THE SEED
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NKJV)
Stepping into the unknown can be intimidating, but God’s promise to Joshua echoes to every believer facing new challenges: “Be strong and courageous.” Courage is not the absence of fear, but the resolve to move forward despite it, trusting that God is with you. Joshua faced a daunting task: leading an entire nation into the Promised Land. Yet his confidence did not rest in his abilities, but in God’s faithful presence. The same God who parted the Red Sea for Moses would part the Jordan for Joshua. The same God who tore down the walls of Jericho would fight his battles. When we embrace God’s call with courage, we discover that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. Fear may try to whisper doubt, but faith shouts louder: “God is with me!” Am I allowing fear to hold me back, or am I moving forward with the confidence that God is with me?
BIBLE READING: Joshua 1:1-9
PRAYER: Lord, fill me with the courage to face every challenge before me. Remind me that you are always with me, and I have no reason to fear in Jesus name, Amen.
ÌGBOYÀ FÚN ÌRÌN ÀJÒ IRUGBIN NAA
“Èmi kò ha pàṣẹ fún ọ bí? Ṣé gìrì kí ó sí mú àyà le; máṣe bẹru, bẹẹni kí àyà kí ó má ṣé fò ọ: nítorí pé OLÚWA Ọlọ́run rẹ̀ wà pẹ̀lú rẹ níbikíbi tí ìwọ bá ń lọ.” Jóṣúà 1:9
Li lọ sinu ohun ai mọ le jẹ ẹru, ṣugbọn ileri Ọlọrun si Joṣua dún gooro sì gbogbo onigbagbọ ti o dojukọ awọn ipenija titun: “Jẹ alagbara ati onigboya.” Ìgboyà kìí ṣe àì sí ìbẹ̀rù, ṣùgbọ́n ìpinnu láti tẹ̀ síwájú bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé, níní ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé pé Ọlọ́run wà pẹ̀lú rẹ. Jóṣúà dojú kọ iṣẹ́ tí ó le koko: dídarí gbogbo orílẹ̀- èdè lọ sínú Ilẹ̀ Ìlérí. Síbẹ̀ ìgbọ́kànlé rẹ̀ kò sinmi le àwọn agbára rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n nínú ijolótitọ́ Ọlọ́run.
Ọlọ́run kan náà tí ó pín Òkun Pupa ni yà fún Mósè ni yíò pín Jọ́dánì fún Jóṣúà. Ọlọ́run kan náà tí ó wó odi Jẹ́ríkò lulẹ̀ ni yóò ja ogun rẹ̀. Nígbà tí a bá fi ìgboyà gba ìpè Ọlọ́run, a máa ń rí i pé a sọ agbára rẹ̀ di pípé nínú àìlera wa. Ìbẹ̀rù lè gbìyànjú láti sọ̀rọ̀ wúyẹ́wúyẹ́, ṣùgbọ́n igbàgbọ́ a kígbe sókè pé: Ọlọ́run wà pẹ̀lú mi! Ǹjẹ́ mo ngba ìbẹ̀rù láàyè láti fa mí padà, tàbí mo n lọ síwájú pẹ̀lú ìdánilójú pé Ọlọrun wa pẹ̀lú mi?
BIBELI KIKA: Jóṣúà 1:1-9
ADURA: Olúwa mu mí kún fún ìgboyà láti dojúkọ àwọn ìpèníjà iwájú mí. Rán mí létí pe O wa pẹ̀lú mí nigbagbogbo, èmi ko sí ní eredi láti bẹ̀rù ni orúkọ Jesu Àmín.