THE SEED
“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh” Galatians 5:16
When Paul describes the fruit of the Spirit, he contrasts it with “the acts of the flesh.” When we hear that phrase, we might think Paul is talking only about bodily sins, but that is not the case. Paul identifies attitudes as well as actions that are “of the flesh”—that is, things that are a part of us because of our sinful nature. In the New Testament, “the flesh” is a summary term that refers to everything in our lives that is hostile to God. The flesh is the natural condition of every unregenerate person. Simply comparing the words “acts” and “fruit” can help us understand. Acts are what we do, and fruit is what the Spirit produces. When we abide in Christ, there can be no such thing as flesh fruit—only fresh fruit, graciously nurtured within us from an external source, the Spirit. It’s by the ministry of the Holy Spirit that our sinful acts are replaced with his holy fruit. What fruit has the Spirit produced in you lately?
BIBLE READING: GALATIANS 5:16-21
PRAYER: Thank you, Lord, for delivering us from the power of sin, and for ruling in our lives through the Holy Spirit. Help us to live by the power of your Spirit every day. Amen.
ÈSO TÍTÚN, KÍ I ṢE ẸRAN ARA TÍTÚN.
IRUGBIN NAA
“Njẹ mo ni, Ẹ má a rìn nípa tí Ẹ̀mí, ẹyìn kì yíò sí mú ifẹkufẹ ti ara ṣẹ.” Galatia 5:16
Nígbà tí Pọ́ọ̀lù ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa èso ti Ẹ̀mí, ó fi ìyàtọ̀ sí i pẹ̀lú “àwọn ìṣe ti ara.” Nigba ti a ba gbọ gbolohun naa, a le ro pe awọn ẹṣẹ ti ara nikan ni Paulu n sọrọ, ṣugbọn kii ṣe bẹ. Pọ́ọ̀lù sọ àwọn ìwà àti ìṣe tó jẹ́ “ti ẹran ara” èyí jẹ́ àwọn ohun tó jẹ́ apá kan wa nítorí ẹ̀dá ẹ́ṣẹ̀. Nínú Májẹ̀mú Tuntun, “ara” jẹ́ ọ̀rọ̀ àkópọ̀ tí ó ń tọ́ka sí ohun gbogbo nínú ìgbésí ayé wa tí ó jẹ́ ọ̀tá Ọlọ́run. Ẹran ara jẹ ipo adayeba ti gbogbo eniyan ti bá ará wọn, kí wọn tó di atunbi. Fífi àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ náà ti nṣe “àwọn ìṣe” àti “èso” wé ara wọn lè ràn wá lọ́wọ́ láti ni óye. Iṣe jẹ ohun ti a nṣe, ati eso ni ohun ti Ẹmi ngbeṣe. Nigba ti a ba duro ninu Kristi, ko le si iru nkan bi eso ti ara – ṣugbọn eso titun, ti a tọju pẹlu ore-ọfẹ ninu wa lati inú wa, èyí tí orísun rẹ láti òde ara. Ẹmi. Nipasẹ iṣẹ-iranṣẹ ti Ẹmi Mimọ ni a fi rọpo awọn iṣe ẹṣẹ wa pẹlu eso mimọ rẹ. Èso wo ni Ẹ̀mí mú jáde nínú yín láìpẹ́ sẹhin.
BIBELI KIKA: Gálátíà 5:16-21
ADURA: Oluwa, mo dupẹ fun igbala kúrò lọwọ ẹ̀ṣẹ , ati fun ji jọ́ba ninu aye wa nipasẹ Emi Mimo. Ran wa lọwọ lati gbe nipa agbara Ẹ̀mi Rẹ lojojumọ. Amin.