NURTURING THE NEW LIFE
THE SEED
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” — 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
When a person receives Jesus Christ, a transformation begins. Old habits, sinful desires, and fleshly appetites begin to lose their grip. But this new life must be nurtured. Just as a baby must be fed to grow, the new man in Christ must be fed through prayer, the Word, and fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Starving the old nature and feeding the new is a daily choice. If anger, pride, or lust once ruled your heart, the Spirit of God now enables you to overcome. With intentional growth and yieldedness, the new life in Christ gains strength while the old life fades. Our transformation becomes visible as we allow the Holy Spirit to renew us daily. Growth in Christ is a journey, not a one-time event.
Reflection: The new man grows when the old nature is starved and the Spirit is fed.
BIBLE READING: Ephesians 4:20–24
PRAYER: Lord, thank You for the new life I have in You. Help me to grow daily by Your Word and Spirit. Amen.
TÍTỌ́JÚ ÌGBÉSÍ AYÉ TÚNTÚN
IRUGBIN NAA:
“Nítorí náà, bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá wà nínú Kristi, òun di ẹ̀dá tuntun; àwọn ohun àtijọ́ ti kọjá lọ; kíyèsi i, ohun gbogbo ti di tuntun.” — 2 Kọ́ríńtì 5:17
Nígbà tí ènìyàn bá gba Jesu Kristi, ìyípadà tuntun a bẹ̀rẹ̀. Àwọn àṣà àtijọ́, ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀, àti ìfẹ́ ara a bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í bọ́ lọ́dọ̀ ẹni náà. Ṣùgbọ́n ìgbésí ayé tuntun yìí gbọ́dọ̀ jẹ́ ohun tí a ń tọ́jú.
Gẹ́gẹ́ bí a ṣe ń bọ́ ọmọ kí ó lè dàgbà, bẹ́ẹ̀ náà ni a gbọ́dọ̀ bọ́ ẹ̀dá tuntun nínú Kristi nípasẹ̀ àdúrà, Ọ̀rọ̀ Ọlọ́run, àti ìdàpọ̀ pẹ̀lú Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́. Bí ìbínú, ìgbéraga, tàbí ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ bá ti ń ṣàkóso ọkàn ẹni rí, Ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run lè ran ẹni náà lọ́wọ́ láti borí wọn. Ìdàgbàsókè nínú Kristi jẹ́ ìrìnàjò, kì í ṣe ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ ọjọ́ kan ṣoṣo. Bí a ṣe ń fun ẹ̀mí wa ní oúnjẹ, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹ̀dá tuntun ṣe ń gba agbára, tí ẹ̀dá àtijọ́ sì ń dín kù.
ÀṢÀRÒ: Ẹ̀dá tuntun máa ń dàgbà nígbà tí a bá ń pa ẹ̀dá àtijọ́ run, tí a sì ń bọ́ ẹ̀mí wa.
BIBLE READING: Éfésù 4:20–24
PRAYER: Oluwa, mo dúpẹ́ fún ìgbésí ayé tuntun tí mo ní nínú Rẹ. Ràn mí lọ́wọ́ láti dàgbà lójoojúmọ́ nípasẹ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀ àti Ẹ̀mí Rẹ. Amin.