THE SEED
“Can anyone tell the Lord what to do? Who can teach Him or give Him advice? With whom does God consult to know and understand and to learn how things should be done?” Isaiah 40:13-14 GNT
In the area of communication, there is a difference between ‘tell’ and ‘ask’. Telling someone to do something is giving them instruction or order to do as they are told, it’s an
authoritative language. Alternatively, asking is the language of making the request. The scripture above asks whether anyone can tell God what to do? The answer is complete no! No human is given such privilege because the pot cannot ask the potter ‘why have you made me in this form?’ We are God’s creation; the work of His hands and we must always let this guide us in all our dealings with Him. Some prayers will never be answered if one keeps telling God, ‘This is what I want, this is where and when I want it, and this is how I want it done!’ That is being prescriptive. He will never answer such prayers. All we need to do is to always make our request known to God by asking in humility and leave with God the how and when it’s done because it is God’s area of jurisdiction. Trust Him, God knows the best approach to sort us out.
PRAYER
Lord, let me always be guided by your Spirit in all my requests before You. Amen
BIBLE READINGS: Jeremiah 18:1-6
MAṢE JÉ OLUPAṢE NÍNÚ ÌBĒRE RẸ
IRÚGBÌN NÁÀ
“Tali o ti tọ́Ẹmi Oluwa, tabi ti iṣe igbimọ̀rẹ̀ti o kọ́ọ? Tali o mba a gbìmọ, tali o si kọ́ọ lẹkọ́, ti o si kọ́ọ ni ọ̀na idajọ, ti o si kọ́ọ ni ìmọ, ti o si fi ọ̀na oye hàn a?” Isaya 40:13-14 BM
Nínú ètò ibanisọrọ, iyatọ wa nínú sísọ fún ati bibēre. Siso òrò fún eniyan túmọ̀sí pipàṣẹ láti ṣe ohun tí a sọ fún wọn, eyi jẹ èdè àṣẹ. Sugbon bibēre je èdè lati bẹbẹ. Ọrọ Olọrun ti o wà
lókè yí bēre wípé ‘Nje enikan wa ti o le kọ́Ọlọrun ni ohun tí yíò ṣe?’ Idahun na ni wípé kosi enikankan! Kòsí eniyan tí a fún ní irú anfani yi. Nítorípé ìkòkò ko lē sọ fún amọkòkò wípé ‘bawo ni o ṣe mọ mí bayi’? A jẹ iṣẹ ọwọ Ọlọrun a sì ni láti jẹ ki o mā dárí wa ninu ibaṣepọ wa pẹlu rẹ́. Awọn ádùrá kan wa ti ki yóò si ìdáhùn fún ti a ba tẹsiwaju lati ma pàṣẹ fun Ọlọrun wípé ‘ohun
bayi ní mo fẹ́, igba bayi ni mọ fē ati bayi ni mo ṣẹ fẹ́kí o ṣē!’ Èyí jẹ ṣíṣe àpèjúwe aláṣẹ, o sì jẹ́ohun tí ko tọ́láti ṣe si Ọlorun. Olorun kìi gbọ́irú àwọn ádùrá bẹ̄. Ohun ti o lẹtọ fún wa ni wípé kí a sọ ibere wa di mimọ̀fún Ọlọrun ninu ìrẹlẹ, ki a si fi ohun gbogbo sílẹ fún Ọlọrun láti ṣe nítorí Olorun nikan lo mọ ọna tí yíò gbà láti ṣiṣẹ wa.
ÁDÙRÁ
Olùwà, je ki ẹmi rẹ mā tọ mi ninu gbogbo ìbéèrè mi níwájú rẹ. Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Jeremiah 18:1-6