S1E16 - A Proverb on ASSURANCE - "Bí Ṣàǹgó bá ńpa àràbà, tó ńpa ìrókò, bíi tigi ńlá kọ́"

PROVERB CONSIDERED: "Bí Ṣàǹgó bá ńpa àràbà, tó ńpa ìrókò, bíi tigi ńlá kọ́." INTERPRETATION: "Even though Ṣango kills the silk-cotton tree and kills the ìrókò tree, no such fate can befall the huge tree." MEANING: This proverb is often said as a boast which is supposedly based on the assurance that the person being referred to is mightier than anyone in the vicinity who others consider to be mighty. BIBLICAL REFLECTION: We considered this proverb from a few perspectives. 1. Every true believer can boast in their assurance of the power of God. Because God is our Father, we can be assured of divine exemptions from the plans of the enemy. 2. At the same time, those who confess to be Christians must ensure that their supposed 'boasting in the Lord' is truly rooted in their personal communion and fellowship with God lest they experience something similar to the embarrassment which the seven sons of Sceva experienced.  BIBLE VERSES CITED: Psalm 91:7 (NIV) says "A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you." The entirety of Psalm 95 (TPT)