THE SEED
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: Matthew 7:24
Christ, but also Christ revealed in us, is the Rock on which every Christian is to be built: Christ exhorts us to erect our homes on the rock-solid foundation of Christ using fine brick and stone. The storms of guilt, the waves of humiliation, and the winds of temptation that regularly crash on our shores can only be withstood by the rock; that is Jesus. Isn’t that our life’s most solid foundation? Isn’t it wonderful to know that, despite how terrible sinners we are and how inadequate our spiritual shacks and structures are, we always have a shelter to go to in the basement, which is our foundation in Christ. Jesus provides us with protection from God’s wrath as it approaches the shore. We could lose a few windows and a few shingles as the devil hammers on our structures, but the foundation will be there. We still have the ability to find refuge from the storm even though the tornadoes of temptation sweep away our thoughts. We have the assurance of salvation through trust in Christ, even though our homes could be bigger and better and our lives of righteousness are far from where they could be. “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand,” we sing.
PRAYER
O Lord, let me build on that rock-solid foundation, I pray against every spirit of unrighteousness in my life. Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: Matthew 7:18-26
ILE ORI APATA
IRUGBIN NAA
Nitorinaa ẹnikẹni ti o ba gbọ ọ̀rọ temi wọnyi, ti o ba si ṣe wọn, emi o fi i wé ọlọ́gbọ́n eniyan kan, ti o kọ́ ile rẹ̀ si ori apata. Matteu 7:24
Kristi, ati Kristi pẹlu ti a fi han ninu wa, ni Apata ti a ko gbogbo Kristiani le lori: Kristi gba wa niyanju lati gbe ile wa sori ipilẹ apata Kristi nipa lilo biriki ati okuta daradara. Awọn iji ti ẹbi, awọn iji ti itiju, ati awọn ẹfũfu idanwo ti o nwaye nigbagbogbo ni awọn eti okun wa nikan ni a le koju nipasẹ apata; eyi tin se Jesu. Ohun sa ni ipinle aye wa? Ṣe ko jẹ ohun iyanu lati mọ pe, Bi ati je ẹlẹṣẹ buburu to ati bi aya ara temi wa se ku die kaato,a ni ibi aabo lati lọ, eyiti o jẹ ipilẹ wa ninu Kristi. Ani ore oofe lati ri ibi abo kuro ninu iji. Jésù ń pèsè ààbò fún wa lọ́wọ́ ìbínú Ọlọ́run bí ó ṣe ń sún mọ́. A le padanu awọn ohun diẹ bi esu ti n kolu awon eya ile wa, ṣugbọn ipilẹ wa yoo duro sinsin. A tun ni agbara lati wa ibi aabo kuro ninu iji bi o tilẹ jẹ pe awọn iji lile ti idanwo gba awọn ero wa kuro. A ni ìdánilójú ìgbàlà nípa ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé wa nínú Krístì, bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé àwọn ilé wa lè pọ̀ síi tí ó sì sàn jù àti pé ìgbé ayé òdodo wa jìnnà sí ibi tí won lè wà. “Lori Kristi apata ti o lagbara ni mo duro, gbogbo ilẹ miiran iyanrin ni,” a kọrin.
ADURA
Oluwa, je ki n kole sori ipile apata na, mo gbadura lodi si gbogbo emi aisedede ninu aye mi. Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Mátíù 7:18-26