Ephesians 6:10-20 The year I spent on the border doing military service was fortunately one of the quieter times with little contact with the enemy. However, I was never afraid, because I was a ratel (an armoured vehicle) gunner. We were ready for battle with the right weapons and right protective vehicle. In the same […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 The other day I was reading the scripture where Jesus was tempted by the devil in the desert. That was a bad business. With the second temptation the devil told Jesus to jump from the church spire, because, he said: Matthew 4:6 … The Devil goaded him by quoting Psalm 91: “He has […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 It’s not always easy to remain upright in the world out there. Temptations abound. Most of the time we don’t even realize it, because everyone does it. Actually, that’s the way life works. As if we do not go along, we’ll be the people who stand out and miss out on everything. But […]
Read moreEphesians 6:10-20 I’ve been knocked down. Nothing is working out. Everything is a mess. The country is a mess. Some or other Cabinet member bought trains for lots of money despite the engineers warning him that the trains are too high. Now the trains can’t go under the bridges. It upsets me when people waste […]
Read moreEphesians 6:1-9 Paul instructed the workers well on how they, as Christians, should give their best to their employers. Next in line are the bosses, or rather those who employ others. I want to define the term boss so that you can see that you are also a boss. Whenever you pay someone for rendering […]
Read moreEphesians 6:1-9 I’m sure that if Jesus came to you today and asked you to do something, that you would do it to the best of your ability. You will pull out all the stops and nothing would be too much trouble to carry out Jesus’ instructions, not so? The big question is whether we […]
Read moreEphesians 6:1-9 I was not the sharpest pencil at school. At University I was able to cram my three-year BA into five years. I suspect I have ADHD, because I have a poor understanding of what concentration means. This is one of the reasons why I write while reading the Bible, because otherwise what I […]
Read moreEphesians 6:1-9 Every year we have very good intentions to spend less time at work and more with the family, but these intentions are swiftly blown out of the door as we soon become too busy with work and other things. And do you know what? The devil is rushing us. He pushes us to […]
Read moreEphesians 5:21-33 Paul ended off his brief marriage enrichment seminar with a simple proposal: 33… a good picture of how each husband is to treat his wife, loving himself in loving her, and how each wife is to honor her husband. And the opposite is also true: Every wife must love her husband as she […]
Read moreEphesians 5:21-33 The relationship between parent and child is very special. I always say my children made me more human. They give more value to my life. Without children I would’ve missed out on a lot. When a man and a woman marry their relationship is valued more than that between parents and children. 31And […]
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