Sounds of Silence
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Volksrust Recorder - Column/Rubrieke10 Recorder 20 February 2015
'n Onfeilbare RedderOns weet vandag dat niks en niemandonfeilbaar is of was nie! Dieuitspraak met die asemrowendemenslike prestasie “die Titanic” wasdat dit onsinkbaar was en nou ken onsdie geskiedenis al goed van die skipwat al meer as n honderd jaar in sywatergraf lê. “Hierdie skip kan selfsGod nie sink nie” was die uitdagingvan die tyd. In Noag se tyd het ditook so gegaan. God het aan Noag dieopdrag gegee om die ark te bou omdatHy die aarde met n vloed sou vernietigomdat die boosheid van die menstoegeneem het. Dit is duidelik datNoag die mense van sy dag gewaarskuhet. 2 Pet. 2:5 “en die ou wêreld niegespaar het nie, maar Noag, dieprediker van geregtigheid, met seweander bewaar het toe Hy diesondvloed oor die wêreld van
goddelose mense gebring het.” Netdiegene wat ag gegee het op diewaarskuwing is gered nl. agt mense. InMatt. 8:24-26 lees ons “En daar het ‘ngroot storm op die see gekom, sodat dieskuit toe was onder die golwe; maar Hywas aan die slaap. Daarop kom sydissipels en maak Hom wakker en sê:Here, red ons, ons vergaan! En Hy sêvir hulle: Waarom is julle bang,kleingelowiges? Toe staan Hy op enbestraf die winde en die see, en daarhet ‘n groot stilte gekom.” Die dissipelshet nie besef dat met Jesus aan boordhulle skuit nie kan sink nie! Jesus in dieskuit was die Onfeilbare Redder watredding verseker het. Die storm konhulle nie raak terwyl Jesus by hulle wasnie. Mense dink soms hulle is sterk enslim en sal hulle eie redding verseker.Net Jesus in jou lewens boot kan jou
red uit die komende oordeel van God.Hoe kom die Here Jesus in jou lewe?Joh. 1:12 Maar almal wat Homaangeneem het, aan hulle het Hy maggegee om kinders van God te word, aanhulle wat in sy Naam glo; Joh. 14:6Jesus antwoord hom: Ek is die weg endie waarheid en die lewe; niemand komna die Vader behalwe deur My nie. Diedeur wat na hierdie “Onfeilbare Redder”lei is steeds oop. God nooi steeds diemensdom om na Hom te kom en hullesonde saak uit te maak. Lees Jes. 1:18en Matt. 11:28. Wanneer die mens JesusChristus aanneem as Saligmaker enVerlosser dan sê HY in Joh. 10:28 “EnEk gee hulle die ewige lewe, en hullesal nooit verlore gaan tot in ewigheidnie, en niemand sal hulle uit my hand ruknie”. Ef. 1:13 in wie julle ook, nadatjulle die woord van die waarheid, die
evangelie van julle redding, gehoorhet, in wie julle, nadat julle ook geglohet, verseël is met die Heilige Geesvan die belofte. Die groot vraag watgerig word, is “Is Jesus, dieOnfeilbare Redder, in jou lewe?”.Neem Hom aan as jou persoonlikeVerlosser en Saligmaker voordat ditte laat is, soos gebeur het in Noag setyd toe God die deur van die arkgesluit het en net diegene wat in dieark was, gered is. Heb. 4:7....... Vandagas julle sy stem hoor, verhard julleharte nie. Groete in Sy Naam. Ds.Jan Keyser
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VOLSKRUST SEME BUSINESS CHAMBER wish to invite all interested parties to ourfirst official meeting on 24 February 2015.This is a new venture that is born from the needs of people like you who wish to be heardand who dares to make a difference in the Volksrust district.Alle persone van Volksrust, Wakkerstroom, Daggakraal, Amersfoort en Perdekop areaword genooi om hierdie geleentheid by te woon wat sal plaasvind op 24 Februarie 2015.Wie is die persone wat sal baatvind by hierdie inisiatief?If you own or consider to own, or you are a part of any kind of business venture in ourdistrict, you are invited.If your wish to grow your business, or become part of a structured network of businesseswe would like to see you become part of us.The details of the Meeting is as follow:Date: 24/02/2015Time: 18:30Venue: Volksrust Lawn Bowl ClubDress code: Semi-FormalThere will be something to eat(Halaal & Non-Halaal) and a cash bar with drinks will alsobe available.Please confirm your attendance by contacting Willem Hüsselmann on 0824157725 oremail at [email protected] more information, you are welcome to contact any of our Management Committeemembers.
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ChangeYourStory
With Jacques de Villiers
Sounds of Silence
For further information:Jacques de [email protected] 906 3693
I don’t know about you, but sometimes thereis so much noise in my head. There’s so muchnoise in my environment. If it is not the dogsfighting, checking my Facebook profile,paying bills, worrying about my job, then it’ssomething else.There’s always noise.And, it appears that we encourage noise.We’re always doing something, keepingbusy. We even carry this over to our kids. Ifthey say they’re bored we try and findsomething for them to do (or just plonk themin front of the television). In my opinion,boredom is the doorway to creativity. You’veactually got to figure things out.The problem with keeping busy and living innoise all the time is that we don’t giveourselves the space that silence affords us.And, of course some of us don’t want tocontemplate the idea of silence. Becausewhen we are still, we actually have to think.
We have to deal with ourselves. Explore whatis really important. And, sometimes we justdon’t want to. So, we keep busy. In essence,we run away from truly connecting toourselves.Also, when our heads are in constantoverdrive we don’t have the space to thinkand to be creative.It is only in those moments of silence that wehave a chance to let our subconscious mindpercolate those ideas that are hidden underthe noise. Who knows what we can come upwith when we allow ourselves the space tothink?So, take a deep breathe, slow down the chaosand become silent. You may just be surprisedwhat will come out.
It is with a sad and heavy heart that weannounce the passing of Andy van Eyk(owner of Computer Architects in Volkrust)on Saturday 14 February 2015. A service willbe held in Wakkerstroom, Friday 20 February2015 at 11.30am at St Joseph’s CatholicChurch - all who knew and loved Andy arewelcome and encouraged to attend. Andy wasa loving and generous husband, father andfriend.
Andy sadlypasses away...