April 27, 2022
Wednesday for Second Week of Easter
Readings for Today
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And na this be the judgment: light don come into the world, but people prefer darkness pass light, because their works na evil. John 3:19
This thing strange, but e true well-well. God the Father send the Son come into the world to be Light for all of us. Na Him be the Light wey dey drive all darkness comot. But, as the Gospel wey dey above talk, “people prefer darkness pass light.” Dem prefer their own sins pass freedom from sin. Why e be like that?
To see example of this truth, all we need do na to watch news or read newspaper. E be like say 90% of wetin news media dey report na darkness wey dem present in way wey go shock people and hold their attention. We dey hear of one murder after another, or one scandal after another. Why the media dey focus on this one so much? Na because na wetin dey sell be that. And why e dey sell? Na because too many times, darkness dey attract us pass light.
Surely, no be everybody e be like that for. Plenty people no really get interest in the darkness of the world and the sins wey dey all around us, wey dem dey present to shock people and hold their attention. But as the darkness of evil dey always take front seat like this, e suppose warn us about our human nature wey don fall. We dey easily enter mud, and too many times, we dey happy well-well to remain there.
Easter na time to examine wetin dey attract you. You dey allow yourself to be drawn into the Light? Those things wey dey brighten your day dey attract you? The many ways wey God dey present and dey work for the world all around you dey attract you? We hope say na so e be. But e very likely say disorder, sin and darkness still dey pull you to some extent. Everybody fit experience this kind struggle inside their heart. E good to know say this struggle dey, to recognise am as part of the way our fallen human nature dey pull us, and to try leave every interest wey we get for the confusion and evil all around us.
As people wey dey follow Christ, God dey call us to keep our eyes on Him and on Him alone. God dey call us to use our faith take enter through the darkness, and to allow everything wey we be to desire Christ Jesus and draw near Him. To be perfect mean say, in the end, even our strong feelings and desires go turn towards Christ as the Light of our life.
Today, think deeply about wetin dey attract you pass. Give yourself fully to the Light this Easter Season. Turn your eyes away from the temptation to let the evil around us pull you in and capture your interest. Instead, look with joy at our Lord wey don rise from the dead, wey dey alive and dey work all around us. Make this Light guide your life every day.
Lord of Light, help me make I live inside Your light. Help me make I keep my eyes fixed well on the glory of Your Resurrection. Make the joy wey I get as I keep my eyes on that glory keep me from the distractions of evil all around me wey person no fit count. Jesus, na You I trust.
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