April 24, 2020
Friday for di Second Week of Easter
Readings for Today
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr—Memorial wey No Be Compulsory
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When Jesus raise His eyes see say plenty people dey come meet Am, He tell Philip, “Where we fit buy food wey go reach all of dem to chop?” He talk this one to test Philip, because He Himself know wetin He go do. John 6:5–6
God always know wetin He go do. He always get perfect plan for our lives. Every time. For di passage above, we read small part of di miracle wey Jesus do to make di bread and fish plenty. Jesus know say He go make di few loaves of bread and fish wey dem get plenty, and give more than five thousand people food to chop. But before He do this one, He want test Philip, and na wetin He do. Why Jesus test Philip, and why He dey test us sometimes?
No be say Jesus just want find out wetin Philip go talk. And no be say He just dey play with Philip. Instead, He dey use this chance make Philip show im faith. So, truly, this “test” wey Jesus give Philip na gift to am, because e give Philip chance to pass di test.
Di test na to make Philip act with faith, instead of to depend only on human reasoning. True, e good to reason well. But many times, God wisdom dey pass human reasoning. In other words, e dey carry reasoning go one whole new level. E dey carry am reach where person go include faith in God for im reasoning.
So for that moment, Jesus dey call Philip to bring solution, as di Son of God dey there with dem. But Philip fail di test. E point out say even pay for two hundred days of work no go reach to give di crowd food. But Andrew come help small. Andrew talk say one boy dey there wey get few loaves of bread and some fish. Sadly, e still add, “but wetin these ones go do for this plenty people?”
But this small sign of faith wey Andrew show reach for Jesus to tell di crowds make dem sit down, and to do di miracle wey make di food plenty. E be like say Andrew at least understand small say e important to mention these few loaves of bread and fish. Jesus accept this one from Andrew and take care of di rest.
Today, think deep about how even small faith na precious gift. Many times, we dey find ourselves for hard situations where we no know wetin to do. Make we try hard to get at least small faith, so that Jesus go get something wey He fit work with. No, we fit no fully understand wetin He want do, but make we at least get small idea of where God dey lead us go. If we fit at least show this small faith, then we too go pass di test.
Lord, help me get faith in Your perfect plan for my life. Help me know say everything dey Your hand, even when e be like say things for my life don scatter. For those moments, make di faith wey I show be gift to You, so that You fit use am for Your glory. Jesus, na You I trust.
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