FOOD FOR THE DAY

SUNDAY, 17 MAY TEXT: EPHESIANS 3:14-21 TOPIC: PAUL'S SECOND PRAYER* *EPHESIANS 3:14-21 (NIV) 14:For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15:from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16:I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17:so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18:may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19:and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20:Now to h...

LAHADI, 17 GA MAYU NASSI: AFISAWA 3:14-21 KAN MAGANA: ADDU'AR BULUS TA BIYU AFISAWA 3:14-21 14:Saboda haka, nake durƙusawa a gaban Uban, 15:shi da yake sa wa kowace kabila ta sama da ta ƙasa suna, 16:ina addu'a ya yi muku baiwa bisa ga yalwar ɗaukakarsa, ku ƙarfafa matuƙa a birnin zuciyarku ta wurin Ruhunsa, 17:har ma Almasihu yă zauna a zukatanku ta wurin bangaskiyarku, domin ƙauna ta kahu da gindinta sosai a zukatanku, 18:har ku sami kaifin basira tare da dukan tsarkaka, ku fahimci ko mene ne fāɗin ƙaunar Almasihu, da tsawonta da zacinta, da kuma zurfinta, 19:ku kuma san ƙaunar da Almasihu yake yi mana, wadda ta fi gaban sani, domin a cika ku da dukan falala ta Allah. 20:Ɗaukak...

JUMAA, 15 GA MAYU NASSI: AFISAWA 2:11-22 KAN MAGANA: RUSHE BANGAYE, GINA GADOJI AFISAWA 2:11-22 11:Saboda haka, ku tuna dā ku al'ummai ne bisa ɗabi'a, ga waɗanda ake kira masu kaciyar nan kuwa, sukan kira ku marasa kaciya (ga shi kuwa, kaciyar nan ta jiki ce, wadda ake yi da hannu). 12:Ku kuma tuna a lokacin nan a rabe kuke da Almasihu, bare ne ga jama'ar Isra'ila, bāƙi ne ga alkawaran nan da Allah ya yi, marasa bege, marasa Allah kuma a duniya. 13:Amma a yanzu, a cikin Almasihu, ku da dā kuke can nesa, an kawo ku kusa ta wurin jinin Almasihu. 14:Domin Almasihu shi ne salamarmu, shi wanda ya mai da Yahudawa da al'ummai ɗaya, wato ya rushe katangar nan da ta raba su a kan gāba. 15:Har y...

FRIDAY, 15 MAY TEXT: EPHESIANS 2:11-22 TOPIC: BREAKING WALLS, BUILDING BRIDGES EPHESIANS 2:11-22 [NIV] 11: Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncircumcised” by those who call themselves “the circumcision” (that done in the body by the hands of men)— 12: remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13: But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. 14: For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing...

MONDAY, 11 MAY TEXT: JUDGES 21:15-25 TOPIC: THEY DID WHAT SEEMED RIGHT TO THEM JUDGES 21:15-25 [NIV] 15: The people grieved for Benjamin, because the Lord had made a gap in the tribes of Israel. 16: And the elders of the assembly said, “With the women of Benjamin destroyed, how shall we provide wives for the men who are left? 17: The Benjamite survivors must have heirs,” they said, “so that a tribe of Israel will not be wiped out. 18: We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath: ‘Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite.’ 19: But look, there is the annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh, to the north of Bethel, and east of the road...

LITININ, 11 GA MAYU NASSI: MAHUKUNTA 21:15-25 KAN MAGANA: SUN YI MASU ABINDA SUKA GA YA DACE GARESU MAHUKUNTA 21:15-25 15:Sai mutanen suka yi juyayin mutanen Biliyaminu domin Ubangiji ya naƙasa kabila daga kabilar Isra'ila. 16:Saboda haka dattawan taron jama'a suka ce, “Ƙaƙa za mu yi da waɗanda suka ragu da ba su sami mata ba, da yake an hallaka matan kabilar Biliyaminu?” 17:Sai suka ce, “Tilas, waɗanda suka ragu daga mutanen Biliyaminu su sami gādo domin kada a shafe kabila daga cikin Isra'ila, 18:amma fa ba za mu iya aurar musu da 'ya'yanmu mata ba.” Sun faɗi haka ne kuwa, domin sun riga sun rantse cewa, “Duk wanda ya aurar da 'yarsa ga mutumin Biliyaminu la'ananne ne.” 19:Suka kuma...

SUNDAY, 10 MAY TEXT: JUDGES 21:1-14 TOPIC: REGRETS AFTER SIN JUDGES 21:1-14 (NIV) 1:The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.” 2:The people went to Bethel, where they sat before God until evening, raising their voices and weeping bitterly. 3:“O Lord, the God of Israel,” they cried, “why has this happened to Israel? Why should one tribe be missing from Israel today?” 4:Early the next day the people built an altar and presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. 5:Then the Israelites asked, “Who from all the tribes of Israel has failed to assemble before the Lord?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone...

LAHADI, 10 GA MAYU NASSI: ALKALAWA 21:1-14 KAN MAGANA: NADAMA BAYAN ZUNUBI ALKALAWA 21:1-14 1:Mutanen Isra'ila kuwa suka yi wa Ubangiji ƙaƙƙarfan alkawari a Mizfa cewa, “Ba wani daga cikinmu da zai ba da 'yarsa aure ga mutumin Biliyaminu.” 2:Sai mutanen Isra'ila suka zo Betel, suka zauna a nan a gaban Allah har maraice. Suka yi makoki mai zafi. 3:Suka ce, “Ya Ubangiji Allah na Isra'ila, me ya sa wannan abu ya faru a cikin Isra'ila, har da za a rasa kabila guda ta Isra'ila?” 4:Kashegari mutanen suka tashi da safe, suka gina bagade a can. Suka miƙa hadayun ƙonawa da na salama. 5:Suka kuma ce, “Daga cikin kabilar Isra'ila, wace ce ba ta halarci wannan taro na gaban Ubangiji ba?” Gama sun...

LARABA, 6 GA MAYU NASSI: MAHUKUNTA 20:12-17 KAN MAGANA: TSAYAYYA KAN RABAWA MAHUKUNTA 20:12-17 12:Kabilar Isra'ila kuwa suka aiki manzanni ga kabilar Biliyaminu suka ce, “Wace irin mugunta ce wannan da kuka aikata? 13:Yanzu sai ku ba da mutanen nan 'yan iska da take cikin Gibeya don mu kashe su, mu kawar da mugunta daga cikin Isra'ila.” Amma mutanen Biliyaminu ba su kula da maganar 'yan'uwansu, Isra'ilawa ba. 14:Mutanen Biliyaminu kuwa suka fita daga Gibeya gaba ɗaya domin su yi yaƙi da jama'ar Isra'ila. 15:A ran nan mutanen Biliyaminu suka tattaru daga garuruwansu, mutum dubu ashirin da shida (26,000). Banda waɗannan, sai da mazaunan Gibeya suka tara zaɓaɓɓun mutane ɗari bakwai. 16:Da...

WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY TEXT: JUDGES 20:12-17 TOPIC: RESIST BEING DIVIDED JUDGES 20:12-17 [NIV] 12: The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What about this awful crime that was committed among you? 13: Now surrender those wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel.” But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites. 14: From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites. 15: At once the Benjamites mobilized twenty-six thousand swordsmen from their towns, in addition to seven hundred chosen men from those living in Gibeah. 16: Among all these soldiers there were seven hund...