14 July 2009

Romans 5:1-2 (The Message)

By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.

True Christianity: foolish + dangerous

Just read this awesome blog post from JR Briggs which is awesome and scary…

Read the original post here…

13 July 2009

Romans 8:17 (Message)

Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co–heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Good morning world…

I have decided to start get a bit more personal on Unsafe Challenge, and share a bit of who I am, and about my journey I am walking with God.

This journey started about a year and a half ago, when me and my lovely wife decided to get back to church, after 2 years living without the church. we have been blessed so many times over since we made this decision, and we have come to know the Lord on a more intimate level, than we ever before imagined. This all came about when our little girl was born, and the family started to ask questions about whether we are going to commit her to the Lord or not. Thank the Lord for family that looks out for you.

OK, so I got involved again with the worship team at the church, and that is where the journey really started. God started to connect with me in ways I never thought possible, and he started sending people across my path to prophesy to me about the music that I make.

Today I am burning for the Lord, and would give anything to be able to make music to His glory, each and every day of my life. I want time to learn to play more musical instruments, as well as to spend more time in His Word, as the corporate world takes its toll on time.

Unsafe Challenge is the beginning of a dream that I have to reach out to my fellow South Africans, and to start to bring them closer to what goes on in the world around us, with regards to worship music. We only know of a handful of worship artists, due to a lack of Christian music radio stations, and a lack of marketing. I would love to be able to bridge that gap, and start to get artists more exposure in south Africa, as there really is a hunger and a need here at the Southern tip of Africa, to get back to the basics of the Lord, and get out of our comfort zones and to start preaching the gospel, like Paul did in Acts.

OK, so now you know a bit more about me and the dream I have.

May God bless you all today

12 July 2009

John 3:16 (NIV)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Even though this must be one of the best known verses in the Bible, it is simply amazing. To think that God loved us so much that he sacrificed what was dearest to Him. This is Grace!!!

I do also love the way the Message translates this verse

“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.”

Christy Nockles

OK, you might have heard of her, but I think she has an awesome voice, and this song of her is simply amazing

God with us…

All I am going to say it that I am amazed…

This Ministry

1 Timothy 1:12 (The Message)

I’m so grateful to Christ Jesus for making me adequate to do this work. He went out on a limb, you know, in trusting me with this ministry.

Hi all. Simply stumbled on to this piece of text while doing a search on eBible on grace. This was just such a wonderful revelation to me, as I know I am standing at the door of a new season in my life, serving Father.

I have been over this, so many times, as I am looking for ways in which I can go into full time ministry, and have heard many things from people stating that it might not be my call, and also telling myself, many times over, that life is so good, with a great salary and plenty of luxuries, but I KNOW that God has bigger plans for me.

It might be difficult at times, and it might be a struggle some times, but over the last couple of months God has brought just too many people over our paths, with the same visions and commitments as em and my wife has, that one can not carry on to ignore this calling.

I still don’t know, when or how it is going to happen, what I do know is that I must be ready and willing.

God, take this sinners heart, carry on changing it, from the inside out, and simply just USE it, for your works. Place Your words on this tongue, like a burning coal, so that I can not sit down in silence any more, when there is a need to preach the Good News.

Father, I love you, and I commit my life and my family to you. We will worship you, in everything that we do, and we will not look back.

This is my prayer over this ministry, which consists of Unsafe Challenge, as well as the worship ministry that I am already in.

I would love for all of you, to join me in this journey, and lets make Unsafe Challenge, the best challenge ever placed on South Africa.

Total Surrender

2 Chronicles 7:14

“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

What does Total Surrender mean?

For me, it is letting everything go. What do I mean by everything? Exactly that! Not holding on to any human and earthly things, because we have this disjointed feeling that it is important.

In Christ, we are set free from Satan and earthly things. By God’s grace we have been forgiven for all our sins (past, present and future). We have been let go from the law, in that the only way we get into heaven is by His GRACE!

My challenge is, how do we let go of everything, and surrender in totality to God? Let Him decide what we are going to do, and how we are going to do it. Let Him tell us how to behave in a certain situation. Let Him…

I think you get the idea!

Let us all pray today, that He will take over in our live, and remove all earthly desires from our hearts, and help us to really get that communication line we have with Him to be clear. So we can listen to what He has to say to us, and react to that.

Amen

10 July 2009

Todays scripture is Ezekiel 37:1-14

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12“Therefore, prophesy. Tell them, ‘GOD, the Master, says: I’ll dig up your graves and bring you out alive-O my people! Then I’ll take you straight to the land of Israel. 13When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you’ll realize that I am GOD. 14I’ll breathe my life into you and you’ll live. Then I’ll lead you straight back to your land and you’ll realize that I am GOD. I’ve said it and I’ll do it. GOD’s Decree.’”