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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Time heals things. We’ve heard that many times. And occasionally it is true that people’s emotions die down and they lose the heart to disagree or fight. But to depend on time alone in the body of Christ to mend church problems is a very dangerous path. More often than not the problems only fester, become more serious, and then explode.
Curtis Thomas

Fasting can be an expression of finding your greatest pleasure and enjoyment in life from God. That's the case when disciplining yourself to fast means that you love God more than food, that seeking Him is more important to you than eating. This honors God and is a means of worshiping Him as God. It means that you stomach isn't your god as it is with some (Philippians 3:19). Instead it is God's servant, and fasting proves it because you're willing to sublimate its desires to those of the Spirit.
Donald S. Whitney

Bible – Afrikaans – Psalms Chapter 115:1-18.

Index: Afrikaans

 

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115:1 Nie aan ons, o HERE, nie aan ons nie, maar aan u Naam gee eer, om u goedertierenheid, om u trou ontwil.

115:2 Waarom sou die heidene sê: Waar is dan hulle God?

115:3 terwyl onse God tog in die hemel is; Hy doen alles wat Hom behaag.

115:4 Hulle afgode is silwer en goud, ‘n werk van mensehande.

115:5 Hulle het ‘n mond, maar praat nie; hulle het oë, maar sien nie;

115:6 ore het hulle, maar hoor nie; hulle het ‘n neus, maar ruik nie;

115:7 hande, maar hulle tas nie; voete, maar hulle loop nie; hulle gee geen geluid deur hul keel nie.

115:8 Die wat hulle maak, sal net soos hulle word- elkeen wat op hulle vertrou.

115:9 Israel, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild!

115:10 Huis van Aäron, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild!

115:11 Julle wat die HERE vrees, vertrou op die HERE: Hy is hulle hulp en hulle skild.

115:12 Die HERE het aan ons gedink: Hy sal seën, Hy sal die huis van Israel seën, Hy sal die huis van Aäron seën.

115:13 Hy sal diegene seën wat die HERE vrees, die kleintjies saam met die grotes.

115:14 Die HERE sal julle vermenigvuldig, julle en jul kinders.

115:15 Julle is geseënd deur die HERE wat hemel en aarde gemaak het.

115:16 Die hemele is hemele vir die HERE, maar die aarde het Hy aan die mensekinders gegee.

115:17 Die dode en almal wat na die stilte neerdaal, sal die HERE nie loof nie;

115:18 maar óns sal die HERE prys, van nou af tot in ewigheid. Halleluja!