Yoruba Word Of The Week : Ôkùnrin

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Ôkùnrin is the Yoruba word for man.

We all have an ôkùnrin in our lives, whether be our father, our uncles, cousins, brothers, friends or even husbands.

Whoever they may be, respect the men in your lives...

Even more so your fathers ["Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise--" Ephesians 12 : 6]

and wives, remember to honor your husbands ["Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord." Colossians 3 : 18].

Let us also make it a duty to encourage them and advice them accordingly. 

The noun is : Ôkùnrin // A simple sentence is : Ôkùnrin ye ni mo fe (that is the man I married)

May God help us to be the best women for the ôkùnrin in our lives

Amen!!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Êrín

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Êrín is the Yoruba word for laughter. 

Êrín, comes in all notes and tones...but no matter how it sounds, laughter is one of the most beautiful sounds known to man.

We take it for granted but to be able to share a true êrín in between friends or loved ones or even stealing a solitary êrín is a luxury.

Not everyone is in the position to let out a êrín so the next time you find yourself letting out a êrín, be thankful to God and endeavor to to stop taking it for granted.

The noun is : Êrín  // The verb is : rërìín  // A simple sentence is : Mo le rërìín (I can laugh).

May shouts of joy and laughter never cease in around us in Jesus' name.

Amen!!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Agbára

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Agbára is the Yoruba word for power. 

Many are privileged with one type of agbára or the other...

but it's not the agbára that is important but rather how we use it.

Consider and make sure not to abuse your agbára. 

Be careful, that you do not put your agbára before others.

The noun is : Agbára // A simple sentence is : Mo ni agbára (I have power).

May God help us to use our agbára in ways pleasing to Him!

Amen!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Êbùn

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Êbùn is the Yoruba word for gift.

No matter how small or even big, it is always nice to receive a êbùn.

The gesture is never too small ... it is truly one act that speaks volumes.

Whatever you can give, never overlook a chance to give a êbùn.

Whatever you receive, always do it gladly and whatever the êbùn or the price that came with it, be grateful always.

The noun is : Êbùn // A simple sentence is : Mo gba êbùn (I received a gift).

May God help us to readily give rather than receive (remember ‎"It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20 : 35) and to be appreciative of what others give us!

Amen!


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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Ìdáríjì

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Ìdáríjì is the Yoruba word for forgiveness.

We have all needed Ìdáríjì at one point of our lives...from our friends, family and even especially from God.

Just as others dáríjì it is also required of us to do the same.

Remember, everybody deserves a second chance.

The noun is : Ìdáríjì // The verb is : dáríjì // A simple sentence is : Mo ti dáríjì e (I have forgiven you) and also Jesu ti dáríjì gbogbo ese mi (Jesus has forgiven all my sins)

May God help us to forgive like He forgives us!

Amen!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Àdúrà

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Àdúrà is the Yoruba word for prayer.

We all need we all need to àdúrà,

we all need to gba àdúrà (to pray).

In every stage of our lives, àdúrà is never irrelevant.

Develop an attitude of àdúrà because our Lord, God, answers àdúrà wa (our prayers).

The noun is àdúrà.  

The verb is : gba àdúrà 

A simple sentence is : "àdúrà se pataki gon" (prayers are very important).

May God give us a hunger to pray and teach us how to do so!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Ìyàwó

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 Ìyàwó is the Yoruba word for wife/bride.

Whether you are a Ìyàwó or one to be, let us glorify God for our title.

Let us strive to be the best Ìyàwó we can be, even in the smallest things.

Let us strive to be like the virtuous woman of Proverbs 31.

Let us strive to be like the Ìyàwó God wants us to be.

The noun is : Ìyàwó and a simple sentence : Mo ti di Ìyàwó" (I have become a wife/bride).

May our homes be blessed!

May we be fruitful!

May our unions be full of love!

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Yoruba Word Of The Week : Ìyanu

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 Ìyanu is the Yoruba word for miracle.

It's interesting how Ìyanu, in truth, really means "to wonder" if translated literally.

I'm sure we've all experienced at least one miracle in our lives... Ìyanu are all around us, in fact, our just being alive is a Ìyanu.

No matter how small, it doesn't make it any less a  Ìyanu...

Whatever your Ìyanu is...hold on to it...It's extraordinary...

The noun is : Ìyanu  and a simple sentence : "Mo ti ri Ìyanu" (I have seen a miracle).

May God give us a Ìyanu and a testimony that can never die.

Amen

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