THE SEED
“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16 ESV
Freedom might mean different things to different people, many nations received their freedom from the colonial masters after so many years and they are now free to have their own government to take their own decisions. To a sick person, freedom means total healing from their sickness. Freedom is no doubt a great feeling, but to a child of God, living in freedom goes beyond the privilege to have physical barriers and boundaries removed. It means freedom from the flesh to dictate to our spirit. It means total liberation of our spirit from the bondage of sin and canal interests. It means that we are in a relationship with God.
As a Christian, when our spirit is free, nothing really matters. We might have great challenges, but we will enjoy the peace and presence of God. We will not fear but will sing the songs of victory like Apostle Paul and Silas in the physical prison. We might not be rich, but we will have joy in our hearts that riches cannot buy. It is important to take in the meaning of our freedom and understand that after Jesus has set us free, we must continue to live our lives in the divine freedom given to us and never hide under our identity as Christians to do evil or allow sin to take us back to bondage again.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, help me not to expose my freedom in you to the bondage of sin. I’m free indeed.
BIBLE READINGS: Romans 6:1-7
GBÍGBÉ NINU OMINIRA
IRÚGBÌN NÁÀ
“Bi ominira, láì sí ló ominira nyìn fún ohun bibo arakunrin yín mọlẹ, sugbon bi ẹrú Ọlọrun” 1 Peteru 2:16
Ominira le ní ìtumọ orisirisi sí ọpọ àwọn ènìyàn. Ọpọ orilẹ ede ngbà ominira wọn láti ọdọ àwọn ọgá adari agbegbe wọn; lẹhin ọdún púpọ. Kí wọn kì o le ní anfààní lati le ṣe ìjọba ara wọn. Ominira lọnà miran tumọ sí imularada pipe kuro ninu àìsàn, o tún jẹ imolara. Sugbọn sí ọmọ Ọlọrun, o ju pé a mu idiwọ àti ìdènà kúrò: o jẹ ominira kúrò lọwọ ẹran ara tí o nṣe lodi sí èmí. Ominira tumọ sí itusile pátápátá kúrò labẹ ide ẹsẹ ati ifekufe ara. O tumọ sí pé kí a wá ni ibamu pẹlu Ọlọrun.
Gẹgẹ bí Kristẹni nigbati emi wa, ba wà ní òmìnira kò sí ohun tí yíó jọ wá loju. A lè ni idojukọ ti o lagbara, ṣugbọn a o máa jẹ igbadun, alaafia atí iwa laaye Olorun nínú ayé wà. A kò ní bẹrù sugbon a o máa kọ orin ìṣẹ́gun; bí iru èyí tí àpọsítélì Paulu àti Sila kọ nínú ẹwọn ayé. A lè má ní ọrọ, sugbọn a o ní ayọ ninu ọkàn wà, ti ọrọ kò lé rà. O ṣe pàtàkì láti gba ìtumọ ominira ati ìmọ ti Jesu fí tú wá sílẹ. A gbọdọ tẹsiwaju lati máa gbé ìgbé ayé wà nínú ominira at’oke wa ti a fi fún wá. Kí a má sí ṣe fi àmì idanimo wa pàmò, lati ṣe ibí tàbí gbà ẹsẹ láàyè lati mu wa wọ inú ide.
ÁDÙRÁ
Jésù Olúwa ran mi lọwọ láti fí ominira ti mó ni nínú Rẹ hàn fún ide ẹsẹ. Mo di ominira nitooto ni oruko Jesu Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Rómù 6:1-7