TESTIMONY OF SALVATION
THE SEED
“And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because he also is a son of Abraham; for the son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19: 9-10 NKJV
In the Bible reading, Jesus affirmed Zaccheus’ new status and what he represented. Do you enable salvation to come to your house? There are many examples of individuals in the bible that had a divine encounter with God, and they invited their families to join in worshipping God. We read about Peter, Cornelius, Lydia, Timothy, to mention a few, taking the good news home to their families. Our salvation testimony can be beneficial to our family, although some people only share testimonies of how they made money, business, wealth, or promotion without the testimony of salvation. Zacchaeus met Christ, who told him that “salvation has come to his house today.” Many people nowadays receive salvation and pardon from sin. Yet, they do not share the testimony with families; they prefer to hide it away. Sometimes, it could be because they are ashamed to let their families know that they just became born again. Perhaps they have been seen as churchgoers, and they are not so bold to declare at home that “I have just given my life to Christ”. Such a person needs to remember that God does not condemn anyone who comes to Him, as He has no pleasure in the death of a wicked person. Consider your testimony, do you love others and want them to be saved too? If yes, please take the story of your salvation home. Let your family hear of the love of Christ. Do not be a barrier to others hearing the good news.
BIBLE READING: Luke 19: 1-10
PRAYER: Lord, enable me to be a facilitator and a messenger of your saving grace to my household.
ẸRI IGBALA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Jesu si wi fun u pe, Loni ni igbala de ile yii nitori pe oun pẹlu jẹ́ ọmọ Abrahamu; nítorí Ọmọ-Eniyan wá láti wá ati láti gba èyí tí ó sọnù là.” Lúùkù 19:9-10
Nínú Bíbélì kíkà, Jésù fìdí ipò tuntun Sákéú àti ohun tó dúró fún. Ṣe o jẹ ki igbala wa si ile rẹ? Ọ̀pọ̀ àpẹẹrẹ ló wà nínú Bíbélì nípa àwọn èèyàn tó ní àjọṣe tó dán mọ́rán pẹ̀lú Ọlọ́run, wọ́n sì ké sí àwọn ìdílé wọn láti dara pọ̀ mọ́ Ọlọ́run. A kà nípa Pétérù, Kọ̀nílíù, Lídíà, Tímótì, àti bẹ́ẹ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ bí wọ́n ṣe ń mú ìhìn rere lọ sọ́dọ̀ ìdílé wọn. Ẹ̀rí ìgbàlà wa lè ṣàǹfààní fún ìdílé wa. Botilẹjẹpe awọn eniyan kan pin awọn ẹri ti bii wọn ṣe ṣe owo, iṣowo, ọrọ, tabi igbega laisi ẹri ti igbala. Sakeu pade Kristi, ẹniti o sọ fun u pe “igbala ti de ile rẹ loni.” Ọpọlọpọ eniyan ni ode oni gba igbala ati idariji lọwọ ẹṣẹ. Síbẹ̀, wọn kò ṣàjọpín ẹ̀rí náà pẹ̀lú àwọn ìdílé; nwọn fẹ lati tọju rẹ kuro. Nígbà míì, ó lè jẹ́ nítorí pé ojú máa ń tì wọ́n láti jẹ́ kí àwọn ìdílé wọn mọ̀ pé wọ́n ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ di àtúnbí. Bóyá wọ́n ti rí wọn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọmọ ìjọ, wọn kò sì nígboyà láti kéde ní ilé pé “Mo ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ fi ẹ̀mí mi lélẹ̀ fún Kristi”. Irú ẹni bẹ́ẹ̀ ní láti rántí pé Ọlọ́run kì í dá ẹnikẹ́ni lẹ́bi, níwọ̀n bí kò ti ní inú dídùn sí ikú ènìyàn burúkú. Gbé ẹ̀rí rẹ yẹ̀wò, ṣe o fẹ́ràn àwọn ẹlòmíràn tí o sì fẹ́ kí wọ́n ní ìgbàlà pẹ̀lú? Ti o ba jẹ bẹẹni, jọwọ gba itan igbala rẹ si ile. Jẹ ki idile rẹ gbọ ti ifẹ Kristi. Má ṣe dí àwọn ẹlòmíràn lọ́wọ́ láti gbọ́ ìhìn rere.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 19:1-10
ADURA: Oluwa, jẹ ki n jẹ oluranlọwọ ati ojiṣẹ ti oore-ọfẹ igbala rẹ si idile mi.Amin.