October 12, 2020
Monday for Week 28 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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As more people still dey gather for di crowd, Jesus tell dem, “Dis generation na evil generation; e dey find sign, but dem no go give am any sign except di sign of Jonah.” Luke 11:29
You don ever wish say God go give you sign from Heaven wey go show you for sure di way you suppose follow for life? You dey find signs from God and depend on dem?
If God give us clear sign for life wey show us His will, we suppose receive am as gift and thank Am for am. But to receive sign from God different from to dey find sign from God. For di passage above, Jesus strongly condemn di people wey dey come find signs. Why e be like dis? Why Jesus speak strongly against to dey find signs? Di main reason na say He want make we seek Am through di gift of faith.
Jesus talk say dem no go give any sign except di sign of Jonah. Di “sign of Jonah” mean di way dem nail Jesus for cross, His death, di three days wey He spend for tomb and His Resurrection. Jonah spend three days for di belle of di whale. Jesus dey tell dem say He go spend three days for tomb.
But di main point be say Jesus’ death and Resurrection NA di sign wey dem go give. We no suppose seek any other thing apart from dis mystery wey be di centre of our faith. Every question, problem, worry, confusion and other things like dem fit get answer and solution if we simply enter deep into di great mystery of our redemption by entering into di life, death and Resurrection of Christ. To find another sign apart from dis one no go right, because e go be like say we dey talk say di death and Resurrection of Jesus no enough.
Today, think deeply about di greatest “sign” wey God don ever give. And if you see say you dey struggle with questions for life, turn your eyes to dis one sure sign. Turn your eyes to di mystery wey be di centre of our faith: di life, death and Resurrection of Christ. Na there every question fit get answer and God dey give every grace. We no need any other thing apart from dis.
Lord, Your life, death and Resurrection na all wey I need to know for life. Your perfect sacrifice dey give me every answer and dey pour out every grace. Make I always turn to You as di sign wey I need every day. Jesus, na You I trust.
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