December 2, 2022
Friday for di first week for Advent
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And their eyes open. Jesus warn dem strongly, “Make una see to am say nobody know about this.” But dem go out go spread di news about Him for everywhere for that land. Matthew 9:30–31
Who Jesus be? Today, e much easier to answer this question than for di time wey Jesus dey walk for this Earth. Today, God don bless us with saints wey nobody fit count, wey don go before us and wey, through prayer and deep understanding, don teach plenty things about di Person of Jesus. We know say He na God, di Second Person for di Holy Trinity, di Savior of di World, di Messiah wey God promise, di Lamb of Sacrifice and plenty more.
Di Gospel above come from di ending of di miracle wey Jesus use heal two blind men. Di way dem receive healing touch dem so much, and their feelings carry dem go. Jesus tell dem, “Make una see to am say nobody know about this” miraculous healing. But dem no fit hold their joy. No be say dem deliberately wan disobey Jesus; rather, dem no know any other way to show their sincere thanks except to tell other people wetin Jesus don do.
One reason why Jesus tell dem make dem no tell other people about Him na because Jesus know say dem never fully understand Who He be. He know say their testimony about Him no go show who He be for di way wey most agree with di truth. He na di Lamb of God. Di Savior. Di Messiah. Di Lamb of Sacrifice. Na Him come this world to redeem us through di shedding of His blood. But plenty people want “messiah” wey go promote their nation, or person wey go only dey do miracles. Dem want person wey go save dem from political oppression and make dem become great nation for this earth. But this no be di mission of Jesus.
Plenty times, we too fit fall for di trap of misunderstanding Who Jesus be and Who He want be for our lives. We fit want “god” wey go save us only from our everyday struggles, injustice and di difficulties of this world. We fit want “god” wey go do wetin we want, instead of make we do wetin He want. We want “god” wey go heal us and free us from every burden for this earth. But throughout His life, Jesus teach clearly say He go suffer and die. He teach us say we must carry our own crosses and follow Him. And He teach us say we must die, accept suffering, show mercy, turn di other cheek, and find our glory for wetin di world no go ever understand.
Think deeply today whether Jesus go warn you make you no talk too loud about di way you see who He be. You dey struggle with how you dey present one “god” wey no be God for true? Or you don come know Christ our Lord Himself so well that you fit testify about Am, di One wey die? Na only for di Cross you dey boast? You dey proclaim Christ wey dem crucify, and na only di deepest wisdom of humility, mercy and sacrifice you dey preach? Commit yourself again to proclaim Christ as He truly be, and put aside every confused picture wey you get of our God wey dey save us.
My true Lord wey dey save me, I commit myself to You, and I pray make I come know You and love You as You be. Give me di eyes wey I need to see You, and di mind and heart wey I need to know You and love You. Remove from me any false picture of who You be, and put true knowledge of You inside me instead, my Lord. As I dey come know You, I offer myself to You so that You fit use me proclaim Your greatness to everybody. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Di main picture above: Christ Dey Heal di Blind, by Nicolas Colombel, through Wikimedia Commons
