February 25, 2021
Thursday for First Week of Lent
Readings for Today
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“Who among una go give im son stone when di son ask for one loaf of bread, or snake when e ask for fish?” Matthew 7:9–10
E clear say na question wey Jesus ask, wey di answer don already clear. No papa or mama go give im son or daughter stone or snake if di pikin ask for food. But na di point be that. Jesus still talk say, “…how much more una Father for heaven go give good things to people wey ask Him.”
When you pray with deep faith, our Lord go give you anything wey you ask for? No be so at all. Jesus talk say, “Ask, and dem go give you; seek, and you go find; knock, and dem go open di door for you.” But we must read this statement carefully together with everything wey Jesus dey teach here. Di truth be say, when we sincerely ask with faith for “good things,” wey mean wetin our good God want give us, He no go disappoint us. Of course, this no mean say if we beg Jesus for just anything, He go give us.
Wetin be those “good things” wey our Lord go surely give us? Di first and most important one na forgiveness of our sins. We fit dey completely sure say if we humble ourselves before our good God, especially inside di Sacrament of Reconciliation, we go receive forgiveness as gift wey He dey give freely, and wey dey change our life.
Apart from forgiveness of our sins, plenty other things dey wey we need for life, and plenty other things dey wey our good God want give us. For example, God go always want give us di strength wey we need to overcome temptations for life. He go always want provide di things wey we need pass to live. He go always want help us grow for every virtue. And He surely want bring us to Heaven. Na these things we must especially pray for every day.
But wetin about other things, like new job, more money, better house, admission into one particular school, healing for body, and so on? We suppose pray for these things and other things like dem for life, but one condition must dey. Di “condition” na say we pray make wetin God want happen. No be wetin we want. We must humbly accept say we no dey see everything about life, and we no always know wetin go give God di greatest glory for everything. So, e fit better make you no get that new job, or make that school no admit you, or even make that sickness no end with healing. But we fit dey sure say God go always give us wetin good pass for us and wetin go help us give Him di greatest glory for life. Di way dem nail our Lord to di Cross na perfect example. He pray make dem take that cup away from Him, “but make wetin You want happen, no be wetin I want.” And, of course, di Father see di great value wey go last forever inside di death of His Son for di Cross, and He answer His prayer according to that.
Today, think deeply about how you dey pray. You dey pray without insisting on one particular result, because you know say our Lord know wetin good pass? You dey humbly accept say na only God know wetin truly good for you? Trust say na so e be, and pray with full confidence make wetin God want happen for everything. Then you fit dey sure say He go answer that prayer.
Dear Lord, Your wisdom and knowledge no get end. Help me make I always put my trust for Your goodness and di way You dey care for me. Help me make I turn to You every day for wetin I need, and trust say You go answer my prayer according to Your perfect will. I put my life for Your hands, dear Lord. Do with me as You want. Jesus, na You I trust.
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