THE SEED
“You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.” 1 Corinthians 6:13 NIV
“Give your water to one who deserves it”, was a piece of advice to a young girl in the film “My Dream” by Mount Zion production. She had been fornicating with the son of this Christian woman, who eventually gave his life to Christ, and he ended their immoral relationship. In Genesis, Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land, Dinah walked with the wrong people and gave her water inappropriately. Her freedom to roam about caused her the pride of her purity and the whole messy affair also caused the death of a lot of men in the city. As a young person in Christ, use your body to glorify God as you await the greater plan He has for you. Many people have missed it through fornication, they have exchanged the glory that God has given them for flesh-satisfying moments. Apart from the biblical warning, it is not beneficial for ones health as it can lead to sexually transmitted diseases like Aids, syphilis etc and these have the potential to cause permanent or temporary health issues E.g., untreated chlamydia causes infertility in future leading to barrenness. As given in Dinah’s example, her integrity and family’s was at stake with such behaviour. Being a fornicator shows you do not love your own body, it is a sin against your body not against anyone else’s, 1 Corinthians 6:18, You do not have the right to violate your body as you like as it belongs to God. If you are also able to wait, God will show you and lead you to recognise the right partner who will appreciate the water you offer at the appropriate time.
BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 6: 12- 20
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to keep my body as a living sacrifice to you. Amen
MAA ṢE BA ARA RE JE (1)
IRUGBIN NAA
Ìwọ sọ pé, “Oúnjẹ fún ikùn àti inú fún oúnjẹ, Ọlọ́run yóò sì pa àwọn méjèèjì run.” Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, ara kò wa fún àgbèrè bí kò ṣe fún Olúwa, àti Olúwa fún ara.” 1Kọr 6:13
“Fi omi rẹ fun ẹniti o tọ si”, jẹ imọran si ọmọbirin kekere kan ninu ere itage ti a PE ni “Ala mi” nipasẹ awon ara Oke Sioni(Mount Zion). Ó ti ń ṣe àgbèrè pelú ọmọkùnrin arabinrin Kristẹni kan tó fi ayè re fun Kristi, ó sì fòpin sí àjọṣe wọn pelú ìṣekúṣe. Nínú Jẹ́nẹ́sísì, Dínà, ọmọbìnrin Jékọ́bù, jáde lọ bẹ àwọn obìnrin ile náà wò, Dínà bá àwọn ènìyàn búburú rìn, ó sì fún un ní omi lọ́nà tí kò yẹ. Ominira rẹ lati rin kiri ni o mu ki o padanu iyi omobinrin re, nipase ìbasepo aimo re ni ọpọlọpọ awọn ọkunrin Fi padanu emi won ninu ilu naa. Gẹgẹbi ọdọ ninu Kristi, lo ara rẹ lati yin Ọlọrun logo bi o ṣe n duro de ero nla ti O ni fun ọ. Ọpọlọpọ eniyan ti padanu rẹ nipasẹ agbere, wọn ti paarọ ogo ti Ọlọrun fi fun wọn fun awọn akoko itẹlọrun ẹran-ara. Yato si ikilọ Bibeli, ko ṣe anfani fun ilera awọn eniyan bi o ṣe le ko awọn arun ibalopọ bi Aids, syphilis ati bẹbẹ lọ ati pe iwọnyi ni agbara lati fa awọn ailera ayeraye tabi ailera fun igba diẹ bi apẹẹrẹ, aaisan chlamydia ti ko ni itọju nfa airomobi ni ọjọ iwaju ti o yori si agan. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ti fi léle nínú àpẹẹrẹ Dínà, ìwà títọ́ re àti ìdílé re wà nínú ewu pelú irú ìwà bẹ́ẹ̀. Jije àgbere fihan pe o ko nifẹ ara rẹ, o jẹ ẹṣẹ si ara rẹ kii ṣe si elomiiran, 1 Korinti 6: 18. Iwọ ko ni ẹtọ lati ba ara rẹ jẹ bi o ṣe fẹ bi o ti jẹ ti Ọlọrun. Ti o ba tun le duro, Ọlọrun yoo fihan ọ ati ki o mu ọ mọ alabaṣepọ ti o tọ ti yoo ni riri fun omi ti o funni ni akoko ti o yẹ.
BIBELI KIKA: 1 Kọ́ríńtì 6:12-20
ADURA: Oluwa, jowo ran mi lowo lati pa ara mi mo gege bi ebo iye si o. Amin