TESTIMONIES ARE MEANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, NOT SHOW OFF
THE SEED
“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images” Isaiah 42:8 KJV.
Yes, we all speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, still, you people do not accept our testimony. Looking at the world today we can see that people no longer truly testify to what God has done in their lives but to show off to people how victorious they are as if they are the ones performing the wonderful works. We see many people in the church, who always come out to give testimonies on how God provides them with good work, how they are earning much from their work, how their salary is huge, how their children built a very big mansion, but not saying all this to encourage people that there is nothing impossible for God to do, but to show off their success which is not supposed to be. We are Christians we should encourage our fellow brethren who are down through our testimonies that God can do what seems impossible. Also, we should acknowledge God’s work through our testimonies. That is when God will know we are grateful for what he has done and He will be pleased to do more. Let us learn how to give testimony appropriately, not to make people jealous, but to encourage them.
BIBLE READING: 1 Corinthians 4:7-12
PRAYER: Lord help me to understand the best way of giving testimony, in such a way that people will be encouraged and have faith in you. Amen
IJẸRI WÀ FÚN: GBÍGBA ÀWỌN ÈNÌYÀN NÍYÀNJÚ KÍ I ṢÉ FÚN ÀṢE HÀN.
IRUGBIN NAA
“Èmi li Olúwa, èyí ni orúkọ mi; ògo mí lí emi kí yío fún ẹlòmíràn,bẹẹni emi ki yíò fí ìyìn mí fún ère gbígbẹ. Isaiah 42 :8.
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, gbogbo wa ni a ń sọ ohun tí a mọ̀, a sì ń jẹ́rìí sí ohun tí a ti rí, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin kò gba ẹ̀rí wa. Ti a bá wo aiyé òde óní, a ó rí i pé àwọn ènìyàn kì í jẹ́rìí tóòtọ́ sí ohun tí Ọlọ́run ti ṣe nínú ìgbésí aiyé wọn; bí kò ṣe láti fi hàn f’áwọn ènìyàn bí wọ́n ṣe ṣẹ́gun tó, bí ẹni pé àwọn ni wọ́n ń ṣe àwọn iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu naa. A ri ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn eniyan ninu ìjọ, ti wọ́n ma n jade lati jẹri lori bi Ọlọ́run ṣé pese iṣẹ́ réré, bi wọn ṣé n gba owo púpọ̀ ninu ìṣẹ́ wọ́n, bi owo oṣù wọ́n ṣé pọ̀ to, bi àwọn ọmọ wọ́n ṣé kọ ile nla nla, ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ko jẹ́ sọ gbogbo nkan wọnyi lati gba awọn eniyan niyanju pe ko si ohun ti Ọlọrun ko le ṣe, bikoṣe lati ṣe afihan aṣeyọri wọn ti ko yẹ ki o jẹ bẹẹ Pé a jẹ́ Kristiani, o yẹ ki a gba awọn arakunrin ẹlẹgbẹ wa níyànjú nipasẹ awọn ẹri wa pe Ọlọrun le ṣe ohun ti o dabi pe ko ṣee ṣe. Bakannaa, o yẹ ki a mọ rírí iṣẹ Ọlọrun nipasẹ awọn ẹri wa. Ìgbà yi ni Ọlọ́run yíò mọ̀ pé a mọ iyì ohun tó ṣe, inú rẹ̀ yíò sì dùn láti ṣe púpọ̀ sí i. Ẹ jẹ́ ká kọ́ bí a ṣe lè jẹ́rìí lọ́nà tó yẹ, kì í ṣe ọ̀nà láti mú ki áwọn ènìyàn jowú bí kò ṣe láti fún wọn ní iṣírí.
BIBELI KIKA: Kọ́ríńtì kíni 4 :7-12.
ADURA: Olúwa ràn mí lọwọ láti ní òye tí ó dára jùlọ láti ṣe ijẹ́ri, ní ọ̀nà tí yió fí rú àwọn ènìyàn sókè àti kí wọ́n ní igbagbọ nínú yìn. Amin.