Monday, Septemba 23, 2019
Monday for Week 25 for Ordinary Time
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Fada – Memorial
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“Nobody dey light lamp come cover am with container or put am under bed; instead, e dey put am for lampstand so that people wey enter go fit see di light.” Luke 8:16
All of us need to “see di light.” One way wey this dey happen na when other people dey shine di light of Christ for us. And one way wey people around us dey “see di light” na when our life dey show dem clear example of di light of Christ.
Dis passage show us say na our duty to be di light of Christ for di world wey need help. Dis passage make am clear say when we light di fire of Christ for our hearts, Christ go shine through us for other people to see. Jesus talk say, “Nobody wey light lamp dey hide am…” Wetin dis mean be say, if you no dey shine with di light of Christ, no be because you dey hide Am; na because E no dey burn for your soul. When E dey burn for your soul, nothing fit hold di light back.
This basic truth dey help us well to discern how our relationship with Christ be. Di main thing be say, if Jesus dey alive for our life, if we truly dey live for relationship of love with Am, we go fit see di effect for di life of people around us. We go fit see how that light dey shine on other people. Di effect wey Christ dey get as E dey shine through us go be like mirror for our own soul.
Today, think well about di people around you and ask yourself wetin your love for Christ dey do for their life. You dey see how other people dey come to love Christ through you? If no be so, look inside your own heart and try to make di fire of God love burn again.
Lord, come burn inside me, make my heart catch fire with Your love. I want make my heart become fire wey dey blaze, wey go draw plenty people come to You. Use me, my dear Lord, as You want. Jesus, na You I trust.
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