October 23, 2024
Wednesday for Week 29 for Ordinary Time
Di Readings for Today
Saint John of Capistrano, Priest—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
James Tissot, dey for public domain, through Wikimedia Commons
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Jesus tell His disciples: “Make una know dis one well: if di owner of di house know di time wey di thief go come, e for no let anybody break enter im house. Una too must dey ready, because di Son of Man go come for time wey una no expect.” Luke 12:39–40
Dis words from Jesus suppose make us sit up and pay attention. Dis parable, together with di rest of today Gospel wey follow am, dey urge us to always dey ready for di judgment wey each of us go face when our life for dis earth end. Different reasons dey why we suppose take dis words serious.
First of all, di clear reason na say any of us fit die at any time. We only need to remember different sad events wey people suddenly die for motor accident or because of another thing wey nobody expect. Apart from dis, one particular time go really come when our Lord go return to earth for di Last Judgment. Dat moment go happen at once, without any warning. E easy to assume say dis end of di world, when our Lord “go come judge di living and di dead,” no go happen until hundreds or even thousands of years don pass. But di simple truth be say e fit happen at any time, when di people wey still dey alive no expect am at all.
Even with all dis, another important reason dey why we suppose always dey ready to meet our Lord for di judgment wey each of us go face. Even though dis judgment go happen once and for all when our life end and we see our Lord face-to-face, we still dey meet Him every day, throughout di day, as we dey receive rewards every day for our faithfulness or judgment for our sins. E good to see dis “time wey una no expect” as every moment of every day. If you fit live every day as you continue to expect say our Lord dey come meet you today, then every moment fit turn to moment wey full of grace.
Think about your day today. God want come meet you, inspire you and lead you to carry out His holy mission today? Yes, na so e be. He get one particular mission for you today wey no go dey there tomorrow. He want make you dey aware say He dey with you right now, so you go fit respond to Him with open heart, without holding anything back.
Today, think deep about how e dey important to always dey watchful and pay attention to God wey dey present for your life. He want talk to you, day and night, so He go fit guide you to live life wey truly holy. If you fit make am your habit to pay attention as He dey come meet you all di time, then you go truly dey ready for dat last coming when you go meet our Lord face-to-face.
My Lord wey dey with me always, You dey come meet me day and night, dey speak to me, dey inspire me, and dey lead me. Abeg, fill me with di gift of holy watchfulness so that I go always dey ready to meet You and hear Your holy voice. Make I learn to make am my habit to always answer You. And make I especially dey ready for that glorious moment when I go get di blessing to see You face-to-face. Jesus, na You I trust.
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