Author: Rene Lubbe

WHAT WE GO THROUGH CAN BRING US TO A PLACE OF MATURITY Although we might not like to admit it, problems play a role of bringing us to a place of maturity. Here we see a clear parallel between real life and the things we go through. A child comes to maturity as it faces life’s challenges…

Sometimes it is only when we have problems that we turn to God for help. When everything is going well we tend to sail along without allowing the Lord to lead and guide us. God wants to lead and guide you. When trouble comes it causes us to return to God and call on Him in our situation…

WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH CAN BRING YOU TO A PLACE OF TRUSTING GOD Often times the issues come because we do our own thing. We do not allow God to lead us and guide us. And as a result we end up with problems. When we trust in ourselves and in our own abilities we are setting…

We often wonder why we are going through certain things. We may even feel that we do not understand why God is allowing us to go through such trials and challenges. These are questions that good people often ask. In the course of life we do face many issues, challenges and problems and in all these cases we…

WHAT IS HIS GRACE? It’s God’s favor. It’s God’s loving-kindness. It’s God’s mercy. Divine Mercy. Dictionary definition: ‘Unmerited divine assistance given to man!’ Grace signifies two things: 1. The good-will of God towards us! This is enough to enlighten and enliven us, sufficient to strengthen and comfort us, to support our souls and cheer up our spirits, in…

These must be some of the most comforting words in the entire Bible. My grace is sufficient for you! Other translations say the following: My gracious favor is all you need!  My grace is all you need!  My grace is enough for you! But what does this mean? I believe it is simple yet profound. I believe it means that God…

GOD DEALS WITH THE PROUD It is very clear from scripture that God deals with the proud. 1 Peter 5:5 For God sets Himself against the proud (and He opposes, frustrates, and defeats them) Note these things:  1. God sets Himself against the proud.  2. God opposes the proud.  3. God frustrates the proud.  4. God defeats…

SCRIPTURE READING2 Corinthians 12:7-10 And to keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted. Three times I called…

THE LINK BETWEEN STRENGTH AND DAYS Deuteronomy 33:25 ‘…and as your days, so shall your strength be.’This verse is very clear that days and strength go hand in hand.Not weeks, or months, or years, but days.With each given day comes the strength we need to face and handle that day.Each day we need His fresh mercies…

DAILY BENEFITSPsalm 68:19 ‘Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.’Three thoughts to remember: 1. DAILY The original Hebrews indicates that the benefits come on a day by day basis. 2. BENEFITSThe benefits include His kindness, His goodness and His provision.The benefits, besides being our practical daily needs,…