October 29, 2021
Friday for Week Number Thirty for Ordinary Time
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For one Sabbath day, Jesus go chop for di house of one of di Pharisees wey be leaders, and di people wey dey there dey watch am well-well. Luke 14:1
Jesus accept di invitation from this important Pharisee to come chop for im house. Di people for di meal dey “watch am well-well.” E no too hard to picture how di place be. For plenty people, if dem invite dem come chop with plenty strangers wey dey watch dem well-well, dem fit feel very uneasy and begin worry about how other people dey see dem. But Jesus come with full confidence and firm determination to share di Gospel. One thing wey we fit learn from this meal and di way Jesus carry Himself there be say situations wey dey make person feel uneasy na really great opportunities to share your faith.
All of us go get times when we go find ourselves for situation wey dey make us feel uneasy. For example, imagine say dem invite you to party for one relative wey no too close to you, or for one new neighbour. You decide to go, and you know say na only very few people you go know there. People wey dey shy fit just come, find somebody wey dem know, then spend all di time wey remain with that person. But think about wetin Jesus do. E fit be say na only very few people Jesus know for this meal. Di main reason why Jesus come no be just to relax and enjoy Himself as E dey meet new friends. Instead, di main reason na to preach Im message wey dey bring salvation to people wey need am. So, E go meet people wey need am, and E do am with confidence.
Whether you be person wey like to mix with people and meet new people, or you be person wey dey fear this kind gathering, think about this simple truth: this kind gathering na wonderful opportunity to share your faith. Like our Lord, if you dey willing to take di bold step to enter situations wey new to you and wey you never know before, you fit begin discover say opportunities plenty. New situations and new people na new opportunities to spread di Gospel. True, dem still be opportunities to make new friends and enjoy yourself. But if your heart dey set on di desire to share di Gospel, you go dey always look for new opportunities wey go allow you share your faith with other people one way or another.
Today, reflect on this simple scene for di Gospel, where Jesus come chop with plenty people wey E no know, so that E go fit share di faith with dem. Imagine say you join our Lord for this meal. How you for feel? You for dey worry about how people dey see you and feel uneasy? Or you for see am as opportunity to share di Gospel? Reflect on how much zeal you get as you dey try to spread di Gospel to other people, and commit yourself again to this holy work. Tell our Lord say you ready and willing make E use you anywhere E send you. Then try to see every new thing wey you try and every new experience for life as new opportunity to share Christ message wey dey bring salvation with other people.
My Lord wey dey save, You want make Your message wey dey bring salvation spread everywhere, reach di ends of di earth. Abeg, fill me with zeal for di salvation of souls. Give me firm desire wey no go shake to share di Gospel with everybody wey I meet. Abeg, my dear Lord, use me as You want, so that Your love and mercy go reach people wey need dem. Jesus, na You I trust.
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