December 1, 2021
Wednesday for di First Week of Advent
Readings for Today
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Jesus call His disciples come and talk say, “My heart dey feel pity for dis crowd, because dem don stay with Me now for three days and dem no get anything to chop. I no wan send dem go with hunger, so dat dem no go collapse for road.” Matthew 15:32
We fit easily miss di first thing wey dis passage dey show. E dey show how deeply Jesus care about di crowd of people. No be only dia souls He care for; He still care for dia bodies, because He no want make dem go with hunger. Dis one dey show say Jesus dey care for His followers for every way.
We know di rest of di story. Jesus multiply di loaves of bread and fish and feed di plenty people. And even though dis na amazing miracle for di body, e still be miracle wey just as great for each person and for di spirit.
For each person, di miracle be say God, di Almighty, di One Wey Get All Power, care deeply about even di small matter of giving di crowd dia next meal. Dis one dey show say no be only our eternal salvation God care about; He still care about wetin we need every day.
Notice say di passage quote Jesus as He talk say, “My heart dey feel pity for dis crowd…” And “I no wan send dem go with hunger…” Dis care wey Jesus show for each person, as human being, suppose give us great comfort as we know say His care deep and e cover everything.
Di way Jesus care about di food wey His followers need for dia bodies still dey point to how He care about dia souls. If He care for di body like dis, He care even more for di soul, and He really want nourish dia souls with di food of eternal life.
Today, reflect on how deeply Jesus care for you, with all His heart and for every part of your life. Know say no detail of your life dey wey He no notice. Even though e fit hard to believe sometimes, know say na complete truth! Hand everything over to Him with trust, and know say He dey there to reach out to you for every need wey you get.
Lord, thank You say You dey care perfectly for every detail of my life, and Your care no dey fail. Thank You say You dey pay full and perfect attention to wetin I need. Make I always trust di perfect way You dey care for me and surrender myself to Your providence wey full of love. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di main picture wey dey above: Di Sermon on di Beatitudes by James Tissot, through Wikimedia Commons
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