THE SEED
“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:12 (NIV)
To walk in the way of love is to live as Christ lived: sacrificially, selflessly, and consistently. It is a call to reflect His heart in our relationships, to love without condition, and to serve without seeking recognition. Just as Christ laid down His life as a fragrant offering, we too are called to pour out our lives in love for others. This kind of love is not always convenient or comfortable. It may require us to
forgive when we’ve been hurt, to give when it costs us something, and to serve when it feels unnoticed. Yet, this is the essence of Christ’s command: that we love one another as He has loved us. As you go about your day, choose to walk in the way of love. Let your life be a reflection of the sacrificial love of Christ, a light in a world that desperately needs His touch.
BIBLE READING: Ephesians 5:1-10
PRAYER: Lord, teach me to walk in the way of love. Let my life reflect Your heart, and my actions demonstrate Your grace in Jesus’ name, Amen.
RÍRIN NÍNÚ Ọ̀NÀ ÌFẸ́ IRUGBIN NAA
“Nitorina ẹ máa ṣé afarawe Ọlọ́run bí àwọn ọmọ ọ̀wọ́n; Ẹ si máà rìn ni ìfẹ́, gẹgẹ bi Kristi pẹ̀lú ti fẹ́ wa, tí ó sí fí ara Rẹ fún wa ọ̀rẹ́ àti ẹbọ fún Ọlọ́run fún àwọn oòrùn dídùn.” Éfésù 5:12
Lati rin ni ọna ifẹ ni lati gbe bi Kristi ti gbe: ni fifi ara Rẹ̀ fún irubọ, lai mo-tara-ẹni nìkan, ati nigbagbogbo. Ó jẹ́ ìpè láti fi ọkàn Rẹ̀ hàn nínú àwọn àjọṣe wa, láti nífẹ̀ẹ́ láìsí ilakalẹ àti láti sìn, láì wá ìdánimọ̀. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí Kristi ṣe fi ẹ̀mí rẹ̀ lélẹ̀ bí ẹbọ olóórùn dídùn, a pè wá pẹ̀lú láti tú ìgbé ayé wa jáde nínú ìfẹ́ fún àwọn ẹlòmíràn. Iru ifẹ yii kii ṣe ohùn to rọrun nigbagbogbo tàbí ti o wá pẹ̀lú ìtura. Ó béèrè fún kí a dárí ji, ni nígbà tí a bá ṣẹ̀ wá, láti fúnni nígbà tí ó bá ná wa ní nǹkan kan, kí a sì sìn nígbà tí a kò bá fí ọkàn sí i. Síbẹ̀, èyí ni kókó àṣẹ Kristi: pé kí a nífẹ̀ ara wa gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti nífẹ̀ wa. Bi ó ṣe n lọ nípa ọ̀nà rẹ̀ ni ọjọ jọ, yan lati rin ni ọna ifẹ. Jẹ ki igbe aye rẹ jẹ afihan irú ifẹ, fifi ara ẹni rubọ bi i tí Kristi, imọlẹ ninu aye ti o fi itarara nilo ifọwọkan RẸ̀.
BIBELI KIKA: Éfésù 5:1-10
ADURA: Olúwa, kọ mí láti rìn nínú ìfẹ́. Jẹ́kí ayé mí jẹ́ àfihàn ọkàn Rẹ. Kí ìṣe mí fi ore-ọfẹ Rẹ hàn ni orúkọ Jesu Àmín.