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He Gave Me A Fresh Sheet




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 donā€™t drink, I don't smoke, I donā€™t fornicate, I donā€™t 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,
ā€˜Guilty of idol worship'

Imagine my anger, my fury, My indignation, I jumped out of the chair and said ā€˜Of 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.

ā€˜You 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 havenā€™t 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 wouldnā€™t 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 wouldnā€™t let a day end without talking to my spouse but today I just said Hi God, Bye God
And I didnā€™t 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 wasnā€™t 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 doesnā€™t 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

ā€˜I 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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