by Frank Retief | Sep 3, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 6 v 5 But when you pray do not be like the hypocrites Having made the point that true prayer to God is based on a relationship with God, it is nevertheless true that for many of us prayer can still be a frustrating experience. Sometimes it seems that the...
by Frank Retief | Sep 2, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 6 v 9 This is how you should pray. “Our Father …” True prayer is based on a relationship with God. The only basis upon which we can call upon God and expect to be heard is when a connection with God has been restored. We are not born with an automatic...
by Frank Retief | Sep 1, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 6 v 9 “This is how you should pray….” Today is the start on a short series on prayer. Not everything that could be said on this profound subject, will be said, but I hope some of the comments will be helpful. Firstly, let us remember that prayer...
by Frank Retief | Aug 31, 2013 | Thought for the day
2 Corinthians 5 … the old has gone, the new has come. Becoming a Christian is a miracle of epic proportions. The bible describes us as a “New Creation”. In other words God recreates new spirits within us, new natures that can now do things we could not do before....
by Frank Retief | Aug 30, 2013 | Thought for the day
Romans 8:15 “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of Sonship.” It would be very difficult to think of a higher privilege than the one described in today’s bible verse. To receive the Spirit of...
by Frank Retief | Aug 29, 2013 | Thought for the day
1 John 2:20 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One and all of you know the truth.” When we become Christians the Holy Spirit lives within us. He brings us into a personal relationship with God. We have new natures. Now with the new nature come new...
