S4E04 - A Proverb on WATCHFULNESS - “Àṣá ò gbádìẹ níkọ̀kọ̀; gba-n-gba làṣá ńgbádìẹ”
Summary: <p><strong>PROVERB CONSIDERED:</strong> <em>“Àṣá ò gbádìẹ níkọ̀kọ̀; gba-n-gba làṣá ńgbádìẹ”</em></p> <p><strong>INTERPRETATION:</strong> <em>"What one dare do, one does openly"</em></p> <p><strong>MEANING & BIBLICAL APPLICATION: </strong>The imagery that birthed this proverb is hunting; the kite (predator) hunts the chick (prey) in broad day light, says the proverb. In that sense, we can easily see the biblical imagery of the devil going about like a roaring lion seeking whom to devour from the proverb (1 Peter 5:8). The point here is to be watchful; to spot the signs of the devil's tactics and nip them in the bud. This will come by maintaining a vibrant personal relationship with God as well as a flourishing communal fellowship experience. Isolated Christians are easy preys!</p> <p>The other side to this proverb is the direct point of <em>louding </em>what we are doing, especially when we are persuaded that they are good deeds. In doing this, however, we must be careful to ensure that we are not making this publicity about us but about the God that is at work in and through us.</p> <p><strong>Scriptures Cited include:</strong></p> <p><strong>✥ 1 Peter 5:8 CSB - </strong><em>"Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour."</em></p> <p><strong>✥ John 7:4 CEV - </strong><em>"No one does anything in secret, if they want others to know about them. So let the world know what you are doing!"</em></p> <p><strong>✥ Matthew 5:16 NKJV - </strong><em>"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."</em></p> <p><strong>✥ Matthew 6:3-4 NKJV - </strong><em>"But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly."</em><br> <br> <strong>LINKS TO LISTEN TO THE EPISODE</strong></p> <p>✥ My Website — <a href="https://www.josephkolawole.org/omoluabi/" target="_blank">https://www.josephkolawole.org/omoluabi/</a></p> <p>✥ Other Platforms — <a href="https://pod.link/1550735589" target="_blank">https://pod.link/1550735589</a></p> <p><strong>FOR MORE RESOURCES FROM JOSEPH & ANU OLA</strong></p> <p><a href="https://linktr.ee/josephola" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/josephola</a></p> <p><a href="https://josephola.disha.page/" target="_blank">https://josephola.disha.page/</a></p>
