THE SEED
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3
The opening scripture encourages Christians to have hope in spite of present suffering, because of future glory, and to maintain hope as we live out our lives. Hope is necessary for our well-being. Hope gives significance to life choices and enables people to endure living in a fallen world where pain, suffering and injustice are the norm. The object of living hope is the promise that the true believer is the beneficiary of God who will receive an inheritance that can never perish. The foundation of a living hope is found in knowing that this inheritance is secured by God’s power and guarded by our faith. This is a hope that will never die, that will never fade away, that will never let us down. Dearly beloved, as Christians we can lay claim to the one hope that will never let us down. It’s a living hope, made sure by the risen Lord Jesus Christ. His resurrection is the sign that we too will be raised to a new life. His Holy Spirit given to us is the guarantee that God’s life is flowing through us and will keep us safe until the end. That’s the hope that we have been given.
PRAYER
O Lord let your living water and your lively hope flow in me. In Jesus name, Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: 1 Peter 1
IRETI AAYE
IRUGBIN NAA
“Olubukun ni olorun ati Baba Jesu Kristi Oluwa wa, Eniti o tun wa bi gege bi opolopo aanu re sinu ireti aaye nipa ajinde Jesu Kristi kuro ninu oku” 1 Peter 1:3
Eko kika yi ngba awa onigbagbo ni iyanju lati ni ireti lairo ti ijiya oni nitori ogo ola, ki a si ni ireti bi a se ngbe igbe aye wa. Ireti se Pataki fun ilera wa. Ireti se Pataki si awon oun ti eniyan yan o sin fun awon eniyan ni okun lati roju ninu aye ti o kun fun inira, ijiya ati aisododo. Ireti ni ileri wipe onigbagbo otito je ajogun Olorun ti yio gba ogun ti ko le dibaje. Ipile ireti aaye ni a ri ninu mi mo wipe agbara Olorun se aabo fun ogun yi, o si nilo
Igbagbo wa. Ireti tik ii ku leyi, ko si le pare, ko si lee ja wa kule. Ara, gegebi Kristeni, a le gba ireti naa tik ii jani kule, ireti aaye ni ti o daniloju nipa ajinde Jesu Kristi Oluwa. Ajinde re je idaniloju wipe awa naa yio wa ninu aye titun. Emimimo ti a ri gba ni idaniloju wipe emi Olorun ngbe ninu wa, yio si pa wa mo titi dopin. Ireti ti a rigba ni eyi.
ADURA
Oluwa, jeki omi iye ati ireti aaye ma san ninu mi ni oruko Jesu. Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: 1 Peteru 1