By T Motsepe Fasting is ceasing the pursuit of self pleasure to find what pleases God.Fasting is abstaining from food, at times also water, along with other pleasures in order to seek God or his other attributes or grace. Fasting is the suppression of the flesh to give the spirit ascendency. Fasting is denying the self its pleasure to find the pleasure in God. Fasting shifting from natural provisions to divide provision for sustenance. Fasting is declaring who is God between the stomach and the Lord.Fasting is the cornerstone of humility. Leviticus 16:29 AMP[29] “This shall be a permanent statute […]

By T. Motsepe We live in societies that consistently grapple with one form of crisis or another, identity crisis, mid-life crisis, etc. The reason most of the time is simply that the centre figures that are supposed to allay this crises from us are seldom there. One of those key figures in our lives is a Father. Our security, identity, and belonging stem from the time of fathers we had and the families they created. The greatest privilege and comfort in all this confusion is that God, the heavenly Father, has not let us exclusively to the care of other humans. […]

By T. Motsepe Change or transition, in this context, is equivalent to spiritual growth or repentance or godly transformation. (Rom 2:4, Rom 12:2, Heb 5:12 – 6:3). It also means a deliberate and diligent move from conversion to discipleship by all who’ve believed in, confessed and accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour (Matt 28:18-20). The book of John 8:31-32 reads: “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, ‘If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’.” But what is a disciple? […]

By T. Motsepe Jeremiah 9:23-24 reads: “Thus said the Lord, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might,; let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him that glorieth in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who exercises loving kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these I delight” says the Lord. The Lord reveals the misinformed disposition of man, and his distorted view of what is to be prioritized in his quest to be a better person in […]