PRAYING WITHOUT CEASING
THE SEED
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NKJV)
Prayers can not be overemphasized, as Christians we are meant to always pray as this is our weapon of warfare against principalities and powers. Prayers can be solemn requests for help or expressions of thanks addressed to God. Prayer is our way of communicating with God, it is our way of connecting with Him, making known our requests to Him, and also a way of seeking guidance. It Is said that “Every good thing needs prayers and even the good ones also need prayers”, therefore we should not only pray when something bad has happened, we should also pray when things seem to be going smoothly because the devil is everywhere watching and does not want joy for the children of God. Christ has taught us to pray. When we feel restless, we ought to pray, when we feel confused we ought to pray and even when we feel so happy and accomplished we should also pray that our joy may not be short-lived. Matthew 6:6 says “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” This encourages us to be steadfast in prayer as God still answers prayer. Praying doesn’t have to be only in the church or in an open place, we can pray when we are in our secret place and talk to God as a child to his Father and God will hear us. Prayer is the key to unlocking blessings from God and we find out that when we are going through a phase and we pray, we feel so much better afterwards.
BIBLE READING: Luke 11:1-2
PRAYER: Father help me to be steadfast in the place of prayer and not relent, Amen.
ÀDÚRÀ LÁÌSINMI
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ẹ máa yọ̀ nígbà gbogbo, ẹ máa gbadura láìdabọ̀, ẹ máa dúpẹ́ ninu ohun gbogbo; nitori eyi ni ifẹ Ọlọrun ninu Kristi Jesu fun yin.”: 1 Tẹsalonika 5:16-18
A ko le tẹnumọ adura pupọ, gẹgẹbi awọn kristeni a pinnu lati gbadura nigbagbogbo nitori eyi jẹ ohun ija wa ti ogun si awọn ijọba ati awọn agbara. Awọn adura le jẹ awọn ibeere pataki fun iranlọwọ tabi awọn ọrọ ọpẹ ti a sọ si Ọlọrun. Àdúrà jẹ́ ọ̀nà ìjùmọ̀sọ̀rọ̀pọ̀ pẹ̀lú Ọlọ́run, ó jẹ́ ọ̀nà ìsopọ̀ pẹ̀lú rẹ̀, sísọ àwọn ìbéèrè wa di mímọ̀ fún un, àti ọ̀nà láti wá ìtọ́sọ́nà. Wọ́n sọ pé “ohun rere kọ̀ọ̀kan nílò àdúrà, kódà àwọn tó burú pàápàá nílò àdúrà” Nítorí náà, a kò gbọ́dọ̀ máa gbàdúrà nígbà tí ohun búburú kan bá ṣẹlẹ̀, a tún gbọ́dọ̀ máa gbàdúrà nígbà tí nǹkan bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń lọ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ torí pé ibi gbogbo ni Bìlísì máa ń wò ó sì ń ṣe é. ko fe ayo fun awon omo Olorun. Kristi ti kọ wa lati gbadura. Nigba ti a ba ni isimi o yẹ ki a gbadura, nigba ti a ba ni rudurudu a nilati gbadura ati paapaa nigba ti a ba ni idunnu pupọ ti a si ṣaṣeyọri a tun gbọdọ gbadura pe ki ayọ wa maṣe pẹ. Matteu 6: 6 sọ pe “Ṣugbọn iwọ, nigbati iwọ ba ngbadura, lọ sinu yara rẹ, ati nigbati iwọ ba ti ilẹkun rẹ, gbadura si Baba rẹ ti o wa ni ibi ikọkọ; Baba rẹ tí ó sì ń ríran ní ìkọ̀kọ̀ yóò san án fún ọ ní gbangba.” Eyi n gba wa niyanju lati duro ṣinṣin ninu adura bi Ọlọrun ti tun dahun adura paapaa ko ni lati wa ninu ile ijọsin nikan tabi ni gbangba, a le gbadura nigba ti a ba wa ni ibi ikọkọ ti a si ba Ọlọrun sọrọ bi ọmọde si tirẹ. Baba at‘Olorun y‘o gbo wa. Adura jẹ bọtini si ṣiṣi awọn ibukun lati ọdọ Ọlọrun ati pe a rii pe nigba ti a ba kọja ipele kan ti a gbadura a ni rilara dara julọ lẹhinna.
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 11:1-2
ADURA: Baba ran mi lọwọ lati duro ṣinṣin ni aaye adura ati pe ko ronupiwada. Amin.