SERVE GOD WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART
THE SEED
“No one can serve two masters. either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Matthew 6:24 NIV
Make a conscious effort to set your priority right by laying up your treasure in heaven rather than accumulating endless wealth on earth. That said, as Christians, the plan of God is for us to enjoy the good things of life in alignment with His will but we are not to make them our priority to the detriment of our eternal destination. Which of these; wealth, fame, or riches is competing with the place of God in your life? In our bible reading, Matthew 6: 19-24, Jesus told the disciples not to make earthy treasures their priority, rather, they should focus more on acquiring external treasures. The reason is that you cannot serve God and money. Money should be our servant in the service of God, not a god to which we owe allegiance as slaves. The concept of split allegiance is given in James 1:8. It says that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. The desire to accumulate wealth should not compete with one’s devotion to God. However, the tendency seems to be natural with all humans but as believers, we should have the responsibility of serving humanity in love, giving total commitment to God and worshiping Him with passion every day. Therefore, let your focus be more on serving God with your whole heart in all you desire to pursue in life.
BIBLE READING: Mathew 6: 19-24
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, help me to serve You with my whole heart in spirit and in truth. Amen.
SIN ỌLỌ́RUN PẸ̀LÚ GBOGBO ỌKÀN RẸ̀
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ko sí ẹnití o le sin Oluwa méjì: nítorí yálà yíò kórìíra ọkàn, yio si fẹ́ èkejì; tabi yió fara mọ ọkàn, yió si ta èkejì nù . Ẹyín kò lé sìn Oluwa pẹ̀lú mammoni.” Matteu 4:24.
Sa gbogbo ipá rẹ láti fi ohun àkọ́kọ́ sí ipò àkọ́kọ́ nípa gbígbé ìṣúra rẹ ró, ní ọ̀run dípò kíkó ọrọ̀ àìlópin jọ sórí ilẹ̀ ayé. Èyí tí a ń sọ, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Kristẹni, ètò Ọlọ́run fún wa ni láti gbádùn àwọn ohun rere ti ìgbésí ayé; ní ìbámu pẹ̀lú ìfẹ́ Rẹ̀; ṣùgbọ́n a kò gbọ́dọ̀ fi wọ́n sí ipò àkọ́kọ́ fún ìparun lórí ìrìn-àjò ayérayé wa. Èwo nínú ìwọ̀nyí: ọlá, òkìkí, tàbí orọ̀ ńi o nbá Ọlọ́run dije nínú ìgbésí ayé rẹ? Nínú Bíbélì tí a ka Mátíù 6:19-24 , Jésù sọ fún àwọn ọmọ ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ pé kí wọ́n má ṣe fi àwọn ohun ìní ti ayé sí ipò àkọ́kọ́, kàkà bẹ́ẹ̀, wọ́n gbọ́dọ̀ pa ọkàn pọ̀ sórí gbígba àwọn ìṣúra ayérayé. Idi ni pe o ko le sin Ọlọrun ati owo. Owo ni o yẹ ki o jẹ iranṣẹ fun wa ninu iṣẹ-isin Ọlọrun, kii ṣe ọlọrun kan, ti yio jẹ adarí wa gẹgẹ bi ẹrú. Itumọ ìyapa tí ó wà nínú ijolotitọ ni a fi hàn ninu Jakọbu 1: 8 pe eniyan oniye-meji ko duro ni gbogbo awọn ọna rẹ̀. Ìfẹ́ láti kó ọrọ̀ jọ kò gbọ́dọ̀ díje pẹ̀lú ìfọkànsìn wa sí Ọlọ́run. Sibẹsibẹ, ifarahan naa dabi ẹnipe o jẹ ada yeba pẹlu gbogbo eniyan, ṣugbọn gẹgẹbi awọn onigbagbọ, o yẹ ki a ni ojuse lati sin ẹ̀dá eniyan ninu ifẹ, fifun Ọlọrun ni ifaraji lapapọ, ki a si ṣé ìjọsìn fun un pẹlu itara lojoojumọ. Nítorí náà, ẹ jẹ́ kí a túbọ̀ pa ọkàn pọ̀ sórí sísin Ọlọ́run pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọkàn wa, nínú gbogbo ohun tí a fẹ́ láti lépa nínú ayé.
BIBELI KIKA: Mátíù :6 19-24.
ADURA: Jesu Oluwa, ran mi lọ́wọ́ lati sin Ọ pẹ̀lú gbogbo ọkàn mí, li ẹmi ati li òtítọ́, Amin.