May 28, 2024
Tuesday for di Eighth Week for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
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Jesus talk say, “Amen, I dey tell una, nobody wey don leave house or brothers or sisters or mama or papa or children or land because of Me and because of the Gospel wey no go receive hundred times more…” Mark 10:29–30
Na Peter Jesus dey answer for wetin E talk above. Peter tell Am say, “We don leave everything follow You.” E be like say Peter dey praise himself, as e dey try show how much sacrifice e and the other disciples don make to follow Jesus. And na true: dem leave everything for their former life. Dem leave their home, their work, their relationships and everything wey be part of the life wey dem don dey live every day, as dem answer Jesus call. Dem truly give their whole self.
When Jesus hear this thing wey Peter talk, E no answer as person fit expect. E no tell Peter say, “Yes, una don do am. Peter, that one really impress Me. Una do well, and thank una!” Instead, Jesus explain to Peter straightaway say the sacrifice wey e and the others don make no be waste. Their firm commitment to follow Jesus go bring gifts wey pass anything wey dem fit imagine. So, Jesus dey talk say the gifts wey E go give dem go far, far pass every sacrifice wey dem make.
This one no mean say Jesus dey look down on Peter sacrifice; instead, na way wey Jesus take encourage am. E dey encourage Peter and the other disciples to get full confidence for their decision to follow Am. Their sacrifice go bring hundred times more than wetin dem give up. That one truly na good investment.
Sometimes, temptation fit come make all of us feel say wetin God dey ask from us too much. Na true say God dey ask plenty from us. E dey ask for everything wey we get and everything wey we be. E dey ask make we give Am our whole life completely. E dey call us make we leave all selfishness and dedicate ourselves to His holy will, without leaving anything out. But if we understand the reward wey dey come when we give ourselves, then the sacrifices wey we make go small when we compare dem with the reward.
Today, think deep about whether you fit join Saint Peter the Apostle talk these words: “Lord, I don leave everything to follow You.” You don truly give your whole life to Christ Jesus? Things still dey wey you dey hold back, wey you no wan “sacrifice” for our Lord? Think deep about those words wey Peter talk, and allow yourself to see the parts of your life wey you still need to surrender to Jesus. As you dey do so, let the reward wey our Lord promise encourage you, sotey you truly no go hold anything back, but go truly leave everything to follow His holy will.
My Lord wey dey give freely, You ask make I give You my all. You ask make I leave everything as I dey seek to do Your perfect will. Give me di grace wey I need to answer Your call and to live life of sacrifice for You without counting wetin e go cost me. Dear Lord, di way You dey give freely pass wetin mouth fit explain, and I trust say to follow You go bear plenty good fruit. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Main picture wey dey above: Jesus put im sheep under di care of St Peter, through flickr
