Way, way back, just after the flood, God established a symbol of miraculous outcome when He flung the rainbow in the sky as the clouds parted and the rain ceased. I am still fascinated by the beautiful colors suddenly visible when the sun catches a prism somewhere around me. Sometimes the rainbow is a spectacular…
Author: Ansophie Joubert
Writer and speaker in women's ministry.
14. Digging ditches for the year
The future has always been a source of fascination for most people. The uncertainty, almost mystical element of time to come, is weighed and reasoned. Tomorrow, next week and coming months are measured and counted, but our planning can only put a vague structure on time. Unplanned events can throw our life-map in disarray. Knowledge…
13. Look – I have something new!
There is a thrill to it – something brand new. All over the world the people celebrate a new calendar year, simply a day like all others that starts with the usual daybreak and sunrise and ends with sunset and darkness. Still, it is different and marked by the date with which we count it….
12. Let there be light!
Only One has ever said: I am the Light of the world. Out of timeless darkness and disorder came the voice of Almighty God – Elohim. A world emerged – bold and big and beautiful to the applause and admiration of heaven’s hosts. As the foundations of the earth arose to its mighty measurements angels…
11. Go on, open up – it is all yours!
Over most of the world the Christmas trees are up and on. Here in Canada December are marked by long dark hours and every lit tree makes a difference. In all the shops everything around the Feast of Light becomes more beautiful every year. It is with delight that I enjoy the wide variety of…
10. I’m still here…hello, hello…?
In this day and age of modern communication, everybody knows the frustration of a telephone or internet connection fading or becoming static and noisy. Before cutting the call and trying again, we call out: hello, hello, can you hear me? I sometimes smile at a Skype connection freezing the image in funny moments, or becoming…
9. That ancient chat
Words brought the world into existence, words flung the stars into space; words spoke the light into being and set the oceans their boundaries. Then God formed man from the dust, the woman from the man and spoke a blessing over them to give them authority over all things. Genesis 1:28: God blessed them and…
8. The promise is guaranteed – you are the winner.
We have taken a walk deep into the beautiful symbolism of the desert Tabernacle and how God was approached in ancient times. Now that you know how careful the old Hebrews had to be in their worship, you will appreciate and rejoice in the work of Jesus on the cross. In the most dramatic events…
7. A place in the Presence.
In the previous discussion we learnt about the rules and rituals of prayer in the time of Jesus, based on the laws on approaching the most holy God, established in the desert Tabernacle. Learning these ancient principles in prayer and worship, we are truly diving into the deep end of Christianity. Entering into the Presence…
6. A place of shade and shelter.
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand [the side not carrying a shield]. Psalm 121:5 Amplified. We have established that God is alert over your life when you study His word. Furthermore, He promises to act when you believe His word and ask His direction. If God says…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 