THE SEED
“And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.“ Judges 2:10 ESV
In this instance, we are reflecting on the transition from knowing and serving God to losing the knowledge of God and stopping to serve Him. In the days of Joshua the leader of Isreal after Moses, the Bible recorded that, the people of Isreal were serving God but after his death and the death of the elders that were with him, a generation arose who did not know God or serve Him. What brought about this? There are many factors that we can learn from that caused this evil transition. The first thing to note is that the process did not start with the death of Joshua and the elders, it was the climax that brought to light the state of that generation. The process started when the older generation thrived in disobedience. The younger generation watched them and saw their preference practices, they formed their ideas from what they saw them do, so it was convenient for the younger generation to stop serving God after the existence of the older generations. The lesson for us today is, that we should serve God wholeheartedly in obedience so that it will be easier for our children to serve God too.
BIBLE READINGS: Joshua 2:6-10
PRAYER: Lord help me to live a good life in you that will encourage generations to serve you. Amen.
IYIPADA TI O LEWU
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ìran mìíràn sì tún dìde leyìn wọn tí kò mọ Olúwa tàbí iṣe tí ó ṣe fún Ísírelì.” Onídàájo 2:10
Nínú àpẹẹrẹ yìí, a ń ronú lórí yìyípadà kuro ninu nini oye àti sísìn Ọlorun sí pípàdánù ìmọ̀ Ọlorun àti dídekun láti sìn ín. Nígbà ayé Jóṣúà aṣáájú Ísírelì leyìn Mósè, Bíbélì sọ pé àwọn ará Ísírelì ń sin Ọlorun, àmo leyìn ikú rẹ̀ àti ikú àwọn àgbààgbà tó wà pẹ̀lú rẹ̀, ìran kan dìde tí kò mọ Ọlorun ti ko si sìn ín. Kí ló fa èyí? Ọ̀pọ̀ nǹkan ló wà tá a lè ko nínú èyí tó fa ìyípadà búburú yìí. Ohun akọkọ lati ṣe akiyesi ni pe ilana naa ko bẹrẹ pẹlu iku Joshua ati awọn alagba, o jẹ opin isele ti o fi iru eniti iran na je han. Ilana naa bẹ̀rẹ̀ nigba ti awọn iran agbalagba dagba ninu aigbọran. Awọn iran ọdọ wo ihuwasi awon baba nla wọn, wọn ṣe agbekalẹ awọn ero wọn lati inu ohun ti wọn ri, nitorina o rọrun fun awọn ọdọ lati dekun ati sin Ọlọrun lẹhin ti iran baba nla won ti re kọjá. Ẹ̀ko tá a rí lóde òní ni pé ká máa sin Ọlorun tọkàntọkàn nínú ìgbọràn kí ó lè rọrùn fún àwọn ọmọ wa láti sin Ọlorun pẹ̀lú.
BIBELI KIKA: Jóṣúà 2:6-10
ADURA: Oluwa ran mi lọwọ lati gbe igbe aye rere ninu rẹ ti yoo gba awọn iran niyanju lati sin ọ. Amin