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CO L U M N
MILANIE VOSLOO
FIRE-BREAKS
PHOTO: LEEF
WIN
FIRE-BREAKS HAVE
SAVED MANY A
FARM FROM TOTAL
DESTRUCTION AND
HAVE DEFUSED MANY
EXPLOSIVE SITUATIONS
W
e are living in a time with
burning issues at various
levels which have the potential to
make us lose our cool. Potentially
explosive situations which can easily get out of control. The natural
reaction in such situations is to
find the arsonist and call him to
account for his deeds. The reality
is, however, that in the event of
a veld fire the priority would be
to put out the fire and to prevent
more damage, and not to find the
arsonist.
Children of God are called
to be fire-break people. People
called to prevent veld fires and
limit the destruction caused by
fires. Of course this is not easy.
Fire-breaks often have to be made
in inhospitable areas, inaccessible
to bulldozers. Reconciliation has
to be brought about by individuals removing hurdles for others;
people who demonstrate love and
kindness, irrespective of their own
interests, by simple, yet powerful,
actions such as sound communication, understanding, reaching out
- an attitude, a way of speaking,
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doing and not doing.
We may wonder if this is perhaps asking too much. However,
think about where we would have
been if Jesus did not come to build
a bridge between us and God.
Think of how soot-blackened our
world would have been without
this Builder of bridges.
Every single one of us will get
an opportunity in our ordinary
lives to build a road of love, somewhere. Even if we have to dig
deeper than what we find comfortable. May every one of us - fallible but saved people - manage to
do just that.
Father, please help me to live your
example of reconciliation - despite
myself. To build bridges between
people, despite my human nature.
To, despite my own emotions, live by
your all-consuming love.
Apr/May 2016 • SENWES Scenario
Join Milanie Vosloo on her walk
to peace and the God of joy. In
Jou Voetpad na VREDE she tells us
that God wants His children to be
happy and fulfilled, through Him.
The 366 devotions discuss various
themes such as hope, honesty, faith, giving and receiving,
happiness and just being yourself.
Readers will be reassured that
believers can always try again,
despite dark moments, and that
we can be at peace because we are
guided by God.
Milanie’s prayer for her readers
is that their path to peace will
convince them that God will never
desert them and that they will
once again become aware of His
love and grace.
The new book contains 366
devotions on 412 pages. The date
of issue will be in August and the
book will be available at a price
of R189.95. The book follows on
Milanie’s Sielskos vir die vrou wat
lééf, Laat Sy liefde jou lei, Gekoester
in God se liefde, Moed vir elke
môre, Net soos jy is and
Sielsgedagtes.
Win with Senwes en Cum Publishers. One lucky reader can win
a copy of Jou Voetpad na VREDE,
366 devotions on your journey
with the God of joy. SMS Senwes,
Cum, your name, telephone number and e-mail address to 31022 on
or before 25 May 2016.
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