THE SEED
‘Then Peter and the other Apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men’ Acts 5:29 KJV
Obedience includes performing tasks at the appropriate time and as when due. When it comes to obeying God, it involves following His instructions promptly and without hesitation. Obedience to God may not be as easy as it is said to be. It may go against everything acceptable to society. But one thing is constant: if God says, Do this, and you do it, you are helped all the way. Obedience can be hard, but with God’s help, everyone will think it comes easily. Even when we tell others about our challenges because God is involved, it seems unbelievable. Also, God wouldn’t tell us to do anything that is beyond what He can do through us. Therefore, because he knew we could do it, he gave us the responsibility. God does his work through his people. Many times, when God tells us to take a particular responsibility, maybe from the Holy Spirit, hearing in prayers, or even when he sends someone to us, he wants us to do exactly what he tells us to do. Ease might not be the case; however, God sees us; he knows the end from the beginning. It might not be pleasing in our eyes or even in the eyes of the people around us; it might not even make sense right now. But if we listen and do as he says, no matter how difficult it may seem, he will see us through, as we have obeyed and did not do it with our human discretion.
BIBLE READING: Acts 5:19–29
PRAYER: Dear God, help me to obey you, even when it doesn’t make sense to me yet. Amen.
GBORAN SI ỌLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
Nigbana ni Peteru ati awọn aposteli iyokù dahùn, nwọn si wipe, o yẹ ki a gbọ́ ti Ọlọrun jù eniyan lo. Iṣe Aposteli 5:29
Ìgbọràn wa Lara ṣiṣe oun ti o to ni akoko ti o yẹ. Gbigbọràn sí Ọlọ́run je títele àwọn ìtọ́ni re láìjáfara. Ìgbọràn sí Ọlọ́run lè má rọrùn gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ti sọ pé ó jẹ́. O le lodi si ohun gbogbo ti o ṣe itẹwọgba si awujọ. Ṣugbọn ohun kan duro sinsin ti Ọlọrun ba sọ pe, Ṣe eyi, ti o ba ṣe, a ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ ni gbogbo ọna. Ìgbọràn le jẹ oun ti o soro ṣugbọn pẹlu iranlọwọ Ọlọrun, gbogbo eniyan yoo ro pe o wa ni irọrun. Paapaa nigba ti a ba sọ fun awọn ẹlomiran nipa awọn ipenija wa nitori pe Ọlọrun wa pelú wa, yio je oun ìrorùn ti o soro lati gbagbọ. Pẹlupẹlu, Ọlọrun kii yoo sọ fun wa lati ṣe ohunkohun ti o kọja ohun ti O le ṣe nipasẹ wa. Nítorí náà, nítorí ó mo pé a lè ṣe é, ó fi iṣẹ́ náà lé wa lọ́wọ́. Ọlọrun ṣe iṣẹ rẹ nipasẹ awọn eniyan rẹ. Lọ́po ìgbà, nígbà tí Ọlọ́run bá sọ fún wa pé ká ṣe ojúṣe kan pàtó, bóyá láti odo emí mímọ́, gbígbọ́ àdúrà, tàbí nígbà tó bá rán ẹnì kan sí wa pàápàá, ó fẹ́ ká ṣe e. O le ma je oun ìrorùn sibẹsibẹ, Ọlọrun ri wa; o mọ opin lati ibẹrẹ. Ó lè má dùn mọ́ni lójú wa tàbí lójú àwọn èèyàn tó yí wa ká; o le ma je oun ti o mogbon dani sugbon ti a ba gboran, ti a si se oun ti o wi bi o ti wu ki o nira to, oun yio ran wa lowọ de opin nitori pe a ti gboran.
BIBELI KIKA: Ìṣe Awon Apostle 5:19–29
ADURA: Ọlọ́run owọ́n, ràn mí lọ́wọ́ láti ṣègbọràn sí ọ, àní nígbà tí kò bá bọ́gbọ́n mu fún mi. Amin.