WEDNESDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2021
FIRST WEEK OF LENT
JONAH 3:1-10
LUKE 11:29-32
FORSAKE YOUR SINFUL WAYS
The prophets of the Old Testament really evoked fear in the people. The thought of the fury and wrath of God made many of them to be more serious in their dealings with God and one another. Nevertheless, many people truly repented out of love of God, knowing that what they were doing was wrong.
When Jonah preached to the people of Nineveh in the first reading, they repented from their sins and asked God for forgiveness and pardon. There is an opinion that the people who lived many years ago were more religious and more serious with the things of God, compared to our own time. Jonah did not perform any miracle to convince the people of Nineveh that he was a true prophet from God; in our time, some Christians may not take the word of God serious until one shouts at the top of his voice in prayer and work miracles.
This is also what Jesus experienced in the gospel reading. As he preached repentance to the people, many of them were asking for a miracle to prove that he is the son of God. It is our crave for miracles that has made many Christians to be led astray by magicians in disguise of religious leaders. Jesus calls us today to listen to the word of God and the voices of his priests and repent. We should not wait for the wrath of God before we forsake our sins.
May almighty God continue to minister to our hearts and help us to be conscious of the things we do. May we truly repent from our sins and put all our hope in God. God help us. Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie, MSP.
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