THE SEED
“Since you are precious and honoured in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.” Isaiah 43:4
Thinking of the above verse, it is so deep that it makes me shiver and I remember a clip that my children shared with us some months ago, they made jokes about how Africans pass their message to the listener in a specific tone that it stays or sticks to the listener. The clip is about some kidnappers that were caught with the lifeless bodies of their victims. There was a particular man interviewed, and when he was asked about his view, he made a sarcastic laugh and said “ I’m not joking I can kill o… If this is done to Emmanuel…the kidnappers would be dead before the arrival of the police ” it simply means that his children are so precious to him that he would do anything to protect them or avenge them of anyone who hurts them. Although this is not the right attitude for Christians, the lesson drawn from his utterances is related to the words of God in the above scripture. The creator of heaven and earth said because we are precious to Him, He would give us nations in exchange for our lives as obedient children. God means every word of that statement, He was not bragging neither is He today. King David testified and said in Psalm 136: 11 that God struck down the firstborn of Egypt to release them from bondage. Do you know and believe that you are precious to God? If you do, then you need to walk with God in love and obedience to remain precious to Him.
BIBLE READING: 136:3-11
PRAYER: Oh, Lord! Please help me to understand more how precious I am to you and keep me to be precious to you always. Amen
EMI SE IYEBIYE LOWO OLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
“Níwọ̀n bí ìwọ ti ṣe iyebíye, tí a sì ní ọlá lójú mi, àti nítorí tí mo feràn rẹ, èmi yóò fi ènìyan se pàṣípààrọ̀ re, àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè fun pàṣípààrọ̀ ẹ̀mí rẹ.” Isaiah 43:4
Rironu jinle Lori ẹsẹ ti o wa loke yii, o jin debii pe o mu mi wariri ati pe Mo ranti fonran kan ti awọn ọmọ mi wo pẹlu wa ni oṣu diẹ sẹhin, wọn ṣe awada nipa bi awọn ọmọ Afirika ṣe fi erongba won ranse si awon olugbo won li ohun ti o ja gaara, eyi ti o fese mule ni eti awon olugbo naa. Fonran naa jẹ nipa diẹ ninu awọn ajinigbe ti a mu pẹlu awọn ènìyàn ti o ti ku ti o wa ni igbekun wọn. Arakunrin kan wa ti won Fi Oro wa lenu wo nigba ti won beere lowo re nipa erongba re, o fi erin egan dahun, o si so wipe “Mi o nse alawada,mo le pa ènìyàn. Bi won ba se eleyii si Emmanueli… awon ajinigbe yoo ti ku kí àwọn ọlopàá tó dé” ó wulẹ̀ túmọ̀ sí pé àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀ ṣeyebíye lójú rẹ̀ débi pé ó le ṣe ohunkóhun láti dáàbò bò won tàbí kí won gbẹ̀san lára ẹnikeni tó bá ṣẹ̀ won ni Jamba. Bó tilẹ̀ je pé èyí kì í ṣe ìwà tó yẹ fáwọn Kristẹni, ẹ̀ko ti a ri ko látinú ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ ni o je mo ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlorun tó wà nínú ẹsẹ Ìwé Mímo tó wà lókè yìí. Eleda ọrun on aiye sọ wipe, nitori pe a ṣe iyebiye sii,Oun yoo fun wa ni awọn orilẹ-ede ni paṣipaarọ fun emi wa gẹgẹbi awọn ọmọ to n gbọràn. Ggbogbo Oro naa ni Ọlorun mu ni okunkun dun. Ko Fi ikokan nínú re fonu titi di oni. Ọba Dafidi jẹri o si sọ ninu Orin Dafidi 136:11 pe Ọlọrun kọlu awọn akọbi Egipti lati tu wọn silẹ ni igbekun. Njẹ o mọ, se o so gbagbọ pe o ṣe iyebiye si Ọlọrun? Ti o ba ṣe bẹ, lẹhinna o nilo lati rin pẹlu Ọlọrun ni ifẹ ati igboran lati wa ni iyebiye fun n.
BIBELI KIKA: Orin Dafidi 136:3-11
ADURA: Oluwa! Jọwọ ṣe iranlọwọ fun mi lati ni oye diẹ sii bi MO ṣe ṣe iyebiye si ọ ki o jẹ ki n ṣe iyebiye fun ọ nigbagbogbo. Amin