Restoration Ministries

Israel's Restoration Amos 9:11-15 "In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name, " declares the LORD, who will do these things. "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills. I will bring back my exiled [g] people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them," says the LORD your God.

I recently saw an episode of a series I am quite fond of and in one of the scenes the bride-to-be, busy planning finer details of their wedding, asks her fiance 'what is our song'? And it made me think about a song I often sing to/share with Jesus. I love to sing the chorus of a particular song over and over to Him, the one I adore. The One I love. It's a way of me connecting with Jesus. In the world that I live in, where I constantly have to focus on my relationship with Jesus, where the things of the world often try to pull me away from my commitment and dedication to Jesus, I'll try to do things that will keep my flame burning. Sometimes it ain't even burning high. In days like these, I will rehearse lyrics over and over and over until I have ignited the flames again. Until I feel the warmth again. Someone told me a long time ago that your relationship with Jesus is like a burning fire. If you take a coal from the pit, it will get cold and eventually d...

Ons leef in ’n advertensie-aangedrewe wêreld wat ons leer dat ons nuwe dinge moet hê om gelukkig te wees.   Mark Buchanan beskryf hierdie siekte waaraan baie mense ly as: “The cult of the next thing!” Dit maak dat ons nooit tevrede is met wat ons tans het nie; dit gaan oor daardie volgende nuwe ding wat ons moet hê. Nimmereindigende behoeftes dryf ons dan om nog en nog te wil inpalm.   Wat is die genesing vir hierdie selfsugtige behoefte-aangedrewe lewenswyse? Psalm 23! Ja, jy het reg gelees! Ons moet weer Psalm 23:1 van harte glo: “Die Here is my herder.” Ons beaam dit graag.   Hoor egter wat skryf Dawid direk hierna: “Ek kom niks kort nie.” Saam met Dawid moet ons ophou om gedurige tekort-kommers te wees. Dit vernietig ons lewens. Ons moet leer ons het genoeg as die Here ons herder is. Hy is meer as genoeg!   ~ ekerk

When it comes to your marriage.... EITHER be happy or be RIGHT the choice is yours.....

Living for Christ is hard—sometimes so hard that we’re tempted to wonder if it’s worth the sacrifice. It is, of course, but difficulties sometimes cloud that truth. Based on my years of studying spiritual warfare, here are characteristics of believers who don’t give up in the battle: They’re solidly connected to a local church.  That is, they don’t just  attend  a church; they  participate  in it. They’re involved in a small group, and they serve in some capacity. They’re living for something other than themselves. They have a devotional life, even if it’s not perfect.  They might be struggling with consistency, but they’re working at it. They make time to read the Bible and pray. They have somebody to walk with them.  They don’t fight the battle alone, because they have a Christian brother or sister who stands with them. They share their burdens and their struggles—which always lightens the lo...

Know this... ....to believe is a decision [to forgive is an instruction, not an emotion - you decide to be obedient and forgive. Dealing with the bitterness, the pain and rejection is a journey on its own. Same with having faith... God said He gave us enough faith... its up to you whether you believe it or not...]

Hoe goed, hoe mooi is dit as broers eensgesind saam woon! Dit is soos reukolie wat van die kop af in die baard afloop, die baard van Aäron, af tot by die soom van sy klere. Psalm 133:1-2 NAV   Die Skrif gebruik die beelde van die Heilige Gees om die seën en salwing op sulke verhoudings te beskryf: dis soos die wydingsolie wat oor Aäron uitgegiet is, om hom vir die Here af te sonder, soos die dou van Hermonberg wat op Sion val. So ‘n salwing – en die eenheid en vrede wat daaruit spruit – is egter ook ‘n gevolg van ons eie Geesvervuldheid: ons liefde, geduld, vriendelikheid, vergifnis, ons begrip.     ** As die olie van die Heilige Gees ons gedagtes verander het, vloei dit af oor ons hart en verander ons gevoelens; dit gaan sit in ons klere en word deel van ons gedrag en benat dan die grond om ons as ons getuienis **   … Dis my en jou taak om só onder die Heilige Gees se invloed te wees! Dan sal ons verhoudings ook mooi wees… Here, vul my met U Gees! ...

I recently meditated on Genesis 3.21 - and once again realised how much God must have love His Adam and Eve. When they sinned against their Creator God did not turn His back on them - not at all . In fact He went looking for them , even in their wrong. When they heard God walking in the garden they hid from Him. How silly ....He called them and asked them why they were hiding...As if God did not know what they did and why they were hiding. What struck me about this was He still went looking for them . He did not ignore them for a week, giving them a cold shoulder, nor did He had a tit-4-tat attitude... no . God wants to have fellowship with us and knowing thát I think God wanted to restore the uneasiness and tension, He wanted them to feel save again - even in their wrong, to restore peace. God must have been disappointed that they did what He specifically asked them not to do. Surely He was must have been upset that they disobeyed Him. Yet God chose to show ...

Only Heaven knows just how far You have come to show You love us...

Wat beteken die kruis vir my en jou...   ·          Genade? ·          Liefde? ·          Vergifnis?   Ons weet almal min of meer/het al baie vrae geantwoord en verstaan in hul hart dat dit al die bg. kan wees en nog meer – vir elke mens is dit anders   Maar wat verwag die Here van ons, nou, vandag? Wat moet die kruis daagliks vir ons beteken?   Dink hieraan....ons leefwyse...   ·        Ons manier van praat: Skinder, vloek, negatief, murmureer, kritiseer ·          Handel en wandel: Eerlik wees met claims, tydstate, getrou aan jou huweliksmaat, deernis, oggend en aandpraatjies moet dieselfde wees ·        Ons gesindheid: Samaritaan, vrygewig, ·         Ons harts-toestand...

  Die graf is leeg vir jou en my.. dit beteken ons het oorwinning oor al ons issues en probleme op aarde ons is vrygekoop van die sonde-las waaronder ons gepaard gaan Ons het toegang tot die Vader en kan in verhouding met die 3-enige God wees Die keuse is joune...  

Abba Father, please help me to be the woman I need to be... the kind of woman that pleases You...   1 Peter 3:1-6 This scripture reveals how a changed woman can be a powerful instrument for change in her husband’s life. The real adventure isn’t what God wants to do in your husband’s life; the jolts will come when you realize what He’s doing in your life! The changed woman is submissive to her husband. “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husband.” 1 Peter 3:1 The Greek word for submissive, hupotassõ , means to be subject or subordinate, to literally place under. The best illustration of submission comes from traffic. When you see the “merge” sign, you know that someone has to go first and someone has to go behind. Too often the I’m-going-to-go first battle causes frustration. Everyone knows that soon or later there is only going to be room for a single file of cars. Submission has nothing to do with equality. The Son is not pouting around heav...