THE SEED
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service.” — Romans 12:1 (NKJV)
The call to live a sacrificial life is at the heart of true discipleship. It is a life that places God’s will above personal comfort, choosing obedience over convenience. To offer ourselves as a living sacrifice means surrendering our desires, preferences, and ambitions to the One who gave everything for us.
Jesus set the ultimate example of sacrificial living, laying down His life for the redemption of the world. His love was not passive, but active, demonstrated through the cross. In the same way, our worship is not just in our words, but in our willingness to live for Him daily. Living sacrificially may cost us something: time, comfort, resources, or even relationships, but it also positions us to
experience the fullness of God’s purpose. It is a life that seeks not just to receive, but to give; not just to be blessed, but to be a blessing.
BIBLE READING: Luke 9:23-26
PRAYER: Lord, help me to live a sacrificial life, fully surrendered to Your will. Let my life be a reflection of Your love and a living testimony of Your grace in Jesus name, Amen.
ÌPÈ FÚN ÌGBÉ AYÉ RÍRÚ ẸBỌ ÀÀYÈ IRUGBIN NAA
“Nítorí náà mo fí ìyọ́nú Ọlọrun bẹ yìn, ara,kí ẹ̀yìn kí ó fi ara yín fún Ọlọ́run lí ẹbọ aaye, mímọ, ìtẹ́wọ́gbà, eyi ní iṣẹ́-ìsìn yin tí o tọ̀nà.” —Róòmù 12:1.
Ipe lati gbe igbesi aye irubọ wa nínú ọkan ọmọ-lẹhin tootọ. O jẹ igbesi aye ti o gbe ifẹ Ọlọrun ga ju itunu ti ara ẹni lọ, yiyan igbọràn ju irọrun lọ. Láti fi ara wa rúbọ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹbọ ààyè túmọ̀ sí ji- jọ̀wọ́ àwọn ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́, ohùn tí a fẹ́ràn ju, fún ẹni tí ó fi ohun gbogbo fún wa. Jesu fi apẹẹrẹ ti o ga julọ lelẹ ni ti igbe aye irubọ, nípa fifi ẹmi Rẹ lelẹ fun irapada àráyé. Ifẹ rẹ kii ṣe ti ìlọwọwọ ṣugbọn ti ojúṣe, ti a fihan nipasẹ agbelebu. Ni ọna kanna, ìjọsìn wa kii ṣe ninu awọn ọrọ nikan, ṣugbọn ninu ifẹ wa lati máa gbé ìgbé ayé fun-un lojoojumọ. Gbígbé ní ìrúbọ lè
ná wa ní nǹkan kan; akoko, itunu, awọn ohun elo, tabi awọn ìbáṣèpọ, ṣugbọn o tun gbé wá sí ipo wa, lati ni iriri kikun ti ipinnu Ọlọrun. O jẹ igbesi aye ti ko wa lati gbà nikan, ṣugbọn lati funni; kii ṣe lati ni ibukun nikan ṣugbọn lati jẹ ibukun.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 9:23-26
ADURA: Olúwa mu mí gbé ìgbé ayé ẹbọ ààyè, eyi ti a jọwọ pátápátá fún ìfẹ́ Rẹ. Jẹ́kí ayé mi ṣé àfihàn ìfẹ́ àti ẹ̀rí ààyè oore-ọfẹ Rẹ ní orúkọ Jésù Amin.