THE SEED
Then the LORD said to Moses, “… You are to worship at a distance, but Moses alone is to approach the LORD…” Exodus 24:1-2 NIV.
In Exodus 24:1-2, the Lord wanted only Moses to come up to Him and forbade others not to come up with Moses. God is Holy and He requires holiness from His worshippers. However, the story changed with the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Once redeemed, we now have graceful access to God, there is no more barrier, as there is no more condemnation if you are in Christ. In Hebrews 4:16, Christians are encouraged to confidently draw near to the throne of grace. Jesus took only three of His disciples to the Mount of Transfiguration- indeed a privilege for them. Nevertheless, He wanted to empower them so they could also empower others. Only Moses was allowed to come up to that mountain and he was also there on the Mount of Transfiguration. The Psalmist asked, Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? He answered that such a person must have clean hands and a pure heart, Psalm 24. Worshipping requires a total commitment from the heart, we should aspire to grow in our knowledge and fellowship with God. The more we move closer to God through our daily prayer and studying His words, the more we are empowered to climb the mountain of holiness. We are therefore separating ourselves gradually from the world.
BIBLE READINGS: Exodus 24:1-4
PRAYER: Lead my heart Lord to worship you as you desire.
A KÒ JỌ́SÌN LÁTI Ọ̀NÀ JÍJÌN MỌ
IRUGBIN NAA
“Olúwa sí sọ fún Mósè pé, … Ki ẹ̀yìn kì o sí máà sìn ní òkèrè réré. Mósè nìkanṣoṣo ní yíò sí sunmọ Olúwa; …” Eksodu 24:1-2
Ninu Eksodu 24:1-2 , Oluwa fẹ ki Mose nikanṣoṣo ki o gòke tọ̀ ọ wá ki o si palaṣẹ fun awọn ẹlomiran lati ma bá Mose gòkè wá. Ọlọrun jẹ mimọ ati pe O nilo iwa mimọ lati ọdọ awọn olujọsin. Sibẹsibẹ itan naa yipada pẹlu ibi, igbesi aye, iku ati ajinde Jesu Kristi. Ni kete ti a ti rà wa pada, ni bayi ni a ti ni oore-ọfẹ lati ri ààyè si ọdọ Ọlọrun, ko si idena mọ, kò sí ìdálẹ́bi mọ́ bí ẹ bá wà ninu Kristi Jesu. Ninu ìwé Heberu 4:16, a gba awọn Kristian niyanju lati fi igboya sunmọ itẹ Ore-ọfẹ. Jésù mú mẹ́ta péré lára àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀hìn rẹ̀ lọ sí Òkè Ìparadà, àǹfààní ńlá ló jẹ́ fún wọn. Sibẹsibẹ O fẹ lati fun wọn ni agbara ki wọn tun le fun awọn ẹlomiran ni agbara. Mose nikan ni a gba laaye lati gòke lọ si oke naa ati pe o tun wa nibẹ lori Oke Iparada. Onísáàmù béèrè pé, ta ni ó lè gùn orí òkè Olúwa lọ? tali o le duro ni ibi mimọ́ rẹ̀? Ó dáhùn pé irú ẹni bẹ́ẹ̀ gbọ́dọ̀ ní ọwọ́ tí ó mọ́ àti ọkàn mímọ́, Sáàmù 24. Ìjọsìn jẹ́ láti inú ọkàn-àyà, a gbọ́dọ̀ lépa láti dàgbà nínú ìmọ̀ àti ìrẹ́pọ̀ pẹ̀lú Ọlọ́run. Bi a ṣe n sunmọ Ọlọrun sii nipasẹ adura ojoojumọ ati kika awọn ọrọ Rẹ, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni a nfun wa ni agbara lati gun ori oke iwa mimọ. Nitorina a n ya ara wa sọtọ diẹdiẹ kuro ninu aye.
BIBELI KIKA: Eksodu 24:1-4
ADURA: Dari ọkàn mi Oluwa lati sin ọ bi o ti fẹ.