IT WAS NOT MOSES THAT GAVE YOU BUT
GOD GIVES: CHINENYE
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(John 6:30-35)
In a world that looks for signs,
wonders, fame, powers etc, Jesus comes to correct some negative impressions.
In the bid to acquire, to belong,
to possess, to enjoy people will do whatever it takes to meet with the man or
the woman they think will give them what they want. They will get to the 'ishi
mmiri' (aquifer), they will step on toes, they will destroy values, they
will put God aside, they will lose the sense of human respect and dignity, they
will lick the foot of the man that has it, they will follow the man they feel
that know the way, they ask to 'have soap cut for them', they look up to the
man with money or position and swallow every nonsense condition coming from him
(maka na onye bu igu ka ewu na eso).
All these happen because we think
that these men have what it takes to make us survive. But Jesus is telling us
today that it is not true. Don't build your promotion on that man, don't build
your hope on that so-called friend. Don't look up to man for your spiritual
well-being. Man can fail.
Moses was a great man. But his
greatness is nothing compared to God. He was a figure to be reconned with
politically, socially, religiously and otherwise. But Jesus is saying that He
was not the one that gave them bread in the wilderness. It was His heavenly Father
through Moses.
What does that tell us? Anything
we are getting from any man that is not in accord with the will of God and in
agreement with our state before God should not be accepted. It is God, it is
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that gives us bread of life.
What do you hunger for? Make your
effort to get it and go to God, it will get to you through Christ. What do you
thirst for? Believe in Christ, you will get it. But don't forget, no man, no
Moses can do for you what God can do for you. Of course, what God cannot do for
you does not exist.
Don't give the glory of God to
any power whatsoever and don't allow anyone, any force, any political, social
or religious figure to steal the glory due to God.
Remember: "It is my Father
who gives the true bread from heaven"
Nkechinyerem ka mma (God's
is the best). Man will always be false and imperfect.
LET US PRAY
Thank You oh God for revealing to
us through Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ that You are the One that gives us
the bread of life. A lot of people, forces and powers are claiming to give,
promising to give and testifying to give us what gives us joy. But we know that
our joy and satisfaction can only come from You. Fill us with holy joy, with
heavenly favours, with divine abundance and saving grace. May you satisfy the
hunger and thirst of our hearts to the greater glory of Your Holy name through
Christ our Lord. Amen
God bless your Tuesday (Week 3,
Easter)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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