TUESDAY 23RD MARCH 2021
FIFTH WEEK OF LENT
Numbers 21:4-9
John 8:21-30
LOOK UP TO JESUS FOR YOUR SALVATION
It is often said that we do not know the value of what we have until we lose it. In the first reading, we see how the Jews never knew how much God had done for them until they tasted the other side of life. Sometimes we complain about a lot of things and think that we deserve more, it is only when the things we have are taken away from us that we discover that we were merely privileged. The Jews did not count their complain as a rebellion and a sin until God decided to allow them taste what life is like without him. As we see, life without God, means misery and death.
Jesus in the gospel reading tried to make the Jews to also understand that he is the source of our salvation, all that he said and did, are for our own good. Just as it was in the case of Moses when the Jews never appreciated God until they were being beaten by snakes, the Jews never regarded Jesus even after his death. Jesus tells us today that just as the bronze serpent made by Moses and raised up brought salvation to the people of Israel in the desert, he is also about to go away to the father; but if we look up to him who will be hanged on the cross as we will see on good Friday next week, we shall be saved.
Lord, help us to appreciate all that you have done for us. Do not allow us to experience misery and death before we acknowledge your graciousness in our lives. Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie, MSP
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