November 19, 2024
Tuzde for di 33rd Wik for Ordinary Time
Di Readings for Today
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For dat time, Jesus enter Jericho and plan to pass through di town. One man dey there wey im name na Zacchaeus. Na chief tax collector e be, and e get plenty wealth. E dey try to see who Jesus be, but e no fit see am because of di crowd, as e short. So e run go front and climb one sycamore tree so e go fit see Jesus, wey dey about to pass dat way. Luke 19:1–3
Once again, our Lord reach out to person wey come meet Am with humility and need. Zaccheaus na wealthy man, if na property and money we dey talk about. But inside im heart, e poor and e get need. Na dis poverty wey e dey experience for im spirit make am determined well-well to seek Jesus.
Zacchaeus probably no ever imagine dat day say Jesus go offer to come im house. E clear say e climb di tree to catch sight of Jesus because e really long to know our Lord. As e get plenty money and property, e clear say to just live comfortable life no dey satisfy am again. Something dey miss, and e no fit deny say e know Jesus get di answer. So Zacchaeus do wetin some people fit think say no be normal thing. E climb tree so e go fit see Jesus.
Why Jesus stop, look up at Zacchaeus, and call am make e come down, as E talk say E go stay for Zacchaeus house? Na because Jesus fit see di need wey dey inside Zacchaeus heart. Hearts wey poor, wey get need, and wey open dey draw Jesus well-well. E no dey ever miss di chance to come meet humble souls like dis.
Zacchaeus answer our Lord immediately as e promise to correct di wrong things wey e don do before. E promise to give out half of im property and to pay anybody wey e don collect money from by force four times wetin e collect. Dis show say wetin dey Zacchaeus heart na genuine.
As Jesus dey pass near you, wetin E dey notice? Your heart dey draw Am? E dey draw near you because humility and need dey inside your heart? E easy for us to live our life as if everything dey our control and we no need anything. We fit put up front wey go make people think say we strong and we don succeed. But Jesus no dey often come to di soul wey show say e get only small need. If we want draw Jesus come meet us, then we must admit di poverty wey dey inside us, even if we get plenty money and property and we don succeed for di way wey di world dey see success. Each one of us must humble ourself like Zacchaeus, as we know say na only Jesus be di answer for life.
Today, reflect on di truth say na you, and only you, fit draw Jesus come meet you. You fit do dis as you look at how you need Am. No hide am. Climb di tree wey dis example represent, so you go fit look for Jesus and, more importantly, so Jesus go fit see clearly how you long for Am. As you show how you need Am, know say His love and mercy wey no dey shake go move Am to come meet you and stay with you for di house of your soul. And when E come, make you ready and willing to leave everything wey don block you from meeting Christ before.
My Lord wey dey pay attention, You always know every heart wey dey long for You. You no dey ever ignore people wey want You for their life. Abeg, help me see di needs and struggles wey dey inside me, and help me see say na only You fit give my life fulfilment. My dear Lord, I commit myself to seek You. And as You dey come meet me, I commit myself to leave everything wey don keep me away from You before. Jesus, na You I trust.
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