TAKE HEED TO YOURSELF (2)
THE SEED
“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.” Luke 21: 34 NKJV
Similarly, be careful about following the news. We are living in the age of the ‘24-hour news cycle’. But it is nothing but bad news most of the time. All we are shown is calamity after calamity, earthquakes, floodings, tragedy, murders, conflicts, wars, injustices and lies. We tell ourselves that we watch so we can be better informed. But we are not better informed, because if faith comes by hearing the Word of God (good news), what happens if we are constantly hearing bad news?! We will be filled with the opposite of faith. What can you do besides pray for people affected by unfortunate events in the far-flung areas of the world? Reading every article about an earthquake thousands of miles away does not help you or the people suffering and dying. And learning about all these calamities will not keep you and your family safe. Almost nothing you can hear in the news will positively aid the fulfilment of your destiny. Meanwhile, giving your ear to all these ‘emergencies’ around the world will distract you from the real emergency in your life; which is your race to finish what God sent you here to do. Our time on earth is the tiniest fraction of our entire existence. But this tiny fraction is what determines what eternity will look like for us. What a fearful thought that is! This is the real emergency!! We do not have time to waste playing around on social media or following every interesting story around the world. Let us take heed to ourselves!
BIBLE READING: Luke 21:5-11
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me learn to focus on what is really and truly important in my life, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
GBO TI ARA RE (2)
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ ṣọ́ra yín, kí ọkàn yín má baà di eyi tití a derupa pẹ̀lú ìjẹkújẹ, ìmutípara, àti àníyàn ayé yìí, àti pé ọjọ́ náà yóò dé bá yín láìròtẹ́lẹ̀.” Luku 21:34 KJV
Bakanna, ṣọra nipa titẹle awọn iroyin. A n gbe ni awọn ọjọ ori ti awọn ’24-wakati iroyin ọmọ’. Ṣugbọn kii ṣe nkankan bikoṣe awọn iroyin buburu ni ọpọlọpọ igba. Gbogbo ohun ti a fihan ni ajalu lẹhin ajalu, awọn iwariri-ilẹ, awọn iṣan omi, ajalu, ipaniyan, rogbodiyan, ogun, aiṣododo ati irọ. A sọ fun ara wa pe a wo ki a le ni alaye daradara. Ṣugbọn a ko ni imọ ti o dara ju, nitori ti igbagbọ ba wa nipa gbigbo Ọrọ Ọlọrun (ihinrere), kini o ṣẹlẹ ti a ba n gbọ iroyin buburu nigbagbogbo?! A o kun fun idakeji igbagbọ. Kini o le ṣe yatọ si gbadura fun awọn eniyan ti o kan nipasẹ awọn iṣẹlẹ ailoriire ni awọn agbegbe ti o jinna ni agbaye? Kika gbogbo nkan nipa ìṣẹlẹ kan ti awọn ẹgbẹẹgbẹrun maili ko ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ tabi awọn eniyan ti o jiya ati ti o ku. Kíkọ́ nípa gbogbo àjálù wọ̀nyí kò sì ní pa ìwọ àti ìdílé rẹ mọ́. O fẹrẹ to ohunkohun ti o le gbọ ninu awọn iroyin yoo ṣe iranlọwọ daadaa imuṣẹ ayanmọ rẹ. Nibayi, fifun eti rẹ si gbogbo awọn ‘pajawiri’ wọnyi ni ayika agbaye yoo ṣe idiwọ fun ọ lati pajawiri gidi ni igbesi aye rẹ; èyí tí í ṣe eré ìje rẹ láti parí ohun tí Ọlọ́run rán ọ sí ibi láti ṣe. Àkókò wa lórí ilẹ̀ ayé ni ìpín tó kéré jù lọ nínú gbogbo ìgbésí ayé wa. Ṣugbọn ida kekere yii ni ohun ti o pinnu bi ayeraye yoo dabi fun wa. Ẹ wo irú ìrònú ẹ̀rù tí ìyẹn jẹ́! Eyi ni pajawiri gidi !! A ko ni akoko lati ṣere ni ayika lori media awujọ tabi tẹle gbogbo itan ti o nifẹ si kakiri agbaye. Jẹ ki a ṣe akiyesi si ara wa!
BIBELI KIKA: Lúùkù 21:5-11
ADURA: Baba ọrun, ṣe iranlọwọ fun mi lati kọ ẹkọ lati dojukọ ohun ti o ṣe pataki ati ni otitọ ni igbesi aye mi, ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.