Belle Wey Get Mystery and Matter Wey Look Like Disgrace

Monday, December 18, 2023
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Na so the birth of Jesus Christ take happen. When dem don betroth His mama Mary to Joseph, but before dem begin live together, dem find out say she get belle through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, as e be righteous man but e no want expose her to shame, decide to divorce her quietly. Matthew 1:18–19

The belle wey Mary get truly get mystery. In fact, the mystery deep reach say even Saint Joseph no fit accept am at first. But if we wan speak for Joseph, who go fit accept that kind thing? The situation wey e face really confuse am. The woman wey e wan marry suddenly get belle, and Joseph know say no be im be the papa. But e still know say Mary na holy and pure woman. So, if we look am as human beings normally dey look things, we fit understand why the matter no clear to am immediately. But na there the main point dey. “As human beings normally dey look things,” the matter no clear immediately. The only way to understand how Mary suddenly get belle na through wetin pass ordinary human understanding. Na so one angel of the Lord appear to Joseph for dream, and that dream na all wey e need to accept this belle wey get mystery with faith.

E dey amaze person to think say the greatest thing wey ever happen for human history happen inside matter wey look like disgrace and confusion. The angel reveal the deep spiritual truth to Joseph secretly, for dream. And even though Joseph fit don tell other people about im dream, e most likely be say plenty people still think the worst. Most people for don assume say na either Joseph or another person give Mary belle. The truth say na the Holy Spirit cause Mary to conceive for pass wetin their friends and relatives fit ever understand.

But this one dey teach us one big lesson about how people dey judge and how God dey act. Examples for life no get number, where God and His perfect will dey make people judge, see disgrace where e only appear so, and become confused. Take any martyr of old as example. Now, we dey see the plenty ways wey dem suffer martyrdom as acts of bravery. But when the martyrdom really happen, plenty people for don feel deep sorrow, vex, see am as disgrace, and become confused. That time, when dem dey kill person wey dem love because of faith, plenty people for face temptation to question why God allow am.

The holy act of forgiving another person fit still lead some people to see wetin look like “disgrace” for life. Take the crucifixion of Jesus as example. From the Cross, E cry out, “Father, forgive dem…” No be plenty of His followers confuse and see the matter as disgrace? Why Jesus no defend Himself? How the authorities take find the promised Messiah guilty and kill Am? Why God allow this one?

Today, think deeply about the mystery of how God dey act for life. Things dey for your own life wey hard for you to accept, take to heart, or understand? Know say no be only you. Even Saint Joseph experience this one. With prayer, commit yourself to deeper faith in God wisdom, as you dey face any mystery wey dey hard for you to understand. And know say this faith go help you live more fully according to the glorious wisdom of God.

Lord, I turn to You with di deepest mysteries for my life. Help me make I face all of dem with confidence and courage. Give me Your mind and Your wisdom so dat I go fit waka each day with faith, as I dey trust Your perfect plan, even when dat plan look like mystery. Jesus, na You I trust.

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