THE SEED
“And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you.” II Chronicles 19:2 NKJV
Even though King Jehosaphat of Judah loved God and was doing all within his reach to serve Him together with his nation, his wrong association with King Ahab of Israel, who was totally against God and full of evil could have cost him his life because the wrath of God came on him for keeping wrong association but God’s mercy also prevailed in the matter because of his good works before the Lord. As a child of God joining an evil person to fight against anyone because the evil person is your relation or friend is a foolish idea. You never know the relationship between the person and God which means you could be found fighting a child of God like yourself. By being in this association you might endanger your life by unknowingly aligning yourself with the wrath of God that has gone out to be upon the evil-doer and his associates. Beloved, be careful who you join yourself with, you don’t even know their plan for you, you only know yours which is to help. Learn from the action of King Ahab, King Jehoshaphat agreed to follow him to war but king Ahab planned to disguise himself for war but instructed Jehoshaphat to remain in his King’s robe. This suicidal instruction could have caused Jehoshaphat’s death if not for God’s mercy. Beware of evil association.
BIBLE READING: 2 Chronicles 18:28-34
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me in my decisions so that I don’t receive your wrath because of evil association. Amen
EGBE BUBURU A MA FA IBINU ỌLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
Jehu, ọmọ Hanani, aríran, jáde lọ pàdé rẹ̀, ó sì sọ fún Jehoṣafati ọba pé, “Ṣé ó yẹ kí o ran àwọn eniyan burúkú lowo, kí o sì feràn àwọn tí ó kórìíra OLUWA? Nítorí náà, ìbínú Olúwa wà lórí rẹ.”2 Kíróníkà 19:2 KJV
Bó tilẹ̀ je pé Jèhósáfátì Ọba Júdà nífẹ̀ Ọlorun, tó sì ń ṣe gbogbo ohun tó lè ṣe láti sìn ín pa pọ̀ pẹ̀lú orílẹ̀-èdè rẹ̀, ìbákagbepọ̀ àìto rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú Áhábù ọba Ísírelì, ẹni tí ó dojú ìjà kọ Ọlorun pátápátá tí ó sì kún fún ibi ni ibati mu ki o padanu ẹ̀mí rẹ̀ nítorí ìbínú Ọlorun wa sori re fún pípa ẹgbe búburú mo. Sùgbon àánú Ọlorun tún borí nínú isele náà nítorí iṣe rere rẹ̀ níwájú Olúwa. Gẹgẹbi ọmọ Ọlọrun, didarapọ mọ eniyan buburu lati ba ẹnikẹni ja nitori ẹni buburu naa je ibatan re tabi ọrẹ rẹ jẹ imọran aṣiwere. O ko mọ ibasepọ eniyan naa pelú Ọlọrun, eyi ti o túmo si pe osese ki o ma ba omo Ọlorun bi tire ja. Nípa wíwà nínú ìbákegbepọ̀ yìí, o lè se Ara re ni Jamba nípa wiwa ni Abe ibínu Ọlorun tí ó ti jáde wá sórí aṣebi àti àwọn alábàákegbe rẹ̀. Olufẹ, kiyesara nipa ẹniti o n ba kegbe, iwọ ko mọ eto wọn fun ọ, tirẹ nikan lo mo ti o le ranlọwọ. Kekọ̀o látinú ohun tí Áhábù Ọba ṣe, Ọba Jèhóṣáfátì gbà láti tẹ̀ lé e lọ sí ogun ṣùgbon ọba Áhábù pawo da fún ogun ṣùgbon ó pase fun Jèhóṣáfátì pé kó dúró nínú aṣọ Ọba rẹ̀. Ìtoni nípa ìpara-ẹni yìí ì bá ti fa ikú Jèhóṣáfátì bí kì í bá ṣe àánú Ọlorun. Ṣọra fun ẹgbẹ buburu.
BIBELI KIKA: 2 Kíróníkà 18:28-34
ADURA: Oluwa olufẹ, ran mi lọwọ ninu awọn ipinnu mi, ki n ma ba gba ibinu rẹ nitori ẹgbẹ buburu.Amin