January 8, 2020
Wednesday after Epiphany
Readings for Today
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After the five thousand people don chop belleful, Jesus make His disciples enter the boat go before Him to the other side, towards Bethsaida, while He send the crowd go. And after He don say goodbye to dem, He go mountain go pray. Mark 6:45-46
Wetin the people dey think as Jesus leave dem? Dem don stay with Him for some days without food, Jesus multiply five loaves of bread and two fish to feed all of dem, the miracle wey He use feed dem amaze dem, and then Jesus leave dem go pray by Himself. Just imagine wetin dem dey think and the things wey dem go don discuss about wetin dem experience!
Maybe some go don try find explanation wey human sense fit understand for how the food take multiply, others go don believe with all their heart say na miracle, and others no go don know wetin to think. Na this kind experience we dey often get when we encounter God power and grace for our life.
We fit no see physical miracle every day. In fact, we fit never encounter even one for this our lifetime. But if we open our heart, we go dey experience God power dey work for our life regularly. Most times, e go dey gentle and hidden, but sometimes e go clear and change our life. The first question na whether we get eyes of faith to see God dey work, and the second question na whether we dey allow wetin He dey do to change us.
As the crowd dey scatter go, God go don ask dem this second question inside their heart. Dem just witness God power, and now wey dem don get this experience, God dey call each of dem to allow am change dem. He dey call dem make dem go, take time enjoy and think about wetin happen, believe am and allow am enter deep inside their heart.
Today, think deep about how God dey present for your life. How God don take speak to you, help you and stand by you when you need help? E easy to quickly forget wetin God dey do. Wetin we suppose aim for na to hold on to everything wey He don do and allow wetin He don do to continue to touch and strengthen our heart. Today, think deep about the things wey He don do before, so that those things wey God do with love fit continue to bear fruit for your life today.
Lord, I know say You dey alive and You don dey work for my life for ways wey I no fit count. Help me to always hold on to those gifts of grace. Help me make Your presence for my life continue to give me reason to trust Your perfect plan. And when e look like say You don leave me, help me know say You always dey near and You always dey work for my life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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