THE SEED
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1
Consider the opposite of divine love—false “love,” which places restrictions and always withholds something—to have a greater understanding of it. This “love” merely offers in order to manipulate and clings to power. It is unwilling to be open to vulnerability and emotionally cold. On the other hand, true love accepts individuals for who they are. It entails knowing the other person for who they truly are and expressing unrestricted love. If you have to be in charge and your heart isn’t really in it, true love is something you’re missing. I see the purest example of love ever when I consider Jesus Christ’s love on the cross. The Saviour offered His life for us while holding nothing back, demonstrating the depth of His unrestricted love (Romans 8:32). Instead of using our free will to manipulate us with His love, He gave it to us. He also showed vulnerability in His love for us even though He knew it would be rejected—perhaps disregarded or derided. Jesus was prepared to be rejected because He was willing to love unconditionally. Turn to the cross whenever you’re unclear of what real love entails. Jesus gave everything He had in order to love us and make us children of God (1 John 3:1).
PRAYER
Oh Lord, give me the grace to know your worth in my life, give me the grace to know the worth of your love on me, Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: 1 John 4:7-19
AFIHAN IFE OLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
Ẹ wo irú ìfẹ́ ńlá tí Baba ti fi fún wa, tí a fi lè pè wá ní ọmọ Ọlọrun! Ati pe ohun ti a jẹ! Ìdí tí ayé kò fi mo wá ni pé won ko mo ọ́n. 1 Jòhánù 3:1
Gbé òdìkejì ìfẹ́ àtorunwá yewò—“ìfẹ́” èké, èyí tí ó ni ìkálọ́wọ́kò, tí ó sì ń dá ohun kan dúró nígbà gbogbo—láti ní òye púpo sí i nípa re. “Ifẹ yii ” je Lilo lasan lati le ṣe amulumala ati lati samulo agbara. Ife yi ko setan lati duro ni asiko iporuru okan. Ní idakeji ewe, ìfẹ́ tòótọ́ a ma tewo gba ènìyàn gege bi irufe eni ti won je. O je nini oye èniyan gege bi irú ẹni tí wọ́n jẹ́ lóòótọ́ àti fífi ife ti ko ni gbedenke han. Ti o ba ni lati sakoso oun kan ti ọkàn re ko si fi taratara si ni ibe, ifẹ otitọ jẹ oun ti o sonu. Mo rí àpẹẹrẹ ìfẹ́ tó mọ́ jù lọ nígbà tí mo bá wo ìfẹ́ Jésù Krístì lórí igi àgbélébù. Olùgbàlà fi emí re rúbọ fún wa nígbàtí kò dáwọ́ ohunkóhun sẹ́yìn, tí ó ń ṣàfihàn ìjìnle ìfẹ́ re àìlópin (Romu 8:32). Dipo lilo ominira ifẹ-inu wa lati ṣe amulumala pẹlu ifẹ Rẹ, O fi fun wa nitooto. Ó tún fi àìlera hàn nínú ìfẹ́ Re fún wa bí ó tile jẹ́ pé Ó mo pé a ó kosile, a o si pegan re. Jesu setan lati je eni ikosile Nítorí o jowo oun gbogbo ti o ni lati ni ife wa ati lati so wa di omo Olorun. (1 Johannu 3: 1).
ADURA
Oluwa, fun mi ni oore-ofe lati mo riri re ninu aye mi, fun mi ni oore-ofe lati mo riri ife Re lori mi, Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: 1 Jòhánù 4:7-19