THE SEED
“But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” Hebrews 12:18-22
Within the Old Testament, individuals were recorded to be scared and in utter awe of God’s presence. For example, in Exodus 20:18-19, “when the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance and said to Moses, ‘Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.’” The people were terrified since they knew they were sinful and God is sacred and magnificent, with power beyond imagination. However, the book of Hebrews makes a difference to clarify the significance of Jesus’ death for our purpose. When Jesus died on the cross, he experienced the same separation from God that terrified the Israelites. By paying for our sins and reconciling us to God, Jesus cut through that darkness until the end of time, through His resurrection. The dread of being in God’s presence is now not there since we can approach God through Christ, the one he cherishes and accepts. Hebrews encourages us to approach God at any time. Through Jesus, God made himself accessible.
PRAYER Father Lord, thank you for giving the way for us to come to you through Christ, the one and only Saviour. Help us to live for you all the days of our lives. Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: Hebrews 4
TITO OLORUN WA PELU GBOGBO IGBOYA NINU JESU KRISTI
IRUGBIN NAA
“Sugbon eyin wa si oke sioni ati si ilu Olorun alaaye si jerusalmu ti orun…” Heberu 12:18-22
Ni majemu lailai, awon eniyan ma nberu niwaju Olorun. Fun apere ninu Eksodu 20:18-19: nigbati awon eniyan ri monamona ati ara, ti won si gbo iro fere, ti won ri eefin lori apata, won wa riri pelu eru. Won duro si ibi to jina, won si wi fun Mose wipe ki o bawon soro funra re wipe awon yio gbo. Nitori awon yio ku ti Olorun ba ba awon soro. Okan awon eniyan naa poruru nitori won mo wipe elese ni awon, Olorun si je mimo ati olola pelu agbara to koja oye. Iwe Heberu se apejuwe pataki iku Jesu fun wa. Ni igba ti Jesu ku fun wa lori igi, o ni iriri iyapa naa kuro ni odo Olorun ti o deru baa won omo Isreli. Jesu ti ba ise okunkun je nipa pipa ese wa re ati sise olulaja laarin awa ati Olorun, nipase ajinde re. Ko si iberu fun wa mo lati wa ni iwaju Olorun nitori a le to Olorun wa nipase Jesu, eni tio fe tio si gba wa.
ADURA
Oluwa eseun nitoriwipe e fun wa ni ona lati to yin wa nipase Jesu, Olugbala kan soso. Ranwalowo lati gbe igbe aye wa fun o ni gbogbo ojo aye wa. Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Heberu 4