June 3, 2020
Wenesde for the Ninth Week of Ordinary Time
Reading dem for Today
Saint Charles Lwanga na Im Companion dem, Martyr dem—Memorial
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Jesus tell dem, “No be because una no know Scripture dem or God power na im make una dey follow wrong road?” Mark 12:24
This Scripture come from the passage where some Sadducee dem dey try catch Jesus with wetin E go talk. This kind matter don dey come up well-well for the daily reading dem lately. Jesus answer touch the main root of the problem. E clear their confusion, but E first tell dem the plain truth say the Sadducee dem dey follow wrong road because dem no know either Scripture dem or God power. This suppose make us pause and check how we ourselves understand Scripture dem and God power.
E easy to try understand life by ourselves alone. We fit think and think and think, as we dey try examine why this thing or that thing happen. We fit try examine wetin other people do or even wetin we ourselves do. And plenty times, for the end, we still dey confused and still dey “follow wrong road” just as we dey when we start.
If you find yourself for this kind confusing situation about anything wey you dey try understand about life, e fit good make you siddon listen to those words wey Jesus talk, as if na you E dey talk to.
Make we no take these words as harsh criticism or scolding. Instead, make we take dem as blessed understanding wey Jesus dey give us, to help us pause and realise say we often dey follow wrong road about the things of life. E very easy to allow feelings and mistakes cover our thinking and reasoning, and lead us enter wrong road. So wetin we go do?
When we feel say we dey “follow wrong road,” or when we realise say we no really understand God or how Im power dey work, make we stop and pause so we fit pray and seek wetin God wan talk.
One thing wey worth noting be say to pray no be the same thing as to think. True-true, we need to use our mind reflect on the things of God, but “to think, think, and still think more” no be every time e dey lead to correct understanding. To think no be to pray. Plenty times, we no dey understand that one.
One goal wey we must always get na to pause with humble heart and admit to God and ourselves say we no understand Im ways and wetin E want. We must try hard to quiet the thoughts wey dey run for our mind, and put aside all the ideas wey we don already form about wetin right and wetin wrong. With humble heart, we need to siddon, listen and wait for the Lord to lead us. If we fit stop to dey try every time to “understand everything by ourselves,” we fit discover say God go help us understand and give us the light wey we need. The Sadducee dem struggle with one kind pride and arrogance wey cover their thinking and make dem see themselves as righteous. Jesus try to gently but firmly turn their thinking back so dem fit understand clearly.
Today, reflect on whether you dey struggle in any way with thoughts wey dey mislead and confuse you. Humble yourself so Jesus fit turn your thinking back to the right direction and help you reach the truth.
Lord, I truly want know the truth. Sometimes I fit allow myself to follow wrong road. Help me to humble myself before You so You fit lead me. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Picture: Jesus among the Teacher dem, by Paolo Veronese
