MY BABY HUSBAND : EPISODE 41 – 60
MY BABY HUSBAND
Episode 57
By Ayo Omolayo
“Daddy!” I said and went on my knees.
“I was planning to meet you and tender my apology to you. I’m so sorry for everything that happened. I’m so sorry for the words I spoke that day. I don’t have any excuse for speaking that way. I am sorry. Please find a place in your heart to forgive me. Please don’t punish me for what I have done. Have mercy on me”, I pleaded.
He smiled and stretched out his hand towards me. I took it and rose as he pulled me to my feet.
He gave me a fatherly hug.
“I never stopped praying for you. I knew you were treading a dangerous ground”.
He pulled out of the embrace and looked me straight in the eyes.
“Cris! There are principles in this kingdom. In this kingdom, God said, ‘don’t touch my anointed and don’t harm them. Either with your words, actions, or any means possible. Touch not my anointed and do my Prophet no harm’.
Even if the anointed of the Lord does something wrong. Even when he falls and starts misbehaving, he is still God’s anointed. And God doesn’t want you to touch him”.
I looked at him and one could tell I had questions in those eyes.
He smiled.
“Let’s sit!” He said and as soon as we were seated, he opened his bible.
“Does that mean we should not correct men of God when they go astray? We should all close our mouth and watch him rubbish the name of God, abi?”
“Read”, he said and the bible towards me.
Acts 23:1. And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Verse 2. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
Verse 3. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
Verse 4. And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
Verse 5. Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people”.
“Is that an advice or a command from God?” He asked.
“A command”, I answered.
“Must we obey God or not?”
“We must obey God”, I answered.
“That’s exactly what God wants. Now, I said something about when we get man of God sins against God and lives a compromised life. Many of us who do not understand spiritual principles start talking about him out of proportion.
The bible says in Ephesians 4:15. But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Even the truth you want to speak must be spoken in love. Alot of us have good intentions. We have good reasons why we approach those people we love and speak to them
But our manner of speaking that truth no be here. We talk anyhow all because, it’s the truth we’re saying.
Many of us excuse ourselves. ‘That’s how I talk’. No! You make the person feel hated. You talk rashly and pass judgment on the backsliden believer. ‘All these fake men of God Ehn!’ That’s the usual slogan. That’s not how to speak the truth in love. You make the person sound like you hate him.
Cris! This is a mistake alot of believers make. And they’ll say,’I have spoken my own ooo. God knows your blood is not on my head. If you like repent. If you like be proving stubborn. It’s none of my business!’
Ha! Is that how you show a backsliden man how much you care about them?
The bible says, speak the truth in love. But today, we speak the truth in anger. ‘All those evil pastors chopping church money, using fake powers, gathering crowd, flying jet, using people as slaves. If they don’t repent, God will punish them. He’ll fire is waiting for you! Your home is in hell! Haba! When did Jesus teach us to win souls that way?
Most of us who complain about the attitude of fallen pastors, when was the last time we knelt down to pray for them. And we come and pretend we are doing soul winning. When all we did was to lash out judgement and damnation upon them and have the guts to call it evangelism.
No salvation in our message. All we have to offer is condemnation. Even the backsliden man will feel hurt by those words and lash back at us for hurting his ego. No body would keep quiet and watch you talk rashly to them. Even when they know very well that you’re telling the truth, they would still want to prove to you that you cannot talk to them anyhow and expect them to be completely silent.
So the demon of unrepentance quickly grabs them as fast as he can. Because of this attitude believers show. All in the name of, I’m telling him the truth but instead of him to listen, he’s busy proving stubborn. Why won’t he prove stubborn?
You’re like someone who serves a delicious meal on a dirty plate. No matter how delicious that meal is, once the plate is not good, no one would love to eat it.
The bible also went further to say in 1 Timothy 5:1. Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Another translation says, Don’t be harsh or impatient with an older man. Talk to him as you would your own father, and to the younger men as your brothers.
Verse 2. Reverently honor an older woman as you would your mother, and the younger women as sisters.
And another translation says, do not sharply censure or rebuke an older man, but entreat and plead with him as you would with a father. Treat younger men like brothers.
You don’t talk rashly to them or about them or insult them. A lot of Christians think, because he’s doing something wrong, someone has to call him to order. And the only way to do so is to talk rashly about him.
The bible says, entreat him, plead with him. Let your manner of approach be that of humility and love. Love doesn’t sound mean, ‘I have told you the truth, if you like repent, if you like stay there and be proving stubborn. Your blood is not on my head. What is that? Is that how you show love to a fallen father in the faith?
Some of us would sit in our houses and begin to pass out judgement on them. Some of us even add insult to what we say. What father, would sit down and watch a young man talk rashly to him? That is why it’s as if they are stubborn.
The bible says in Ecclesiastes 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter”.
“Wow!” I exclaimed.
“What’s wow?” He asked.
“I can’t imagine that God would be so much explicit as to tell us not to insult people in our thoughts. I’m surprised! So in our thinking, we should not insult people. That’s serious! How many times have I done it. I wouldn’t open my mouth to insult the person, but in my heart, I have called the person different names”, I said.
“If that is something you usually do, then stop it. Your thoughts must be pure and only pure.
Now I said something that even if he does something wrong, don’t insult him. Do you remember David and King Saul? How Saul wanted to kill David by all means and came hunting for him?
And David was able to catch him off guard when he was asleep. Normally one would say, ‘Today is the end for this evil unrepentant man of God. He claims he’s anointed, but sleeps around with anything in skirt. King Saul claims he’s anointed but consults with herbalist and witches. He claims he’s anointed but kills other men of God and nobody is talking. Saul killed the Priests of the most high God. 85 priests or should I say, pastors. He claims he’s anointed but look at how he’s oppressing his fellow anointed man of God, David. He’s such a wicked man. Today, God has decided to finish him.
But David remembered that scripture, Touch not my anointed and do my Prophet no harm. He knew despite all the evil this man of God was doing in the ministry, he was still anointed by God. That’s the example we all should follow. That’s exactly what he said. How can I touch the Lord’s anointed? He went further to say that his day of judgement will come. But he’s not going to stain his hand with the blood of God’s anointed man.
That’s the example we all should follow. He was called by God. Let God be the one to handle him. He was anointed by God, let him answer to the God that called him.
As for you who wants to say something to him, probably pass the message if repentance to him. Please speak the truth in love. Love is not arrogant. Love doesn’t speak rashly. Speak to him with that notion that you care about him.
‘Daddy, we noticed you have not been living what you preach. Daddy, the word of God says this and that. Daddy we love you so much. We can’t watch you perish after all your labour for God and his kingdom’.
That’s the way to do it. Even the bible says, a soft answer turns away wrath. The man will be calm and give you a listening ear. Those words would be able to hunt him anywhere he goes. Not what a lot of people do today, lashing out at them”.
“Wow! Thank you so much Daddy”, I said grinning.
“You’re welcome Cris. Now that was not the reason why I came here. I came here for two things”.
I was eager to find out the reason for his coming. I exhaled and sat upright.
“Number one, has God revealed to you anything concerning Silas?” He asked.
“Oh! Didn’t see that coming”, I said within me.
“Yes sir”, I answered.
“So is he your husband or should we wait for another?” He asked, giving me a funny grin.
“Daddy! You know very well he is”, I said and chuckled.
“Wow! Congratulations!” He said and stretched his hand for a handshake. I took it and smiled.
“Thank you sir!”
“That takes us to number two”.
I listened with rapt attention.
“Silas needs our prayers” he began.
Omo! See the way fear enter my body. What happened? Not my husband to be ooo!
“Ever since that incidence, he has not been himself anymore. I don’t know what you did to him. But he was telling me that you did something to him in the presence of his friends and it was so embarrassing. I tried asking him to talk,but he isn’t talking. He didn’t say it to my hearing and when I tried asking him, he keeps refusing to tell me.
So I have decided to come here and ask you myself. That man has been eaten up by the spirit of bitterness. But it’s so sad that you were the instrument Satan used to achieve that. That’s what happens when you don’t allow God lead you. Automatically, Satan begins to lead you”.
I broke down into tears as a scripture came to my mind.
It is better a millstone is tied to your neck and you’re thrown into the sea, than to make one of these little ones sin against God.
I can’t believe I have pushed Silas into bitterness and unforgiveness through my attitude. Where do I start begging from now? How do I clean up the mess I had made?
To be continued……
Sin is a virus. When the affected person is well treated by those healthy people around them, they become healed.
Don’t ignore those living in sin around you. Start sharing God’s word with them. If not, sin would spread and get you infected too.
When you delay in obeying God, the problem on ground gets bigger and complicating.
All Cris had to do was to accept Silas as her husband. Now she has a bigger issue to solve as a result of her disobedience.
Sorry this I didn’t post yesterday. I’m not feeling fine. I’ve been on medication.
Please, I would appreciate your heart felt prayers.
Please don’t be a ghost reader. Say a word of prayer over my health.
INSPIRED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE
WRITTEN BY AYO OMOLAYO
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MY BABY HUSBAND : EPISODE 41 – 60
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