God Protection Is Ever Sure
Abraham fear fo hin life, and he aske Sarah hin wife to call am her brother to konfuse King Abimelech. Di man think Abimelech pipu fit take hin wife and kill am. However, Abraham weh think hin dey smart to lie in attempt to protect hin identity don fail to realize sey hin God dey able to protect am from all evils.
Abraham story irrational decision to hide hin identity dey reported, "Now Abraham sey of Sarah hin wife, “She bi my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar send and take Sarah. But God come to Abimelech fo dream go night, and tell am, “Indeed you bi dead man because of di woman weh you collect, because she bi one man wife.” But Abimelech never come near her; and he say, “Lord, shey you go slay righteous nation also? But hin tell me say, ‘She bi hin sister’? And she, even she herself talk am, ‘Hin bi my brother.’ In integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands nah hin make me do this.” And God tell am fo di dream, “Yes, I know sey you do this in integrity of your heart. Fo I also withhold you to sin against me; fo dis reason I no allow you touch am. Now fo dis reason, return di man wife; because hin bi prophet, and he go pray fo you and you go live. But if you no return her, know sey you go surely die, you and all weh bi yours” (Genesis 20:2-7).
LESSON
Kristians must understand sey our God nah ever able to protect us from our enemies. No matter di situation weh come our way, God go protect us, and He go also glorify himself. Fo dis reason, instead weh any believer dey entertain doubt and seeking ungodly alternative solution, make he exercise faith. He suppose remind himself of God promise weh dey listed fo di bible to edify hin faith.
The bible talk am, "These things i don tell you, say nah inside Me you fit get peace. You go get tribulation fo di world; but make you be of good cheer, I don overcome di world.” (John 16:33). God is well and able to take care of Hin pikin. He go rescue us fo time of trouble. Irrespective of source and occurrence, and whether di mistakes come from us or others, God go still be God; He go come to di aids of Hin pipu to glorify hinself. Hence, believers must be rest assure in God always. We must make faith profession with full expectations. God victory dey sure over us since "Jesus Krist bi di same yesterday, today, and forever" (Hebrews 13:8).
PRAYER
Dear God, i beg teach me how to dey trust you during adversity. Help me to express my absolute trust in you always. Increase my faith to always profess a statement of faith during adversity. Give me strength to declare "I know my God weh i dey serve, and Hin go deliver me from every lion and every goliath of life." I beg turn my tough situation around to become my testimony so that unbelievers fit hear am and tremble. Let my faith remain firm in you so that i fit kontinue to declare your testimony of goodness fo di land of di living. Fo in Oga Jesus Krist i make my requests. Amen.
