Me, the IDOL WORSHIPPER?
I wondered why I was in the queue of accused at all
I am intelligent, aggressive, young, Totally committed to my
God.
What am I doing here ?with this sheet of supposed sins in my
hand I wondered
I donāt drink, I don't smoke, I donāt fornicate, I donāt
steal, I am righteous. Others should be here not me.
It was finally my turn to face the Man.
I placed my sheet before Him, He glanced at it and sighed
softly.
He looked at me and calmly said,
āGuilty of idol worship'
Imagine my anger, my fury, My indignation, I jumped out of
the chair and said āOf course not! Check the sheet again, check the name, It
can't be mineā
He sighed again and mentioned one of my names that no one
knows
I would not be stopped. It's impossibleā I yelled. I worship
only God, the Most High, Maker of heaven and earth, The king of kings and Lord
of Lords.
I bow down to none, I have no talisman, no amulet, No pot
underneath my bed.
āYou are guilty of idol worshipā He repeated calmly
He looked at me
I looked at Him
It seemed like forever. The room was silent.
I could hear the clock ticking
Then slowly I understood:
I am never late for my British Airway flights but I am always
late to church
-I blinked -
My payments to unfaithful PHCN and water board are never late
but I havenāt paid my tithes in three months
-I looked down-,
When meeting one of our local chiefs last week I would not
even pick a call in the presence of earthly royalty, but I WhatsApp in church
-I swallowed-.
I wouldnāt interrupt my performance appraisal with my boss
for anything but I missed church last week because of a film on TV
-I squirmed uncomfortably-
I wouldnāt let a day end without talking to my spouse but
today I just said Hi God, Bye God
And I didnāt even pray last night
-The room began to feel hot-
I would never miss going to the bank because of the weather
but I missed fellowship of Wednesday because it looked really cloudy.
-It seems the AC in the room wasnāt working-
I would wear my party colors to party meetings and not care
what anyone thought of me but I hate to talk to my workmates about God because
of what they will think of me.
-Someone should fix this AC or put it on 0 because 10 was too
hot for me-
I always have the latest tech toy you can think of but my
bible is so worn I cant even find Jude anymore
-I wished the Man would get a call and leave but He doesnāt
allow anything to interrupt when He is with His children.-
I felt so hot in the room, a nervous sweat on my forehead, I
felt so ill and weak, all of my anger and self righteousness was gone, leaving
immense guilt in its wake.
I slowly got of the chair and knelt by His feet and said
āI am sorry, I am guilty as charged, Guilty of idol worship,
guilty of placing others; humans, toys; before You. I am guilty of idol
worshipā
He smiled gently, looked at me with those passionate eyes of
His full of love and He gave me a fresh sheet!
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