion made her believe she could receive what was right for her if she was conscientious in her faith. If it did not come, it was because God had not considered it right for her. We grew up in this atmosphere of faith that she created…We believed as she did, because we wanted the same kind of haven in the time of storm.” When Marian was denied admission to a famous music conservatory on account of her race, her mother said, “Someone would be raised up” to help her accomplish what she hoped to do at the conservatory. That someone arrived a few weeks later. One of Philadelphia’s outstanding voice teachers, Giuseppe Boghetti, made room for her to become one of his students. And Marian Anderson was on her way to becoming one of the most popular singers of the twentieth century. On Easter Sunday in 1939, she sang to seventy-five thousand people at the Lincoln Memorial and gave a performance never to be forgotten by those present. Solomon said these two things about God’s guiding hand in our lives: (1) “The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?” (2) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689464 https://iono.fm/e/1689464 Wees ‘n ‘ek kan’ persoon
Mense het erge weerstand gebied teen uitvindings wat ons deesdae as alledaags beskou en elke dag geniet. In Duitsland het ‘kundiges’ gesê dat as treine so vinnig as vyftien tot twintig myl per uur sou ry - wat as ‘n skrikwekkende spoed beskou is - bloed uit die reisigers se neuse sou stroom en passasiers sou versmoor wanneer hulle deur tonnels gaan. In Amerika het kenners gesê die bekendstelling van die spoorlyn sou veroorsaak dat baie nuwe inrigtings vir kranksinniges gebou sou moes word, aangesien mense mal van vrees by die aanskoue van die lokomotiewe sou word. Toe die idee van ysterskepe die eerste keer voorgestel is, het kenners daarop aangedring dat hulle nie sou kon dryf nie, dat dit moeilik sou wees om die ysterbodem teen roes te bewaar en dat yster kompaslesings sou verwar. In 1797, toe die eerste gietysterploeg uitgevind is, het boere in New Jersey dit verwerp en gesê dat die gietyster die grond sou vergiftig en die groei van onkruid sou stimuleer. Toe die YMCA in New York die uitvinding van die tikmasjien verwelkom en tiklesse vir vroue aangekondig het, het protesoptogte plaasgevind omdat daar geglo is dat die vroulike konstitusie onder die druk daarvan sou ineenstort. Kyk nou na die volgende stellings, wat elkeen die produk van ‘n negatiewe denkwyse was: 1) ‘Vlieënde masjiene wat swaarder as lug is, is onmoontlik’ (Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895). 2) ‘Die mens sal nooit die krag van die atoom benut nie’ (Robert Millikan, Nobelpryswenner in fisika, 1923). 3) ‘Alles wat uitgevind kan word, is al uitgevind’ (Charles H. Duell, Direkteur van die Amerikaanse Patentkantoor, 1899). As jy groot dinge wil bereik en deur God gebruik wil word, moet jy ‘n ‘ek kan’ persoon wees. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:48:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689462 https://iono.fm/e/1689462 God het verskillende maniere om jou daar te kry
Marian wou ‘n konsertsangeres word, ‘n uitdaging wat twee keer so moeilik as gevolg van haar velkleur was. Haar ma het egter ‘n geduldige vertroue in God gehad. Marian het later gesê: ‘Ma het geglo dat sy dit wat reg is vir haar sal ontvang, mits sy pligsgetrou in haar geloof is. As sy iets nie ontvang het nie, was dit omdat God dit nie as reg vir haar beskou het nie. Ons het in hierdie atmosfeer van geloof wat sy geskep het grootgeword. Ons het geglo soos sy, want ons wou dieselfde soort hawe in storms hê.’ Toe Marian toelating tot ‘n bekende musiekkonservatorium weens haar ras geweier is, het haar ma gesê dat iemand oor haar pad sou kom om haar te help om dit wat sy by die konservatorium wou doen, te bereik. Daardie iemand het ‘n paar weke later opgedaag. Een van Philadelphia se vooraanstaande sangonderwysers, Giuseppe Boghetti, het plek vir haar om een van sy studente te word, gemaak. Marian Anderson was op pad om een van die gewildste sangers van die twintigste eeu te word. Op Paassondag, 1939, het sy voor vyf-en-sewentigduisend mense by die Lincoln-gedenkteken gesing en ‘n optrede gelewer wat nooit deur die aanwesiges vergeet sou word nie. Salomo het hierdie twee dinge oor God se leidende hand in ons lewens gesê: 1) ‘Die Here bepaal ‘n mens se lewe. Hoe kan ‘n mens verstaan wat met hom moet gebeur?’ 2) ‘Vertrou op die Here met alles wat jy het. Moenie staatmaak op jou eie insigte nie. Vra na die wil van God in alles wat jy doen. Hy sal die regte pad vir jou wys’ (Spreuke 3:5-6 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:47:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689460 https://iono.fm/e/1689460 You need more of the Holy Spirit (2)
The Holy Spirit gives us wisdom beyond our knowledge, power beyond our strength, and gifting beyond our ability. With His help, we become better than our best effort and better than our best thought. We become the best version of ourselves possible. Of course, this takes a lifetime. Hence, Paul wrote: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” It’s hard to imagine a farmer planting a crop of beans and then being surprised that it didn’t produce corn. Why? Because you reap what you sow. Yet some of us seem shocked when the seeds of sin yield their crop. So, what are you planting? Love or hate? Joy or ingratitude? Patience or impatience? Self-control or self-indulgence? You cannot break the law of sowing and reaping, but it can break you or make you—if you keep sowing the right seeds. Want a bumper crop? Then you need more of the Holy Spirit. But the Holy Spirit can’t fill you if you’re full of yourself. So, a prerequisite to having more of the Holy Spirit is being honest, being humble, and being hungry. Galatians 5:22-23 lists the nine fruits the Holy Spirit produces in our lives. So, if you want more of the Holy Spirit, it means you literally want more love, more joy, more peace, more forbearance, more kindness, more goodness, more faithfulness, more gentleness, and more self-control (see Galatians 5:22-23 NIV). The good news is, you can have as much of the Holy Spirit as you want. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689458 https://iono.fm/e/1689458 Jy benodig meer van die Heilige Gees (2)
Die Heilige Gees gee ons wysheid bo ons kennis, mag bo ons krag, en gawes bo ons vermoëns. Met sy hulp word ons beter as ons beste poging en beter as ons beste gedagte. Ons word die beste weergawe van onsself. Natuurlik neem dit ‘n leeftyd. Daarom het Paulus geskryf: ‘Moet dus nie moeg word om goed te doen nie, want as ons nie tou opgooi nie sal ons op die regte tyd oes.’ Dit is moeilik om ‘n boer voor te stel wat ‘n landery vol koring plant en dan verbaas is dat dit nie mielies oplewer nie. Hoekom? Omdat jy maai wat jy saai. Tog lyk sommige van ons geskok wanneer die saad van sonde hul oes oplewer. Wat plant jy dus? Liefde of haat? Vreugde of ondankbaarheid? Geduld of ongeduld? Selfbeheersing of selfbevrediging? Die wet van saai en maai kan jou breek of jou maak - mits jy aanhou om die regte saad te saai. Wil jy ‘n oorvloedige oes hê? Dan het jy meer van die Heilige Gees nodig. Die Heilige Gees kan jou egter nie vul as jy vol van jouself is nie. Die voorvereiste om dus meer van die Heilige Gees te hê, is om eerlik, nederig en honger vir sy leiding te wees. Galasiërs 5:22-23 gee ‘n lys van die nege vrugte wat die Heilige Gees in ons lewe voortbring. As jy meer van die Heilige Gees wil hê, beteken dit dat jy letterlik meer liefde, meer vreugde, meer vrede, meer geduld, meer vriendelikheid, meer goedheid, meer getrouheid, meer sagmoedigheid en meer selfbeheersing wil hê (sien Galasiërs 5:22-23). Die goeie nuus is dat jy soveel van die Heilige Gees kan hê as wat jy wil. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689457 https://iono.fm/e/1689457 You need more of the Holy Spirit (1)
Jesus said: “The Helper, the Holy Spirit…will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” When you need to make a critical decision, you need “the spirit of wisdom and revelation” (Ephesians 1:17 NKJV). When you’re in a difficult situation and unsure of what to say: “Just say whatever is given to you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit” (Mark 13:11 NIV). When you find it hard to show love? “The fruit of the Spirit is love” (Galatians 5:22 NIV). The same is true with every fruit of the Spirit. Do you need to overcome an addiction? “The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control” (v. 22-23 AMPC). Of course, that’s an oxymoron because it doesn’t come from you. It’s the Spirit who manufactures it, so it’s really Spirit-control. What you need more of is the Holy Spirit. And for the record, the Spirit of God doesn’t just want to fill you; He also wants to stretch you and increase your capacity. If you feel like your life is in chaos today, the Spirit of God is hovering—just as He did at the dawn of creation when He brought light out of darkness, order out of chaos, and beauty out of nothingness (see Genesis 1:1-3). No matter what question you have, the Holy Spirit is the answer. No matter what problem you face, the Holy Spirit is the solution. You need as much of Him as you can get, so you need to yield as much of yourself to Him as you can. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:44:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689455 https://iono.fm/e/1689455 Jy benodig meer van die Heilige Gees (1)
Jesus het gesê: ‘…wanneer die Raadgewer, die Heilige Gees, kom… sal Hy julle in alle opsigte onderrig en julle ook herinner aan alles wat Ek vir julle gesê het.’ Wanneer jy ‘n belangrike besluit moet neem, het jy ‘…geestelike wysheid en insig…’ (Efesiërs 1:17 NLV), nodig. Wanneer jy in ‘n moeilike situasie is en onseker is oor wat om te sê: ‘…Sê maar net wat God in daardie uur vir julle sal gee om te sê. Julle sal wel die woorde uitspreek, maar eintlik is dit die Heilige Gees wat deur julle praat’ (Markus 13:11 NLV). Wanneer jy dit moeilik vind om liefde te betoon? ‘Maar as die Gees ons lewe beheer, is die gevolg: liefde…’ (Galasiërs 5:22 NLV). Dieselfde geld vir elke vrug van die Gees. Moet jy ‘n verslawing oorkom? ‘Maar as die Gees ons lewe beheer, is die gevolg… selfbeheersing…’ (verse 22-23 NLV). Selfbeheersing is eintlik ‘n oksimoron, want dit kom nie van jouself af nie. Dis die Gees wat dit voorsien, dus is dit eintlik Geesbeheersing. Jy het meer van die Heilige Gees nodig. Die Gees van God wil jou nie net vul nie; Hy wil jou ook uitdaag en jou kapasiteit vergroot. As jy voel of jou lewe vandag in chaos en wanorde is, is die Gees van God - net soos Hy aan die begin van die skepping was toe Hy lig uit die duisternis, orde uit chaos en skoonheid uit niks voortgebring het (sien Genesis 1:1-3), steeds daar. Maak nie saak watter vraag jy het nie, die Heilige Gees is die antwoord. Maak nie saak watter probleem jy in die gesig staar nie, die Heilige Gees is die oplossing. Jy het soveel as moontlik van Hom nodig, dus moet jy soveel as moontlik van jouself aan Hom oorgee. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:42:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:14 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689453 https://iono.fm/e/1689453 Step out and do it!
When God told Joshua, “Be strong and courageous,” the word be really means become. It’s not like a computer in which you enter a password and “hey, presto!” you’re courageous. Courage is a quality you grow into. Like filling bigger shoes, the more you walk in them, the more comfortable they become. Joshua had already been to the Promised Land. He knew there were seven nations to be conquered. He was well aware of the problems he’d have to face. So, God said: (1) “Do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord…is among you, and he is a great and awesome God” (Deuteronomy 7:21 NLT). The job you’re about to take on may look more like a battlefield than a bed of roses, but God will be with you. He will give you solutions for the problems and strength for the battles. (2) “The Lord your God will drive those nations out ahead of you” (Deuteronomy 7:22 NLT). God will go ahead of you and arrange everything. He will help you make the right connections and provide you with the needed resources. (3) “The Lord…will drive those nations out…little by little. You will not clear them away all at once” (v. 22 NLT). God works in us one area at a time. Life’s not one big battle; it’s a series of small daily struggles required to defeat the enemies that stand in your way. Twenty-three chapters later, God was still telling Israel to be courageous. Courage is like oxygen; you can’t survive without it. It’s not the absence of fear; it’s the conquest of it. Courage means doing it afraid until you conquer your fear. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689452 https://iono.fm/e/1689452 Oorwin vrees
Toe God vir Josua gesê het: ‘My opdrag aan jou is dat jy sterk en dapper moet wees…’ het die woord ‘wees’ eintlik beteken dat Josua dapper moet ‘word.’ Dapperheid is ’n eienskap waaraan jy moet werk. Josua was reeds in die Beloofde Land. Hy het geweet dat daar sewe nasies was wat verower moes word. Hy was deeglik bewus van die probleme wat hy sou moes trotseer. Dus het God gesê: 1) ‘Nee, moenie vir daardie nasies bang wees nie, want die Here jou God is by jou en Hy is ‘n groot en ontsagwekkende God’ (Deuteronomium 7:21 NLV). Die taak wat jy op die punt staan om aan te pak, lyk dalk meer soos ’n slagveld as ‘n piekniek, maar God sal by jou wees. Hy sal jou oplossings vir die probleme en krag vir die gevegte gee. 2) ‘Die Here jou God sal daardie nasies een vir een voor jou uit verdryf…’ (Deuteronomium 7:22 NLV). God sal voor jou uitgaan en alles reël. Hy sal jou help om die regte kontakte te maak en jou van die nodige hulpbronne voorsien. 3) ‘Die Here jou God sal daardie nasies een vir een voor jou uit verdryf. Jy sal hulle nie sommer almal eensklaps kan verdryf nie…’ (vers 22 NLV). God werk aan een area op ’n slag in ons. Die lewe is nie een groot stryd nie; dis ‘n reeks klein, daaglikse gevegte wat nodig is om die vyande wat in jou pad staan, te verslaan. Drie-en-twintig hoofstukke later sê God steeds vir Israel om dapper te wees. Dapperheid is soos suurstof; jy kan nie daarsonder oorleef nie. Dis nie die afwesigheid van vrees nie; dis die oorwinning daarvan. Dapperheid beteken om in vrees op te tree, totdat jy jou vrees oorwin. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689451 https://iono.fm/e/1689451 Walk in fear, or walk in love
Research showing that love mindsets are the norm while fear mindsets are learned is revolutionary for scientists. But it’s not new if you look at Scripture: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.” Over the past several decades, scientists have researched the anatomy and physiology of love and fear. These are two different systems, and at any one conscious moment, we will be operating in one or the other. Science is showing us that there is a massive “unlearning” of negative toxic thoughts when we operate in love. We can unlearn negative fear—it is not part of our innate natural functioning. Recent neuroscientific research demonstrates that some of the chemicals the brain releases when we are operating in love include oxytocin, which literally melts away the negative toxic thought clusters so that rewiring of new, non-toxic circuits can happen. This chemical also flows when we trust, bond, and reach out to others. So, choosing to operate in love can literally “drive out fear.” Research also shows that when we do good things and reach out in love, endorphins and serotonin are also released. These detoxify our brains and increase our motivation and wisdom, helping us handle life more successfully. We see the profound consequences of choosing between love and fear in Scripture: “I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life” (Deuteronomy 30:19 NIV). In Ecclesiastes 7:29 (NLT) we are told, “God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.” The choice is yours: walk in fear or walk in love. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:38:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:04 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689449 https://iono.fm/e/1689449 Wandel in vrees, of wandel in liefde
Navorsing toon dat denke wat op liefde gefokus is die norm is, terwyl denke wat op vrees gefokus is aangeleer word. Dit is egter nie nuus as jy na die Skrif kyk nie: ‘Ware liefde het nie plek vir vrees nie; volwasse liefde dryf die vrees uit…’ Die afgelope paar dekades het wetenskaplikes die anatomie en fisiologie van liefde en vrees nagevors. Dit is twee verskillende stelsels en op enige bewuste oomblik sal ons of in die een, of in die ander funksioneer. Wetenskap wys dat wanneer ons in liefde begin funksioneer, ons negatiewe, toksiese gedagtes begin afleer. Ons kan negatiewe vrees afleer - dit is nie deel van ons aangebore natuurlike funksionering nie. Onlangse neurowetenskaplike navorsing toon dat sommige van die chemikalieë wat die brein vrystel wanneer ons in liefde funksioneer oksitosien insluit, wat letterlik die negatiewe toksiese gedagtes laat wegsmelt sodat herbedrading van nuwe, nie-toksiese stroombane kan plaasvind. Hierdie chemikalieë word ook afgeskei wanneer ons ander vertrou, met hulle verbindings aanknoop en na hulle uitreik. Dus, om te kies om in liefde te funksioneer kan letterlik die vrees uitdryf. Navorsing toon ook dat wanneer ons goeie dinge doen en in liefde uitreik, endorfiene en serotonien vrygestel word. Dit ontgif ons breine en verhoog ons motivering en wysheid, wat ons help om die lewe meer suksesvol te hanteer. Ons sien die diepgaande gevolge van die keuse tussen liefde en vrees in die Skrif: ‘Vandag gee ek aan jou die keuse tussen lewe en dood, tussen seën en vloek… Mag jy die lewe kies…’ (Deuteronomium 30:19 NLV). Prediker 7:29 (NLV) sê: ‘…God het die mense goed en opreg gemaak, maar hulle het allerlei slimmighede gesoek.’ Die keuse is joune: wandel in vrees, of wandel in liefde. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:36:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:17 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689447 https://iono.fm/e/1689447 Don’t allow yourself to be distracted
In March 1987, Eamon Coughlan was running in the qualifying heat at the World Indoor Track Championships in Indianapolis. He was the reigning world record holder at 1500 meters and was favoured to win the race. Unfortunately, with two and a half laps left, he tripped and fell hard. But he got up, and with great effort managed to catch the race leaders. With twenty yards to go, he was in third place, which would have been good enough to qualify for the final race. Then Coughlan made a fateful mistake—he looked over his shoulder to the inside. Seeing no one there, he relaxed his effort slightly. What he hadn’t noticed was that a runner was charging hard on the outside. This runner passed him just a yard before the finish line, eliminating him from the finals. Coughlan’s great comeback effort ended up being worthless for only one reason: He momentarily took his eyes off the finish line and focused on the would-be competitors behind him. The writer of the book of Hebrews said, “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” A “weight” refers to things that are legitimate but can slow you down. A “sin” refers to something illegitimate that you know to be wrong and can cost you the race. So lay them both aside and “run with endurance the race that is set before [you], looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (vv. 1-2 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:35:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689446 https://iono.fm/e/1689446 Moenie toelaat dat jou aandag afgetrek word nie
In Maart 1987 het Eamon Coughlan in die kwalifiserende uitdunne by die Wêreld Binnenshuise Baankampioenskappe in Indianapolis gehardloop. Hy was die heersende wêreldrekordhouer van die 1500 meter item en was die gunsteling om die wedren te wen. Ongelukkig, met twee en ‘n half rondtes oor, het hy gestruikel en hard geval. Hy het egter opgestaan en met groot moeite daarin geslaag om die voorste naellopers in te haal. Met twintig meter oor was hy in die derde plek, wat goed genoeg sou wees om vir die finale wedloop te kwalifiseer. Toe maak Coughlan egter ‘n fatale fout - hy kyk oor sy skouer na agter. Omdat hy niemand naby hom gesien het nie, het hy sy inspanning effens verslap. Wat hy egter nie opgemerk het nie, was dat ‘n ander naelloper hard aan die ander kant van hom aangestorm gekom het. Hierdie naelloper het hom ‘n meter voor die wenstreep verbygesteek en hom uit die eindrondte uitgeskakel. Coughlan se inspanning was uiteindelik om slegs een rede waardeloos: Hy het sy oë vir ‘n oomblik van die wenstreep afgehaal en op die deelnemers agter hom gefokus. Die skrywer van die boek Hebreërs het gesê: ‘…kom ons stroop alles wat ons spoed kan vertraag, veral die sonde wat so maklik ‘n houvas op ‘n mens kry. Kom ons hardloop met volharding op die baan wat voor ons uitgestrek lê’. Dinge wat regmatig is, kan soms jou spoed vertraag. ‘Sonde’ verwys na iets wat jy weet verkeerd is en jou die wedloop kan kos. Lê dus albei af en ‘…Kom ons hardloop met volharding op die baan wat voor ons uitgestrek lê, ons oë vasgenael op Jesus, die Een op wie ons geloof vanaf die wegspring tot by die eindstreep steun…’ (verse 1-2 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:34:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:02 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689445 https://iono.fm/e/1689445 Blessings beyond your imagination
Prayer Pastor Heidi Scanlon said: “God has blessings for us in categories we don’t even know exist.” That means God can create something out of nothing. He can seemingly come out of nowhere, and just when you need Him most, give you something you don’t even have a category for. God says: “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV). You say, “If God has blessings that I don’t even have categories for, how can I ask for them?” That’s where the Holy Spirit, who dwells within you, comes to your aid: “We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us…in accordance with the will of God” (Romans 8:26-27 NIV). And because the Holy Spirit prays in accordance with the will of God, you are blessed with wisdom beyond your knowledge, power beyond your strength, and favour beyond your ability. Paul put it this way: “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV). Now you still must do your due diligence, for God cannot bless negligence. But when you know you’ve faithfully done your part and obeyed God, you can trust Him for blessings beyond your imagination. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:33:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689444 https://iono.fm/e/1689444 Seëninge wat jy jou nie eers kan indink nie
Pastoor Heidi Scanlon sê: ‘God het seëninge vir ons in kategorieë wat ons nie eers weet bestaan nie.’ Dit beteken dat God iets uit niks kan skep. Hy kan onverwags uit die niet verskyn en net wanneer jy Hom die nodigste het, jou iets gee waaraan jy nie eers gedink het nie. God sê: ‘My gedagtes is anders as julle s’n, en julle paaie is nie my paaie nie… Want soos die hemel hoër is as die aarde, so is wat Ek doen, hoër as wat julle doen, en my gedagtes hoër as julle gedagtes’ (Jesaja 55:8-9 NLV). Jy vra: ‘As God seëninge het wat ek my nie eers kan indink nie, hoe kan ek daarvoor vra?’ Dis waar die Heilige Gees, wat in jou woon, jou help: ‘…die Gees self neem ons gebedsbehoeftes voor God op… in harmonie met God se wil vir die gelowiges…’ (Romeine 8:26-27 NLV). Omdat dit wat die Heilige Gees bid in ooreenstemming met God se wil is, word jy met wysheid wat bo jou kennis is, met krag wat bo jou krag is, en met guns wat bo jou vermoë is, geseën. Paulus het dit so gestel: ‘Hy moet geprys word - Hy wat mag het om deur die krag wat in ons werk, oneindig meer te doen as wat ons vra of dink om te vra. Die kerk wat aan Christus Jesus verbind is, moet Hom prys deur al die geslagte heen tot in alle ewigheid! Amen’ (Efesiërs 3:20-21 NLV). Jy moet egter steeds jou plig doen, want God kan nie nalatigheid seën nie. Wanneer jy egter weet dat jy jou deel getrou gedoen het en God gehoorsaam het, kan jy Hom vertrou vir seëninge waaraan jy nie eers kan dink nie. ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689443 https://iono.fm/e/1689443 Be steadfast
Back in the days of the great western cattle ranches in America, a little burro would sometimes be harnessed to a wild horse and then turned loose onto the range. The wild horse would drag the burro for miles, throwing him around like a bag of feed. In several days, however, they would return. The little burro would be seen first, trotting back toward the ranch with his submissive steed in tow. Somewhere out in the wild, the horse would become exhausted and try to free itself of the burro. At that moment, the burro became the master of the two. The slow, patient, unimportant animal became the leader over the faster, more volatile, and more prized one. What made the difference? Having a steadfast purpose! And what was the burro’s purpose? Going back home to the ranch! So, no matter how many times they fought, tugged on the rope, and ended up on their backs kicking and fuming, each time the burro got back on his feet, he would take a few more steps in the direction of the ranch. It was only a matter of time until the tired and exhausted horse decided to join him. One of the great themes of Scripture is having a steadfast purpose. Samuel told the Israelites: “Do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver” (1 Samuel 12:21 NKJV). Isaiah wrote: “I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed” (Isaiah 50:7 NKJV). Paul wrote: “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689440 https://iono.fm/e/1689440 Staan vas
In die dae toe groot beesplase volop in Amerika was, is ‘n klein esel soms aan ‘n wilde perd vasgemaak en dan op die vlaktes losgelaat. Die wilde perd sou die esel kilometers ver sleep en hom soos ‘n sak voer rondgooi. Binne ‘n paar dae sou hulle egter terugkeer. Die klein esel sou eerste opgemerk word, waar hy terug plaas toe met sy onderdanige perd draf. Iewers op die vlaktes sou die perd uitgeput raak en homself van die esel probeer losmaak. Op daardie oomblik het die esel die meester van die twee geword. Die stadige, geduldige, onbelangrike dier het die leier van die vinniger, meer wispelturige en meer gewaardeerde een geword. Wat het die verskil gemaak? Om ‘n standvastige doel te hê! Wat was die esel se doel? Om terug huis toe te gaan! Dus, maak nie saak hoeveel keer die perd baklei het, aan die tou getrek het en op sy rug beland en woedend geskop het nie, die esel het elke keer wat hy weer op sy voete gekom het, nog ‘n paar treë in die rigting van die plaas gee. Dit was net ‘n kwessie van tyd voordat die moeë en uitgeputte perd besluit om by hom in te val. Een van die groot temas van die Skrif is om ‘n standvastige doelwit te hê. Samuel het vir die Israeliete gesê: ‘Julle moenie weggaan van Hom nie, want dan gaan julle na die afgode toe wat niks beteken nie en wat nie kan help en red nie’ (1 Samuel 12:21 ABA). Jesaja het geskryf: ‘…Ek het my gesig hard soos vuurklip gemaak. Ek weet ek sal nie in die verleentheid kom nie’ (Jesaja 50:7 NLV). Paulus het geskryf: ‘…staan baie vas, onbeweeglik. Gee altyd julle allerbeste vir die Here se werk…’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:29:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689438 https://iono.fm/e/1689438 You will conquer your Jericho (2)
In late January 1956, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. received a threatening telephone call at his house. It was not the first foreboding message he’d received. But on this night, as his children and his wife lay sleeping, the weight of the Civil Rights Movement was too heavy. He decided that the risk was too great. He began to map out an exit strategy. At midnight he bowed over the kitchen table and began to pray, “I am afraid. The people are looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too will falter. I am at the end of my powers. I have nothing left. I’ve come to the point where I can’t face it alone.” King described what happened next. “I experienced the presence of the Divine as I have never experienced Him before. It seemed as though I could hear the quiet assurance of an inner voice saying: ‘Stand up for righteousness, stand up for truth; and God will be at your side forever.’” When facing a daunting challenge, Dr. King shifted his focus and turned to God. The Bible says: “When Joshua was by Jericho…he lifted his eyes…and behold, a Man stood opposite him.” After Joshua lifted his eyes from Jericho, a divine messenger stood before him with the solution to his problem. As long as your eyes are only on your problem, you won’t see your problem solver. You must look up. “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord” (Psalm 121:1-2 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:28:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 July 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.fm/e/1689437 https://iono.fm/e/1689437 Jy sal jou Jerigo oorwin (2)
Laat in Januarie 1956 het dr Martin Luther King Jr. ‘n dreigende telefoonoproep by sy huis ontvang. Dit was nie die eerste onheilspellende boodskap wat hy ontvang het nie. Op hierdie nag, terwyl sy kinders en sy vrou geslaap het, was die gewig van die Burgerregtebeweging vir hom te swaar. Hy het besluit dat die risiko te groot is. Hy het begin om ‘n uittreestrategie neer te skryf. Om middernag het hy sy kop by die kombuistafel gebuig en begin bid: ‘Ek is bang. Die mense kyk na my vir leierskap en as ek sonder krag en moed voor hulle staan, sal hulle ook wankel. Ek het die einde van my kragte bereik. Ek het niks oor nie. Ek het by die punt gekom waar ek dit nie alleen kan trotseer nie.’ King beskryf wat volgende met hom gebeur het, as volg: ‘Ek het die teenwoordigheid van die Goddelike ervaar soos ek Hom nog nooit tevore ervaar het nie. Dit het gevoel asof ek die stil versekering van ‘n innerlike stem kon hoor wat sê: ‘Staan op vir geregtigheid, staan op vir die waarheid; en God sal vir ewig aan jou sy wees.’ Toe hy ‘n ontsaglike uitdaging in die gesig gestaar het, het dr King sy fokus verskuif en hom na God gewend. Die Bybel sê: ‘Josua was in die omgewing van Jerigo toe hy skielik ‘n man voor hom sien staan met ‘n swaard in sy hand…’ Nadat Josua sy oë van Jerigo af opgelig het, het ‘n goddelike boodskapper voor hom met die oplossing vir sy probleem gestaan. Solank jy jou oë net op jou probleem hou, sal jy nie jou probleemoplosser sien nie. Jy moet opkyk. ‘Ek kyk op na die berge. Kom my hulp daarvandaan? Nee, my hulp kom van die Here…’ (Psalm 121:1-2 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:27:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Julie 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag