January 18, 2020
Saturday for First Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“Why e dey chop with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus hear this and tell them, “People wey well no need dokita, but people wey sick need am. I no come to call righteous people, but sinners.” Mark 2:16-17
Jesus do am; you nko? You ready make people see you with people wey be “sinners”? One interesting thing to note for this passage from Scripture be say EVERYBODY na sinner. So, di truth be say everybody wey Jesus relate with na sinner.
But this passage and di way dem criticize Jesus no really focus on how E relate with people wey don commit sin; instead, e focus more on how E relate with people wey di high-ranking people for society dey look down on. Jesus freely spend time with people wey others “no want near them.” E no fear make people see Am with those wey others dey despise. Di scribes and Pharisees quick notice say Jesus and His disciples welcome these people. Dem chop and drink with tax collectors, people wey dey commit sin for sex matter, thieves and others like them. More than that, e look like say dem welcome these people without condemning them.
So, make we go back to di first question…You ready make people see you with people wey others no like, wey their life get serious problems, wey dey suffer, wey dey confused, and others like them, and you ready to relate with them? You ready make your good name suffer because you love and care for people wey dey in need? You even ready to go as far as to make friend with person wey go spoil how people for society see you?
Today, think deeply about di person for your life wey you fit dey feel like to avoid. Why you dey feel like that? Who be di person wey you fit no want make people see you with, or wey you fit no readily want to relate with? E fit be say na this person, more than any other person, Jesus want make you spend time with.
Lord, You love everybody with love wey deep and perfect. You come especially for people wey their life don scatter and wey sin full their life. Help me to always look for people wey dey in need and to love everybody with love wey no dey shake and wey no dey condemn people. Jesus, na You I trust.
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