THE SEED
Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10
The Lord’s strategy for securing our financial future—giving Him the initial portion of our income. But for many of us, it’s challenging to put it into action. Giving in that way makes me worry that I won’t have enough. Because everything feels so unclear, we are tempted to replace the Father’s plan with our own. In today’s Scripture text, the Lord promises to provide for all of our needs if we will give Him the first of our wealth. This is good news. Some of us still have doubts regarding what the Lord says concerning money and His provision for us, despite the fact that many of us have bet our eternal security on what He has said in Scripture. What ambivalent beings we are! We accept one portion of the Bible as authoritative while discounting another because we don’t believe God can be trusted with our financial situation. God instructs us to use this as a means of testing His faithfulness (Malachi 3:10). Giving to the Lord allows us to enjoy seeing Him carry out His promise. Which is more trustworthy, our gut feelings or the infallible word of God? We should be able to trust God with our finances if we can trust Him with our salvation. And being generous is a way to show that we agree with what He says.
PRAYER
Oh Lord, no matter the financial situation of the world we live in, give me the grace to honour you with my treasure, Amen.
BIBLE READINGS: Proverbs 3:5-10
SISIN OLORUN PELU OWO RE
IRUGBIN NAA
Dán mi wò nínú èyí, ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí, kí ẹ sì wò ó bóyá èmi kì yóò ṣí ferese orun, kí n sì da opolopo ìbùkún jáde tí kò ní sí ààyè tó láti gba a Málákì 3:10
Ilana ti Ólorun gba dabobo isura ojo ola wa; “Lara re ni fifun ni akoko ohun ti o n mu owo wole fun wa. Ṣugbọn fun ọpọlọpọ wa, o nira lati fi si iṣe. Fifun Oluwa ni ọna yi jẹ ki ohun ti o soro. Tori awon ènìyàn to pe won o ni ni to. Nitoripe o je oun to ru wa loju. A ma n jeki erongba wa bori ti Baba . Ninu iwe-mimọ ti ode oni, Oluwa ṣe ileri lati pese fun gbogbo awọn aini wa ti a ba fun ni akọkọ ninu ọrọ wa. Eyi jẹ iroyin ti o dara. Diẹ ninu wa ṣi ṣiyemeji nipa ohun ti Oluwa sọ nipa owo ati ipese Rẹ fun wa, bi o tilẹ jẹ pe ọpọlọpọ ninu wa ni aabo ayeraye wa lori ohun ti o sọ ninu Iwe Mimọ. Iru ènìyàn búburú wo ni a je? A gba apakan ti Bibeli bi aṣẹ lakoko ti a ṣe ẹdinwo miiran nitori a ko gbagbọ pe Ọlọrun le ni igbẹkẹle pẹlu ipo inawo wa. Ọlọ́run fún wa ní ìtọ́ni pé kí a lo èyí gẹ́gẹ́ bí onà láti dán ìṣòtítọ́ re wò (Malaki 3:10). Fifun Oluwa jẹ ki a gbadun ileri re, eyi ti o se gbekele. O ye ki a le sin Ólorun pelu owo wa ti a ba le ni Igbekele ninu igbala re. Jije oninure je ona to a le Fi safihan pe afara mo oun ti o wi.
ADURA
Oluwa, ipokipo isuna ti a le wa ninu aye ti a gbe, fun mi ni oore-ofe lati bu ọla fun ọ pẹlu iṣura mi, Amin.
BIBELI KIKA: Òwe 3:5-10