The full spectrum of light in its various facets are all measurable sources of energy, each part including its own powerful life-giving power. On the other hand, darkness cannot be measured. You cannot make darkness less or more, dark. Darkness is simply the absence of light, and therefore it is a “nothing”.

During the financial collapse of the Zimbabwean dollar, the Reserve Bank increased interest rates overnight to 600%p/a. Many companies went bankrupt, and my own engineering company and farm also faced imminent bankruptcy. How does one deal with such impossible situations? Only through a supernatural intervention by God and wisdom which He gives. Such was a time for competing with horses.

One of the most challenging and life-changing Scriptures for me must be Paul’s words of encouragement to the Hebrew Christians who had endured much persecution.

Consider the magnitude of the challenge which these few words present: Heb 10:34 “For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.”

I know that many have become confused as to how to pray, and I understand the reason for the confusion.

These are difficult things to understand. The prophets' cry echoes the difficulty. 

“... Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease ...” (Jer 12:1)

“How long, O YHWH, will I call for help, and You will not hear? I cry out to You, ‘Violence!’ Yet You do not save. (Hab 1:2)

A punishment from God or an attack of the enemy?

There are at least 4000 prophetic Scriptures about the end times. It is plain that God wants us to have hope, because faith is built upon hope, and faith is vital for a victorious Christian life.

The question of who is behind the pestilences, droughts, wars and disasters that we experience in the world is therefore very important.

In 1Chronicles 12:32 we read about certain sons of Issachar who were “men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do”. These men came to assist David to become king. Saul, the king, was dead.

A season had passed and a new season was upon them. These men had an insight into the seasons of YHWH, and this insight assisted them to make good decisions for the betterment of the nation as a whole.

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