Simple Faith & Plain Truth

19/05/2026

19/05/2026

13/05/2026

SIMPLE FAITH & PLAIN TRUTH

Filippense 3:7-11 DB
[7] Al dié dinge was eers vir my ook baie belangrik. Maar Christus het my oë laat oopgaan. Dit het glad geen waarde meer vir my nie. Ek het besef hoe dit ’n mens se aandag kan aftrek van wat regtig belangrik is, en dit is dat ek Christus Jesus as my Here leer ken het. [8] Dit het my laat besef dat al hierdie ander dinge eintlik niks in vergelyking daarmee is nie. Vandat my pad Jesus s’n gekruis het, het die hele manier waarop ek na dinge kyk, verander. Al daardie dinge wat eers vir my so belangrik was, is nou vir my minder as niks werd, want Jesus het vir my alles geword. Hy is nou vir my belangriker as alle ander dinge tesame. Daarom het ek alles gelos vir Hom. Wanneer God na my kyk, moet Hy sien dat ek in ’n intieme verhouding met Jesus staan. Jesus het mos my saak met God reggemaak. Dit was nie omdat ek so mooi na die wet geluister het nie, [9] maar omdat ek Jesus vertrou. Vrede en goeie verhoudings tussen God en mens word ervaar deur almal wat in Jesus glo. God sorg daarvoor. [10] Een ding wil ek nou regtig graag hê, en dit is om Jesus te ken. Daardie krag wat Jesus lewend uit die graf laat uitstap het, wil ek ook hê. Ek wil nie weghardloop vir lyding soos Jesus s’n nie, al beteken dit ook dat ek soos Hy moet sterf. [11] Ek weet tog dat ek soos Hy eendag lewendig uit die kloue van die dood sal stap.

06/05/2026

SIMPLE FAITH & PLAIN TRUTH
by Deon Melow

‭Mark 3:3 NLT‬
[3] Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.”

"Come and stand in front of everyone." This man was sitting in Church, amongst everyone with a withered hand. Everyone was aware of his situation...but nobody helped. They looked at his withered situation and told themselves, "Let us see if Jesus would help?"
And today many of us find ourselves in the same situation. We sit with a withered marriage, broken family, dire finances...but we sit in Church. Those around him justified their behaviour with the Law...and wanted to see if Jesus would help.
Show them your hand. Speak about your situation, make it known. Before this man received his miracle, he had to stand up and show himself. And this is the challenge for so many of us today. We seek a miracle from God, but we don't want to stand up and show ourselves. Jesus could have healed his hand without him standing up...but who would have believed it? I cannot claim healing, if I never told anyone of my sickness. I cannot proclaim financial breakthrough if I never shared about my lack. I can never testify about a restored marraige if I never spoke about a broken one. Stand up amongst them and show your hand.

He stretched out his hand and it was healed. What is Jesus telling you to do? Just sitting in church will not bring deliverance... obedience to the voice of Jesus will.