1 Thessalonians 5:18 says:"in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you". The scripture encourage us to give thank to God irrespective of the situation of things either good or bad. Several people have been somebody before but suddenly they have been removed from hero to zero for instance, eight months ago she was a minister in Africa's most populous nation and
the president of OPEC making her one of the world's most powerful women
alive. Today she is begging the cold hands of death to spare her life from the grip of cancer.
Seven
months ago he had won the biggest soccer league in the world as manager
of one of the world's most talked about football teams.
Today he is jobless and the butt of the cruelest of jokes in the sports world.
He was released after 1year to serve a 4year house arrest term for culpable homicide of his model South African girlfriend.
Then suddenly, on December 3rd he was convicted of murder for the same action by an appeal court
On
Saturday afternoon he was leading the polls to be governor of his
Nigerian middle belt state. By 7pm he was pronounced dead by the
doctors.
And so the stories of Diezani, Mourinho, Oscar and Audu
remind us of what effect the snap of a finger can have on our lives and
how unready life can make us look regardless of the insight and work
invested into securing tomorrow.
While there is enormous
stupidity in living recklessly under the umbrella of "One Life", there
is a want of wisdom in believing that tomorrow is guaranteed as a result
of individual struggle and will. Even the prophets of God disagree with
that notion, teaching that you prayed for DAILY bread and let the
anxiety over tomorrow be.
No excuse at all to be plan-less for
even ants are not that senseless but please appreciate the gift of grace
that you have nothing to do with. In the words of Nigerian comedian
Basket mouth : "if you think say na by your power you dey wake up, set
alarm clock for the head of dead body"
Dear blessed and
privileged reader of this message, let humility and gratitude greet your
everyday approach to life and never mix confidence for a better
tomorrow for arrogance in its certainty from self will. I will say
"RONU JINLE, KO DUPE TIE"
Have a wonderful service/ mass today in the name of Jesus.