October 1, 2022
Satide for di namba 26 wik for Ordinary Time
Di Readings for Today
Saint Thérèse of di Child Jesus, Virgin and Dokita of di Church—Memorial
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Di seventy-two disciples come back with joy and tell Jesus, “Lord, even demons dey obey us because of Your name.” Jesus talk say, “I see Satan fall from di sky like lightning. Look, I don give una power ‘to march on snakes’ and scorpions and over all di power of di enemy, and nothing go harm una. But make una no rejoice because di spirits dey obey una; instead, make una rejoice because dem don write una names for heaven.” Luke 10:17-20
Dat one for really amaze person. Di seventy-two get power over demon dem when dem call di name of di Lord Jesus. Dis power wey dem get surprise dem pass any other thing.
Most likely, if we see person wey demon really possess, and we go meet am command di demon to comot for Jesus name, and di demon comot, we too go marvel. But this kind experience, for di exact way we describe am, no dey common. Some things dey wey we need to talk about am.
First, yes, e dey make person marvel, and yes, Jesus get full authority over di wicked one. So, di seventy-two suppose don full with joy as dem see His power dey work through dem.
Second, make we know say even if we no meet people wey demons don take full control of, we dey encounter di work of di wicked one every day. So one thing wey this Scripture suppose teach us na say we need to trust Jesus power to work through us as we dey fight evil. We must pray with confidence make God free our world from di wicked one, and we must get full faith say Christ power go work through our prayer.
Third, even though e dey necessary to fight evil directly, Jesus use this chance show say something dey wey important far pass that one. He talk say di main reason why we suppose rejoice na because dem don write our “names for Heaven.” This mean say to get power over di wicked one no be di final goal. Na Heaven be di final goal. To grow for holiness and good character na di main goals wey we must get for life.
Today, reflect on your duty to rebuke di wicked one and im works for Jesus name. But reflect even more on how God dey call you to live holy life and grow for good character. Na these things, pass anything else, be di road wey lead to Heaven!
Lord of true holiness, help me make I get confidence for Your power to defeat di evil one and im works. But di one wey matter pass, help me make I continue to turn my eyes to You and Heaven, and make holy life be di main thing wey I de aim for. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di Main Picture: Christ with di disciples. Na Andrey Nikolaevich Mironov make am, through Wikipedia
