PIDGIN REHOBOTH!

Jenesis 26:1-5,7-25

'Honga kon dey di land, just as e happen for Abraham time. So Isaak kon go Gerar where Abimelek wey bi Filistia pipol king dey stay. God appear to Isaak kon tell am, “Make yu nor go Egypt; but make yu stay for di land wey I go show yu. Stay for dis land. Den I go dey with yu kon bless yu, bikos I go give all dis land to yu and yor shidren-shidren. I go do wetin I promise yor papa Abraham. I go make yor shidren plenty like di stars wey dey di sky and I go give dem all dis land. I go bless all di nashon for di world with yor shidren-shidren name. All dis tins go happen, bikos Abraham obey mi kon keep all my words; my kommand, my rules and my laws.” Wen di men for di place ask am about en wife, e kon tell dem sey, “Na my sista.” Fear nor fit let am sey, “Na my wife,” bikos e tink for en mind sey, “If I sey na my wife, di men for dis place go kill mi make dem for fit get Rebekah, bikos e too fine.” Afta Isaak don stay der tey, Abimelek wey bi Filistia pipol king kon look from window and e si Isaak dey play with en wife Rebekah. So Abimelek koll Isaak kon sey, “Dis woman na yor wife! Wetin make yu sey, ‘Na my sista e bi?’ ” Isaak ansa, “Na bikos I tink sey somebody fit kill mi just to get am.” Den di king sey, “Wetin make yu do us like dis? Wot of if one of my men kon go sleep with yor wife? Den yu for don make us sin!” So Abimelek kommand all en pipol sey, “Anybody wey tosh dis man or en wife, must die.” Isaak harvest plenty well-well and e rish hundred times of wetin e plant dat same year, bikos God don bless am. Isaak kon rish well-well. E dey prosper more-more until evribody know am. E get many sheep and kattle and en savant many well-well, so Filistia pipol kon dey jealous am. So Filistia pipol karry san-san kon kover all di well wey Isaak papa savants, dig for di time wey Abraham dey der. Den Abimelek kon tell Isaak, “Make yu komot from here go anoda place, bikos di pawa wey yu get, don strong pass awa own.” So Isaak komot der kon go stay for Gerar Valley. Isaak kon open di well again wey en papa Abraham dig wey Filistia pipol kover afta Abraham don die. Isaak give dis well di same name wey en papa gi-am before. Wen Isaak savant dig for di valley kon si well wey get fresh wota, di men for Gerar kworel with Isaak men kon dey sey, “Na wi get di wota!” So Isaak koll di well Esek, bikos dem follow am drag am. En savants dig anoda well, but dem still follow am drag am too, so Isaak koll di well, Sitnah. Den e komot from der kon go dig anoda well. Nobody follow am kworel for dis one, so Isaak kon koll am Rehobot dey sey, “Naw Oga God don make room for us and wi go prosper for dis land.” From der, Isaak kon go Beersheba. God appear to am dat nite kon sey, “Na mi bi yor papa Abraham God. Make yu nor fear, bikos I dey with yu. Bikos of my savant Abraham, I go bless yu kon make yor shidren-shidren plenty.” Den Isaak build one altar for der kon woship God. E put en tent for der and en savant kon dig anoda well. '

 

 

Promotion and increase na wetin everybody dey pray for. But na only God dey give am, no be any oga for work or anybody wey dey earth—na wetin Psalm 75:6 talk. Promotion mean say person dey move up, dey get ginger, dey get respect or level; e also mean say things dey grow and dey increase for person life. 

If we work, we dey expect say make what we put hand go multiply or expand. Sometimes, e dey even mean say we go need more space for our life to fit carry the increase. But if person no work at all, God no go get anytin wey Him go bless make person expand am. 

Rehoboth mean “God don open space for us” or “He don give us plenty room for increase.” Na God be praised! At last, God don grant us wide space to expand—whether for where we dey live, our business, work, our house or our family. E no matter the wahala we dey face, God fit still make space for us.

We sabi Isaac story—how he dey dig well and people dey drag the wells with am. Many of us dey face wahala for things wey suppose be ours or wetin we work for. Like Isaac, some people dey give up when wahala come. 

But make we no surrender anytime challenge show—no matter how e be. Even when God don make space, e still need make we take am by force, make we possess our inheritance as Psalm 37:29 talk.

The way we respond to wahala, just like Isaac, na to waka comot instead make we dey fight. Dem say, “Person wey run today go fit fight another time.” E fit be like say na fear, but Isaac story teach say na wise way. Famine dey everywhere, water no dey. Isaac choose to obey God, e no change location; e just dig well for place where seed dey. Whenever wahala show for the work, he choose peace instead make e drag.

Isaac learn one big lesson—na God dey make person fruitful, no be by power or who you sabi.

Verse 20 call the first well “Esek” [wahala], na because dem drag am. Wetin dey drag with you for your life? E no even matter, because as verse 22 talk, God go make space—Rehoboth—for you, and you go jolly for the land. 

You dey try find space or chance for more? God fit give you space if you trust am and follow Him way. Maybe you dey feel say dem pass you for promotion, you dey ready to fight for wetin you feel say belong to you. Calm down—think how God fit give you better and bigger space without the stress of fighting. 

Romans 8:31 talk am: “If God dey our side, who fit stand against us?” God don give you the best land with space to increase—Genesis 47:6 talk am. Abeg, dig your well, no let anybody or anytin use drag make you leave am.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

- You don get wahala for something wey you believe say na your own? How you take handle am? 

- You dey gree make God give you space, or you dey use your strength push matter? 

- You don ever waka comot from fight to protect your peace? Wetin come happen? 

- Wetin practical step you fit take to “possess your inheritance” as Psalm 37:29 talk?

PRAYER: Baba God, thank You say na You dey open space for us. Just like You do for Isaac, You still dey open door for Your children to prosper—inside our house, ministry, work, and heart. We sabi say na only You dey promote person, na You be our source. Make space for us anywhere You call us, for Jesus name we pray, Amen.

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