December 2, 2020
Wenesde for di First Week of Advent
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Then He take di seven loaves of bread and di fish, give thanks, break di bread, and give am to di disciples, wey come give am to di crowd. All of dem chop belleful. Dem gather di pieces wey remain–seven baskets full. Matthew 15:36–37
Dis verse end di second miracle where Jesus multiply bread and fish, as Matthew tell am. For dis miracle, seven loaves of bread and small fish come plenty enough to feed 4,000 men, without counting di women and children. And after everybody chop belleful, seven full baskets still remain.
E hard to underrate di effect wey dis miracle get on di people wey dey there. Maybe many of dem no even know where di food come from. Dem just see as dem dey pass di baskets, collect enough to belleful, and pass di rest give others. Even though we fit learn many important lessons from dis miracle, make we look at one of dem.
Remember say di crowd don stay with Jesus for three days without food. Dem dey wonder at Him as He dey teach and continue to heal sick people for their front. In fact, di wonder wey fill dem so much make dem no show any sign say dem wan leave Him, even with di clear hunger wey dem must don dey feel. Dis na wonderful picture of wetin we must seek for di life wey we dey live inside our heart.
Wetin dey fill you with “wonder” for life? Wetin you fit do hour after hour without your mind shifting comot? For dis first disciples, na as dem come know di very Person of Jesus na im affect dem like dis. How about you? You don ever find say as you come know Jesus for prayer, or as you dey read Scripture, or through another person testimony, e draw you so much sotey all your mind dey on His presence? You don ever focus on our Lord so much sotey you hardly think of any other thing?
For Heaven, we go spend eternity dey adore God and dey full of “wonder” at His glory without end. And we no go ever tire to dey with Him, as deep awe for Him dey fill us. But too often for Earth, we no dey notice di miraculous things wey God dey do for our life and for di life of people around us. Instead, too often, na sin, di effects of sin, hurt, scandal, division, hatred and those things wey dey make person lose hope dey take over our mind.
Today, reflect on dis first disciples of Jesus. Think well, especially, about di wonder and deep awe wey fill dem as dem stay with Him for three days without food. Di way our Lord dey draw you must hold you and fill your whole being so much sotey na only Jesus go be di main focus of your life. And when na so e be, every other thing go fall into place, and our Lord go provide for di many other things wey you need.
My divine Lord, I love You and I want love You more. Fill me with wonder and deep awe for You. Help me to desire You pass every other thing and inside everything. Make my love for You strong so much sotey I go dey trust You always. Help me, dear Lord, to make You di centre of my whole life. Jesus, na You I trust.
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