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Vervolg van p. 2 sonder om te verwyt, en dit sal voleinding van die wêreld (Matt. hartighede het geen einde nie;
bestem en belowe het. aan hom gegee word." Daar is 28:20). 'n Altyd teenwoordige God hulle is elke môre nuut; U trou is
egter 'n groot verskil tussen die trek 'n laer rondom dié wat Hom groot" (Klaagliedere 3:22-23).
God wéét dat die mens ook wysheid en kennis wat die mens vrees (Ps. 34:8) en sluit hulle dus
behoefte aan INNERLIKE GENE- self bekom en dit wat God aan die van alle kante in. Daar is géén Met GOD as die BRON van al die
SING en VERTROOSTING het en mens gee. So word dikwels die veiliger skuilplek in die wêreld beloftes vervat in SY WOORD, is
daarom die beloftes in Ps. 147:3 dwaashede van die wêreld aan die nie! ons verseker van die grootste en
"Hy genees die wat gebroke is van lig gebring deur die Godgegewe kosbaarste erfenis wat ons ooit
hart, en Hy verbind hulle wonde." wysheid (1 Kor. 3:19). Die In 'n immer donker wordende kan verkry. JESUS het deur SY
Ook Jer. 31:25 lui: "Want Ek beginsel van nuttige kennis is dat wêreld skyn die SON van BLOED 'n NUWE TESTAMENT vir
verkwik die vermoeide siel en elke ons God moet eer en gehoor- GEREGTIGHEID al helderder vir ons van krag gemaak. Ons kan
kwynende siel versadig Ek." saam. elke mens wat SY beloftes wil Rom. 8:31-32 in ons handpalms
aanneem. SY liefde is alom- graveer - "AS GOD vir ons is, WIE
Hoog op die ranglys van voor- Die rykdom en volheid van God se vattend en maak voorsiening vir kan teen ons wees? HY wat selfs
keure by die mens is WYSHEID en beloftes kan nooit uitgeput raak elke aspek van die menslike SY eie SEUN nie gespaar het nie,
KENNIS. Beide hierdie begeerlike nie en in die bestek van 'n paar liggaam, siel en gees. Niks en maar HOM vir ons almal oorgegee
"besittings" word deur harde honderd woorde word net begin niemand kan ons skei van die het, hoe sal HY nie saam met Hom
arbeid en jarelange studie en om die wonder daarvan te probeer LIEFDE van God wat daar in ons ook ALLES genadiglik
ervaring verwerf. Tog lees ons in beskryf. Genoeg vir ons om te Christus Jesus is nie en daarom SKENK nie." Dus kan ons ver-
Jak. 1:5 die volgende belofte: "En weet dat Jesus belowe het dat HY is Sy genade grensloos, Sy seker wees dat ONS TOEKOMS
as iemand van julle wysheid ons nóóit sal begewe en ons nóóit seëninge onbeperk en die SO HELDER IS SOOS DIE
kortkom, laat hom dit van God bid, sal verlaat nie (Hebreërs 13:5b), sekuriteit en rykdomme wat HY BELOFTES VAN GOD!!
wat aan almal eenvoudig gee maar dat Hy met ons is tot aan die bied, legio. "Want Sy barm- © Huegene Venter

harles Lamb once wrote, you have gone very far in the your desire to be eternally lost, His peace and joy, open the door
"Not many sounds in life wrong direction. He will allow you that option. today! Christ still knocks!
Cexceed in interest a knock There are times when He knocks If you want to be saved from sin
at the door." with opportunities, seeking to and destruction, if you desire [Robert E Daugherty in The
In Communist countries, a call each of us who are Chris- fear and grief to be replaced with Evangel]
knock on the door often means tians out of our rooms of
the arrival of the Secret Police, selfishness into wide fields of
to be followed by imprisonment labour. Often, we have no
or death. Christians have to hide interest in opening the door. In
in basements or dark rooms and fact, Christ is often faced with a
conduct their worship in almost "Do Not Disturb" sign which
total silence. A watchman is indicates our unwillingness to
always on the lookout. A knock become involved.
on the door will cause them to Satan never bothers to knock.
scatter in fear. He simply overpowers our weak
There may be times when you guard and makes himself at
feel lonely, forsaken, or given to home, unless we resist him. He
despair. A sudden knock on the usually finds a lock that we
door can turn the day into great failed to secure, a door left ajar, a
joy, for it signals the arrival of window we left cracked, or a wall
friends who really care. that is insecure and easy to
The most important knock you penetrate.
will ever hear is sounded forth Christ won't crawl through a
from the Scriptures: "Behold, I window, or pick a lock to gain
stand at the door, and knock: if entrance into your heart. He will
any man hear My voice, and never become an Intruder to
open the door, I will come in to upset your plans for life. He
him, and will sup with him, and comes only as an Invited Guest!
he with Me" (Revelation 3:20). How many times have you felt
Christ often knocks early in your Christ knocking at your heart,
life while a future of possibilities but you hoped that by ignoring
is before you. He wishes to Him, He would go away? Christ
become your Saviour before respects your privacy, and if it is