Friday 1st July, 2016
By Rev. Fr. Moses Omeje
Follow
Jesus!
Prophet
Amos on delivering his disturbing and true prophecy of the oracle of the
divine, condemning the rich and all those who trample on the needy and try to
suppress the poor of the country; made known to them that terrible days lie
ahead if they do not change for good by coming back to follow the way of the
Lord. Their situation then could be likened to the present day Nigeria
situation. A country that has been defined as, “systematically corrupt”. When
the rich is getting richer and poor, ones poorer at the expense of the corrupt
rich and politicians. Peoples world are turning upside down, their joys turning
into mourning, their songs turning into dirges and their day turning into night
in the name of CHANGE. We pray that God’s word will not disappear from the land
with the threat of Islamic Jihad, so that we shall not wander about aimlessly
in a great spiritual desert.
Even
in this ugly situation God has not abandoned us. Jesus is calling us to come
and follow him. Let us give a quick response just like Matthew did. When God
calls you, he tells you to follow him. All you need to do is to follow him.
When you follow him, he will give you all that you need to overcome your
weaknesses. Just follow Jesus. If you follow him he will give you the grace to
achieve what you ordinarily cannot achieve. If you follow him, he will make you
holy and fill you with strength. He will transform you just as Matthew the tax
collector was transformed. To follow means to submit your freedom to Jesus, and
allow him run your life for you. We all as individuals and as a country will
get it right, if we listen to the Lord’s injunction, “follow me” Matthew 9:9. Ụbọchị
ọma.
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