Everything Has Its Time.. In each season or time we are called to move in the most excellent way of unfailing, all forgiving, all enduring, eternal love.

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted.
A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down
And a time to build up;
A time to weep
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silent,
And a time to speak.
A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

Just by reading this there is a rhythm, a sway and a beat to the words that vibrates in one’s soul.
We need to discern and know what beat and rhythm we are swaying to. We need to understand the times we are in.
To realise God’s promises in our lives we must set ourselves to God’s beat. His beat is His rhythm, sequence, order, structure, and timing for our lives. If we miss His timing by moving too fast or too slow we’ll fall out of step, and that will affect everything else.
We are not flowing in His rhythm when we figure we can help God birth His promises with our own reasoning; when we get out of step because we are not listening to His voice; when we move to someone else’s beat or constantly seek other’s advice.
For every problem and situation we are praying about, there is a set time for its answers. When we see others flowing in their giftings, we may have to step back and support them, knowing that the same God who has called their season today will call ours tomorrow.
The writer of Ecclesiastes continues to say that ‘ He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts…I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, and nothing taken from it.”
May our prayer be “ Lord, teach me the timing and sequence You have set for my life so I can dance to Your beat for me. May I know the assurance of your eternal purposes in my life and in the fruit of my service”.




Taken from a talk by Pam Ferreira, Ecclesiastes 3,1 Cor 13 and words by Ginger Lindsay.

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30 Second Speech by Bryan Dyson - Former CEO of Coca Cola


Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.
They are friends, family, work, health and spirit and you are keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls-Family, friends, health and spirit- are made of glass. If you drop one of these they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.
They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it.

Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time.
Give the required time to family and friends and have proper rest.

Value has a value only if its value is valued.


Ecclesiastes 3

To everything there is a season.....A time to love...a time for peace.

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The 1st Shona meeting was held at the Eastlynne Community House on 28th March 2010.The attendance was 16 Adults and 5 children.There was a real sense of the presence of God as various people shared their stories of living as foreigners in South Africa. Even though some of these tales had some sad content, others shared words of hope and encouragemnt. Thanks to all who attended and helped.The next meeting is Sunday 25 April at 13:30.
If you know anyone interested to join in please contact Taka and Beatrice Sande Taka.Sande@bigenafrica.com
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Hope

The world's view of hope differs greatly from that of the word of God. Paul in his epistles speaks of patience or perseverance of hope (1 Thess 1:3 ) and hope that never fails. (Rom 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint..). The writer of Hebrews compares hope to an anchor to the soul that is steadfast and sure. Heb 6:19. There is a righteous hope and a false hope. Optimism alone cannot save us from despair.However we can have a living hope that is grounded in God.
Out of Meditations by Selwyn Hughes
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Christ, Our Life by Francis Frangipane

Christ, Our Life

For many, Christianity is simply the religion into which they were born. For others, although Jesus is truly their Savior, their relationship with Him is hardly more than a history lesson, a study of what He did in the past. For those who truly love Him, however, Christ is Savior and more: He is their very life (Col. 3:4). When Jesus is your life you cannot go on without Him.

There is a story of a man who, in search of God, came to study at the feet of an old sage. The master brought this young man to a lake and led him out into the shoulder-deep water. Putting his hands upon his pupil's head, he promptly pushed him under the water and continued to hold him there until the disciple, feeling he would surely drown, frantically repelled the old man's resistance. In shock and confusion the young man resurfaced. "What is the meaning of this?" he demanded. His teacher looked him in the eyes and said, "When you desire God as you desired air, you shall find Him."

Was this not the attitude of psalmist when he wrote, "As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants for Thee, O God" (Ps 42:1)? You see, there is a place in seeking God where our heart goes beyond the limits of desire, where the actual issue becomes one of survival. I need Christ as a drowning man needs air and as a parched deer needs water. It is here, where we feel we cannot exist without seeking and finding the reality of God, that our deepest passion is fulfilled.

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Rick Joyner

Rick Joyner shares on hearing God's voice Prepared for the Times, Part 9
Week 9, 2010


Nature is another media through which God speaks to us. “Nature is God’s second book”—this is basically what the Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 1 and is also stated in Psalm 19. As we are told in Colossians 1, John 1, and other places, all things were made through Jesus and for Him, and they all speak of Him. I have come to believe that everything in nature speaks of Jesus, the only begotten Son and the love of the Father’s heart, in virtually unlimited depth. Because we are a big part of the Father’s plan for His Son, we can see our place in the message of the creation, too.

The key to unlocking the message in everything is Jesus. He is everything that the Father loves, and everything was made through and for Him. In everything that was created, the Father was looking for His Son. He’s looking for His Son in us. We are told in Ephesians 1:9-10: “He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth.”

Since the ultimate purpose of God is for all things to be summed up in His Son, and our basic calling is to grow up in all things into Him, seeing the Son is basic to understanding everything God is doing. Jesus is the basic communication of God, which is why He is called “the Word” of God in the first chapter of John.

As there are basic keys to understanding languages, Jesus is the most basic key to understanding the heavenly language of God. If you want to understand what God is saying to you through a circumstance, look at it from the perspective of the Holy Spirit seeking to bring forth the nature of the Son in you, and it will usually become very clear. We are promised that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose (see Romans 8:28). The ultimate good that could come is for us to see His glory and be changed into His same image—start looking for Him in everything.

I love to read about the great discoveries in physics and astronomy because Psalm 19 is true—the heavens do declare His glory! As someone once said, the worst problem for an atheist is to see a glorious sunset and not have anyone to thank. How can we see anything of the glory of creation and not marvel at and worship the Creator?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning once said, “Earth is crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes—the rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.” This is why we want to see, not just with our natural eyes, but with our spiritual eyes too. This is what the Apostle Paul prayed for in Ephesians 1, that the “eyes of our hearts would be opened.”

Newton was called the “father of modern physics,” and He was a passionate Christian who was likewise seeking to discern Christ in the creation. Newton also believed in what is now called The Bible Code, he and spent years of his life searching for it. The Bible Code is in fact there, but is far too intricate to have been discovered without the help of a computer, which is because God wanted it saved until the end of the age. Even so, whether you believe if The Bible Code is real or not isn’t the point. Newton saw such symmetry and mathematical precision in creation that he simply believed that it must also exist in The Bible in layer upon layer of depth in meaning and purpose. This is because those of his time were just beginning to discover through their relatively crude microscopes that there were far more building blocks to the creation than they had ever perceived before. It’s hard to tell for sure, but Newton could have been “seeing through a glass darkly” (see I Corinthians 13:12), such things as genes and DNA.

Newton’s ideas about The Bible Code were not entirely from observing the creation, but were also from some Rabbi friends who had believed in The Bible Code for generations. The Bible Code is not needed for faith by one who has the Holy Spirit, but its existence is a testimony of how deep and intricate God’s communication with His people is, as well as how awesome the order is that He has placed in all things. There may seem like many random events and situations in nature, but they are only found in that which is man’s domain. In the rest of the creation, an order and purpose is deeper, higher, further, and broader than our small minds can fully perceive.

Einstein also saw a profound common link in all of creation he called “the Reason that manifests itself in nature.” This Reason is Christ through Whom and for Whom all things are created. This is why all things are held together by the Word (Christ) of His power. All things are not God as the pantheists believe, but He is actually in all things and holds the universe together. As the Apostle Paul put it in his interesting discourse on Mars Hill, “In Him we live and move and have our being” (see Acts 17:28).

In Colossians 1:27, we are told that it is “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Sometimes it is easier to see the Lord in nature than it is to see Him in us. Remember, we are the temple! He therefore speaks to us from within, and we need to recognize His voice when He does. He also speaks to us through His people, and we need to discern His voice when He does. Again, this is a devotion to not just hear the words of the Lord, but to hear the Word, Himself. As we come to know Him, we will come to know His voice and recognize Him whenever, however, and through whomever He chooses to speak to us. Read more!

What headlines would you like to see in 2010

This year, why not indulge instead in thinking up the news headlines that you would most like to see in 2010. Here are a few wild possibilities to get your creative juices flowing:. - Bafana Bafana win World Cup; trophy stolen and recovered.
- Presidential song "Bring me my governance framework" goes Platinum.
- 5,000 police officers redeployed to industry due to plummeting crime figures.
- CEO takes self-imposed bonus cut and announces job creation initiative.
- Malema pursues intensive character development programme.
- Rand reaches parity with dollar (US$, not Zim$).
- Dept of Home Affairs wins coveted incorruptibility award.
- Government minister selects VW Golf as ministerial vehicle.
- Great line-up of programmes on SABC tonight.
- Tougher matric paper, better results.
- 200,000 men join march against woman & child abuse.
- Racially diverse "Ubuntu communities" spring up nationwide.
- Churches connect biblical faithfulness and cultural relevance.



Many thanks to TGIF letter
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