Righteousness Wey Be True

October 23, 2022
Sunday nomba 30 for Ordinary Time, Yia C
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Jesus tell this parable to people wey dey sure say dem righteous and wey dey look everybody else down. Luke 18:9

This passage for Scripture na di introduction to di Parable of di Pharisee and di Tax Collector. This parable show clear difference between two kinds of attitude. First, di Pharisee attitude show say e dey admire imself well-well, e dey think highly of how people dey see am, and e no recognize im own sin. Second, di tax collector attitude show say e recognize im own sin well-well, e dey sorry for am, and e know say e need God mercy. Di result of these two attitudes wey different well-well be say di tax collector go house as person wey God don make righteous, but di Pharisee no be so.

Wetin e mean for God to make person righteous? E mean say di tax collector conscience dey clear and im life get foundation for truth. E know say e need mercy, e beg for am, and e receive am. E no lie to imself, to other people or to God. E know who e be, and na this truth make way for God to lift am up. God make di tax collector righteous as E forgive im sins and give am His mercy for im life.

Di Pharisee fit don feel good about imself to some extent, because e lift imself up make everybody see am. E dey sure say e righteous for im own eye but, for truth, e no righteous. Na only for im own eye e righteous. E dey live for lie, and e likely believe that lie; e fit even don make other people believe di lie too. But di truth remain say di Pharisee no righteous, and God no truly make am righteous.

Wetin we must learn from this passage na to understand deep for our heart how important e be to live for truth. People wey dey present false picture of themselves fit deceive themselves and even deceive other people. But dem no go ever deceive God, and dem no go ever fit get true peace for their soul. Each of us must humbly recognize di truth about our sin and weakness, and as we recognize am, make we beg for di only remedy – God mercy.

Today, reflect on this tax collector prayer: “O God, show me mercy, because I be sinner” (Luke 18:13). Make am your own prayer. Admit your sin. Recognize say you need God mercy, and allow that mercy to lift you up inside di righteousness wey come from God.

Lord of all righteousness, Jesus Christ, abeg show me mercy, because I be sinner. I acknowledge my sin and my weakness, and I beg for Your mercy wey plenty well-well. Abeg pour out Your mercy and help me open my heart to everything wey You wan give me. Help me live for truth with humble heart, dear Lord. Jesus, na You I trust.

NA NEW!