REALITIES MINISTRIES
“”You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God.””
(John 6:67-69NIV)
One of the things our Lord was known for during His days here on earth was saying things the way they were. He never lied to anybody about anything. He always told them the truth. And He did that, regardless of how they felt or what they thought.
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace to you from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Welcome to another week of the year 2020. And I pray that the kindness of God will make life sweet and pleasant for you all through the week, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
As we begin this new week, I want to remind you that, regardless of how sweet and pleasant this world is for us, there is a far better place that God has prepared for those who love Him. And regadless of how horrible this world may seem to be for us, there is a far worse place that God has prepared for the devil and all haters of God. Therefore, we must see to it that we do not allow our dealings with this world and the things in it to rob us of that wonderful place in eternity that God has prepared for us.
Olufe: ki ore-ofe, aanu ati alaafia je tire lati odo Olorun Baba ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa ati Olugbala wa. Kaabo sinu ose miran ninu odun 2020. Mo gba adura pe ki ojurere Olorun je ki aye yi dun, ki o si tun larinrin fun o ninu gbogbo ose na, ni oruko Jesu. Amin.
Bi a se n bere ose tuntun miran, mo fe ran o leti pe bi o ti wu ki aye yi dun ki o si larinrin to, ibi ti Olorun ti pese sile fun awon ti o feran re dara ju u lo ni ona ti ko se fenu so. Bi o si ti wu ki aye yi buru to loju wa, ibi ti Olorun pese sile fun esu ati gbogbo awon olukorira Olorun buru ju lo ni ona ti o koja nkan ti a le se afiwe. Nitorina, a gbodo lakaka lati ri pe a ko je ki ibasepo wa pelu aye yi ati awon nkan ti o wa ninu re jawa lole ibugbe daradara ti Olorun ti pese sile fun wa ni ayeraye.
“When evil people are not punished right away, it makes others want to do evil, too.”
(Eccl 8:11NCV)
According to Scriptures, God is a good and compassionate God, who is slow to get angry and quick to forgive sins (Ex 34:6-7; Micah 7:18). Nevertheless, there are times He moves in very quickly to punish people for their sins, giving them no warning and leaving them no room for repentance.
For instance, when Nadab and Abihu, two of the sons of Aaron, offered an unauthorized fire before the Lord, they were both instantly consumed by fire from the presence of the Lord. They did not get any warning; neither were they given any opportunity to ask for forgiveness. They were simply executed by God instantly. The experience so shocked Aaron, their father, that he was speechless. (Cf. Lev 10:1-3)
Olufe: ki ore-ofe, aanu ati alaafia je tire lailodiwon lati odo Olorun Baba wa ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa wa. Inu mi dun lati ki o kaabo sinu osu Agemo 2020, eyi ti o je osu eyi ti o bere idakeji awon osu ti o wa ninu odun yi. Adura mi si ni pe ki Olorun fi ayo re kun okan re de bi pe o ko ni ranti gbogbo ibanuje tabi adanu kankan ti o wu ki o ti ba pade ninu idakini awon osu odun yi, ni oruko Jesu. Amin.
Nibayi, mo fe gba o niyanju, bi a se n bere idajeki awon osu odun yi, pe ki o fi gbogbo ara re jin fun Olorun ninu ohun gbogbo. Eyi tunmo si pe ki o ma se fun Olorun ni aabo ijosin tabi ki isin re si ma je eyi ti o wa lekunrere. Dipo be, fi ara re jin fun patapata ni ijosin ati ni ise isin. Idi si ni pe eyi ni ona kansoso ti o fi le gbadun re ni ekun rere, ki o si tun gba oriyin lodo re.
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours immeasurably from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. I am glad to welcome you into the month of July 2020, the first month in the second half of this year. And I pray that God will so occupy your heart with joy in this last half of the year that you will forget whatever pains or losses you experienced in the first half of the year, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Now I want to enjoin you, as we begin this second half of the year, to be all-out for God in everything. In other words, don’t take half measures in your worship of God or go half way in your devotion to Him. Instead, give yourself fully to Him in worship and in service. That is because that is the only way to enjoy Him in all His fullness and also have His approval.
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?” (Luke 16:10-12NIV)
When God first made man, He told him to rule over the earth, subdue it and replenish it. But we see clearly from Scriptures that God did not immediately leave him to start moving round all the face of the earth in order to fulfill the mandate He had given him. Instead, He first put him in a small garden, the garden of Eden. And He did that to teach us that until we have learnt to manage that which is little and profit with it, there is no way we can manage that which is great and be fruitful with it. (Cf. Gen 1:26-29 & 2:4-8)
Beloved: grace, mercy and peace be yours abundantly from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Saviour. I am delighted to welcome you to this new week, which is the transition week between the months of June and July of this year. And I pray that your heart will continually be strengthened to remain strong in doing the will of God, regardless of the circumstances in which you may find yourself in this life. Amen.
Evidently, these are difficult times for many all around the world. Yes, these are difficult times for many to take care of themselves, their families, or their affairs in righteousness and with the integrity of heart. And that is because of the increase in wickedness, deception, and apathy towards God among men. But should we be surprised or alarmed because of these things? No! And that is because the word of God already makes it very clear to us that the last days of men here on earth will be difficult days. His word already shows us that these days will be days in which all forms of evil will be on the increase, and all the laws and programmes that we have put in place to protect us or make life easy for us will not be able to keep things from falling apart. (Cf. Matt 24:12; 2Tim 3:1-5)
“Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, “Go ahead, kill them!” But the boy did not draw his sword. He hesitated, because he was still only a boy. Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Come on, kill us yourself. It takes a man to do a man’s job.” So Gideon killed them and took the ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.” (Judg 8:21GNT)
One of the things I still appreciate about my childhood is the fact that I could dream as I big as I wanted without recognising any limitation. I am sure you too can relate to that. As children, we just dream and keep on dreaming about all kinds of things we want to do and become. We are not afraid to dream big at all. And that is because we don’t recognise limitation or boundaries. But as we grow older and can better relate to life, the reality of what we can actually do or not do begin to dawn on us. And it is only those among us who lose no time in embracing this reality that will most likely be saved from wasting their lives in pursuit of things that are beyond them
Olufe: ki ore ofe ati alaafia je tire titi lailai lati odo Olorun Baba wa ati Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa ati Olugbala wa. Kaabo sinu ose tuntun miran ninu osu Okudu 2020. Mo si gbadura pe ki okan re gba okun lati je olododo si Oluwa titi de opin, bi o ti wu ki nkan ri nibi yowu ti o ba ti ba ara re, ni oruko Jesu Oluwa. Amin.
Okan lara nkan ti Oluwa gbe oriyin fun ijo Pagamu, okan lara awon ijo re ti o wa ni agbebe Esia aye igba ti a ko oro bibeli, si ni pe won je olotito si, bi o tile je wipe ibujoko Satani gan funrare ni won n gbe. Iwo na wo bi O se ba won soro ninu leta re si won:
“Emi mo isee re, ati ibi ti iwo n gbe, a ni ibi ti ite Satani ni wa: ati pe iwo se olooto si oruko mi sibe, ti iwo ko si se igbagbo re ninu mi, ni ojo wonyi ninu eyi ti Antipa i se olooto ajerri-iku mi, eni ti won pa ninu yin, nibi ti Satani n gbe.” (Ifihan 2:13)
Nkan akoko ti Oluwa so fun awon ara yi ni pe Oun mo ibi ti won n gbe. Eyi ko si ni i se pelu oruko ilu won. Lotito, O mo oruko ilu won, eyi ti i se Pagamu. Sugbon oruko ilu won ko ni koko oro; koko oro ni awon isele ti o n waye ninu ilu na ati ipa ti won n ko lori igbesi aye awon eniyan ti o wa nibe.
Gegebi oro Oluwa, ilu yi ni Satani n gbe ni akoko ti O n ko awon oro wonyi. Lotito, a mo nipase iwe mimo pe alarinkiri ni Satani – oun ko le fi ibikankan se ibujoko re titi lailai (Joobu 1:7 & 2:2). Amon awon igba miran a ma wa ti yo fi igba die fikale si ibikan lati se ose nibe. Ti o ba si ti fi ibikan se ile re, a le mo daju pe dandan ni ki ise emi okunkun po si ni ibe. Eyi yoo si yori si ki iwa ika, isekuse, iborisa, oso sise, ilodi si ododo, itanje, rugudu ati oniruru ibi po si ni irufe ibi be.
Boya iwo gan tile ti fi igbakan gbe iru ibi – ilu nla, ilu kekere, abule, adugbo, agbole, ile ise tabi ile iwe – ti a n soro re yi ri. Nikete ti o debe ni o ti mo pe nkan o se enure nibe. O le so tabi fura pe okunkun birimubirimu wa lori awon ti o n gbe ibe. O si tun le ri bi okunkun yi se n yi aye awon olugbe ibe po, ti o si je ki won ma se awon ohun ti ko to ati ti ko ye. Fun apeere, mo fi igbakan gbe ilu kan ri nibi ti o je wipe opolopo odomode lokunri ati lobinrin ni won ti di baba ati iya labe orule awon obi won, ti opo ko si ri nkan ti o buru ninu eyi. O wa tunmo si pe isekuse gbile ni ilu yi debi wipe awon omo kekeke na n kopa ninu re. Nitorina, ni akoko ti mo n so yi (n ko le so bi ibe se ri lowolowo yi), o soro lati to omo lati wa ni aileri. Ti iwo gan ba si de ibe gege bi eniyan mimo, ti o ko ba si sora lati rin ninu agbara Emi Olorun, ko ni i pe rara ti aye re yoo fi di idakuda ninu isekuse.
Ki wa ni idi ti ibikan se le ri bayi? Fifi ikale Esu tabi fifi ikale lara awon angeli alagbara re is ibe ni o ma n saba fa (Efesu 6:12). Awon ni won ma n fi ero, imo ati aba buburu pelu iro kun okan awon eniyan. Awon nkan wonyi si ni o ma n di alagbara mo awon eniyan lowo, ti won a si ma mu won ni eru lati se awon nkan ti o ma n mu ipalara wa. Ti awon emi buburu yi ba si ti fi ibikan se ile won, o di dandan ki awon irufe nkan buburu kan bere si ni fi ese mule ni ibe, ti won yo si bere si ni pa igbe aye awon ti o n gbe ibe lara.
Sugbon, ni ti awon ara ti o n gbe ilu Pagamu ti Oluwa n soro nipa ninu ese bible ti o wa ni oke yi, won ko gba ki nkankan pa isododo won si Oluwa lara lona kankan, bi o ti le je wipe Satani fi ilu won se ibudo. Eyi tunmo si pe won ko lati ba awon ti won jo n gbe ilu yi dogba ninu iwa aimo Olorun, bi o tile je pe a gbogun ti won lati se be. A tile ri wipe a pa okan lara won, eni ti o n je Antipa, nitori igbagbo re. Sibesibe, awon ara wonyi ko se igbagbo won ninu Jesu Kirisiti Oluwa. Be e si ni won ko yonda ara fun Esu lati ba aye won je nipase gbogbo awon nkan ti ko da ti awon ara ilu won n se. Eyi lo si je ki Olowa gbe oriyin fun won, ti O si tun je ki won mo pe Oun mo gbogbo nkan ti won n la koja ati pe, nigba ti akoko ba to, Oun yo fun won ni ere won, ti won ba je olotito si titi de opin.
Nibakanna, Oluwa mo ibi ti iwo ati emi n gbe ati awon isele ti o wopo nibe. O mo ibi ti a ti n sise, sowo tabi kawe ati awon nkan ti o wopo nibe. Sibesibe, O fe ki a je olotito si, ki a si ma baradogba pelu awon ti a n ba gbe ninu awon nkan buburu ti won ba ti fi ara won jin fun, bi o tile je wipe Esu funrare gan ni a n ba gbe. Ti ijo ti Pagamu ba si le je olotito si ninu eyi, awa na le je olotito si. Nitorina, eyi ti a o fi ma se awawi fun fifi ara wa jin lati se awon nkan buburu ti o wopo ni awujo wa, nse ni o ye ki a ma gba ohunkohun ti a ba nilo lati je olotito si Oluwa lati ibi ite ore ofe Olorun (Heberu 4:14-16). Ranti pe ti a ba je olotito si, a o gba oriyin ati ere lati owo re. Sugbon ti a ba teriba fun igbogun Esu ati aye, o sese ki awa na je alabapin ninu idajo ti o di dandan ki o wa sori aye yi. Adura mi si ni pe ki eyi ma je ipin wa ni oruko Jesu. Amin.
Ki o ni ose to larinrin.
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Lati owo: J.O. Lawal | Ojo: Okudu 21, 2020
Atelera: Latori tabili Paitor | Nomba: Vol. 9, No. 7