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…
Author: Ansophie Joubert
Writer and speaker in women's ministry.
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…
Pebble 1: Note on Doubt
I will be away for a while and would like to have a short chat before I go. I will be back for our usual conversation by the end of the month. I marvel at the Bible stories that sometimes give the most astonishing details and other times just gloss over decades of history. No…
5. A special place for you
The words of God Himself – here is a place for you. In our pebble-gathering walk together, I will often quote the wonderful words of God to Moses when Moses had to plead for Israel after the disaster of the golden calf at the foot of the mountain, thousands of years ago. It is a…
4. Be greedy – it’s good for you!
That’s the truth – there is good greediness. In our hour of need we are not timid. We ask for the full package, the whole promise – and that’s how it should be. Before we explore this very exciting principle, let us establish a core principle for success in living the Word. Write it down….
3. Heaven on the move.
[This post has been updated with more information in the written piece than in the video] We have established God’s involvement as soon as we get busy with His Word, according to Malachi 3. The joyful promise of our names being written in the Book of Remembrance, combined with God’s declaration that we are His…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 