October 10, 2021
Sunday Nọmba 28 for Ordinary Time, Yia B
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As Jesus dey set out for journey, one man run come meet am, kneel down for im front, come ask am, “Good Teacher, wetin I must do to inherit life wey no dey end?” Mark 10:17
As dis story start, everything look good well-well. One young man wey get plenty wealth come meet Jesus with question wey come from faith. As e ask Jesus wetin e must do to inherit life wey no dey end, e most likely believe say Jesus get di answer. And as im heart dey full with excitement, e want make Jesus show am di way.
Jesus tell am say e must keep di Commandments, and di young man answer say e don dey keep dem since e young. But Jesus come talk something wey dis young man no ever expect to hear from Am. E say, “One thing still dey lack for your life. Go, sell wetin you get, give di money to poor people, and you go get treasure for heaven; then come, follow Me.” Ah! Dis word must don pain dis rich young man for heart well-well. Di passage continue to tell us say di young man waka go with sadness because of wetin Jesus talk.
Di young man start with good intention; dat one clear. But good intention no reach. To follow Jesus and gain life wey no dey end mean say we must commit every part of our life, without holding anything back. E no reach to tell Jesus say we go keep di Commandments, but na only dat one we go do. True, dat one fit carry us enter Purgatory, but na Heaven we suppose desire! So how we go take reach Heaven?
Na only through life wey perfect we fit reach Heaven. Yes, na true. If we want Heaven, we must become perfect for every way at last. Everything for dis world wey our heart hold on to must lose im hold on us, and we must overcome every sin. Our good intention must turn to giving our whole self to Jesus without holding anything back, as we dey seek Am and only Am.
Di rich young man waka go with sadness because e no understand say di invitation wey Jesus give am to give everything away na act of love. E no understand say e go find happiness if e commit imself to follow Christ without holding anything back.
Today, think deeply about di call wey Jesus dey give you for your life, wey demand make you no hold anything back. E want every part of your life. You fit get good intention to try to live good life, but you ready to follow Christ reach di end, with your whole self and without any limit?
Lord, I love You, and I want love You more. I want love You with my whole being. Help me understand say to follow You mean say I must give You my whole self without holding anything back. Make I ready and willing to let go of anything for life wey my heart hold on to and wey dey stop me from following You. Jesus, na You I trust.
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