THE SEED
“Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.” Genesis 23:12-13 NKJV
Don’t be in a haste to collect free things all the time. Don’t be the person who is always looking to ‘get and get’ and never ‘give’. Looking for something for nothing or the lowest possible price. It is a sign of a ‘scarcity mindset’. A scarcity mindset believes resources are scarce, and we are all here to compete with one another. Therefore, one person having access to wealth, or a resource automatically means, there is less of it to go around everyone else. So, when you can get something without paying for it, it is a bonus. But this is not true, most of the time. Nothing is scarce on this earth. For instance, all the gold God created is still on the earth. All the water God created is still on the earth. It is a principle of Physics that energy isn’t destroyed or lost. It merely changes from one form to another. So, what we truly lack is an understanding of how to get what we need. This is having an ‘abundance mindset’. This is one reason why we should not rush to take free things from people. Another is that not every gift is a blessing. Learn to attach value to what you want. Accept that you must pay the price sometimes, even if it is inconvenient. Just like Abraham, and David (2 Chron. 24: 24). Some gifts can rob you of your freedom and dignity. Let the Holy Spirit guide you.
BIBLE READING: Genesis 23:1-12
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me to know when to accept a gift and when to insist on paying, in Jesus name, Amen.
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IRUGBIN NAA
“Nigbana ni Abraham tẹriba niwaju awọn eniyan ilẹ naa; ó sì sọ fún Éfúrónì ní etí àwọn ènìyàn ilẹ̀ náà pé, “Bí ìwọ yóò bá fi fúnni, jọ̀wọ́ gbọ́ tèmi. Emi o fun ọ ni owo fun oko; gbà á lọ́wọ́ mi, èmi yóò sì sin òkú mi níbẹ̀.” Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 23:12-13
Maṣe wa ni iyara lati gba awọn nkan ọfẹ ni gbogbo igba. Maṣe jẹ eniyan ti o n wa nigbagbogbo lati ‘gba ati gba’ ati pe ko ‘fifunni’ rara. Nwa fun nkankan fun ohunkohun tabi ni asuwon ti ṣee ṣe owo. O jẹ ami ti ‘ero Ainiwọn’. Iṣọkan Ainiwọn gbagbọ pe awọn orisun ṣọwọn, ati pe gbogbo wa wa nibi lati dije pẹlu ara wa. Nitorinaa, eniyan kan ti o ni aye si ọrọ, tabi orisun kan tumọ si laifọwọyi, o kere si lati lọ yika gbogbo eniyan miiran. Nitorina, nigbati o ba le gba nkankan lai san fun o, o jẹ ajeseku. Ṣugbọn eyi kii ṣe otitọ ni gbogbo igba. Ko si ohun ti o ṣọwọn lori ile aye yii. Bí àpẹẹrẹ, gbogbo wúrà tí Ọlọ́run dá ṣì wà lórí ilẹ̀ ayé. Gbogbo omi tí Ọlọrun dá ṣì wà lórí ilẹ̀ ayé. O jẹ ilana ti Fisiksi pe agbara ko run tabi sọnu. O kan yipada lati ònà kan si ekeji ni. Nitorinaa, ohun ti a ko ni nitootọ ni oye bi a ṣe le gba ohun ti a nilo. Eyi ni nini ‘Ọpọlọpọ ironu’. Eyi jẹ idi kan ti ko yẹ ki a yara lati gba awọn nkan ọfẹ lọwọ awọn eniyan. Omiiran ni pe kii ṣe gbogbo ẹbun ni ó jẹ ibukun. Kọ ẹkọ lati so iye pọ si ohun ti o fẹ. Gba pe o gbọdọ san owo nigba miiran. Paapa ti o ba jẹ airọrun. Gẹgẹ bi Abraham, ati Dafidi (2 Kron. 24: 24). Àwọn ẹ̀bùn kan lè gba òmìnira àti iyì rẹ lọ́wọ́. Jẹ ki Ẹmi Mimọ tọ ọ.
BIBELI KIKA: Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 23:1-12
ADURA: Baba ọrun, ṣe iranlọwọ fun mi lati mọ igba ti o yẹ ki o gba ẹbun ati igba lati taku lori sísanwo, ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.