March 18, 2020
Wenesde for the Third Week of Lent
Readings for Today
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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Jesus tell Im disciples: “Make una no think say I come to cancel the law or the prophets. I no come to cancel dem, but to fulfil dem.” Matthew 5:17
Sometimes, e be like say God dey move slowly…very slowly. Maybe all of us don find am hard to get patience for the time wey God choose to act for our lives. E easy to think say na we know wetin best, and say if we just pray harder, we go make God act, and at last He go do wetin we dey pray for. But no be so God dey work.
The Scripture wey dey above suppose help us understand God Im ways small. Dem dey slow, steady, and perfect. Jesus talk about the “law and the prophets,” and He talk say He no come to cancel dem but to fulfil dem. This one na true. But e good make we look well at how this thing take happen.
E happen over many thousands of years. E take time for God Im perfect plan to unfold. But e unfold for Im own time and for Im own way. Maybe all the people for the Old Testament dey eager for the Messiah to come fulfil everything. But one prophet after another come and go, and dem continue to point to the Messiah wey go come for future. Even the Old Testament law na way to prepare God Im people for the coming of the Messiah. But again, na slow process: to form the law, put am to work for the people of Israel, help dem understand am, and then begin live according to am.
Even when the Messiah finally come, plenty people, because of their joy and zeal, want make He fulfil everything that very moment. Dem want make their kingdom for this earth stand, and dem want make their Messiah wey dem just discover take charge of Im Kingdom!
But God Im plan different well-well from human wisdom. Im ways far higher than our ways. And Im ways still far higher than our ways! Jesus fulfil every part of the Old Testament law and prophets, but no be for the way wey plenty people dey expect.
Wetin this one dey teach us? E dey teach us to get plenty patience. E still dey teach us to surrender, to trust, and to get hope. If we want pray with all our strength and pray well, we need to pray the right way. And the right way to pray na to continue to pray say Make Your will be done! Again, this one hard at first, but e go become easy when we understand and believe say God always get the perfect plan for our lives and for every struggle and situation wey we find ourselves inside.
Today, think deep about the patience wey you get and how you trust the Lord Im ways. He get perfect plan for your life, and e likely well-well say that plan different from your own. Surrender to Am, and let Im holy will guide you for everything.
Lord, I put my life for Your hand. I trust say You get the perfect plan for me and for all Your children wey You love. Give me patience to wait for You and to let You fulfil Your divine will for my life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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