I once, many years ago, wished a friend well by saying: “I hope your plans will succeed”. This caused quite a stir because he was not happy with my wish for his future. He made it very clear that I must have faith and KNOW that he WILL succeed. Years later I discovered that this […]

The ability to see things differently can turn impossible situations around. When visiting with friends in front of a fireplace on a cold winter’s evening, discussions unfold. One such evening lead to a topic of discussion that made me think about the word ‘expectation’ in a totally different way. While I was enjoying a cup […]

It might, at first, seem ‘scary’ to become a newborn Christian. Giving up all the so-called ‘fun’ stuff that the world offers looks rather complicated. But God promises us so much more than this world could ever give us. James 1:12 (NLT) says: God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterwards they will […]

2021 went by as fast as a speed train, and before I knew it 2022 had arrived. A new, fresh year lies ahead and I ask myself: What do I believe for this year? This is a basic and very important question, but before you can really ask: “What do I believe for?” the crucial […]

You can’t walk in God’s promises if you don’t also choose to follow Him and obey his voice. The Israelites couldn’t enter the promised land before they were united in their choice to follow the Lord. The same principles still apply today. After Moses’ death, Joshua became the leader of Israel, and he was filled […]

It is inevitable that each of us will stand before God’s throne. The righteous receive their reward and the unsaved are condemned forever. It is the one place where you get what you deserve, and without the blood of Jesus, you are lost. But as a Christian, you stand there to be rewarded more, or […]

When I think about the Lord, I usually think of Him as God of the POSSIBLE, but I came to understand that He is also the God of the impossible. Everything is possible through Him (Matthew 19:26); even to endure those things we thought would not be possible – the typical ‘middle-of-the-storm-things’ that we so […]