March 11, 2021
Thursday for di Third Week of Lent
Readings for Today
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But if na with God finger I dey drive demons comot, then God Kingdom don reach una. Luke 11:20
God Kingdom fit reach us for different ways. Di words from today Gospel wey dey above come from di middle of di story where Jesus drive demon comot from one man wey no fit talk. Once di demon comot, di man wey no fit talk begin talk, and everybody wonder. Even though some people wonder and their faith grow because of wetin happen, other people turn their wonder into thinking wey no follow reason.
Di thinking wey no follow reason for some of dem be say dem see wetin Jesus do, but dem no want accept say His power na from God. So, some of dem talk say, “Na by di power of Beelzebul, di prince of demons, e dey drive demons comot.” Dem no fit deny say Jesus drive demon comot, because dem see am happen with their own eyes. But dem no gree accept say Jesus na God, so dem rush conclude, without good reason, say na by di power of “di prince of demons” Jesus do wetin E do.
Dis way wey some people dey stand against reason na one of di most dangerous ways wey person fit choose to stand. Na di way of heart wey stubborn. Dem receive wonderful evidence of God power wey dey work, but dem refuse to respond with faith to wetin dem see. For people wey stubborn, when God Kingdom reach dem, as Jesus talk above, dem dey react with violence, vex and thinking wey no follow reason. Dis kind reaction dey very common today for di world wey no put God for centre. For example, plenty people for media wey no put God for centre dey always react with violence and without reason to everything wey be part of God Kingdom. Because of dis, di evil one dey easily mislead plenty people, dey cause confusion and scatter-scatter.
For people wey get eyes to see clearly, dis rejection of God Kingdom with violence and without reason dey very clear. And for people wey get faith and heart wey open, di pure message of di Gospel be like water for soul wey dry well-well and dey thirsty. Dem take am in fully, and e dey refresh dem well-well. For dem, when God Kingdom reach dem, dem dey get strength, inspiration and strong holy desire to spread God Kingdom. Thinking wey no follow reason dey disappear, and God pure Truth dey prevail.
Today, think deeply about your heart. You dey stubborn for any way? Any teaching from Christ and His Church dey wey you dey face temptation to reject? Any truth dey wey you need to hear for your own life, but you dey find am hard to open your heart to am? Pray make God Kingdom reach you today and every day, and as e dey reach you, make you be powerful instrument wey God go use establish His Kingdom for dis world.
My glorious King of everything, You get all power and full authority over everything. Abeg, come use Your authority for my life. Come establish Your Kingdom. I pray make my heart always open to You and to di direction wey You dey give. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di pictures wey dey above: Jesus Heal One Man Wey Demon Possess and Wey No Fit Talk, by James Tissot
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