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eople,  aimless  and  bored,   God's creative genius is endless!     serves up the raw material that is   we are in a process of becoming
                amuse  themselves  with  EACH LIFE is a fresh canvas on              shaped  by  grace  into  a  life  of   either  less  or  more.  No  child  is
          Ptrivia and trash. Neither the       which HE uses lines and colours,      mature  faith.  Some  people,  as    just a child. Each is a creature in
          adventure  of  goodness  nor  the    shades  and  lights,  textures  and   they grow up, become less.  Other    whom  God  intends  to  do  some-
          pursuit  of  righteousness  and  proportions  that  HE  has  never         people, as they grow up, become      thing glorious and great.
          holiness gets headlines.             used  before.  He  wants  to  more.         But life is not an inevitable
                                               transform your life into one that is   decline into dullness; for some it   Therefore,  repentance  of  all  our
          If  we  look  around  for  what  it   well-lived.                          is an ascent into excellence!        sins is one of the greatest needs
          means  to  be  a  mature,  whole,                                                                               in  our  immoral  world  and  God's
          blessed  person,  we  don't  find    The history of the human race is      The  meaning  of  a  name  is  not   promises  to  the  faithful  shine
          much.  No  Oscars  are  given  for   connected  to  names.  The  only      really in the dictionary, not in the   brightly  by  bringing  hope  for
          integrity.  At  year's  end  no  one   way that any of us can live at our   unconscious, and not in the size    tomorrow and strength for today!
          compiles a list of the 10 best-lived   best is in a life of RADICAL FAITH   of  the  lettering,  but  it  is  in  a
          lives!                               IN  GOD.  Everyone's  childhood       RELATIONSHIP  WITH  GOD!  So         - Selected










          World Missionary Press, a Ministry that provides Scripture booklets to
          correctional  facilities  around  the  United  States  hit  a  new  record  of
          850 000 booklets in 2018.

          The  Scripture  Text  Diary  Datebook  is  a  daily  reading  guide  that
          provides Scripture readings for a whole year, and it has a large impact
          on inmates.

          Spokesperson for the organization, Helen Williams, cites from a letter
          she received from an inmate in Texas. “He said, ‘When I get bored and
          needed spiritual help and guidance, I flip through my Datebook and
          usually find the exact Scripture and verse that gets me to read even
          more. My time passes before I even notice, as I spend most of my day       “That  daily  verse,  having  something  to  hang  on  to  every  day,  is  a
          just reading the Bible. This has kept me out of trouble for over 14        lifeline. It creates a hunger for more of the Word,” says Williams.
          years.’”                                                                   - Source: World Missionary Press











                oe  jy  die  lewe  hanteer,    ander mense se opinies wees.          hierdie  man  moedeloos  word  Dawid mag dalk klein gevoel het,
                hang  af  van  hoe  groot  jy                                        nie... Ek sal teen hierdie Filistyn   maar  hy  het  geweet  dat  sy  God
          Hglo God is. As Hy te klein           4) Jy sal die heeltyd na erkenning   gaan veg!... Die Here wat my uit     groot  genoeg  vir  die  taak  was.
          is:                                  smag  omdat  jy  nie  verstaan  dat   die kloue van die leeu en die beer   Weet jy dit ook? Die Anglikaanse
          1) Sal jy in konstante vrees lewe    “...jou  Vader  wat  alle  geheime    gered  het,  sal  my  ook  red  van   predikant, John Newton, het in die
          deur te dink dat alles van jouself   ken, [jou sal] beloon” (Matteus 6:4   hierdie  Filistyn!..”  (1  Samuel  agtiende eeu gesê: “As die Here
          afhang.                              NLV) nie.                             17:32, 37 NLV).                      by ons is, het ons geen rede om te
                                                                                                                          vrees  nie.  Sy  oog  is  op  ons,  Sy
          2) Jou uitkyk sal deur jou omstan-   Toe  Goliat  die  Israeliete  gedreig   Jy kan enigiets in die gesig staar   arm is om ons, Sy oor is oop vir
          dighede - of erger, kritici - bepaal   het,  “...was  hulle  mismoedig  en   wanneer jy, soos Dawid, weet dat   ons gebed, Sy genade is genoeg
          word.                                baie bang” (1 Samuel 17 :11 NLV).     die geveg die Here s'n is. Hy het    en Sy beloftes is onveranderlik.”
                                               Hulle het nie gedink dat hulle God    nog nooit een geveg verloor nie!     Dit alles hang af van hoe groot jóú
          3) Sonder die aanvaarding van 'n     groot genoeg vir die taak was nie.    Jy  hoef  dus  nie  op  jou  eie  God is!       - Past. Danny Strydom,
          liefdevolle God sal jy 'n slaaf van   Nie Dawid nie! “Ons moenie oor       vermoëns  staat  te  maak  nie.      079 407 1979.
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