THE PRIVILEGE OF HIS PRESENCE
THE SEED
“Do you not know? Were you not told long ago? Have you not heard how the world began? It was made by the one who sits on His throne above the earth and beyond the sky; the people below look as tiny as ants. He stretched out the sky like a curtain, like a tent in which to live.” — Isaiah 40:21–22 (GNT)
The God who sits above the circle of the earth invites us to draw near a privilege secured by Christ’s blood. Before His throne, angels worship in holiness, yet He bends low to hear the prayers of frail human beings. This is not a casual invitation; it is a sacred honour. Every time we come into God’s presence, we must do so with reverence and humility. His presence is not a place for careless speech or casual behaviour. It is a holy space where heaven and earth meet. Let wonder shape your worship. Let gratitude fill your heart. Approach His presence with awe, knowing it is a divine privilege.
Reflection: God’s presence is a privilege, not a right.
BIBLE READING: Psalm 8:3–9
PRAYER: Lord, fill me with holy reverence and fresh understanding of the privilege of being in Your presence. Amen.
ÀǸFÀÀNÍ ÌWÀLÁÀYÈ RẸ̀
IRUGBIN NAA:
“Ǹjẹ́ o kò tí ì mọ̀ ìwọ kò tí ì gbọ́? A kò tí ì sọ fún ọ láti ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ wá? Ìwọ kò tí ì mọ láti ìgbà ìpìlẹ̀ ayé? Òun jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ní òkè òbírí ilẹ̀ ayé, àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ sì dàbí i láńtata. Ó ta àwọn ọ̀run bí ìbòrí ìgúnwà, ó sì nà wọ́n jáde gẹ́gẹ́ bí àgọ́ láti gbé.— Ísáyà 40:21–22
Ọlọ́run tí ó jókòó lórí òbírí ayé ń pè wa láti sunmọ́ ọ – àǹfààní ti a fi ẹ̀jẹ̀ Kristi ṣe. Níwájú ìtẹ́ Rẹ̀, àwọn áńgẹ́lì ń jọ́sìn ni mimo, síbẹ̀ Ó tẹ̀ ara Rẹ̀ ba láti gbọ́ àdúrà àwọn ènìyàn aláìlera. OOre ofe nla ni eyi je. Ní gbogbo ìgbà tí a bá wà níwájú Ọlọ́run, a gbọ́dọ̀ wá pẹ̀lú ọ̀wọ̀ àti ìrẹ̀lẹ̀. Wíwà níwájú Rẹ̀ kì í ṣe ààyè fún ọ̀rọ̀ àìbìkítà tàbí ìhùwàsí asan. Ó jẹ́ ibi mímọ́ tí ọ̀run àti ayé ti ń pàdé. Jẹ́ kí ìyanu ṣe àpẹrẹ ìjọsìn rẹ. Je ki imoore kun okan re. Sunmọ́ ìwàláàyè Rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìbẹ̀rù mímọ́, ní mímọ̀ pé oore ofe àtọ̀runwá ni.
ÀṢÀRÒ: Ìwàláàyè Ọlọ́run jẹ́ oore ofe, kì í ṣe ẹ̀tọ́.
BIBELI KIKA: Sáàmù 8:3–9
ADURA Oluwa, fi ìbẹ̀rù mímọ́ kún mi àti oye tuntun láti mọ rírì oore ofe wíwà níwájú Rẹ. Amin.