CHRIST, OUR REDEEMER
THE SEED
“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.” Ephesians 1:7 KJV
When we sin, we deserve to die, however, God, through His everlasting love, has given us a second chance to live through the death of His Son, Jesus Christ. He is our Redeemer. Redemption is the process whereby Christ died willingly on the cross of Calvary, His blood was the ransom to purchase believers from slavery to sin and to bring us back to God. Redemption allows us to have eternal life and gives us freedom from the power of sin. We are saved, when we believe in Jesus Christ and give our lives to Him after asking for forgiveness. Because He died for us, we are saved by grace. He cannot die individually for us whenever we are ready to give our lives to Him. However, he died once and for all, while we were still sinners. He gave us the Holy Spirit to live within us and access to eternal life. Before Saul became Paul, he was against the Christians, persecuting and killing them because he was an unbeliever. After he met Christ, his attitude and behaviour changed, but his reputation made others doubt his conversion to Christianity. However, Paul showed himself as a genuine convert, preaching and winning souls for Christ. Despite his conversion, the Romans sought to kill him and committed him to prison many times. Through his zeal for the work of God, he wrote many of the letters in the New Testament. No matter what you have done, God can change you and use your story for His good to glorify His name. Through redemption, we are reconciled to God, which invariably leads to victorious living, protection from evil, flourishing and the Holy Spirit enables us to be perfect towards doing great exploits.
BIBLE READING: Revelation 5:9-14
PRAYER: Christ Jesus, do not let your suffering be in vain in my life, cleanse me from my sins, Amen
KRISTI, OLURAPADA WA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ninu ẹniti a ni idande nipa ẹjẹ rẹ, idariji ẹṣẹ, gẹgẹ bi ọrọ ore-ọfẹ rẹ.” Efesu 1:7
Nigba ti a ba ṣẹ, a yẹ lati ku, sibẹsibẹ, Ọlọrun, nipasẹ ifẹ ainipẹkun Rẹ, ti fun wa ni aye keji lati wa laaye nipasẹ iku Ọmọ Rẹ, Jesu Kristi. Oun ni Olurapada wa. Ìràpadà jẹ́ ọ̀nà tí Kristi fi tinútinú kú lórí àgbélébùú Kalfari, ẹ̀jẹ̀ rẹ̀ ni ìràpadà láti ra àwọn onígbàgbọ́ kúrò nínú oko ẹrú ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àti láti mú wa padà sọ́dọ̀ Ọlọ́run. Idande gba wa laaye lati ni iye ainipekun o si fun wa ni ominira kuro ninu agbara ẹṣẹ. A ti ni igbala nigba ti a gbagbo ninu Jesu Kristi ti a si fi aye wa fun un lẹhin bibéèrè fun idariji. Nitoriti o ku fun wa, a ti gbawala nipa ore-ọfẹ. Oun ko le ku fun olukuluku wa nigbakugba ti a ba ṣetan lati fi ẹmi wa fun Rẹ. Àmọ́, ó kú lẹ́ẹ̀kan ṣoṣo, nígbà tá a ṣì jẹ́ ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀. O fun wa ni Ẹmi Mimọ lati gbe inu wa ati wiwọle si iye ainipekun. Kí Sọ́ọ̀lù tó di Pọ́ọ̀lù, ó lòdì sí àwọn Kristẹni, ó ń ṣe inúnibíni sí wọn, ó sì ń pa wọ́n nítorí pé ó jẹ́ aláìgbàgbọ́. Lẹhin ti o pade Kristi, iwa ati ihuwasi rẹ yipada, ṣugbọn orukọ rere rẹ jẹ ki awọn miiran ṣiyemeji iyipada rẹ si Kristiẹniti. Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, Pọ́ọ̀lù fi ara rẹ̀ hàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí olùyípadà tòótọ́, ó ń wàásù, ó sì ń gba àwọn ènìyàn lọ́wọ́ fún Kristi. Bó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ó yí padà, àwọn ará Róòmù wá ọ̀nà láti pa á, wọ́n sì fi í sẹ́wọ̀n lọ́pọ̀ ìgbà. Nípasisẹ̀ ìtara rẹ̀ fún iṣẹ́ Ọlọ́run, ó kọ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ lẹ́tà nínú Májẹ̀mú Tuntun. Ohunkohun ti o ti ṣe, Ọlọrun le yi ọ pada ki o si lo itan rẹ fun rere Rẹ lati fi ogo fun orukọ Rẹ. Nipasẹ irapada, a wa ni ilaja pẹlu Ọlọrun, eyiti nigbagbogbo n ṣamọna si igbesi aye iṣẹgun, aabo lati ibi, ti ndagba ati Ẹmi Mimọ n jẹ ki a jẹ pipe si ṣiṣe awọn anfani nla.
BIBELI KIKA: Ìṣípayá 5:9-14
ADURA: Kristi Jesu, maṣe jẹ ki ijiya rẹ jẹ asan ni aye mi, wẹ mi mọ kuro ninu awọn ẹṣẹ mi. Amin.