A FAITH DRIVEN LIFE

The Image of God in a Kingdom Good evening. Over the past two weeks I have been spending time studying the Kingdom of God and what it means for a kingdom to be a kingdom. I will be sharing a series of blogs that address this subject. Section 1 is all about the image of God in a kingdom. A well known section in the gospel of Matthew that most of us have read or heard many times reveals a very important fact. Matthew 22:15–22 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?” But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying th...

Good evening! Over the weekend our church was "confronted" with a powerful word that really spoke to my heart. The message shared is, and should be, at the centre of our walk with God, but it is also a message of truth to non-believers, a message that "cuts deep" to the core of us all. We have to know and understand the John 15 message that Jesus shared, to ultimately draw close to Go So what was the message? At its core, we are compared to branches grafted and connected to a vine, Jesus, in a vineyard. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:5, NIV). It speaks of our lives being pruned so that God can remove everything in us that is not Christ-like. And what does this painful process produce in the end? Beautiful fruit. The cut is deeper than we think Some weeks back, a reference was made to the pruning process, and a comment that stayed with m...

The day Jesus saved my life was a very special day—one that I have reflected on many times over the years. Not long ago, the Holy Spirit brought that moment back to my remembrance once again. Salvation is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. It is the fulfilment of the very purpose for which Jesus sent Him. The Holy Spirit convicts the heart, revealing truth in a way that nothing else can. He penetrates both heart and mind, bringing a clear division between light and darkness, just as the Word of God describes (Hebrews 4:12; John 16:8). For me, it was a definite and unmistakable revelation of the truth that sets us free (John 8:32). It was the realization that Jesus had paid the full price for sin—once and for all (Hebrews 10:10). In that moment, I understood that salvation was not something I could earn, but a gift of grace purchased through His sacrifice on the cross. Later in life, however, it became difficult to understand why full victory and a meaningful life ...

Good evening. Wow.. I never thought I would post again so soon, but God spoke to me.                                        So here goes:              Tonight I watched a YouTube video of country star Eric Church delivering a commencement speech at Kenan Stadium, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on May 9, 2026. The speech has been going viral, and for good reason. It was surprisingly powerful, centered on faith, family, marriage, ambition, community, and personal growth. Using the six strings of a guitar as a metaphor for life’s six pillars, Church gave the graduates a message many say is missing from college campuses today. As I listened, I found myself reflecting back to when I was that age. In the 1980s, we didn’t have messages like this. I wondered what my life would have been like if I had received that kind of inspiratio...

Good evening. This is a personal story. Not so long ago, without me knowing or being aware of it, I was getting up every day in a bit of a comfort zone. Just a little bit. Then one email changed everything. On 4 June 2024, my contract was terminated. I had poured my heart and soul into that company for five years. I was devastated. I didn’t know how to handle it. Very quickly I realised I was in trouble. There was no income in the foreseeable future. There were no prospects. Anxiety set in. I prayed with my heart in my mouth. A huge amount of emotions flooded my soul. Our son was in matric. Life came to a standstill. I will never forget the moment I had to tell my wife that I lost my job. I felt rejected, alone, and helpless. But somehow, only by God’s grace, we made it. For the next four months we lived in that grace. Then a breakthrough came. A contract job that sustained our family for 18 months. It lasted till 23 April 2026. Before I tell you what happened next, it is i...

Good morning,  The last couple of weeks were a very busy time. Apologies for the break, but I am back, and today I share something that I believe is the most important part of a Christian's life on this earth. Acknowledging the Holy Spirit daily at all times in every moment.  Background: The Farewell Discourse in John 13–17, also called the Upper Room Discourse, contains Jesus’ final private teachings to his disciples following the Last Supper. In these chapters, Jesus washes their feet, commands them to love one another as he has loved them, promises the Holy Spirit, and uses the vine-and-branches image to stress that we must abide in him. Content: There is a moment in the Gospel of John where Jesus says something that must have unsettled His disciples. In John 15, He speaks of leaving them, of a coming separation they were not ready to face. But yet in the same breath, He gives a promise that carries more weight than their fear. Jesus spoke of the Advocate . In...