THE SEED
”Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief;.“ John 12:5-6
Judas Iscariot, one of the chosen twelve disciples of Jesus Christ made the statement in the opening verses. His act of saying something while he meant another revealed his crafty nature. One would have thought that being with Jesus all that while would have changed the life of Judas to become a better person but unfortunately, it didn’t! As we can also see in the lives of some so-called children of God and even pastors in our society today, they are not followers of Jesus because they are keen to have salvation but just wanted to keep an association with Him for their own evil interests just like Judas Iscariot. The interest of Judas was getting money with crafty dealings and this made him a ready vessel for Satan to be used at the appointed time. The Bible recorded that he collected money to slyly betray Jesus to His accusers. Judas, didn’t mean to get Jesus killed, he only wanted to play a crafty game to have more money. Unfortunately, he was wrong! It was time to pay for his crafty behaviour. Jesus was arrested for his doing, and when he realised his greedy mistake, Judas killed himself and ended up in hell. Beloved, don’t pretend to be part of the Light to practice evil, be a part of the Light to live a righteous life.
BIBLE READINGS: Matthew 27:1-5
PRAYER: Lord, help me to always be truthful in my dealing with you and people in Jesus’ name. Amen
AREKEREKE JÚDÁSÌ
IRUGBIN NAA
“Kini idi ti a ko ta turari yii ti a ko si fi owo naa fun awọn talaka? O jẹ owo-iṣẹ ọdun kan. Kò sọ èyí nítorí pé ó bìkítà nípa àwọn tálákà ṣùgbon nítorí pé ó je olè” John 12:5-6
Júdásì Ísíkáríótù, ọ̀kan lára àwọn àyànfe ọmọ ẹ̀yìn Jésù Kristi méjìlá ló sọ ọ̀rọ̀ náà nínú àwọn ẹsẹ àkoko. Isoro si rẹ maa n Fi iwa arekereke rẹ han. Èèyàn ì bá ti rò pé wíwà pẹ̀lú Jésù ní gbogbo ìgbà ibá ti yí ìgbésí ayé Júdásì padà láti di èèyàn tó dáa, àmo ó ṣeni láàánú pé kò rí beẹ̀! Gege bí a ti lè rí i nínú ìgbésí ayé àwọn kan tí won ń pè ní ọmọ Ọlorun àti Pásítọ̀ pàápàá ní àwùjọ wa lónìí, wọn kì í ṣe ọmọleyìn Jésù nítorí pé won fe láti rí ìgbàlà, ṣùgbon won kàn fe máa bá Jesu kegbe nítorí iwa ibi ti awọn fúnra wọn gẹgẹ bi Judasi. Júdásì ń gba owó pẹ̀lú àwọn ọgbon àrékérekè, èyí sì mú kí ó di ohun èlò tí a múra tán fún Sátánì láti lò ní àkókò tí a yàn kalẹ̀. Bíbélì sọ pé ó ń gba owó láti fi Jésù lé àwọn olùfisùn Rẹ̀ lowo. Júdásì o fe ki won pa Jésù, ńṣe ló fe wuwa àrékérekè láti ní owo si i. O seni laanu pe o ṣe aṣiṣe! O to akoko lati jere iwa arekereke rẹ. Won mú Jésù torí iwa re, nígbà ti o si ri asise ojukokoro re, Júdásì pa ara rẹ̀, ó sì kú sí ọ̀run àpáàdì. Olufẹ, maṣe dibọn pe o jẹ ti Imọlẹ lati ṣe ibi, jẹ ti Imọlẹ lati gbe igbesi aye ododo.
BIBELI KIKA: Mátíù 27:1-5
ADURA: Oluwa, ràn mi lọwọ lati jẹ otitọ nigba gbogbo ni ibalo mi pẹlu iwọ ati awọn eniyan ni orukọ Jesu. Amin