THE SEED
“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
There is a thief and he is the devil. The devil has taken aim at every believers! His design is to steal, to kill and to destroy. He will lie to us, discourage us, try to steal from us, entrap us, turn us against each other, and blind us to the will of God. He is real, he is not a myth. Satan tries to rob us of life – both eternal life and abundant life – through his lies and deception, and if we listen to him, he will steal away life as a thief in the night. He wants to bring about death, and loss of joy and fulfilment. The devil not only seeks to steal abundant life in Christ, but he seeks to steal away eternal life – not only from believers, but also from the lost. The devil keeps the lost confused, and not understanding, by causing them to question God’s Word. He might interject in their mind, “How can I trust the Bible? Wasn’t Jesus just a prophet and a good person? How can I believe He was God’s Son, and arose from the grave?” Because of their confusion, they do not know what to believe, and so they never choose to believe in Jesus as Savior. The way the devil steals eternal life is to deceive the lost into staying lost. The way in which the devil steals eternal life is to deceive the lost into believing that they’re okay without Jesus. We must come to realize that there is only one way to enter heaven, and that is through Christ alone (John 14:6).
BIBLE READING: John 10
PRAYER: By the power of the Holy Ghost, the devil will not steal my eternal life in Jesus name Amen
OLE WA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ole ki i wa, bikose lati jale, ati lati pa, ati lati parun: Emi wa ki e le ni iye, ati ki won ki o le ni lọpọlọpọ.” Jòhánù 10:10
Ole kan wa oun ni Esu. Eṣu ti ṣe ifọkansi si gbogbo onigbagbọ! Apẹrẹ rẹ ni lati ji, lati pa ati lati parun. Òun yóò puro fún wa, yóò kó ìrewesì bá wa, yóò gbìyànjú láti ji nkan lowo wa, yóò Fi wa sinu idekun, yóò yí mu wa koju ija si ara wa, yóò sì fowa lójú sí ìfe Ọlorun. Otitọ ni, kii ṣe arosọ. Satani ngbiyanju lati ja wa lole iye – ati iye ainipẹkun ati iye lọpọlọpọ – nipasẹ awọn irọ ati ẹtan rẹ, ati pe ti a ba gbọ tirẹ, yoo ji igbesi aye wa lọ bi olè loru. O nfe lati mu iku wa, ki o gba ayo lowo wa ati ko si mu ife okan re se. Eṣu ko wa lasan lati ji iye lọpọlọpọ ninu Kristi, ṣugbọn o n wa lati ji iye ainipẹkun kuro – kii ṣe lati ọdọ awọn onigbagbọ nikan, ṣugbọn lati awọn ti o sọnu. Eṣu mu ki Okan awon ti o sọnu poruru, won ko si ni oye,nipa mimu wọn ṣiyemeji Ọrọ Ọlọrun. O sọ siwon lokàn pé, “Báwo ni mo ṣe lè gbekelé Bíbélì? Ṣé kì í ṣe wòlíì àti èèyàn rere lásán ni Jésù? Báwo ni mo ṣe lè gbàgbo pé Ọmọ Ọlorun ni, ó sì jíǹde láti inú ibojì?” Nítorí ailoye wọn, wọn kò mọ ohun tí o ye ki won gbagbo, nítorí náà wọn kò yàn láti gbàgbo nínú Jesu gege bí Olùgbàlà. Onà tí Esu fi ń gba ìyè àìnípekun ni láti tan àwọn tí ó sọnù jẹ kí won lè sọnù patapata. Ọna ti eṣu Fi n gba iye ainipẹkun ni lati tan awọn ti o sọnu jẹ ki o si mu won gbagbọ pe wọn dara laisi Jesu. A gbodo mo pé onà kan ṣoṣo ló wà láti wọ orun, ìyẹn sì je nípase Kristi nìkan ṣoṣo (Jòhánù 14:6).
BIBELI KIKA: Jòhánù 10
ADURA: Nipa agbara Emi Mimo, Esu ko ni ji iye ainipekun mi loruko Jesu Amin