Pic: Helen showed up with a child in her arms after the service.
“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’”
Acts 2:21
Written by Zukisani
Ultimately it is only the Lord Who can rescue and save us. He is the One Who can turn our darkness into light. All that God requires of us is that we stop and call on Him.
He holds the power to save, to deliver and to set us free.
Picture: Amila’s yet another member
Written by Amila
God created man in his image.But when man chose to sin that rebelion separated us from God .Our relationship with God and our understanding of who we are was broken. And God’s heart broke because He lost his relationship with his people.People corrupted by sin,could no longer be in God’s presence. But the good news is that God loves us too much to lose us.He sent his son Jesus to bring us back to him. That’s how meaningful and special we are to him.🙏🙏
Picture: Julia has a new member Nomvuselelo in the middle. Through trial and error, Julia is forming a group where she can share Jesus’ love.
Written by Papama
Life is filled with endless questions and uncertainty. Where is my solid ground in this shaky world? Who can I count on that does NOT disappoint, fail, or forsake me? What about these feelings that I struggle with on a daily basis? Who is always with me and for me? Who can redeem and restore my messes? Where is my hope for the future? Who will love me unconditionally,no matter what? The answer is Jesus. My peace lies in Him and not in things of this world.
Pic: Zim leaders, Mercy and Lynnet.
They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Psalms 112:7
Written by Lynnet
When we are rooted and grounded in Love, we are rooted and grounded in the author and perfecter of our faith, God Himself. When we are not intentionally IN Christ, fear can come and contaminate that faith. Be intentional today about being entwined as one with God. Set your mind on things above and set your heart on His Word. You will be firmly established, you will not be shaken or moved by circumstances, faith will trump fear, and you will look at your future with hope, expectation, joy and peace🙏
PIC: Jayden making Chewie pose by hiding candy under his hand..and I asked him what did he think about my devotional so far…and he gave me his thoughts.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Matthew 24:35
Written by Angie Liu
Ever lasting, ever constant, ever powerful, ever knowing, ever good.
That is our Father.
When we are lost and we are seeking something, someone…it always leads us to Him. It doesn’t matter how or what or why or when we find our way, but it is important that we just do.
Our Father had the Bible created in order to share His wisdom with us. The Words are alive! Did you know in every season of your life, even from one day to the next, the same Word can have new meaning? A new meaning, a different or deeper understanding…it never ends!
Somehow God knows what we need when we need it…it’s all there. We just have to take the time to want ro know, to learn and to be open to His teachings.
It makes sense, it just happens says my son Jayden. He is 12. He has many more years to build his relationship with God..but he sees the truth in the Word already. Absolutely amazing!
When do you want to start? If you don’t know how…ask God to help you. Pray and you will receive…anything to bring you closer to Him…❤️
Pic: Amila’s second meeting with Shiyeka. Witnessing hearts being open to Christ’s love is a wonderful thing.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27
Written by Zukisani
Often our hearts and our minds are harassed by the worries of life.
Even in the face of trouble, our confidence and trust can be in God.
God does not want us to be troubled or overcome with fear or sadness. It is only in Him can our weary souls find rest and no other comforter knows exactly what we need except Jesus christ who gives hope beyond the present situation.
Pic: We ran into Thandi’s daughter, Yondela. She rushed to fill the order for Sixty60 after quickly said hi to us.
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.”
2 Corinthians 1:3-6
Written by Joseph Lee
Yes! Our God is for us and is our real Comforter!!
Cast all your burdens and anxiety to our true Comforter, Jesus Christ.
No matter whatever we face troubles, even though we walks in the valley of the death, our Lord is with us with His unchangeable love and care.
He cares for you and me, indeed!!
Pray for you to have a blessed day in the grace of God.
Picture: Ashley in Kimberly has been running Vuku with youth. Wonderful work Ashley. See you in November.
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Written by Papama
In worship, a lens shift happens. A beautiful shift, where the focus moves from our problems in the moment to His presence. You could be having a terrible day. You could be focusing too hard on the past. But the moment you enter worship, you start to see things more clearly through the highs and lows of life.
When I think about all that God has done for me and how He’s been there for me in every season of life, I can’t help but feel joy and freedom.
Joy is a daily choice that we get to make. In my life I’ve found that I experience true joy through worship and Thanksgiving.
Picture: Lucius is a Vuku leader. He shared a lot about his member and asked Us to maybe speak to him. We said to Lucius, you can do it! It finally happened. He brought his member to the church.
“I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace. Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace. Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!
John 14:27 TPT
Written by Lynnet
oh how privileged we are to experience Christ loving gift of peace he gave us..This gift he gave and left for his disciples is still available for us to also receive it🙏🏼💖
Jesus’ peace goes beyond just believing in him but doing what he requires us to do, so that we can actually experience his fullness of peace..
He told us to not worry or be troubled in our hearts but to be courageous for he knows that his presence is with us and no situation or anyone can take us away from the palm of Gods hands..
besides worrying never does us any good,it actually robs us to hear from God.
So let’s yield our heart each day to him and allow his peace that surpasses all our understanding to guard our hearts and mind in Jesus name🙏🏼❤️
Picture: Delicious brought and introduced her Vuku member to the church. She said it is her! Delicious was so 😊 happy.
“I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket. In your distress you called and I rescued you, I answered you out of a thundercloud; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. You shall have no foreign god among you; you shall not worship any god other than me. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth and I will fill it. “But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. “If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, how quickly I would subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes! Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. But you would be fed with the finest of wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Psalms 81:6-16
Written by Angie Canada
When you think God…we know there is only Him, our One God, Our Father, Our Lord, our Abba.
When you think of “other gods” in scripture, do you think of a fake golden calf? A human leader who thinks they are greater?
Actually our sin can creep up on us easier or more sneakily than we think.
Life is beautiful, difficult, challenging, rewarding…you name it. When you walk with God…you will always see the blessing side of things.
Then there are times you do life…it gets stressful and we fall upon other things..these so call things we focus on that becomes our god: worldly teachings, rules and regulations, things that society tells you what will make you or break you. You fall to your own strength against such pressures and before you know it, you have lost sight of Jesus.
God is patient. God is love. God will wait you out. What’s the secret? Seek God out in your times of confusion. Do not make the worldly things your lesser god. If you become guided by it, that is what it represents.. a focus that is NOT Abba.
If you struggle CALL on Him. There is nothing you think that He does not already know. There is no challenge you must struggle through alone to reach your place…and our place is our purpose. Our purpose is His Will. His will gives us PEACE, LOVE, EVERLASTING LIFE.
Have faith brother and sisters…weather through the storms..not alone, but with Jesus. That’s the secret sauce!!!
Amen.
