Wetin God Dey Allow Make E Happen

March 8, 2021
Monday for di Third Week of Lent
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Saint John of God, Memba of Religious Order—Memorial wey No Be Must

When di people for di synagogue hear this, all of dem vex well-well. Dem stand up, drive Am comot from di town, and lead Am go di edge of di hill wey dem build their town on top, to throw Am down head first. But E pass through their middle and go away. Luke 4:28–30

One of di first places wey Jesus go to begin Im public ministry na Im own home town. After E enter di Synagogue and read from Prophet Isaiah, Jesus announce say Isaiah prophecy don now come true for Im own person. This one make di people of Im town vex well-well for Am, because dem think say E dey blaspheme. So, to everybody shock, dem try to kill Jesus immediately: dem drive Am comot from their town go di edge of one hill, where dem plan to throw Am down. But then, something wey amaze person happen. Jesus “pass through their middle and go away.”

Di Father later allow di terrible evil of Im Son death to happen, but na only when Im time reach. This passage no make am clear how Jesus take escape death that very time, for di beginning of Im ministry. But wetin matter for us to know be say E fit escape because Im time never reach. Di Father still get more work for Jesus to do before E go allow Am freely offer Im life for di salvation of di world.

Na so e still be for our own lives. Sometimes, God dey allow bad things happen because of di gift of free will wey E no go take back. When people choose to do evil, God go allow dem continue—but e always get one condition. Di condition be say God dey only allow people do others bad when E fit use that bad thing, for di end, for Im glory and to bring some kind of good. And E dey only allow am for Im own time. If na we ourselves do evil, as we choose sin instead of wetin God want, then di evil wey we do go make us lose grace. But when we remain faithful to God and another person do us bad, God dey only allow this when E fit redeem that bad thing and use am for Im glory.

Of course, di best example of this na di suffering and death of Jesus. Di good wey come out of that event far pass di evil itself. But God only allow am when di right time reach, according to Im will.

Today, think deeply about this glorious truth: any evil or suffering wey person cause you unjustly fit end up bringing glory to God and greater salvation to souls. No matter wetin you suffer for life, if God allow am, then e always dey possible for that suffering to share for di power of di Cross wey dey redeem. Think about any suffering wey you don endure, and freely accept am, as you know say if God allow am, then E surely get one greater purpose for mind. Hand that suffering over to God with full confidence and trust, and allow Am do glorious things through am.

God of all wisdom, I know say You know everything, and say You fit use everything for Your glory and for di salvation of my soul. Help me trust You, especially when I dey endure suffering for life. Make I never lose hope when people treat me unjustly, and make my hope always dey for You and for Your power to redeem everything. Jesus, na You I trust.

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Di main picture above: Di Edge of di Hill near Nazareth, wey James Tissot paint