Month: July 2023

If you read the presceding verses, Jesus says to not throw your pearls for the pigs and give that which is holy to dogs. I think what He meant here was is for us to not seek things from the world.

Ons moet nie ons harte oopmaak oor ons begeertes teenoor ander nie, want hulle sal dit vertrap en verskeur en in die proses kry ons seer. Dit het ek al baie ervaar en gesien in my lewe.

Instead Jesus is inviting us to pray, seek and knock on God’s door. And then we see the promise captured in this verse – if we keep on asking, seeking and knocking we will receive, find and have doors opened for us.

Wow, al ooit so daaraan gedink? Dis nie dat ons neuel (is daardie spelling reg want ek weet nie??) nie, ons moet net deursettingsvermoë kweek en in die proses ‘n verhouding met God opbou….

💪🏻let’s do this day! ™️

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I still recall posting this verse on my personal Facebook page a few years ago. Someone commented on it and I could see that they did not quite grasp the meaning of it and what Jesus really meant with it.

Ek kan nie onthou wat gesê was nie, maar ek kon aflei die dieper betekenis van wat Jesus gesê het was gemis. Nou hoe ek hierdie interpreteer is ons wat glo en Jesus volg, is die arbeiders. Die res van die mense wat nie glo nie of dalk so bietjie minder glo (weet nie of jy minder kan glo nie want ek reken of jy glo of jy doen nie), is die oes.

It is our job as believers and followers of Christ, to help with the harvest. To testify of what God has done for us. To win over souls for HIS kingdom and to do all of this for His glory!

Ek dink Jesus se hart het uitgegaan na elke moontlike verlore siel en daarom dat Hy gevra het dat ons moet bid tot die God van die oes en dat Hy mense sal stuur na die oes toe.

Then I also wonder, off topic, how they started talking like this and about the harvest and the workers? What did the conversations with Jesus entail….? How did they land up talking about this?

Nie te min, ietsie om oor te dink. ‘n Vraag wat ek wil los is – wie is jy in hierdie scenario? Die oes of die arbeider? As jy die arbeider is, doen jy wat jy moet om die oes in te vorder?

💪🏻let’s do this 🥶 day! ™️

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Reading a few verses before and after today’s verse, reminds me of what it is about. Paul was preaching about Christ and the biggest commandment of all – LOVE.

Jy sien, hy het gepraat van besnydenis en die wet en dat Jesus ons vrygemaak het van die wet. Hy was nie vervolg omdat hy gepreek en verkondig het van die wet nie.

He then says that due to our freedom we should not use it to sin but rather to love and serve each other. Like the biggest commandment of loving others as thyself.

Maak dit sin? Wees eerder goedgesind teenoor ander as om mekaar te verteer met woorde (en dade). Dis mos nie wat Jesus sou doen nie….so hoekom doen ons dit soms….? Weer so ietsie om aan te kou en te oordink….

💪🏻let’s do this day! ™️

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