THE SEED
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23(KJV).
The fruit of the spirit includes nine attributes of a Godly life that the Holy Spirit works with to develop the lives of those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their saviour.
These attributes are love, joy, peace, forbearance, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The fruit of the spirit indicates a relationship with Jesus Christ. Looking at Adam and Eve in the Bible, God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden and told Adam that he was free to eat the fruit from every tree except that of the evil tree, and that if he ate from this tree he would die. Then came Satan, who tempted Adam and Eve and they ate from the evil tree. This introduced evil into the Garden of Eden for the first time. Adam and Eve were expelled from the perfect garden God had planned for them. If we choose to always do what we want (selfish desires), then our tree produces terrible fruits such as impurity, wildness, hate, problems, anger and selfishness. This kind of tree takes away goodness, it does not help us or anyone else. But if we choose to do what the Holy Spirit wants, this tree represents a life of trusting in God and obeying Him instead of thinking about what we want. Since God’s spirit lives in this tree then the fruit is all good, it helps us and others.
BIBLE READING: 1 John 4: 11 -16
PRAYER: God, may the fruit of your spirit be more evident in me today than yesterday and tomorrow than today in Jesus Name. Amen.
ESO EMI
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ṣùgbọ́n èso ti ẹ̀mí ni ìfẹ́, ayọ̀, àlàáfíà, ìpamọ́ra, ìwà tútù, ìwà rere, ìgbàgbọ́, ìwà pèlé, ìkóra-ẹni-níjàánu, kò sí òfin kankan lòdì sí irú àwọn bẹ́ẹ̀.” Galatia 5:22-23 (KJV).
Èso ti ẹ̀mí ní àwọn ohun mẹ́sàn-án ti ìgbé ayé Ọlọ́run tí Ẹ̀mí Mímọ́ ń ṣiṣẹ́ nínú láti mú ìgbé ayé àwọn tí wọ́n ti gba Jésù Kristi gẹ́gẹ́ bí olùgbàlà wọn dàgbà. Awọn iwa wọnyi ni ifẹ, ayọ, alaafia, Ifarada, Oore, Ire Otitọ, iwa pẹlẹ, ati ikora-ẹni-nijaanu. Eso ti ẹmi tọkasi ibatan kan pẹlu Kristi. Nípa Ádámù àti Éfà nínú Bíbélì, Ọlọ́run gbin igi ìmọ̀ rere àti búburú sínú ọgbà Édẹ́nì ó sì sọ fún Ádámù pé ó lómìnira láti jẹ èso igi kọ̀ọ̀kan àyàfi rẹ̀ àti pé bí ó bá jẹ èso igi yìí, òun yóò kú. Lẹ́yìn náà, Sátánì wá, ó dán Ádámù àti Éfà wò, wọ́n sì jẹ èso igi búburú náà. Èyí mú ibi wá sínú Ọgbà Édẹ́nì fún ìgbà àkọ́kọ́ àti pé Ádámù àti Éfà ni a lé kúrò nínú ọgbà pípé tí Ọlọ́run ṣètò fún wọn. Ti a ba yan lati ṣe ohun ti a fẹ nigbagbogbo (awọn ifẹ amotaraeninikan) lẹhinna igi wa so eso ti o buruju gẹgẹbi aimọ, igbe igbe, ikorira, wahala, ibinu ati ìmọtara-ẹni-nìkan. Iru igi yii gba rere kuro, ko ran wa lowo tabi elomiran. Ṣugbọn ti a ba yan lati ṣe ohun ti Ẹmi Mimọ fẹ, igi yii duro fun igbesi aye ti a gbe ni igbẹkẹle ninu Ọlọrun ati ṣiṣeran Rẹ dipo ki o ronu nipa ohun ti a fẹ. Níwọ̀n bó ti jẹ́ pé inú igi yìí ni ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run ń gbé, èso náà sì dára, ó máa ń ràn wá lọ́wọ́, ó sì tún ń ran àwọn míì lọ́wọ́.
BIBELI KIKA: 1 Jòhánù 4:11-16
ADURA: Olorun, je ki eso emi re fara han lara mi loni ju ana lo ati lola ju oni lo loruko Jesu. Amin.