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04/09/2026

BROKEN GLASSES By Johan Terblanche

Last weekend I was cutting down a large tree. While I was up in the tree with the chainsaw, a branch broke off and cut my head open. It also damaged my glasses, which had fallen off. After my daughter stopped the bleeding, I looked at my glasses and realized that they couldn’t be fixed. I would have to get new glasses.

Sometimes we look at life and circumstances through broken glasses.

The first broken glasses we look through are the glasses of unbelief. This happens when we don’t believe that Jesus is for us or that He cannot provide for us. Hebrews 11:6 says that it is impossible to do or experience God’s will if we don’t believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him.

The second broken glasses we look through are the glasses of wrong faith. This happens when our faith in ourselves or in other people is greater than our faith in Jesus. Wrong faith says I can do it on my own or that someone else, other than Jesus, will help. According to John 15:5, we can do

nothing on our own. Jeremiah 17:5 says that the man who trusts in other people is cursed.

Another broken pair of glasses that we sometimes look through is the glasses of false faith. False faith is faith that does not consider what the Lord expects of us. An example of this is recorded in 2 Chronicles 7:14. Many times we mistakenly believe that the Lord will heal our land, but we do not take into account that we must first humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and repent before the Lord will give the healing.

How do we fix this? Just as I need to get new glasses, we also need to get and put on glasses of faith. Our faith must be in Jesus Christ.
The Bible says that we are saved by faith. (See John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:8-9) According to 2 Corinthians 5:7 and Romans 1:17 we live by faith in Jesus Christ. It is Jesus who sustains us in life.

Because we look through the lens of faith, we can approach the Lord in prayer, and He will provide for our needs according to Mark 11:22-24.

Therefore, let us look through the lens of faith in Jesus. Then the Lord will not only save us, but He will restore our peace and joy by hearing and answering our prayers.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

28/08/2026

HOUSE TO LET
By Johan Terblanche

Many years ago, I rented out a house. After a while, and after evicting many tenants, I sold the house. Unfortunately, the tenants I had, would either not pay, damage the property or do both.
Today, I want to compare our hearts to a house to let. We too, can decide who stays in our hearts, just like a houseowner can rent out his house to whom he chooses.

Let us firstly look at a bad tenant. Normally they appear to be descent people. Often, they will pay a deposit and the first month’s rental. Sadly, once they move in, they will stop paying rent and start destroying the property. They do not care to keep the place tidy, and they break the cupboards, doors and other fixtures. In many cases I had to repaint the house after the tenants left and spend money on replacing plumbing, electrical, and carpentry fittings.

The devil is also a bad tenant. According to John 10:10 the devil comes to steal and to destroy. Unfortunately, the devil does not look like a destroyer when he first comes looking for a heart to stay in. In 2 Corinthians 11:14 we read that the devil disguises himself as an angel of light. We also read that the devil is walking around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:8)

But you do get good tenants. Not only do they pay their rent each month, but they also look after the property. Some of these good tenants will make sure the property is in a good state by fixing small problems themselves or even offering to assist with bigger projects around the property.

Jesus Christ can be likened to a good tenant. When we allow Him into our hearts, He will bless us and keep us, He will mend a broken heart and Spirit. He will supply in our every need and give in abundance. (John 10:10)

Which tenant do you want in your heart, the destroyer who is the devil, or Jesus Christ, the fixer of all things? Let us allow the Lord Jesus into our lives and we will reap the benefits of Him living inside of us.

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

21/08/2026

MESSAGE FROM ABOVE
By Johan Terblanche

Someone I know has been going through a tough time since his wife passed away. And though he reads his Bible and pray daily, there are days that he feels all alone and forsaken.

On Sunday he opened a pocket of potatoes and found a heart-shaped potato inside the pocket. He sent me a picture of it and a thought came to my mind. Maybe God had a message for him. Maybe God just wanted him to know that He still loves Him.

I know that we do not need to seek for signs to prove that God exists or that God loves us or that God still sees us and wants to take care of us. I know that the Christian life is based on faith and we just need to believe but there are times that we doubt. Then we may need to look around us and see what the Lord has done. Not only will this proof the existence of God and His love for us but it will also motivate us to serve

Him. Let us take a quick look at what creation tells us about the Lord our God.

Amos 4:13 tells us that He, who formed the mountains, created the winds and makes day and night is the Lord our God.

Psalm 8:3-4 tells us that the Lord, our God set the moon and stars in their places with His fingers.

In Job 12:7-9: we see that even the animals roaming the earth, the birds flying in the skies and the fish swimming in the sea tells of God’s power to create.

In Isaiah 40:26 we are instructed to look at the heavens and see the Lord our Creator. We also see in Psalm 19:1 that the heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Acts 14:17 tells us that even the rain He gives us and the fruitful seasons, testify of the goodness of God.

Should you need some encouragement about the existence of God or want proof of His love for you, why don’t you take a step outside and see what the Lord has given you. Though you may not receive a heart-shaped potato, you may experience the Lord’s presence in a soft breeze, or in the rain. You may also become aware of God’s greatness while looking at the mountains, the sea, the stars or even the animals surrounding you.

If you need prayer or guidance, I wish to invite you to send an email to [email protected]

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

14/08/2026

BROKEN CHAIR
By Johan Terblanche

Maybe you have tried to sit on a chair of which one leg is broken? It is highly uncomfortable and even dangerous for the chair may fall over and in doing so cause injury to the person who is sitting on it.

We all have heard of the importance of prayer in a Christians’ life. Unfortunately, there are times that our prayers are like chairs with broken legs.

Just like a chair needs four legs, so does our prayers. The four legs (or elements) of prayer is praise, repentance, asking, and yielding. Let us look at these elements.

Firstly, we are called to praise the Lord in prayer. To praise the Lord means to acknowledge or to give thanks to the Lord for all He is and all He did. In Psalm 103:1-2 David says, "Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me."

Secondly, we should repent of our sins and ask the Lord to forgive us. According to Luke 13:5 we will perish if we do not repent. However, if we confess our sins, God will forgive us and purify us. (1 John 1:9)

Thirdly, in prayer we can ask the Lord to supply in our needs, whether we need a place to sleep, something to eat, or help with our chores. In Philippians 4:6, we are instructed not to be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let our requests be made known to God. We can also pray for others, asking the Lord to supply in all their needs. (See James 5:16)

Lastly, and this is where we often fail, we need to yield before the Lord. This means that we need to spend times where we are simply silent, and allow the Lord to fill us with peace, joy and love. In Psalm 46:10, the Lord said, “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Normally, when we are still before the Lord, we can sense His presence and be encouraged by Him.

While reciting a prayer is easy, real prayer is not. We need to practice praying correctly, always praising the Lord, repenting of our sin, asking the Lord to supply in our needs and making time to listen and experience the presence of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

07/08/2026

COFFEE OR TEA
By Johan Terblanche

Some time ago we visited some friends. After a while, the lady asked us whether we would like something to drink and followed up the question with “coffee or tea?” Since I don’t like coffee, I said that I would rather have tea. A bit later she returned from the kitchen with a few mugs. On all the mugs were written “coffee.” For a moment I thought that either she did not hear me or she forgot that I wanted tea.

I took the mug from her, and then saw that the content was not coffee, but tea. I got tea in a coffee mug. Immediately the thought came to mind, “Are we how we seem to be?”

Today I want to raise a question, “Do you look like you are doing well but, on the inside, you are hurt?”

Many times, and for various reasons we do not want others to see when we’re suffering, or when we are hurt. It could be that we are being bullied, that we are being rejected, that we are being used, or even abused.

Sometimes we do not want to share what is going on inside of us because we feel ashamed or embarrassed. It can even be that we feel that we deserve to be treated badly.

The problem is that while people are reading coffee on the outside, or seeing a child doing well, that we may be filled with tea, or brokenness. Today I want to encourage you to break free from the pain and the hurt. I want you to know that the Lord is close to the broken-hearted. (Psalm 34:14)

When in pain, pray to the Lord and cast your cares (burdens) onto the Lord. He will take care of you and will not let you be shaken.” (Psalm 55:22)

Ask the Lord to teach you on how to handle every situation. In James 1:5 we read that God will generously give wisdom to those who ask Him for it.

Lastly, ask others like your parents, preacher or teacher for advice. Proverbs 11:14 tells us that we can win the battle with the help of advisors.

Let us not pretend to be coffee when we’re tea or pretend to be fine when we’re not but let us seek help from the Lord and others, so that we may be able to overcome lives’ challenges.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

31/07/2026

ENGINE NEEDED
By Johan Terblanche

Yesterday I was browsing the internet looking at cars for sale. I came a across an advertisement in which the seller stated, “Vehicle is in perfect condition. Only needs an engine and gearbox.”

Now, even the smallest child knows that a car needs an engine and without an engine, a car cannot be driven. Not having an engine does not mean that the car cannot move for a car without an engine can still be pushed or pulled. It does however take a lot of effort and places huge strain on the ones pushing or pulling.

Unfortunately, there are many people who think they are in perfect condition, but they do not have an engine. Often, these people that must be pushed or pulled to serve the Lord. The biggest problem however is that they do not have Jesus in their lives.

Let me try to explain. There are many people (both young and old) who looks good from the outside. They do the right things like attending church or Sunday school and being at their best behaviour. Some of them even read and know the Bible by heart and knows almost everything there is to know about the Lord, but they never had an encounter with the Lord. They have never allowed Jesus to become the centre of their lives.

Sadly, a life without Christ can often become unbearable or impossible. Just imagine having to solve all your problems carrying every heavy load by yourself.

The Bible tells us that that it is the Lord who strengthens us to do all things. (Philippians 4:13) We also see that the Lord gives power to the faint. (Isaiah 40:29) And when we acknowledge that we are weak and can no longer keep on pulling or pushing, Jesus will become our strength (2 Corinthians 12:9)

Let us not try to go forward without the Lord Jesus Christ for then we are like one pushing or pulling a car without an engine. Let us allow the Lord into our everyday life by accepting Jesus Christ’s gift of salvation so that we too may say, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me." (Psalm 28:7)

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

24/07/2026

SUCCULENT By Johan Terblanche

In our garden we have a succulent called a Tree Aeonium or Aeonium arboreum. We planted this about 6 years ago because of its green rose-like rosette leaves that grows on the tips of smooth stems. In all these years the plant never had flowers.

During mid-winter, the plant suddenly grew flowers. Bright yellow flowers formed from one of the rosettes. Now in all honesty, I was surprised when I first saw the flowers. I could not believe my eyes.
This made me think of a few Bible characters.

We read that Moses lived for 40 years in the desert before God called him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. (Acts 7:30)

David had to wait years after being chosen to become the king and becoming the king of Israel. David was a teenager when he was called to become the king but only became the king when he was 30 years old. (2 Samuel 5:4)

God promised Abraham and Sarah a child in Genesis 12 when Abraham was 75 years old, but Isaac was only born when Abraham was 100 years old. (Genesis 21:5).

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he had to wait until he was 30 to begin His ministry. Then, only at age 33 He did what He was meant to do. At age 33 Jesus died so that we may be set free.

We waited six years before the succulent flowered. And when it did, we were all happy, but surprised.

The Lord has called each one of us to do something extraordinary. Sometimes God uses us when we’re small. I have seen many small or young children being used by God to pray for others. But then there are others who only reaches their full potential in Christ when they are older. Some wait until their late teens and then becomes youth leaders. Other wait even later and became preachers when they were much older.

God has a plan and a purpose for you. (Jeremiah 29:11). That said, sometimes we must wait patiently on the Lord. Everything He promised is not meant for now and the Lord will wait until we are mature enough to handle what He wants to give us or do what he called us to do. Let us then be patient for at the right time the Lord will have His way in us.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

17/07/2026

UPHILLS By Johan Terblanche

During our December holiday, we travelled through several mountain passes in the Western Cape. On one pass, we noticed a cyclist struggling up the mountain pass. At the top of the mountain, we stopped at a viewing point. While we were eating snacks the man on the bicycle came pass us and started his descent into the valley below. He wasn’t struggling anymore but was freewheeling down the pass.

In life we face many battles. Whether you are a scholar, a student or even when you start working, you can be sure that you will face difficult days, when it will feel if you are riding a bicycle up a hill. But just as difficult times will come your way, you will also have easier days, when everything simply falls into place.

Now I do not know what difficulties are lying before you like mountains, but there are a few things we must remember.
Even before the mountains were formed God was there. (Psalm 90:2)

Sometimes, the Lord may take you on a different and easier route to avoid the uphills, difficulties, and problems. Psalm 32:8 tells us the Lord will instruct us and teach us in the way we should go, but we must be obedient to Him and be willing to follow Him wherever He leads us.

Unfortunately, there are times we will face the uphills of life for God wants to meet with us at the top of the hill or mountain. In Exodus 24:12 God told Moses to come up to Him on the mountain and wait there.

However, we can be assured that the Lord is with us on the uphills. In Isaiah 41:10 we read, “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will hold you up with my righteous right hand.

When we overcome the uphills, we will find a place where we can worship the Lord. In Exodus 3: 12 we see that the Lord will be with us and we will worship God on the mountain.

Let us endure the uphills we face for the Lord is using it to form us. The Lord is able to work all things for the good for those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28)

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

10/07/2026

BRACES By Johan Terblanche

Recently I read that half of all children will need some form of orthodontic treatment to correct their teeth and jaws. (Orthodontics is a specialist field for diagnosing and treating misaligned teeth and jaws.) Most teeth and jaw deformities can be treated by having braces fitted. Unfortunately, not all parents cannot afford to get braces for their children.

Braces are not just used to straighten crooked teeth. It also helps to correct over- or underbites where the lower teeth do not align with the upper teeth, making it difficult to bite. Usually, braces are fitted on children between the ages of ten and fourteen when most of the adult teeth have grown out, but the jaw is still growing. Unfortunately, this is also the age when children or teens are at their most vulnerable for criticism and peer pressure, which often causes children to be embarrassed or ashamed of wearing braces.

Wearing braces is not easy. Often it causes children to become self-conscious and embarrassed. It can also cause jaw pain and soreness of the teeth and gums, especially after each adjustment. The wires can also cut the inside of a person’s cheeks and lips, which in turn can cause infection and even mouth

ulcers. Further to this a person must avoid eating hard food and give special attention when brushing
and flossing their teeth. Braces are normally fitted for 18 to 24 months, but in the end, it is all worthwhile.

We may not be wearing braces, but often we face difficult, challenging or painful situations. Often, we need to face tests of all kinds. Job, in the Bible, went through some terrible times. Job lost his wealth, his property and all his livestock. Then he lost all his children (7 sons and 3 daughters) when the house they were living in collapsed. Then he got sick. (See Job chapters 1 and 2) But in the end, God gave Job double what he had before.

In Job 42:10-17 we see that Job ended up with more livestock (farm animals) than he had before. God also gave him another seven sons and three daughters.

I don’t know what difficulties you are going through or what embarrasses you. Maybe you feel like someone who just had braces fitted and the idea of having to carry pain, heartache or problems, makes you feel angry or upset. But like braces are worthwhile in the end, you too can rest assured that God can turn your sorrow into joy, and your tests, trials and tribulations into victory.

After all, we read in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that the Lord will not allow us to be tested beyond what we can handle or endure and while we are tested, He is there to carry us through.

Should you need prayer or guidance, you are welcome to send an email to [email protected] .

Regards and God bless

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone Ministries

03/07/2026

PARAMEDICI Deur Johan Terblanche

'n Paar dae gelede het ek verby 'n ongelukstoneel gery en 'n span paramedici gesien wat langs die pad aan 'n pasiënt werk. Een het die pasiënt borskompressies gegee terwyl 'n ander een gereed gestaan het met 'n sakklepmasker om lug in die pasiënt se longe te forseer. Agter hulle het 'n ambulans gereed gestaan met deure wawyd oop om die pasiënt na die naaste noodeenheid te neem sodra hy gestabiliseer is. Dit het my laat dink aan die werk van 'n paramedikus en wat ons by hulle kan leer.

In Suid-Afrika word moet jy studeer en 'n diploma verwerf voordat jy 'n paramedikus kan word. Verder moet jy vir mense omgee, medelye hê en bereid wees om ander eerste te stel. Jy moet ook in enige situasie kalm kan bly.

Jy moet ook bereid wees om lang ure en skofte te werk, in afgeleë plekke te werk en in ongemaklike plekke te kan werk. Jy moenie bang wees om in beperkte ruimtes of op hoogtes te werk nie.

Voordat Jesus weg is om vir ons 'n plek in die Hemel voor te berei, het Hy ons opdrag gegee om te gaan en dissipels te maak. (Sien Matteus 28:19) Om dissipels te maak word die beste beskryf as om ander te red van die ewige dood en hel deur hulle na Jesus Christus te lei.

Ons moet ander vertel dat hulle weens sonde nie God se koninkryk of die hemel kan binnegaan nie. Dan kan ons hulle die goeie nuus vertel; dat Jesus hulle sondes op Homself geneem het, in hulle plek gesterf het en sodoende die prys vir hulle sondes betaal het. (Sien Romeine 3:23, 1 Petrus 2:24)

Maar om te doen wat God ons geroep het om te doen of om ander na Christus te lei, moet ons God se Woord (Bybel) bestudeer of weet wat die Woord sê.

Ons moet ook vol liefde en medelye wees met ‘n hart wat omgee vir ander. (Sien Johannes 13: 34-35 en Filippense 2:4)

Ons moenie bang wees om vir ander te vertel van Jesus nie, want God is met ons. Hy sal ons leer en lei om ander van Hom te vertel en na Hom te lei. (Matteus 28:20 en Psalm 32:8)

Ons moet voorbereid en gereed wees om ter eniger tyd te getuig of vir ander te vertel van God se verlossingsplan. (Sien 2 Timoteus 4:2)

Ons moet selfs bereid wees om in moeilike of ongemaklike situasies oor God se verlossingsplan te praat. Die Bybel sê vir ons dat as ons skaam is vir Jesus Christus, sal Jesus Hom ook vir ons skaam. (Markus 8:38)

’n Paramedikus kan ’n persoon se lewe net vir ’n kort tydjie verleng, maar wanneer ons iemand aan die Here voorstel, kan daardie persoon die ewige lewe verkry.

Seënwense

Johan Terblanche
Christ Alone ministries

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