March 31, 2020
Tuesday for di Fifth Week of Lent
Readings for Today
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“Di One wey send Me dey with Me. E no leave Me alone.” John 8:29
If dem leave most small children for house all alone, fear go catch dem. Dem need to know say their papa and mama dey around. Just to think say dem dey somewhere all alone dey make dem fear. If pikin lost for shop or another public place, e go fear like that too. Children need di sense of safety wey dem dey get when their papa or mama dey near.
Na so e still be for spiritual life. If we feel for inside us say na only us dey, fear fit catch us. To feel for inside us as if God don abandon us na something wey fit make us fear. But on di other hand, when we feel say God truly dey with us and dey alive inside us, we dey get plenty strength to face life with courage and joy.
Na wetin Jesus experience for di passage above, where E talk plenty about di relationship between Am and di Father. Na di Father send Jesus come di world for His mission, and Jesus acknowledge say di Father no go leave Am alone. Jesus talk this thing, E know am, and E experience di blessing of that relationship for His Heart wey be both human and divine.
We fit talk di same thing about each one of us. First, we must come understand say na di Father send us. Each of us get mission for life. You understand that one? You understand say God give you one particular mission and calling? Yes, e fit involve normal things for life, like housework, di everyday stress of work, to build di relationship between you and your family members, and other things like that. Our everyday life full of normal activities wey be part of wetin God want.
E fit be say you don already give yourself fully to wetin God want for your life. But e still fit be say God want more from you. E get plan for you, and na mission wey E never put for another person hand. E fit mean say you go need to take step with faith, get courage, comot from wetin you don dey used to wey dey make you comfortable, or face something wey dey make you fear. But no matter how e be, God get mission for you.
Di news wey dey comfort us be say God no just send us; E still dey with us. E no leave us alone to carry out di mission wey E put for our hand. E don promise say E go continue to help us for one very important way.
Today, think deep about di mission wey dem give Jesus: di mission to give His life as sacrifice. Still think about how God want make you join Christ live out this same mission of love wey dey sacrifice and give oneself. You fit don dey live this way with all your heart, or you fit need fresh direction. Tell God “Yes” with courage and confidence, and God go walk with you for every step of di journey.
Lord, I talk “Yes” to di perfect plan wey You get for my life. No matter wetin e be, I accept am without hesitation, dear Lord. I know say You dey with me always and say I no dey alone at all. Jesus, na You I trust.
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