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Nothing is ever permanent – 13 February 2023

Nothing is ever permanent – 13 February 2023

By Benescke Janse van Rensburg

(Di)temana ya Bibele

MMOLEDI 3

Tšohle di na le nako ya tšona

1Dilo ka moka di na le lebaka la tšona, tšohle di na le nako ye di e beetšwego ke Modimo lefaseng.

2Go na le nako ya go tswalwa

le nako ya go hwa;

nako ya go bjala

le nako ya go tumola;

3nako ya go bolaya

le nako ya go alafa;

nako ya go phušola

le nako ya go aga;

4nako ya go nyama

le nako ya go thaba;

nako ya go ilela

le nako ya go bina;

5nako ya go lahla maswika

le nako ya go a kgoboketša;

nako ya go gokarelana

le nako ya go se gokarelane;

6nako ya go nyaka

le nako ya go lahlegelwa;

nako ya go lota

le nako ya go lahla;

7nako ya go kgeila

le nako ya go roka;

nako ya go homola

le nako ya go bolela;

8nako ya go rata

le nako ya go hloya;

nako ya ntwa

le nako ya boiketlo.

9Mohola wa maitapišo a mošomi ke eng? 10Ke a bona gore Modimo o file batho mešomo ye e lapišago gore ba e dire. 11O beetše selo se sengwe le se sengwe nako ye e se swanelago. O file batho temogo ya gore nako ga e fele, eupša a se dire gore ba kgone go kwešiša ka botlalo tše a di dirago ka yona nako ye e sa felego yeo.

MMOLEDI 3:1-11NSO00Bula go Mmadi wa Bibele

The 23-year-old blonde Ashley Oosthuizen recently sent a touching letter to her loved ones from her prison cell in Thailand. She was sentenced to 33 years behind bars after being arrested at a restaurant in Thailand in 2020. She signed for a package (which contained drugs). It was addressed to a friend of the owner of the restaurant. To this day, Ashley denies knowing what was in the package.

In her letter, Ashley confessed that at times she finds herself at an abyss and wonders how she will get through this difficult season of her life. What helps her in these moments is to look into herself and to God, knowing that, “Nothing is ever permanent”.

Ashley is right. No good season lasts forever. Likewise, no challenging season lasts forever. In Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 we read: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot … a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance … He [God] has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” (NIV)

The secret to staying positive in good and challenging seasons, is to check our hearts constantly to ensure negative seeds do not take root to diminish our faith, and to look to God, knowing that he is able to turn any challenging situation into something beautiful. May we remember this week: Nothing is ever permanent. God bless.

Prayer: Father God, thank you for being in control of my life. Please help me to remember in each season that nothing is ever permanent. Protect my heart and help me to keep my eyes on you. I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen

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