Di Baby Wey Jump

One young woman greet for one doorway. Just ordinary greeting. And for one place wey nobody fit see, one baby wey dem never born jump for joy.

We dey di hill country of Judah, for one town wey Luke no name. Dis na di house of Zechariah, one priest, and im wife Elizabeth. For many years dem no get pikin, and now, for dia old age, Elizabeth belle don reach six months. Zechariah no fit talk; e don dey quiet since di angel visit am for di temple. And for di road, after long journey from Nazareth for Galilee, Mary dey come. She still young, she just engage, and she carry one secret wey na only angel don explain to her. Di angel Gabriel don tell her say her relative Elizabeth sef dey expect pikin. So Mary don hurry come south to see her.

Mary enter di house and greet Elizabeth. Luke tell us exactly wetin happen after. As soon as Elizabeth hear Mary greeting, di baby jump inside her belle. No be small kick. Na jump. And for dat same moment, di Holy Spirit fill Elizabeth. Think about wetin Elizabeth know for dat time. Nobody tell her Mary news. No letter, no messenger. Mary just barely greet. But Elizabeth understand. Na God imself dey show her.

Elizabeth no whisper. Luke talk say she shout with loud voice. God don bless you pass all women, and God don bless di pikin wey dey your belle. Then wonder catch her voice. Why dis one dey happen to me, she ask, say di mama of my Lord go come meet me? Imagine am. Elizabeth senior Mary, she marry priest, people respect her. Mary na young girl from one small village for north. And yet Elizabeth call di pikin wey dey Mary belle her Lord. She feel say na big honour say Mary come her door.

Then Elizabeth explain wetin she feel. As soon as di sound of your greeting enter my ear, she talk, di baby inside my belle jump for joy. Dat baby go grow up become John di Baptist. Years after, e go stand near River Jordan, point to Jesus and tell di crowd, na dis one. But here, before dem born any of di two children, John don already dey do am. Di first person wey welcome Jesus with joy na baby wey never see sun. Then Elizabeth bless Mary again, because she believe say wetin di Lord tell her go come to pass.

Dis no be di first time wey di Bible notice baby wey dey move before dem born am. For Genesis, Rebekah, wey carry twins for belle, feel as di children dey struggle inside her, and she go ask di Lord wetin e mean. Di people wey dey listen to Luke know dose old stories well. Here too, one mama feel her pikin move inside her and she understand am as sign. But dis time, no be struggle. Na joy. And Luke don already tell us, for chapter one, say di angel promise say di Holy Spirit go fill John even from inside im mama belle.

You fit read dis moment for Luke chapter one, verse forty-one reach forty-four. Two mamas, two babies wey dem never born, and one house for di hills wey joy full, before anybody see Jesus face. So see one question wey you go carry dey go. Wetin about Jesus dey make your heart wan jump for joy?