THE SEED
“Our struggle is … against the rulers … the powers of this dark world and … the spiritual forces of evil” Ephesians 6:12
There is a new kind of hidden warfare today—cyber war. This war is fought from behind a computer screen, as websites important to national security are hacked in attempts to bring down key parts of a country’s infrastructure. Another kind of warfare that we don’t always see is as old as human history. It’s the battle between the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. We enter this battle whenever we proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. Often the violent clash between these kingdoms is most evident in places of the world where the gospel is making its way for the first time. As the devil is driven back, he likes to “go underground” and engage in warfare. In fact, Paul says the devil’s approach is to mask himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14). But his identity and purpose are still that of “a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
BIBLE READING: EPHESIANS 6:10-20
PRAYER: Lord, open our eyes to see the ways the devil is attacking my own life and community. Help me to resist by your power, knowing that the devil flees from the strong name of Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen.
BI A TI N SUNMO IJOBA NAA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ijakadi wa jẹ… lodi si awọn oludari… awọn agbara okunkun ati… awọn agbara ẹmi okunkun” Éfésù 6:12
Iru ogun tuntun ti o farasin wa loni-ogun cyber. Ogun yii ni ija lati ẹhin iboju kọmputa kan, bi awọn aaye ayelujara ti o ṣe pataki si aabo orilẹ-ede ti wa ni gige ni awọn igbiyanju lati mu awọn ẹya pataki ti awọn amayederun orilẹ-ede kan silẹ. Iru ogun miiran ti a ko rii nigbagbogbo jẹ ti atijọ bi itan-akọọlẹ eniyan. O jẹ ogun laarin ijọba imọlẹ ati ijọba okunkun. A máa ń wọnú ogun yìí nígbàkigbà tá a bá ń wàásù ìhìn rere Jésù Kristi. Lọ́pọ̀ ìgbà, ìforígbárí oníwà ipá láàárín àwọn ìjọba wọ̀nyí máa ń hàn gbangba jù lọ ní àwọn ibi tí ìhìn rere náà ti ń ṣe ọ̀nà rẹ̀ fún ìgbà àkọ́kọ́. Bi eṣu ṣe n pada sẹhin, o nifẹ lati “lọ si ipamo” ati ṣe ogun. Ni otitọ, Paulu sọ pe ọna ti eṣu ni lati boju ara rẹ bi angẹli imọlẹ (2 Korinti 11: 14). Ṣùgbọ́n ìdánimọ̀ rẹ̀ àti ète rẹ̀ ṣì jẹ́ ti “kìnnìún tí ń ké ramúramù tí ń wá ẹni tí yóò jẹ” (1 Pétérù 5:8).
BIBELI KIKA: Éfésù 6:10-20
ADURA: Oluwa, la oju wa lati ri awon ona ti Bìlísì se n kolu aye ati agbegbe mi. Ran mi lọwọ lati koju pẹlu agbara rẹ, ni mimọ pe eṣu sa fun orukọ alagbara Jesu, ninu orukọ ẹniti awa ngbadura. Amin.