South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
If we look at the Oxford Dictionary, the literal meaning of the word compassion is “sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others” or simply “to suffer with”. We look at Matthew 14:13-14 and we see that Jesus had just got the news that John the Baptist […]
Matthew 7:1 (NKJV) — “Judge not, that you be not judged.”Matthew 7:4-5 (NKJV) — “4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly […]
In the Old Testament in the Book of Joshua 25:15 (NKJV), the Word of God states: And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the […]
One of my spiritual sons sent me a beautiful illustration of how geese fly in formation. As we know geese fly in a “V” formation, and this is in order to support one another. So the lead goose takes up the headwind, and all the others fly behind him. When […]
Who would have believed that the USA may soon have a new president? Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. Psalms 20:7 (NKJV) If we are going to trust in anything else outside of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are going to be […]
If we look at Mark 16:15 (NKJV), you’ll see Jesus says, “15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” God gave me a very specific word while I was waiting on Him at the end of last year and that is, instead of calling the […]
If we go to the Book of Romans 8:28 (NKJV), the Word of God says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” Sometimes when you and I come to the end of […]
If we look at the Word of God in the Book of Hebrews 13:4 (NKJV), the Bible says: Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. It is very concerning for me to hear of so many marriages that are not working out […]
When we look at the situation in the country and indeed the whole world, there is so much confusion, there is so much fear, there is so much uncertainty — what can we do? Well, the Bible tells us very clearly in the Gospel of Luke 21:28 (NKLV) — “Now when […]
According to the Oxford dictionary, “trepidation” means a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. Romans 1:8 (NKJV) — “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.” Early this morning, as I was having my quiet […]