“Who are my mother and my brethren?” And looking around on those who sat about him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brethren! Who- ever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Tuesday 28th January mother 2025 – MARK 3:31-35.
So, Christ said it very clearly without mincing words that those who do the will of God are his brothers, sisters and mother.
A very perfect example of one who accepted the will of God is the Blessed Virgin Mary when in response to the message from God delivered to her by the Archangel Gabriel she said, “Be it done on to me a cording to Thy will.”
Now, ordinarily from human perception, the lives of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and his mother the Blessed Virgin Mary who accepted to do the will of God seem not that smooth and sweet.
Well, afterwards, what did the Holy Bible said about them? Christ was elevated and given a name that is above every other. That at the mention of his name every knee should bow and every tongue confess both in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth, that Jesus Christ is Lord. To say the least about the Blessed Virgin Mary who is the Theotokos and the queen of heaven and earth.
Dear friend, God has no favourite, but once we do His will, we automatically become the ‘Apple of God’s Eye.’
Even if nothing were attached to that statement, between doing the will of God and being identified as a sibling of Christ Jesus and not doing it then to be identified as an agent of Satan, which is preferable?
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_THOMAS_AQUINAS! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
28th January 2025.
Christian Atheists?
“The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” And he called them to him, and said to them . . . . . . . . . . . .
“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 27th January 2025 – MARK 3:22-30.
So, today’s teaching declares sin against the Holy Spirit as being very fatal.
One common sin against the Holy Spirit is denial of the existence of God.
Now, minds shouldn’t quickly drift to atheist and supposed ‘free thinkers’ as only those who supposedly think otherwise about the existence of the Almighty God.
My dear friend, it will amaze you that even you and I who bear the names of saints as well as pious names in our ethnic languages also display tendencies of atheism.
Whenever we sin and come to a final conclusion that our sin(s) is/are so gruesome that God will not forgive us, we have allowed our emotions to cast doubts and aspersions on the Almighty God by denying the extent of His love and healing power.
That☝️, my dear friend typifies an example of sin against the Holy Spirit.
A classical example of such sin ☝️ mentioned above is the sin of Judas Iscariot – one of the Apostles of Christ Jesus that betrayed him.
Judas was remorseful of his actions. That was a very beautiful thing and the beginning of his would-have-been-but-never-was salvation.
However, despite his remorse, Judas was overwhelmed by his emotions, thinking that his sin is too grievous to be forgiven.
My dear friend, the only person that can no longer access forgiveness is the devil. Hence, he puts doubts into our mind whenever we make attempts to be remorseful of our actions. He’s working hard to take the children of God as many as possible to the kingdom where he’s doomed for damnation.
Have we ever want to pray or read the Holy Bible or even go church and we hear a tiny voice, supposedly like our conscience saying to us, “Taaah! Na wetin you think sey you wan do? Na devil like you nahim wan praise God? Abi you don forget wetin you jus finish dey do nan-nan like dis? Abobi, abeg make you just no mock God oo!
My dear friend, irrespective of how much sinful we may be or that we think we are, once we get the ministration to pray, no matter how weak and tiny the impulse of the ministration may be, but when the devil comes whispering that nonsense to us, all we need to do is to declare, “Get thee behind me Satan.”
E go work! The devil will run away! The plight of Judas Iscariot shall never be our lot no matter our sins.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a fulfilled week.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
27th January 2025.
“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Monday 27th January 2025 – MARK 3:22-30.
So, today’s teaching declares sin against the Holy Spirit as being very fatal.
One common sin against the Holy Spirit is denial of the existence of God.
Now, minds shouldn’t quickly drift to atheist and supposed ‘free thinkers’ as only those who supposedly think otherwise about the existence of the Almighty God.
My dear friend, it will amaze you that even you and I who bear the names of saints as well as pious names in our ethnic languages also display tendencies of atheism.
Whenever we sin and come to a final conclusion that our sin(s) is/are so gruesome that God will not forgive us, we have allowed our emotions to cast doubts and aspersions on the Almighty God by denying the extent of His love and healing power.
That☝️, my dear friend typifies an example of sin against the Holy Spirit.
A classical example of such sin ☝️ mentioned above is the sin of Judas Iscariot – one of the Apostles of Christ Jesus that betrayed him.
Judas was remorseful of his actions. That was a very beautiful thing and the beginning of his would-have-been-but-never-was salvation.
However, despite his remorse, Judas was overwhelmed by his emotions, thinking that his sin is too grievous to be forgiven.
My dear friend, the only person that can no longer access forgiveness is the devil. Hence, he puts doubts into our mind whenever we make attempts to be remorseful of our actions. He’s working hard to take the children of God as many as possible to the kingdom where he’s doomed for damnation.
Have we ever want to pray or read the Holy Bible or even go church and we hear a tiny voice, supposedly like our conscience saying to us, “Taaah! Na wetin you think sey you wan do? Na devil like you nahim wan praise God? Abi you don forget wetin you jus finish dey do nan-nan like dis? Abobi, abeg make you just no mock God oo!
My dear friend, irrespective of how much sinful we may be or that we think we are, once we get the ministration to pray, no matter how weak and tiny the impulse of the ministration may be, but when the devil comes whispering that nonsense to us, all we need to do is to declare, “Get thee behind me Satan.”
E go work! The devil will run away! The plight of Judas Iscariot shall never be our lot no matter our sins.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a fulfilled week.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
27th January 2025.
The New Covenant
“Christ has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion for a second. . . . . . . . . . . .”
Excerpt, First Reading, Friday 24th January 2025 – HEBREWS 8:6-13.
So, it is not that God does anything that has fault or that would later become faulty.
God is perfectly perfect. He is all powerful, all knowing and all present. He is also very tolerable.
It is as a result of such tolerance that he gave man the freewill to do as it most pleases him.
Hence, in our freedom and liberty, we violated and desecrated the covenant of peace and sustenance that He made with us.
Our faulty ways necessitated the new covenant mediated by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
This covenant wasn’t made on stone tablets and had to be read and passed on across generations like the old.
The new covenant is inspired into the hearts and minds of each of us. This new law brings the consciousness of God right within us.
A typical example of that consciousness is our conscience.
Therefore, those of us who harden our heart against any prickly conscience, we violate and desecrate the new covenant.
However, while desecration of the covenant by one affects all in the old law, in the new, it is each man for himself.
So, my dear friend, every man’s sins stand against them, just as their good bears witness for them. However, just as charity cancels our sins, our sins also cancel any previous good.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#FRANCIS_DE_SALES! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
24th January 2025.
Excerpt, First Reading, Friday 24th January 2025 – HEBREWS 8:6-13.
So, it is not that God does anything that has fault or that would later become faulty.
God is perfectly perfect. He is all powerful, all knowing and all present. He is also very tolerable.
It is as a result of such tolerance that he gave man the freewill to do as it most pleases him.
Hence, in our freedom and liberty, we violated and desecrated the covenant of peace and sustenance that He made with us.
Our faulty ways necessitated the new covenant mediated by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
This covenant wasn’t made on stone tablets and had to be read and passed on across generations like the old.
The new covenant is inspired into the hearts and minds of each of us. This new law brings the consciousness of God right within us.
A typical example of that consciousness is our conscience.
Therefore, those of us who harden our heart against any prickly conscience, we violate and desecrate the new covenant.
However, while desecration of the covenant by one affects all in the old law, in the new, it is each man for himself.
So, my dear friend, every man’s sins stand against them, just as their good bears witness for them. However, just as charity cancels our sins, our sins also cancel any previous good.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#FRANCIS_DE_SALES! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
24th January 2025.
To Be Fore Warned
“Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him. . . . . . . . . . . . And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 23rd January 2025 – MARK 3:7-12.
So, my dear friend, in today’s teaching, people from different locations who have infirmities came to Christ Jesus to be healed. Among them also were those possessed by evil spirits.
Anyone possessed by evil spirits is usually not in control of themselves. Though, we may be seeing them physically, but their actions are engineered by those vile spirits within. It is like installing an i-operating software on a HP laptop.
Their aim of thronging with the crowd about Christ wasn’t genuine. They came on a mission to see and test the power of Jesus Christ.
Alas! They were overcome by a more superior power. Therefore, their victim whom they have seized his body was thrown to the ground. And while fleeing they were equally shouting, “We know who you are! You are the Son of God.”
So, my dear friend, we must be weary, where ever there is a crowd, not all who are there are flocking around for the purpose of that gathering. Some are simply on a mission like those evil spirits.
Dear friend, it mustn’t be lost on us that, even in the church, there are still those on a mission, no matter how long they have been members. They are usually among the front benches, those who are also among the most active in church activities.
Also, my dear friend, we must be on our guard, as when people throng around us, while we beam with all smiles with the satisfaction of a ‘man of the people’ disposition, we must yet be weary that some could just be on a mission as it was with Christ. If it happened to Jesus Christ, it will most definitely happen to us too.
My dear friend, to be fore warned is to be fore armed.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
23rd January 2025.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 23rd January 2025 – MARK 3:7-12.
So, my dear friend, in today’s teaching, people from different locations who have infirmities came to Christ Jesus to be healed. Among them also were those possessed by evil spirits.
Anyone possessed by evil spirits is usually not in control of themselves. Though, we may be seeing them physically, but their actions are engineered by those vile spirits within. It is like installing an i-operating software on a HP laptop.
Their aim of thronging with the crowd about Christ wasn’t genuine. They came on a mission to see and test the power of Jesus Christ.
Alas! They were overcome by a more superior power. Therefore, their victim whom they have seized his body was thrown to the ground. And while fleeing they were equally shouting, “We know who you are! You are the Son of God.”
So, my dear friend, we must be weary, where ever there is a crowd, not all who are there are flocking around for the purpose of that gathering. Some are simply on a mission like those evil spirits.
Dear friend, it mustn’t be lost on us that, even in the church, there are still those on a mission, no matter how long they have been members. They are usually among the front benches, those who are also among the most active in church activities.
Also, my dear friend, we must be on our guard, as when people throng around us, while we beam with all smiles with the satisfaction of a ‘man of the people’ disposition, we must yet be weary that some could just be on a mission as it was with Christ. If it happened to Jesus Christ, it will most definitely happen to us too.
My dear friend, to be fore warned is to be fore armed.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
23rd January 2025.
Do that Good, No Matter the Odds
“Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 22nd January 2025 – MARK 3:1-6.
So, my dear friend, one who’s disliked and haunted by detractors need not have to do anything wrong for they to be hunted down and victimised.
A woman tired of her marriage would claim that her husband is too loving and she’s not deserving of such a good man. Therefore, on that premise, she wants a divorce from that marriage.
Equally, a man wanting to distract himself will say his wife is too beautiful and he’s already tired of warding off other men who constantly make passes at her. Hence, he will have to divorce her.
Similar situation is what our Lord Jesus Christ found himself in today’s teaching. Folks laid in wait for him to do good and they would pounce on him.
Dear friend, notwithstanding the odds ganging up against us, like Christ Jesus, we mustn’t be distracted from doing the good that we are prompted to and we need to do.
There were possibly many other people with one form of infirmity or the other visible or invincible in the synagogue that fateful day. Nevertheless, Christ chose to the man with a visibly withered arm.
My dear friend, when we know that our spirit moved us towards doing a particular good, irrespective of the odds against us, we mustn’t suppress such force. God will be with us.
Remember, a little matters a lot. The good we intend may not necessarily be as grand as a miracle of restoring a withered arm. It could be something as little as the prompt to give someone a thousand Naira for a meal.
Dear friend, even a little matters a lot.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
22nd January 2025.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 22nd January 2025 – MARK 3:1-6.
So, my dear friend, one who’s disliked and haunted by detractors need not have to do anything wrong for they to be hunted down and victimised.
A woman tired of her marriage would claim that her husband is too loving and she’s not deserving of such a good man. Therefore, on that premise, she wants a divorce from that marriage.
Equally, a man wanting to distract himself will say his wife is too beautiful and he’s already tired of warding off other men who constantly make passes at her. Hence, he will have to divorce her.
Similar situation is what our Lord Jesus Christ found himself in today’s teaching. Folks laid in wait for him to do good and they would pounce on him.
Dear friend, notwithstanding the odds ganging up against us, like Christ Jesus, we mustn’t be distracted from doing the good that we are prompted to and we need to do.
There were possibly many other people with one form of infirmity or the other visible or invincible in the synagogue that fateful day. Nevertheless, Christ chose to the man with a visibly withered arm.
My dear friend, when we know that our spirit moved us towards doing a particular good, irrespective of the odds against us, we mustn’t suppress such force. God will be with us.
Remember, a little matters a lot. The good we intend may not necessarily be as grand as a miracle of restoring a withered arm. It could be something as little as the prompt to give someone a thousand Naira for a meal.
Dear friend, even a little matters a lot.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
22nd January 2025.
Doing Good for Goodness Sake
“God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love which you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do. And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness in realising the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”
Excerpt, First Reading, Tuesday 21st January 2025 – HEBREWS 6:10-20.
So, today’s teaching is an emphasis that every good we do for the sake and purpose of goodness is never overlooked and wouldn’t go unrewarded by God.
It must however not be lost on us that, feigning to be good or doing good for self aggrandisement is not included above. We have already got paid by the show we put up while supposedly doing that ‘good’ action.
For example, when we carry cameras along with us when we are going to give.
When we are aware that our neighbour is starving but we would rather load our baskets with various food items and take them to the orphanage home. Such good, He doesn’t recognise.
When we stop voluntarily to offer help to a motorist that broke down by the roadside, is the type of good today is all about.
When going to church or work, and we stop and give lift to a neighbour going our way is what today’s type of good is.
Dear friend, we lift the heart of God whenever we do such good just for the betterment of mankind.
Remember, what the scriptures say, “Charity covers a multitude of sins.” – 1 PETER 4:8.
May our collective efforts in the little good we do here and there add up to make the world a more better place.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_AGNES_OF_ROME! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
21st January 2025
Excerpt, First Reading, Tuesday 21st January 2025 – HEBREWS 6:10-20.
So, today’s teaching is an emphasis that every good we do for the sake and purpose of goodness is never overlooked and wouldn’t go unrewarded by God.
It must however not be lost on us that, feigning to be good or doing good for self aggrandisement is not included above. We have already got paid by the show we put up while supposedly doing that ‘good’ action.
For example, when we carry cameras along with us when we are going to give.
When we are aware that our neighbour is starving but we would rather load our baskets with various food items and take them to the orphanage home. Such good, He doesn’t recognise.
When we stop voluntarily to offer help to a motorist that broke down by the roadside, is the type of good today is all about.
When going to church or work, and we stop and give lift to a neighbour going our way is what today’s type of good is.
Dear friend, we lift the heart of God whenever we do such good just for the betterment of mankind.
Remember, what the scriptures say, “Charity covers a multitude of sins.” – 1 PETER 4:8.
May our collective efforts in the little good we do here and there add up to make the world a more better place.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#SAINT_AGNES_OF_ROME! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
21st January 2025
You Before Me
“Brethren: Do nothing from selfishness or conceit, but in humility count others better than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Excerpt, First Reading, Monday 20th January 2025 – PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11
So, if the world were truly as advised in today’s teaching – “You before me” from the Letter of St Paul to the Philippians, the would have been a much better place than we met it.
But unfortunately, even among the very, very, very poor, there still exist some form of ‘classism’.
That’s why, my dear friend, there would exist a certain miniature power generating set ‘generator’ that would be nick-named, “I beta pass my nebor.”
Today’s teaching is a furtherance of the ‘Golden Rule’ – “Do onto others as you want it done onto you.” – MATTHEW 7:12.
Once we have the Golden Rule at heart, then, a man married to his wife will dare not cheat on her. Likewise, the wife will not cheat on her husband.
Internet trolls will think twice before blatantly hurling insults on people they have never met and probably will never meet.
You and I we will have a rethink before venturing to hurt our neighbour, for it will also be really hurting if the reverse were the case.
As the Priest said as Mass today, the principle of “You before me” is madness to the world, but, to God, it is selfless.
Have a fantastic day and fulfilled weeks folks.
#BLESSED_CYPRIAN_IWENE_MIICHAEL_TANSI! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
20th January 2025.
Have Faith and Persist
“When Jesus returned to Capemaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Friday 17th January 2025 – MARK 2:1-12.
So, there’s this story about a little girl who remained calm during a bumpy flight while other adults were afraid. After the plane had safely landed at the airport, when asked how she remained calm, she replied, “My father is the pilot, and he’s taking me home”.
Little children have blind faith, hope, trust and confidence in their parents, especially the father.
Hence, when there’s no longer any food left at home to eat and the parents step out of the house, the children are confident that they would return with something for them to have their meal.
That is why a man would fervently toil from dawn till dusk both under the rain and in the sun to provide daily bread for the family.
These men can’t afford to get back home empty handed to starving children.
The parents have such a resolve not to let the children starve and the children have utmost faith in their parents that they would be fed.
The parents’ kind of resolve for their children is the kind the Almighty God also has for us His children, only this time, it is a much more higher one. One that guaranteed and can never fail.
God requires of us to be totally submissive and dependent on Him, trusting Him blindly as did the children to their parents and He has resolved to come through for us whenever we call on Him.
Such is the kind of faith had the friends of the paralytic in today’ teaching.
Do we by any chance think that Christ wasn’t aware of their presence on the roof and their mission?
As God, he has already seen them and known about their quest even before they departed the house with the paralytic.
Christ would have as well just pronounced healing on the man while they were departing home without having them performing such theatrics and causing that quantum of destruction to someone else’s property.
However, if such were the case how would those present there and by extension we too, get to know and believe in God’s resolve to come through for us whenever we reach out to Him.
And most importantly, Christ Jesus had the opportunity to first heal the man of his spiritual infirmity when he said to him, “Your sins are forgiven.”
This spiritual infirmity is at the root of the man’s condition, hence, Jesus Christ opted to heal the man both body and soul.
Dear friend, we must have faith and keep persisting.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#SAINT_ANTHONY! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
17th January 2025.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Friday 17th January 2025 – MARK 2:1-12.
So, there’s this story about a little girl who remained calm during a bumpy flight while other adults were afraid. After the plane had safely landed at the airport, when asked how she remained calm, she replied, “My father is the pilot, and he’s taking me home”.
Little children have blind faith, hope, trust and confidence in their parents, especially the father.
Hence, when there’s no longer any food left at home to eat and the parents step out of the house, the children are confident that they would return with something for them to have their meal.
That is why a man would fervently toil from dawn till dusk both under the rain and in the sun to provide daily bread for the family.
These men can’t afford to get back home empty handed to starving children.
The parents have such a resolve not to let the children starve and the children have utmost faith in their parents that they would be fed.
The parents’ kind of resolve for their children is the kind the Almighty God also has for us His children, only this time, it is a much more higher one. One that guaranteed and can never fail.
God requires of us to be totally submissive and dependent on Him, trusting Him blindly as did the children to their parents and He has resolved to come through for us whenever we call on Him.
Such is the kind of faith had the friends of the paralytic in today’ teaching.
Do we by any chance think that Christ wasn’t aware of their presence on the roof and their mission?
As God, he has already seen them and known about their quest even before they departed the house with the paralytic.
Christ would have as well just pronounced healing on the man while they were departing home without having them performing such theatrics and causing that quantum of destruction to someone else’s property.
However, if such were the case how would those present there and by extension we too, get to know and believe in God’s resolve to come through for us whenever we reach out to Him.
And most importantly, Christ Jesus had the opportunity to first heal the man of his spiritual infirmity when he said to him, “Your sins are forgiven.”
This spiritual infirmity is at the root of the man’s condition, hence, Jesus Christ opted to heal the man both body and soul.
Dear friend, we must have faith and keep persisting.
Folks, have a fantastic day and a pleasant weekend.
#SAINT_ANTHONY! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
17th January 2025.
Make that Move Today
“A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 16th January 2025 – MARK 1:40-45.
So, ordinarily, during Jesus’ time in Israel, lepers were not supposed to mingle freely in the society.
That society didn’t even permit lepers to wear decent clean clothes.
If lepers must walk on the road, they would have to cover their upper lips and shout, “unclean, unclean” when ever someone is approaching.
Notwithstanding all these restrictions, the leper in today’ teaching yet made his way to Christ Jesus and kneeling before him, he pleaded for his cleansing.
My dear friend, when we hurt someone very badly and we are aware that we have treacherously disappointed ourselves by betraying the confidence they reposed in us and our actions are irredeemable and unpardonable, then, we are no less as wretched as a leper.
Nevertheless, even that our actions are unpardonable, if we humble ourselves and approach those we have offended, apologise to them and plead for forgiveness, most discerning hearts will forgive us.
Barring other actions we may have taken to further plead our course with the offended, even if they refuse to forgive us, that singular decision and subsequent action to approach them have helped us to make peace with ourselves.
Dear friend, make that move today. Firstly, to God Who is ever ready and willing to forgive and take us back, then, to fellow men whom we may have wronged.
The peace that will encumber one is usually contagious. It is definite to positively permeate into other aspects of our life.
That peace is equally so engrossing that it will pervade to the outside and folks when the see us will be like, “You dey shine these days o!”
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase Agabo
16th January 2025.
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Thursday 16th January 2025 – MARK 1:40-45.
So, ordinarily, during Jesus’ time in Israel, lepers were not supposed to mingle freely in the society.
That society didn’t even permit lepers to wear decent clean clothes.
If lepers must walk on the road, they would have to cover their upper lips and shout, “unclean, unclean” when ever someone is approaching.
Notwithstanding all these restrictions, the leper in today’ teaching yet made his way to Christ Jesus and kneeling before him, he pleaded for his cleansing.
My dear friend, when we hurt someone very badly and we are aware that we have treacherously disappointed ourselves by betraying the confidence they reposed in us and our actions are irredeemable and unpardonable, then, we are no less as wretched as a leper.
Nevertheless, even that our actions are unpardonable, if we humble ourselves and approach those we have offended, apologise to them and plead for forgiveness, most discerning hearts will forgive us.
Barring other actions we may have taken to further plead our course with the offended, even if they refuse to forgive us, that singular decision and subsequent action to approach them have helped us to make peace with ourselves.
Dear friend, make that move today. Firstly, to God Who is ever ready and willing to forgive and take us back, then, to fellow men whom we may have wronged.
The peace that will encumber one is usually contagious. It is definite to positively permeate into other aspects of our life.
That peace is equally so engrossing that it will pervade to the outside and folks when the see us will be like, “You dey shine these days o!”
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase Agabo
16th January 2025.
To Always Be With and In Christ.
“Jesus himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage. . . . . . . . . . . . For because he himself has suffered and been tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.”
Excerpt, First Reading, Wednesday 15th January 2025 – HEBREWS 2:14-18.
So, by the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, he has conquered death and the devil forever.
As a ransomed soul, one would only continue fearing death only if or when we have compromised our ways.
Else, death to us, is a victorious transition into eternal glory.
All things being equal, when one buys a British Airways ticket to fly business class to London, once they have boarded, they can easily recline their seat into a comfortable bed and drift away into a sweet sleep with the assurance that when next they open their eyes would be at the point of landing at the London Heathrow Airport.
That, too, ordinarily should be our assurance at our time and point of death. A seamless transition.
However, to be assured of such a safe and seamless passage, we must decide to henceforth make this, very practical,” Work out your salvation with fear and trembling” – PHILIPPIANS 2:12.
Nevertheless, while we are at this, we are bound to be tempted.
Everyone can be tempted, even Christ Himself was tempted. There is really nothing wrong in being tempted.
Though, as ransomed souls, it is not that one goes shopping around or snooping into issues and wanting to be tempted.
Nonetheless, temptations happen to strengthen our resolve and sharpen our faith as a people bound for the Kingdom.
What is wrong is when we yield to and fall to that temptation.
My dear friend, walk with Christ Jesus 24/7/52. Hence when we encounter any temptation, we would be already with him and he in us. Then victory must be certain as God has promised to always fight our battles when we call on Him.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo.
15th January 2025.
Excerpt, First Reading, Wednesday 15th January 2025 – HEBREWS 2:14-18.
So, by the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, he has conquered death and the devil forever.
As a ransomed soul, one would only continue fearing death only if or when we have compromised our ways.
Else, death to us, is a victorious transition into eternal glory.
All things being equal, when one buys a British Airways ticket to fly business class to London, once they have boarded, they can easily recline their seat into a comfortable bed and drift away into a sweet sleep with the assurance that when next they open their eyes would be at the point of landing at the London Heathrow Airport.
That, too, ordinarily should be our assurance at our time and point of death. A seamless transition.
However, to be assured of such a safe and seamless passage, we must decide to henceforth make this, very practical,” Work out your salvation with fear and trembling” – PHILIPPIANS 2:12.
Nevertheless, while we are at this, we are bound to be tempted.
Everyone can be tempted, even Christ Himself was tempted. There is really nothing wrong in being tempted.
Though, as ransomed souls, it is not that one goes shopping around or snooping into issues and wanting to be tempted.
Nonetheless, temptations happen to strengthen our resolve and sharpen our faith as a people bound for the Kingdom.
What is wrong is when we yield to and fall to that temptation.
My dear friend, walk with Christ Jesus 24/7/52. Hence when we encounter any temptation, we would be already with him and he in us. Then victory must be certain as God has promised to always fight our battles when we call on Him.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo.
15th January 2025.