THE SEED
”Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.“ John 15:13
In our journey of faith, we find inspiration in the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus Christ. As stated in the above scripture, no greater sacrifice can withstand the sacrificial love of Christ who laid His life down for us to have eternal life. Christ’s crucifixion is a great example of selflessness that demonstrates the transformative power of sacrifice. This act is foretold by the Prophet Isaiah, where it is written, “He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.” As followers of Christ, we are called to emulate His sacrificial love in our daily lives. Though we are not called to make another ultimate sacrifice of dying for anyone but our ultimate sacrifice can also be expressed in the small, but consistent acts of love and kindness towards others. Considering other’s feelings and putting others’ interests before our own, be forgiving and think about how we can make others happy and comfortable in our presence mostly when it is not convenient for us. We need to emulate Him who died for us so that we can be able to bring more people to the cross by our minute but meaningful sacrifice.
BIBLE READINGS: Isaiah 53:1-9
PRAYER: Lord, help me to embrace the call to sacrificial living so that my selfless actions can mirror the love of Jesus on the cross. Amen.
IRUBO TI O GAJU LO
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ko si ẹnikan ti o ni ifẹ ti o tobi ju eyi lọ, pe ẹnikan fi ẹmi rẹ lelẹ nitori awọn ọrẹ rẹ.” Johannu 15:13
Nínú ìrìnàjò ìgbàgbo wa, a rí ìmísí nínú ìrúbọ tí ó ga jùlọ tí Jésù Krístì ṣe. Gẹgẹ bi a ti sọ ninu iwe-mimọ ti o wa loke, ko si irubọ ti o tobi ju ti o le koju ifẹ irubọ ti Kristi ti o fi ẹmi Rẹ lelẹ fun wa lati ni iye ainipẹkun. Kikan Jésù mo Àgbélébù je àpẹrẹ ńlá ti àìmọtara-ẹni-nìkan tí ó ṣàfihàn agbára ìyípadà ti ìrúbọ. Wòlíì Aísáyà ti sọ telẹ̀ nípa ìṣe yìí, níbi tí a ti kọ̀wé rẹ̀ pé: “A gún un nítorí ìrékọjá wa, a gbá a molẹ̀ nítorí àìṣedédé wa; Gege bí ọmọleyìn Kristi, a pè wá láti fara wé ìfe ìrúbọ Rẹ̀ nínú ìgbésí ayé wa lojoojúmo. Bi o tilẹ jẹ pe a ko pe wa lati ṣe irubọ ti o ga julọ ti iku fun ẹnikẹni ṣugbọn ẹbọ riru wa ti o ga julọ ti a le Fi han ni Fifi ife han si omo ẹnikeji. Fifi t’omo ẹnikeji wa saaju, didariji ati rironu bi a se le mu Inu omo ẹnikeji wa dun paapa ni àkoko ti ko rorun fun wa. A nilo lati fara wé Ẹniti o ku fun wa ki a le ni anfani lati mu awọn eniyan pupọ wa si ori agbelebu nipase àkoko àti irubo wa.
BIBELI KIKA: Aísáyà 53:1-9
ADURA: Oluwa, ṣe iranlọwọ fun mi lati gba ipe si igbe aye irubọ ki awọn iṣe aibikita mi le ṣe afihan ifẹ Jesu lori agbelebu. Amin.