Oktoba 12, 2023
Tọzde for Wik 27 for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Jesus tell His disciples: “Suppose say one of una get one friend, and e go meet am for midnight come talk say, ‘My friend, abeg lend me three loaves of bread, because one of my friends just come my house from journey, and I no get anything to give am chop…’” Luke 11:5–6
Unless your friend na really close friend, you fit hesitate to wake am and im family for midnight to ask to borrow some food. And even if na really close friend, you fit still hesitate because you no wan disturb am. But for this parable, the “friend” na God. Jesus just finish to teach His disciples the “Our Father” prayer, and now He add this parable to show the strong confidence and determination wey we must get when we dey pray to the Father. The parable end by saying that even if the person wey dey bed no get up to give wetin im friend ask for, e go do am “because im friend no give up.” And even though God dey always pay attention to our prayer, to continue without giving up na important quality wey we must get.
When we dey pray to God without giving up, and we no ever doubt God goodness and generosity, God go pour everything wey good upon us. Of course, if na selfish thing we dey pray for, or something wey no agree with God will, then no amount of begging go make the prayer work. But when we pray as the “Our Father” prayer teach us, then we fit dey sure say, if we remain faithful to that prayer, pray am with complete trust and no give up, the good gifts wey God will for us go come to pass for our lives.
One of the seven requests for the “Our Father” prayer na “Make Your Kingdom come, make Your will happen for earth as e dey happen for Heaven.” This na truly beautiful request wey require us no just to continue to pray without giving up, but also to stop holding tight to wetin we personally prefer for life. To pray make “God” will happen and make “His” Kingdom come na another way to talk say you surrender everything wey you personally prefer to God. You come meet God, and you acknowledge say your will fit no be God will. So, this request show in one powerful way say you no dey hold tight to your own wishes.
Today, reflect on how important e be to pray to God with all your heart and without giving up. Reflect too on how important e be to pray like this without holding tight to your own wishes. Wetin God want from you? Wetin be His holy will for your life? Seek that will, and only that will, with all your heart, and you go discover say His will go truly come to pass for your life.
My Lord wey perfect, na Your will, and only Your will, I want and dey seek. I dey seek am with all di strength of my soul. Help me make my confidence for You and Your goodness dey grow. Make I trust You and believe with all my heart say You go truly make Your holy will happen for my life, if I just continue to pray and trust You without giving up. Jesus, na You I trust.
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