April 12, 2022
Tuesday for Holy Week
Readings for Today
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As Jesus recline for table with Im disciples, Im heart heavy well-well, and E testify say, “Amen, amen, I dey tell una, one of una go betray Me.” John 13:21
E dey very important to notice here say Jesus heart “heavy well-well.” This one show say E be true human being. Jesus get human heart, and na through Im human heart E take love Judas with divine love. Because of this perfect love wey E get for Judas, Jesus heart heavy well-well. Im heart “heavy” because Jesus no fit do any other thing pass wetin E don already do to change Judas mind and heart. No be say Jesus take Judas betrayal as personal insult or say E vex because of am. Instead, deep sorrow burn for Jesus heart because Judas, wey E love with perfect love, dey lost.
Judas get freedom to choose. Without this freedom, Judas no go fit love Jesus freely. But with this freedom, Judas choose to betray Jesus. Na so e still be with us. We get freedom to choose, and dem give us the same ability wey Judas get to accept Jesus love or reject am. We fit allow Im gift of salvation and grace, wey E give us with love, enter our lives, or we fit reject am. Na we get the choice 100%.
Holy Week na very good time to think deep and serious about the road wey you dey follow. Every single day of your life, God dey invite you make you choose Am with all your strength and love. But, like Judas, we dey often betray Am as we refuse to enter Holy Week with Jesus and embrace Im Cross as our own. We dey often fail to give our whole lives freely and generously as sacrifice, as our Lord do for that Holy Week.
Today, think deep about the love wey Jesus get for Judas. Na Im love for Judas, pass Judas sin, bring so much pain to Jesus Heart. If Jesus no love am, the rejection no for pain Am. Think deep too about the love wey Jesus get for you. Think whether wetin you dey do for your life dey also make Im Heart heavy. Talk true to yourself, and no make excuses. If anything wey you do or choose dey make Jesus heart heavy, that one no be reason to lose hope as Judas do. Instead, make you rejoice say you don see your weakness, sin and limits. Hand all this over to Jesus, wey love you pass as you love yourself. If you do this, your heart go get plenty comfort and peace. E go also bring plenty comfort and peace to the Heart of our Divine Lord. E love you, and E dey wait make you come meet Am this Holy Week.
My dear Lord wey dey suffer and wey dem reject, I love You true-true, but I still know say my betrayal dey trouble Your Heart. Help me make I see my sin as e really be for dis Holy Week. As I see am, make I let go of wetin dey stop me from loving You more deeply, so I go fit follow You waka reach di Cross and share for Your glorious victory. Jesus, na You I trust.
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