THE SEED
”but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labours, sleepless nights, hunger;“ 2 Corinthians 6:4-5 ESV
Now that we are living in an age of instant satisfaction, a time when we demand immediate results on things that took people of the past generation ago a lifetime to achieve, endurance as a virtue is being seen as slack in character. But this must not be so among Christians because it is the power of endurance that can make us to stand the test of time. We can not change the tenets of God but rather abide by them with the help of the Holy Spirit. Among the Christians today, we witness the demand for overnight success, growth, solutions, and spiritual maturity. And if these are not met, we see brethren quit in search of alternatives. We quit our jobs, education, relationships, ministries as well as even giving up on God: all because we lack endurance. Well, whether we accept it or not, Endurance is the key to divine success, it is the strength that keeps us going even when life gets tough. Just as a runner perseveres through a race, we must endure through the challenges of life.
BIBLE READINGS: 2 Corinthians 11:24-33
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me not to lose the power of endurance so that I can lawfully claim all your goodness for me in endurance. Amen
AGBARA IFARADA
IRUGBIN NAA
“Ṣùgbon gege bí ìránṣe Ọlorun, àwa ń yin ara wa ní ọ̀nà gbogbo: nípa ìfaradà ńlá, nínú ìponjú, ìnira, ìyọnu àjálù, ìlù, ẹ̀wọ̀n, ìrúkèrúdò, iṣe àṣekára, airorun sun, ebi” 2 Koríńtì 6:4-5
Ni bayi ti a n gbe ni akoko itẹlọrun, akoko ti o je wipe a maa n reti esi lesekese lori oun ti on gba awon baba nla wa ni igba pipe lati ri esi, ipamora gege bi iwa ti o dara oun ni a ri gege bi iwa ijafara. Àmo èyí kò gbodọ̀ rí beẹ̀ láàárín àwọn Kristẹni torí pé agbára ìfaradà ló lè mú ká fara da àkókò ìdánwò. A ko le yi awọn ilana ti Ọlọrun pada sugbon ka maa mulo nipase iranlọwọ Emí Mimọ. Láàárín àwọn Kristẹni lónìí, a ti ri apere ibeere àṣeyorí lesekese, ìdàgbàsókè lesekese, aseyori lesekese, àti ìdàgbà nínú emi lesekese. Ati pe, ti a ko ba ni awon nkan wonyi, a rii pe awọn arakunrin wa yio kuro ninu ìgbàgbo lati to ọna miiran. Nígbà míìran, a maa n fi ise wa silẹ, ao fi ẹ̀kọ́ sile, ìbáṣepọ̀, àwọn iṣẹ́ iranse, titi debi pe a ki yio fi ni igbagbọ ninu Ọlọ́run nitoripe a ko ni ifaradà. Boya a gba tabi a ko gba, Ifarada jẹ kọkọrọ si aṣeyọri atọrunwa, oun ni agbara ti o jẹ ki a tẹsiwaju paapaa nigbati aye ba le. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí sárésáré kan ṣe ń forí tì í nínú eré ìje, a gbodọ̀ fara da àwọn ìpèníjà ìgbésí ayé.
BIBELI KIKA: 2 Koríńtì 11:24-33
ADURA: Baba ọrun, ràn mi lọwọ lati maṣe padanu agbara ifarada ki emi ki o le gba gbogbo oore rẹ pelú ìfaradà.Amin.