How We Dey Respond to the Gospel

October 11, 2020
Sọnde Nọmba 28 for Ordinary Time, Year A
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“Some no pay attention to the invitation, and dem waka go: one go im farm, another go im business. The others grab im servants, treat dem badly, and kill dem.” Matthew 22:5-6

This passage come from the Parable of the Wedding Feast. E show two ways wey people dey respond to the Gospel, and both of dem no good. First, some people no dey pay attention to the invitation. Second, some people dey respond to the preaching of the Gospel with hostility.

If you commit yourself to preach the Gospel, and you don dedicate your whole soul to this mission, e very likely say you go meet these two kinds of response. The King represent God, and God call us to be His messengers. Na the Father send us make we go gather other people come the wedding feast. This mission get glory, because we get the privilege to invite people make dem enter joy and happiness wey no go ever end! But instead of the invitation to fill dem with great excitement, many people wey we meet no go care, and dem go continue their daily activities without interest for wetin we share with dem. Others go respond with hostility, especially when na the different teachings of the Gospel about right and wrong.

To reject the Gospel, whether na because person no care or because e dey strongly oppose am, na something wey no get sense at all. The truth be say the message of the Gospel, wey in the end na invitation to share for the Wedding Feast of God, na invitation to receive life to the full. Na invitation to share for the very life of God. Wetin a gift! Still, some people no dey accept this gift from God because e mean say dem go surrender themselves completely to wetin God get for mind and wetin He want, for every way. E require humility and honesty, to turn from sin to God, and to live without putting yourself first.

Today, think deeply about two things. First, think about how you yourself dey respond to the Gospel. You dey respond to everything wey God dey tell you with heart wey open completely and with zeal? Second, think about the ways wey God dey call you to carry His message go meet the world. Commit yourself to do am with great zeal, no matter how other people respond. If you fulfil these two responsibilities, you and many other people go receive the blessing to share for the Wedding Feast of the Great King.

Lord, I give You my whole life. Make I always dey open to You for every way, as I dey seek to receive every word wey come from Your merciful heart. Make I also seek to let You use me to carry the invitation of Your mercy go meet this world wey dey in need. Jesus, na You I trust.

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