SHARING IS CARING
THE SEED
“I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20: 35(KJV).
Sharing can be defined as the act of freely giving out something. Such includes effort, material goods, or emotional support to others in a way that demonstrates compassion, empathy and kindness. By sharing, we show that we value others and want to contribute to their well-being, even if it means sacrificing some of our resources or comfort. It’s a way of showing that we care about someone’s needs and experiences, and want to help them, when we can.
Sharing is about looking beyond our needs and wants, and considering the needs and wants of others.
It’s about being selfless and compassionate. It means thinking beyond just what we can gain from a situation and instead focusing on what we can give to others. In the old testament, the law of Moses contains several commands about helping the poor and needy, such as the requirement to leave the edges of fields unharvested so that the poor can glean from them. This practice was the factor that brought Ruth, the Moabite into the life of Boaz who later became her husband. She went to glean in the farm of Boaz, as a poor widow but her life later became a blessing to Boaz. It is indeed a blessing to share whatever you have with others, God desires it.
BIBLE READING: Ruth 2:1-10
PRAYER: Oh Lord, give me a kind heart towards my fellow man, to be able to share my blessing with them in Jesus name, Amen.
ITOJU NI FIFUNNI NI NKAN
IRUGBIN NAA
“Mo ti fi ohun gbogbo hàn yín, bí ó ti yẹ kí ẹ̀yin kí ó máa ṣiṣẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ láti máa ran àwọn aláìlera lọ́wọ́, kí ẹ sì ranti àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ Jesu Oluwa, bí ó ti wí pé ó bukun láti fifún ju láti gbà lọ.” Iṣe awon aposteli 20:35 (KJV).
Pinpin le jẹ asọye bi iṣe ti fifun ohun kan larọwọto. Iru bẹ pẹlu igbiyanju, awọn ohun elo ti ara, tabi atilẹyin ẹdun si awọn miiran ni ọna ti o ṣe afihan aanu, itara ati inurere. Nípa ṣíṣàjọpín, a ń fi hàn pé a mọyì àwọn ẹlòmíràn, a sì fẹ́ láti ṣètìlẹ́yìn fún ire wọn, àní bí ó bá tilẹ̀ túmọ̀ sí fífi díẹ̀ lára àwọn ohun ìní wa tàbí ìtùnú rúbọ. Ó jẹ́ ọ̀nà kan láti fi hàn pé a bìkítà nípa àwọn àìní àti ìrírí ẹnì kan, tí a sì fẹ́ ràn wọ́n lọ́wọ́ nígbà tí a bá lè ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀. Pinpin jẹ nipa wiwa kọja awọn aini ati awọn ifẹ wa, ati gbero awọn iwulo ati awọn ifẹ ti awọn miiran. O jẹ nipa jijẹ aibikita ati aanu. Ó túmọ̀ sí ríronú rékọjá ohun tí a lè jèrè láti inú ipò kan, dípò kí a tẹjú mọ́ ohun tí a lè fi fún àwọn ẹlòmíràn. Nínú Májẹ̀mú Láéláé, Òfin Mósè ní àwọn òfin púpọ̀ nínú nípa ríran àwọn tálákà àti aláìní lọ́wọ́, irú bí ohun tí a nílò láti fi àwọn etí pápá sílẹ̀ láìkórè kí àwọn tálákà lè máa pèéṣẹ́ nínú wọn. Ìwà yìí ló mú kí Rúùtù, ará Móábù wọ ìgbésí ayé Bóásì tó wá di ọkọ rẹ̀ nígbà tó yá. Ó lọ pèéṣẹ́ ní oko Bóásì gẹ́gẹ́ bí òtòṣì opó ṣùgbọ́n ìgbésí ayé rẹ̀ wá di ìbùkún fún Bóásì. Nitootọ ibukun ni lati pin ohunkohun ti o ni pẹlu awọn ẹlomiran, Ọlọrun fẹ ẹ.
BIBELI KIKA: Rúùtù 2:1-10
ADURA: Oluwa, fun mi ni inu rere si eniyan ẹlẹgbẹ mi lati le pin ibukun mi pẹlu wọn ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.