Aisha Mbeki

Childbirth and Ritual Purity

When a woman gives birth, she's unclean for specified periods - seven days if a boy, fourteen days if a girl. Then she brings an offering before the Lord. This passage has been used to shame women, t

When God Decides Through Lots

My grandmother doesn't understand how we make decisions anymore. We consult spreadsheets, weigh pros and cons, sometimes flip coins in private. But the apostles casting lots for Matthias' replacement

The promise of restoration - 2 Peter 2

God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to fe

The covenant promise - Zechariah 1

Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. Now I understand why - it's a daily decl

The beauty of holiness - Haggai 1

The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Fait

The character of God - 2 Peter 2

His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The Hebrew word used here carrie

Rivers of living water - Ruth 4

God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. God is fai

The meaning of sacrifice - Jonah 3

God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehens

The character of God - Jude 1

What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Now I understand why - it's a dai

Strength in weakness - Zechariah 14

The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Their context of persecution gives th

Lessons in obedience - Philemon 1

The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these

Lessons in obedience - Ezekiel 36

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstan

Transformation through the Word - 2 Samuel 10

God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God i

God's sovereignty revealed - Hebrews 7

Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke

Trusting God's timing - 2 Timothy 4

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The imagery here is agricultur

Bearing fruit that lasts - Isaiah 43

God is faithful in every circumstance. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance

The armor of God - Matthew 17

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural -

Transformation through the Word - Acts 12

We bring nothing; He provides everything. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every

Wisdom for daily life - Romans 4

Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. God is faithful in every circumstance. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. God is faithful in every circumstance. The Heb

Walking by faith - Genesis 48

God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing -