March 23, 2020
Monday for di Fourth Week of Lent
Readings for Today
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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Jesus tell am, “Unless una see signs and wonders, una no go believe.” Di royal official tell am, “Sir, come down before my pikin die.” Jesus tell am, “You fit go; your son go live.” John 4:48–50
True true, di pikin live, and di royal official happy well well when e return home come see say im pikin don well. Di healing happen di same time wey Jesus talk say di pikin go well.
One interesting thing wey we suppose notice for dis passage na how Jesus words be like say dem no agree with each other. At first, e almost sound like say Jesus dey vex when E talk say, “Unless una see signs and wonders, una no go believe.” But immediately after, E heal di boy as E tell di man, “Your son go live.” Why Jesus words and action be like say dem no agree?
Make we notice say Jesus first words no really be criticism; instead, na simply words of truth. E know say plenty people no get faith, or at least, their faith weak. E also know say sometimes “signs and wonders” dey help people come believe. Even though to need to see “signs and wonders” before person believe no be di best way at all, Jesus still work with am. E use dis desire for miracle as one way to offer people faith.
Di important thing to understand be say di main goal wey Jesus get no be to heal di body, even though dis healing na act of great love; instead, Im main goal na to increase dis papa faith by giving am di gift of im son healing. E dey important to understand dis because everything wey we experience for life from our Lord get one goal: to make our faith grow deeper. Sometimes, dis dey happen through “signs and wonders,” while for other times, e fit be through Im presence wey dey sustain us for inside trial, without any sign or wonder wey eye fit see. Di goal wey we must work towards na faith as we allow anything wey our Lord do for our lives become wetin go make our faith increase.
Today, tink deep about di level of your own faith and trust. And try to recognise wetin God dey do for your life, so dat those things go make your faith grow stronger. Hold on to Am well, believe say E love you, know say E get di answer wey you need, and seek Am for everything. E no go ever disappoint you.
Lord, abeg, increase my faith. Help me see how You dey work for my life and discover Your perfect love for everything. As I dey see You work for my life, help me know Your perfect love with stronger certainty. Jesus, na You I trust.
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