PIDGIN DON’T GET DISTRACTED!

 Matthew 9:18-26 “18 As Jesus dey tok dis tins, one oga kom knee down for en front sey, “My dota just die, make yu kom tosh am and e go wake-up.” 19 So Jesus and en disciples kon follow am.

20 One woman wey blood dey rush komot for en body for twelf years kon kom Jesus back, den e tosh en klot korna. 21 Bikos di woman don tink am for en mind sey, “If I go fit tosh en klot korna, I go well.”

22 Wen Jesus turn round si di woman, e kon tell am, “My pikin, make yu nor worry! Yor faith don make yu well.” From dat time, di woman kon well.

23 Wen Jesus enter di oga house, e si pipol dey play music and plenty pipol dey make nois for der too. 24 E kon tell dem, “Make evribody komot, di girl neva die, e just dey sleep.” Den, dem kon bigin laf am. 25 Afta di pipol don go outside, Jesus go whole di girl for hand and di girl kon stand up! 26 Pipol kon bigin tok about wetin happen for evriwhere.

 

Plenty Bible verses show how Jesus go stop do something even when e dey go somewhere else, or how e go pause wetin e dey do to attend to another matter. For our world today, people fit call am distraction, but for Jesus, no be distraction at all — everything wey happen around am na divine arrangement and part of God’s plan. But for us today, this kain thing fit distract person well‑well.

For Jesus life, we fit see say person fit multitask if im mind and heart dey inside the assignment. Jesus dey always get interruption, but e no dey ever get distracted. E know say im time for earth short, and because e understand im assignment, e just dey move with focus. Anything wey come im way, e no see am as distraction but as part of the work wey God send am. Distraction fit scatter every area of our life, including our spiritual life, if we allow am. As Christians, we get purpose: to dey inside personal relationship with God and to live am out. But many things fit shift our eyes commot from that purpose.

Distraction na anything wey dey divert our attention, affection, or obedience away from God purpose and calling for our life. For spirit matter, distraction fit be fear, worry, offence, noise, too much waka, people opinion, temptation, pain, or activity wey no get meaning.

The first interruption wey Jesus face dey for Matthew 8:5-13. Jesus just enter Capernaum when one centurion stop am, ask am to heal im servant. But the man talk say Jesus no even need to come house — make e just speak the word. And e talk true. Jesus marvel for the man faith.

Wetin for look like distraction turn to another opportunity for Jesus to show faith and release God power. Again, Jesus and im disciples dey go heal the Rabbi daughter for verses 18-19 when the woman wey dey bleed for twelve years interrupt am. The pull of faith from her touch reach Jesus, e turn, speak wholeness to her, and still continue im journey to heal the small girl.

Jesus no dey ever dey distracted!

Imagine say Jesus allow life distract am from im assignment and calling. Where we for dey today? If Jesus stop halfway because of one issue or problem, the purpose of saving the lost, healing the sick, and delivering the afflicted for don stop. We for still dey condemned forever.

Jesus sef need rest like us. E dey sleep for boat when storm rise and disciples wake am because of fear. The storm big, water dey enter boat. For that kain atmosphere, Jesus must don really tire to sleep through am. E rebuke their small faith, calm the storm, and no allow the storm or their fear distract am.

As dem reach the other side of the Sea of Galilee, another interruption come — two demon‑possessed men for verses 28-32. Dem shout, beg Jesus make e no torment dem, and ask to enter pigs.

The classic one na Bartimaeus for Mark 10:46-52 — the blind man wey no fit distract Jesus even with im loud shout. People tell am make e keep quiet, but e shout louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stop, call am, but still no lose focus from im original journey.

Plenty people today for just waka pass like say dem no hear. But Jesus no do like that. E stop, give am attention — as e still dey do for us every day. Jesus no dey distracted to hear, heal, help, or answer us when we call. We too no suppose allow life distract us from following Jesus.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

·       Wetin be the distractions for my life wey dey pull my attention away from God purpose for me? 

·       How I fit remain focused on Jesus when interruption or challenge show? 

·       For which area God dey call me to trust am and continue to move forward without losing focus?

PRAYER: I go follow You Lord anywhere You lead me go. I no go allow life wahala stop me from going where You dey go, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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