THE SEED
But God clearly shows and proves His love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.Romans. 5:8 AMP
Several people are living with the sad and untrue belief that God hates them because they sin. Although sin brings separation between God and man because the eyes of the Lord cannot behold sin, yet, that doesn’t mean God does not love the individual who sinned. Or, was it not his love for sinners that brought about the sacrificial death of our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross? The opening text reads that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us, this indicates that God wouldn’t have sent His only begotten son to die for us if He hates us. God is more particular about our life that He has gone the extra mile to get us reconciled with him. Now, why did God hate sin and yet loved the sinner? This is because a sinner is a person created in the image of God. Sinners are persons God created for a purpose. They are the people God took out time to form in their mother’s wombs. Humanly speaking, no man would hate the work of his hands which was why God brought us to perfection and redemption after the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden at the inception of the Earth. However, if a man is washed clean of his sin with the Precious Blood of the Lamb then there are no more hindrances, such a person will experience the ultimate love of God which has been made available before the foundation of this world.
BIBLE READING: Romans 5: 1-11
PRAYER: Father, help me comprehend and understand your love for me. Amen.
ESE NI ỌLORUN KORIRA, KII SE ELESE
IRUGBIN NAA
Ṣùgbọ́n Ọlọ́run fi ìfẹ́ Rẹ̀ hàn sí wa ní kedere, ó sì fi hàn pé nígbà tí àwa ṣì jẹ́ ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀, Krísítì kú fún wa. Romu 5:8
Ọ̀pọ̀ èèyàn ló ń gbé pẹ̀lú ìbànújẹ́ àti ìgbàgbọ́ asán pé Ọlọ́run kórìíra wọn nítorí pé wọ́n dẹ́ṣẹ̀. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ń mú ìpínyà wá láàárín Ọlọ́run àti ènìyàn nítorí pé ojú Olúwa kò lè rí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀, síbẹ̀, ìyẹn kò túmọ̀ sí pé Ọlọ́run kò nífẹ̀ẹ́ ẹni tó dẹ́ṣẹ̀. Ifẹ rẹ fun awọn ẹlẹṣẹ ni o fa iku irubọ Oluwa wa Jesu Kristi lori agbelebu. Ọrọ ibẹrẹ naa ka pe lakoko ti a jẹ ẹlẹṣẹ, Kristi ku fun wa, eyi tọka pe Ọlọrun kii yoo ti ran ọmọ bibi Rẹ kanṣo lati ku fun wa bi O ba korira wa. Igbe aye wa se pataki si Ọlorun ti o Fi le mu ki o se oun agba iyanu lati mu wa laja pẹlu rẹ. Wàyí o, èé ṣe tí Ọlọ́run fi kórìíra ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ tó sì tún nífẹ̀ẹ́ ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀ náà? Èyí rí bẹ́ẹ̀ nítorí pé ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀ jẹ́ ènìyàn tí a dá ní àwòrán Ọlọ́run. Awọn ẹlẹṣẹ jẹ awọn eniyan ti Ọlọrun da fun idi kan. Wọ́n jẹ́ àwọn ènìyàn tí Ọlọ́run fi àkókò sílẹ̀ láti dá nínú ikùn ìyá wọn. Ni sisọ ọrọ eniyan, ko si eniyan ti yoo korira iṣẹ ọwọ rẹ ti o jẹ idi ti Ọlọrun fi mu wa wá si pipe ati irapada lẹhin isubu Adamu ninu Ọgbà Edeni ni ibẹrẹ aye. Bí ó ti wù kí ó rí, bí a bá fọ ènìyàn kan mọ́ kúrò nínú ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Ẹ̀jẹ̀ Ọ̀dọ́ Àgùntàn náà, kò sí àwọn ìdènà mọ́, irú ẹni bẹ́ẹ̀ yóò nírìírí ìfẹ́ tí ó ga jùlọ ti Ọlọrun tí a ti mú jáde ṣáájú ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ayé yìí.
BIBELI KIKA: Róòmù 5:1-11
ADURA: Baba, ran mi lọwọ lati loye ifẹ rẹ si mi. Amin.