February 27, 2020
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Readings for Today
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“Wetin person go gain if e gain di whole world, but e lose imself or throw im own self away?” Luke 9:25
Plenty people dey dream say dem go win lottery. And many times, na plenty million dollars dem dey dream of. Imagine wetin you go do if you become millionaire or billionaire just like that. You dey sometimes imagine this kind thing for your mind?
If na so, di question wey dey above fit be good one for you to think deeply about. Wetin you gain if you win di biggest lottery for history, become di richest person for di whole Earth, but God’s grace no dey your life and you no get faith? You go exchange your faith for plenty wealth and di whole world? E fit be say plenty people go do am; if no be so, Jesus no for ask this question.
Many times for life, na di wrong things we dey put first. We dey seek wetin go satisfy us and give us pleasure now instead of wetin go fulfil us for all eternity. E hard for plenty people to live with eternity for mind.
Some people fit talk say, “Well, I choose di two! I want di whole world and salvation for my soul!” But Jesus’ question take am as something wey don clear say we no fit get di two. We must choose di one wey we go pursue. If we choose life of faith and salvation for our souls, we must let go of plenty things for this world. Even if God bless us with plenty things for this world, we must try hard to live in a way wey go make us ready and willing to “give am up” if that one go help our eternal salvation, or di salvation of other people. This one hard to do, and e need make we love God very deeply. E need make we believe with all our heart say to pursue holiness dey more important than any other thing.
Today, think deeply about this serious question from Jesus. Know say na you E dey ask. How you go answer? No hesitate to make God and Im abundant mercy di main focus of your life. Lent na one of di best times for di year to seriously examine di deepest desire and goal for your heart. Choose Am above every other thing, and you go dey grateful for all eternity say you do so.
Lord, as we dey enter this season of Lent, give me di grace wey I need to examine wetin I dey put first for my life. Help me to honestly understand di deepest and main reason wey dey guide everything I dey do for my life. Help me to choose You above every other thing, so that You go help put everything for my life in order according to Your holy will. Jesus, na You I trust.
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