Sunday, October 13, 2019
Sunday Nomba 28 for Ordinary Time, Year C
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“No be ten people don become clean? Where di other nine dey? Na only dis foreigner come back to thank God?” Luke 17:17-18
Na Jesus talk dis words after E heal ten people wey get leprosy, and na only one of dem, wey be foreigner, come back to Jesus to thank Am. All ten receive healing for di leprosy wey dey dia body, but na only one receive healing wey go much deeper. When e come back to Jesus with heart wey full of thanks, Jesus tell am, “Stand up and go; your faith don save you” (Luke 17:19).
Na only dis one person wey get leprosy, di one wey come back with heart wey full of thanks, hear our Lord talk dis words: “Your faith don save you.” Dis show say to thank God no be only our duty; e still dey bring blessings wey people fit see for our life. When we sincerely thank God for everything wey E don do, we dey show strong faith in God through di thanks wey we give Am. We dey point to Am and His goodness as di source of our blessings, and na faith we need to see dis and openly declare am.
Wetin dey your life wey you need to dey thank God for more? Wetin you fit dey take as something wey you suppose get, wey you never properly go back to God to thank Am for? Di truth be say everything for life na gift. Everything. Even di struggles wey you dey endure fit turn to blessings. In fact, na exactly wetin happen for dis story be dat. Di terrible suffering of leprosy turn to grace from God.
Today, reflect on everything wey God don do for you. Pray make you understand all di countless ways wey God dey give your life His grace. As you dey see dem, think deeply about those blessings, count dem and give thanks for dem. And from dat thankful heart, go back to God with joyful thanks. As you do dis, your faith go save you too.
Lord, I truly thank You for di countless blessings wey You don give me throughout my life. I thank You for di ways wey You don give me Your grace, lead me and heal me. Help me see clearly everything wey You don do and still dey do for me. As I dey see dis blessings, help me show my thanks with faith every day. Jesus, na You I trust.
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