March 26, 2020
Thursday for di Fourth Week of Lent
Readings for Today
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“Di work wey di Father give Me to finish, na dis work wey I dey do dey testify for Me say na di Father send Me.” John 5:36
Di work wey Jesus do dey give testimony about di mission wey di Father for Heaven give Him. If we understand dis, e go help us accept our own mission for life.
First of all, make we look at how di work wey Jesus do give testimony. In other words, His work tell other people who He be. Di testimony wey His actions give show who He really be and how He dey one with di will of di Father.
So dis one bring di question, “Na which work give dis testimony?” Person fit quick conclude say di work wey Jesus dey talk about na His miracles. When people see di miracles wey He do, dem for don believe say na di Father for Heaven send Him. No be so? No be really so. Di truth be say plenty people see Jesus do miracles, but dem still harden their heart and refuse to accept His miracles as proof say He be God.
Even though His miracles no be ordinary things and dem be signs for people wey ready to believe, di “work” wey He do wey get di deepest meaning na His humble and true love. Jesus no dey pretend; He dey honest and pure for heart. Every good quality show well-well for His life. So, na di testimony wey His everyday actions of love, care, concern and teaching give go first touch plenty hearts and draw dem to Him. In fact, for people wey open their heart, we fit talk say His miracles na only like icing on top of cake. Di “cake” na His true presence wey dey show di mercy of di Father.
You no fit do miracles from God (unless He give you special charism to do so), but you fit bear witness to di Truth and share wetin dey di Heart of di Father for Heaven if you humbly try to get pure heart and allow di Heart of di Father for Heaven to shine through you for di things wey you dey do every day. Even di smallest thing wey you do with true love dey tell other people plenty things.
Today, reflect on how God call you to give testimony about di Father for Heaven. He call you to share di Father love with everybody wey you meet. If you accept dis mission, for big ways and small ways, other people go see di Gospel clearly through you, and di will of di Father go happen more fully for our world.
Lord, I pray make my actions bear witness to di love wey dey flow from Your Heart. Give me di grace to be real, true and sincere. Help me become pure instrument of Your merciful Heart, so that all my work go give testimony to Your mercy. Jesus, na You I trust.
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