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Known and loved by God How wonderful and comforting to live with the understanding of God’s omniscience. He knows everything about us – every thought. God’s children are under His loving watch, day and night. He loves and cares for us so much, and He watches over us all the time. Conviction is a gift Sometimes we feel guilty or ashamed of what we think, say, or do, and wish He didn’t know everything. Yet those moments are His way of convicting us and giving us the opportunity to repent and put things right. We have the Holy Spirit living in us to guide and help us in every situation. He will always point us to say and do the right thing; we just need to recognise His voice. Walking…
Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, as well as what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to keep letters to 150 words as we have limited space. Did you miss an issue of JOY! Magazine? Access past copies of JOY! Magazine (print or digital) by scanning this QR code. Faithful Creations competition We invite you to share your beautifully coloured-in pictures from our monthly faith-inspired colouring pages. At the end of the year, we will showcase the winners. • Colour in the colouring page featured in JOY! (there is a new one each month – each new submission is a new entry). • Take a clear…
Email your questions to: info@joymag.co.za I am single and feel like I cannot wait any longer for the right man. I just want to be loved and settle down. “For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you” (Matt 6:32-33). It is important to keep a vital, prayerful relationship with the Lord so that He may lead you to the right person at the right time (if that is His will for your life), because, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord” (Psa 37:23). Jesus said, “For there are eunuchs who were born thus from…
1 JOHN 4:1-21 ABIDESANTICHRISTBELIEVEDBELOVEDBOLDNESSBROTHERCHILDRENCOMMANDMENTCONFESSESERRORFALSE FEARFLESHGODHATESHEARSJUDGEMENTLIARLOVEMANIFESTEDPERFECTEDPROPHETS PROPITIATIONSAVIORSINSSPIRITSTESTIFYTHROUGHTORMENTTRUTHWARSWORLD This word search was crafted by Theresa Denson Jones, a Cape Town-based author. Theresa has recently brought out her own fun book of Biblical word searches and multiple choice questions. If you would like to order a copy for only R90, email holyspiritinspirations@gmail.com. “I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” – Revelation 3:8…
1 Who was the high priest who taught Samuel when he was a child? ____________________ 2 Who was the first person to build an altar to the Lord? ____________________ 3 What is the name of the sea that Paul was shipwrecked in? ____________________ 4 What item did David use to defeat the Philistine champion Goliath? ____________________ 5 What city was Paul on his way to when he had his conversion experience? ____________________ 6 What major body of water did Jesus walk on? ____________________ 7 Which disciple identified Jesus as the Messiah when Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” ____________________ 8 What vision did Peter have that led to him accepting Gentile converts? ____________________ 9 Who was the king who granted Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild…
#44: Feb/Mar 2026 All answers can be found throughout this month’s JOY! Magazine. Answers will be published in the April issue of JOY! ACROSS The parable of the prodigal son is a ____ story, not a warning. Ministry on a mission to equip 1 million evangelists in Africa (acronym). Cross walker Reini Coetzee is now in which nation? Church in Revelation that was “alive ... but dead”. We are made in God’s ______. Country at the top of the Open Doors World Watch List. Musa Xulu resigned from the ___ committee. The Lord’s Supper. Myan Subrayan’s latest book, Raising ________. Founder of Alpha and Omega International (first name). Bear Grylls’ real first name. Gospel artist who has just released a new song (surname). What fastened itself to Paul’s hand on…
