THE SEED
Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37
Jesus gave His disciples a few crucial reminders the night before His crucifixion. He made a connection between love and obedience in John 14:21 when He said, “He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me.” To put it another way, loving the Lord and obeying Him go hand in hand. What directives are we to follow? The two most important commandments, according to Jesus, are to love your neighbour as yourself and the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37-39). How we live these out will be revealed by the Holy Spirit. We show our love for Jesus by letting rid of a self-centred mindset and putting others before ourselves, by forgiving instead of getting angry, or by being grateful even in the face of difficult circumstances. Jesus continually demonstrated his love for the heavenly Father throughout his life on earth (John 14:31). It takes a heart that yearns to please Him, a will that is bent toward submission, and a mind that persistently seeks His guidance to imitate His example. Make it a habit to ask yourself these two questions: What does God’s obedience look like in this circumstance? How can I obey God more completely?
PRAYER
Our Father and our God, give me the grace to obey you more and more and grant me the spirit of obedience, Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: John 14:16-31
BÍI IGBORAN SE SO PO MO IFE
IRUGBIN NAA
Jésù dáhùn pé: Fi gbogbo ọkàn-àyà rẹ àti gbogbo ọkàn rẹ àti gbogbo èrò inú rẹ nífe Oluwa Ọlọ́run rẹ. Mátíù 22:37.
Jésù fún àwọn ọmọ eyìn re ní àwọn ìránnilétí pàtàkì díe ní alẹ́ tí ó ṣáájú kíkàn re mọ́gi. O ṣe asopọ laarin ifẹ ati igboran ninu Johannu 14:21 nigbati o sọ pe, “Ẹniti o ba ni awọn ofin mi ti o pa wọn mọ ni ẹniti o nifẹ mi.” Láti sọ ọ́ lọ́nà mìíràn, níní ifẹ́ Olúwa àti ìgbọràn si, won Jo kowon rin. Awọn ilana wo ni a gbọdọ tẹle? Awọn ofin pataki meji, gẹgẹ bi Jesu, ni lati fẹ ọmọnikeji rẹ bi ara rẹ ati Oluwa Ọlọrun rẹ pẹlu gbogbo ọkàn rẹ, ọkàn, ati ero (Matteu 22:37-39). Bi a se n mu awon Oro wọnyi lo ni a o se afiwon re nipasẹ Ẹmi Mimọ. A máa ń fi hàn pé a nífeẹ́ Jésù nípa jíjáwọ́ nínú ìrònú onímọtara-ẹni-nìkan àti fífi àwọn ẹlòmíràn ṣáájú ara wa, nípa dídáríjini dípò ìbínú, tàbí nípa jije olope ninu awon idojuko ti a n la koja. Jesu fi ifẹ rẹ han si Baba ọrun nigbagbogbo ni gbogbo igba igbesi aye rẹ lori ilẹ (Johannu 14:31). Eyi nilo ọkàn ti o poungbe, ọkàn eyi ti o faraji, àti ọkàn ti o wa itosona re lati se afarawe àpẹẹrẹ re. Jẹ́ kó jẹ́ àṣà re láti bi ara rẹ láwọn ìbéèrè méjì yìí: Kí ni ìgbọràn Ọlọ́run rí nínú ipò yìí? Báwo ni mo ṣe lè ṣègbọràn sí Ọlọ́run ní kíkún?
ADURA
Baba wa ati Olorun wa, fun mi ni oore-ofe lati gboran si yin ki o si fun mi ni emi igboran, Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Jòhánù 14:16-31