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IS JY IN PAS?

ie komiese verhaaltjie die apostel hulle geleer het nie de lewe op aarde.
word vertel van ’n ma wat (vs. 6), omdat hyself hom ook nie Is jou lewe in pas met God? Of lei
Ddie milit?re parade by- “onordelik” onder hulle gedra het jy ’n ongelukkige lewe omdat jy
woon waar haar seun betrokke nie (vs. 8). Diegene wat nie wil nie geluister het na die Stem van
is. Toe die peleton verby- werk nie, word ook as “onordelik” die Heilige Gees in jou binneste
marsjeer, merk sy op: “Kyk, beskryf (vs. 11). nie? Jy het dáárom jou eie kop
almal is uit pas uit! Net my Jannie Wat word bedoel met die woord gevolg en jouself met baie
is in pas!” Nodeloos om te s?, sy ataktos of “onordelik”? Dit kan smarte deurboor. Daarom sê die
was blind vir die foute van haar die betekenismoontlikhede inhou Woord vir ons: “Jou eie boos-
eie seun, en in werklikheid was van “om buite orde te wees”, “nie heid sal jou tugtig, en jou afkerig-
sy saam met hom uit pas uit. op jou pos te wees nie”, of om, in hede sal jou straf; weet dan en
In die Bybel was Paulus ook militêre sin, “uit pas te wees”. So sien dat dit verkeerd en bitter is
bekommerd oor die mense van was sommige mense in Thessa- dat jy die HERE jou God verlaat
Thessalonika wat uit pas was. In lonika uit pas deur nie te wou werk het, en dat My vrees nie by jou is
2 Thess. 3 skryf Paulus oor die nie, maar ook deur bemoeisiek te nie, spreek die Here, die HERE
feit dat daar mense is wat nie wil wees. van die leërskare”(Jer. 2:19).
werk nie. Diesulkes moet dan Die Heilige Gees is ons Pasaan- Keer dan VANDAG NOG terug na
ook nie eet nie! (vs. 10). Daar- geër. Om in pas met Hom te wees, Hom. Bely jou verkeerdheid van
teenoor het Paulus self die beteken om jou lewe aan Hom oor hart, en kom in pas met God! Hy
voorbeeld gestel deur met sy eie te gee. Sodoende word dit sál jou vergewe en jou ’n geseën-
hande te werk (vs. 7,8), alhoewel moontlik om ’n Geesbeheerde de lewe gee.
dit sy reg was om by die lewe te lei in algehele onderwor- Die Woord sê: Daarom, rig die
gemeente te eet, ’n reg waarvan penheid aan Hom, met ’n fyn inge- slap hande en die verlamde knieë
hy nie gebruik gemaak het nie stelde gehoor op Sy bevele. weer op; en maak reguit paaie vir
(vs. 9). Hy gebruik meer as Wanneer Hy sê “links”, dan gaan julle voete, sodat wat kreupel is,
eenmaal die woord “onordelik” ons links. Wanneer Hy sê “regs”, nie uit lit raak nie, maar liewer
(Grieks = ataktōs), om die dan gaan ons regs. Wanneer Hy gesond gemaak word (Heb.
gemeente in Thessalonika op sê “staan”, dan staan ons. So bly 12:12-13).
hulle fout te wys: Hulle is ons in pas met die Heilige Gees. MAG U VREDE VIND BY EN IN
“onordelik” as hulle nie doen wat En dít is ’n waarborg vir ’n geseën- HOM!

FAITH IN GOD TRIUMPHS

OVER PERSECUTION IN INDIA

ersecution is not stopping the work of God Christians prayed, Sandhu stood on the coals and
throughout India. At a recent Pastors’ was not burned! That very day, 47 new converts were
PCongress it was estimated that in one region baptised!
over 17 000 people are turning to Jesus Christ every Christians are received with much love and
day and that a church is established every three generosity by people who have next to nothing to
minutes! As evangelists and churches move among give. Indigenous churches are being planted among
the people with increased faith and love, God is previously hostile tribal peoples. Meanwhile, Indian
working amazing miracles. Minister P Chidambaram stayed true to his promise
In a village of Bihar, 4 witch doctors controlled and the Government began distributing funds to 35
people by cursing their cattle and their relatives. Christian families who were victims of the
When the Christian evangelists arrived, these witch communal violence in the Kandhamal District in the
doctors warned them that they would be cursed too. State of Orissa last year.
The Christians continued to love the people in [Sources: JOEL NEWS INTER- Blinde bedelaar Bartiméüs
Blinde bedelaar Bartiméüs
Jesus’ Name, and in a few weeks the witch doctors NATIONAL 706 from “Christian roep om ontferming
roep om ontferming
came to ask the secret of their power. They had Today”, “Revival Fires”, “Heart- Verontagsaam die skare se misnoeë
Verontagsaam die skare se misnoeë
called up demonic powers to attack the Christians, cry for Asia”].
roep net harder, dringender
but the demons had returned saying, “We can do roep net harder, dringender
nothing against them as they are surrounded by
angels and by fire.” As they spoke with the Laat sy bokleed
Laat sy bokleed
evangelists, the conviction of God fell on all four, v
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and they were converted and delivered from the evil a
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spirits! The whole village followed, amazed at God’s famous atheist once said,
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Sy hele wese opgesluit in vier woorde:
There is persecution to face, however. Landowners, Aarguing of Christian Sy hele wese opgesluit in vier woorde:
apologists, but I have a little
“dat ek kan sien!”
fearing the overthrow of traditional systems, have servant who is a disciple of “dat ek kan sien!”
had converts tortured and killed. One young man Jesus Christ, and her good, pure,
began to proclaim Jesus in his village soon after his honest, truthful life staggers me JESUS!!!
JESUS!!!
conversion. Within weeks he was beaten to death, sometimes.” The one irresistible Ek roep om ontferming
Ek roep om ontferming
but today a church has been planted in that village. argument for the Gospel’s power
Gee mense se goedkeuring prys
An eyewitness reports on revival in Bihar: “We have is a regenerated, consecrated life Gee mense se goedkeuring prys
travelled to many villages in the area. The people are which is a demonstration of the
hungry for truth. They say, ‘We are tired of our own life of Christ. The world may miss Laat my i n s i g l o o s h e i d
Laat my i n s i g l o o s h e i d
religion, because we pray to our gods but they do seeing the life of God in nature, v
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not hear us or answer our cries.’ Over 150 000 have but they cannot miss seeing it in a
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been converted in recent months, and one church the lives of those men and
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such a joy to see the Holy Spirit move.” Christ. What a wonderful thought Roep tot U:
In another village, a Christian leader called Sandhu, to know that we as human beings “Laat my wáárlik sien!”
“Laat my wáárlik sien!”
was arrested and forced to stand on red-hot bricks can become the carriers of the
for 10 minutes. This was to be the test - if he was not life of God and our lives can © Huegene Venter
© Huegene Venter
burned, his faith was the true one. While the other become the reflectors of His life!