THE SEED
“And He said, “To you, it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest, it is given in parables.’” Luke 8:10
A mystery is something that the mind of humans can not spontaneously understand, it is something that has been hidden and kept a secret. God is mysterious and cannot be found by the means of our searching and efforts. God is beyond the reach of anything and everything. It means that unless God decides to make Himself known He would remain a mystery. Some brethren are content with a shallow faith and shallow understanding of who God is but God wants to reveal to His beloved children more of His character and His plans for mankind. As a child of God’s kingdom, just like the disciples, we have been given to understand the mysteries of our father’s kingdom when we show interest to know it. The disciples desired to know and asked Jesus, then the parable was simplified to their understanding. God will never pressurise anyone, however, He is inviting us all the time to go deeper to know Him more. Dearly beloved, as Christians, you are expected to show interest in knowing more, to experience God more, to understand more, to see more of God’s power operating in your life and through your life, don’t be contented with a shallow understanding of God when you have access to more.
PRAYER
O Lord help me to see you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more closely in Jesus’ name. Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: Luke 8:10-15
AWAMARIDI OLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
Ó sì wí pé, “eyin ni a ti fi fún láti mọ ohun ìjìnlẹ̀ ìjọba Ọlorun; ṣùgbon fun awon elomiran, a pa Lowe fun won pe, ni riri won ki yoo ri àti nigbigbo, kiyo ye won” Lúùkù 8:10
Ohun ijinlẹ jẹ nkan ti ọkan eniyan ko le loye lẹẹkọkan, o jẹ nkan ti o farapamọ ati ti aṣiri. Ọlọrun jẹ ohun ijinlẹ ati pe a ko le rii nipasẹ ọna wiwa ati igbiyanju wa. Ọlọrun kọja arọwọto ohunkohun ati ohun gbogbo. O tumọ si pe ayafi ti Ọlọrun ba pinnu lati sọ ara Rẹ di mimọ Oun yoo je awamaridi. Awọn arakunrin kan ni itẹlọrun pẹlu igbagbọ ti ko jinle àti oye kekere nipa ẹni ti Ọlọrun jẹ ṣugbọn Ọlọrun fẹ lati fi iwa Rẹ han awon omo re ti o nife ati awọn eto Rẹ fun ẹda eniyan. Gege bí ọmọ Ìjọba Ọlorun, ge ge bí àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn, a ti fún wa láti lóye àwọn ohun ìjìnlẹ̀ ìjọba baba wa nígbà tí a bá fi ìfe hàn láti mọ̀ o. Awọn ọmọ-ẹhin fẹ lati mọ, won SI beere lọwọ Jesu, lẹhinna a mu ki owe naa jẹ oun irọrun ti won le ni oye re kia. Ọlorun kì yóò fipá mú ẹnikeni láé, bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, Ó ń pè wá ní gbogbo ìgbà láti tesíwájú, ka si mọ̀ o síi. Eyin olùfe owon, gege bí Kristẹni, a n retí yin wipe ki e fi ife han lati mo siáti fi ìfe hàn sí mímo síi, láti ní ìrírí Ọlorun síi, láti lóye púpọ̀ sí i, láti rí púpo sí i nípa agbára Ọlorun tí ń ṣiṣe nínú ìgbésí ayé rẹ àti nípase ìgbésí ayé rẹ, ẹ má ṣe ní ìtelorùn pelú òye tí kò jìn le nipa Ólorun nigba ti o ni anfaani lati mo o si.
ADURA
Oluwa ran mi lowo lati le mo o sie, ki n feran re pupo, ki n si sun mo opẹkipẹki loruko Jesu. Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 8:10-15