June 15, 2022
Wenesde for di namba 11 week for Ordinary Time
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Jesus tell im disciples: “Make una take care make una no do righteous things just so people go see dem; if una do so, una no go get any reward from una Father for heaven.” Matthew 6:1
Plenty times, when we do something good, we dey want make other people see am. We dey want make dem know how good we be. Why? Na because e dey sweet us when other people notice us and honour us. But Jesus tell us make we do di exact opposite.
Jesus tell us say when we do work of love, fast or pray, make we do am for hidden way. Wetin this mean be say, make we no do am so other people go notice us and praise us. No be say anything bad dey if other people see di good we dey do. Instead, wetin Jesus dey teach touch di real reasons why we dey do good things. E dey try tell us say make we live holy life because we want draw near God and do wetin E want, no be so other people go notice us and praise us.
This give us big chance to look deep into di reasons why we dey do things, and to tell ourselves di truth. Why you dey do wetin you dey do? Think about di good things wey you dey try do. Then think about wetin dey move you to do those things. We hope say wetin dey move you to do holy things na just because you want dey holy and do wetin God want. You dey satisfied if na God, and only God, dey see di good things wey you dey do? E dey okay for you if nobody else notice how you dey put other people before yourself and di love wey you dey show? We hope say di answer na “Yes.”
Na especially for di part of your life wey dey hidden that holiness dey show. For there, where na only God dey see you, you must do wetin dey please God. You must live life of virtue, prayer, sacrifice and giving yourself to others, even when na only God dey see you. If you fit live like this for di part of your life wey dey hidden, you fit still dey sure say this hidden life of grace go touch other people for way wey na only God fit arrange. When you dey strive to dey holy for hidden way, God dey see am and use am do good. This hidden life of grace go become di foundation of who you be and how you dey relate with other people. Dem fit no see everything wey you dey do, but di goodness inside your soul go touch dem.
Lord of holiness, help me make I live life of grace wey dey hidden. Help me make I serve You even when nobody dey see. From di quietness of those moments wey I dey alone, bring out Your grace and mercy for di world. Jesus, na You I trust.
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