Dey Watch for Advent

November 29, 2020
First Sunday of Advent (Year B)
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“Wetin I tell una, na wetin I dey tell everybody: ‘Make una dey watch!’” Mark 13:37

You dey put mind for Christ? Even though this question get deep importance, plenty people fit no even understand fully wetin e mean. Yes, for the surface, e clear: To “put mind” mean say you dey aware say our Lord dey present for your life and for the world around you. So, you dey put mind? You dey watch? You dey look, dey seek, dey wait, dey expect and dey prepare for Christ to come? Even though Jesus come this world over 2,000 years ago as small pikin, He still dey come meet us today. And if you no dey aware every day of how deeply He dey present, then e fit be say you don already dey sleep small for your spiritual life.

We dey “fall asleep” for our spiritual life anytime we turn the eyes of our heart to things of this world wey dey pass away, wey no really matter, and even things wey be sin. When that one happen, we no fit see Christ Himself again. Sadly, e dey become easier and easier to do this. Violence, sickness, hatred, division, scandal and things like these dey trouble us every day. Every day, news media dey compete to bring us news wey go shock us pass and stir our feelings pass. Every day, social media dey try use short-short talk and pictures wey go satisfy us for only one moment fill the little time wey we fit keep our mind on something. Because of this, the eyes of our soul—our inner sight of faith—dey become dark; we dey ignore am, forget am and push am aside. And because of this, plenty people for our world today no seem to fit find their way through the noise and confusion wey dey increase, so that dem fit recognise the gentle, clear and deep voice of the Saviour of the World.

As we dey begin our Advent season, our Lord dey speak to you for the deepest part of your soul. He dey gently talk say, “Wake up.” “Listen.” “Dey watch.” He no go shout; He go whisper so that you go need give Him all your attention. You dey see Him? You dey hear Him? You dey listen to Him? You dey understand Him? You know His voice? Or na the plenty voices around you dey carry you away from the deep truths wey He wan tell you, truths wey fit change your life?

Today, think deeply about the fact say God dey speak for the depth of your soul each and every day. He dey speak to you now. And wetin He dey talk na wetin really matter for life. More than any other time, Advent na time to renew your commitment to listen, to put mind and to respond. No remain for sleep. Wake up and take care to put mind well for the deep voice of our Lord.

Come, Lord Jesus! Come! Dear Lord, make this Advent be time when my life go renew deeply. Make e be time when I go use all my heart strive to seek Your gentle and deep voice. Dear Lord, give me the grace to turn away from the plenty noises of this world wey dey compete for my attention, and to turn only to You and to everything wey You wan talk. Come, Lord Jesus, enter my life more deeply for this Advent season. Jesus, na You I trust.

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