June 17, 2022
Friday for di Eleventh Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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“No gather treasures for unaself for this earth, where moth and decay dey destroy things, and thieves dey break enter come steal. Instead, gather treasures for heaven, where moth and decay no dey destroy things, and thieves no dey break enter come steal. Because na where your treasure dey, your heart go dey too.” Matthew 6:19-21
So, where your heart dey? Di answer to that question dey above. Your heart dey wherever your treasure dey. So, this one bring another question: “Wetin be your treasure?”
This passage dey show di danger wey dey when person hold material wealth too tight for heart. But na so e still be for anything for this life wey we fit hold too tight for heart. Wetin you hold tight for your heart? Wetin be your treasure?
As e suppose be, na only wetin God want make our hearts hold on to, our hearts suppose hold on to. If na so e be, then di things wey we love na di treasures wey God want make we love. And as we dey love those things, we dey love di God wey give us dem and call us to love dem.
Our treasure suppose surely include our family and di other people wey God call us to love and care for with special affection. Our life of prayer and worship suppose still be our treasure. Na di most direct way wey we dey love God for this world. Our treasure fit still be particular acts of service wey we feel moved to do, or anything wey be part of wetin God want.
You love these things? Na dem be your treasure? Di problem be say, too many times, we dey love far more than wetin God call us to love. We dey hold di idea of becoming rich and getting plenty things too tight for heart. But di things wey we dey “love” for way wey no good for us fit even go beyond wealth and material things.
Today, think deeply about those things wey you fit don turn to “treasure” too much for your life. Wetin you dey hold too tight for heart for this world wey dey pass away? Na money? Abi na another thing? Allow God to show you, then allow Am to free you from am. Na di first step towards life wey get di greatest riches!
Lord wey get true riches, help me make my heart remain fixed on You. Help me make You and wetin You want remain my greatest treasure. Jesus, na You I trust.
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