THE SEED
“Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. And he went out to meet Asa and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.” 2 Chronicles 15:1-2 NKJV
From time immemorial God has been constant in His relationship with humans being. One of God’s unique characteristics is faithfulness. He desires that we learn from Him and be faithful children to Him as well. God loves us but will never force Himself on us. He has done everything possible to show His love to us. God will continue to make us realise how much He loves us in every way. In the scriptural verses above, King Asa established to us how to mend our crooked way because of God. When he became king of Judah, the first thing he did was make amendments to the relationship Judah had with God. This relationship had broken not because God ceased to be God but because the people left the living God to follow strange gods. King Asa turned things around with the authority he has as a king, he brought his people back to God asking for forgiveness and making a new covenant with God that they will serve Him alone and not strange gods. All along God didn’t go away from them, because they are His chosen people just like us today. God never leaves His chosen people but He would always wait on them to come back home to him whenever they stray away from Him. As God’s beloved, don’t ever believe the lies of the devil that God has forsaken you. God will not forsake you but He can chastise you for doing wrong after knowing that God is always waiting for us to come back to Him to make an amendment.
BIBLE READING: 2 Chronicles 15:3-15 NKJV
PRAYER: Lord I know that you can never leave or forsake me for my wrongdoing, please always help me to come back to you while you are still waiting. Amen
ỌLORUN WA PẸLU AWON AYANFE RẸ NI GBOGBO IGBA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Nísinsin yìí, Ẹ̀mí Ọlorun bà lé Azaraya ọmọ Ódédì. Ó sì jáde lọ pàdé Asa, ó sì wí fún un pé: “Ẹ gbo tèmi, Ásà àti gbogbo Júdà àti Beńjámínì. Oluwa wa pelu re nigbati o wa pelu Re. Bi enyin ba wa a, eyìn o ri; ṣùgbon bí ẹ bá kọ̀ o sílẹ̀, òun yóò kọ̀ yín sílẹ̀.” 2 Kíróníkà 15:1-2
Lati igba atijọ Ọlọrun ti wa nigbagbogbo ninu ibasepo rẹ pẹlu awọn ẹda eniyan. Ọkan ninu awọn abuda alailẹgbẹ Ọlọrun ni otitọ. Ó fe kí a kekọ̀o lodọ̀ Rẹ̀ kí a sì je ọmọ olóòóto sí òun pẹ̀lú. Ọlọrun fẹ wa ṣugbọn kii yoo fi ipa gbe ara Rẹ le wa. Ó ti ṣe ohun gbogbo láti fi ìfe Rẹ̀ hàn sí wa. Ọlọrun yoo tẹsiwaju lati jẹ ki a mọ bi O ṣe fẹràn wa ni gbogbo ọna. Nínú àwọn ẹsẹ Ìwé Mímo tó wà lókè yìí, Ásà Ọba fìdí rẹ̀ múlẹ̀ bí a ṣe lè tún ọ̀nà wíwo wa ṣe nítorí Ọlorun. Nígbà tó di ọba Júdà, ohun tó koko ṣe ni pé ó ṣe àtúnṣe sí àjọṣe tí Júdà ní pẹ̀lú Ọlorun. Ibasepo yii ti bajẹ kii ṣe nitori pe Ọlọrun dẹkun lati jẹ Ọlọrun ṣugbọn nitori pe awọn eniyan fi Ọlọrun alaaye silẹ lati tẹle awọn ọlọrun ajeji. Ọba Asa yi awọn nkan pada pẹlu aṣẹ ti o ni gẹgẹ bi ọba, o mu awọn eniyan rẹ pada si ọdọ Ọlọrun ti o beere fun idariji ati da majẹmu titun pẹlu Ọlọrun pe wọn yoo sin Oun nikan, kii ṣe awọn ọlọrun ajeji. Ní gbogbo ìgbà, Ọlorun kò kúrò lodọ̀ wọn, nítorí pé won je àyànfe ènìyàn rẹ̀ gege bí àwa náà lónìí. Ọlorun kìí fi àwọn àyànfe Rẹ̀ sílẹ̀ ṣùgbon yóò dúró dè won láti padà wá sí ilé rẹ̀ nígbàkúùgbà tí won bá ṣáko lọ kúrò lodọ̀ Rẹ̀. Gege bí olùfe Ọlorun, má ṣe gba àwọn iro esu gbo láéláé pé Ọlorun ti kọ̀ o sílẹ̀. Ọlorun kò ní kọ̀ o sílẹ̀ ṣùgbon Ó lè bá ọ wi fún ṣíṣe àìto leyìn mímọ̀ pé Ọlorun máa ń dúró dè wá láti padà sodọ̀ Rẹ̀ láti ṣe àtúnṣe.
BIBELI KIKA: 2 Kíróníkà 15:3-15
ADURA: Oluwa mo mọ pe iwọ ko le fi mi silẹ tabi kọ mi silẹ fun aiṣedede mi, jọwọ ran mi lọwọ nigbagbogbo lati pada si ọdọ rẹ nigbati o tun duro. Amin