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 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:42:02 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.3.0 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.qa/e/1651766 https://iono.qa/e/1651766 Demonstrating God’s kingdom where you live
Every time you are in conflict with someone, but you go to them and seek reconciliation and forgiveness—the kingdom is breaking into this world. Every time you have a chunk of money and decide to give significantly to somebody who is hungry or homeless or poor—the kingdom is breaking into the world. Any time someone has an addiction and wants to partner with God so much that they are willing to get help from a loving community—the kingdom is breaking into the world. Every time a workaholic parent decides to stop idolizing their job, rearranges their life, and begins to love and care for the family entrusted to them¬—the kingdom is breaking into the world. Every time you include someone who’s lonely, every time you encourage someone who’s defeated, every time you challenge somebody who’s wandering off the path, and every time you serve the needy—the kingdom of God is once more breaking into the world. Jesus taught us to pray: “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Notice He didn’t tell us to pray, “Get me out of here so I can go up there!” His prayer was, “Make up there come down here. Make things run down here, in my life, the way they run up there.” The answer to this prayer begins with you personally: your body, your mind, your appetites, etc. Then it spreads to your workplace, your family, your neighbourhood, your church, and your sphere of influence. And it all starts by asking yourself this question: “Where do I want to see God’s presence and power break into my world? ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 31 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651764 https://iono.qa/e/1651764 You are a steward
When the people of Israel brought offerings to build the temple, David said: “For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours…Both riches and honour come from You…All things come from You, and of Your own we have given You” (vv. 11-12, 14 NKJV). Imagine for a minute that you’re responsible for giving away someone else’s money. You aren’t allowed to spend it; you can only decide where it goes. When you think of it that way, it’s not hard to imagine finding pleasure in playing the philanthropist. Who wouldn’t enjoy being a vital lifeline to those who truly need it? Or wouldn’t you sleep a little better knowing that you had made a difference in the world? Yet as a steward over what God has entrusted to you, that’s the situation you find yourself in. You have been given someone else’s money and the opportunity to decide where it goes. The only thing that stands between you and unbridled joy is embracing that reality and pouring yourself into the work of God’s kingdom in the earth. A farmer doesn’t acquire seed to consume or hoard it. He only decides where to plant it. And only after the seed has been irrevocably cast into the ground is a harvest returned. That’s how joy is realized. If you’ve yet to find your beneficiaries in this world, you could be depriving yourself of a joy you were created to know. Just beyond the fear that is dampening your generosity awaits a harvest of joy. Hence Paul wrote: “See that you also excel in this grace of giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7 NIV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 30 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651765 https://iono.qa/e/1651765 Dra God se koningsheerskappy uit
Elke keer wanneer jy konflik met iemand het, maar na hulle toe gaan en versoening en vergifnis vra – breek God se koninkryk in hierdie wêreld aan. Elke keer wanneer jy geld aan iemand wat honger of haweloos of arm is gee – breek die koninkryk in hierdie wêreld aan. Elke keer wat iemand ‘n verslawing met God se hulp probeer oorkom en bereid is om hulp by ‘n liefdevolle gemeenskap te kry – breek die koninkryk in hierdie wêreld aan. Elke keer as ‘n ouer wat aan sy of haar werk verslaaf is besluit om op te hou om hul werk te verafgod, hul lewe te herrangskik en die gesin wat aan hulle toevertrou is, te begin liefhê en versorg – breek die koninkryk in die hierdie wêreld aan. Elke keer wat jy iemand insluit wat eensaam is, elke keer as jy iemand aanmoedig wat ontmoedig is, elke keer wat jy iemand wat van die pad afdwaal uitdaag en elke keer wanneer jy die behoeftiges dien - breek die koninkryk van God in hierdie wêreld aan. Jesus het ons geleer om te bid: ‘Laat u koningsheerskappy spoedig kom. Laat u wil hier op aarde uitgevoer word soos in die hemel.’ Let op dat Hy nie vir ons gesê het om te bid: ‘Kry my hier uit sodat ek na God se koninkryk kan gaan!’ nie. Sy gebed was: ‘Laat die hemelse dinge aarde toe kom. Laat dinge hier onder, in my lewe, verloop soos hulle daar bo in die hemel verloop.’ Die antwoord op hierdie gebed begin by jou persoonlik: jou liggaam, jou verstand, jou denkwyses, ens. Dan versprei dit na jou werkplek, jou familie, jou buurt, jou kerk en jou invloedsfeer. Dit alles begin deur jouself hierdie vraag af te vra: ‘Waar wil ek God se teenwoordigheid en krag in my wêreld sien aanbreek? ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 31 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651763 https://iono.qa/e/1651763 Jy is ‘n rentmeester
Toe die volk van Israel offers gebring het om die tempel te bou, het Dawid gesê: ‘…Alles in die hemel en op die aarde behoort aan U, Here… Rykdom en eer kom van U alleen… Alles wat ons het, kom van U af, en ons gee vir U net dit wat U reeds vir ons gegee het!’ (verse 11-12, 14 NLV). Stel jou vir ‘n oomblik voor dat jy daarvoor verantwoordelik is om iemand anders se geld weg te gee. Jy mag dit nie spandeer nie; jy mag net besluit waarheen dit moet gaan. ‘n Mens sal dit geniet om so ‘n filantroop te wees! Wie sou dit nie geniet om ‘n lewenslyn te wees vir diegene wat dit werklik nodig het nie? Sou jy nie ‘n bietjie rustiger slaap as jy weet dat jy ‘n verskil in die wêreld gemaak het nie? Dit is die situasie waarin jy jou as rentmeester oor dit wat God aan jou toevertrou het, bevind. Jy is iemand anders se geld en die geleentheid om te besluit waarheen dit moet gaan, gegee. Die enigste iets wat tussen jou en ongebreidelde vreugde staan, is om daardie werklikheid te omhels en jouself in die werk van God se koninkryk op aarde te stort. ‘n Boer koop nie saad om dit te eet of te bêre nie. Hy besluit waar om dit te plant. Eers nadat die saad onherroeplik in die grond geplant is, word ‘n oes teruggegee. Dit is hoe vreugde verwesenlik word. Net anderkant die vrees wat jou vrygewigheid demp, wag ‘n oes van vreugde. Daarom het Paulus geskryf: ‘…munt dan nou ook uit in hierdie liefdeswerk’ (2 Korintiërs 8:7 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:39:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 30 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651762 https://iono.qa/e/1651762 Be content
People who were happy when they bought their clothes at thrift stores typically remain happy once they can afford designer duds. Those who weren’t are still the same unhappy people they were when they were poor; they just dress better. Learning how to be satisfied with what you have, and to feel grateful for it, starts with understanding what money can and cannot do. There are things in life you cannot put a price on: good health, a family that loves you, the support of a friendship that has lasted many years, the feeling of accomplishment that comes from working hard and seeing your effort pay off. You cannot value these “possessions” in terms of cash. If you think you don’t have anything to be grateful for, consider the sound of your child’s laughter, the crash of the ocean as waves hit the shore, the unconditional greeting you receive each day from your pet, and the hug of a friend you’ve been separated from. Without these assets, you’re in spiritual default. These items are priceless and have nothing to do with shares or profits. When you add up everything in life, the best things are free. If you’re not happy with your financial situation, then you need to take steps to change it. That’s wisdom and good stewardship. But before you do, conduct an audit of your personal assets. Yes, enjoying the spoils of success can be exhilarating. But remember to appreciate the beauty of life as well; it’s free. And it will fill you up in a way that money and things never will. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:37:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 29 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651760 https://iono.qa/e/1651760 Wees tevrede
Mense wat gelukkig was toe hulle hul klere by tweedehandse winkels gekoop het, bly gewoonlik gelukkig sodra hulle ontwerpersklere kan bekostig. Diegene wat nie gelukkig was nie, is steeds dieselfde ongelukkige as toe hulle arm was; hulle trek net beter aan. Om te leer hoe om tevrede te wees met wat jy het en om daarvoor dankbaar te voel, moet jy ‘n begrip van dit wat geld kan en nie kan doen nie, hê. Daar is dinge in die lewe waarop jy nie ‘n prys kan plaas nie: goeie gesondheid, ‘n familie wat jou liefhet, die ondersteuning van ‘n jarelange vriendskap, die gevoel van prestasie wanneer jy sien dat jou harde werk vrugte afwerp. Jy kan nie hierdie ‘besittings’ in terme van kontant waardeer nie. As jy dink jy het niks om voor dankbaar te wees nie, dink aan die geluid van jou kind se lag, die gebreek van die see wanneer golwe die strand tref, die onvoorwaardelike groet wat jy elke dag van jou troeteldier ontvang en die drukkie van ‘n vriend wat jy lank nie gesien het nie. Hierdie items is van onskatbare waarde en het niks met aandele of winste te doen nie. Wanneer jy alles in die lewe begin tel, kom jy agter dat die beste dinge gratis is. As jy nie met jou finansiële situasie gelukkig is nie, moet jy stappe neem om dit te verander. Dis wysheid en goeie rentmeesterskap. Voordat jy dit egter kan doen, moet jy ‘n oudit van jou persoonlike bates doen. Ja, dit kan opwindend wees om die buit van sukses te geniet. Jy moet egter onthou om ook die skoonheid van die lewe te waardeer - dis gratis. Dit sal vir jou vervulling op ‘n manier wat geld en dinge nooit kan doen nie, bring. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:36:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 29 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651757 https://iono.qa/e/1651757 The eighth Beatitude
Jesus said: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice…for great is your reward in heaven” (vv. 10-12 NKJV). To be persecuted for righteousness’ sake is to live as Jesus lived—with His character, His motives, His obedience, His trust in the Father, and His purity of heart. It’s to be a peacemaker, to hunger and thirst for what’s right, to turn your back on sin, and to be a fountain of mercy. If you live this way, you’ll be persecuted just as Jesus was persecuted. You won’t have to be confrontational in what you say or do—your very life will be confrontational. It’s the contrast that will bring confrontation! Jesus spoke the truth, lived the truth, and was willing to die for the truth. He never sought to pick a fight, but He spoke up every time the truth He spoke was challenged. And He promises that when you are insulted and abused for the same reasons He was, if you remain faithful, you will receive the kingdom of heaven. In other words, you’ll have a reward in heaven, and you’ll be given spiritual authority in the kingdom of heaven. What you may suffer here on earth is only temporary rejection, insult, or abuse. What you gain in heaven will be eternal and glorious. The Bible says: “The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:33:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651756 https://iono.qa/e/1651756 Die agste Saligspreking
Jesus het gesê: ‘Gelukkig is dié wat vervolg word ter wille van wat voor God reg is, want hulle het deel aan sy koninkryk. Gelukkig is julle wanneer julle bespot en vervolg word en allerhande leuens oor julle versprei word omdat julle my dissipels is. Wees bly, ja, jubel daaroor, want God sal julle ryklik daarvoor beloon…’ (verse 10-12 NLV). Om ter wille van geregtigheid vervolg te word, is om te leef soos Jesus geleef het - met sy karakter, sy motiewe, sy gehoorsaamheid, sy vertroue in die Vader en sy reinheid van hart. Dit is om ‘n vredemaker te wees, om te honger en te dors na wat reg is, om jou rug op sonde te draai en ‘n fontein van barmhartigheid te wees. As jy so leef, sal jy vervolg word, net soos Jesus vervolg is. Jesus het die waarheid gepraat, die waarheid geleef en was bereid om vir die waarheid te sterf. Hy het nooit probeer om ‘n bakleiery te begin nie, maar Hy het elke keer wanneer die waarheid uitgedaag is, daarvoor opgestaan Hy het ook belowe dat wanneer jy om dieselfde redes as Hy beledig en mishandel word, jy die koninkryk van die hemel sal ontvang, mits jy getrou bly. Jy sal dus ‘n beloning in die hemel hê en jy sal geestelike gesag in die koninkryk van die hemel ontvang. Die lyding wat jy hier op aarde mag ondervind, is slegs tydelike verwerping, belediging of mishandeling. Wat jy egter in die hemel verkry, sal ewig en glorieryk wees. Die Bybel sê: ‘Ek weet vir seker dat ons huidige lyding hoegenaamd nie vergelyk kan word met die heerlikheid waarmee God ons gaan verras nie’ (Romeine 8:18 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:32:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651755 https://iono.qa/e/1651755 The seventh Beatitude
The Hebrew word for “peace” is shalom; it refers to a sense of well-being that produces calmness and confidence, even in a crisis. It’s assurance in the midst of uncertainty and confusion. Those who have an immovable, unshakeable, rock-solid trust in God are those who experience genuine peace of heart. How do you acquire such peace? First, you must know what God says in His Word and believe it. You must make God’s Word the foundation of all you believe and, therefore, of all you say and do. You must take God at His Word and surrender your will to His commandments and His plan. You must root your expectations and hope in His promises and His desires. True peace of heart is always built on truth—the truth of who God is, who you are “in Him,” and how God wants you to relate to Him and with others. To know God’s truth is to experience God’s peace. As you seek to bring this kind of peace to the hearts of others, you are acting like your heavenly Father. It is God’s desire that you be reconciled to Him and experience salvation and genuine heart peace. Our message is this: “Acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you” (Job 22:21 NKJV). Paul put it this way: “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1 NKJV). Our ultimate role as peacemakers is not simply to see men and women at peace with one another but also at peace with God. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651753 https://iono.qa/e/1651753 Die sewende Saligspreking
Die Hebreeuse woord vir ‘vrede’ is shalom; dit verwys na ‘n gevoel van welstand wat kalmte en vertroue, selfs in ‘n krisis, voortbring. Dis versekering te midde van onsekerheid en verwarring. Diegene wat ‘n onwrikbare, onwankelbare, rotsvaste vertroue in God het, is diegene wat ware vrede in hulle harte ervaar. Hoe verkry mens sulke vrede? Eerstens moet jy weet wat God in sy Woord sê en dit glo. Jy moet God se Woord die fondament van alles wat jy glo, alles wat jy sê en alles wat jy doen, maak. Jy moet geloof in God se Woord hê en jou wil aan sy gebooie en sy plan oorgee. Jy moet jou verwagtinge en hoop in sy beloftes en sy begeertes wortel. Ware vrede van hart word altyd op die waarheid gebou - die waarheid van wie God is, wie jy in Hom is en hoe God wil hê jy teenoor Hom en ander mense moet optree. Om God se waarheid te ken, is om God se vrede te ervaar. Wanneer jy daarna streef om hierdie soort vrede na die harte van ander te bring, tree jy soos jou hemelse Vader op. Dit is God se begeerte dat jy met Hom versoen moet word en verlossing en ware hartsvrede moet ervaar. ‘Onderwerp jou aan God, dan sal jy vrede hê en sal alles met jou goed gaan’ (Job 22:21 NLV). Paulus het gesê: ‘As mense wat deur God vrygespreek is omdat ons glo, is daar nou vrede tussen God en ons op grond van wat Jesus Christus ons Here gedoen het’ (Romeine 5:1 NLV). Ons uiteindelike rol as vredemakers is nie net om ander mense aan te spoor om in vrede met mekaar te leef nie, maar ook in vrede met God. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651749 https://iono.qa/e/1651749 The sixth Beatitude
The Greek word for “pure” is katharos, from which we get our English word “catharsis.” Psychiatrists talk about catharsis as the cleansing of a person’s destructive attitudes. The biblical word refers to a cleansing of all impurities from your inner spirit–impurities that include evil tendencies, evil thoughts, evil desires, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life (see 1 John 2:16). To be pure is to have all these impurities removed so that you might reflect the character of Christ Jesus. One of the main plagues in our society today, and even in many churches, is double mindedness. We have mixed motives, a divided mind and heart. We must put an end to segregating our lives, which causes us to speak and act one way around fellow Christians and another way around those who don’t know Christ. To be pure in heart is to have integrity—to have your heart, your head, and your hands fully integrated and aligned with the commands of God. To be a person of integrity is to say what you believe, and then do what you say. Jesus said very plainly, “No man can serve two masters” (Matthew 6:24 KJV). “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” The pure in heart see God’s loving heart and mercy in every passage of Scripture. They see God in every event of history, shaping and molding circumstances to serve His higher purposes. And they see God in the midst of their own difficulties, pain, and suffering. When your heart’s desire is to see and know God better, He will fulfill that desire. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:29:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651748 https://iono.qa/e/1651748 Die sesde Saligspreking
Die Griekse woord vir ‘rein’ is katharos, waarvandaan ons ons Engelse woord ‘catharsis’ kry. Psigiaters praat van ‘n katarsis as die reiniging van ‘n persoon se vernietigende denkwyses. Die Bybelse woord verwys na ‘n reiniging wat alle onsuiwerhede uit jou innerlike gees verwyder - onsuiwerhede wat bose gedagtes, bose begeertes, wellus van die vlees en valse roem op besittings, insluit (sien 1 Johannes 2:16). Om rein te wees, is om al hierdie onsuiwerhede te verwyder sodat jy Christus Jesus se karakter kan weerspieël. Een van die grootste probleme in ons samelewing en selfs in baie kerke, is dubbelsinnigheid. Ons het gemengde motiewe, ‘n verdeelde verstand en hart. Ons moet ophou om ons lewens apart te hou, sodat ons op een manier rondom mede-Christene praat en optree en op ‘n ander manier rondom diegene wat Christus nie ken nie. Om rein van hart te wees, beteken om integriteit te hê - om jou hart, jou kop en jou hande met die gebooie van God in lyn te bring en te integreer. Wanneer jy integriteit het, sê jy wat jy doen en doen wat jy sê. Jesus het baie duidelik gesê: ‘Niemand kan tegelyk twee base dien nie…’ (Matteus 6:24 NLV). ‘Geseënd is dié wat rein van hart is, want hulle sal God sien.’ Diegene wat rein van hart is, sien God se liefdevolle hart en barmhartigheid in elke Skrifgedeelte. Hulle sien dat God omstandighede vorm, gebruik en ontwerp om sy doeleindes te dien. Hulle sien God te midde van hul eie probleme, pyn en lyding. Wanneer jou hart se begeerte is om God beter te sien en te ken, sal Hy daardie begeerte vervul. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:28:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:02 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651746 https://iono.qa/e/1651746 The fifth Beatitude
Mercy is more than forgiveness, less than love, different from grace, and one with justice. Forgiveness becomes operational only when a wrong is committed, but mercy is operational at all times. Mercy leads to and produces forgiveness, but mercy is more than forgiveness. Mercy reaches out to the weak, to the needy, and to those needing protection and direction. Just as forgiveness flows out of mercy, so mercy flows out of love. Love is the source of mercy, but love is greater than mercy—it exists apart from any need or sin. Mercy offers a reprieve from punishment, but grace offers complete pardon. Mercy relieves our pain, but grace cures the disease. Mercy overlooks the mistakes, but grace forgets the mistakes. God is both merciful and just at the same time. Mercy that ignores or refuses to deal with sin is a false mercy. Justice requires that we face and deal with sin. Mercy grants us the privilege of facing and dealing with it so we might be forgiven of it. Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” The more mercy we exercise, the more mercy we receive from God. We are to be conduits for God’s mercy with an ever-increasing capacity to impart it to others. The person who exercises mercy is unshackled from emotional chains, freed of spiritual bondage, and liberated from the bitterness that hinders spiritual growth. Mercy flowing from God to us removes the blockages that keep us from becoming whole. And the good news is that we will never be asked to extend more mercy to others than God has extended to us. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:27:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651745 https://iono.qa/e/1651745 Die vyfde Saligspreking
Barmhartigheid is meer as vergifnis, minder as liefde, anders as genade en een met geregtigheid. Vergifnis spring eers aan die werk wanneer ‘n oortreding gepleeg word, maar barmhartigheid is te alle tye operasioneel. Barmhartigheid lei tot en bring vergifnis voort, maar barmhartigheid is meer as vergifnis. Barmhartigheid reik na die swakkes, die behoeftiges en diegene wat beskerming en leiding nodig het, uit. Net soos vergifnis uit barmhartigheid vloei, vloei barmhartigheid uit liefde. Liefde is die bron van barmhartigheid, maar liefde is groter as barmhartigheid - dit bestaan los van enige behoefte of sonde. Barmhartigheid bied verligting van straf, maar genade bied volkome vergifnis. Barmhartigheid verlig ons pyn, maar genade genees die siekte. Barmhartigheid sien foute oor, maar genade vergeet die foute. God is terselftertyd beide barmhartig en regverdig. Barmhartigheid wat sonde ignoreer of weier om dit te hanteer, is valse barmhartigheid. Geregtigheid vereis dat ons sonde in die gesig staar en dit hanteer. Barmhartigheid gee ons die voorreg om sonde in die gesig te staar en dit te hanteer, sodat ons vergewe kan word. Jesus het gesê: ‘Geseënd is dié wat barmhartig is, want aan hulle sal barmhartigheid bewys word.’ Hoe meer barmhartigheid ons betoon, hoe meer barmhartigheid ontvang ons van God. Ons moet kanale vir God se barmhartigheid wees, met ‘n steeds toenemende kapasiteit om dit aan ander te bewys. Die persoon wat barmhartigheid betoon, word van emosionele kettings losgemaak, van geestelike slawerny bevry en van die bitterheid wat geestelike groei belemmer, bevry. Barmhartigheid wat van God na ons vloei, verwyder die dinge wat ons verhinder om heel te word. Die goeie nuus is dat ons nooit gevra sal word om meer barmhartigheid aan ander te bewys as wat God aan ons bewys nie. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:26:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:22 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651742 https://iono.qa/e/1651742 The fourth Beatitude
Righteousness is not an optional spiritual supplement; it’s a necessity for Christian living. It’s something you must desire as much as a starving man desires food and a thirsty man desires water. Are you hungry for more of Jesus? Do you have an appetite for His Word? Do you long to experience the kingdom of God? If so, Jesus says that you will be “filled.” He will give you more of Himself. When you are hungry for righteousness, He will impart to you the power of a righteous life—which means keeping God’s commandments and following the leading of the Holy Spirit day by day. The Lord will give you the power to say “no” to offers that are not right in His eyes. And He will give you the power to say “yes” to those things that are of eternal benefit and to manifest His power in right decisions, right actions, and right words spoken at the right times, in the right situations, for the right results. The Lord will fill you with the ability to be His agent at home, at school, in your place of business, in the political arena, and in church. When you hunger and thirst for righteousness, God will satisfy you with His presence, His power, and His peace. When you deeply and truly desire more of the Lord, you will receive more of the Lord to the point of being filled to overflowing. God keeps His promises, and He will keep this one also: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:22:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:40 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651739 https://iono.qa/e/1651739 Die vierde Saligspreking
Geregtigheid is nie ‘n opsionele geestelike bysaak nie; dit is ‘n noodsaaklikheid vir ‘n Christelike lewe. Dit is iets wat jy net soveel moet begeer as wat ‘n honger man kos en ‘n dorstige man water begeer. Honger jy na meer van Jesus? Het jy ‘n aptyt vir sy Woord? Verlang jy daarna om die koninkryk van God te ervaar? Indien wel, sê Jesus dat jy ‘bevredig’ sal word. Hy sal jou meer van Homself gee. Wanneer jy na geregtigheid honger, sal Hy jou die krag van ‘n regverdige lewe gee - om God se gebooie te onderhou en die leiding van die Heilige Gees dag vir dag te volg. Die Here sal jou die krag gee om ‘nee’ vir geleenthede wat nie reg in sy oë is nie, te sê. Hy sal jou ook die krag gee om vir daardie dinge wat van ewige voordeel is ‘ja’ te sê en om sy krag vir die regte besluite, regte dade en regte woorde op die regte tye, in die regte situasies, vir die regte resultate te gebruik. Die Here sal jou met die vermoë vul om sy agent by die huis, by die skool, in jou werkplek, in die politieke arena en in die kerk te wees. Wanneer jy na geregtigheid honger en dors, sal God jou met sy teenwoordigheid, sy krag en sy vrede bevredig. Wanneer jy waarlik meer van die Here begeer, sal jy meer van die Here ontvang, tot by die punt waar jy tot oorlopens toe gevul sal wees. God kom sy beloftes na en Hy sal ook hierdie een nakom: ‘Gelukkig is dié wat honger en dors na wat voor God reg is, want Hy sal julle hartsverlange bevredig.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:21:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651735 https://iono.qa/e/1651735 The third Beatitude
To be “meek” doesn’t mean to be a doormat or to be indecisive, timid, fearful, or spineless. It does not mean to act like a loser or a cowardly wimp. Meekness is “power under control.” The Bible says Moses was the meekest man on the face of the earth in his day (see Numbers 12:3). Yet he was willing to go toe-to-toe with Pharaoh, to lead a grumbling people across a wilderness, and to climb a smoking, shaking mountain to meet personally with almighty God. Jesus described Himself as “gentle and lowly in heart” (Matthew 11:29 NKJV). Yet He was the most courageous man who ever lived. What made Moses and Jesus meek? They manifested supreme power under control. Proverbs 16:32 (NKJV) describes this kind of power: “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” Proverbs 25:28 (NASB) tells us the flipside of meekness: “Like a city that is broken into and without walls so is a person who has no self-control over his spirit.” The meek are those who have the power to hurt but choose not to. They have knowledge to destroy someone’s reputation, but they don’t use it. They have reason to hate but refuse to act on it. Such people exhibit meekness, which is simply strength harnessed and used to do good. And those who exercise meekness walk in God’s blessing. The meek persevere until good overcomes evil, answers are found, remedies are generated, and reconciliation overcomes estrangement. And the meek sleep well at night—because their trust is in the Lord! ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:08:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651734 https://iono.qa/e/1651734 Die derde Saligspreking
Om ‘sag van hart’ te wees, beteken nie om ‘n deurmat, besluiteloos, skugter, angstig of ruggraatloos te wees nie. Dit beteken nie dat jy soos ‘n verloorder of ‘n lafhartige swakkeling optree nie. Sagmoedigheid is beheersde mag. Die Bybel sê dat Moses sagmoedig was, meer as enigiemand anders op daardie stadium op aarde (sien Numeri 12:3). Tog was hy bereid om farao teen te staan, om ‘n klaende volk deur die woestyn te lei en ‘n berg wat rook en bewe te klim om persoonlik met die almagtige God te ontmoet. Jesus het Homself as ‘…sag en nederig van hart…’ (Matteus 11:29 NLV), beskryf. Tog was Hy die dapperste man wat ooit geleef het. Wat het Moses en Jesus sagmoedig gemaak? Hulle het beheerste mag gehad. Spreuke 16:32 (AFR83) beskryf hierdie soort mag as volg: ‘’n Geduldige mens het meer waarde as ‘n bedrewe vegter, ‘n mens met selfbeheersing meer as iemand wat ‘n stad inneem. Spreuke 25:28 (NLV) beskryf die teenoorgestelde van iemand wat sagmoedig is: ‘Iemand wat homself nie in bedwang kan hou nie, is soos ‘n stad sonder ‘n muur wat beskerming bied.’ Die sagmoediges is diegene wat die mag het om seer te maak, maar kies om dit nie te doen nie. Hulle het kennis om iemand se reputasie te vernietig, maar gebruik dit nie. Hulle het rede om te haat, maar weier om daarop te reageer. Sagmoedigheid is bloot krag wat ingespan en gebruik word om goed te doen. Diegene wat sagmoedig is, wandel in God se seën. Die sagmoediges volhard totdat die goeie die kwaad oorwin, antwoorde gevind word en versoening vervreemding oorwin. Die sagmoediges slaap snags goed - want hulle vertrou op die Here! ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:07:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651733 https://iono.qa/e/1651733 The second Beatitude
Jesus was not necessarily speaking about mourning the loss of a loved one, but that those who mourn over their sins will receive God’s comfort. When you weep over your sins and the trouble they brought to yourself and to others, you put yourself in a position to receive God’s forgiveness. True repentance does not focus on self. It’s not morbid or despairing; it doesn’t come from false humility or from wallowing in self-pity. It is acknowledging openly, plainly, and simply that you need God’s mercy and grace. As long as you delight in your sins, try to justify them, or blame others for them, you cannot be forgiven. It is only when you pray, “I confess that I have sinned against You in my thoughts, my words, and my actions” that you put yourself into a position to be cleansed of your sin. The Bible says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8-9 NKJV). And in that is your comfort! It is God’s forgiveness that produces genuine joy and comfort in your souls. It is God’s forgiveness that heals your deep inner wounds, and that restores you to intimacy with your heavenly Father. David said: “I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, ‘I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.’ And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone” (Psalm 32:5 NLT). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:05:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651727 https://iono.qa/e/1651727 Die tweede Saligspreking
Jesus praat nie noodwendig hier oor die verlies van ‘n geliefde nie, maar dat diegene wat oor hul sondes treur, God se vertroosting sal ontvang. Wanneer jy oor jou sondes en die probleme wat hulle vir jouself en ander meegebring het treur, plaas jy jouself in ‘n posisie om God se vergifnis te ontvang. Ware bekering fokus nie op die self nie. Dit is nie morbied of wanhopig nie; dit spruit nie uit valse nederigheid of selfbejammering nie. Dit is om openlik, duidelik en eenvoudig te erken dat jy God se genade nodig het. Solank as wat jy jou in jou sondes verlustig, probeer om dit te regverdig of ander daarvoor blameer, kan jy nie vergewe word nie. Dit is slegs wanneer jy bid: ‘Ek bely dat ek teen U gesondig het in my gedagtes, my woorde en my dade,’ dat jy jouself in ‘n posisie plaas om van jou sonde gereinig te word. Die Bybel sê: ‘As ons beweer dat ons nie sonde het nie, mislei ons onsself en leef ons nie volgens die waarheid nie. As ons egter ons sondes bely, Hy is betroubaar en regverdig om ons sondes te vergewe en ons skoon te maak van alle verkeerde optrede’ (1 Johannes 1:8-9 NLV). Daarin lê ons troos! Dit is God se vergifnis wat ware vreugde en troos in ons siele voortbring. Dit is God se vergifnis wat ons diep innerlike wonde genees en wat ons intimiteit met ons hemelse Vader herstel. Dawid het gesê: ‘Maar ek het my oortredings bely, my sonde nie weggesteek nie. Ek het gesê: ‘Ek bely my opstand teen die Here.’ En my sonde en oortredings het U vergewe’ (Psalm 32:5 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:04:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651725 https://iono.qa/e/1651725 The first Beatitude
What does it really mean to be “poor in spirit”? This phrase has nothing to do with finances or status. It means that you become conscious of your own spiritual emptiness—that without God, you are nothing, you have nothing, and you can do nothing of consequence or eternal benefit. To be poor in spirit means you know that all of your self-righteousness is as filthy rags and all of your self-propelled achievements are short-term and fleeting at best (see Isaiah 64:6). To be poor in spirit means that you know you need God. Why would this cause you to be “blessed”? Because you are open to receiving God’s free gift of salvation and allowing the Holy Spirit to work in your life. You are willing to humble yourself and pray: “Lord Jesus, I need You. I accept You as my Saviour. I want to yield my life to Your will and do things Your way to the glory of Your Name.” If you are poor in spirit, you are willing to declare yourself spiritually bankrupt. And in so doing, you lay down your pride of spirit, your pride of will, your pride of intellect, and your pride of heart at the feet of Jesus. If you are poor in spirit, you open yourself to God’s saving mercy and grace. Consequently, you are able to enter God’s kingdom and enjoy all of its benefits and its blessings. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” means you can sincerely pray, “Lord, I acknowledge my total dependence on You.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:03:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651721 https://iono.qa/e/1651721 Die eerste Saligspreking
Wat beteken dit werklik om ‘arm van gees’ te wees? Dit het niks met finansies of status te doen nie. Dit beteken dat jy van jou eie geestelike armoede bewus word - dat jy sonder God niks is nie, niks het nie en niks van belang of ewige voordeel kan doen nie. Om arm van gees te wees, beteken dat jy weet dat jou selfgeregtigheid soos vuil klere is en jou selfgedrewe prestasies ten beste kortstondig en vlietend is (sien Jesaja 64:6). Om arm van gees te wees, beteken dat jy weet dat jy God nodig het. Hoekom sal dit jou dan seën en salig maak? Omdat jy ontvanklik is om God se gratis geskenk van verlossing te ontvang en die Heilige Gees toe te laat om in jou lewe te werk. Jy is bereid om jouself te verootmoedig en te bid: ‘Here Jesus, ek het U nodig. Ek aanvaar U as my Verlosser. Ek wil my lewe aan u wil oorgee en dinge op u manier tot eer van u Naam doen.’ As jy arm van gees is, is jy bereid om jouself geestelik bankrot te verklaar. Wanneer jy dit doen, lê jy jou trots van gees, jou trots van wil, jou trots van intellek en jou trots van hart aan die voete van Jesus neer. As jy arm van gees is, stel jy jouself vir God se reddende barmhartigheid en genade oop. Gevolglik kan jy God se koninkryk binnegaan en al sy voordele en seëninge geniet. ‘Salig is die wat arm van gees is, want aan hulle behoort die koninkryk van die hemele’ beteken dat jy opreg kan bid: ‘Here, ek erken my totale afhanklikheid aan U.’ ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:02:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651716 https://iono.qa/e/1651716 Prevailing prayer
In an old book titled Prevailing Prayer, author Eli Wigle described John Wesley’s prayer life this way: “As a matter of habit and rule, John Wesley’s ordinary private praying consumed two hours a day. At times he would gather his company and pray all night, or till the power of God came down. Nothing was considered too great or too small to take to the Lord. Seized with pain in the midst of preaching, so that he could not speak, ‘I know my remedy,’ he said, and immediately kneeled down. In a moment the pain was gone…Being seized with a pain, fever and cough, so that he could scarcely speak, ‘I called on Jesus aloud to increase my faith. While I was speaking my pain vanished away, my fever left me, and my bodily strength returned.’…Wesley…stirred the world with the fire of his zeal, because he had stirred heaven by the fire of his prayers. His pleas had access to men’s consciences, because they had access to God.” Why did Wesley spend two hours each day in prayer? (1) Because he saw prayer as a cleansing and correcting force. In one of his prayers he said, “Oh, fill up all that is wanting, reform whatever is amiss in me, perfect the thing that concerns me.” (2) Because he knew that God’s will is the only plan and purpose that God is committed to. “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651713 https://iono.qa/e/1651713 Seëvierende gebed
In ‘n ou boek genaamd Prevailing Prayer, word John Wesley se gebedslewe só beskryf: ‘As gewoonte en reël het John Wesley se gewone gebed twee uur per dag in beslag geneem. Soms het hy sy vriende en familie bymekaar gemaak en die hele nag, of totdat die krag van God duidelik geword het, gebid. Niks is as te groot of te klein beskou om na die Here te bring nie. Een keer het John Wesley tydens sy preekbeurt so erg pyn gehad dat hy nie verder kon praat nie. ‘Ek weet wat die geneesmiddel is,’ het hy gesê en onmiddellik neergekniel. Binne oomblikke was die pyn weg. Wesley het van hierdie oomblik waar hy so pyn en koors gehad het dat hy nie kon praat nie, gesê: ‘Ek het Jesus hardop aangeroep om my geloof te vermeerder. Terwyl ek gepraat het, het my pyn verdwyn, my koors het my verlaat en my liggaamlike krag het teruggekeer.’ Wesley het die wêreld met die vuur van sy ywer aangegryp, omdat hy die hemel met die vuur van sy gebede aangegryp het. Sy gebede het mense se gewete aangegryp, omdat dit hulle toegang tot God gegee het.’ Waarom het Wesley elke dag twee uur in gebed deurgebring? 1) Omdat hy gebed as ‘n krag wat hom reinig en korrigeer gesien het. In een van sy gebede het hy gesê: ‘Vul tog alles wat ontbreek, herstel wat in my verkeerd is en vervolmaak my innerlike wese.’ 2) Omdat hy geweet het dat God se wil die enigste plan en doel is waaraan God verbind is. ‘Dit is die vrymoedigheid wat ons voor God het, dat wat ons ook al volgens sy wil vra, Hy na ons luister’ (1 Johannes 5:14 NLV). ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651711 https://iono.qa/e/1651711 Abounding grace
The Scarlet Letter is the story of a woman found in adultery and required to wear a scarlet “A” on her dress as a symbol of shame. We do the same thing, don’t we? We label people based on a mistake. Sadly, it’s just as true in some churches as it is in the culture. That isn’t how God sees us and labels us. He takes off the graveclothes of sin and covers us in the garments of salvation (see Isaiah 61:10). He gives each of us a new name, a new identity, a new destiny. There’s a storyline in John’s gospel that’s not unlike Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. A woman was caught in the act of adultery. The religious mob was ready to stone her to death when Jesus stepped in. His defense was pure brilliance: “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone” (John 8:7 NKJV). One by one, they dropped their stones and walked away. Then Jesus told her, “Go and sin no more” (v. 11 NKJV). When you hear about someone’s failure, remember John Bradford’s famous adage: “But for the grace of God, there go I.” Live by the maxim, “Love people when they least expect it and least deserve it.” That’s how you change someone’s life. That’s what Jesus did with this woman. When the Pharisees were writing people off, He was writing them in. When everyone else showed them the door, Jesus showed them grace. Grace is the catalyst that turns guilt into gratitude. One act of grace can turn the worst moment into a defining moment in someone’s life. And you can be that agent of grace. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:58:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651709 https://iono.qa/e/1651709 Oorvloedige genade
The Scarlet Letter is die verhaal van ‘n vrou wat betrap is dat sy owerspel gepleeg het en ‘n skarlakenrooi ‘A’ op haar rok moes dra as ‘n simbool van haar skande. Ons doen dieselfde, nie waar nie? Ons etiketteer mense op grond van ‘n fout. Dit is egter nie hoe God ons sien nie. Hy neem die grafklere van sonde weg en bedek ons met klere van verlossing (sien Jesaja 61:10). Hy gee vir elkeen van ons ‘n nuwe naam, ‘n nuwe identiteit en ‘n nuwe bestemming. Daar is ‘n verhaal in die Bybel wat met Hawthorne se The Scarlet Letter ooreenstem. ‘n Vrou is op heterdaad betrap waar sy owerspel pleeg. Die godsdienstige skare was gereed om haar te stenig toe Jesus ingegryp het. Hy het vir die skare gesê: ‘…Laat die een onder julle wat sondeloos is, die eerste een wees wat ‘n klip na haar gooi’ (Johannes 8:7 NLV). Een vir een het die skare hul klippe laat val en weggeloop. Toe sê Jesus vir die vrou: ‘... Gaan maar, en moet van nou af nie meer sonde doen nie’ (vers 11 NLV). Wanneer jy van iemand se mislukking hoor, moet jy John Bradford se bekende gesegde onthou: ‘But for the grace of God, there go I.’ Wees lief vir mense wanneer hulle dit die minste verwag en dit die minste verdien. Dis hoe jy iemand se lewe verander. Dis wat Jesus met hierdie vrou gedoen het. Toe die Fariseërs mense afgeskryf het, het Hy hulle aanvaar. Toe almal anders hulle die deur gewys het, het Jesus hulle genade betoon. Een daad van genade kan die ergste oomblik in iemand se lewe in ‘n beslissende oomblik verander. Jy kan daardie agent van genade wees. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:57:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651708?v=1 https://iono.qa/e/1651708?v=1 Live from “glory to glory”
Beginning in 2007, the REVEAL research project surveyed the members of more than a thousand churches. They wanted to determine the percentage of churchgoers who are actually propelled by their faith to love God and love others with their whole hearts. Guess how many met these qualifications? Eleven percent! Nearly nine out of ten believers did not make the grade. Think about it this way: If a school graduated only eleven percent of its students, if a hospital healed only eleven percent of its patients, if a sports team won only eleven percent of its games, if a home builder completed only eleven percent of his projects, wouldn’t changes be made? About 2.2 billion people on our planet call themselves Christians. That’s approximately one-fourth of the world’s population. If the survey is any indication, about two billion of those Christians are chugging along on a fraction of their horsepower. What would happen if they got a tune-up or decided to step up or rise up? How much joy would be unleashed? How much wisdom would be shared? How many marriages would be saved? How many wars would be prevented? How much hunger would be eliminated? What would it take for you to be part of the eleven percent—more compassion, more conviction, more courage? What attitudes would you need to discontinue—greed, guilt, negativity, a critical spirit? Here’s the good news: You can. With God’s help, you can close the gap between the person you are and the person you want to be. You can be “transformed…from glory to glory.” ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:52:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651704 https://iono.qa/e/1651704 Neem in ‘heerlikheid’ toe
Vanaf 2007 het die REVEAL-navorsingsprojek die gemeentelede van meer as ‘n duisend kerke ondervra. Hulle wou die persentasie kerkgangers wat werklik deur hul geloof gedryf word om God en ander mense met hul hele hart lief te hê, bepaal. Raai hoeveel het aan hierdie kwalifikasies voldoen? Elf persent! Byna nege uit tien gelowiges het nie die graad gehaal nie. Dink so daaraan: As slegs elf persent van ‘n skool se matrikulante slaag, as ‘n hospitaal slegs elf persent van sy pasiënte genees, as ‘n sportspan slegs elf persent van sy wedstryde wen, as ‘n bouer slegs elf persent van sy projekte voltooi, sou dinge nie moes verander nie? Ongeveer 2,2 miljard mense op ons planeet noem hulself Christene. Dit is ongeveer ‘n kwart van die wêreldbevolking. As REVEAL se opname enige aanduiding is, is daar ongeveer twee miljard van daardie Christene wat nie hul Christenskap ten volle uitleef nie. Wat sou gebeur as hulle besluit om voluit vir Christus te begin leef? Hoeveel vreugde sou ontketen word? Hoeveel wysheid sou gedeel word? Hoeveel huwelike sou gered word? Hoeveel oorloë sou voorkom word? Hoeveel hongersnood sou verdwyn? Wat sou dit verg om deel van die elf persent te word - meer deernis, meer oortuiging, meer moed? Watter houdings sou jy moet laat vaar - gierigheid, skuldgevoelens, negatiwiteit, ‘n kritiese gees? Hier is die goeie nuus: Jy kan dit doen. Met God se hulp kan jy die gaping tussen die persoon wat jy is en die persoon wat jy wil wees, oorbrug. Jou ‘heerlikheid’ kan steeds toeneem. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:50:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651703 https://iono.qa/e/1651703 A prayer for God-confidence
Father, I come boldly before Your throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace for deliverance from emotional insecurity (see Hebrews 4:16). Your Word says You will make all Your grace abound toward me so that I will always have all sufficiency in all things and abound in every good work (see 2 Corinthians 9:8). I cast down every thought of inadequacy and every imagination that rises up against what Your Word says about who I am and what I can do (see 2 Corinthians 10:5). I resist any anxiety over the possibility of losing a social, professional, or other position or a desired relationship. I know that no one can thwart Your purpose for my life. You, O Lord, have sealed my destiny (see Isaiah 14:27). “You guard all that is mine” (Psalm 16:5 NLT). I know, according to Your Word, that You deliberately shaped me in the womb to be Your servant. Therefore, I rest, rejoice, and trust that I am designed for my destiny and perfect for my purpose (see Isaiah 49:5). Because of Your grace, I walk neither in self-doubt nor in self-confidence because I know that apart from You, I can do absolutely nothing (see John 15:5). Therefore, my eyes are on You alone to do exceedingly abundantly above all that I could ask or think according to Your power that works in me (see Ephesians 3:20). I thank You that You have heard me and delivered me from all my fears, and they no longer have any power over my life (see Psalm 34:4). In the Name of Jesus Christ I pray, amen. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 17 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:04 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651702 https://iono.qa/e/1651702 ‘n Gebed vir vertroue in die Here
Vader, ek kom met vrymoedigheid voor u troon om barmhartigheid en genade te verkry om van emosionele onsekerheid verlos te word (sien Hebreërs 4:16). U Woord sê dat U u genade oorvloedig oor my sal stort, sodat ek altyd in alle dinge genoeg sal hê en oorvloedig sal wees in elke goeie werk (sien 2 Korintiërs 9:8). Ek verwerp elke gedagte van ontoereikendheid en elke idee wat in teenstelling is met wat u Woord sê oor wie ek is en wat ek kan doen (sien 2 Korintiërs 10:5). Ek weerstaan enige angs oor die moontlikheid om ‘n sosiale of professionele posisie of verhouding te verloor. Ek weet dat niemand u doel vir my lewe kan dwarsboom nie. U, o Here, het my bestemming bepaal (sien Jesaja 14:27). ‘Here, U alleen is my erfenis, my beker van seën. U waarborg my lotsbestemming’ (Psalm 16:5 NLV). U Woord sê dat U my doelbewus in die moederskoot gevorm het om u dienaar te wees. Daarom verbly ek myself en vertrou dat ek perfek ontwerp is om my lewensdoel te behaal (sien Jesaja 49:5). As gevolg van u genade wandel ek nie in self-twyfel of in selfvertroue nie, want ek weet dat ek sonder U absoluut niks kan doen nie (sien Johannes 15:5). Daarom is my oë alleenlik op U gerig om oneindig meer te doen as wat ek kan vra of dink om te vra, volgens u krag wat in my werk (sien Efesiërs 3:20). Ek dank U dat U my verhoor het, my van al my vrese verlos het en dat hulle geen mag meer oor my lewe het nie (sien Psalm 34:5). In die Naam van Jesus Christus bid ek dit, amen. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:47:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 17 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651701 https://iono.qa/e/1651701 Be sensitive to God’s presence
One morning in a city called Dothan, a servant of the prophet Elisha awoke and was terrified because an enemy army surrounded him and his boss. “What shall we do?” he cried. Elisha told him to chill out, for “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed for him: “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened his eyes, and he saw that they were surrounded by horses and chariots of fire—the power of God and protection of God (see vv. 15-17 NKJV). As a result, their enemies were neutralized. What if this became your prayer as well? What if every time you were challenged or burdened, God opened your spiritual eyes to see that you too were surrounded by His power and protection? It happened to two followers of Jesus who were walking on the road to Emmaus after the crucifixion. A third man joined them. It was Jesus, walking and talking with them—but they didn’t recognize Him until He began to pray. And then they knew. Then they said, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32 NKJV). What if you were on the road to Emmaus, commuting into work, school, or home—and Jesus was right there beside you? What if you could join the “fellowship of the burning heart” and actually experience His presence? You can. Just reach for Him, recognize Him, and respond to Him. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:45:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 16 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1651700 https://iono.qa/e/1651700 Wees sensitief vir God se teenwoordigheid
Een oggend het ‘n slaaf van die profeet Elisa in die stad Dotan wakker geword en was verskrik om te sien dat ‘n vyandige leër hom en sy baas omsingel het. ‘…Benoud roep hy vir Elisa: ‘Ag, Meneer, wat moet ons nou maak?’ ‘Moenie bang wees nie!’ sê Elisa vir hom. ‘Daar is meer aan ons kant as aan hulle kant!’ Toe bid Elisa: ‘Here, maak tog sy oë oop sodat hy kan sien!’ Die Here het sy dienaar se oë oopgemaak. Toe hy opkyk, sien hy dat daar baie perde en strydwaens van vuur op die heuwels rondom Elisa was’ (verse 15-17 NLV). Wat as dit ook jou gebed word? Wat as God elke keer wanneer jy uitgedaag of belas word, jou geestelike oë oopmaak sodat jy kan sien dat jy deur sy krag en beskerming omring word? Dit het met twee volgelinge van Jesus gebeur, wat na die kruisiging op die pad na Emmaus geloop het. ‘n Derde man het by hulle aangesluit. Dit was Jesus wat saam met hulle geloop en praat het - maar hulle het Hom nie herken totdat Hy begin bid het nie. Toe besef hulle wie Hy is en sê: ‘…Was ons harte nie vuur en vlam in ons toe Hy met ons op pad gepraat en die Skrif vir ons geïnterpreteer het nie?’ (Lukas 24:32 NLV). Wat as jy op pad na Emmaus toe, op pad werk toe, skool toe of huis toe was - en Jesus was daar reg langs jou? Wat as jou hart ook vuur en vlam op Hom kon reageer en jy werklik sy teenwoordigheid kon ervaar? Jy kan. Reik net na Hom toe uit, herken Hom en reageer op Hom. ]]> Christianity Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:44:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 16 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650634 https://iono.qa/e/1650634 Take good care of your mother
When your parents grow old and become less capable of taking care of themselves, they need certain things from you, like love, kindness, patience, tenderness, sensitivity, and understanding. When you were a child, perhaps your mother picked you up at school because you didn’t like to ride the bus, and now you’re upset with her for being five minutes late. If you are a teen or a preteen, it’s wrong to be more kind, considerate, and patient with your friends and your friends’ mothers than your own mother. Indeed, if you treated your friends like you treat your mom, you wouldn’t have many friends left. And if you treated their mom like you do your own, their mom wouldn’t let her child have anything to do with you. When your mother gets old and needs more care, it’s payback time! “But she is always complaining,” you say. Yes, just like you did, right? “But she talks about herself and asks the same questions over and over.” As they get older, our parents experience fears they never had before, and they need you to reassure them that you will always be there for them. One of the last things Jesus did when He was dying on the cross was to commit the care of His mother, Mary, to His close friend and disciple, John: “Then he said to the disciple, ‘She is now your mother.’ From then on, that disciple took her into his own home” (John 19:27 CEV). So, the word for you today is—take good care of your mother. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:50:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 15 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:39 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650633 https://iono.qa/e/1650633 Sorg goed vir jou ma
Wanneer jou ouers oud word en minder in staat is om na hulself om te sien, benodig hulle sekere dinge van jou, soos liefde, vriendelikheid, geduld, teerheid, sensitiwiteit en begrip. Toe jy ‘n kind was, het jou ma jou by die skool opgelaai omdat jy nie daarvan gehou het om bus te ry nie, en nou is jy kwaad vir haar omdat sy vyf minute laat is. As jy ‘n tiener is, is dit verkeerd om vriendeliker, bedagsamer en geduldiger met jou vriende en jou vriende se ma’s te wees as met jou eie ma. As jy inderwaarheid jou vriende behandel het soos jy jou ma behandel, sou jy nie baie vriende oorgehad het nie. As jy ook hulle ma’s behandel het soos jy jou eie behandel, sou hulle ma’s nie toelaat dat haar kind enigiets met jou te doen het nie. Wanneer jou ma oud word en meer sorg nodig het, is dit tyd om die leisels oor te neem! ‘Maar sy kla altyd,’ sê jy. Ja, net soos jy gedoen het, nie waar nie? ‘Maar sy praat net oor haarself en vra dieselfde vrae oor en oor.’ Soos hulle ouer word, ervaar ons ouers vrese wat hulle nog nooit tevore gehad het nie en hulle het jou nodig om hulle gerus te stel dat jy altyd daar vir hulle sal wees. Een van die laaste dinge wat Jesus gedoen het toe Hy aan die kruis gesterf het, was om die sorg van sy moeder, Maria, aan sy goeie vriend en dissipel, Johannes, toe te vertrou: ‘Daarna sê Hy vir die dissipel: ‘Kyk, daar is jou ma.’ Van daardie uur af het die dissipel Jesus se ma by hom aan huis geneem’ (Johannes 19:27 NKV). Die woord vir jou vandag is dus - sorg goed vir jou ma. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:49:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 15 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650632 https://iono.qa/e/1650632 “Keep calm and carry on”
During World War II, the British Department of Information designed three “home publicity” posters. The first said, “Your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution will bring us victory.” The second said, “Freedom is in peril.” The third and most famous said, “Keep calm and carry on.” The department printed 2.45 million of the third posters, but they were never publicly displayed. That motto had all but vanished from Britain’s consciousness when a bookstore-owning couple in Alnwick—Stuart and Mary Manley—discovered an original copy of the poster at the bottom of a box of old books. With Pharaoh’s chariots bearing down on Moses from behind, and the Red Sea in front of him, he was “between a rock and a hard place.” That’s when God gave Moses these instructions: “The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:13-14 NIV). That sounds an awful lot like keep calm and carry on, doesn’t it? What would be the hardest thing to do if Egyptian chariots were charging straight at you at full speed? To be still! When we find ourselves in this sort of situation, we want to do something—anything. We have a nervous energy that tries to solve problems as quickly as possible. But these are the tests that reveal trust. Sometimes God leads us to a place where we have nowhere to turn but to Him. Is that where you are today? Then trust God’s power, love, and faithfulness, and He will bring you safely through it. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 14 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650631 https://iono.qa/e/1650631 ‘Keep calm and carry on’
Tydens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog het die Britse Departement van Inligting drie plakkate ontwerp. Die eerste het gelees: ‘Your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution will bring us victory.’ Die tweede het gelees: ‘Freedom is in peril.’ Die derde en bekendste plakkaat het gelees: ‘Keep calm and carry on.’ Die departement het 2,4 miljoen van die derde soort plakkaat gedruk, maar dit is nooit in die openbaar vertoon nie. Hierdie leuse het so te sê uit Brittanje se bewussyn verdwyn, todat ‘n paartjie wat ‘n boekwinkel in Alnwick besit - Stuart en Mary Manley – ‘n oorspronklike kopie van die plakkaat onder in ‘n boks ou boeke ontdek het. Met farao se strydwaens wat van agter op hom afjaag en die Rooi See voor hom, het Moses hom op ‘n moeilike en gevaarlike plek bevind. Dit is toe dat God vir Moses hierdie instruksie gee: ‘…Hierdie Egiptenaars wat julle vandag hier voor julle sien, sal nooit ooit weer gesien word nie. Wag en kyk! Die Here sal in julle plek veg’ (Eksodus 14:13-14 NLV). Dit klink baie soos ‘Keep calm and carry on,’ nie waar nie? Dit moes baie moeilik gewees het om stil te staan terwyl die Egiptiese strydwaens teen volle spoed reguit op die Israeliete afstorm. Wanneer ons onsself in hierdie soort situasie bevind, wil ons iets doen – enigiets. Ons het ‘n senuweeagtige energie wat probeer om probleme so vinnig as moontlik op te los. Dit is egter in hierdie toetse wat geloof en vertroue geopenbaar word. Soms lei God ons na ‘n plek waar ons nêrens anders heen kan gaan as na Hom nie. Is dit waar jy vandag is? Vertrou dan op God se krag, liefde en getrouheid en Hy sal jou veilig daardeur lei. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:46:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 14 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650630 https://iono.qa/e/1650630 Have you been wronged? Forgive!
When you study the lives of those who were greatly used by God in the Bible, you see that they were not spared from hurt, disappointment, or even betrayal. The truth is, if you live long enough, you’ll be wronged by someone. The question is, how will you react? The apostle Paul tells us how we should react: “Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.” The story is told of two friends who were walking through the desert when they got into an argument. One friend slapped the other in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt. But without saying anything, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.” They kept walking until they found an oasis. Since they were thirsty, they stopped for water. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire, fell in, and started to drown. His friend then reached out and saved him. That night, he etched this in a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life.” The friend who had first slapped him and then saved him asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in sand. And now you write on a stone. Why?” He replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can blow and erase it. But when someone does something good for us, we should engrave it in stone where it will be long remembered.” Mercy forgets wrongs and remembers rights! ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:45:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 13 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:41 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650629 https://iono.qa/e/1650629 Is jy ‘n onreg aangedoen? Vergewe!
Wanneer jy die lewens van diegene wat deur God in die Bybel gebruik is bestudeer, sien jy dat hulle nie van seer, teleurstelling of selfs verraad gespaar is nie. Die waarheid is dat as jy lank genoeg leef, iemand jou ‘n onreg sal aandoen. Die vraag is - hoe gaan jy reageer? Die apostel Paulus vertel ons hoe ons moet reageer: ‘Verdra mekaar en as enigeen ‘n klagte teen iemand anders het, vergewe mekaar. Vergewe mekaar soos die Here julle vergewe het.’ Daar is ‘n verhaal van twee vriende wat deur die woestyn geloop het toe hulle in ‘n argument betrokke raak. Een vriend het die ander in die gesig geslaan. Die een wat geslaan is, was seergemaak. Sonder om ‘n woord te sê, het hy in die sand geskryf: ‘Vandag het my beste vriend my in die gesig geslaan.’ Hulle het aangehou loop totdat hulle ‘n oase gekry het. Omdat hulle dors was, het hulle gestop vir water. Die een wat geslaan is, het in die modder vasgesit, ingeval en amper verdrink. Sy vriend het toe sy hand uitgesteek en hom gered. Daardie nag het hy die volgende woorde op ‘n groot klip uitgebeitel: ‘Vandag het my beste vriend my lewe gered.’ Die vriend wat hom eers geklap en toe gered het, het gevra: ‘Nadat ek jou seergemaak het, het jy in die sand geskryf. Nou skryf jy egter op die klip. Hoekom?’ Hy het geantwoord: ‘Wanneer iemand ons seermaak, moet ons dit in die sand skryf, waar die winde van vergifnis kan waai en dit uitvee. Wanneer iemand egter iets goeds vir ons doen, moet ons dit in klip uitbeitel waar dit vir ewig onthou sal word.’ Barmhartigheid vergeet die verkeerde dinge en onthou die regte dinge! ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:44:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 13 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:04 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650627 https://iono.qa/e/1650627 The “downside” of immorality
After his violation of Bathsheba, King David finally got honest and confessed his sin to Nathan the prophet. “Nathan said to David, ‘The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. However…by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme’” (2 Samuel 12:13-14 KJV). Later, David would write in the Psalms: “Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish.” Let’s take a moment and consider the “downside” of immorality when it is found out: (1) Your mate experiences shame, rejection, betrayal, and heartache. No amount of repentance or asking forgiveness can soften the blow. Suspicion replaces trust. (2) The innocence and trust of your children are dealt a devastating blow. Their healthy outlook on life is likely to be severely damaged. (3) The heartache experienced by your parents, family, and peers is indescribable. And you are likely to be embarrassed in facing other Christians, especially those who have openly appreciated, respected, and trusted you. (4) Your fall may be perceived by others as a license for them to do the same. (5) Your inner peace will be gone. (6) Your confidence before God will be forfeited. (7) Your enemies will have further reason to jeer and sneer, and the cause you represent will suffer harm. What a high price to pay. What’s the answer? Be filled and stay filled with the Holy Spirit. Here’s why: “The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:43:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 12 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650624 https://iono.qa/e/1650624 Die nadele van onsedelikheid
Na sy owerspel met Batseba het koning Dawid uiteindelik sy sonde aan die profeet Natan bely. ‘…Natan antwoord hom: ‘Die Here het jou sonde vergewe sodat jy nie weens hierdie sonde sal sterf nie. Maar jy het vir die vyande van die Here geleentheid gegee om Hom te laster…’’ (2 Samuel 12:13-14). Later sou Dawid in die Psalms skryf: ‘Red my van my oortredings. Moenie dat ek die spot van dwase mense word nie.’ Kom ons neem ‘n oomblik en oorweeg die nadele van onsedelikheid wanneer dit openbaar gemaak word: 1) Jou maat ervaar skaamte, verwerping, verraad en hartseer. Geen mate van berou of om vergifnis te vra kan die seer versag nie. Agterdog vervang vertroue. 2) Die onskuld en vertroue van jou kinders word ‘n verwoestende slag toegedien. Hul gesonde uitkyk op die lewe sal waarskynlik ernstig beskadig word. 3) Die hartseer wat jou ouers, familie en maats ervaar, is onbeskryflik. Jy sal ook waarskynlik verleë wees om ander Christene in die oë te kyk, veral diegene wat jou waardeer, gerespekteer en vertrou het. 4) Jou oortreding mag deur ander gesien word as toestemming om dieselfde te doen. 5) Jou innerlike vrede sal verdwyn. (6) Jy sal jou vrymoedigheid voor God verbeur. 7) Jou vyande sal rede hê om jou te spot en die saak wat jy verteenwoordig, sal skade ly. Dis ‘n hoë prys om te betaal. Wat is die antwoord? Word deur die Heilige Gees vervul en bly deur die Heilige Gees vervuld. ‘Maar as die Gees ons lewe beheer, is die gevolg… selfbeheersing…’ (Galasiërs 5:22-23 NLV). ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:42:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 12 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650623 https://iono.qa/e/1650623 Count your blessings
An observant Jew says a minimum of one hundred blessing prayers each day, beginning with the Hebrew formula: Baruch Atah Adonai. Practicing Jews bless God when they see or experience something for the first time. They bless God for smells and tastes. And if something is pleasurable, they bless God. If you enjoy something without saying a blessing, according to the Talmud, it’s as if you had stolen it. “All these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you.” Note the words “come upon” and “overtake.” You never know how or when His blessings will overtake you. But unlike His goodness and mercy, which “follow” us all the days of our lives (See Psalm 23:6), the blessings of God are tracking you down like a heat-seeking missile. They’re hot on your trail. And one day they’re going to overtake you. Now God doesn’t bless us so we can raise our standard of living; He blesses us so we can raise our standard of giving. The greatest blessing is the ability to bless others. Have you been blessed? That’s where you need to flip the blessing. Where has God shown you favour? That’s where you need to return the favour. There is no greater joy than being on the giving end of a gift. Isn’t that what Jesus said? “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35 NIV). There are hundreds of blessings in Scripture, each with your name on it. If you are in Christ, the blessings belong to you. “No matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ” (2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV). So, count your blessings. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:40:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 11 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:04 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650621 https://iono.qa/e/1650621 Tel jou seëninge
Jode sê elke dag ‘n minimum van eenhonderd seëngebede wat met die Hebreeuse formule: Baruch Atah Adonai begin, op. Praktiserende Jode seën God wanneer hulle iets vir die eerste keer sien of ervaar. Hulle seën God vir reuke en smake. As iets aangenaam is, seën hulle God. As jy iets volgens die Talmoed geniet sonder om ‘n seën te spreek, is dit asof jy dit gesteel het. ‘As jy die Here God gehoorsaam, sal jy al die seëninge beleef.’ Jy weet nooit hoe of wanneer God jou sal seën nie. Anders as sy goedheid en genade wat ons al die dae van ons lewens vergesel (sien Psalm 23:6), volg die seëninge van God jou soos ‘n hittesoekende missiel. Hulle is warm op jou spoor en eendag gaan hulle jou inhaal. God seën ons nie sodat ons ‘n hoër lewenstandaard kan volg nie; Hy seën ons sodat ons in staat is om meer te gee. Die grootste seën is die vermoë om ander mense te seën. Is jy geseënd? Dan moet jy die seën omkeer en ander mense seën. Waar het God jou guns bewys? Dis waar jy die guns moet terugbetaal. Daar is geen groter vreugde as om aan die geekant van ‘n geskenk te wees nie. Is dit nie wat Jesus gesê het nie? ‘…Dit is meer geseënd om te gee as om te ontvang’ (Handelinge 20:35 NLV). Daar is honderde seëninge in die Skrif, elk met jou naam op. As jy in Christus is, behoort hierdie seëninge aan jou. ‘want al die baie beloftes van God in Christus Jesus is ‘n volmondige ‘ja’…’ (2 Korintiërs 1:20 NLV). Tel dus jou seëninge. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:39:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 11 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650620 https://iono.qa/e/1650620 Show your appreciation
Paul takes one entire chapter in the book of Romans to name the people who helped him and to express his appreciation for them. Showing that you care about people beyond what they can do for you lets them know you truly care about them. Sincere praise can energize others and cause them to spring up like wilted flowers that have just been watered. Oh, the dividends that a husband or a wife (or anyone else) would reap from expressing appreciation for the little things. Just in case your gratitude muscle has grown weak, and you take most kindnesses and efforts for granted, read the following list of tasks and responsibilities that you should show appreciation for: Cleaning the house. Preparing meals. Paying the bills. Going to work. Spending wisely. Buying groceries. Washing and folding the clothes. Bathing the kids. Taking out the trash. Filling the car with gasoline. Being on time. Watering the grass or plants. Sending out Christmas and special occasion cards. Selecting family birthday presents. Supporting your career. Being accountable. Listening. The list could go on and on. Why not set a goal of appreciating at least one thing per day for a particular person in your life? If you are a man, don’t be so insecure that you fear you will appear weak if you start to notice the little things. It takes a real man to look beyond his needs and recognize the efforts of another. When you are secure in your own identity, you are able to give people more power by keeping them informed, trusting them, caring about them, and appreciating them. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:38:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 10 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650619 https://iono.qa/e/1650619 Wys jou waardering
Paulus gebruik een hele hoofstuk in die boek Romeine om die mense wat hom gehelp het op te noem en sy waardering teenoor hulle uit te spreek. Deur te wys dat jy mense waardeer bo en behalwe wat hulle vir jou kan doen of beteken, wys dat jy werklik vir hulle omgee. Opregte lof kan hulle soos verwelkte blomme wat pas reën gekry het, laat floreer. ‘n Mens kan baie welwillendheid opbou deur jou waardering oor die klein dingetjies uit te spreek. Indien jy vriendelikheid en inspanning as vanselfsprekend begin aanvaar, lees die volgende lys van take en verantwoordelikhede waarvoor jy waardering moet toon: Die huis skoonmaak. Maaltye voorberei. Die rekeninge betaal. Werk toe gaan. Geld op ‘n wyse manier spandeer. Kruideniersware koop. Die klere was en opvou. Die kinders bad. Die asblik leegmaak. Petrol in die motor gooi. Betyds wees. Die gras of plante natgooi. Verjaardaggeskenke vir familielede kies. Jou loopbaan ondersteun. Verantwoordelik wees. Luister. Die lys is eindeloos. Stel vir jouself ‘n doelwit om ten minste een keer per dag jou waardering teenoor ‘n sekere persoon uit te spreek. Moenie dink dat jy swak sal voorkom wanneer jy die klein dingetjies begin raaksien nie. Dit verg ‘n ware man of vrou om verder as sy of haar behoeftes te kyk en die inspanning van iemand anders te erken. Wanneer jy seker van jou eie identiteit is, kan jy mense bemagtig deur hulle ingelig te hou, hulle te vertrou, vir hulle om te gee en hulle te waardeer. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 10 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:51 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650618 https://iono.qa/e/1650618 Keep persevering and refuse to quit
We often think of great artists and musicians as having “bursts” of genius. But more often, they’re models of painstaking patience and perseverance. Their greatest works tend to have been accomplished over longer periods and through extreme hardships. Beethoven is said to have rewritten each bar of his music at least a dozen times. Joseph Haydn produced more than 800 musical compositions before writing The Creation, the oratorio for which he is most famous. Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment is considered one of the twelve master paintings of the ages. It took him eight years to complete, producing more than 2,000 sketches and renderings in the process. Leonardo da Vinci worked on The Last Supper for ten years, often working so diligently that he forgot to eat. When renowned pianist Paderewski was quite elderly, an admirer asked him, “Is it true that you still practice every day?” He replied, “Yes, at least six hours a day.” The admirer said in awe, “You must have a world of patience.” Paderewski said, “I have no more patience than the next fellow. I just use mine.” It is said that in the Kentucky Derby, the winning horse effectively runs out of oxygen after the first mile and runs the rest of the way on heart. Basketball legend Michael Jordan says, “Heart is what separates the good from the great.” In the Bible, James wrote, “As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.” Those who are “blessed” with success are those who keep persevering and refuse to quit. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:32:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 9 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650611 https://iono.qa/e/1650611 Volhard en weier om op te gee
Ons dink dikwels dat groot kunstenaars en musikante oomblikke van inspirasie het waarin hul meesterstukke geskep word. Meer dikwels is hul meesterstukke egter voorbeelde van noukeurige geduld en deursettingsvermoë. Hul grootste werke word dikwels oor langer tydperke en deur uiterste ontberinge voltooi. Daar word gesê dat Beethoven elke maat van sy musiek ten minste ‘n dosyn keer herskryf het. Joseph Haydn het meer as 800 musikale komposisies geskep voordat hy The Creation geskryf het, die oratorium waaraan hy geken word. Michelangelo se The Last Judgment word as een van die twaalf meesterskilderye van die eeue beskou. Dit het hom agt jaar geneem om te voltooi en het meer as 2 000 sketse en weergawes in die proses opgelewer. Leonardo da Vinci het tien jaar lank aan The Last Supper gewerk, dikwels so ywerig dat hy vergeet het om te eet. Toe die bekende pianis Paderewski redelik bejaard was, het ‘n bewonderaar hom gevra: ‘Is dit waar dat jy nog elke dag oefen?’ Hy het geantwoord: ‘Ja, ten minste ses uur per dag.’ Die bewonderaar het vol ontsag gesê: ‘Jy moet die wêreld se geduld hê.’ Paderewski het geantwoord: ‘Ek het nie meer geduld as die volgende persoon nie. Ek maak net gebruik van myne.’ Daar word gesê dat die perd wat die Kentucky Derby wen basies na die eerste myl uit suurstof hardloop en die res van die pad op hartstog steun. Die basketballegende Michael Jordan sê: ‘Hartstog is wat die goeies van die grotes skei.’ Jakobus het geskryf: ‘Ons gee met reg eer aan dié wat in swaarkry uithou. Job is ‘n voorbeeld van iemand wat geduldig volhard het. Uit wat uiteindelik met hom gebeur het, sien ons dat God se einddoel goed is…’ Diegene wat met sukses geseën word, is diegene wat aanhou, volhard en weier om op te gee. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:18:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 9 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:23 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650606 https://iono.qa/e/1650606 When your mate struggles with insecurity
If you’re dealing with an insecure mate, you must make every effort to be accountable. It’s important to voluntarily provide adequate details. After all, he or she is looking for assurance. Learn to explain your whereabouts in a casual but thorough manner. Short, one-syllable responses will provide more insecurity and leave the person to imagine various negative scenarios. A jealous person is insecure and thus has doubts about having what it takes to maintain the relationship. Do not make the mistake of thinking or saying, “Tough—you just need to get over your insecurity.” If it were that easy, your mate would have done it by now. Continue to pray for their healing from this debilitating mindset, but do your part not to exacerbate the problem with vague communication. Most of all, encourage your partner to talk about his or her fears. Listen without being critical or judgmental. Seek first to understand. Make it clear that you love your mate and have pure intentions regarding your relationship. But here is something important to keep in mind: Stay balanced in your interaction. You must also make it clear that you will not be forced into an emotional prison by having to account for every moment of the day. This too could exacerbate the jealousy and set up unrealistic expectations. Trust is a two-way street. And one way to build trust is by praying together. In prayer, we become honest and transparent, realizing that God already knows every detail about us. When your mate hears you share your heart in prayer, it relieves unfounded fears and creates security within them. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:17:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 8 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650605 https://iono.qa/e/1650605 Wanneer jou maat met onsekerheid worstel
As jou maat onseker is, moet jy alles in jou vermoë doen om verantwoordbaar te wees. Dit is belangrik om vrywillig voldoende besonderhede te verskaf. Hy of sy soek immers gerusstelling. Leer om op ‘n informele maar deeglike manier te verduidelik waar en saam met wie jy is. Kort antwoorde sal meer onsekerheid veroorsaak en die persoon verskeie negatiewe scenario’s laat verbeel. ‘n Jaloerse persoon is onseker en twyfel dus oor wat nodig is om die verhouding te handhaaf. Moenie die fout maak om te dink of te sê: ‘Ag, kom nou net oor jou onsekerheid en jaloesie!’ nie. As dit so maklik was, sou jou maat dit teen hierdie tyd al gedoen het. Hou aan om vir hul genesing van hierdie aftakelende ingesteldheid te bid, maar doen ook jou deel om nie die probleem met vae kommunikasie te vererger nie. Moedig jou maat bowenal aan om oor sy of haar vrese te praat. Luister sonder om krities of veroordelend te wees. Probeer eers om te verstaan. Maak dit duidelik dat jy jou maat liefhet en suiwer bedoelings rakende jul verhouding het. Hier is egter iets belangriks om in gedagte te hou: Jy moet jou interaksie gebalanseerd hou. Jy moet dit ook duidelik maak dat jy nie in ‘n emosionele tronk gedwing sal word deur vir elke oomblik van die dag rekenskap te moet gee nie. Dit kan die jaloesie vererger en onrealistiese verwagtinge skep. Vertroue is ‘n tweerigtingstraat. Een manier om vertroue te bou, is deur saam te bid. In gebed word ons eerlik en deursigtig en besef ons dat God reeds elke detail van ons weet. Wanneer jou maat hoor dat jy jou hart in gebed deel, verlig dit ongegronde vrese en skep dit sekuriteit binne-in hulle. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:16:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 8 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650603 https://iono.qa/e/1650603 Living in the Promised Land
Egypt represents our days in bondage to sin. Then Jesus liberated us and gave us a new life. Our Promised Land isn’t a physical territory; it’s a spiritual reality. It’s not real estate, but a real state of heart and mind. It’s a life in which “we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Romans 8:37 NKJV); A life in which “we do not lose heart” (2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV). A life in which we are “exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation (2 Corinthians 7:4 NKJV); we are “anxious for nothing” (Philippians 4:6 NKJV); we are “praying always” (Ephesians 6:18 KJV); and a life in which we “do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:17 NKJV). Max Lucado wrote: [In Canaan]…”we win more often than we lose, forgive as quickly as we are offended, and give as abundantly as we receive. We serve out of our giftedness and delight in our assignments. We may stumble, but we do not collapse. We may struggle, but we defy despair. We boast only in Christ, trust only in God, lean wholly on his power. We enjoy abundant fruit and increasing faith.” Canaan symbolizes the victory we can have today, and God invites us to enter it. There is only one condition; we must turn our backs on wilderness living.” Paul wrote: “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:14:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 7 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:15 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650601 https://iono.qa/e/1650601 Lewe in die Beloofde Land
Egipte verteenwoordig ons dae as die slawe van sonde. Toe het Jesus ons bevry en vir ons ‘n nuwe lewe gegee. Ons Beloofde Land is nie ‘n fisiese gebied nie; dit is ‘n geestelike werklikheid. Dit is nie vaste eiendom nie, maar ‘n werklike toestand van hart en gees. Dit is ‘n lewe waarin ‘ons ten spyte van al hierdie dinge besig [is] om ‘n superoorwinning te behaal – oorwinnaars deur Christus wat sy liefde so duidelik aan ons bewys het’ (Romeine 8:37 NLV); ‘n lewe waarin ‘ons nie moed op[gee] nie’ (2 Korintiërs 4:16 NLV). ‘n Lewe waarin ons ‘vol moed en oorstelp van blydskap [is] ten spyte van ons swaarkry’ (2 Korintiërs 7:4 NLV); ons is ‘…oor niks bekommerd… nie’ (Filippense 4:6 NLV); waar ons ‘alles deur gebed en smeking [doen]’ (Efesiërs 6:18 NLV); en ‘n lewe waarin ons alles doen asof ons ‘dit namens die Here Jesus doen. Só is julle heeltyd besig om deur Hom dank aan God die Vader te bring’ (Kolossense 3:17 NLV). Max Lucado het geskryf: ‘In Kanaän wen ons meer dikwels as wat ons verloor en gee net so oorvloedig as wat ons ontvang. Ons mag struikel, maar ons stort nie in duie nie. Ons mag sukkel, maar ons raak nie wanhopig nie. Ons roem slegs in Christus, vertrou slegs op God en steun geheel en al op sy krag. Ons geniet oorvloedige vrug en toenemende geloof.’ Kanaän simboliseer die oorwinning wat ons vandag kan ontvang. Daar is net een voorwaarde; ons moet ons rug op die woestynlewe draai. Paulus het geskryf: ‘…God het julle as sy volk gekies… Dít het God bewerk sodat julle vir almal kan wys hoe goed Hy is. Dit is immers Hý wat julle uit die duisternis in sy wonderlike lig ingeroep het’ (1 Petrus 2:9 NLV). ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:12:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 7 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:13 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650600 https://iono.qa/e/1650600 Trust in Christ alone!
Paul writes, “By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8 NKJV). Why did Paul say we are saved through grace alone? Because trying to obtain salvation by keeping the law sets you up for failure. “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.” You say, “That’s an impossible standard!” You’re right! The law is like an X-ray machine; it can reveal what’s under the surface and identify the problem, but it can’t fix it. The law is also like a mirror. It can tell you that you need to apply makeup, or shave, or comb your hair, but it can’t do these things for you. In other words, the law can show you your problem but can’t solve it. But what the law could not do, Christ did on the cross (See Romans 8:3). When Jesus said, “It is finished” (John 19:30 KJV), all your sins from the cradle to the grave were atoned for. And when you put your trust in Him, you are saved for time and eternity. Some people acknowledge that you are made right with God by grace, through putting your trust in Christ. But, they believe you maintain your salvation by keeping the works of the law. The problem is, even on your best day, you cannot live up to all the demands of a perfect God. The hymnist wrote, “Trusting as the moments fly, trusting as the days go by; trusting Him whate’er befall, trusting Jesus, that is all!” ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:11:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 6 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650591 https://iono.qa/e/1650591 Vertrou alleenlik op Christus!
Paulus skryf: ‘Dit is mos dié onverdiende goedheid wat julle gered het toe julle tot geloof gekom het. En julle geloof kom nie uit julleself nie, maar is ‘n gawe van God’ (Efesiërs 2:8 NLV). Hoekom sê Paulus ons is slegs deur genade gered? Omdat jy gaan misluk as jy verlossing probeer verkry deur die wet te onderhou. ‘Julle weet mos: iemand wat al die gebooie onderhou behalwe één, is net so skuldig as iemand wat ál die gebooie oortree.’ Jy sê: ‘Dis ‘n onmoontlike standaard om aan te voldoen!’ Jy is reg! Die wet is soos ‘n X-strale-masjien; dit kan dit wat onder die oppervlak is openbaar en die probleem identifiseer, maar dit kan dit nie regmaak nie. Die wet is ook soos ‘n spieël. Dit kan vir jou wys of jy grimering nodig het, of moet skeer, of jou hare moet kam, maar dit kan dit nie vir jou doen nie. Met ander woorde, die wet kan vir jou wys wat jou probleem is, maar dit kan dit nie oplos nie. Wat die wet egter nie kon doen nie, het Christus aan die kruis gedoen (sien Romeine 8:3). Toe Jesus gesê het: ‘…Dit is nou afgehandel!...’ (Johannes 19:30 NLV), is al jou sondes – van die wieg af tot die graf – versoen. Wanneer jy jou vertroue in Hom plaas, word jy vir tyd en ewigheid gered. Sommige mense erken dat jy deur genade vrygespreek word deur jou vertroue in Christus te plaas. Hulle glo egter dat jy jou verlossing behou deur die werke van die wet te onderhou. Die probleem is dat jy selfs op jou beste dag nie aan al die eise van ‘n perfekte God kan voldoen nie. Soos een gesang lui: ‘Trusting as the moments fly, trusting as the days go by; trusting Him whate’er befall, trusting Jesus, that is all!’ ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:59:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 6 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650587 https://iono.qa/e/1650587 Sacred reminders
Each time David saw Goliath’s armor hanging in his tent, it was a sacred reminder of God’s faithfulness to him and of God’s power that was available to him. The word remember recurs almost 250 times in Scripture. And there is a reason why. We tend to remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. That’s why God is always telling us to build altars or make memorials. Jacob built an altar at Bethel, where God gave him a life-changing dream (See Genesis 28:18-22). The Israelites took twelve stones from the river Jordan and used them to build a miracle altar in Gilgal, reminding them of how God miraculously parted the waters for them (See Joshua 4:20-24). Samuel built a victory altar at Mizpah called “Ebenezer” after God answered his prayer and marshaled the forces of nature to supernaturally defeat the Philistines (See 1 Samuel 7:12). Without sacred reminders, we could forget the spiritual lessons we have learned along the way. The Bible records the literal weight of Goliath’s armor: 125 pounds, 15 ounces. Every time David took down his tent and pitched it somewhere else, the armor went with him. Why? Because it doubled as a daily reminder of God’s faithfulness to him. It was also a great confidence builder. Whatever the future held, David knew that with God’s help he could handle it. There are two lessons here: First, if God did it for David, He will do it for you. Second, if God did it before, He can do it again. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:58:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 5 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650586 https://iono.qa/e/1650586 Heilige herinneringe
Elke keer wat Dawid Goliat se wapens in sy tent sien hang het, was dit ‘n heilige herinnering aan God se getrouheid teenoor hom en aan God se krag. Die woord onthou word amper 250 keer in die Skrif genoem. Daar is ‘n rede daarvoor. Ons is geneig om dit wat ons behoort te vergeet, te onthou en dit wat ons moet onthou, te vergeet. Dis hoekom God ons altyd aansê om altare te bou of gedenkstene op te rig. Jakob het ‘n altaar by Bet-El gebou, waar God aan hom ‘n lewensveranderende droom gegee het (sien Genesis 28:18-22). Die Israeliete het twaalf klippe uit die Jordaanrivier geneem om ‘n altaar in Gilgal te bou, wat hulle sou herinner aan hoe God die water van die Jordaanrivier op ‘n wonderbaarlike wyse vir hulle geskei het (sien Josua 4:20-24). Samuel het ‘n oorwinningsaltaar by Mispa genaamd ‘Eben-Haeser’ gebou, nadat God sy gebede beantwoord het en die Filistyne met ‘n bonatuurlike krag verslaan het (sien 1 Samuel 7:12). Sonder heilige herinneringe, vergeet ons die geestelike lesse wat ons op die pad geleer het. Die Bybel teken die gewig van Goliat se wapenrusting aan: sy borsharnas het 57 kilogram geweeg en sy spies het 7 kilogram geweeg. Elke keer wat Dawid sy tent afgeslaan en êrens ander weer opgeslaan het, het Goliat se wapenrusting saamgegaan. Hoekom? Omdat dit ‘n daaglikse herinnering van God se getrouheid teenoor Dawid was. Dit het ook gedien om Dawid se selfvertroue te bou. Wat ook al die toekoms vir Dawid ingehou het, hy het geweet dat hy dit met God se hulp kon hanteer. Daar is twee lesse hieruit te leer: Eerstens, as God dit vir Dawid gedoen het, sal Hy dit vir jou ook doen. Tweedens, as God dit vantevore gedoen het, kan Hy dit weer doen. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:56:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 5 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:19 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650584 https://iono.qa/e/1650584 Use what God gave you
The Bible says: “Saul clothed David with his armor…and David said to Saul, ‘I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them.’ So David took them off. Then he took his staff in his hand; and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook…and his sling was in his hand. And he drew near to the Philistine’” (vv. 38-40 NKJV). David had to make a choice; one that would determine his destiny. He could go into battle as Saul—wearing Saul’s armor, flaunting Saul’s sword, clutching Saul’s shield. Or he could engage in battle as David–a shepherd with a slingshot. David chose not to wear Saul’s armor or wield Saul’s sword for one excellent reason; he wasn’t Saul. David decided to be himself—the David God called, anointed, and equipped for the task. There comes a time in all our lives when we need to be brave enough to remove Saul’s armor. And it takes the most uncommon form of courage, the courage to be yourself. We all begin as originals, but too many of us finish up as imitators of someone else. Instead of honouring our uniqueness, and the uniqueness of others, we are too frequently intimidated by it. We abandon our uniqueness because we want to fit in. In one of his best-known essays, “Self-Reliance,” Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that…imitation is suicide. He must take himself for better, for worse.” That is what David did, and God gave him great victory. And that is what God wants you to do. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:55:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 4 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650583 https://iono.qa/e/1650583 Gebruik wat God jou gegee het
Die Bybel sê: ‘Saul laat Dawid toe sy eie uitrusting aantrek… ‘Ek kan nie hiermee loop nie,’ sê [Dawid]. Daarom het hy die uitrusting uitgetrek. Hy neem toe sy herderstok, soek vyf gladde klippies in die spruit en sit dit in sy slingersak. Met sy slingervel in die hand loop hy die Filistyn tegemoet’ (verse 38-40 NLV). Dawid moes ‘n keuse maak; een wat sy lotsbestemming sou bepaal. Hy kon die stryd as Saul aanvoer – deur Saul se wapenrusting aan te trek, Saul se swaard rond te swaai en Saul se skild vas te hou. Of hy kon die stryd as Dawid betree – ‘n veewagter met ‘n slingervel. Dawid het ‘n uitstekende rede gehad om nie Saul se wapenrusting te dra of sy swaard te gebruik nie – hy was nie Saul nie. Dawid het besluit om homself te wees – die Dawid wat God geroep, gesalf en vir die taak toegerus het. Daar kom in almal se lewe ‘n tyd waar ons dapper genoeg moet wees om Saul se wapenrusting uit te trek. Dit verg moed om jouself te wees. Ons word almal as unieke mense gebore, maar te veel van ons eindig as nabootsers van iemand anders op. In plaas daarvan om ons uniekheid en die uniekheid van ander te eerbiedig, word ons te gereeld daardeur geïntimideer. Ons laat vaar ons uniekheid omdat ons wil inpas. In een van sy bekendste skrywes, Self-Reliance, het Ralph Waldo Emerson geskryf: ‘There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that… imitation is suicide. He must take himself for better, for worse.’ Dis wat Dawid gedoen het en God het vir hom ‘n groot oorwinning gegee. Dit is wat God wil hê jy moet doen. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:54:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 4 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650581 https://iono.qa/e/1650581 Learn to delegate
The Bible says: “The people…stood around him from morning till evening…Moses’ father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone’” (vv. 13, 17-18 NIV). You may have noticed on the back of tractor-trailer rigs a sign that communicates their load limit. Highways have weigh stations to make sure these trucks aren’t carrying too much weight. If a tractor-trailer with a huge engine has load limits, then it makes sense that we do too. Moses had exceeded his load limit. Eating on the run, running from one end of the camp of Israel to the other, scheduling meetings, hitting deadlines, and seeing everyone who asked was too much. On the inside he was dying. He had two options: collapse, or share the load. Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, told him to evaluate what only he could do, and delegate the rest. Anytime you are staring at a job that looks larger than you can handle alone, understand that God is telling you, “Don’t try it alone.” But Jethro didn’t tell Moses to ditch the work and throw it on just anybody. That’s a formula for disaster. To delegate successfully, you have to do these three things: (1) Get the right people. (2) Give them the right task. (3) Trust them to do it right; don’t micromanage them. So, the word for you today is—do what only you can do, delegate the rest to others, and trust God for success! ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:53:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 3 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650579 https://iono.qa/e/1650579 God has a purpose for your life
It doesn’t take many people to bring about change. In fact, too many people can get in the way. Gideon took 32,000 to fight, but God needed only 300. He doesn’t care how many can be counted—He cares only about how many can be counted on. The truth is that your life could be messed up because too many people are telling you what to do. Hang up the phone. Shut the door. Turn off the TV. Get down before God and ask Him to speak to you. He will give you the word you need (see Isaiah 50:4). God doesn’t need a crowd; He just needs one who will listen and obey. If He wants to start a nation, He’ll give hope and vision to an Abraham. If He wants to bring down an Egyptian Pharaoh, He’ll reach into the bulrushes and pull out a Moses. When He wants a lineage for His Son, He’ll go to the “red light district” and find a Rahab. He’s just looking for a willing heart. Listen again: “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.” Ethel Waters, who sang with the Billy Graham crusades, loved to say, “God don’t sponsor no flops.” Her grammar was slightly off, but her theology was “right on.” Don’t spend your life trying to be ordinary. Don’t pour your life into the mold of someone else’s expectations. God has an agenda for you. The reason He’s brought you through so much is that He has a higher plan and purpose for your life. Get into His presence today and ask Him about it. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:51:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 2 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650580 https://iono.qa/e/1650580 Leer om te delegeer
Die Bybel sê: ‘...die volk… het van vroegoggend tot laataand by Moses se tent tou gestaan… Sy skoonpa sê toe vir Moses: ‘Jy hanteer die saak nie reg nie. Jy en die volk sal die pas nie kan volhou nie. Dit is te veel vir jou. Jy kan dit nie alles op jou eie doen nie’’ (verse 13. 17-18 NLV). Jy het dalk al agterop vragmotors die bordjie wat hul vraglimiet aandui, opgemerk. As ‘n vragmotor met sy groot enjin vraglimiete het, maak dit sin dat ons ook limiete sal hê. Moses het sy vraglimiet oorskry. Dit was te veel om van die een kant van die kamp van Israel na die ander te hardloop, vergaderings te skeduleer, sperdatums te haal en almal te woord te staan wat sy raad nodig gehad het. Hy het twee opsies gehad: hy kon ineenstort, of die lading met ander begin deel. Moses se skoonpa, Jetro, het vir hom gesê om dit wat net hy kan doen vas te stel en dan die res te delegeer. Elke keer as jy voor ‘n taak wat groter lyk as wat jy alleen kan hanteer te staan kom, sê God vir jou: ‘Moenie dit alleen probeer hanteer nie.’ Jetro het egter nie vir Moses gesê om die werk sommer net te laat staan en dit sommer net iemand anders se verantwoordelikheid te maak nie. Dis ‘n resep wat op ‘n ramp afstuur. Nee, om suksesvol te delegeer, moet jy die volgende drie dinge doen: 1) Kry die regte mense. 2) Gee hulle die regte taak. 3) Vertrou hulle om dit reg te doen; moenie heeltyd oor hulle skouer loer nie. Die woord vir jou vandag is dus – doen wat net jy kan doen, delegeer die res en vertrou op God vir sukses! ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 3 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650578 https://iono.qa/e/1650578 God het ‘n doel vir jou lewe
Dit verg nie baie mense om verandering teweeg te bring nie. Trouens, te veel mense kan in die pad van verandering staan. Gideon het 32 000 manskappe geneem om te veg, maar God het slegs 300 nodig gehad. Die waarheid is dat jou lewe ‘n warboel kan wees, omdat te veel mense vir jou sê wat om te doen. Sit die telefoon neer. Maak die deur toe. Skakel die TV af. Gaan kniel voor God en vra Hom om met jou te praat. Hy sal jou die woord gee wat jy nodig het (sien Jesaja 50:4). God het nie ‘n skare nodig nie; Hy het net een persoon wat sal luister en gehoorsaam is, nodig. As Hy ‘n nasie wil begin, sal Hy vir ‘n Abraham ‘n hoop en ‘n visie gee. As Hy ‘n Egiptiese farao wil omverwerp, sal Hy in die biesies reik en ‘n Moses uittrek. Wanneer Hy ‘n voorgeslag vir sy Seun wil hê, sal Hy ‘n Ragab vind. Hy wil net ‘n gewillige hart hê. ‘Dit is nie julle wat My uitgekies het nie, maar Ek wat julle uitgekies het…’ Ethel Waters, wat gedurende die Billy Graham-veldtogte ‘n sangeres was, was lief daarvoor om te sê: ‘God don’t sponsor no flops.’ Haar sinskonstruksie was dalk effens verkeerd, maar haar teologie was in die kol. Moenie jou lewe bestee deur gewoon te wees nie. Moenie jou lewe in die vorm van iemand anders se verwagtinge giet nie. God het ‘n doel vir jou. Die rede waarom Hy jou deur soveel gehelp het, is omdat Hy ‘n hoër plan en doel vir jou lewe het. Kom vandag in sy teenwoordigheid en vra Hom daaroor uit. ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:49:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 2 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650577 https://iono.qa/e/1650577 Healing for someone you love
Because of the connection we have with those we love, when they hurt, we hurt. One of the greatest things we can do is intercede in prayer for those who need healing. God can use us as an agent of healing: “Pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]” (AMPC). We see this principle throughout the Bible. A Roman centurion went to Jesus for the healing of his servant, and Christ did not disappoint him (see Matthew 8:5-7). Four people tore the roof off a house to get their sick friend into the presence of Jesus so he could be healed of palsy. And Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your bed and walk” (see Mark 2:1-11). A concerned father went to Jesus when his daughter was at the point of death. Because Jesus was delayed, the little girl died anyway. Jesus walked to her bedside and said: “‘Little girl, I say to you, arise.’ Immediately the girl arose and walked…And they were overcome with great amazement” (Mark 5:41-42 NKJV). One of the last promises Jesus gave us before leaving this earth was: “These signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will…lay hands on the sick, and they will recover” (Mark 16:17-18 NKJV). Confession: “As a believer in Christ, I have the authority to pray, to lay hands on the sick, and see them recover because the Spirit of God lives in me.” ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 1 March 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:44 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1650576 https://iono.qa/e/1650576 Genesing vir ‘n geliefde
As gevolg van die verbintenis met diegene vir wie ons lief is, kry ons seer wanneer hulle seerkry. Een van die belangrikste dinge wat ons kan doen, is om in gebed vir diegene wat genesing nodig het, in te tree. God kan ons as ‘n agent van genesing gebruik: ‘Daarom moet julle julle sondes teenoor mekaar bely en vir mekaar bid sodat julle gesond kan word. Die gebed van iemand wie se saak met God reg is, het ’n kragtige werking.’ Ons sien hierdie beginsel dwarsdeur die Bybel. ‘n Romeinse offisier het Jesus gevra om sy slaaf te genees en Christus het hom nie teleurgestel nie (sien Matteus 8:5-7). Vier mense het die dak van ‘n huis oopgebreek om hul siek vriend in Jesus se teenwoordigheid te kry, sodat hy van verlamming genees kon word. Jesus het vir hom gesê: ‘Staan op, tel jou bed op en loop’ (sien Markus 2:1-11). ‘n Besorgde pa het na Jesus gegaan toe sy dogter op die randjie van die dood was. Terwyl Jesus nog op pad was na sy huis, het sy dogtertjie gesterf. Jesus het na haar bed toe gestap en gesê: ‘…’Dogtertjie, staan op!’ Onmiddellik het die dogtertjie op haar voete gekom en begin rondstap - sy was immers al twaalf jaar oud. Haar ouers was absoluut in ekstase’ (Markus 5:41-42 NLV). Een van die laaste beloftes wat Jesus vir ons gegee het voordat Hy opgevaar het hemel toe, was die volgende: ‘Hierdie is die wondertekens wat dié sal beleef wat glo… Hulle sal siekes die hande oplê, en hulle sal gesond word’ (Markus 16:17-18 NLV). Bely die volgende: ‘As ‘n gelowige in Christus, het ek die gesag om te bid, om hande op die siekes te lê en te sien hoe hulle genees word, want die Gees van God woon in my.’ ]]> Christianity Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:46:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 1 Maart 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637689 https://iono.qa/e/1637689 Be the master of your debt
Good credit establishes your future buying power. But when you misuse debt, you experience anxiety each month as you pull the envelope from the mailbox with the credit card bill that says you’ve spent more than you can afford. And what about the unexpected challenges of life? Your car needs a new transmission, or you need a medical procedure not covered by your insurance. The things you buy don’t just cost you money; there are other less tangible costs such as your peace of mind and your sense of security. You forfeit these things when you continue to live beyond your means and throw good money after bad debt by taking out “interest-only” loans, no-down-payment financing, and other seemingly “easy” financing options. Like a juggler, you keep the plates in the air by making minimum payments each month. But eventually, you get tired of the stress and the plates begin to fall. You borrow money to stay afloat and then spend sleepless nights wondering how you’ll be able to keep up with the payments. Your embarrassment only compounds the situation as you hide your financial problems and put on a good face, cutting yourself off from the help you desperately need. If you’re in debt, what’s the solution? (1) Identify the emotions that led you to purchase items you couldn’t afford in order to fill some unnamed hole within you. (2) Live on a budget. “There is desirable treasure…in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it” (Proverbs 21:20 NKJV). (3) Develop a plan for getting out of debt and staying out of it! ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637688 https://iono.qa/e/1637688 Wees die meester van jou skuld
Goeie krediet bepaal jou toekomstige koopkrag. Wanneer jy egter skuld misbruik, is jy elke maand angstig wanneer jy jou kredietkaartrekening ontvang wat wys dat jy meer bestee het as wat jy kan bekostig. Wat ook van die onverwagte uitgawes in die lewe? Jou motor benodig ‘n nuwe ratkas, of jy moet ‘n prosedure ondergaan wat nie deur jou mediese versekering gedek word nie. Die dinge wat jy koop kos jou nie net geld nie; daar is ook ander minder tasbare kostes soos jou gemoedsrus en jou gevoel van sekuriteit daaraan verbonde. Jy verbeur hierdie dinge wanneer jy aanhou om bo jou vermoë te leef en goeie geld agter slegte skuld aan te gooi deur van persoonlike lenings en ander finansieringsopsies gebruik te maak. Jy probeer al die balle in die lug hou deur elke maand die minimum betalings te maak. Uiteindelik word jy egter moeg van al die stres en die balle begin op die grond val. Jy begin geld leen om kop bo water te hou en bestee dan slapelose nagte om te wonder hoe jy met die terugbetalings gaan byhou. Jou verleentheid vererger net die situasie, wanneer jy jou finansiële probleme wegsteek en jouself van die hulp wat jy dringend nodig het, afsny. Wat is dan die oplossing vir skuld? 1) Identifiseer die emosies wat jou daartoe gelei het om items te koop wat jy nie kan bekostig nie om ‘n naamlose leemte binne-in jou te vul. 2) Leef volgens ‘n begroting. ‘In ‘n wyse mens se huis is altyd kosbare besittings en uitgesoekte olie. ‘n Dwase mens gebruik alles op wat hy in sy huis het’ (Spreuke 21:20 NLV). (3) Ontwikkel ‘n plan om jou skuld af te betaal en skuldvry te bly! ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637686 https://iono.qa/e/1637686 Trust in the Lord rather than people
Sometimes we make the mistake of placing our trust in people when we should be placing our trust in the Lord. And since God cannot fail and people can, we end up getting hurt and disappointed. The Bible says that King Asa of Judah had a perfect heart toward God. Yet when an enemy nation came against him, he panicked and purchased a military alliance with another king. And he did it with funds he took from the house of God. Upon hearing the news of Asa’s coalition, his enemy retreated. Asa had figured out the solution. His plan had worked—or so it seemed. Then God sent the prophet Hanani to rebuke King Asa. Why? “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the Lord your God” (2 Chronicles 16:7 NKJV). This is often the plight of those who are highly logical and intelligent. Their confidence is in their own ability to figure out a solution to their dilemmas. Hanani continued to rebuke Asa: “For 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. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NKJV). Later in life, when Asa faced a life-threatening disease, “he did not seek help from the Lord, but only from the physicians” (2 Chronicles 16:12 NIV). They could not help him, so he died. So the word for you today is—never give people the trust that should be placed in the Lord alone. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:39:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:45 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637685 https://iono.qa/e/1637685 Vertrou op die Here, eerder as op mense
Ons maak soms die fout om ons vertroue in mense te plaas, wanneer ons ons vertroue eerder in die Here behoort te plaas. Aangesien God nie kan fouteer nie, maar mense wel, word ons uiteindelik seergemaak en teleurgesteld. Die Bybel sê dat koning Asa van Juda ‘n hart vir God gehad het. Tog, toe ‘n vyandige nasie teen hom opgetrek het, het hy paniekerig geraak en ‘n verdrag met ‘n ander koning aangegaan. Hy het dit met fondse wat hy uit die tempel van God geneem het, gedoen. Sy vyand het teruggetrek toe hy die nuus van Asa se verdrag hoor. Asa het ‘n oplossing vir sy probleem gevind. Sy plan het gewerk – of so het dit altans voorgekom. God het egter die profeet Ganani gestuur om koning Asa te bestraf. Hoekom? ‘…Omdat jy op die koning van Aram vertrou het in plaas van op die Here jou God…’ (2 Kronieke 16:7 NLV). Dit is dikwels die lot van diegene wat hoogs logies en intelligent is. Hulle vertrou op hul eie vermoë om ‘n oplossing vir hul dilemmas te vind. Ganani het voortgegaan om Asa te bestraf: ‘Die Here kyk oor die hele aarde om hulle te help wat met hulle hele hart op Hom vertrou. Wat ‘n dwaas was jy nie! Daarom sal jy van nou af gedurig oorloë hê’ (2 Kronieke 16:9 NLV). Later in sy lewe het Asa ‘n ernstige siekte opgedoen. ‘…Maar selfs in sy siekte het hy nie hulp by die Here gesoek nie, maar by sy dokters’ (2 Kronieke 16:12 NLV). Hulle kon hom nie help nie, dus het hy gesterf. Die woord vir jou vandag is dus: Moenie mense die vertroue gee wat alleenlik op die Here geplaas moet word nie. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:35:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637683 https://iono.qa/e/1637683 Sacrificial living
With the national coffers depleted from a series of costly wars, King Frederick William III of Prussia found his nation seriously short of funds as it attempted to rebuild. He refused to capitulate to his enemies and couldn’t face disappointing his people. He asked the women of Prussia to bring their gold and silver jewelry to be melted down and used in exchange for the things the nation desperately needed. As each woman brought her jewelry, she was given a “decoration” of iron as a symbol of the king’s gratitude. On it was inscribed the words: “I gave gold for iron, 1813.” The women came to prize their gifts from the king more than their former jewels! Their decorations were proof they had sacrificed for their king. In fact, it became highly unfashionable in early nineteenth-century Prussia for women to wear jewelry but very fashionable to wear a cross of iron. It was from this that the Order of the Iron Cross was established. There are two sides to the Christian life: blessing and sacrifice. Paul said: “Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8 NLT). Jesus spelled out the cost of discipleship: “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24 NKJV). The hymnist wrote: “‘Take up thy cross and follow me,’ I hear my blessed Saviour call. How can I make a lesser sacrifice when Jesus gave his all?” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:34:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637679 https://iono.qa/e/1637679 ‘n Opofferende lewe
Met die nasionale staatskas wat deur ‘n reeks duur oorloë uitgeput is, het koning Frederik Willem III van Pruise besef dat daar ‘n ernstige tekort aan geld is om die land na die oorloë te herbou. Hy het geweier om aan sy vyande toe te gee en kon nie sy mense teleurstel nie. Hy het dus die vroue van Pruise gevra om hul goue en silwer juweliersware te bring om gesmelt te word, sodat dit vir die dinge wat die nasie dringend nodig gehad het, geruil kon word. Soos elke vrou haar juweliersware gebring het, is sy ‘n ysterkenteken as simbool van die koning se dankbaarheid gegee. Die woorde: ‘Ek het goud vir yster gegee, 1813,’ was daarop gegraveer. Die vroue het begin om hierdie kentekens van die koning meer as hul vorige juwele te waardeer! Hul kentekens was die bewys dat hulle vir hul koning opgeoffer het. Trouens, in die vroeë negentiende-eeuse Pruise het dit hoogs onmodieus vir vroue om juweliersware te dra, maar baie modieus om ‘n kruis van yster te dra, geword. Dit was hieruit wat die Orde van die Ysterkruis gestig is. Daar is twee kante van die Christelike lewe: seën en opoffering. Paulus het gesê: ‘Ja, om Christus Jesus, my Here, persoonlik te ken is só wonderlik dat ek alle ander dinge as ‘n verlies beskou…’ (Filippense 3:8 NLV). Jesus het die koste van dissipelskap as volg uitgespel: ‘…As julle my volgelinge wil wees, moet julle julle eie, selfsugtige ambisie prysgee, julle kruis op julle skouers neem, en agter My aan kom’ (Matteus 16:24 NLV). Die gesangedigter het geskryf: ‘Take up thy cross and follow me,’ I hear my blessed Saviour call. How can I make a lesser sacrifice when Jesus gave his all?’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:27:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637677 https://iono.qa/e/1637677 Be content
A newspaper cartoon was drawn of two fields divided by a wire fence. Both were the same size, each with plenty of lush, green grass. Each field had a mule whose head stuck through the wire fence, eating grass from the other’s pasture. Although each mule was surrounded by grass, the neighbouring field seemed more desirable—even though it was harder to reach. In the process the mules’ heads became caught in the fence, and they panicked and brayed uncontrollably at being unable to free themselves. The cartoonist described the situation with one caption: “DISCONTENT.” There is a lesson here for each of us. When we focus on what we don’t have, or what someone else has, we become blinded to the blessings which surround us. David wrote: “Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things” (vv. 2-5 NLT). Goal setting, achieving greater things, and desiring more than you have can be good things if (1) you look to the Lord to help you bring it to pass: “The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right” (Psalm 84:11 NLT), and (2) while God is working on it, you enjoy what He has already given you: “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’” (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV). So, be content. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:26:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:44 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637672 https://iono.qa/e/1637672 How to pray for your children
The Bible says, “In the last days will come…times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear]” (2 Timothy 3:1 AMPC). We don’t have to look far to see that Scripture fulfilled. It’s why we need to pray for the physical and spiritual safety of our children; that they may “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord…Jesus Christ.” Heather Riggleman writes: “As you and I watch the news, we weep, we cry out in anger, and then we wonder, ‘How we can protect our kids…?’ We wonder if it’s safe to send [them] out the front door. We question whether the world is falling apart. And nothing is more terrifying than the realization that we cannot protect them from life. While we cannot hide our children away from the world, we can…shield them in far greater ways than wrapping them in a plastic bubble or locking them in their rooms for the rest of their lives…We can intercede for [them], praying for wisdom, protection, peace, and strength.” Remember, wherever we are gathered and praying, Jesus is in our midst (See Matthew 18:19-20). Paul said, “Put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil…Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers” (Ephesians 6:13, 18 NLT). When you pray like that, God is bound to honour His Word. Keep covering your kids in prayer—and don’t give up no matter how bad things in the world get. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:25:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:51 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637675 https://iono.qa/e/1637675 Wees tevrede
‘n Spotprent in die koerant het twee lande wat deur ‘n draadheining verdeel is, gewys. Albei was ewe groot met welige, groen gras. Elke veld het ‘n bees gehad wie se kop deur die draadheining gesteek het en gras van die ander se weiding geëet het. Alhoewel elke bees deur gras omring was, het die aangrensende veld meer begeerlik gelyk - al was dit moeiliker om te bereik. In die proses het die beeste se koppe in die heining vasgehaak, hulle het paniekerig geraak en onbeheerst begin bulk omdat hulle hulself nie kon bevry nie. Die spotprenttekenaar het die situasie met een byskrif beskryf: ‘ONTEVREDENHEID.’ Daar is ‘n les vir ons elkeen in hierdie spotprent. Wanneer ons fokus op dit wat ons nie het nie of dit wat iemand anders het, word ons blind vir die seëninge wat ons omring. Dawid het geskryf: ‘Ek wil die Here prys en nie sy goeie dade vergeet nie. Hy vergewe al jou sondes, en genees al jou siektes. Hy verlos jou van die dood, bekroon jou met liefde en medelye. Hy vul jou lewe met goeie dinge…’ (verse 2-5 NLV). Doelwitte om groter dinge te bereik en om beter dinge te begeer kan ‘n goeie ding wees, mits jy: 1) Die Here raadpleeg om dit te bereik: ‘...Die Here… sal die goeie nie weerhou van hulle wat doen wat reg is nie’ (Psalm 84:12 NLV), en 2) Terwyl God daaraan werk, jy tevrede is met dit wat Hy reeds vir jou gegee het: ‘...Laat wat julle het vir julle genoeg wees. Onthou dat God die versekering gegee het: ‘Ek sal jou nie los nie. Ek sal jou nie in die steek laat nie’’ (Hebreërs 13:5 NLV). Wees dus tevrede. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:25:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637671 https://iono.qa/e/1637671 Hoe om vir jou kinders te bid
Die Bybel sê: ‘Jy moet ook dít weet… dat daar gedurende die laaste dae moeilike tye sal kom’ (2 Timoteus 3:1 NLV). Ons hoef nie ver te soek om te sien dat hierdie Skrif vervul word nie. Daarom moet ons vir die fisiese en geestelike veiligheid van ons kinders bid; dat hulle mag ‘…groei in die onverdiende goedheid en kennis van ons Here…’ Heather Riggleman skryf: ‘Terwyl ons na die nuus kyk, ween ons, ons roep uit in woede en dan wonder ons: ‘Hoe kan ons ons kinders beskerm?’ Ons wonder of dit veilig is om hulle by die voordeur uit te stuur. Ons wonder of die wêreld besig is om uitmekaar te val. Niks is meer vreesaanjaend as die besef dat ons hulle nie teen die lewe kan beskerm nie. Alhoewel ons nie ons kinders vir die wêreld kan wegsteek nie, kan ons hulle op veel groter maniere beskerm as om hulle in watte toe te draai of hulle vir die res van hul lewe in hul kamers toe te sluit. Ons kan vir hulle intree en vir wysheid, beskerming, vrede en krag bid.’ Onthou, waar ons ook al bymekaar kom en bid, is Jesus in ons midde (sien Matteus 18:19-20). Paulus het gesê: ‘Daarom moet julle God se gevegstoerusting aantrek. Dan, wanneer die Bose julle aanval, sal julle weerstand kan bied… Doen alles deur gebed en smeking… Bly in alle omstandighede op julle hoede en bid vir almal wat aan God behoort’ (Efesiërs 6:13, 18 NLV). Wanneer jy so bid, sal God die beloftes in sy Woord eerbiedig. Hou aan om vir jou kinders in gebed in te tree en moenie moed opgee nie - maak nie saak hoe sleg dinge in die wêreld raak nie. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:24:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637670 https://iono.qa/e/1637670 Try for reconciliation
Here’s something we don’t think about enough—but should! How you treat those you are in relationship with influences the relationship you have with God. Jesus spelled it out clearly: “If you bring your gift to the altar [if you serve in the church, pay particular attention here!], and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (vv. 23-24 NKJV). Jesus commands the offender, even if the offense was unintentional, to take the initiative in healing and restoring the relationship. That calls for true humility. Max Lucado writes: “You may find this hard to believe, but not everyone likes the preacher. There are times when I misstep or misspeak and incur the displeasure of a parishioner. In the early years of my ministry, when I got wind of someone’s unhappiness, I dismissed the problem. ‘If he doesn’t bring it to me, then I have no hand in the matter.’ But then I read Jesus’ words…Jesus commands the offender to take the initiative. I find that passage to be quite unpleasant. Even so, I have tried to apply it to my fragile friendships. ‘Bob,’ I have enquired, ‘have I said something to upset you?’ ‘Mary, there seems to be tension between us. Are we okay?’ Without fail, the step has resulted in restoration. Never in my four decades of ministry has this practical teaching failed to achieve its goal. When Scripture is mixed with obedience, a healing elixir results.” So the word for you today is—try for reconciliation. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:23:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637669 https://iono.qa/e/1637669 Probeer om te versoen
Ons dink nie genoeg aan die volgende nie, maar ons behoort daaraan te dink! Hoe jy diegene met wie jy in verhouding is behandel, beïnvloed die verhouding wat jy met God het. Jesus het dit duidelik uitgespel: ‘As jy dus jou offer na die altaar toe bring en dit val jou daar by dat jou medemens ‘n grief teen jou koester, los jou offer net daar voor die altaar en gaan maak eers vrede met daardie persoon. Kom dan terug en bring jou offer’ (verse 23-24 NLV). Jesus beveel die oortreder - selfs al was die oortreding onbedoeld - om die inisiatief te neem om die verhouding te genees en te herstel. Dit verg ware nederigheid. Max Lucado skryf: ‘Jy mag dit dalk moeilik vind om te glo, maar nie almal hou van ‘n prediker nie. Daar is tye wanneer ek verkeerd trap of verkeerd praat en die misnoeë van ‘n gemeentelid op die hals haal. In die vroeë jare van my bediening, wanneer ek van iemand se ongelukkigheid te hore gekom het, het ek dit geïgnoreer. ‘As hy of sy nie hul ongelukkigheid met my kom bespreek nie, kan ek nie die probleem oplos nie.’ Dan lees ek egter Jesus se woorde. Jesus beveel die oortreder om die inisiatief te neem. Ek vind dit nogal onaangenaam, maar tog probeer ek om dit op my brose vriendskappe toe te pas. ‘Bob,’ het ek al gevra, ‘het ek iets gesê wat jou ontstel het?’ ‘Mary, dit kom voor asof daar spanning tussen ons twee is. Is alles reg?’ Sonder uitsondering het hierdie stap tot herstel gelei. Nog nooit in my vier dekades van bediening het hierdie praktiese bevel misluk nie. Wanneer die Skrif met gehoorsaamheid gemeng word, lei dit tot genesing.’ Die woord vir jou vandag is dus: Probeer om te versoen. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:22:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:09 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637665 https://iono.qa/e/1637665 Do it all for the glory of God (2)
Here are two more things you need to know about your calling. (1) The anointing is for each one of us. In Bible times, anointing oil was poured only on the heads of prophets, priests, and kings, symbolizing God’s presence rested on them in a special way. But the anointing is not confined to those in ministry; it’s for everyone–including you! It doesn’t matter whether you’re a teacher, a doctor, or a lawyer. From the top of the organizational chart to the bottom, God wants to anoint you to do whatever it is you’re called to do. If you need legal help, you certainly want an attorney who has been to law school, but you also want an attorney who is anointed by God. If you need surgery, you certainly want a doctor who has been to med school, but you also want a doctor whose hands are anointed by God. The anointing of God knows no limits when it comes to position or portfolio. The apostle John writes: “You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.” (2) We must seek to please God in all that we do. “Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NKJV). The key word is whatever. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing; do it to the glory of God. Oswald Chambers said, “It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God, but we do not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things.” And when we are, we put a smile on God’s face. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:19:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637664 https://iono.qa/e/1637664 Doen alles tot eer van God (2)
Hier is nog twee dinge wat jy oor jou roeping moet weet. 1) Die salwing is vir elkeen van ons bedoel. In Bybelse tye is olie slegs op die hoofde van profete, priesters en konings uitgegiet, wat simbolies was dat God se teenwoordigheid op ‘n spesiale manier op hulle rus. Die salwing is egter nie tot diegene in die bediening beperk nie; dit is vir almal bedoel - insluitend vir jou! Dit maak nie saak of jy ‘n onderwyser, ‘n dokter of ‘n prokureur is nie. God wil jou salf om te doen wat jy geroep is om te doen. As jy regshulp nodig het, wil jy beslis ‘n prokureur hê wat ‘n regsgraad het, maar jy wil ook ‘n prokureur hê wat deur God gesalf is. As jy ‘n operasie benodig, wil jy beslis ‘n dokter hê wat ‘n mediese graad het, maar jy wil ook ‘n dokter hê wat se hande deur God gesalf is. Die salwing van God ken geen perke wanneer dit by posisie of portefeulje kom nie. Die apostel Johannes skryf: ‘Julle almal weet egter waaroor dit gaan, want julle dra die salwing van die Heilige Gees.’ 2) Ons moet daarna streef om God in alles wat ons doen, te behaag. ‘Wat julle ook al… doen, doen alles tot eer van God’ (1 Korintiërs 10:31 NLV). Dit maak nie saak wat jy doen nie; doen dit tot eer van God. Oswald Chambers het gesê: ‘Ons dink dat ons uitsonderlike dinge vir God moet doen, maar ons hoef nie. Ons moet in gewone dinge uitsonderlik wees.’ Wanneer ons is, sit ons ‘n glimlag op God se gesig. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:18:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637654 https://iono.qa/e/1637654 Do it all for the glory of God (1)
When it comes to your calling, observe these two things: (1) God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called. God will call you to do something you’re not smart enough to pull off. A God-ordained dream will always be beyond your ability and resources. Why? So, you have to rely on God every single day! David said: “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain” (Psalm 127:1 NIV). Jesus said: “If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5 NIV). Paul said, “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God” (2 Corinthians 3:5 NIV). (2) Instead of being critical, be creative. Often criticism is just a copout for those who are too lazy to solve the problem they are complaining about. Instead of criticizing movies or music, produce a film or an album that is better than whatever it is you’re complaining about. The most constructive criticism is called creativity. We should be more known for what we’re for than what we’re against. Anybody can point out problems. We’re called to solve them by writing better books, starting better schools, and drafting better legislation. And we are anointed to do it! “But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things…and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him” (1 John 2:27 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:58:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637651 https://iono.qa/e/1637651 Doen alles tot eer van God (1)
Wanneer dit by jou roeping kom, let die volgende twee dinge op: 1) God roep nie die mense wat reeds vir die taak gekwalifiseerd is nie, Hy kwalifiseer die geroepenes. ‘n God-gegewe droom sal altyd buite jou vermoë en hulpbronne wees, omdat jy dan elke liewe dag op God moet staatmaak! Dawid het gesê: ‘As die Here die huis nie bou nie, is die bouers se arbeid tevergeefs…’ (Psalm 127:1 NLV). Jesus het gesê: ‘…Wie aan My verbonde bly en Ek aan hulle, dra baie vrugte, want sonder My kan julle niks doen nie’ (Johannes 15:5 NLV). Paulus het gesê: ‘Nie dat ons op eie houtjie iets kan bedink asof dit ons eie breinkind is nie. Ons bekwaamheid kom van God’ (2 Korintiërs 3:5 NLV). 2) In plaas daarvan om krities te wees, wees kreatief. Kritiek is dikwels net ‘n uitweg vir diegene wat te lui is om die probleem waaroor hulle kla op te los. In plaas daarvan om films of musiek te kritiseer, vervaardig eerder ‘n film of ‘n album wat beter is as die een waaroor jy kla. Die mees konstruktiewe kritiek word kreatiwiteit genoem. Ons behoort meer vir dit waarvoor ons is, as dit waarteen ons is, geken te word. Enigeen kan probleme uitwys. Ons word egter geroep om hierdie probleme op te los deur beter boeke te skryf, beter skole te begin en beter wetgewing op te stel. Ons is gesalf om dit te doen! ‘Wat júlle egter betref, die Gees waarmee Hy julle gesalf het, bly in julle, en julle het niemand anders nodig om julle te leer nie. Sy Gees leer julle alles, en wat Hy julle leer, is die waarheid en geen leuen nie. Ja, soos Hy julle geleer het, moet julle in die Seun bly’ (1 Johannes 2:27 AFR83). ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:55:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:10 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637647 https://iono.qa/e/1637647 Free from the shame of the past
God got Israel out of Egypt in one day, but it took forty years to get the shame of Egypt out of Israel. It happened at a place called Gilgal, 381 miles northeast of Egypt. The Israelites thought like slaves and acted like slaves. After all, it’s tough to break the cycle after four hundred years of slavery. Technically, the Israelites were set free at the exodus. But it wasn’t until they reached Gilgal that they finally left the past in the past. “Then the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.” For some of us, it takes years to bring closure to our feelings of condemnation and get the past out of the present. The good news is, God can still roll away the shame of your past. “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1 NKJV). Note the word “now.” Full forgiveness is our present-tense reality. Right here. Right now. If you are in Christ, you’re no longer defined by what you’ve done wrong; you’re defined by what Christ has done right on your behalf. You are a new creation, but sometimes it takes time for your new nature to become second nature. Jesus came to put the past in its place—in the past. You need to leave it there. How do you do that? By seeing yourself as God sees you—righteous (see 2 Corinthians 5:21). Instead of seeing yourself as clothed in shame, begin to see yourself as God sees you: clothed in the righteousness of Christ. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:47:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637644 https://iono.qa/e/1637644 Recognise God’s Spirit living within you
Set aside the question of to what extent you are capable of experiencing God’s presence in your current spiritual condition. Set aside your past failures and your future worries. If you are a redeemed child of God, His Holy Spirit lives within you. Jesus said, “‘He who believes in Me…out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive” (John 7:38-39 NKJV). The Holy Spirit within you is flowing all the time, welling up within you, quenching your unsatisfied desires, and overflowing to refresh those around you. His intention and desire are to work through you all the time, in every place. Remember that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one. So when we speak of God working in your life, Jesus being in your heart, or your body being the temple of the Holy Spirit, it’s the same thing. Author John Ortberg tells of a friend whose five-year-old daughter said, “I know Jesus lives in my heart, because when I put my hand on it, I can feel Him walking around in there.” Some people seem to have that kind of inner radar for detecting the presence of God. Just as certain musicians have perfect pitch, they have an ear for discerning God’s voice. Telling them how to look for God would be like telling a fish how to look for water—where else would they live? Bottom line—just as God’s presence lives in you, you can consciously live in God’s presence every moment. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637646 https://iono.qa/e/1637646 Vry van die skande van die verlede
God het Israel in een dag uit Egipte bevry, maar dit het veertig jaar geneem om die skande van Egipte uit Israel te kry. Dit het by ‘n plek genaamd Gilgal gebeur, 381 myl noordoos van Egipte. Die Israeliete het soos slawe gedink en soos slawe opgetree. Dit is immers moeilik om die siklus na vierhonderd jaar van slawerny te verbreek. Tegnies gesproke is die Israeliete tydens die uittog uit Egipte bevry. Dit was egter eers toe hulle Gilgal bereik het wat hulle die verlede agtergelaat het en waarlik vry geword het. ‘Die Here het vir Josua gesê: ‘Ek het julle vandag bevry van die vernedering van Egipte…’’ Vir sommige van ons neem dit jare om afsluiting van ons gevoelens van veroordeling te kry en die verlede agter te laat. Die goeie nuus is dat God jou vry van die skande van jou verlede kan maak. ‘Vir hulle wat aan Christus Jesus verbind is, is die oordeel nou heeltemal weggeneem’ (Romeine 8:1 NLV). Let die woord ‘nou’ op. Volle vergifnis is tans binne ons bereik. Hier en nou. As jy in Christus is, word jy nie meer deur dit wat jy verkeerd gedoen het gedefinieer nie; jy word deur dit wat Christus namens jou reg gedoen het, gedefinieer. Jy is ‘n nuwe skepping, maar soms neem dit tyd vir jou nuwe natuur om tweede natuur te word. Jesus het gekom om die verlede op sy plek te sit - in die verlede. Jy moet dit daar los. Hoe doen jy dit? Deur jouself te sien soos God jou sien - geregverdig (sien 2 Korintiërs 5:21). In plaas daarvan om jouself met skande te beklee, begin om jouself te sien soos God jou sien: beklee met die geregtigheid van Christus. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:45:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637642 https://iono.qa/e/1637642 Herken God se Gees wat in jou leef
Hou op om jouself te bekommer oor watter mate jy in staat is om God se teenwoordigheid in jou huidige geestelike toestand te ervaar. Sit jou vorige mislukkings en jou toekomstige bekommernisse opsy. As jy ‘n verloste kind van God is, woon sy Heilige Gees in jou. Jesus het gesê: ‘Die een wat in My glo – soos die Skrif sê: ‘Riviere lewende water sal uit sy binneste vloei.’ Dit het Jesus gesê oor die Gees wat die mense wat in Hom glo, sou ontvang…’ (Johannes 7:38-39 NLV). Die Heilige Gees vloei heeltyd binne-in jou, wel in jou op, les jou onbevredigde begeertes en loop oor om diegene rondom jou te verkwik. Sy bedoeling en begeerte is om heeltyd, op elke plek, deur jou te werk. Onthou dat God, Jesus en die Heilige Gees een is. Wanneer ons dus van God wat in jou lewe werk, Jesus wat in jou hart is, of jou liggaam wat die tempel van die Heilige Gees is praat, praat ons van dieselfde ding. John Ortberg vertel van ‘n vriend wat se vyfjarige dogter gesê het: ‘Ek weet Jesus woon in my hart, want wanneer ek my hand daarop sit, kan ek voel hoe Hy daar rondloop.’ Sommige mense lyk asof hulle ‘n innerlike radar het om God se teenwoordigheid op te spoor. Net soos sekere musikante perfekte gehoor het, so het hulle ‘n oor om God se stem te onderskei. Net soos God se teenwoordigheid in jou woon, kan jy bewustelik elke oomblik in God se teenwoordigheid leef. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:44:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637641 https://iono.qa/e/1637641 Share what you have
Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, prepared for missionary service by working among the poor in London. One night, a man asked him to come and pray for his sick wife. The man had already asked a priest but had been told he would have to pay him eighteen pence, which he didn’t have. He didn’t even have money to buy a loaf of bread. Taylor went with him but was conscience stricken. He was living on a starvation diet himself, but he did have one coin in his pocket—a half crown. He thought, “If only I had two shillings and sixpence instead of this half crown, I would give these poor people a shilling.” Upon arriving at the man’s house, he was overcome at seeing the sunken cheeks of hungry children and the exhausted mother who lay with a tiny infant by her side. Taylor spoke to them, trying to bring comfort and encouragement, but inside he cried, “You hypocrite! Telling these people about a kind and loving father in heaven, yet not prepared to trust Him without a half crown.” So he gave his half-crown to the man. Taylor recalled at that moment how the joy of the Lord came back into his heart. The Bible says, “Do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” What pleases the Lord? Your willingness to share with those in need what God has graciously given you. The saying is true: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:43:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:43 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637640 https://iono.qa/e/1637640 Deel wat jy het
Hudson Taylor, die stigter van die China Inland Mission, het hom vir sy sendingdiens voorberei deur onder die armes in Londen te werk. Eendag het ‘n man hom gevra om vir sy siek vrou te kom bid. Die man het reeds ‘n priester gevra om vir haar te bid, maar is meegedeel dat hy die priester agtien pennies sou moes betaal, wat hy nie gehad het nie. Taylor het saam met hom gegaan, maar sy gewete het hom gepla. Hy het self honger gely, maar hy het een muntstuk in sy sak gehad – ‘n halfkroon. Hy het gedink: ‘As ek net twee sjielings en ses pennies in plaas van hierdie halfkroon gehad het, sou ek hierdie arme mense ‘n sjieling kon gee.’ Met sy aankoms by die man se huis was hy oorweldig toe hy die ingevalle wange van honger kinders en die uitgeputte moeder wat met ‘n klein baba langs haar lê, sien. Taylor het met hulle gepraat en hulle probeer vertroos en bemoedig, maar innerlik het hy homself gekasty: ‘Jou skynheilige! Jy vertel hierdie mense van ‘n goedhartige en liefdevolle hemelse vader, maar jy is nie bereid om Hom vir genoeg te vertrou nie.’ Hy gee toe sy halfkroon vir die man. Taylor het vertel hoe die vreugde van die Here op daardie oomblik in sy hart teruggekeer het. Die Bybel sê: ‘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.’ Wat maak die Here se hart bly? Jou bereidwilligheid om dit wat God jou genadiglik gegee het, met diegene in nood te deel. Die gesegde is waar: Jy kan gee sonder om lief te hê, maar jy kan nie liefhê sonder om te gee nie. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:42:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637639 https://iono.qa/e/1637639 Resist envy
Some folks are too insecure to applaud the success or achievements of another, be it a coworker, distant relative, sibling, spouse, or even a child. They feel that they must have comparable success, so they won’t feel inferior. If they can indeed claim a similar personal achievement, then they are quick to mention it. The truth is that someone will always have more success than you do, and someone will always have less. It takes daily, conscientious effort to fight discontentment and to enjoy whatever level of success God has blessed you with. Television commercials and highway billboards and even well-meaning family and friends send the message: “You’re lacking something. Buy this, buy that!” Solomon said, “Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil” (Proverbs 15:16 NIV). Hebrews13:5 says, “Be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’” (NIV). If you find yourself feeling the need to compete when a compliment is given to another, immediately recognize and renounce the spirit of insecurity that’s trying to ensnare you. Begin to reject this kind of behavior by responding in the opposite manner. Practice being secure enough to enjoy someone else’s achievements. You will have to “practice” this, because there’s a good chance that you will not “feel” secure initially. Just do it. Allow your faith to dictate your behavior. When you obey the Spirit and allow Him to determine your actions, the flesh grows weaker and must ultimately submit to the control of the Spirit. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:41:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 17 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637638 https://iono.qa/e/1637638 Weerstaan jaloesie
Sommige mense is te onseker van hulself om die sukses of prestasies van iemand anders te vier, of dit nou ‘n kollega, verre familielid, broer of suster, eggenoot of selfs ‘n kind is. Hulle voel dat hulle vergelykbare sukses moet behaal sodat hulle nie minderwaardig sal voel nie. As hulle wel ‘n soortgelyke persoonlike prestasie behaal het, is hulle vinnig om dit te noem. Die waarheid is dat iemand altyd meer sukses en iemand altyd minder sukses as jy sal behaal. Dit verg daaglikse, pligsgetroue inspanning om ontevredenheid te beveg en om die vlak van sukses wat God jou mee geseën het, te geniet. Advertensies, reklameborde en selfs welmenende familie en vriende stuur die boodskap uit: ‘Jy kort iets. Koop dit, koop dat!’ Salomo het gesê: ‘Dit is baie beter om min te hê en ook respek vir die Here, as om groot rykdom te besit met die onrus daarmee saam’ (Spreuke 15:16 NLV). Hebreërs 13:5 (NLV) sê: ‘Hou julle lewe vry van die honger na geld. Laat wat julle het, vir julle genoeg wees. Onthou dat God die versekering gegee het: ‘Ek sal jou nie los nie. Ek sal jou nie in die steek laat nie.’’ Indien jy die behoefte voel om mee te ding wanneer iemand anders gekomplimenteer word, moet jy onmiddellik die gees van onsekerheid wat jou probeer verstrik, herken en verwerp. Begin om hierdie soort gedrag te verwerp deur op die teenoorgestelde manier te reageer. Oefen om jou onsekerheid te laat vaar en iemand anders se prestasies te geniet. Laat jou geloof jou gedrag bepaal. Wanneer jy die Gees gehoorsaam en Hom toelaat om jou optrede te bepaal, word die vlees swakker en word uiteindelik aan die Gees se beheer onderwerp. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:40:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 17 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:10 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637637 https://iono.qa/e/1637637 Healing when you’ve been hurt
There are times when we all experience rejection, betrayal, and disappointment. But if we hold on to those experiences, we can remain in a state of perpetual hurt. Indeed, when we refuse to forgive and move on, we place a weapon into Satan’s hands that he will use against us at every opportunity. It’s not what has happened to us, but how we respond that matters. If we allow the hurt to gain control of our thoughts, it can undermine our emotional wellbeing. Jesus doesn’t want us to go through life carrying old wounds; He wants to heal us. This is why He gave us the precious promises in His Word. Regardless of how badly we’ve been hurt, God always has our complete restoration in mind. “‘For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord” (Jeremiah 30:17 NKJV). If you have spent years wrestling with unresolved hurt, God has provided a way out. “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” When He was on earth, Jesus was constantly healing people’s pain and comforting them in their sorrow. And when He left earth, He didn’t leave us high and dry. He sent the eternal source of comfort to live inside of each of us—the Holy Spirit, who is our comforter, helper, and friend (see John 14:16). The hurts you’ve experienced are real, but God doesn’t want them to be your greatest reality. His Spirit is always with you and will never leave you (see Hebrews 13:5). And you can draw from His strength through every painful circumstance and find healing when you’ve been hurt. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:39:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 16 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:57 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637636 https://iono.qa/e/1637636 Genesing wanneer jy seergekry het
Daar is tye wat ons almal verwerping, verraad en teleurstelling ervaar. As ons egter aan hierdie ervarings vashou, kan ons in ‘n toestand van voortdurende seer leef. Wanneer ons weier om te vergewe en aan te beweeg, plaas ons ‘n wapen in Satan se hande wat hy by elke geleentheid teen ons sal gebruik. Dit is nie wat met ons gebeur het nie, maar hoe ons daarop reageer wat saak maak. As ons toelaat dat die seer beheer oor ons gedagtes kry, kan dit ons emosionele welstand ondermyn. Jesus wil nie hê dat ons met wonde deur die lewe moet gaan nie; Hy wil ons genees. Dit is hoekom Hy ons die kosbare beloftes in sy Woord gegee het. Ongeag hoe erg ons seergekry het, God het altyd ons volledige herstel in gedagte. ‘Ek sal jou gesond maak en jou wonde genees, sê die Here…’ (Jeremia 30:17 NLV). As jy al jare lank met onopgeloste seer worstel, voorsien God vir jou ‘n uitweg. ‘Hy genees die gebroke hart, en verbind die wonde.’ Toe Jesus op aarde was, het Hy voortdurend mense se pyn genees en hulle in hulle hartseer vertroos. Toe Hy die aarde verlaat het, het Hy ons egter nie hoog en droog agtergelaat nie. Hy het die ewige bron van vertroosting gestuur om binne-in elkeen van ons te woon - die Heilige Gees, wat ons trooster, helper en vriend is (sien Johannes 14:16). Die seer wat jy ervaar het is werklik, maar God wil nie hê dat dit jou grootste werklikheid moet wees nie. Sy Gees is altyd by jou en sal jou nooit verlaat nie (sien Hebreërs 13:5). Jy kan in elke pynlike omstandigheid by Hom krag kry en genesing vind wanneer jy seergekry het. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:38:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 16 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637634 https://iono.qa/e/1637634 Pray for a divine visitation
Jesus told the disciples just before He left this earth to return to heaven: “I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49 KJV). As a redeemed child of God the Holy Spirit lives in you (see Ro 8:9). But this promise indicates that you can also have the Holy Spirit resting upon you and empowering you. How did the disciples respond to this promise? “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer” (Acts 1:14 ESV). Author Larry Sparks says, “For too long, the Western church has tolerated a prayer culture defined by lack of results.” Then he gives us this strategy for a divine visitation: “Review God’s promises for a Holy Spirit outpouring. Become possessed by them. And ‘tarry’ in devoted, sustained, persevering prayer until revival promises become revival realities. That’s exactly what the disciples did.” We make the mistake of assuming that outpourings of the Holy Spirit are sovereignly fixed dates in heaven’s calendar. One of the great promises God made to us is this: “In the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh” (Acts 2:17 ESV). As long as “all flesh” has not experienced this outpouring of God’s Spirit, we must continue to pray, “Oh, that You would rend the heavens [and] come down!” You say, “What can I do?” Do what the disciples did: “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer.” Begin to pray each day for a divine visitation of God’s Spirit. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:36:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 15 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637632 https://iono.qa/e/1637632 Bid vir ‘n goddelike besoek
Jesus het die volgende vir die dissipels gesê net voordat Hy hierdie aarde verlaat het om terug te keer hemel toe: ‘En kyk, Ek sal die belofte van my Vader aan julle stuur. Julle moet in die stad bly totdat julle van God af met krag bemagtig is’ (Lukas 24:49 NLV). As verloste kind van God woon die Heilige Gees in jou (sien Romeine 8:9). Hierdie belofte dui egter daarop dat jy ook die Heilige Gees wat jou rus en jou krag gee, op jou kan hê. Hoe het die dissipels op hierdie belofte gereageer? ‘Hulle het almal saam aanhou bid…’ (Handelinge 1:14 NLV). Larry Sparks sê: ‘Vir te lank duld die Westerse kerk al ‘n gebedskultuur wat deur ’n gebrek aan resultate gedefinieer word.’ Dan gee hy ons hierdie strategie om ‘n goddelike besoek te ontvang: “Hersien God se beloftes wat handel oor die uitstorting van die Heilige Gees. Word daardeur beheers. Talm in toegewyde, volgehoue, volhardende gebed totdat herlewingsbeloftes herlewingswerklikhede word. Dis presies wat die dissipels gedoen het.’ Ons maak die fout om aan te neem dat die Heilige Gees slegs op vaste datums op die hemel se kalender uitgestort gaan word. Een van die grootste beloftes wat God aan ons gemaak het, is die volgende: ‘Só sal dit in die laaste dae wees, sê God: Ek sal my Gees uitstort op elke mens…’ (Handelinge 2:17 NLV). Solank as wat ‘elke mens’ nog nie hierdie uitstorting van die Gees beleef het nie, moet ons aanhou bid: ‘As U maar die hemel wou laat oopskeur en afkom!..’ Jy vra: ‘Wat kan ek doen?’ Doen wat die dissipels gedoen het: ‘Hulle het almal saam aanhou bid…’ Begin om elke dag vir ‘n goddelike besoek van God se Gees te bid. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:33:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 15 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:13 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637629 https://iono.qa/e/1637629 Consult God in everything
Live with one ear toward heaven: “Is this opportunity from you, God?” “Are you in this venture, God?” “Should I take this road, God?” One time Joshua failed to do this and paid for it. Here’s the story. A group of strangers entered the camp of Israel saying, “From a very far country your servants have come” (v. 9 NKJV). Evidently, they knew God’s law had made special provisions for cities outside of Canaan (see Deuteronomy 20:10-12). Any city that agreed to make peace with Israel would be spared. So, being afraid, they resorted to deception. Three days passed before Joshua realized he had been lied to. These people were not from a distant land; they were from Gibeon, only a day’s walk away. As a result, Joshua entered into an alliance with the enemy because he didn’t seek the counsel of God. We do well to learn from his mistake. Our enemy enters our camp in disguise as well: “Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light” (2 Corinthians 11:14 NIV). He’s crafty. That’s why it’s essential that we consult God in everything. In every decision and at each crossroad, acknowledge Him, heed Him, and ask Him: “Do I turn right or left?” David said that God’s Word is a “lamp unto our feet” (see Psalm 119:105), not a spotlight into the future. He gives enough light to take the next step. When we pray, He speaks to our hearts: “Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left” (Isaiah 30:21 NLT). So consult God in everything. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 14 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:03 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637628 https://iono.qa/e/1637628 Raadpleeg God oor alles
Leef met jou ore op die hemel gespits: ‘Kom hierdie geleentheid van U, God?’ ‘Is U betrokke by hierdie onderneming, God?’ ‘Moet ek hierdie pad neem, God?’ Eenkeer het Josua dit nie gedoen nie en duur daarvoor betaal. ‘n Groep vreemdelinge het die kamp van Israel binnegegaan en gesê: ‘…Ons kom van ‘n baie ver land af…’ (vers 9 NLV). Hierdie vreemdelinge het klaarblyklik geweet dat God se wet spesiale voorsiening gemaak het vir stede buite Kanaän (sien Deuteronomium 20:10-12). Enige stad wat instem om ‘n vredesverdrag met Israel te sluit, sou gespaar word. Dus het hierdie vreemdelinge besluit om die Israeliete te mislei. Drie dae het verbygegaan voordat Josua besef het dat hulle vir hom gelieg het. Hierdie mense was nie van ‘n verre land nie; hulle was van Gibeon, net ‘n dag se stap weg. Josua het dus ‘n verdrag met die vyand gesluit, omdat hy nie eers vir God geraadpleeg het nie. Ons moet uit Josua se fout leer. Ons vyand vermom homself ook om ons kamp binne te kom: ‘…Die Satan self gee immers voor dat hy ‘n engel van die lig is’ (2 Korintiërs 11:14 NLV). Hy is listig. Daarom is dit noodsaaklik dat ons God in alles raadpleeg. Ons moet God by elke besluit en kruispad erken, na Hom luister en vir Hom vra: ‘Moet ek regs of links draai?’ Dawid het gesê dat God se Woord ‘n lamp vir ons voete is (sien Psalm 119:105), nie ‘n kollig op die toekoms nie. Hy gee ons genoeg lig om die volgende stap te neem. Wanneer ons bid, spreek Hy tot ons harte: ‘Jy sal ‘n stem hoor sê: ‘Hier is die regte pad. Draai om en loop hierlangs’ (Jesaja 30:21 NLV). Raadpleeg God dus oor alles. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:28:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 14 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637627 https://iono.qa/e/1637627 Live by the principles of God’s Word
Entering the Promised Land, God told Joshua: “Be careful to obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses.” You must identify your core values—and live by them. Swiss philosopher Henri-Frederic Amiel said, “The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings.” Your core values are the governing principles you live by. They’re the light that guides you. They give stability and structure to your inner world. When that’s in order, you can navigate your way through almost anything. Have you ever wondered why God refers to His Word as “laws”? Because they govern your thoughts and actions, guide you in the right direction, and guard you from trouble. They bring order to your life; without that, you’re left with chaos and confusion. Imagine living in a world where twelve inches don’t equal one foot, and two plus two doesn’t make four. God established His laws for our good. When we disobey them, we suffer; when we honour them, we succeed. Unlike dining al a carte, you can’t pick what you want and forget the rest. God says, “Do everything written…Then you will be…successful” (Joshua 1:8 NIV). Many talented people who make it into the limelight don’t stay there long. Why? Because they failed to develop strong character. Their lack of integrity toppled them because they couldn’t climb beyond the limitations of their character. Talent may take you to a higher level of success, but without character, you won’t be able to handle the pressures that accompany success. That’s why it’s so important to live by the principles of God’s Word. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:27:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 13 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637626 https://iono.qa/e/1637626 Lewe volgens die beginsels van God se Woord
Toe die Israeliete die Beloofde Land binne gegaan het, het God vir Josua gesê: ‘Staan sterk en doen haarfyn alles wat geskryf staan in die wetboek van Moses.’ Jy moet jou kernwaardes identifiseer en daarvolgens leef. Die Switserse filosoof Henri-Frederic Amiel het gesê: ‘Die man wat geen innerlike lewe het nie, is ‘n slaaf van sy omgewing.’ Jou kernwaardes is die beginsels waarvolgens jy leef. Dit is die lig wat jou lei. Dit gee stabiliteit en struktuur aan jou innerlike wêreld. Wanneer jou kernwaardes in orde is, kan jy jou pad deur amper enigiets vind. Het jy al ooit gewonder hoekom God na sy Woord as ‘n ‘wetboek’ verwys? Omdat dit jou gedagtes en dade beheer, jou in die regte rigting lei en jou teen moeilikheid beskerm. Kernwaardes orden jou lewe; daarsonder word jy met chaos en verwarring gekonfronteer. God het sy wette vir ons beswil ingestel. Wanneer ons hulle nie gehoorsaam nie, ly ons; wanneer ons hulle eerbiedig, slaag ons. Jy kan nie kies watter wette jy wil gehoorsaam en van die res vergeet nie. God sê: ‘…Voer al die opdragte uit… Jy sal dan suksesvol wees in alles wat jy doen’ (Josua 1:7 NLV). Baie talentvolle mense wat die kollig haal, bly nie lank daar nie. Hoekom? Omdat hulle nie daarin slaag om ‘n sterk karakter te ontwikkel nie. Hul gebrek aan integriteit pootjie hulle, omdat hulle nie verder as die beperkings van hul karakter kan klim nie. Talent mag jou na ‘n hoër vlak van sukses neem, maar sonder karakter sal jy nie die druk wat met sukses gepaardgaan, kan hanteer nie. Daarom is dit so belangrik om volgens die beginsels van God se Woord te leef. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:24:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 13 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637625 https://iono.qa/e/1637625 Overcoming the fear of success
The fear of success derails many dreams. Sometimes success brings resentment from those closest to you. Being successful can also create its own anxiety; namely, you fear that you are unable to maintain your success. Then there’s the fear of attracting people who want what you’ve got but are not willing to pay the price you paid to get it. Solomon warned, “Wealth attracts many friends” (Proverbs 19:4 NIV). Then there’s the fear of being bombarded by constant requests for money. What if you say no? You must follow your heart, give as God directs you, and leave your image up to Him. David said, “You surround them with your favour as with a shield” (Psalm 5:12 NIV). The favour of God can make you a target. And while you must always try to be fair in your behavior toward others, you cannot reject the favour God sends your way just to keep others from becoming envious. You must embrace God’s favour as part of your destiny. Perhaps growing up, you were told that you should not expect success. And now that you have it, you may feel that you don’t deserve it and that it won’t last. Indeed, you may find yourself engaging in self-sabotaging behavior that will confirm your own worst fears and bring them to fruition. What should you do? First, thank God that you understand the root of your problem. Second, talk it out with a good listener. As you hear yourself put the problem in perspective, you may find yourself declaring the words of Solomon: “Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:23:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 12 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:44 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637624 https://iono.qa/e/1637624 Oorkom die vrees vir sukses
Die vrees vir sukses ontspoor baie drome. Soms raak diegene naby aan jou wrokkig wanneer jy sukses behaal. Om suksesvol te wees, kan jou ook angstig laat voel en laat vrees dat jy nie jou sukses sal kan handhaaf nie. Dan is daar ook die vrees dat jy mense sal aantrek wat jou sukses wil misbruik. Salomo het ons gewaarsku: ‘Rykdom bring baie mooiweersvriende…’ (Spreuke 19:4 NLV). Dan is daar die vrees om met voortdurende versoeke vir geld gebombardeer te word. Wat as jy nee sê? Jy moet jou hart volg, gee soos God jou lei en die res aan Hom oorlaat. Dawid het gesê: ‘…u genade is vir hulle soos ‘n skild’ (Psalm 5:13 NLV). Die guns van God kan van jou ‘n teiken maak. Alhoewel jy altyd moet probeer om deur jou gedrag regverdig teenoor ander mense te wees, kan jy nie God se guns verwerp net om te keer dat ander afgunstig raak nie. Jy moet God se guns as deel van jou lewensdoel omhels. Miskien is daar vir jou gesê dat jy nooit sukses sal behaal nie, dus voel jy dalk dat jy dit nie verdien nie en dat dit nie sal hou nie. Jy mag dan op so ‘n manier optree dat jy jouself saboteer, wat jou eie ergste vrese bevestig en dit tot verwesenliking bring. Wat moet jy dus doen? Eerstens, dank God dat jy die wortel van jou probleem verstaan. Tweedens, praat met ‘n goeie luisteraar daaroor. Soos jy jouself hoor praat en die probleem in perspektief plaas, mag jy jouself bevind waar jy jou met die woorde van Salomo begin identifiseer: ‘Wie my het, het raad en behaal sukses, ek verleen insig, ek is die een wat die mag gee.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:22:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 12 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637623 https://iono.qa/e/1637623 Blessings and cursings; the choice is yours
The Bible says, “Joshua built an altar to the Lord…in Mount Ebal…‘an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool.’ And they offered on it burnt offerings to the Lord…Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal…He read all the words of the law, the blessings and the cursings” (Joshua 8:30-34 NKJV). There are two important lessons in this otherwise obscure Old Testament story. First, “an altar of whole stones over which no man has wielded an iron tool” speaks of God’s unearned and unmerited grace toward us—no human effort involved. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV). Second, notice where this altar was built. When Israel listened to Joshua reading the blessings and cursings recorded in the Law of Moses, half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal. Those in front of Mount Gerizim heard him read the blessings, and those in front of Mount Ebal heard him read the cursings. But the altar was not built on Gerizim, the mount of blessings, but on Ebal, the hill of cursing. The message is clear: even when you “blow it,” God extends His grace to you. C. S. Lewis said, “Obedience is the key that opens every door.” So even when you fail and disobey God, you can return to the altar of grace at Mount Ebal. It’s built for people like you. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:21:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 11 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637621 https://iono.qa/e/1637621 Seëninge en straf; die keuse is joune
Die Bybel sê: ‘Josua het daarna ‘n altaar op die Ebalberg vir die Here, die God van Israel, gebou… soos… voorgeskryf…‘Maak vir my ‘n altaar met klip wat nie met ‘n ysterinstrument bewerk is nie.’ Hulle het op die altaar brandoffers vir die Here gebring… Al die Israeliete… is in twee groepe verdeel… Een deel het by die Gerisimberg gestaan en die ander deel by die Ebalberg… Josua het toe vir hulle alles wat die wet sê oor seën en straf voorgelees, soos in die boek van die wet geskryf staan’ (Josua 8:30-34 NLV). Daar is twee belangrike lesse uit hierdie gebeurtenis te leer. Eerstens, ‘…‘n altaar met klip wat nie met ‘n ysterinstrument bewerk is nie…’ spreek van God se onverdiende genade teenoor ons – daar is geen menslike pogings betrokke nie. ‘Dit is mos dié onverdiende goedheid wat julle gered het toe julle tot geloof gekom het. En julle geloof kom nie uit julleself nie, maar is ‘n gawe van God. Dit is nie as gevolg van julle dade nie…’ (Efesiërs 2:8-9 NLV). Tweedens, let op waar hierdie altaar gebou is. Die helfte van Israel het by Gerisimberg en die ander helfte by Ebalberg gestaan. Diegene by Gerisimberg het hom die seëninge hoor lees en diegene by Ebalberg het hom die strawwe hoor lees. Die altaar is egter nie op Gerisim, die berg van seëninge, gebou nie, maar op Ebal, die heuwel van straf. Die boodskap is duidelik: selfs wanneer jy foute maak, is God genadig teenoor jou. C. S. Lewis het gesê: ‘Gehoorsaamheid is die sleutel wat elke deur oopmaak.’ Selfs wanneer jy dus misluk en aan God ongehoorsaam is, kan jy terugkeer na die altaar van genade by Ebalberg. Dit is gebou vir mense soos jy. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:19:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 11 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:10 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637620 https://iono.qa/e/1637620 “Rescue Me”
It had been twenty-five years since Fontella Bass’s rhythm and blues single “Rescue Me” hit number one on the charts. She had no career to speak of, and she was penniless, tired, and cold. The only heat in her house came from a gas stove in the kitchen. She had strayed from her faith and the church where she started singing gospel songs as a child. As she prayed, Fontella asked God for “a sign” to confirm that He heard her. Suddenly, she heard her hit song “Rescue Me” on a television commercial! To her, it was as if “the Lord had stepped right into my world!” Fontella was unaware that American Express had been using her song in a commercial and hadn’t been able to locate her to pay royalties. Not only did she receive back-royalties, but new opportunities also began to open for her to sing. Shortly after that, she released a new album. But the best news is that she renewed her relationship with the Lord. “For so many years I tried doing it on my own, and it didn’t work,” she said. “Then I took it out of my hands and turned it over to Him, and now everything’s happening.” The psalmist David wrote: “In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened, he saved me from all my troubles…. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:6, 8 NLT). And what God did for David and Fontella Bass, He will do for you if you’ll only turn to Him. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:18:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 10 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:45 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637619 https://iono.qa/e/1637619 ‘Rescue Me’
Dit was vyf-en-twintig jaar sedert Fontella Bass se enkelsnit, ‘Rescue Me,’ nommer een op die trefferlyste gehaal het. Sy het geen loopbaan meer gehad nie, sy was bankrot, moeg en koud. Die enigste hitte in haar huis het van die gasstoof in die kombuis gekom. Sy het van haar geloof en die kerk waar sy as kind gospelliedjies begin sing het, afgedwaal. Terwyl sy gebid het, het Fontella God gevra vir ‘n teken om te bevestig dat Hy haar gebede gehoor het. Skielik het sy haar trefferliedjie ‘Rescue Me’ op ‘n televisie-advertensie gehoor! Vir haar was dit asof ‘die Here reguit in my wêreld ingestap het!’ Fontella was onbewus daarvan dat American Express haar liedjie in ‘n advertensie begin gebruik het en haar nie kon opspoor om tantième aan haar oor te betaal nie. Nie net het sy uiteindelik die tantième ontvang nie, maar nuwe geleenthede om te sing het ook vir haar begin oopgaan. Kort daarna het sy ‘n nuwe album vrygestel. Die beste nuus was egter dat sy haar verhouding met die Here hernu het. ‘Vir soveel jare het ek probeer om alles op my eie te doen, maar dit het nie gewerk nie,’ het sy gesê. ‘Toe het ek dit uit my hande geneem en aan Hom oorhandig, en nou gebeur alles vanself.’ Die Psalmdigter Dawid het geskryf: ‘Hierdie geringe mens het geroep, en die Here het gehoor. Hy het hom uit al sy benoudheid gered… Beproef en sien dat die Here goed is. Geseënd is die persoon wat op Hom vertrou!’ (Psalm 34:7,9 NLV). Wat God vir Dawid en Fontella Bass gedoen het, sal Hy ook vir jou doen wanneer jy na Hom toe draai. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:17:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 10 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:51 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637617 https://iono.qa/e/1637617 Accepting and appreciating your physical appearance
Isaiah said that God “formed me in my mother’s womb to be his servant” (Isaiah 49:5 NLT). God deliberately shaped each of us for His service. How then can we complain that we are too short, too tall, too dark, too fair, or too anything else that is unchangeable? The word “too” implies something is beyond what’s desirable or more than what should be. How can anything that God formed be too anything? What we’re really saying is “This feature doesn’t conform to society’s prescribed standard of beauty,” so we allow our non-conforming attributes to cause us to become insecure and rob us of our confidence. We then feel that our only solution is to change the undesirable feature. What a slap in God’s face. “Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’ Does the pot exclaim…‘Why did you make me this way?’ This is what the Lord says…‘Do you question what I do?…Do you give me orders about the work of my hands?’” (Isaiah 45:9-11 NLT). You will strengthen your emotional security when you make peace with every aspect of yourself. By God’s grace and divine enablement you must truly accept—not merely resign yourself to His sovereign design. When you do so, you stop comparing yourself to others and judging yourself as either inferior or superior. Self-consciousness and fretting over your outward appearance disappear. You have now cleared the path for your real inner beauty to shine through. It’s time to experience body peace, knowing you’re designed for your destiny, tailored for your tasks, and perfect for your purpose. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:15:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 9 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637614 https://iono.qa/e/1637614 Aanvaar en waardeer jou fisiese voorkoms
Jesaja het gesê dat God ‘…my as sy dienaar in my ma se skoot gemaak het…’ (Jesaja 49:5 NLV). God het elkeen van ons doelbewus vir sy diens gevorm. Hoe kan ons dan kla dat ons te kort, te lank, te donker, te blond, of enigiets anders wat ons nie kan verander nie, is? Die woord ‘te’ impliseer dat iets meer is as wat dit behoort te wees. Hoe kan enigiets wat God gevorm het te veel wees? Wat ons eintlik sê, is die volgende: ‘Hierdie eienskap voldoen nie aan die samelewing se voorgeskrewe standaard van skoonheid nie.’ Daarom laat ons toe dat ons unieke eienskappe ons onseker laat word en ons van ons selfvertroue beroof. Ons voel dan dat ons enigste oplossing is om die ongewenste eienskap te verander. Wat ‘n klap in God se gesig. ‘Daar wag probleme vir iemand wat staan en stry met die een wat hom gemaak het. Hy is soos ‘n kleipot wat van klei gemaak is. Die klei kan mos nie vir die pottebakker sê nie: ‘Wat is jy besig om te doen? Weet jy dan nie wat om met jou hande te maak nie?’ …Die Here... sê vir hulle: Wil julle My nou voor stok kry oor my kinders? Wil julle vir My kom beduie wat Ek moet doen?’ (Jesaja 45:9-11 DB). Jy sal jou emosionele sekuriteit versterk wanneer jy met elke aspek van jouself vrede maak. Selfbewustheid en bekommernis oor jou uiterlike voorkoms sal dan verdwyn. Jy baan die pad vir jou ware innerlike skoonheid om deur te skyn. Dis tyd om liggaamlike vrede te ervaar, wetend dat jy vir jou lewensdoel ontwerp is, volgens maat vir jou opdrag gemaak is en perfek vir jou doel is. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:13:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 9 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637613 https://iono.qa/e/1637613 Be an optimist (2)
Whatever circumstances you find yourself in, they don’t have to define you or defeat you. Even if you cannot change them, you can overcome them. George Bernard Shaw wrote: “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” When it comes to faith, we rely far too much on circumstantial evidence. Doubt is letting our circumstances dictate how we feel and what we believe. When we let our circumstances get between us and God, it creates a smokescreen of doubt. Faith is putting the promises of God between you and your circumstances. It doesn’t mean you deny reality. It simply means you’re in touch with a greater reality—one more real than what you can touch or taste or see or hear or feel or smell. Jesus was a realist: “In this world you will have trouble.” But He was also an optimist: “Take heart! I have overcome the world” (NIV). Our optimism is anchored to the empty tomb. If Jesus walked out of the tomb, and He did, you don’t have a problem that He cannot solve. And you need to start living as though you believe that is true. There are seven promises in the book of Revelation that begin with the same phrase: “To him who overcomes.” And it reminds us of our true identity as overcomers. We aren’t just conquerors; we are more than conquerors! ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:12:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 8 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:50 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637611 https://iono.qa/e/1637611 Wees optimisties (2)
Die omstandighede waarin jy jouself bevind, hoef jou nie te definieer of te verslaan nie. Selfs al kan jy nie jou omstandighede verander nie, kan jy dit oorkom. George Bernard Shaw het geskryf: ‘Mense blameer altyd teëspoed op hul omstandighede. Ek glo nie aan omstandighede nie. Die mense wat in hierdie wêreld vooruitboer, is die mense wat opstaan en soek na die omstandighede wat hulle wil hê en as hulle dit nie kan vind nie, skep hulle dit.’ Ons begin twyfel wanneer ons toelaat dat ons omstandighede bepaal hoe ons voel en wat ons glo. Wanneer ons toelaat dat ons omstandighede tussen ons en God kom, skep dit ‘n rookskerm van twyfel. Geloof is om die beloftes van God tussen jou en jou omstandighede te plaas. Dit beteken nie dat jy die werklikheid ontken nie. Dit beteken eenvoudig dat jy in kontak met ‘n groter werklikheid is - een wat meer werklik is as dit wat jy kan aanraak of proe of sien of hoor of voel of ruik. Jesus was ‘n realis: ‘…In die wêreld sal julle swaarkry beleef…’ Hy was egter ook ‘n optimis: ‘…maar skep moed: Ek het die wêreld reeds oorwin.’ Ons optimisme word in die leë graf geanker. Indien Jesus uit die graf opgestaan het - en Hy het - is daar nie ‘n probleem wat Hy nie kan oplos nie. Jy moet dus begin leef asof jy glo dat dit waar is. Daar is sewe beloftes in die boek Openbaring wat met dieselfde frase begin: ‘Elkeen wat oorwin.’ Dit herinner ons aan ons ware identiteit. Ons is nie net oorwinnaars nie; ons is meer as oorwinnaars! ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:11:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 8 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637609 https://iono.qa/e/1637609 Be optimistic (1)
Before the age of two, Helen Keller lost her vision and her hearing. In an instant, her world went dark and silent. Then a godsend named Anne Sullivan broke through Helen’s solitary confinement and touched her soul. As a result, Helen became the first deaf/blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree. She also authored a dozen books, including a manifesto on her philosophy of life, Optimism. “No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,” she wrote, “or sailed to an uncharted land.” The last page of her book echoes the first page of Scripture: “Optimism is the harmony of man’s spirit and the spirit of God pronouncing His works good.” If God’s Spirit is within you, optimism is the order of the day. Optimism isn’t at odds with the reality all around us. It simply means we’re anchored to another reality—the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ—that is deeper and stronger and longer than the reality we can perceive with our five senses. Helen Keller proved that with an optimistic spirit, even the most difficult of circumstances cannot define you. And even if you cannot change them, you can overcome them. She proved that as amazing as the human eye is, there’s something more amazing—the mind’s eye that enables us to imagine the unthinkable and believe the impossible. It’s why she said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Or as Paul put it: “Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise” (Philippians 4:8 NCV). In other words, be optimistic. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:10:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 7 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637606 https://iono.qa/e/1637606 Wees optimisties (1)
Helen Keller het voor die ouderdom van twee haar sig en gehoor verloor. In ‘n oomblik het haar wêreld donker en stil geword. Later het ‘n onderwyseres genaamd Anne Sullivan egter deur Helen se eensame opsluiting gebreek en haar siel aangeraak. Helen het gevolglik die eerste dowe/blinde persoon geword wat ‘n baccalaureusgraad verwerf het. Sy het ook ‘n dosyn boeke geskryf, insluitend ‘n manifes oor haar lewensfilosofie, getiteld ‘Optimism’. ‘Geen pessimis het al ooit die sterre se geheime ontdek,’ het sy geskryf, ‘of na ‘n onbekende land geseil nie.’ Die laaste bladsy van haar boek weerspieël die eerste bladsy van die Skrif: ‘Optimisme is die mens se gees en die gees van God wat in harmonie sy werke in elke opsig goed verklaar.’ As God se Gees binne-in jou is, is optimisme aan die orde van die dag. Optimisme is nie in stryd met die werklikheid rondom ons nie. Dit beteken eenvoudig dat ons in ‘n ander werklikheid geanker is - die kruisiging en opstanding van Jesus Christus - wat dieper en sterker en langer as die werklikheid wat ons met ons vyf sintuie kan waarneem, is. Helen Keller het bewys dat selfs die moeilikste omstandighede jou nie kan definieer wanneer jy ‘n optimistiese gees het nie. Selfs al kan jy nie jou omstandighede verander nie, kan jy dit oorkom. Dit is hoekom sy gesê het: ‘Die enigste ding wat erger is as om blind te wees, is om sig te hê, maar geen visie nie.’ Of soos Paulus dit gestel het: ‘Ten slotte, liewe broers en susters, beplan alles wat waar, eerbaar, skoon, suiwer, lieflik en lofwaardig is’ (Filippense 4:8 NLV). Met ander woorde, wees optimisties. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:09:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 7 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637603 https://iono.qa/e/1637603 Let’s honour one another
Have you ever noticed how quick we are to accuse someone else of some of the very things we excuse in ourselves? In so doing, we practice a double standard, requiring more from others than of ourselves. Jesus said, “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3 NKJV). The double standard works like this: (1) When others are set in their ways, they’re obstinate—but you are firm and resolved. (2) When your neighbour doesn’t like your friend, she’s prejudiced—but when you don’t like her friend, you’re a good judge of character. (3) When she tries to treat someone especially well, she’s buttering them up—but when you do so, you’re being thoughtful. (4) When she takes time to do things well, she’s lazy—but when you do so, you’re meticulous. (5) When she spends a lot, she’s reckless and undisciplined—but when you do the same thing, you’re generous. (6) When she picks flaws in things, she’s critical—but when you do, you’re perceptive. (7) When she’s mild-mannered, you call her weak—but when you are, you’re gracious. (8) When she dresses well, she’s extravagant—but when you do, you’re tastefully in style. (9) When she says what she thinks, she’s spiteful—but when you do, you’re being honest. (10) When she takes risks, she’s foolhardy—but when you do, you’re brave. Paul wrote: “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honour giving preference to one another.” So, the word for you today is: Let us honour one another. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:08:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 6 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637601 https://iono.qa/e/1637601 Koester mekaar in liefde
Het jy al ooit opgemerk hoe vinnig ons iemand anders van gedrag wat ons in onsself verskoon beskuldig? Deur dit te doen, oefen ons ‘n dubbele standaard uit en vereis meer van ander as van onsself. Jesus het gesê: ‘En hoe sien jy die splintertjie in jou medemens se oog raak, maar merk jy die yslike stomp in jou eie oog nie op nie?’ (Matteus 7:3 NLV). Die dubbele standaard werk as volg: 1) Wanneer jou buurvrou nie van jou vriendin hou nie, is sy bevooroordeeld - maar wanneer jy nie van haar vriendin hou nie, is dit omdat jy mense se karakters goed kan beoordeel. 2) Wanneer sy probeer om iemand besonder goed te behandel, is sy besig om te dweep - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy net bedagsaam. 3) Wanneer sy lank neem om iets te doen, is sy lui - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy noukeurig. 4) Wanneer sy baie geld spandeer, is sy roekeloos en ongedissiplineerd - maar wanneer jy dieselfde ding doen, is jy vrygewig. 5) Wanneer sy foute uitwys, is sy krities - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy insigryk. 6) Wanneer sy saggeaard is, noem jy haar swak - maar wanneer jy is, is jy genadig. 7) Wanneer sy mooi aantrek, is sy uitspattig - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy elegant en stylvol. 8) Wanneer sy sê wat sy dink, is sy venynig - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy eerlik. 9) Wanneer sy risiko's neem, is sy roekeloos - maar wanneer jy dit doen, is jy dapper. Paulus het geskryf: ‘As broers en susters in God se huisgesin moet julle mekaar in liefde koester en voor in die ry staan om mekaar met respek te hanteer.’ Die woord vir vandag is dus: Koester mekaar in liefde. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:07:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 6 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637594 https://iono.qa/e/1637594 “Don’t compare yourself with others.” Galatians 6:4 MSG
“Don’t compare yourself with others”
Paul wrote: “Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life” (vv. 4-5). Jesus was insistent on this. After the resurrection, He appeared to some of His followers. He gave Peter a specific pastoral assignment that included great sacrifice. Peter responded by pointing at John and asking, “‘Lord, what about him?’ Jesus answered, ‘If I want him to live until I come back, that is not your business. You follow me’” (John 21:21-22 NCV). In other words, stay focused on your own assignment. A little boy named Adam wanted to be like his friend Bobby. Adam loved the way Bobby walked and talked. Bobby, however, wanted to be like Charlie. Something about Charlie’s stride and accent intrigued him. Charlie, on the other hand, was impressed with Danny. Charlie wanted to look and sound like him. Danny, of all things, had a hero as well: Adam. He wanted to be just like Adam. So, Adam was imitating Bobby, who was imitating Charlie, who was imitating Danny, who was imitating Adam. It turns out that all Adam needed to do was to be himself! You can learn from others, but you can only find joy and fulfillment in being who God created you to be. So stay in your own lane. Run your own race. Nothing good happens when you compare and compete. Furthermore, God will not evaluate and reward you according to the talents of others, but according to how faithful you were with the gifts He gave you. You are not responsible for the nature of your gifts, but for how you use them. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:05:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 5 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:10 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637590 https://iono.qa/e/1637590 “…sonder om julle met iemand anders te vergelyk.” Galasiërs 6:4 NLV
Moenie jouself met ander vergelyk nie
Paulus het geskryf: ‘Daarom moet julle almal eerder julle eie gedrag toets. Dan kan julle op julleself trots wees, sonder om julle met iemand anders te vergelyk. Ons weet tog: Almal sal oor hulleself verantwoording moet doen’ (verse 4-5 NLV). Jesus het hierop aangedring. Na sy opstanding het Jesus aan sommige van sy volgelinge verskyn. Hy het Petrus ‘n spesifieke opdrag gegee wat groot opoffering ingesluit het. Petrus het gereageer deur na Johannes te wys en te vra: ‘...’Wat van hom, Here?’ Jesus reageer daarop: ‘As Ek wil hê dat hy moet bly leef totdat Ek terugkeer, wat het dit met jou te doen? Volg jy net vir My!’’ (Johannes 21:21-22 NLV). Met ander woorde, bly op jou eie opdrag gefokus. ‘n Seuntjie met die naam Adam wou soos sy vriend Bobby wees. Adam was mal oor hoe Bobby geloop en gepraat het. Bobby wou egter soos Charlie wees. Iets omtrent Charlie se tred en aksent het hom gefassineer. Charlie, aan die ander kant, was beïndruk met Danny. Charlie wou soos hy lyk en klink. Danny het egter ook ‘n held gehad: Adam. Hy wou net soos Adam wees. So, Adam het Bobby nageboots, wat Charlie nageboots het, wat Danny nageboots het, wat Adam nageboots het. Dit blyk dat al wat Adam moes doen, was om homself te wees! Jy kan by ander mense leer, maar jy kan slegs vreugde en vervulling in wie God jou geskape het om te wees, vind. Bly dus in jou eie baan. Hardloop jou eie wedloop. God sal jou nie volgens die talente van ander evalueer en beloon nie, maar volgens hoe getrou jy met die gawes wat Hy jou gegee het, was. Jy is nie verantwoordelik vir die aard van jou gawes nie, maar vir hoe jy dit gebruik. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:04:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 5 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:59 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637583 https://iono.qa/e/1637583 As a parent you must be secure
Whether you lead at home, in church, or in business, you’ll be called upon to make hard and unpopular decisions for the good of all concerned. This is particularly so for parents. Those who fear rejection or loss of a child’s affection often “go along to get along.” That’s a selfish decision, because you’re putting your own need to be loved and accepted above your child’s long-term need for structure and self-discipline. How far do you think your child will get in life without these things? Sadly, many parents are too insecure to discipline their children because they want to maintain their friendship. Since when did a parent’s role include being a friend? If mothers and fathers are honest, they’ll admit that they frequently say yes when they should say no to make up for the lack of time they spend with their kids. Of course, we know that an investment of quality time yields a better payoff in the long term than anything else a parent can do. Paradoxically, children will usually end up disrespecting or even resenting a parent who operates in that kind of insecurity because it leaves children emotionally underdeveloped and ill-equipped to handle the pressures and responsibilities of adulthood. By repeatedly giving in to your child, you are postponing their maturity. Sometimes what’s called for is tough love. Hence the Bible says, “Train up a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” So seek God’s wisdom, guidance, and strength, and He will help you become the kind of parent your child needs. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:52:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 4 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:39 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637582 https://iono.qa/e/1637582 “Leer ‘n jongmens om die regte pad te kies...” Spreuke 22:6 NLV
Jy moet vertroue in jouself as ouer hê
Wanneer jy as leier optree, of dit nou tuis, by die kerk of by die werk is, sal jy soms moeilike en ongewilde besluite vir die beswil van almal betrokke, moet neem. Dit is veral vir ouers die geval. Diegene wat in vrees vir ‘n kind se verwerping of verlies van ‘n kind se liefde leef, sukkel dikwels om grense te stel en dissipline toe te pas. Dit is ‘n selfsugtige optrede, want jy stel jou eie behoefte om geliefd en aanvaar te word, bo jou kind se langtermynbehoefte aan struktuur en selfdissipline. Hoe ver dink jy sal jou kind daarsonder in die lewe kom? Ongelukkig is baie ouers te onseker om hul kinders te dissiplineer, omdat hulle hul vriendskap wil behou. Indien ouers eerlik is, sal hulle erken dat hulle gereeld ja sê wanneer hulle eintlik nee moet sê, om sodoende te vergoed vir die gebrek aan tyd wat hulle saam met hul kinders bestee. Ons weet dat ‘n belegging van kwaliteitstyd op die lange duur ‘n beter opbrengs as enigiets anders wat ‘n ouer kan doen, sal lewer. Interessant genoeg sal kinders dikwels oneerbiedig of selfs wrokkig teenoor ‘n onseker ouer optree, omdat die kind nie emosioneel ontwikkel nie en swak toegerus is om die druk en verantwoordelikhede van volwassenheid te hanteer. Deur herhaaldelik aan jou kind toe te gee, stel jy hul volwassenheid uit. Soms is dit nodig om streng liefde toe te pas. Daarom sê die Bybel: ‘Leer ‘n jongmens om die regte pad te kies, en wanneer hy eendag oud is, sal hy nie daarvan afwyk nie.’ Soek dus God se wysheid, leiding en krag, en Hy sal jou help om die soort ouer te word wat jou kind nodig het. ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 4 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637581 https://iono.qa/e/1637581 God is for you!
In his bestselling book, The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell defines the tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.” It’s the moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior passes the point of no return and gains acceptance. In the realm of physics, a tipping point is when an object is displaced from a stable state of equilibrium into a new state. In economics, it’s the point at which an emerging technology becomes the industry standard. In sociology, it’s when a quorum of people adopts a behavior so that it reaches critical mass and goes viral. Spiritually speaking, the tipping point is when you believe without any reservation that God is for you. It’s the revelation that God doesn’t just love you, He likes you. He loves you enough to die for you, and He likes you enough to spend eternity with you. Yet some of us remain skeptical. We project our self-contempt onto God, assuming that He must be as angry with us as we are with ourselves. Or we fall into the performance-based trap of thinking that our behavior determines God’s posture toward us—whether that is for or against. Listen: the fact that God is for you was proven at Calvary’s cross. Oswald Chambers wrote: “No power on earth or in hell can conquer the spirit of God in a human spirit.” He said, “It is an inner unconquerableness.” Religion is all about what you can do for God; Christianity is all about what Christ has done for you. But it starts with this all-important kernel of truth: “This I know…God is for me.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:50:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 3 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:19 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637580 https://iono.qa/e/1637580 God is aan jou kant!
In sy topverkoperboek, The Tipping Point, definieer Malcolm Gladwell die kantelpunt as ‘die oomblik van kritieke massa, die drempel, die kookpunt.’ Dit is die oomblik wanneer ‘n idee, tendens of sosiale gedrag die punt van geen terugkeer verbysteek en aanvaarbaar word. Op die gebied van fisika is ‘n kantelpunt wanneer ‘n voorwerp van ‘n stabiele toestand van ewewig na ‘n nuwe toestand beweeg. In ekonomie is dit die punt waar opkomende tegnologie die bedryfstandaard word. In sosiologie is dit wanneer ‘n kworum mense ‘n gedrag aanneem, sodat dit kritieke massa bereik en wyd versprei word. Geestelik gesproke is die kantelpunt wanneer jy sonder enige voorbehoud glo dat God aan jou kant is. Dit is die openbaring dat God jou nie net liefhet nie, maar ook van jou hou. Hy het jou lief genoeg om vir jou te sterf en Hy hou genoeg van jou om die ewigheid saam met jou te wil deurbring. Tog bly sommige van ons skepties. Ons projekteer ons selfminagting op God en neem aan dat Hy net so kwaad is vir ons as wat ons vir onsself is. Of ons trap in die prestasie-gebaseerde strik om te dink dat ons gedrag God se houding teenoor ons bepaal - of dit nou vir of teen ons is. Verstaan die volgende: die feit dat God vir jou is, is aan Golgota se kruis bewys. Oswald Chambers het geskryf: ‘Geen mag op aarde of in die hel kan die gees van God wat in ‘n mens se gees woon, oorwin nie. Dit is ‘n innerlike onoorwinlikheid.’ Godsdiens gaan oor wat jy vir God kan doen; Christendom gaan oor wat Christus vir jou gedoen het. Dit begin egter met hierdie allerbelangrikste waarheid: ‘…Omdat God aan my kant is, weet ek dit beslis.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:49:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 3 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637579 https://iono.qa/e/1637579 Healing broken relationships
Loving relationships are a cornerstone of life. They are the foundation of Christ’s church and evidence that we have the love of God in our hearts. God places a big emphasis on how we relate to others, because our relationships impact every area of our lives: at home, at work, at church, at school, and during our everyday interactions. A relationship built on love, sensitivity, and respect can win an unsaved husband or wife to Christ. Peter wrote: “You wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives” (1 Peter 3:1-2 NLT). This is why Satan attacks our relationships so much. When relationships break down, it impacts the quality of our life. Medical science has proven that unresolved bitterness and unforgiveness are sources of sickness and depression. And just as God wants you to be healed physically, He wants you to experience His healing touch in your relationships as well. But you have a part to play. “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ as forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT). As you pray about your troubled relationship, make this confession: “Since God has forgiven me of all my sins, I will not hold unforgiveness against anyone. I release all bitterness and anger. Lord, I pray Your peace over the misunderstanding and hurtful area in this relationship. Amen.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:47:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 2 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:58 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637577 https://iono.qa/e/1637577 Genees gebroke verhoudings
Liefdevolle verhoudings is ‘n hoeksteen van die lewe. Hulle is die fondasie van Christus se kerk en is ‘n bewys dat ons God se liefde in ons harte het. God plaas groot klem op hoe ons met ander omgaan, want ons verhoudings beïnvloed elke area van ons lewe: by die huis, by die werk, by die kerk, by die skool en tydens ons daaglikse interaksies. ‘n Verhouding gebou op liefde, sensitiwiteit en respek kan ‘n ongeredde man of vrou vir Christus wen. Petrus skryf: ‘En julle, vroue, julle moet julle eie mans se gesag oor julle aanvaar, selfs as hulle nie die Goeie Nuus glo nie. Sonder dat julle ‘n woord hoef te sê, sal julle leefstyl hulle vir Christus wen. Hulle sal immers sien hoe eerbiedig en onberispelik julle lewe’ (1 Petrus 3:1-2 NLV). Dit is hoekom Satan ons verhoudings so gereeld aanval. Wanneer verhoudings verbrokkel, beïnvloed dit ons lewenskwaliteit. Mediese wetenskap het bewys dat onopgeloste bitterheid en onvergewensgesindheid bronne van siekte en depressie is. Net soos God jou fisies wil genees, wil Hy hê dat jy ook sy genesende aanraking in jou verhoudings moet ervaar. Jy het egter ook ‘n rol om te speel. ‘Raak saam met alle ander slegte dinge ontslae van alle bitterheid, woede, wraak, geskel en gevloek. Wees eerder vriendelik met mekaar. Gee vir mekaar om. Vergewe mekaar soos God julle vergewe het op grond van wat Christus gedoen het’ (Efesiërs 4:31-32 NLV). Terwyl jy oor jou problematiese verhouding bid, maak die volgende belydenis: ‘Aangesien God my al my sondes vergewe het, sal ek teenoor niemand anders onvergewensgesind wees nie. Ek laat alle bitterheid en woede gaan. Here, ek bid u vrede oor die misverstand en seer area in hierdie verhouding. Amen.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:46:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 2 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:07 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637574 https://iono.qa/e/1637574 Keep your priorities straight
When he became campaign manager for President George Bush and chairman of the Republican National Committee, Lee Atwater had accomplished the two things he wanted to do by the time he was forty years of age. Then he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Shortly before he died, he wrote these sobering words: “I acquired more wealth, power and prestige than most. But you can acquire all you want and still feel empty. What power wouldn’t I trade for a little more time with my family? What price wouldn’t I pay for an evening with friends? It took a deadly illness to put me eye to eye with that truth, but it’s a truth that the country…can learn on my dime. I lie here in my bedroom, my face swollen from steroids, my body useless…The doctors still won’t answer that nagging question: how long do I have? Some nights I can’t go to sleep, so fearful am I that I will never wake up again. I’ve come a long way since the day I told President Bush that his ‘kinder, gentler’ theme was a nice thought, but it wouldn’t win us any votes. I used to tell the President that he might be kinder and gentler, but I wasn’t going to be. How wrong I was. There is nothing more important in life than relationships, and nothing sweeter than the human touch.” If you’re wise, your priorities in life will be God first, your family second, and your career third. “Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:45:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 1 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1637573 https://iono.qa/e/1637573 Hou jou prioriteite reg
Toe hy die veldtogbestuurder vir president George Bush en voorsitter van die Republikeinse Nasionale Komitee geword het, het Lee Atwater die twee dinge gedoen wat hy teen die ouderdom van veertig wou bereik. Hy is egter toe met ‘n kwaadaardige breingewas gediagnoseer. Kort voor sy dood het hy hierdie ontnugterende woorde geskryf: ‘Ek het meer rykdom, mag en aansien as die meeste ander mense verkry. ‘n Mens kan egter alles kry wat jy wil hê en steeds leeg voel. Wat sou ek nie alles verruil het vir ‘n bietjie meer tyd saam met my familie nie? Watter prys sou ek nie betaal vir nog ‘n aand saam met vriende nie? Dit het ‘n dodelike siekte geverg voordat ek hierdie les geleer het. Ek lê hier in my slaapkamer, my gesig geswel van steroïede, my liggaam nutteloos. Die dokters wil steeds nie my kwellende vraag beantwoord nie: hoe lank het ek oor? Sommige nagte kan ek nie aan die slaap raak nie, so bang is ek dat ek nooit weer sal wakker word nie. Ek het ‘n lang pad gekom sedert die dag toe ek vir president Bush gesê het dat sy ‘vriendeliker, sagter’-aanslag ‘n mooi idee is, maar dat dit ons geen stemme sou wen nie. Ek het altyd vir die president gesê dat hy maar vriendeliker en sagter kan wees, maar ek sou nie so wees nie. Hoe verkeerd was ek nie. Daar is niks belangriker in die lewe as verhoudings nie en niks soeter as menslike aanraking nie.’ As jy wys is, sal jou prioriteite in die lewe God eerste, jou familie tweede en jou loopbaan derde wees. ‘Leer ons ons dae só gebruik dat ons wysheid kan bekom.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:43:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 1 Feb 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629676 https://iono.qa/e/1629676 ‘Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.’ Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIV
Always do your best
A series of illustrations in a popular magazine once depicted the life story of a ‘one-note musician’. From frame to frame, the tale revealed how the woman followed her daily routine of eating and sleeping until the time came for the evening concert. She carefully inspected her violin, took her seat, arranged her music, and tuned her instrument. First the conductor skilfully cued one group of musicians, then another, until finally her moment arrived. It was time for her one note to be played! The conductor turned to the violinist and signalled her to sound her note. She did, and then the moment was over. The orchestra played on, and the ‘one-note’ woman sat quietly through the rest of the concert – not with a sense of disappointment that she had played only one note, but with a sense of contentment that she had played her one note in tune, on time, and with all her ability. Jesus told the story of a business owner who gave three of his employees some talents of silver to be invested on his behalf. One was given five talents, another two talents, and another one talent, ‘to each according to his own ability’ (Matthew 25:15 NKJV). The Bible says we will be rewarded in heaven for our service to Christ here on earth. How will God decide what your reward should be? Jesus said it’s ‘to each according to his own ability.’ Or as Solomon put it, ‘Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.’ In other words, do the best you can with what God gave you. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:57:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 31 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:48 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629675 https://iono.qa/e/1629675 “Doen met toewyding alles wat jou hand vind om te doen…” Prediker 9:10 NLV
Doen altyd jou bes
‘n Reeks illustrasies in ‘n gewilde tydskrif het eens die lewensverhaal van 'n ‘eennootmusikant’ uitgebeeld. Van raam tot raam het die verhaal hoe die vrou haar daaglikse roetine van eet en slaap gevolg het ontvou, totdat die tyd vir die aandkonsert aangebreek het. Sy het haar viool noukeurig geïnspekteer, haar sitplek ingeneem, haar bladmusiek gerangskik en haar instrument gestem. Eers het die dirigent vaardig een groep musikante gelei, toe ‘n ander, totdat haar oomblik uiteindelik aangebreek het. Dit was tyd vir haar een noot om gespeel te word! Die dirigent het na die violis gedraai en aangedui dat sy haar een noot moet speel. Sy het, en toe was die oomblik verby. Die orkes het aangehou speel en die ‘eennootmusikant’ het stil deur die res van die konsert gesit - nie met ‘n gevoel van teleurstelling dat sy net een noot gespeel het nie, maar met ‘n gevoel van tevredenheid dat sy haar een noot in harmonie, op tyd en met al haar vermoë gespeel het. Jesus vertel die verhaal van die besigheidsman wat vir drie van sy werknemers talente gegee het om namens hom te belê. Aan een is vyf talente gegee, aan ‘n ander twee talente en aan die laaste een is een talent gegee, ‘…vir elkeen volgens sy spesifieke bekwaamheid…’ (Matteus 25:15 NLV). Die Bybel sê dat ons in die hemel vir ons diens aan Christus hier op aarde beloon sal word. Hoe sal God besluit wat jou beloning moet wees? Jesus het gesê: ‘…vir elkeen volgens sy spesifieke bekwaamheid…’ Of soos Salomo dit stel: ‘Doen met toewyding alles wat jou hand vind om te doen…’ Doen dus die beste wat jy kan met dit wat God vir jou gegee het. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:56:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 31 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:54 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629673 https://iono.qa/e/1629673 “The Lord, who delivered me from…the lion and…the bear…will deliver me from…this Philistine.” 1 Samuel 17:37 NKJV
This experience is preparing you
Every experience in our past has prepared us for some future opportunity. God doesn’t redeem only our souls; He also redeems our experiences, both good and bad. He does it by refining our character, developing our gifts, and teaching lessons that we can’t learn any other way. We learn the most important lessons in the classroom of life through firsthand experience. The tests are challenging, but no curriculum is more effective. And how you pass the test is by growing in character, developing the gift, or learning the lesson God is trying to teach you through that experience. God is at work in your life. He is helping you get ready for your date with destiny. And He is doing it in ways that are practically imperceptible. David realized that slaying the lion and the bear prepared him to bring down Goliath. And it’s not until you face your biggest challenge that God identifies how, when, and where He prepared you. That’s when you realize that the battle was won long before you stood on the battlefield. It was necessary for Moses to tend sheep for forty years before he could lead the flock of Israel. The disciples had to fish for fish before they could fish for men. A time of preparation precedes every divine appointment. And if we surrender to the preparation, God will execute His promise. If we don’t, He won’t. This is because God never sets us up to fail. The time you spend in the shadows is preparing you for the time when you will be in the limelight. The time you spend on the sidelines is preparing you to be on the front lines—and win. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:54:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 30 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629672 https://iono.qa/e/1629672 “Die Here wat my uit die kloue van die leeu en die beer gered het, sal my ook red van hierdie Filistyn!..” 1 Samuel 17:37 NLV
Hierdie ervaring is besig om jou voor te berei
Elke ervaring in ons verlede berei ons vir ‘n toekomstige geleentheid voor. God verlos nie net ons siele nie; Hy verlos ook ons ervarings - beide goed en sleg. Hy doen dit deur ons karakter te verfyn, ons gawes te ontwikkel en ons lesse te leer wat ons op geen ander manier kan leer nie. Ons leer die belangrikste lesse deur eerstehandse ervaring in die klaskamer van die lewe te ontvang. Die toetse is uitdagend, maar geen kurrikulum is meer effektief as dit nie. Jy slaag die toets deur in karakter te groei, die gawe te ontwikkel, of die les te leer wat God jou deur daardie ervaring probeer leer. God is aan die werk in jou lewe. Hy doen dit op maniere wat feitlik onmerkbaar is. Dawid het besef dat hy teen die beer en die leeu moes baklei, omdat dit hom voorberei het om Goliat te oorwin. Dis eers wanneer jy jou grootste uitdaging in die gesig staar dat God jou wys hoe, wanneer en waar Hy jou voorberei het. Dit is dan wanneer jy besef dat die stryd lank voordat jy op die slagveld staan, gewen is. Moses moes vir veertig jaar lank skape oppas voordat hy die kudde van Israel kon lei. Die dissipels moes visvang voordat hulle vissers van mense kon wees. ‘n Tyd van voorbereiding gaan elke goddelike afspraak vooraf. As ons ons aan die voorbereiding oorgee, sal God sy belofte nakom. Die tyd wat jy in die skaduwees deurbring, berei jou voor vir die tyd wanneer jy in die kollig sal wees. Die tyd wat jy op die kantlyn deurbring, berei jou voor om aan die voorpunt te wees – en om te wen. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:53:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 30 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:00 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629671 https://iono.qa/e/1629671 “Do not forget to do good and to share.” Hebrews 13:16 NKJV
Look for opportunities to “do good”
Peter describes the life of Jesus in these words: “Who went about doing good” (Acts 10:38 NKJV). So, becoming more Christlike means looking for opportunities to do good. An anonymous author wrote: “When people are unreasonable, illogical, self-centred, and arrogant, love them anyway. When people insist that your goodness contains selfish motives, do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win both false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest, some will seek to twist your words against you. Be honest anyway. If you do good today, some may forget it by tomorrow. Do good anyway. If you show yourself to be a big person with big ideas, don’t be surprised if you are opposed by small people with small minds. Think big anyway. What you have spent years building, some may seek to destroy overnight. Build anyway.” President Theodore Roosevelt said: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man [or woman] who points out…where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man [or woman] who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes up short again and again…who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself [or herself] in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst…at least fails while daring greatly, so that his [or her] place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” So, look for opportunities to do good. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:52:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 29 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629670 https://iono.qa/e/1629670 “Moenie versuim om goed te doen en wat julle het met mense in nood te deel nie…” Hebreërs 13:16 NLV
Word bewus van geleenthede om ‘goed te doen’
Petrus beskryf Jesus se lewe met die volgende woorde: ‘…Jesus het...oral goeie werke gedoen…’ (Handelinge 10:38 NLV). Om meer soos Christus te word, beteken om vir geleenthede te soek om goed te doen. ‘n Anonieme skrywer sê: ‘Wanneer mense onredelik, onlogies, selfgesentreerd en arrogant is, wees in elk geval lief vir hulle. Wanneer mense daarop aandring dat jou goedheid selfsugtige motiewe bevat, doen in elk geval goed. As jy suksesvol is, sal jy beide valse vriende en ware vyande wen. Strewe in elk geval na sukses. As jy eerlik is, sal sommige probeer om jou woorde te verdraai. Wees in elk geval eerlik. As jy vandag goed doen, kan sommige mense dit môre vergeet. Doen in elk geval goed. As jy jouself as ‘n groot persoon met groot idees bewys, moenie verbaas wees as jy deur klein mense met klein gedagtes teëgestaan word nie. Dink in elk geval groot. Wat jy jare lank gebou het, kan sommige mense oornag probeer vernietig. Bou dit in elk geval.’ President Theodore Roosevelt het gesê: ‘Dit is nie die kritikus wat tel nie - die persoon wat uitwys waar dit beter gedoen kon word nie. Hierdie eer behoort aan die persoon wat werklik dáár is, wie se gesig deur stof en sweet en bloed ontsier is; wat dapper streef; wat foute maak, wat keer op keer tekort skiet, wat groot entoesiasme en groot toewyding ken; wat hom- of haarself aan ‘n waardige saak wy; wat uiteindelik ten beste die triomf van hoë prestasie ken en ten ergste misluk terwyl hy of sy groot waagmoed aan die dag lê. Sy of haar plek sal nooit by daardie koue en skugter siele wees wat nóg oorwinning nóg nederlaag ken nie.’ Word bewus van geleenthede om goed te doen. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 29 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629669 https://iono.qa/e/1629669 “How forceful are right words!” Job 6:25 NKJV
Your words have power
Here are two stories from history that illustrate how the power of your words can affect others: (1) One day an altar boy was serving the priest at a mass at the country church in his small village. The boy, nervous in his new role, accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. The priest struck him sharply on the cheek. Then in a gruff voice the congregation could hear, he shouted, “Leave the altar and don’t come back!” That boy became Marshall Tito, the Communist dictator who ruled Yugoslavia with cruelty for decades. (2) One day in a large city cathedral another boy was serving a bishop at Sunday mass. He also accidentally dropped the cruet of wine. The bishop turned to him, but rather than responding in anger, he gently whispered with a warm twinkle in his eyes, “Someday you will be a great priest.” And he was. That boy grew up to become Archbishop Fulton Sheen, whose weekly televised sermons were heard by millions across America each week. Your words have the power to build up or tear down, enlighten or confuse, bring peace or cause division. The childhood phrase, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me,” simply isn’t true. Your words can hurt. They can wound—sometimes deeply. But they can also build self-esteem, create friendship, give hope, render blessing, and bring healing: “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24 NAS). So, pray like David: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord” (Psalm 19:14 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:50:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 28 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629667 https://iono.qa/e/1629667 “Hoe kragtig is opregte woorde…” Job 6:25 AFR53
Jou woorde het krag
Hier is twee stories uit die geskiedenis wat illustreer hoe die krag van jou woorde ander kan beïnvloed: 1) Eendag het ‘n altaarseun die priester by ‘n mis in die plattelandse kerk in sy klein dorpie bedien. Die seun, senuweeagtig in sy nuwe rol, het per ongeluk die wynkruik laat val. Die priester het hom hard op die wang geslaan. Toe, met ‘n growwe stem wat die gemeente duidelik kon hoor, het hy geskree: ‘Verlaat die altaar en moenie terugkom nie!’ Daardie seun het Marshall Tito geword, die kommunistiese diktator wat Joego-Slawië dekades lank met wreedheid geregeer het. 2) Eendag het ‘n ander seun in ‘n groot stadskatedraal ‘n biskop by ‘n Sondagmis bedien. Hy het ook per ongeluk die wynkruik laat val. Die biskop het na hom gedraai, maar eerder as om in woede te reageer, het hy saggies met ‘n warm vonkel in sy oë gefluister: ‘Jy gaan eendag ‘n goeie priester wees.’ En hy was. Daardie seun het uiteindelik Aartsbiskop Fulton Sheen geword, wie se weeklikse televisie-preke elke week deur miljoene mense regoor Amerika gekyk is. Jou woorde het die krag om op te bou of af te breek, te verlig of te verwar, vrede te bring of verdeeldheid te veroorsaak. Die ou gesegde: ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,’ is eenvoudig nie waar nie. Jou woorde kan seermaak. Hulle kan egter ook selfbeeld bou, vriendskap skep, hoop gee en seën en genesing bring: ‘Mooi woorde is soos heuning; dit is goed vir die gees en bevorderlik vir sy lewe’ (Spreuke 16:24 NLV). Bid dus soos Dawid: ‘Mag die woorde van my mond en die gedagtes van my hart vir U aanneemlik wees, Here, my rots en my Verlosser’ (Psalm 19:15 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:49:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 28 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:05 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629666 https://iono.qa/e/1629666 “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.” Psalm 33:1 NKJV
Be sure to praise the Lord
Of 150 psalms recorded in the Bible, the dominant recurring theme is “praise the Lord!” The book is like a memo from psalmists that says, “Today be sure to praise the Lord.” In Psalm 34, David writes: “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together” (Psalm 34:1-3 NKJV). In Psalm 113:1-3, the psalmist writes: “Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.” In Psalm 118:24, the psalmist says, “This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” In Psalm 119:164, the psalmist says, “Seven times a day do I praise thee.” We have coffee and tea breaks; they had praise breaks. Finally we arrive at Psalm 150, the last psalm. In verse 6, the last verse of the last psalm, we are reminded again, “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.” That means as long as you are alive and breathing, you’re to praise the Lord. So whatever else you do, or fail to do today, be sure to praise the Lord. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:48:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 27 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:06 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629664 https://iono.qa/e/1629664 “Jubel, regverdiges van die Here! Dit pas opregtes om Hom te loof.” Psalm 33:1 NLV
Maak seker om die Here te loof
Van die 150 psalms wat in die Bybel opgeteken is, is die dominante herhalende tema: ‘Loof die Here!’ Die boek is soos ‘n memo van die Psalmdigter wat sê: ‘Vandag moet julle die Here vir seker loof.’ Dawid skryf in Psalm 34: ‘Ek sal te alle tye die Here loof. Sy lof sal altyd op my lippe wees. Ek sal net in die Here roem. Die nederiges sal dit hoor en bly wees. Kom verheerlik die Here saam met my; laat ons sy Naam prys’ (Psalm 34:2-4 NLV). In Psalm 113:1-3 (NLV), skryf die Psalmdigter: ‘Prys die Here! Ja, prys Hom, dienaars van die Here. Prys die Naam van die Here! Geseënd is die Naam van die Here, nou en vir altyd. Van waar die son opkom tot waar dit ondergaan, moet die Naam van die Here geprys word.’ In Psalm 118:24 (NLV) sê die Psalmdigter: ‘Dit is die dag wat die Here gemaak het. Laat ons daaroor juig en bly wees.’ Die Psalmdigter sê in Psalm 119:164 (NLV): ‘Ek loof U sewe keer per dag…’ Uiteindelik kom ons by Psalm 150 uit, die laaste psalm in die Bybel. In vers 6, die laaste vers van die laaste psalm, word ons weereens daaraan herinner: ‘Laat alles wat lewe, die Here loof! Loof die Here!’ (Psalm 150:6 NLV). Dit beteken dat solank as wat jy lewe en asemhaal, moet jy die Here loof. Wat jy dus ook al vandag doen, of nalaat om te doen, maak seker dat jy die Here loof. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:47:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 27 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:49 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629662 https://iono.qa/e/1629662 “And they were all healed.” Acts 5:16 NKJV
The healing ministry of the New Testament church
Before Jesus left this earth, He told His disciples, “The works that I do [you] will do also” (John 14:12 NKJV). And they did. “Through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done… so that they brought the sick out into the streets… that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people… and they were all healed” (Acts 5:12, 15-16 NKJV). Someone may say, “Oh, that was only in the beginning of Acts, for the purpose of confirming their word regarding Christ’s resurrection.” Then let’s turn to the last chapter in the book of Acts and read what was happening in the church thirty years later. “In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed” (Acts 28:7-9 NKJV). The New Testament church was following one of the last instructions Jesus gave His apostles before returning to heaven: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature…And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name…they will lay lands on the sick, and they will recover” (Mark 16:15, 17-18 NKJV). That means you can pray in faith, and believe God for healing. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:46:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 26 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:47 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629661 https://iono.qa/e/1629661 “…Hulle is almal gesond gemaak.” Handelinge 5:16 NLV
Die genesende bediening van die Nuwe Testamentiese kerk
Voor Jesus hierdie aarde verlaat het, het Hy vir sy dissipels gesê: ‘…wie aanhou om in My te glo, sal ook die werke doen wat Ek doen…’ (Johannes 14:12 NLV). Hulle het! ‘Die apostels het baie tekens en wonders onder die volk gedoen… Mense het selfs siekes op draagbare en bedmatjies in die straat uitgedra sodat wanneer Petrus verbyloop, sy skaduwee dalk op party van hulle kon val. Skares mense het van die dorpe rondom Jerusalem af gekom en siekes en mense gebring… Hulle is almal gesond gemaak’ (Handelinge 5:12, 15-16 NLV). Mense mag dalk sê: ‘Die apostels het dit net aan die begin gedoen met die doel om mense van Christus se opstanding te oortuig.’ Kom ons blaai dan na die laaste hoofstuk in die boek Handelinge en lees wat dertig jaar later in die kerk gebeur het. ‘Daar was ‘n plaas in daardie omgewing wat aan die hoof van die eiland, ‘n man met die naam Publius, behoort het. Hy het ons ontvang en drie dae lank vriendelik as sy gaste gehuisves. Dit het so gekom dat Publius se pa in die bed was, siek aan maagkoors. Paulus het na hom toe gegaan, en nadat hy gebid het, het hy sy hande op hom gesit en hom gesond gemaak. Ná hierdie voorval het ook die ander siekes op die eiland gekom, en hulle is gesond gemaak’ (Handelinge 28:7-9 NLV). Die Nuwe Testamentiese kerk het een van die laaste instruksies wat Jesus vir sy apostels gegee het voor Hy terug hemel toe is, uitgevoer: ‘…Gaan die hele wêreld in en verkondig die Goeie Nuus aan almal, oral… Hierdie is die wondertekens wat dié sal beleef wat glo… Hulle sal siekes die hande oplê, en hulle sal gesond word’ (Markus 16:15, 17-18 NLV). Dit beteken dat jy in geloof kan bid en God vir genesing kan glo. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:45:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 26 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:04 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629658 https://iono.qa/e/1629658 “Do not despise…small beginnings.” Zechariah 4:10 NLT
Start small, and keep a winning attitude
Juan grew up in Puerto Rico, the son of a sugarcane plantation foreman. One of a family of eight, he lived in a three-room shack with a dirt floor and no toilet. His first job, at age six, was driving oxen to plow the cane fields. He worked eight hours a day and earned one dollar. Juan said it was in the cane fields that he learned important lessons like being on time, work hard, and be loyal and respectful to your employers. His job and small income were a great source of self-esteem. At age seven he got a job at a golf course spotting balls for golfers, and he began to dream of playing golf and earning enough money to buy a bicycle. The more he dreamed, the more he thought, “Why not?” He made a golf club out of a guava limb and a piece of pipe, then hammered an empty tin can into a ball. Next, he dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth between them. He practiced his “golf” with the same intensity he put into his job in the cane field, and he got good—very good. In his thirty-one years as a pro golfer, Juan “Chi Chi” Rodríguez won eight PGA tour events and twenty-four major tournaments, and he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. What can we learn from him? Two things: (1) Be willing to start small. The Bible says, “Do not despise…small beginnings.” (2) Be willing to think big because you serve a big God (See Ephesians 3:20). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:44:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 25 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:51 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629657 https://iono.qa/e/1629657 “Moenie die dag van klein dingetjies gering ag nie...” Sagaria 4:10 AFR83
Begin klein en behou ‘n oorwinnende houding
Juan het in Porto Rico grootgeword, die seun van ‘n voorman by ‘n suikerrietplantasie. As een van ‘n gesin van agt het hy in ‘n driekamer-hut met ‘n grondvloer en geen toilet gewoon nie. Sy eerste werk, op sesjarige ouderdom, was om osse aan te dryf om die suikerrietlande te ploeg. Hy het agt uur per dag gewerk en een dollar verdien. Juan het gesê dit was in die suikerrietlande wat hy belangrike lesse geleer het, soos om stiptelik te wees, hard te werk en lojaal en respekvol teenoor sy werkgewers te wees. Op sewejarige ouderdom het hy werk by ‘n gholfbaan gekry. Hy moes balle vir die gholfspelers soek en hy het begin droom om self gholf te speel en genoeg geld te verdien om ‘n fiets te koop. Hoe meer hy gedroom het, hoe meer het hy gedink: ‘Hoekom nie?’ Hy het ‘n gholfstok van ‘n koejaweltak en ‘n stuk pyp gemaak en toe ‘n hamer gebruik om van ‘n leë blikkie ‘n bal te maak. Daarna het hy twee klein gaatjies in die grond gegrawe en die bal heen en weer tussen hulle geslaan. Hy het sy ‘gholf’ met dieselfde intensiteit beoefen as wat hy sy werk in die suikerrietland gedoen het en hy het goed - baie goed – daarmee geword. In sy een-en-dertig jaar as professionele gholfspeler het Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodríguez agt PGA-toergeleenthede en vier-en-twintig groot toernooie gewen. Hy is ook die eerste Porto-Ricaan wat in die Wêreldgholf-heldesaal opgeneem is. Wat kan ons by hom leer? Twee dinge: 1) Wees bereid om klein te begin. Die Bybel sê: ‘Moenie die dag van klein dingetjies gering ag nie…’ 2) Wees bereid om groot te droom, want jy dien ‘n groot God (sien Efesiërs 3:20). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:43:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 25 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:02 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629654 https://iono.qa/e/1629654 “Through love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13 NKJV
Love and serve others
In 1881, shortly after Booker T. Washington became head of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama that trained schoolteachers, he was walking past the house of a wealthy family. Assuming that Washington was one of the yard workers her husband had hired, the woman of the house asked him if he would chop some wood for her. Professor Washington smiled, nodded, took off his coat, and chopped the wood. When he carried the armload of wood into the woman’s kitchen, a servant girl recognized him and rushed to her mistress to tell her of his identity. The next morning the woman appeared in Washington’s office. Apologizing profusely, she said repeatedly, “I did not know it was you I put to work.” Washington replied with generosity, “It’s entirely alright, madam. I like to work, and I’m delighted to do favours for my friends.” The woman was so taken with his manner and his willingness to forgive that she gave generous gifts to the institute. She also persuaded many of her wealthy friends and acquaintances to do likewise. In the end, Washington raised as much money for the institute from this one act of chopping wood as he did from many other fundraising events. The Bible says, “Through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’” (vv. 13-14 NKJV). What can we learn from Booker T. Washington? Two things: (1) Every seed of kindness you sow brings an eventual harvest of blessing into your life. (2) The way to get ahead in life is to love and to serve others. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:40:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 24 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:43 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629653 https://iono.qa/e/1629653 “…julle is geroep om in vryheid te leef… gebruik dit om mekaar in liefde te dien.” Galasiërs 5:13 NLV
Wees lief en dien mekaar
In 1881, kort nadat Booker T. Washington die hoof van die Tuskegee Instituut in Alabama geword het, het hy verby die huis van ‘n welgestelde familie geloop. Die vrou van die huis het aangeneem dat Washington een van die tuinwerkers was wat haar man aangestel het en hom gevra of hy vir haar hout sou kap. Professor Washington het geglimlag, geknik, sy jas uitgetrek en die hout gekap. Toe hy die hout na die vrou se kombuis dra, het ‘n diensmeisie hom herken en na die vrou toe gehardloop om haar van sy identiteit te vertel. Die volgende oggend het die vrou in Washington se kantoor verskyn. Sy het oorvloedig om verskoning gevra en herhaaldelik gesê: ‘Ek het nie geweet dit is jy wat ek aan die werk gesit het nie.’ Washington het glimlaggend geantwoord: ‘Dis heeltemal in orde, mevrou. Ek hou daarvan om te werk en dit verbly my om gunste aan my vriende te bewys.’ Die vrou was so beïndruk met sy maniere en sy bereidwilligheid om te vergewe dat sy groot donasies aan die instituut gemaak het. Sy het ook baie van haar welgestelde vriende en kennisse oortuig om dieselfde te doen. Uiteindelik het Washington meer geld vir die instituut met hierdie een daad van houtkap ingesamel as baie ander fondsinsamelingsgeleenthede. Die Bybel sê: ‘…julle is geroep om in vryheid te leef… gebruik dit om mekaar in liefde te dien. Die hele wet is saamgevat in een opdrag: ‘Jy moet jou naaste liefhê soos jouself’’ (verse13-14 NLV). Wat kan ons by Booker T. Washington leer? Twee dinge: 1) Elke saad van goedhartigheid wat jy saai, bring uiteindelik ‘n oes van seëninge in jou lewe mee. 2) Die manier om vooruitgang in die lewe te maak, is om ander mense lief te hê en te dien. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:39:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 24 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:56 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629650 https://iono.qa/e/1629650 “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.” Hebrews 10:35-36 NKJV
Where there is a will, there is a way
In the early 1950s, Irwin W. Rosenberg, a junior naval officer, was discharged from military service after he was diagnosed with cancer—standard military procedure at the time. The loss of his job was quite a blow, but he was determined to get back both his health and his job. With faith and determination, he battled the disease that tried to take over his body. At one point he was given only two weeks to live, but eventually his cancer was brought under control. Irwin then focused his attention on his desire to become a naval officer. He discovered, however, that regulations forbade reinstatement of a person discharged with cancer. Everyone told Irwin, “Give up. It would take an act of Congress to get you reinstated.” That gave him an idea—he would pursue an act of Congress! After months of knocking on doors and jumping through legal hoops, President Truman signed into law a special bill that allowed Irwin to reenlist in the navy. Then guess what happened? Irwin W. Rosenberg went on to become a rear admiral in the United States Seventh Fleet! The saying goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” When you have a relentless faith, and your will lines up with God’s will, all things become possible. “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.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:37:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 23 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629649 https://iono.qa/e/1629649 “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.” Hebreërs 10:36 NLV
Waar daar ‘n wil is, is daar ‘n weg
In die vroeë 1950’s is Irwin W. Rosenberg, ‘n junior vlootoffisier, uit militêre diens ontslaan nadat hy met kanker gediagnoseer is – ‘n destydse standaard militêre praktyk. Die verlies van sy werk was nogal ‘n slag, maar hy was vasbeslote om beide sy gesondheid en sy werk terug te kry. Met geloof en vasberadenheid het hy die siekte wat probeer het om sy liggaam oor te neem, beveg. Op ‘n stadium is hy slegs twee weke gegee om te leef, maar uiteindelik is sy kanker onder beheer gebring. Irwin het toe sy aandag op sy begeerte om weer ‘n vlootoffisier te word, gevestig. Hy het egter ontdek dat regulasies die herindiensneming van ‘n persoon wat met kanker ontslaan is, verbied. Almal het vir Irwin gesê: ‘Gee op. Kongres sal eers ‘n nuwe wet moet maak voor jy weer in diens geneem kan word.’ Dit het hom ‘n idee gegee – hy sou Kongres nader om die wet te verander! Nadat hy maande lank aan deure geklop het en deur wetlike hoepels gespring het, het president Truman ‘n spesiale wetsontwerp onderteken wat Irwin toegelaat het om weer by die vloot aan te sluit. Raai wat het toe gebeur? Irwin W. Rosenberg het ‘n vlootadmiraal in die Verenigde State se Sewende Vloot geword! Die gesegde lui: ‘Waar daar ‘n wil is, is daar ‘n weg.’ Wanneer jy ‘n onwrikbare geloof het en jou wil in lyn met God se wil is, word alle dinge moontlik. ‘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 35-36 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:36:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 23 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629647 https://iono.qa/e/1629647 “You do not have because you do not ask.” James 4:2 NKJV
Believe God for greater things
Some people think we’re not supposed to ask God for too much; otherwise, it’s selfish. But God wants you to ask. “You do not have because you do not ask.” If you’re not asking—then you’re not releasing your faith. Jesus said, “According to your faith be it unto you” (Matthew 9:29 KJV). You need to learn to pray bold prayers and expect and believe God for greater things. “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession” (Psalm 2:8 NKJV). That’s a bold prayer! But if God tells you to pray it, it’s because He is willing to answer it. You may have a dream in your heart but don’t see how it could ever happen. Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish. He is a God of multiplication. He can multiply your time and help you to get more done. He can multiply your wisdom and help you to make better decisions. He can multiply your finances: “May He who supplies seed to the sower…multiply the seed you have sown” (2 Corinthians 9:10 NKJV). Instead of being satisfied with merely surviving, God wants you to thrive. A survival mentality will keep you from God’s best. Shake it off and say, “God, you promised that what was meant for my harm, you would use to my advantage (See Romans 8:28 NIV). I may have been through the fire, the famine, and the flood, but I know it’s my time of favour. It’s my time to see more of your goodness in my life.” Believe God for greater things. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:35:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 22 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:40 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629646 https://iono.qa/e/1629646 “…en eintlik is die rede hoekom julle nie het wat julle wil hê nie, die feit dat julle God nie daarvoor vra nie.” Jakobus 4:2 NLV
Glo God vir groter dinge
Sommige mense dink dat ons nie veronderstel is om God vir te veel te vra nie; andersins is ons selfsugtig. God wil egter hê dat jy Hom moet vra. ‘…en eintlik is die rede hoekom julle nie het wat julle wil hê nie, die feit dat julle God nie daarvoor vra nie.’ Wanneer jy nie vra nie, gee jy nie jou geloof vrye teuels nie. Jesus het gesê: ‘…Soos julle geglo het, sal dit vir julle gebeur’ (Matteus 9:29 NLV). Jy moet leer om vrymoedige gebede te bid en van God groter dinge te verwag en te glo. ‘Vra My, en Ek gee vir jou nasies as erfporsies, die einde van die aarde as jou besitting’ (Psalm 2:8 NLV). Dis ‘n vrymoedige gebed! As God egter vir jou sê om dit te bid, is dit omdat Hy gewillig is om jou gebed te beantwoord. Jy mag dalk ‘n droom in jou hart hê, maar kan nie insien hoe dit ooit sal kan gebeur nie. Jesus het vyfduisend mense met vyf brode en twee vissies gevoed. Hy is ‘n God van vermenigvuldiging. Hy kan jou tyd vermenigvuldig en jou help om meer gedoen te kry. Hy kan jou wysheid vermenigvuldig en jou help om beter besluite te maak. Hy kan jou finansies vermenigvuldig: ‘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’ (2 Korintiërs 9:10 NLV). In plaas daarvan om met blote oorlewing tevrede te, wil God hê jy moet floreer. ‘n Oorlewingsmentaliteit sal jou van God se beste weerhou. Skud dit af en sê: ‘God, U het belowe dat U dit wat vir my skade sou beteken, tot my voordeel sal gebruik (sien Romeine 8:28). Ek mag dalk deur die vuur, die hongersnood en die vloed gegaan het, maar ek weet dis my tyd van guns. Dis my tyd om meer van u goedheid in my lewe te sien.’ Glo God vir groter dinge. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:34:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 22 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:20 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629644 https://iono.qa/e/1629644 “Edify one another.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NKJV
Be an edifier; a people builder
The word “edify” means “to build up, strengthen, encourage, and motivate.” There are probably people in your life right now who need someone to speak blessing over them. You don’t know how much it will mean when you give them your approval and let them know you are proud of them and that you think they can do great things. Everyone needs to be edified. So, what kind of seeds are you planting in your children, in your husband or wife, in your friends? Do you believe in anyone? Have you let them know? Are you taking an interest to find out how you can improve their life? Have you listened to their dreams? Have you found out what they believe God has put in their heart? Have you let them know that you’re behind them? That’s what an edifier does! Henry Ford was introduced to Thomas Edison as “the man trying to build a car that runs on gasoline.” When Edison heard it, he said, “A car that has its own power plant; that’s a brilliant idea.” Until then, no one had encouraged Ford, and he had just about decided to quit. And then Edison stepped in, who spoke faith into him. That was a decisive moment in Henry Ford’s life. He said, “I thought I had a good idea, but I started to doubt myself. Then along came one of the greatest minds that’s ever lived and gave me his complete approval.” You don’t understand the power you hold or how much it means when you tell somebody, “I believe in you. You have what it takes. I’m behind you 100 percent.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:33:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 21 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:51 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629643 https://iono.qa/e/1629643 “Daarom… moet julle aanhou om mekaar moed in te praat en geestelik op te bou.” 1 Tessalonisense 5:11 NLV
Bou mense op
Om iemand op te bou beteken om hulle te versterk, aan te moedig en te motiveer. Daar is waarskynlik mense in jou lewe wat tans iemand nodig het om seën oor hulle uit te spreek. Jy weet nie hoeveel dit sal beteken wanneer jy hulle jou goedkeuring gee, vir hulle sê dat jy trots is op hulle en dat jy dink hulle groot dinge kan vermag, nie. Almal het iemand nodig wat hulle kan opbou. Watter tipe sade plant jy dus in jou kinders, in jou man of vrou, in jou vriende? Glo jy in hulle? Het jy dit al vir hulle gesê? Stel jy belang om hulle lewe te probeer verbeter? Het jy na hul drome geluister? Het jy uitgevind wat hulle glo God in hul harte geplaas het? Het jy hulle al verseker dat jy by hulle staan? Dis wat ‘n opbouer doen! Henry Ford is aan Thomas Edison voorgestel as ‘die man wat probeer om ‘n motor te bou wat op petrol loop.’ Toe Edison dit hoor, het hy gesê: ‘’n Motor wat sy eie kragbron het; dis ‘n briljante idee!’ Tot op daardie stadium het niemand Ford aangemoedig nie en hy het amper besluit om sy idee te staak. Toe het Edison egter ingegryp en geloof in sy idee gehad. Dit was ‘n beslissende oomblik in Henry Ford se lewe. Hy het gesê: ‘Ek het gedink dat ek ‘n goeie idee het, maar ek het aan myself begin twyfel. Toe kom een van die grootste denkers wat ooit geleef het en gee my sy goedkeuring.’ Jy verstaan nie die mag wat jy het of hoeveel dit beteken as jy vir iemand sê: ‘Ek glo in jou. Jy het wat dit verg. Ek is 100 persent by jou,’ nie. ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:32:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 21 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:55 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629639 https://iono.qa/e/1629639 “For great is your reward in heaven.” Matthew 5:12 NKJV
Your rewards in heaven
The historian Edward Gibbon tracked the speedy progress of Christianity in the days of the Roman Empire, and points to five reasons for it: (1) The fervour of the early Christians. (2) The power of miracles. (3) The pure morals of the Christians. (4) The compact church organization. (5) The belief in future rewards. The Bible often speaks about our rewards in heaven. Here are a few examples: “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice…for great is your reward in heaven” (vv. 11-12 NKJV). “The Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works” (Matthew 16:27 NKJV). “Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name…will by no means lose his reward” (Mark 9:41 NKJV). “Let no one cheat you of your reward” (Colossians 2:18 NKJV). “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work” (Revelation 22:12 NKJV). Here is the sequence of events: The Lord will come in the air, the dead in Christ will be resurrected, the redeemed still alive on earth will be caught up with them, and we will receive our glorified bodies and then our eternal rewards. “The fire will test each one’s work…If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward (1 Corinthians 3:13-14 NKJV). “Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour…is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:31:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 20 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:12 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629637 https://iono.qa/e/1629637 “Wees bly en verheug, want julle loon is groot in die hemel…” Matteus 5:12 AFR83
Jou beloning in die hemel
Die historikus Edward Gibbon het die vinnige vooruitgang van die Christendom in die dae van die Romeinse Ryk nagespoor en vyf redes daarvoor opgemerk: 1) Die ywer van die vroeë Christene. 2) Die krag van wonderwerke. 3) Die suiwer beginsels van die Christene. (4) Die kompakte kerkorganisasie. 5) Die geloof in toekomstige belonings. Die Bybel praat dikwels oor ons beloning in die hemel. Hier is ‘n paar voorbeelde daarvan: ‘Geseënd is julle wanneer die mense julle ter wille van My beledig en vervolg en valslik al wat sleg is van julle sê. Wees bly en verheug, want julle loon is groot in die hemel…’ (verse 11-12 AFR83). ‘Die Seun van die mens gaan saam met sy engele kom. Hy sal beklee wees met dieselfde heerlikheid as sy Vader en sal elkeen volgens sy dade vergeld’ (Matteus 16:27 AFR83). ‘…as enigiemand vir julle ‘n beker water gee omdat julle van die Messias se mense is, sal God hom daarvoor beloon’ (Markus 9:41 NLV). ‘Laat niemand julle van jul prys beroof nie…’ (Kolossense 2:18 AFR53). ‘…Kyk, Ek kom gou! My loon kom saam met My om almal te beloon volgens wat hulle gedoen het’ (Openbaring 22:12 NLV). Hier is die volgorde van gebeure: Die Here sal afkom aarde toe, die dooies in Christus sal opgewek word, die verlostes wat nog op aarde leef sal saam met hulle weggeraap word en ons sal ons verheerlikte liggame en ons ewige belonings ontvang. ‘…Dié vuurtoets sal elkeen se werk beproef – of dit standhou. Die mense wie se bouwerk standhou, sal deur God beloon word’ (1 Korintiërs 3:13-14 NLV). ‘…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). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:30:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 20 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:17 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629634 https://iono.qa/e/1629634 “By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 NKJV
Salvation is a gift
Jack Welch, who guided the General Electric company through some of its most profitable years, wrote a book called Winning. Compiling many of the different questions people had asked him along with his answers, he wrote a book of management principles. One question was this: “Do you think you will go to heaven when you die?” In response, Jack listed some of the mistakes he had made in business and in life, including two divorces. Then he said, “So as far as heaven, who knows? But if there are any points given out for caring for people with every fiber of your being and giving life all you’ve got every day, then I suppose that I might have a shot!” But going to heaven is not about caring for people or giving life all your energy every day. It’s about putting your trust in Jesus Christ—and in Him alone. Maybe understanding this truth is harder for successful businesspeople than for others, due to their own drive, vision, and energy that have helped them attain success. But when it comes to heaven, those traits don’t count. No one earns heaven; it is a gift. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23 NKJV). Hebrews 6:4 calls it “the heavenly gift.” And the apostle Paul writes, “By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:29:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 19 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:46 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629633 https://iono.qa/e/1629633 “Dit is mos dié onverdiende goedheid wat julle gered het toe julle tot geloof gekom het. En julle geloof kom nie uit julleself nie, maar is ‘n gawe van God.” Efesiërs 2:8 NLV
Verlossing is ‘n gawe
Jack Welch, wat die General Electric-maatskappy deur van sy winsgewendste jare gelei het, het ‘n boek genaamd Winning geskryf. Hy het baie van die verskillende vrae wat mense hom gereeld gevra het en sy antwoorde daarop geneem en ‘n boek oor bestuursbeginsels geskryf. Een vraag was: ’Dink jy jy sal hemel toe gaan wanneer jy sterf?’ In reaksie hierop het Jack ‘n paar van die foute wat hy in besigheid en in die lewe gemaak het, insluitend twee egskeidings, genoem. Toe het hy gesê: ‘Dus, wat die hemel betref, wie weet? As daar egter enige punte toegeken word vir omgee oor ander mense en om alles elke dag uit die lewe te probeer put, dan dink ek dat ek dalk ‘n kans staan!’ Om hemel toe te gaan gaan egter nie daaroor om vir mense om te gee en om elke dag die lewe aan te gryp nie. Dit gaan daaroor om jou vertroue in Jesus Christus te plaas - en in Hom alleen. Miskien is dit moeiliker vir suksesvolle sakelui as vir ander mense om hierdie waarheid te verstaan, omdat hulle eie dryfkrag, visie en energie hulle gehelp het om sukses te behaal. Wanneer dit egter by die hemel kom, tel daardie eienskappe nie. Niemand verdien die hemel nie; dit is ‘n gawe. ‘Want wat die sonde uitbetaal, is die dood. Maar God se genadegeskenk is die ewige lewe wat ons deel word deur Christus Jesus ons Here!’ (Romeine 6:23 NLV). Hebreërs 6:4 (NLV) noem dit ‘…die wonderlikheid van God se geskenk…’ Die apostel Paulus skryf: ‘Dit is mos dié onverdiende goedheid wat julle gered het toe julle tot geloof gekom het. En julle geloof kom nie uit julleself nie, maar is ‘n gawe van God. Dit is nie die gevolg van julle dade nie. Niemand kan daaroor grootpraat nie’ (Efesiërs 2:8-9 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:28:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 19 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:14 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629632 https://iono.qa/e/1629632 “People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.” Proverbs 10:9 NLT
Honesty is the best policy
In preparation for a dinner party, a woman stopped by a small butcher shop to buy meat for the meal. She had decided to stuff and roast a chicken as the main course. When she asked the man at the counter for the largest chicken he had, he reached into the cold-storage compartment, grabbed the last chicken he had, and placed it on the scale. “This one weighs four pounds, ma’am,” he said. The woman thought for a moment and then said, “I’m not sure that will be enough. Don’t you have a bigger one?” The attendant put the chicken back into the compartment, pretended to search through the melting ice for another bird, and then brought out the same chicken. This time when he weighed it on the scale, he discreetly applied some finger pressure to the scale. “Ah,” he said with a smile, “this one weighs six pounds.” The woman frowned, and making some mental calculations, brightened as she said, “I’m just not sure. I’ll tell you what—wrap them both up for me!” There is no doubt about it, “honesty is the best policy.” And that is so in this life, and the life to come. Concerning this life, the Bible says, “People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall.” And here is what the Bible says about the life which is to come: “Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts” (1 Corinthians 4:5 NKJV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:27:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 18 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629631 https://iono.qa/e/1629631 “Die een wat opreg lewe, staan vas. Die een wat kronkelpaaie loop, kom tot ‘n val.” Spreuke 10:9 NLV
Eerlikheid is die beste beleid
Ter voorbereiding van aandete het ‘n vrou by ‘n klein slaghuis gestop om vleis vir die ete te koop. Sy het besluit om gebraaide hoender as hoofgereg te maak. Sy het die man by die toonbank vir die grootste hoender wat hy het, gevra. Hy het na die koelkamer toe geloop, die laaste hoender wat hy gehad het gegryp en dit op die toonbank se skaal geplaas. ‘Hierdie een weeg twee kilogram, mevrou.’ Die vrou het ‘n oomblik daaroor nagedink en toe gesê: ‘Ek is nie seker of dit genoeg sal wees nie. Het u nie dalk ‘n groter een nie?’ Die man het die hoender terug na die koelkamer geneem, gemaak of hy deur die ys vir nog ‘n hoender soek en toe dieselfde hoender weer uitgebring. Toe hy die hoender weer op die skaal sit, het hy skelmpies met sy vinger ‘n bietjie druk op die skaal toegepas. ‘Aha,’ het hy met ‘n glimlag gesê, ‘hierdie een weeg amper drie kilogram!’ Die vrou het gefrons, ‘n paar somme in haar kop gedoen en gesê: ‘Ek is ook nie seker of dit genoeg gaan wees nie. Ek sê jou wat - draai hulle albei vir my toe!’ Daar is geen twyfel daaroor nie - eerlikheid is die beste beleid. Dis waar van hierdie lewe, sowel as die lewe wat kom. Die Bybel sê oor hierdie lewe: ‘Die een wat opreg lewe, staan vas. Die een wat kronkelpaaie loop, kom tot ‘n val.’ Die Bybel sê ook die volgende oor die lewe wat kom: ‘Julle moet dus nie voortydig ‘n oordeel vel voordat die Here kom nie. Hý sal sy lig laat skyn op die dinge wat in die donker verborge lê, en Hý sal die motiewe van ons harte aan die lig bring…’ (1 Korintiërs 4:5 NLV). ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:26:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 18 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:53 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629627 https://iono.qa/e/1629627 “A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.” Mark 3:25 NLT
A prayer for healing family strife
“Lord, your Word says, ‘A family splintered by feuding will fall apart.’ Satan is attacking my family, and I’m turning to you for help. Your Word says, ‘When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will [be my defence and] lift up a standard against him’ (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV). Touch the hearts and minds of every member of this family, and draw them closer to you. You said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God’ (Matthew 5:9 KJV). I commit myself to be a peacemaker in this situation, and ask you for the wisdom to know what to say and do. Deliver my family from selfishness, pride, and bitterness. Give us the sort of love that covers all sins and weaknesses (See Proverbs 10:12). Help us to know when a disagreement is about to open a floodgate, and give us the grace to drop the matter before the clash gets out of control (See Proverbs 17:14). Your Word says that avoiding a fight is a mark of honour, and that only fools demand to quarrel (See Proverbs 20:3). Lord, put an end to the strife that is wreaking havoc in our family. I take authority over every contentious spirit. I ask you to help my family start to pursue things that produce peace and the things we can use to edify and build one another up (See Romans 14:19). Your Word says that there is nothing too hard for you (See Jeremiah 32:17). So, I’m praying and believing for healing and restoration in my family. In Jesus’ name. Amen.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:25:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 17 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:52 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629626 https://iono.qa/e/1629626 “En as daar onderlinge stryd in ‘n huisgesin heers, kan daardie huisgesin dit tog nie oorleef nie!” Markus 3:25 NLV
‘n Gebed om konflik in die gesin op te los
‘Here, u Woord sê: ‘En as daar onderlinge stryd in ‘n huisgesin heers, kan daardie huisgesin dit tog nie oorleef nie!’ Satan val my familie aan en ek wend my tot U vir hulp. U Woord sê: ‘Wanneer die teëstander aanstorm soos ‘n rivier, jaag die Gees van die Here hom op loop’ (Jesaja 59:19 AFR83). Raak die harte en gedagtes van elke lid van hierdie familie aan en bring hulle nader aan U. U het gesê: ‘Gelukkig is die vredemakers, want God sal vir hulle sê: ‘Julle is mý kinders’’ (Matteus 5:9 NLV). Ek verbind myself daartoe om ‘n vredemaker in hierdie situasie te wees en vra U vir die wysheid om te weet wat om te sê en te doen. Bevry my familie van selfsug, trots en bitterheid. Gee ons die soort liefde wat alle sondes en swakhede bedek (sien Spreuke 10:12). Help ons om te weet wanneer ‘n meningsverskil op die punt staan om ‘n sluis oop te maak en gee ons die genade om die saak te laat vaar voordat die rusie buite beheer raak (sien Spreuke 17:14). U Woord sê dat om ‘n geveg te vermy eerbaar is en dat net dwase rusie soek (sien Spreuke 20:3). Here, maak ‘n einde aan die twis wat verwoesting in ons familie saai. Ek neem gesag oor elke twisgierige gees. Ek vra U om my familie te help om dinge wat vrede bring en die dinge wat ons kan gebruik om mekaar op te bou en te versterk, na te streef (sien Romeine 14:19). U Woord sê dat daar niks te moeilik is vir U nie (sien Jeremia 32:17). Dus bid en glo ek vir genesing en herstel in my familie. In Jesus se Naam. Amen.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:24:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 17 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:11 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629624 https://iono.qa/e/1629624 “He made…a woman, and He brought her to the man.” Genesis 2:22 NKJV
How to pray when you’re lonely
“Father, when Adam was lonely, you made Eve and brought her to him. And just as you knew what Adam needed, I’m struggling with loneliness, and you know what I need too. You said in your Word, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’ (Hebrews 13:5 NKJV). There is a part of me that can never be satisfied or fulfilled by any relationship other than you. But you also created me to be sociable and need interaction with other people. Help me to admit and stop any negative behaviour on my part that may cause people not to enjoy and to accept me, such as being critical, envious, hot-tempered, judgmental, or unforgiving. Please give me the tongue of the learned so that I will know how to speak appropriate words in season to others. Please open my ears to listen to them with real understanding (See Isaiah 50:4). Help me to overcome shyness and the fear of rejection and to reach out to others believing that you can speak to their heart and cause them to be open and accepting. Teach me how to accept their love, help, and generosity. Help me to understand the importance of caring for my relationships and not just paying attention to friends when it’s convenient for me. Help me to be a reliable friend (See Proverbs 18:24 NIV). You know what I need in a relationship. You put David and Jonathan together, and Ruth and Naomi together. So, I ask you to put me together with the right person or persons. In Jesus’ name. Amen.” ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:23:00 +0200 0 0 Word for Today - 16 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 1:42 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag https://iono.qa/e/1629621 https://iono.qa/e/1629621 “…die Here God [maak] ‘n vrou en bring haar na die mens toe.” Genesis 2:22 NLV
Hoe om te bid wanneer jy eensaam is
‘Vader, toe Adam eensaam was, het U Eva gemaak en haar na hom toe gebring. Ek sukkel met eensaamheid en net soos U geweet het wat Adam nodig gehad het, so weet U ook wat ek nodig het. U het in u Woord gesê: ‘…Ek sal jou nie los nie. Ek sal jou nie in die steek laat nie’ (Hebreërs 13:5 NLV). Daar is ‘n deel van my wat nooit deur enige verhouding behalwe deur een met U, bevredig of vervul kan word nie. U het my egter ook geskep om sosiaal te wees en interaksie met ander mense nodig te hê. Help my om enige negatiewe gedrag van my kant af te erken en gedrag wat kan veroorsaak dat mense my nie geniet en aanvaar nie, soos om krities, afgunstig, humeurig, veroordelend of onvergewensgesind wees, te stop. Gee my asseblief wysheid sodat ek sal weet hoe om gepaste woorde op die regte tyd te gebruik. Maak asseblief my ore oop om met ware begrip na hulle te luister (sien Jesaja 50:4). Help my om skaamte en die vrees vir verwerping te oorkom en om na ander uit te reik in die geloof dat U tot hulle hart kan spreek en hulle oop en aanvaardend kan maak. Leer my hoe om hulle liefde, hulp en vrygewigheid te aanvaar. Help my om te verstaan dat ek na my verhoudings moet omsien en nie net aandag aan vriende moet gee wanneer dit vir my gerieflik is nie. Help my om ‘n betroubare vriend te wees (sien Spreuke 18:24 NLV). U weet wat ek in ‘n verhouding nodig het. U het Dawid en Jonatan, en Rut en Naomi bymekaar gebring. Daarom vra ek U om my by die regte persoon of persone te voeg. In Jesus se naam. Amen.’ ]]> Christianity Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:22:00 +0200 0 0 Woord vir Vandag - 16 Jan 2026 0 0 Radio Pulpit full 2:01 Word for Today / Woord vir Vandag