THE SEED
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image-any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth” Exodus 20:3-4.
Even though there are still many people in different parts of the world that are still carving out for themselves or creating a form of image or idols to which they bow down and worship as their gods. Some may be because they were born into such practice in their family and some may choose to indulge in such practice. Many others are consciously or unconsciously forming different kind of gods that is different from the one and only Almighty God the creator of heaven and earth in their minds. They believe and say my God will forgive me no matter what I do. I don’t need to repent for my God is a merciful God. They have created another god in their mind. That god is not of the Holy Bible.Some will make an argument that God cannot throw anybody into hell, that He is such a loving God. That is forming a false God. That is creating a God that suits us and the one that we are comfortable with. We should know that God is the one that created us and He gave us instructions to follow so that it can be well with us. The responsibility is now on us to find out who God is; he has revealed Himself to mankind over ages, and also find out His commandments and follow them. Not to be creating a false god for ourselves whether physically like what the children of Israel did in Exodus 32:4 or our mind/heart.
BIBLE READING: Exodus 32:1-4.
PRAYER: Oh Lord, may I serve the only one true God and not serve a false god in Jesus’ name. Amen.
GBIGBE ỌLORUN EKE KALE
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ẹ kò gbọdọ̀ ní ọlọrun mìíràn leyìn mi. Iwọ kò gbọdọ ṣe ere kere fun ara rẹ Tabi aworan ohunkohun ti mbẹ loke ọrun, tabi ti ohun kan ti mbẹ ninu ilẹ nisalẹ tabi ti ohun ti mbẹ ninu omi labẹ ilẹ.” Eksodu 20:3-4
Bí ó tilẹ̀ je pé ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn ṣì wà ní oríṣiríṣi ẹ̀yà ayé tí won ṣì ń gbe ere fun ara wọn tàbí tí won ń dá àwòrán ère tàbí òrìṣà tí won ń tẹrí ba fún, tí won sì ń josìn gege bí ọlorun wọn. Àwọn kan lè mo o mo tabi aimomo gbe Ọlorun kekere kale eyi ti o yato si Ọlorun alagbara ti o da orun oun aye nínú okan won. Wọn gbagbọ wọn si sọ pe Ọlọrun mi yoo dariji mi ohunkohun ti Mo ṣe. Emi ko nilo lati ronupiwada nitori Ọlọrun mi jẹ Ọlọrun alaanu. Won ti dá ọlorun mìíràn nínú ọkàn wọn. Ọlọrun yẹn kii ṣe ti Bibeli Mimọ. Diẹ ninu wọn yoo ṣe ariyanjiyan pe Ọlọrun ko le sọ ẹnikẹni sinu ọrun apadi, pe Oun jẹ Ọlọrun olufẹ bẹ. Eleyi ni ṣiṣẹda Ọlọrun ti o bawa mu ati eyi ti o tuwa Lara. Ó yẹ ká mọ̀ pé Ọlorun ló dá wa, ó sì fún wa ní ìtoni pé ká máa tẹ̀ lé kí ó lè dára fún wa. Ojuse wa bayi ni lati wa ẹni ti Ọlọrun jẹ; ó ti fi ara Rẹ̀ hàn fún aráyé láti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọdún wá, ó sì tún ṣe àwárí àwọn òfin Rẹ̀, kí o sì tẹ̀lé wọn. Kii ṣe lati ṣẹda ọlọrun eke fun ara wa boya nipa ti ara bi ohun ti awọn ọmọ Israeli ṣe ninu Eksodu 32: 4 tabi ọkan wa.
BIBELI KIKA: Ekísódù 32:1-4
ADURA: Oluwa, je ki n sin Olorun otito kan soso ki n ma sin olorun eke ni oruko Jesu. Amin.