April 10, 2024
Wenesde for di Second Week of Easter
Di Readings for Today
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“God love the world so much sotey He give His only Son wey He beget, so that anybody wey believe in Him no go perish, but go get life wey no get end.” John 3:16
Today, we continue to read from the talk wey Jesus get with Nicodemus, the Pharisee wey later convert and wey the Church dey honour as one of her early saints. Remember say Jesus challenge Nicodemus to help am make the hard decision to reject the bad mind of the other Pharisees and become His follower. This passage wey we quote above come from the first talk wey Nicodemus get with Jesus, and our Evangelical brothers and sisters dey often quote am as summary of the whole Gospel. And truly, na wetin e be.
Throughout Chapter 3 of the Gospel of John, Jesus teach about light and darkness, to be born from above, wickedness, sin, condemnation, the Spirit and plenty other things. But for many ways, this short statement wey go straight to the point fit sum up everything wey Jesus teach for this chapter and throughout His public ministry: “God love the world so much sotey He give His only Son wey He beget, so that anybody wey believe in Him no go perish, but go get life wey no get end.” We fit divide this short teaching into five important truths.
First, the love wey the Father get for all human beings, and especially for you, deep so much sotey we no go ever fit understand the full depth of His love.
Second, the love wey the Father get for us move Am to give us the greatest gift wey we fit ever receive and the greatest gift wey the Father fit give: His own divine Son. We must use prayer take reflect well on this gift if we wan understand more and more how the Father’s generosity no get limit.
Third, as we dey use prayer take enter deeper and deeper into our understanding of this wonderful gift of the Son, the only proper way to respond na faith. We must “believe in Him.” And our faith must grow deeper just as our understanding dey grow deeper.
Di namba four tin be say, we must understand say death wey no get end dey always possible. E dey possible make we “perish” forever. If we understand dis, e go help us understand di gift of di Son even better, because we go understand say di first duty of di Son na to save us from separation from di Father wey go last forever.
Last of all, the gift of the Son wey come from the Father no be only to save us, but also to draw us reach the heights of Heaven. That na to say, God give us “life wey no get end.” This gift of eternity get capacity, value, glory and fulfilment wey no get limit.
Today, reflect on this summary of the whole Gospel: “God love the world so much sotey He give His only Son wey He beget, so that anybody wey believe in Him no go perish, but go get life wey no get end.” Take am line by line, and use prayer take seek to understand the beautiful truths wey fit change our lives, wey our Lord reveal to us for this holy talk with Nicodemus. Try see yourself as Nicodemus, good person wey dey try understand Jesus and His teachings more clearly. If you fit listen to these words together with Nicodemus and accept them deep for your heart with faith, then you too go share for the glory wey no get end wey these words promise.
My glorious Lord, You come meet us as the greatest Gift wey anybody fit ever imagine. Na You be the gift from the Father for Heaven. Na because of love dem send You, to save us and draw us enter the glory wey no get end. Help me understand and believe everything wey You be, and receive You as the Gift wey dey save us for all Eternity. Jesus, na You I trust.
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