THE SEED
“So Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins that very same day as God had said to him.” Genesis 17:23 NKJ
The 17th Chapter of Genesis tells the story of God initiating the Abrahamic Covenant which we now also partake in through Jesus Christ. However, on this day, the Covenant was sealed with Abraham by the circumcision of all the males in his household. Abraham was 99 years old by now, and his son Ishmael was 13. Male circumcision, where the male foreskin is removed permanently, is a very painful operation. It would have been understandable for Abraham to give himself and his household a few days to prepare and brace themselves for the pain they were going to face. God did not tell him it had to be done immediately. But Abraham carried out this instruction that very day, why didn’t he wait? Abraham understood one thing that we also need to understand today. The longer you put off and think about what you must do, the greater the possibility that you will postpone that action indefinitely. Maybe if he had waited, and thought about it very well, he wouldn’t have done it at all. If it is God who asked you to do something, and you haven’t done it yet, what are you waiting for? If Abraham is our father, we must emulate his attitude towards the instructions from God. Be instant in your obedience.
BIBLE READING: Genesis 17:1-14
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, even when I do not like what You tell me to do, I will obey Your leading and Your direction, in Jesus name,. Amen.
ÌGBORAN LESEKESE
IRUGBIN NAA
“Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Ábúráhámù mú Íṣímáẹ́lì ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀, gbogbo àwọn tí a bí ní ilé rẹ̀ àti gbogbo àwọn tí a fi owó rẹ̀ rà, gbogbo ọkùnrin nínú àwọn ọkùnrin ilé Ábúráhámù, ó sì kọ wọn ní ilà ní ọjọ́ náà gan-an gẹ́gẹ́ bí Ọlọ́run ti sọ fún un. ” Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 17:23
Abala kejìdínlógún ti Jẹ́nẹ́sísì sọ ìtàn nípa Ọlọ́run tí ó pilẹ̀ májẹ̀mú Ábúráhámù tí àwa pẹ̀lú nípìn-ín nínú nípasẹ̀ Jésù Krístì. Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, ní ọjọ́ yìí, májẹ̀mú náà ni a fi èdìdì di pẹ̀lú Ábúráhámù nípasẹ̀ ìkọlà ti gbogbo àwọn ọkùnrin nínú agbo ilé rẹ̀. Ẹni ọdún mọ́kàndínlọ́gọ́rùn-ún [99] ni Ábúráhámù ní báyìí, ọmọ rẹ̀ Íṣímáẹ́lì sì jẹ́ ọmọ ọdún mẹ́tàlá [13]. Yóò ti jẹ́ ohun tí Ábúráhámù ní láti fi ara rẹ̀ àti agbo ilé rẹ̀ fún ọjọ́ díẹ̀ láti múra sílẹ̀ kí wọ́n sì fi ara wọn gbára dì fún ìrora tí wọn yóò dojú kọ. Ọlọrun ko sọ fun u pe o ni lati ṣe lẹsẹkẹsẹ. Ṣùgbọ́n Ábúráhámù mú ìtọ́ni yìí ṣẹ lójoojúmọ́! Kilode ti ko duro? Ohun kan loye Abrahamu, pe a tun nilo lati loye loni. Ni gun ti o fi silẹ ki o ronu nipa ohun ti o gbọdọ ṣe, ti o ṣeeṣe ti o pọ si pe iwọ yoo sun iṣẹ yẹn siwaju titilai. Boya ti o ba ti duro, ti o si ro nipa rẹ daradara, ko ba ti ṣe e rara. Ti o ba jẹ pe Ọlọrun ni o beere lọwọ rẹ lati ṣe ohun kan, ti o ko ba tii ṣe, kini o n duro de? Ti Abraham ba jẹ baba wa, a gbọdọ farawe iwa rẹ si awọn ilana lati ọdọ Ọlọrun. Jẹ lẹsẹkẹsẹ ni ìgbọràn rẹ.
BIBELI KIKA: Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 17:1-14
ADURA: Baba ọrun, paapaa nigba ti Emi ko fẹran ohun ti O sọ fun mi lati ṣe, Emi yoo gbọràn si ìlànà Rẹ ati itọsọna Rẹ, ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.