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New hope (Part 2)
New hope (Part 2) – Day 9
Benescke Janse van Rensburg

New hope (Part 2) – Day 9

New hope … when nothing makes sense

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

BAEFESE 6

12Ha re lwane le motho wa nama le madi, empa re lwana le meya e busang, le e laolang, le e renang hodima lefatshe lena la lefifi, e leng meya e kgopo, e sebakeng.

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2 BAKORINTHE 4

4e leng ba sa dumelang, bao modimo wa lefatshe lena o foufaditseng dikelello tsa bona hore ba se ke ba bona lesedi la molaetsa o molemo wa tlotla ya Kreste, eo e leng setshwantsho sa Modimo.

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LUKA 10

19Bonang, ke le neile matla a ho hata dinoha le diphepheng, le a ho hlola matla wohle a sera, mme ha le ka ke la ntshuwa kotsi ke letho.

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BAEFESE 6

Bana le batswadi ba bona

1Lona bana, mamelang batswadi ba lona ka baka la Morena, hobane hona ke tshwanelo ya lona. 2“Hlompha ntatao le mmao.” Ona ke molao wa pele o nang le tshepiso e reng: 3“O tla atleha, mme o phele halelele lefatsheng.”

4Le lona bo-ntata bana, le se ke la kgentsha bana ba lona, empa le ba hodisetse Morena ka ho ba kgalemela le ho ba ruta hantle.

Makgoba le beng ba wona

5Lona makgoba, mamelang beng ba lona ba lefatshe ka tshabo, le ka thothomelo, le ka botshepehi, jwaloka hoja le sebeletsa Kreste. 6Hona le se ke la ho etsa feela ha ba le teng, jwaloka ba ratang ho kgahlisa batho, empa jwaloka makgoba a Kreste a etsang thato ya Modimo ka pelo yohle. 7Le ba sebeletse ka moya o motle, jwaloka hoja le sebeletsa Morena, e seng batho. 8Tsebang hore motho ka mong o tla fumana moputso ho Morena, ka baka la tsohle tse lokileng tseo a di etsang, le haeba motho eo e le lekgoba kapa molokolohi.

9Le lona beng ba makgoba, le a etse jwalo, le sa a sokele. Tsebang hore lona le wona le na le Morena a le mong mahodimong, ya sa yeng ka tshobotsi.

Twantsho ya bokgopo

10Ke qetella ka ho re: Imatlafatseng ka matla a maholo a Morena. 11Hlomelang ka dihlomo tsohle tsa Modimo, hore le tle le tsebe ho qhela maraba a Diabolosi. 12Ha re lwane le motho wa nama le madi, empa re lwana le meya e busang, le e laolang, le e renang hodima lefatshe lena la lefifi, e leng meya e kgopo, e sebakeng. 13Ka baka leo, nkang dihlomo tsohle tsa Modimo, e le hore, mohla ho leng hobe, le tle le tsebe ho ema senna ho isa qetellong. 14Kahoo ebang malalaalaotswe, nnete e be leqhama la lona, ho loka ho sireletse difuba tsa lona, 15mafolofolo a ho bolela molaetsa o molemo wa kgotso, e be meqathatso ya lona. 16Haholoholo tshwarang thebe ya tumelo eo ka yona le ka tsebang ho tima malakabe a metsu yohle e tukang ya E Mobe. 17Rwalang katiba ya tshepe ya pholoho, le tshware sabole ya Moya, e leng lentswe la Modimo. 18Dithapelong le dikopong tsohle, le nne le rapele ka Moya ka nako tsohle. Le fadimehele ho rapella badumedi bohle ka tiisetso.

19Le nna le nthapelle hore ke newe ho bolela molaetsa o molemo, ke phatlalatse sephiri sa wona ka sebete. 20Leha ke le ditlamong, ke ntse ke le leqosa la wona. Nthapelleng hore ke tle ke bue ka molaetsa ona ka sebete, jwalokaha ke tlamehile.

Ditumediso tsa ho qetela

21Jwale, hore le tle le tsebe tsa ka, tseo ke di etsang, Tikikose ngwaneso ya ratehang, mosebeletsi ya tshepahalang wa Morena o tla le bolella tsona. 22Ke mo rometse hona hoo ho lona, hore le tle le tsebe tsa rona, mme a kgothatse dipelo tsa lona.

23Kgotso, le lerato, le tumelo, tse tswang ho Modimo Ntate le ho Morena Jesu Kreste, di ke di be le bana babo rona bohle. 24Mohau o ke o be le bohle ba ratang Morena wa rona Jesu Kreste ka lerato le sa feleng.

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Pesalema 18

30Ka thuso ya hao

nka thula dira tsa ka,

ka thuso ya Modimo wa ka

nka tlola lerako.

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2 BAKORINTHE 12

9empa a re ho nna: “Mohau wa ka o o lekane, hobane matla a ka a phethahala ka ba fokolang.” Ha ho le jwalo, ke tla ithorisa ka bofokodi ba ka ka thabo e kgolo, hore matla a Kreste a tle a be ho nna.

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I received an e-mail from a dad who wrote: “My son was shot dead at the beginning of 2012 in Modimolle. It changed my life forever. I have many questions about the event. If it was God’s decision, I will accept it, but I don’t think it was.” When the 17-year-old Anene Booysen from Bredasdorp was violently raped and murdered, several readers asked me where God was during the event and why he allowed it.

The age-old question emerges again: why does a good God allow evil in this world? There is no easy answer to this question. What we do know, is that God is love and it breaks his heart to see us suffer. The murder in Modimolle and Anene’s murder was, therefore, definitely not “God’s plan”.

In Ephesians 6:12 we read: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Satan and his demons rule over the earth. Their goal is to cause destruction and then try to get us to blame it on God. In 2 Corinthians 4:4, Satan is called the “god of this world” who blinds the minds of unbelievers, so they will not see the glory of Christ. People who have no relationship with Jesus Christ, therefore, knowingly or unknowingly, become a target lured into Satan’s plan to cause destruction. It is, therefore, understandable that with the dwindling number of believers, we have a bigger problem with things like burglaries, affairs in marriages, corruption, murder, rape and many other problems in our society.

Yet, there is hope in Jesus Christ, because he has already overcome evil on the cross and gave us the authority to do the same. In Luke 10:19 Jesus said, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”

How do we fight daily against the enemy? Remember, we are in a spiritual battle, which requires spiritual weapons. In Ephesians 6, the armour that we need to wear daily is listed:

1) The helmet of salvation: The enemy attacks us greatly in our thoughts. Therefore, put on your helmet by renewing your mind daily;

2) The breastplate of righteousness: Recognise that Jesus died for your sins and thank him again for that sacrifice;

3) The belt of truth: Take time to read the Bible. It is the only way to distinguish the truth of God from the enemy’s lies;

4) The shoes of readiness to share the gospel: Pray for wisdom and discernment from the Holy Spirit to know when to share the gospel message and when to just pray for an unbeliever;

5) The shield of faith: Hold on to God’s promises for a breakthrough. When your faith weakens, praise him. You might be surprised at how it will strengthen your faith;

6) The sword of the word: God’s word is our only weapon in the fight against evil. Make sure you memorise Scripture as it becomes your ammunition in your daily fight against the enemy.

In Psalm 18:30, we read that we can trust God for our protection: The Lord shields all who take refuge in him. And in 2 Corinthians 12:9, Paul writes that he asked God three times to remove the thorn from his flesh. God’s answer was: “My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in weakness.”

Whether you are in a difficult marriage, have a sick loved one at home, lost a lot of money, are struggling to overcome an addiction, have a challenge in the workplace or perhaps, like the above reader, are battling to come to terms with a traumatic event in your life, know that God will give you the amount of grace and power you need to handle your situation. Nothing will ever cross your path that he knows you cannot handle. Most of the time, we experience God most in the middle of a storm in our lives. Why don’t you choose to wait patiently in his presence? God bless.

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