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s jongman het ek by die As ek hieroor nadink, kan ek nie
WNNR gewerk en het daar anders as om te dink aan die
Amet verskillende beroeps- Groot Restoureerder van alle tye
mense te doen gehad. Dit was vir nie. Dit is ons God en Vader wat
my 'n baie verrykende ervaring. aldeur besig is om stukkende
mense te restoureer. Mense in
Daar was 'n man, 'n instrument- nood, mense wat smarte ly en
maker, wie se stokperdjie dit was mense wat verbysterd gelaat is
om ou motors te restoureer. Dit vanweë omstandighede buite hul
het hy met die grootste presisie beheer.
en liefde uitgevoer. Hy sou geen
moeite ontsien om onderdele in Dawid het reeds gesê: "Die offers
die hande te kry nie. Daarvoor sou van God is 'n gebroke gees; 'n www.sermoncentral.com.sermoncentral.com
www
hy oral rondreis om dit te bekom. gebroke en verslae hart sal U, o
God, nie verag nie!" (Ps. 51: 19). bloed: Leef!" (Eseg. 16:6). Dít is
Hy het gesê dat as hy 'n onderdeel En ook: "Die HERE is naby die wat hoe God voel oor stukkende
nie kon bekom nie, hy as gebroke is van hart, en Hy verlos mense.
instrumentmaker dit self gemaak die wat verslae is van gees" (Ps.
het. Enige ou motor wat 'n wrak 34:19). Hy het hierdie mense só lief! Sy
was en eerder op die skrootwerf Woord verklaar: "Want so lief het
gehoort het, het hy met groot sorg Elke noodbehoewende mens is 'n God die wêreld (die mense op die
begin regmaak. Dit kon baie individu wat God baie kosbaar ag. aarde) gehad, dat Hy Sy enig-
maande of selfs jare duur. Maar Trouens, die objek van God se gebore Seun gegee het, sodat
die eindproduk was 'n outydse restourasiewerk is prysloos! elkeen wat in Hom glo, nie verlore
motor wat herstel is tot sy eer- Wanneer ander bloot 'n wrak sien mag gaan nie, maar die ewige
tydse roemryke glorie. Jy kan wat langs die lewenspad lê en as't lewe kan hê" (Joh 3:16). Jesus het
maar sê dit was splinternuut! ware in sy bloed versmoor, sien vir stukkende mense gesterf, Sy
God 'n glorieryke, gerestoureerde bloed gegee op die kruis sodat Hy
Die gevolg was dat hy oral eindproduk van onskatbare met waarheid kan sê: "Kom na My Is jy een van hierdie stukkende
motorskoue kon bywoon met sy waarde! toe, almal wat vermoeid en belas mense? Jesus kan jou heelmaak!
'ou' motors en dit met trots kon is, en Ek sal julle rus gee. Neem Hy roep jou! Sal jy kom en voor
tentoonstel. En daarby was dit sy Daar staan immers geskryf: "En My juk op julle en leer van My, Hom neerbuig? Hy sal jou met
trots en hy kon vervulling in sy Ek het by jou verbygegaan en jou want Ek is sagmoedig en nederig liefde tot jou volle glorie herstel!
wonderlike handewerk! Ek glo nie sien spartel in jou bloed; toe het van hart, en julle sal rus vind vir Jy sal nóg mooier en beter wees
daar kan regtig 'n prys op so 'n Ek vir jou gesê in jou bloed: Leef! julle siele; want My juk is sag en as 'n gerestoureerde motor!
motor geplaas word nie. Ja, Ek het vir jou gesê in jou My las is lig" (Matt. 11:28-30). © Dr. J J Venter

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FROM BROKENNESS TO BLESSINGROM BROKENNESS TO BLESSING
FROM BROKENNESS TO BLESSINGROM BROKENNESS TO BLESSING

kind of help I needed, or why I needed it. Now
I stand silently before the Lord,
as I look back on that experience, I know what I stand silently before the Lord,
waiting for Him to rescue me. For
was happening. God was breaking off my waiting for Him to rescue me. For
salvation comes from Him alone.
spirit of independence, and He was bringing salvation comes from Him alone.
Yes, He alone is my Rock, my
me to the point where I knew I could do Yes, He alone is my Rock, my
Rescuer, Defense and Fortress.
nothing apart from Him. Rescuer, Defense and Fortress.
Why then should I be tense with
Why then should I be tense with
fear when troubles come?
I remember one night as I was getting ready to fear when troubles come?
My protection and success come
go to sleep, I picked up a little book and My protection and success come
from God alone. He is my Refuge,
started reading it. Suddenly I had a visitation from God alone. He is my Refuge,
from God. For about forty-five minutes I sat a Rock where no enemy can reach
a Rock where no enemy can reach
there on the edge of my bed and wept. Finally, me. O my people, trust Him all the
me. O my people, trust Him all the
the Lord spoke to me and said, "Anything time. Pour out your longings
time. Pour out your longings
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good you do has nothing to do with you. I am before Him, for He can help!
before Him, for He can help!
W hen you and I make our own plans or run to the One Who is good. When you see yourself (Psalm 62:1,2,7,8 - Life Application
(Psalm 62:1,2,7,8 - Life Application
other people instead of trusting in the Lord, doing anything good, it is only because I have
Bible, Tyndale House Publishers,
Bible, Tyndale House Publishers,
we leave a weak spot in our wall of Divine wrestled with you to get your flesh under
1988).
protection. At a time when we least expect it, the enemy subjection long enough to allow My glory to 1988).
will break through that weak spot. When that happens, shine through it." Placing all hope in God and
Placing all hope in God and
we will indeed be like the "broken section of a high wall"
knowing that God is in absolute
mentioned in Isaiah 30:13 - "Therefore this iniquity and Sometimes before God can promote us, He has knowing that God is in absolute
control, allows us to wait patiently
guilt will be to you like a broken section of a high wall, to remind us of our place. In my own case, my control, allows us to wait patiently
for Him to rescue us. Prayer can
bulging out and ready [at some distant day] to fall, whose ministry was just about to experience a for Him to rescue us. Prayer can
release our tensions in times of
crash will [then] come suddenly and swiftly." sudden growth spurt. God was preparing me release our tensions in times of
emotional stress. Trusting God to
in advance by telling me, "I'm going to do emotional stress. Trusting God to
be our Rock, Rescuer, Defense
God does not want us to have weak spots in our lives. He sometimes marvellous in your life and be our Rock, Rescuer, Defense
and Fortress changes our entire
wants us to rely on Him and be obedient to Him so our ministry, and when it happens you must and Fortress changes our entire
outlook on life. No longer are we
"walls" will remain strong and thick and our lives will remember that it is I and not you who is outlook on life. No longer are we
held captive by hurtful treatment
be blessed and full. The more we depend on God, the bringing it to pass." held captive by hurtful treatment
from other people, but we are
more He can do through us. But sometimes we go from other people, but we are
released to follow an unchanging
through brokenness before we enter His blessings. God was teaching me what He is teaching all released to follow an unchanging
of us today: He is the answer to all of our God, and true relief comes from an
God, and true relief comes from an
Once, for about a year and a half, I thought I might be problems! enduring hope in God's ultimate
enduring hope in God's ultimate
going mad. All day long I walked around in my house, [The Everyday Life Bible, Notes and Commen- salvation!
salvation!
praying, "Help me, Lord!" I did not even know what tary by Joyce Meyer, Faith Words, 2006].