“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.” (1 John 1: 5-7)

“In ons verbondenheid met Hom en deur ons geloof in Hom kan ons met vrymoedigheid en vertroue na God gaan.” (EFESIËRS 3:12)

“Depend on the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” (Proverbs 16:3)

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17: 7-8)

“God het ons uit die mag van die duisternis gered, en verplaas na die koninkryk van sy geliefde Seun”. (Kolossense 1:13)

“After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6: 2-3)

“Yimani ngoko enkululekweni, athe uKristu wasikhululela kuyo; nize ningabuyi nibanjwe yidyokhwe yobukhoboka. (Kumagalati 5:1)

"Elkeen wat die sonde doen,is 'n slaaf van die sonde...As die Seun julle dan vrygemaak het, sal julle waarlik vry wees." (Johannes 8: 34-36)

“How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we’re a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth. It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.” (Ephesians 1: 3-12)

“Xa ndilikhangelayo izulu lakho, umsebenzi weminwe yakho, Inyanga neenkwenkwezi ozimisileyo: Uyintoni na umntu lo, le nto umkhumbulelayo? Unyana womntu, le nto umvelelayo? Umsilelise kancinane ebuThixweni, Wamthi jize ngobuqaqawuli nangobungangamela. Umphathisé ubukhosi phezu kwemisebenzi yezandla zakho, Zonke izinto ùzibeke phantsi kweenyawo zakhe.”

(Iindumiso 8:3‭-‬6)

“Julle moenie aan hierdie sondige wereld gelyk word nie, maar laat God jule verander deur jule denke te vernuwe. Dan sal julle ook kan onderskei wat die wil van God is, wat vir Hom goed en aanneemlik en volmaak is.” (Romeine 12:2)

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13)

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

“Siyazi ke ukuba zonke izinto zisebenziselana okulungileyo kwabo bamthandayo uThixo, kwababiziweyo ngokwengqibo yakhe.” (Kwabaseroma 8:28)

“Die tong het mag oor dood en lewe.” (Spreuke 18:21)

“James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:

Greetings.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.” (James 1:1-8 & 19-21)

“Ukuba ke ngoko kukho usizo kuKristu, ukuba kukho ukhuzo lothando, ukuba kukho ubudlelane boMoya, ukuba kukho imfesane neemfefe, luzaliseni uvuyo lwam, ukuze nicinge ntonye, ninaluthando lunye, ninamphefumlo mnye, nicinga nto-nye; ningenzi nanye into ngokweyelenqe, nangokozuko olulambathayo. Yithini ngokuthobeka kwentliziyo omnye ambalele omnye ekuthini nguyena wongamileyo kunaye. Makangathi elowo axunele kwezakhe izinto zodwa, elowo makaxunele nakwezabanye.” (Kwabasefilipi 2: 1-4)

“Wees altyd beskeie, vriendelik en geduldig, en verdra mekaar in liefde. Lê julle daarop toe om die eenheid wat die Gees tussen julle gesmee het, te handhaaf deur in vrede met mekaar te lewe.” (Efesiers 4: 2-3)

"For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness.” (Colossians 2: 9-10)

Siphokazi Xungu will be one of our isiXhosa contributors to the Insight channel. Look out for more she will be sharing in the coming weeks 😁

Chloe Kelfkens will be one of our English contributors to the Insight channel. Look out for more she will be sharing in the coming weeks 😁