March 5, 2021
Friday for di Second Week of Lent
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“Na so I dey tell una, dem go take di Kingdom of God comot from una and give am to people wey go produce im fruit.” Matthew 21:42
You dey among di people wey dem go take di Kingdom of God comot from their hand? Abi you dey among di people wey dem go give am so dem fit produce good fruit? Na important question wey you need to answer with sincere heart.
Di first group of people, wey dem go take di Kingdom of God comot from their hand, na di tenants wey rent di grape farm represent for this parable. E clear say greed na one of their biggest sins. Dem dey think of only their own good. Dem see di grape farm as place wey dem fit use make theirself rich, and dem no too care about wetin go benefit other people. Sadly, e easy for us to begin think like this for our own life. E easy to see life as different-different chances for us to “move ahead.” E easy to live in a way wey we dey always look for our own good instead of to sincerely seek di good of other people.
Di second group of people, wey dem go give di Kingdom of God so e go produce good fruit, na those wey understand say di main purpose of life no be just to make theirself rich, but to share di love of God with other people. Na these people dey always look for ways wey dem fit truly be blessing to others. Na this be di difference between to dey think of only yourself and to get generous heart.
But di main way wey God call us to show generous heart na to build up di Kingdom of God. We dey do this through works of love, but na di Gospel must move us to show this love, and to share di Gospel must be im final aim. To care for people wey dey in need, to teach, to serve and other things like these na good only when na Christ dey move us and na Him be our final aim. Di way we dey live must help more people know Jesus, love Him, understand Him and follow Him. In fact, even if we feed plenty people wey dey live in poverty, care for people wey dey sick, or visit people wey dey lonely, but we do am for other reasons instead of to share di Gospel of Jesus Christ as our final aim, then our work no go produce di good fruit of building up di Kingdom of Heaven. If na so, we go only be people wey dey help others, instead of missionaries of di love of God.
Today, think deeply about di mission wey our Lord give you to produce plenty good fruit to build up His Kingdom. Know say you fit achieve this only if you dey pray as you dey seek di way wey God dey inspire you to act. Seek to do only His will, so that everything wey you do go be for di glory of God and di salvation of souls.
My glorious King, I pray make Your Kingdom grow, and make plenty souls come know You as their Lord and God. Use me, dear Lord, to build up that Kingdom, and help make everything wey I do for life bear plenty good fruit. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Main picture wey dey above: Parable of di Wicked Farm Tenants by Marten van Valckenborch
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