by Frank Retief | Jul 16, 2013 | Thought for the day
Mark 5:36 Jesus told the synagogue ruler: “Don’t be afraid just believe.” The story in Mark 5:2-4 is full of interesting and mysterious things. Jesus is approached by a troubled and anxious father to heal his eleven year-old daughter. This man “Jairus” was neither an...
by Frank Retief | Jul 15, 2013 | Thought for the day
Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools’ despise wisdom and discipline”. Many would agree that our world needs men and women of integrity and moral vigour as leaders. Some have called for a moral revolution and I suppose it is not...
by Frank Retief | Jul 14, 2013 | Thought for the day
Proverbs 3:5 & 6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight.” We always have to choose between two different ways of looking at life – our way and God’s way....
by Frank Retief | Jul 13, 2013 | Thought for the day
Proverbs 3:27-28 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbour, “Come back later; I’ll give it tomorrow” – when you now have it with you. Here is a word in season for all of us. There is within our...
by Frank Retief | Jul 12, 2013 | Thought for the day
Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.” In Mark’s Gospel we are introduced to the on-going conflict between Jesus and the devil. Jesus is always victorious over Satan because He has all authority in Heaven and Earth. We must...
by Frank Retief | Jul 11, 2013 | Thought for the day
Mark 5:15 “When they came to Jesus they saw the man who had been possessed by demons sitting there, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.” Our generation of people is used to seeing pictures of the weird and the wonderful. Movies and special effects...
