THE SEED
“Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay.” Luke 10:7 NLT.
We are all on a mission and a journey to accomplish something in our lives. We must identify what constitutes distractions and how to avoid them. Jesus was talking to the 72 disciples here and was giving them instructions on how to go about their missionary work, what to do and what to look out for or avoid. He told them in verse 4 that they should not even stop for greetings on the road, which means that there are times in our journey of life when some unnecessary associations, friendships might be a form of distraction on our part. Jesus even told them to stay in one place, and not move from house to house.Has it ever crossed your mind why Jesus said this? One of the things that crossed my mind when I read this, and which I want to dwell on, is that looking for alternatives all the time and always seeking better choices in life itself is a distraction because it has the potential to sway one’s focus from the journey and impact one’s ability to withstand the test of trials. It makes us susceptible to thinking that if one thing does not work out in our favour as quickly as we want it, then we can easily switch to another. The Bible teaches us about endurance. As children of God, we must understand clearly what our mission in life is.There would be times when God would want us to stay in a particular place, even though it may not be the most comfortable place at the time but because we understand our mission and His purpose for our lives, it will help us to yield ourselves to what God is doing rather than going about and looking for an easy way out.
BIBLE READING: LUKE 10: 1-12.
PRAYER: Father, I pray that you will help me to yield myself to your lead and instructions in this journey of life. Help me to quickly identify the distractions on my way and give me the strength to avoid them in Jesus’ name. Amen
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IRUGBIN NAA
“Ni ilé kan na ni kí ẹ̀yìn kí ó sì gbé, ki ẹ máà jẹ, ki ẹ sí máà mú ohunkohun ti wọ́n ba gbé fún yin: nítorí oya ọya alagbaṣe tọ si i. Ẹ maṣe ṣì lati ilè dé ilé”. LUKU 10:7.
Gbogbo wa loni iṣẹ ti a pin funni ati irin-ajo lati ṣaṣeyọri ohun kan ninu igbesi aye wa. A gbọ́dọ̀ mọ ohun tó jẹ́ ìdiwọ̀ àti bí a ṣe lè yẹra fún wọn. Jésù ń bá àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn méjìléláàádọ́rin [72] sọ̀rọ̀ níbí, ó sì ń fún wọn ní ìtọ́ni nípa bí wọ́n ṣe lè máa ṣe iṣẹ́ ihinrere wọn, ohun tí wọ́n o máa ṣe àti ohun tí ó yẹ kí wọ́n ṣe, tàbí kí wọ́n yẹra fún wọn. Ó sọ fún wọn nínú ẹsẹ 4 pé kí wọ́n má tiẹ̀ dẹ́sẹ̀ dúró fún ìkíni lójú ọ̀nà, èyí tó túmọ̀ sí pé àwọn ìgbà kan wà nínú ìrìn àjò ìgbésí ayé wa nígbà tí àwọn ìbákẹ́gbẹ́pọ̀ tàbí ìbádọ́rẹ̀ẹ́ tí kò pọndandan lè jẹ́ oríṣi ìdiwọ̀ li ojú ọ̀nà wa. Jésù tilẹ sọ fún wọn pé kí wọ́n dúró sí ibì kan, kí wọ́n má sì má lọ láti ilé dé ilé. Njẹ o ti ro nínú ọkan rẹ tẹlẹ, idi ti Jesu fi sọ eyi? Ọkan ninu awọn ohun ti o kọja lọkan mi nigbati mo ka eyi, ati eyiti Mo fẹ lati gbe yẹ wo, ni pe, wiwa awọn ọna miiran nigba gbogbo ati wiwa awọn ọ̀nà ti o tun dára jùlọ ni igbesi aye wa lé jẹ idiwọ, nitori pe o ni agbara lati mú erongba wa kúrò lójú ọ̀nà irin-ajo; lati le koju idanwo. Ó jẹ ki a ni ìmọ̀lára lati ronu pe ti ohun kan ko ba ṣiṣẹ ni ọ̀nà ti a fẹ kánkán, ni bi a ṣe fẹ, lẹhinna a le pèlú irọrun yipada si omiiran. Bíbélì kọ́ wa nípa Ìfaradà. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí Ọmọ Ọlọ́run, a gbọ́dọ̀ lóye to ye koo ro nipa ohun tí iṣẹ́ yan fún wa látì ṣé nínú ìgbésí ayé wa jẹ́. Àwọn akoko kan wa nigba ti Ọlọrun yio fẹ ki a duro ni aaye kan pato, botilẹjẹpe o le ma jẹ aaye ti o ni irọrun julọ ni akoko náà, ṣugbọn nitori pe o loye iṣẹ ti a pinfun eni kòò kan,eyi ti o jẹ́ ipinnu Rẹ fun igbesi aye wa, yio ṣe iranlọwọ fun wa lati yí ọkàn sí ohùn ti Ọlọ́run ńṣe dípò kí a máa wá ọ̀nà tó rọrùn.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 10 : 1-12.
ADURA: Baba, mo gbàdúrà pé kí o ràn mí lọ́wọ́ láti yi àrà mí padà si itọsọna Rẹ ati awọn ilana ni irin-ajo igbesi aye yii. Ran mi lọwọ lati ṣe idanimọ awọn idiwọ ni ọna mi, ki o fun mi ni agbara lati yago fun wọn ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.