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In the army, my corporal and I butted heads very, very often. I suspect one of the main reasons was that I didn’t like exercise very much. I’m really not built for it and it’s always been a struggle for me. I could never understand why the guy who came first didn’t have to run […]
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The Plan Maker
The opinion often is that it is because of people’s choices that God’s plan flopped. Often people say that it’s because of people’s stupid choices, especially in the Garden of Eden, that God’s plan A flopped. Then God had to introduce a plan B, by letting Jesus die on a cross. That’s not true. Jesus […]
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His precious blood
We’ve been referring to this a lot, but it’s good to look again at the practice of forgiveness of sins in the Old Testament. The people who lived in ancient times had to make a plan themselves with the sins they had done. Animals had to be sacrificed constantly so that the people themselves did […]
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With Hein’s sight
Hindsight, people say, is always the best insight, because when something has already happened, everyone knows exactly how and what the outcome is. A friend of mine always says “Hein’s sight” is the best. Of course, his name is Hein. Try to put yourself in the shoes of the prophets when the Holy Spirit convinced […]
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Died acceptable to God
Can one ever hear the salvation message of Jesus too often? I think when you realise where you were actually going and what would have happened to you if your path had not crossed with Jesus’ path at the cross, then you want to hear the message over and over and over. 2God… has determined […]
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Like Daisy de Melker, or not
Not for sensitive readers. There are stories from the past I don’t want to hear, much less write about, but this is one we need to tackle. Daisy de Melker poisoned two of her husbands and her son with arsenic. All three of them died a terrible death. I read on Netwerk24 what Jans Rautenbach […]
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Salvation for all
When God comes knocking at your door, He comes to add value. The value of the roads of death that you won’t have to walk one day. Jesus paid with His life on the cross at Golgotha for this. This adds life-saving value for people. This option is available to all people. Anyone can open […]
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A brand-new altar for you
The altar was central to the Old Testament. The altar was the main channel of communication between the people and God. It was the place where the people brought sacrifices to God. It was the place where blood had to flow for the people’s sin. The altar and the animals sacrificed on it were people’s […]
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Mountain-climbing, ropes and trust
There’s this story about a man who often went mountain-climbing. He was an experienced mountain-climber and enjoyed discovering all the different routes. One day, on a new route, he stopped for lunch. He opened his packed lunch and thanked God for the privilege to eat in such a beautiful place. The climber got so caught […]
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A new status
I was watching a Netflix series called The Queen’s Gambit. In the first episode the main character, Beth, and her mother was driving in the car. Her mother tells her to close her eyes and crashes into a truck in a head-to-head collision. Instantly, Beth’s status changes to that of orphan, because she doesn’t know […]
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