During their forty-year journey in the desert after leaving Egypt, the Israelites experienced divine love and providence.
God reminds them:
« During the forty years that I led you through the wilderness, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. »(Deuteronomy 29:5)
If God was able to take care of the Israelites in such difficult conditions, He can also take care of those who trust Him today and especially those who agreed to become his children by believing in Jesus Christ.
We should then understand that our survival and well-being depend entirely on God and not on our own efforts or resources.
For those facing trials or times of difficulty today, this verse offers assurance that God is present and active, even in the driest times of our lives.
PRAYER:
Lord our God, grant us complete confidence in your love and providence.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray, Amen.
Mu rugendo rwabo rw’imyaka mirongo ine mu butayu nyuma yo kuva muri Egiputa, Abisiraheli babonye urukundo rw’Imana no kwitabwaho nayo.
Imana irabibibutsa:
« Mu myaka mirongo ine nakuyoboye mu butayu, imyenda yawe ntiyashaje, cyangwa inkweto zo ku birenge byawe. »(Gutegeka 29: 5)
Niba Imana yarashoboye kwita kubisiraheli mubihe bigoye, irashobora kandi kwita kubayizera uyu munsi cyane cyane abemeye kuba abana bayo mu kwizera Yesu Kristo nk’Umwami n’Umukiza wabo.
Tugomba noneho kumva ko kubaho kwacu no kumererwa neza kwacu gushingiye gusa ku Mana aho gushingira ku mbaraga zacu.
Kubahura n’ibigeragezo cyangwa ibihe by’ingorabahizi muri iki gihe, uyu murongo utanga ibyiringiro ko Imana iriho kandi ikora, ndetse no mu bihe by’ubutayu mu buzima bwacu.
ISENGESHO:
Uwiteka Mwami Mana yacu, duhe ibyiringiro byuzuye mu rukundo rwawe no ku kutwitaho kwawe.
Ni mu izina ry’agaciro ry’umwana wawe Yesu Kristo tubisabye, Amen.
Mu rugendo rgabo gw’imyaka mirongo ine mu bugaragwa inyuma yo kuva muri Egiputa, Abisiraheli barabonye urukundo rw’Imana no kwitabgaho nayo.
Imana irabibibutsa:
« Namaze imyaka mirongwine mbarongora mu bugaragwa; imyambaro yanyu ntiyabashiriyeko, n’inkweto zo mu birenge vyanyu ntizabashiriyeko. »(Gusubira nu vyagezwe 29:5)
Agasangwa Imana yarashoboye kwitaho abisiraheli mu bihe bigoye, irashobora kandi no kwitaho abayizera uyu munsi na cane cane abemeye kuba abana bayo mu kwizera Yesu Kristo nk’Umwami n’Umukiza wabo.
Dukwiriye rero kwumva ko kubaho kwacu no kumererwa neza kwacu gushingiye gusa ku Mana aho gushingira ku nkomezi zacu canke ku bushobozi bgacu.
Ku bahura n’ibigeragezo muri iki gihe, uyu murongo utanga ivyizigiro ko Imana iriho kandi ikora, ndetse no mu bihe vy’ubugaragwa mu buzima bgacu.
IGISABISHO:
Uhoraho Mwami Mana yacu, duhe ivyizigiro vyuzuye ku rukundo gwawe no ku kutwitaho kwawe.
Ni mw’izina ridasanzwe ry’umwana wawe Yesu Kristo tubisavye, Amen.
Although the Bible values ​​certain qualities in children, such as faith and humility (Matthew 18:3-4), innocence and purity (Matthew 19:14), it also encourages spiritual and intellectual maturation to avoid immature behaviors.
« When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. »(1 Corinthians 13:11)
What are these immature behaviors to avoid?
Here are some examples of these behaviors:
1.Emotional instability:
Children may react impulsively and emotionally, lacking control and stability in their responses (Read Ephesians 4:14).
2.Lack of discernment:
Children often lack the ability to discern right from wrong or understand the consequences of their actions (Hebrews 5:13-14).
3.Selfishness and self-centeredness:
Children tend to be self-centered, often seeking to satisfy their own desires without considering the needs of others (Philippians 2:3-4).
4.Ignorance and lack of wisdom:
Children lack knowledge and wisdom, and are often impressionable (Proverbs 4:7).
5.Spiritual instability:
Children can be easily led astray from their faith or spiritual commitment (1 Corinthians 14:20).
PRAYER:
Lord our God, grant us the power to avoid immature behavior.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray, Amen.
Do you know why you have not yet received what you always ask God through prayer?
It would certainly be because you are not asking it in the name of Jesus.
Jesus himself said it:
« Very truly I tell to you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now, you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. »(John 16:23-24)
What then is the significance of this statement?
Indeed, since we have become children of God after having recognized Jesus Christ as our King and our Savior, God also recognizes us as his children in, by, or through Jesus Christ, to whom we belong.
Although this formula « in the name of Jesus » has become for many Christians very simple and meaningless, each time we say or repeat it, we should be aware that we are identifying ourselves before God, that we are testifying to God that we belong to Jesus Christ whom He gave us as the only intermediary between Him and us, « For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus. »(1 Timothy 2:5)
If we testify to God that we belong to Jesus Christ, God will give us in Jesus everything we ask of Him.
PRAYER:
Lord our God, grant us to always attest our belonging to Jesus when we pray to you.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray to you, Amen.
