Every morning when I get up early, I spend time, first and foremost, reading God’s Holy Bible, which is His Word in print.
And that is where we need to major, in this time in which we are living, when there is so much negativity everywhere.
We need to speak life and not death.
Read MoreOur production loan was at its limit. Our overdraft was exceeding that which we had permission to use and I did not know what to do. And we got on our knees and we prayed and a miracle happened - something I have never ever seen in my life before and probably will never see again. There was a horrific snowstorm.
Read MoreI remember, like yesterday, taking a group of men up into the mighty Drakensburg Mountains. We were going up this contour path and then we saw a man sitting by himself on a rock, looking very dejected, all by himself. And we said to him, “What is wrong?” He said, “My team has left me behind. They said I was too slow.” We said, “Join us. We will take you to the top.”
Read MoreNow if you want a friend, you have to be a friend.
You have to spend time with that person.
You have to get to know them.
You have to have daily quiet times.
You have to…
Read MoreHe said, “You look so happy. You look so confident.”
You see faith is complete trust or confidence.
“Oh”, I said, “Jannie, there has been a change in my life.”
He said, “I need to see you.”
I said, “I will see you tomorrow afternoon”…
Read MoreA little boy was always late for school. His teacher would stand him in front of the whole class and hit him on the hands with a strap, and make him cry.
Day after day, he was always late for school, and the teacher would lose his temper and smack him on the hands with a leather strap until one day the teacher was coming to school and he noticed a little boy coming out of a house.
But this little boy was pushing a wheelchair and…
Read MoreAnd one morning I went through the maize and The Lord said, “Stop looking at the gaps. Start looking at the maize.”
You see, we don’t get paid by volume.
We get paid by weight, and each one of those cobs had massive pips, and that year I was able to cover all my costs and even make a little profit. Remember, if God is for you, no man will stand against you.
Read MoreWell, I remember that children’s bedtime story of Hansel and Gretel.
Remember that little brother and sister?
I think they lived somewhere maybe in Germany and they went into the big dark forest and they wanted to make sure that they would not lose their way, so Hansel started to drop little bits of bread on the path so that they would find their way back. He made a plan.
But of course, what happened was…
Read MoreIt is better to have even tried and failed than to have never tried at all. Remember, when we were told, when we were young men and women – a faint heart never wins a fair maiden. We cannot be undecided. This is the time we have to put our faith and everything we have into action. We need to stand on the promises of God.
Read MoreWhen they were finished, they stood up, and they said to the dear old lady, “How much do we owe you, Madam?”
And she looked puzzled.
She said, “You don’t owe me anything!”
They had walked into a private home!
Read MoreIn the archives in Rome, there is a report written, nearly 2000 years ago, by a Roman, (His name was Publius Lentulus) to his emperor, Tiberius. It reads:
There has appeared in Palestine, a man, who is…
Read MoreOh my dear friend, do you believe in miracles? Well, if you don’t believe in miracles, you cannot believe the Bible because the Bible is full of miracles from Genesis right through to the Book of Revelation. I remember, like it was yesterday, being invited to speak at the Feast of Tabernacles, down at Ein Gedi, the Dead Sea in Israel, the lowest point on earth - 400 meters below the sea level. Folks, it was something I will never forget.
Read MoreIn the Middle East, the shepherds lead their sheep. In the West, we tend to chase our sheep with sheepdogs, but in the Middle East, the shepherd calls his sheep. They hear his voice and they follow after him.
Read MoreBut then, early this morning, I woke up and I went across to my prayer room and the first thing I always do, I look up to the sky. I saw no stars today, just beautiful clouds - no stars, no wind, no noise, only peace - a great calm.
He will not desert you, my dear friend. He will not desert us. Why? Because He is in the boat with us.
Read MoreThey went in and they did a check and they came out and they said, “Angus, you need to go back again. There are too many flowers that have been left. They need to be pulled out today. We are coming back tomorrow and if they are not out, we are going to condemn the whole crop.”
That would have been my whole farm and livelihood finished with one stroke of the pen…
Read MoreI had some neighbors come and say to me, “Angus, you are committing suicide. You don’t have any irrigation. How can you plant potatoes? And we are expecting the worst drought ever!
I said, “I am going to do it because I am keeping my eyes on the Faithful One - Philippians 4 verse 9.
“The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”
Well, we planted the crop...
Read MoreYou know, our biggest enemy is not the devil. No, no, no!
It is ourselves. I always remember the saying that the devil’s neck was broken on the Cross of Calvary.
When Jesus Christ said, “It is finished.” He meant it.
Read MoreOh my dear friend, as this lockdown persists, I am getting so many letters of people who are afraid, people who are lonely, people who don’t know which way to turn.
I want to encourage you today…
Read MoreWe really need to be content with the wives of our youth.
We cannot be unfaithful.
No relationships are to be had outside of the marriage.
This is not just for husbands, for wives as well.
Read MoreWe have to prefer one another. We have to put other programs before our own.
You know, often the gospel is called, “the upside-down gospel”.
The Khoisan people call the baobab tree, the upside-down tree, because in the winter when the leaves are all off the tree, it looks like the roots are sticking up in the sky, and so it is with us as followers of Jesus Christ.
We are sometimes regarded as people who are following the upside-down gospel. Why?
Because Jesus said in Luke 14:27:
“And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.”
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