This is your thought of the day: Prune your problem to pull out its positive possibilities. ‘Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.’ Matthew 7:7 Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Snoei uw problemen Preceding Help me to do my… Read More Prune your problem to pull out its positive possibilities
Today’s thought “When in need of encouragement” (May 18) Yesterday we could see in his letter to the Thessalonians that Paul could find encouragement by the believers there of which he had many positive things to say, rather in contrast to the Corinthians. Though it appeared that there were also those in Thessalonica who were… Read More Today’s thought “When in need of encouragement” (May 18)
Today’s thought “let’s be examples of disciples who spread the word about their Master” (May 17) Being “conversed” to put the old self (our previous or old life) away, having stripped off the old human nature, and having taken on the new self (by our new birth), we try to put any anger, rage, wickedness,… Read More Today’s thought “Let’s be examples of disciples who spread the word about their Master” (May 17)
Today’s thought “Clothing yourselves with the right attitude – Not aiming at this world” (May 16) In yesterday’s Bible reading we could see how the apostle Paul remembered his fellow brethren and sisters in the small Phrygian city Colossia or Colossae near Laodicea, that he worked hard for them and for those in Laodicea he… Read More Today’s thought “Clothing yourselves with the right attitude” (May 16)
Today’s thought “Death by being taken captive” (May 15) In the previous posting we looked at a “death” and spoke about Saul of Tarsus seeing the stoning of apostle Stephen. At the beginning of this contemporary time table, we find several people who were willing to face death by stoning, like Stephen, or in the… Read More Today’s thought “Death by being taken captive” (May 15)
Today’s thought “Ability to assemble” (May 14) Yesterday in the reading of the Acts of the apostles (28:4) we could see how barbarous man could be and when watching television we still can see the cruelty of the human being which often acts worse than an animal would do. In that verse the attitude of… Read More Today’s thought “Ability to assemble” (May 14)
Today’s thought “Circumcise your heart” (May 12) 6 The Lord, your God, will circumcise your hearts[a] and the hearts of your descendants, so that you will love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being, in order that you may live. (Deuteronomy 30:6 New American Bible Revised Edition) 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskins… Read More Today’s thought “Ability to circumcise your heart” (May 13)
Today’s thought “God is not dead” (May 12) Being able to live makes us also being able to think, handle and for this handling we must make choices. Therefore we do received the ability to choose between good and bad. Moses was also put before many choices and did not always have it easy to… Read More Today’s thought “Ability to see that God is not dead” (May 12)
Today’s thought “Ability that comes from God” (May 11) When you read this article it means first of all that you exist and as such have the abilityto live and that you are able to read, think and understand. Being able to live we are confronted with choices in our life we have to make.… Read More Today’s thought “Ability to receive ableness from God” (May 11)
Today’s thought “keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law ” (May 10) In 2Kings 8:4-6 we can find a direct example of how God works the circumstances for those that love Him. It is a direct example of the truth of the words in Proverbs 16:7,… Read More Thought for those who think it is not necessary to do any works any more
Today’s thought “Taking Christ as our example” (May 8) Yesterday the far right and populist party of Marine Le Pen did not reach the necessary votes to have her on the presidential seat. But her 1/3rd brought lots of French voters to give a signal to show the world that certain people are not wanted… Read More Today’s thought by the French elections and right-wing populism in the world
Being in isolation When talking about a person being in isolation we do have to look for the meaning behind “being in isolation” first. Is it about someone or something to isolate or is it about an isolable condition or a tendency towards isolation or isolationism. To isolate or to place in detached situation, like… Read More Being in isolation #2 Looking at the word “Isolation”
Overview Whether we like it or not we are all influenced by the thinking of the world around us. The way we were brought up by our parents, our education and the media around us, all affect the way we decide what is true. It’s important to remember that man’s ways of thinking always challenge… Read More The challenges from the World
Before we knew it 2016 was already lying way back behind us. We can not neglect that the pace of life is faster than ever before and that nobody seems to want to give others much time. Everywhere we hear about the pressure at work and how there cannot be found enough time to do… Read More The express train of the speeding time
Being it 2020 years ago that the master teacher Jeshua was born we should think about what place we are willing to give him in our heart. This academic year we do want to ask you to wonder about rabbi Jeshua his position. Where do you want to place him and what sort of place… Read More When we think of Jesus let us strive to realise what he means to us
2 Corinthians 3 I Am a Letter Paul described the believers in Corinth as a letter. Listen to what he says: “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink, but with… Read More Are you a letter
“Salvation depends upon the assimilation of the mind to the divine ideas, principles, and affections exhibited in the Scriptures. This process commences with a belief of the gospel, but is by no means completed thereby; it takes a lifetime for its scope, and untiring diligence for its accomplishment. The mind is naturally alien from God… Read More Assimilation of the mind to the divine ideas, principles, and affections exhibited in the Scriptures
Philippians 4:1-9 The Scriptures 1998+ (1) So then, my brothers, beloved and longed-for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Master, beloved. (2) I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Suntuche to be of the same mind in the Master. (3) And I also ask you, true companion, help these women who laboured… Read More Thought for September 8 Weak but standing strong in the ground swell
Today’s thought “Let us test and examine our ways” (September 2) We have a diverse range of inspired lessons in our readings today. First, from a human perspective it is understandable that Elisha’s proclamation of “thus says the LORD, tomorrow about this time …” (2 Kings 7:1) there will be an abundance of food –… Read More Today’s thought “Let us test and examine our ways” (September 2)
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16). How wonderful! Let us “glorify God” in every way we can, so that day after day after day – we are becoming more and more like our Saviour. Let us try to be as positive as… Read More Be God’s temple and let God’s Spirit dwell in you
