THE SEED
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity Ecclesiastes. 1: 2(KJV)
How sad can it be for a man to believe they own the world, Some even have the mindset that they will be on Earth forever and acquire everything as theirs, forgetting that we have come to this world for a while and we must leave one day taking nothing with us. Look at this story of a man, to whom God had given riches, wealth and honour, to the extent of having all his Heart desires settled, yet does not have the opportunity to enjoy all that he had but died untimely, which will not be our portion, it was strangers that took over all he had worked tirelessly for! Is the world not a vanity? Do we usually ask ourselves what our gain is in this world? We will work and work to climb the ladder of success, we will be known everywhere, our names will be written and mentioned everywhere and at the end of the day, it is dust for dust! Out of all our wealthy belongings which one would they bury with us, NONE! Even our last home, the casket, the size cannot allow anything aside from our body, the only thing moving on with us is our “deeds” whether they be good or bad. So the best thing for us is to take this life easy, be patient, be tolerant, love your neighbours, do not Covet, be satisfied with whatever you have, eat well from the works of your hand, rest, serve God and FEAR Him who can destroy, both soul and body that can even send them to hell.
BIBLE READINGS: Ecclesiastes 3: 9 – 14
PRAYER: Father grant me Grace to be with you in Heaven, for this world is just Vanity. Amen.
AYÉ ASÁN
IRUGBIN NAA
“Asan inú asan, … gbogbo rẹ̀ asan ní!” Oníwàásù 1:2
Báwo ni yio ṣe jẹ́ ohùn ibanujẹ to, fun àwọn arakunrin kan lati gbagbọ pe awọn ni wọ́n ni agbaye. Diẹ ninu wọn pàápàá ni èrò pé wọn yoo wa lori ilẹ ayé yí lailai ati pe wọn yoo gba ohun gbogbo fun ara wọn. Wọn gbagbe pe a wa si aye fun igba diẹ ati pe a o kuro ni ọjọ kan, a ko si ni mu ohunkohun pẹlu wa. Ẹ wo ìtàn ọkùnrin kan tí Ọlọ́run ti fi ọrọ̀ àti ọlá fún, débi pé gbogbo ìfẹ́ ọkàn rẹ̀ ti balẹ̀, síbẹ̀ kò ni áǹfààní láti gbádùn gbogbo ohun tí ó ní ṣùgbọ́n ó kú láì tó ọjọ́, èyí tí kì yóò rí bẹ́ẹ̀ fún wa. Àwọn alejò ni o gba gbogbo ohun ti o ti ṣiṣẹ láì sí mí fun. Ṣé ayé kì í ṣe asán? Njẹ a sábà máa ń bi ara wa léèrè pé kí ni èrè wa nínú ayé yìí? Ao ṣíṣe títí, láì simi lati gun oke nla dé ibi àṣeyọrí, a o da wa mọ nibi gbogbo, orukọ wa yoo wa ni àkọsílẹ̀, a o si maa darukọ wa nibi gbogbo; ati ni opin ohùngbogbo wọ̀nyí ati ní òpin ọjọ yio jẹ eruku fun eruku. Ninu gbogbo ohun-ini ati awọn ọrọ yi, ewo ni wọn yoo sin pẹlu wa, KO SÍ Paapaa ile wa ti o kẹhin, ti o ńṣe posi ko le gba ohunkohun laaye ti o jẹ́ ti wa, àfi ará ra wa nìkan ni o lé wo inú posi náa; Ohùn kan ṣoṣo ti yió tẹsiwaju pẹlu wa ni “awọn Iṣẹ wa” boya o dara tabi buburu ni. Nitorina ohun ti o dara julọ fun wa lati gba igbesi aye yii ni irọrun, ka ni suuru, ki a ni ifarada, fẹran awọn aladugbo rẹ maṣe ṣe ojukokoro, ni itẹlọrun pẹlu ohunkohun ti o ni, jẹun to dara ninu iṣẹ ọwọ rẹ, sinmi, sin Ọlọrun ki o si bẹru ẹniti o le pa ara ati emi run, ti o si le ran wọ́n lọ fi wọn si ọ̀run àpáàdì.
BIBELI KIKA: Oníwàásù 3:9-14
ADURA: Baba fun mi ni Ore-ofe lati wa pẹlu Rẹ̀ ni Orun, nitori asan ni aye Amin.