by Raymond Pienaar | Apr 13, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
2 Chronicles 26:1–16“But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the LORD his God…” (2 Chron. 26:16) Complacency: A Hidden Danger Complacency is part of human nature. It’s that state of self-satisfaction that...
by Raymond Pienaar | Apr 5, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
How are you and I feeling about our current circumstances? After this message, why don’t we take a moment out to take stock of what’s really happening in our lives, at this point in time. How much of it would we like to change – if we had the power to do so? And then...
by Raymond Pienaar | Mar 30, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
It’s very interesting to have a closer look at the parables in the bible. With a bit of quiet time, sitting before the Lord and reading them, it’s amazing what we can see. One such parable is the parable of the Ten Lepers in the book of Luke (Luke 17:11-19). The...
by Raymond Pienaar | Mar 23, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
(This post was written during the unrest protests in South Africa July 2021) Like many South Africans, I woke up this morning to news of looting and burning in many parts of our precious country and I just felt that the Lord wanted to give us a positive message of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Mar 16, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
In part 1, we saw that God wants us to “Love your neighbour as yourself”. It is very difficult for us to obey this command if we try to love one another with human love. Part 1 showed us the difference between God’s love and Human love. We continue…. To care if...
by Raymond Pienaar | Mar 9, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
In line with the desire to make our walk with the Lord more practical, let’s look at the most important commandment…..Love your neighbour as yourself (Matt 22:39). Many of us have heard these words many times, but have we really understood what Jesus meant? In order...
by Raymond Pienaar | Feb 16, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
During our walk with the Lord, it is often good to read something that causes us to stop and think about our current situation and our standing with God. Sometimes we all need a little ‘jolt’ just to put us back on a serious footing with the Lord. ‘The Divine Romance’...
by Raymond Pienaar | Feb 23, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
In Part One we saw that according to Jewish custom in the time of Jesus, a Father had chosen a bride for his son. A contract had been agreed by the parents, and the son had to build their wedding chamber at his fathers house. The Bride was not aware when her...
by Raymond Pienaar | Mar 2, 2026 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
In Part One and Two we saw that according to Jewish custom in the time of Jesus, a Father had chosen a bride for his son. The parents had agreed a contract, and the son had to build their wedding chamber at his father’s house. The Bride was not aware when her...
by Raymond Pienaar | Feb 9, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
I was having a chat with my son the other day and he asked me, “Dad, if you lived your life over again, would you change anything?” I had a little chuckle, knowing there would probably be a number of things I would do differently. However, without any doubt, I...
by Raymond Pienaar | Feb 2, 2026 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
Worry – we’ve all fallen into its trap at one time or another – have a look at this definition… “Worry” (verb) – feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. What I found very interesting in this definition is the phrase...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jan 26, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Whilst reading in the bible recently I came across a scripture where Jesus was giving a teaching on Forgiveness. It never ceases to amaze me how we have read scriptures many times, but yet by the power of His Spirit, the Lord reveals more to us. It’s often the ‘more’...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jan 19, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We may have heard about the ten commandments or the ancient law that was given to the Israelites in order to point them towards God in their daily behaviour, but have we heard about Godly principles? Perhaps we’ve heard about them, but have we pondered on them for any...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jan 12, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
There are some things that just work so well together… in fact, some are so well suited that the one part cannot work without the other… let’s think about salt without pepper or bacon without eggs for example … what about an aeroplane without an engine or perhaps a...
by Raymond Pienaar | Jan 5, 2026 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We live in a very ‘instant’ society and we’ve come to expect that everything we desire, must be in our hands in a very short time. When things don’t happen according to the way we want it, or take a long time to happen, we get upset and impatient. Why is that? Well...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 29, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Today more than ever there seems to be a wide spread feeling that the Spirit of the Lord is showing us that our walk with Him needs to be more practical. Gone are the days where believers hear the word of God and are unable to practically see it out working in their...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 22, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
God works in many wonderful ways and we see evidence of this all around us. I have seen how He has allowed sicknesses to be healed, marriages to be restored and businesses to be blessed. People have been encouraged by God to start ministries or works which will...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 15, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We’ve heard it said that Jesus paid the ultimate sacrifice for us, but I wonder if we have really applied deep thought into what actually took place on the cross at Calvary. Normally when thinking about Jesus’s death, we are inclined to focus on His physical death,...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 8, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Today, because of the negative economic conditions we live in, we are constantly on the lookout for a ‘deal’ of some sort. Somewhere where we can get something for a bargain price, something for a bulk price or best of all, something for nothing. As long as economic...
by Raymond Pienaar | Dec 1, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Adam was given a free reign in the Garden of Eden, and was told by God, “…I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the earth…to you it shall be for meat”. Everything was placed at his disposal. At that time, there was...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 24, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Exo 30:11 And the LORD said to Moses, 12 “Whenever you take a census of the people of Israel, each man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the LORD. Then there will be no plagues among the people as you count them. 13 His payment to the LORD will...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 17, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
You know one of the most amazing things I find is the way that God talks to us. If we dwell on the fact that He is all powerful and everlasting… then it’s even more incredible that He would take time to talk to you and I. One of the ways He shares His heart with us,...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 10, 2025 | Encouragement Articles, All Articles
A depressed employee….a depressed business…..a depressed economy. Are these three connected in any way? They most definitely are! The worldly definition of ‘Depression’ and some words which could be used in its place are as follows: An act of depressing or a state of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Nov 3, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
We are busy in our lives. Whether it is at work, at play, bringing up children, managing work colleagues or simply trying to make ends meet – we are busy and in today’s world, it seems we are getting busier. We are constantly pouring ourselves out into the lives of...
by Raymond Pienaar | Oct 27, 2025 | All Articles, Encouragement Articles
Jesus told us the two most import commandments are: “…YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’ and then He said, the second most important one is, `YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR...
