THE SEED
Then Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage, for thus the Lord will do to all your enemies against whom you fight.” Joshua 10:25
The fact that Joshua uses the exact words that God spoke to him in Joshua 1:9, shows how much he trusted God for keeping His promises. Because Joshua kept God’s words in his heart, he was able to fulfill his call, being the leader of a numerous, stubborn nation. He was a humbled leader that gave God all the glory for all the victories that the people won under his leadership. The Lord not only fought for His people, but when Joshua prayed, God stopped the sun from going down for about a whole day, for the people to have time to defeat their enemies. In verse 14 of the same chapter we read that “… there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the Lord heeded the voice of a man; for the Lord fought for Israel.” When we have faith for what we pray and it is in accord with God’s will, He does miracles for us! Joshua was a leader that had truly depended on God and constantly asked the Lord’s advice in the decisions he had to make. God rewards our faith and dependence on Him by showing us which are the best decisions, warning us of the side effects of what we are about to do and multiplying what we have so that we always have more than enough. We need to choose to remember what God already did for us, “be strong and of good courage” when going through hardships and trust God for fighting on our behalf. The Lord always makes a way where there is no way.
BIBLE READING: MATTHEW 28:18-20
PRAYER: Father God, You parted the Red Sea and made a way for the Jewish people to walk on dry land. Nothing is too hard for You. No matter how difficult my situation seems to be, help me to handle it and be victorious in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
OLORUN JA FUN WA
IRUGBIN NAA
Nigbana ni Joṣua wi fun wọn pe, Ẹ máṣe bẹ̀ru, ẹ má si ṣe fòya; jẹ́ alágbára kí o sì mú ọkàn le, nítorí báyìí ni Olúwa yóò ṣe sí gbogbo àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ tí ìwọ bá jà.” Jóṣúà 10:25
Òtítọ́ náà pé Jóṣúà lo àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ pàtó tí Ọlọ́run bá a sọ nínú Jóṣúà 1:9 , fi bí ó ṣe gbẹ́kẹ̀ lé Ọlọ́run tó fún mímú àwọn ìlérí Rẹ̀ ṣẹ. Nítorí pé Jóṣúà pa àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run mọ́ lọ́kàn rẹ̀, ó ṣeé ṣe fún un láti mú ìpè rẹ̀ ṣẹ, nítorí pé ó jẹ́ aṣáájú orílẹ̀-èdè ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀, alágídí. O jẹ aṣaaju onirẹlẹ ti o fun Ọlọrun ni gbogbo ogo fun gbogbo awọn iṣẹgun ti awọn eniyan bori labẹ itọsọna rẹ. Kì í ṣe pé Olúwa jà fún àwọn ènìyàn Rẹ̀ nìkan, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí Jóṣúà gbàdúrà, Ọlọ́run dá oòrùn dúró láti wọ̀ fún nǹkan bí odidi ọjọ́ kan, kí àwọn ènìyàn náà lè ní àkókò láti ṣẹ́gun àwọn ọ̀tá wọn. Ni ẹsẹ 14 ti ori kanna a kà pe “… ko si ọjọ ti o dabi iyẹn, ṣaaju rẹ tabi lẹhin rẹ, ti Oluwa gba ohun eniyan gbọ; nítorí Yáhwè jà fún Ísrá¿lì.” Nigba ti a ba ni igbagbọ fun ohun ti a gbadura ati pe o wa ni ibamu pẹlu ifẹ Ọlọrun, O ṣe awọn iṣẹ iyanu fun wa!Jọṣua yin nukọntọ de he ganjẹ Jiwheyẹwhe go nugbonugbo bo nọ biọ ayinamẹ Jehovah tọn to whepoponu to nudide he e dona basi lẹ mẹ. Ọlọrun san ẹsan fun igbagbọ ati igbẹkẹle wa nipa fifi han wa eyiti o jẹ awọn ipinnu ti o dara julọ, kilọ fun wa nipa awọn ipa ẹgbẹ ti ohun ti a fẹ lati ṣe ati isodipupo ohun ti a ni ki a nigbagbogbo ni diẹ sii ju to. A ní láti pinnu láti rántí ohun tí Ọlọ́run ti ṣe fún wa tẹ́lẹ̀, “jẹ́ alágbára kí o sì jẹ́ onígboyà” nígbà tí a bá ń dojú kọ àwọn ìṣòro, kí o sì gbẹ́kẹ̀ lé Ọlọ́run pé yóò jà fún wa. Oluwa nigbagbogbo n ṣe ọna nibiti ko si ọna.
BIBELI KIKA: MÁTÍÙ 28:18-20
ADURA: Baba Ọlọrun, O ya Okun Pupa niya, o si ṣe ọna fun awọn Juu lati rin lori ilẹ gbigbẹ. Ko si ohun ti o le fun O. Bi o ti wu ki ipo mi le to, ran mi lowo lati yanju re ki n si segun loruko Jesu. Amin.