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CO L UM N
MILANIE VOSLOO
PHOTO: LEEF
PATCHED FAITH
WIN
WILLIAM BARLAY SAID:
‘THERE IS NO HOPELESS
SITUATION - ONLY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LOST HOPE WITH A
SITUATION’.
I
t is the time for dust storms
in SA-agriculture. Dry,
sandy winds have taken the
place of greenery. Land reform
and farm attacks strike terror
in our hearts. And the people
who have to be fed by farmers
are growing in numbers ...
I don't think God would
blame anyone for being despondent at a time like this. Our
Father knows His children after
all. He understands that we
are only human and He knows
exactly how easy circumstances
in our own hearts, our human
nature, relationships .. can
affect our faith. After all, He
was human for a time as well.
However, God will always be
God. We have to allow Him to
be God and live with the knowledge that He - even in times of
exile - holds His people in the
palm of His hand. We must
know that during such times He
showers us with His wonderful,
invisible grace. And that He - at
His own time and in His own
way - brings deliverance. This
is confirmed in the book Isaiah,
56
where we see Him bringing hope
to His chosen people in exile:
The Lord felt sorry for his
chosen people. He redeemed
Jerusalem. The Lord shows his
strength and salvation to all
nations. The Lord himself will
go before you. He will be your
rearguard. Isaiah 52:9b, 10, 11c.
Maybe we should allow the
Holy Spirit to blow through
us when the storm winds are
blowing, ask Him to fill us
with His Spirit and to allow
the flame of hope to burn high
in our hearts, to enable us to
see His light in the future.
Ask Him to enable us to pass
the torch of hope to others.
We do not always have
control over our circumstances.
However, God is in control.
Let us look up to the sky on the
darkest of nights and see that the
stars in heaven are as endless as
the grains of sand on the beach.
May we always remember that
miracles do not
nd,
happen on demand,
hip
but that we worship
a God who often
springs exceptional surprises on
His children.
When they least
expect it.
Father, I
would just like
to hold on to
ill never
Your promise that Y
You will
leave us, never desert us. Amen.
Feb/Mar 2016 • SENWES Scenario
Join Milanie Vosloo on her walk
to peace and the God of joy. In
Jou Voetpad na VREDE she tells us
that God wants His children to be
happy and fulfilled, through Him.
The 366 devotions discuss various
themes such as hope, honesty, faith,
giving and receiving, happiness and
just being yourself. Readers will be
reassured that believers can always
try again, despite dark moments,
and that we can be at peace because we are guided by God.
Milanie’s prayer for her readers is
that their path to peace will convince
them that God will never desert
them and that they will once again
become aware of His love and grace.
The new book contains 366 devotions on 412 pages. The date
of issue will be in August and the
book will be available at a price
of R189.95. The book follows on
Milanie’s Sielskos vir die vrou wat
lééf, Laat Sy liefde jou lei,