Vignettes Devotional

Vignettes Bigger and Better Always! But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”  I Corinthians 2:9 What Do You Think Of Yourself?  Examine your thoughts this morning. Ask yourself what you truly think of yourself. Have you made up your mind that this, what you are living now, is all there is for you? Are most of your thoughts about yourself for good, or are your thoughts of you steeped in negativity, basically given up hope already, definitely not focused on God's best for your life? Or is there a hope in your heart that God has Bigger and Better Plans for you? What You Think Matters What you think of yourself truly matters. Your dominant thoughts about yourself will become reality in your life. If you think you can't make it, that this is too hard, that good things never come your way, then you will have what you say! You will think Murphy's Law was written especi...

Vignettes Till The End Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come , it will not tarry. Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith . Jesus promised each generation of Believers since Adam that He would never leave nor forsake them. Jesus has been faithful. He has not left the side of those who Believe in Him and in the power of His name. It takes faith to know that God will be with you till the end. Till the end of what, you ask? Till the end of the age,  till the end of the world,  till the end of the devil's reign on the earth; till the end of what you are believing Him to perform in your life.  Till  the end  of your days on earth, too.  God is not a man that He should indulge in lies, saying one thing yet doing nothing. If God has said He will do something, you can rest assured it w...

Vignettes Love Unblocks The Ears Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Whoever said Christianity was easy has never lived it! How could you possibly be nice to those who hate and despise you, whom you hate and despise in return?! You know who I am talking about... Those people who rub you up the wrong way every time you see them; those  jealous, rude, back-stabbing so-called friends; those  you know are always talking about you behind your back.  You regard them as your bona-fide enemies, people you could never sit at the same table with. And yet God says in His Word, Love your enemies! God, of all people, should know how they feel about you! After all, He is privy to all their conversations! And yet the Word stares back at you, reminding you to lov...

Vignettes Are You Sabotaging Your Future? For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 God knows what He has planned for your life. Fact is, whenever God looks at you He is reminded of all the good things He still has in store for you, the better things than what you are experiencing today. God sees your future when He looks at you because He engraved it on your spirit pre-earth already! For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 Generation One of the Exodus  sabotaged their future. They k ept focusing on what they did not have,  what they could not do, and how impossible God's plan for them was. They loved to spend their days just murmuring and complaining to each other from their tent doors about how they could not take it anymore, about how bad things were for them, and abo...

Vignettes The Beginning of Better Things In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Today, yes, today, is The Beginning of Better Things for you, if you will only believe God. The Bible tells us that In the Beginning Was The Word . We need to live by that truth daily. Start your day off right . In the beginning of your day, declare the Word of God in faith over yourself, your family, your business, your ministry, and your mind. Say what God says about you and not what people or the devil says about you.  When we stop rehearsing the meanness of others towards us in our minds; when we refuse to buy into the devils daily diet of fear, complaints, gossip, fault-finding and criticism; when we choose instead to begin every day in the Lord and in His Word , then God will work alongside us to enable us to live in the victory that today, this day, is The Beginning of Better Things . You have the awesome privilege daily to have a fresh, new ...

Vignettes It’s Amazing What Faith Can Do! It’s Amazing What Faith can Make. James 5:15 And the Prayer of Faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Recently I found myself praying more than usual for healing for so many. The pain the people, the beloved of God, are enduring makes me appreciate the fact that we have more than medicine to turn to in our time of need. Medicine is necessary, a blessing from God, I believe. But so is the Prayer of Faith. Holy Spirit teaches us through James, the brother of Jesus, that the Prayer of Faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him or her up. But God does not limit the Prayer of Faith to healing only. It can be prayed, and results seen, under any circumstance. Holy Spirit spoke these words to me when He gave me the prophecy for this month, the month of Adar1, 5782 , in 2021: It’s amazing what faith can do. It’s amazing what faith can make! Mark 11:...

Vignettes Praise Looks Good On You! Psalm 147:1 Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is beautiful. Praise is beautiful! Praise is comely! In other words, to God, praise looks good on you! When you and I praise God, it melts His heart. When we praise Him with all of our hearts, it makes Him sit up and pay attention. In God’s eyes, praise makes you look good. It is good to sing praises to our God, and praise and worship makes us feel good. It elevates our spirits, carrying us on wings of hope , happiness, joy, satisfaction and peace into the very Presence of God and of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. When we praise God, we know we are doing a good thing, unlike when we murmur and complain, which only leaves us feeling bitter, insecure and burdened by the cares and troubles of this world. You singing and worshipping the Lord is a sweet and pleasant sound in His ears, one He loves hearing daily. We all like to look good. But we a...

  Vignettes   You Are Loved.  You Are Deeply Loved For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have Everlasting Life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16‭-‬17 Many years ago, when my family and I were still resident in Johannesburg, I asked the Lord, as I usually do at the start of each New Year, what He wanted His people to hear and to know. His reply? Tell My people I love them! Needless to say, I was very disappointed with that answer. I asked Jesus, Why tell people what they already know? Between you and me, I wanted God to give me a profound word that would shake people and change minds, hearts and lives.  Holy Spirit , though, was firm about what He wanted His people to hear. It is a message He has never stopped and will never stop teaching. It is a Word straight from the heart of God to the hearts o...