February 18, 2023
Saturday for Week Six for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Jesus take Peter, James and John, lead dem go on top one high mountain, where na only dem dey. For dem front, His appearance gbanwee, and His clothes come dey shine white well-well, pass as any person wey dey wash cloth for this world fit make dem white. Mark 9:2–3
Di message of di Transfiguration must become message wey go give each of us di deepest hope all through our life. Through this event, God glory show, di teachings of Moses and di prophets get confirmation, and di Father send di only message wey we need to understand: “Na my beloved Son be this. Listen to Am.” If we fit understand this truth and follow this command, we go share forever for di glories wey di Transfiguration reveal.
To start, think about how this revelation, wey lift di veil of Jesus human flesh, leave Peter and di other disciples full of holy wonder and reverence. Peter want remain for di mountain forever with im Lord wey undergo di Transfiguration. Compare this with how e choose to run when dem arrest Jesus, and later deny say e even know Jesus. When e see Jesus sacrifice begin, e run go hide. But here, when e see Jesus glory, e want remain with Am forever.
Di first lesson wey we fit learn from this passage na say e much easier to accept glory than sacrifice. E much easier to choose wetin dey bring comfort than wetin dey bring fear and confusion. And even though we fit understand this because of our human nature wey don fall into sin, na still something wey we must work to correct for our spiritual life, just as Peter later correct am for im own life.
One reason why dem show these disciples di Transfiguration na to help dem for di journey ahead, as di Father dey invite dem to accept life of sacrifice. Later, dem go face their own crosses, and dem go need to decide whether dem go accept those crosses because of love. Na exactly wetin sacrifice mean be that: to accept suffering because of love. One thing wey dey help person choose love wey dey make sacrifice na to know wetin that sacrifice go produce. Na wetin di Transfiguration give dem be that. As Peter, James, and John see Jesus glory for di Transfiguration, dem later fit understand for their mind and heart say di sacrifice wey Jesus don talk about beforehand go end for eternal glory.
Even though e most likely be say you never see Jesus glory for di Transfiguration with your own eyes, plenty people don receive spiritual comfort for different times for their life. When this happen, we dey want make di comfort remain. But e no dey usually remain. Instead, God dey let us see just small part of Im glory, so that we fit hold on to di memory and use am when we need am pass. And those times go come when we listen to di Father voice and obey Am. “Na my beloved Son be this. Listen to Am.”
Today, think deeply about how Jesus wey dey for glory now na di same Jesus wey waka for this earth. Na di same Jesus wey dem write Im teachings for Scripture. Na di same Jesus wey suffer injustice. And na di same Jesus wey rise from death with victory. Our life full of different experiences, just as Jesus own be. So, di only way to join all our life experiences together na to follow di Father command. “Listen to Am.” Listen to di Savior voice. Follow Am go up di mountain of comfort. Remain with Am through every suffering and cross. And listen to everything wey E dey teach. If you do so, one day, dem go truly invite you to remain with Am for glory forever.
Lord wey undergo di Transfiguration, just like Peter, I too want remain with You forever. Give me di grace wey I need to always remain with You, no matter where You lead me. Make I remain with You through every sacrifice wey You ask me to offer, every suffering wey I endure, and every comfort wey bless my soul. Make I always listen to You and obey Your holy Word. Jesus, na You I trust.
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