On the rooftop of Jericho's highly patronized Perdition Hotel and Resorts (A 5-Star Hotel situated on the outskirts of town) stood Rahab with the Spy Evangelists from the kingdom of God's chosen people Israel. The leader of the team was having a very important discussion with her and she listened with rapt attention as he told her of the blessings associated with being joined to the people of God and the promised salvation from the destruction coming upon the city of Jericho. As he rounded up, Rahab signalled to him with her hands to let her make her comment to his message.
"Oga Evangelist, I dey look you as your mouth dey sweet as you dey talk about your God. I agree with everything you say o, but my case dey different. E be like say you no know who you dey follow talk. You better go meet another person. My case different o and e dey complex well well. Your God no powerful reach my side. Oga forget o". Rahab replied as she shamelessly chewed the gum in her mouth.
The Spy leader responded "Sister Rahab, It seems you don't know how powerful the blood of the Lamb that was shed at passover is. Though your sins be red as scarlet, it can make it white as snow"
Rahab smiled scornfully as she thought "This Oga no know anything at all. He no know as things dey go for here"
"Oga, make I tell you. I be the President of Jericho Professional Prostitutes Association (JPPA) and that position no be joke o. That post get many things we tie around am. Make I open up my can of worms for you.
As the honourable President, apart from the normal duty of this work wey we dey do with our body,
-na me dey do induction for the girls wey dey join this work and if anybody do mistake get pregnant, na me dey responsible for the abortion. You know how many child I don abort for myself and for other people?
- the girls wey we induct, na we go do juju for them wey no go make them run away. Shey you know how many juju dey my body as I dey so?
You know how many people I don use do ritual? Any girl wey won prove smart, na me go treat their fuck up. I no fit count how many girls wey my hand don kill.
-Na me dey sleep with all dem top top police officers wey no go make them disturb our girls for their station.
-another work wey link with this our work na drugs and na me dey coordinate am.
Oga, you think say that your mighty God fit wash all these plenty plenty katakata wey I don cause for myself and for other people just like that? I never see the God wey fit do that one o. So Oga, make you leave me as I jejely live my life like this..."
The team leader was truly shocked by the can of worms Rahab opened, he never knew her situation took such dimmensions. But he knew God's grace was far more powerful than that...
So he began to share with Rahab the testimonies of former Egyptians who had joined the Isreali nation. Some of those stories were indeed more horrible than Rahab's, yet God saved them and translated them from the Kingdom of darkness to light. He also shared his own testimony of deliverance from the ways of Egypt and ended with the covenant promises of God for those who would turn to him.
As Rahab heard these words, she broke down in tears...though she was vile, she was not hopeless...there is hope for anyone who would trust the God of Isreal for Salvation. He can make the vilest sinner clean"
With her tear soaked eyes she asked "Oga, wetin I go do now?"
The spy leader said "I'd teach you a song we sing in Isreal and you'll pray with it as we take our leave from Jericho. So he held her tattooed hands as the other team members watched and sang this song with Rahab:
Jesus My Lord to thee I cry,
Unless thou help me I must die,
Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh
And take me as I am.
Refrain
And take me as I am
And take me as I am
My only plea-Christ died for me
Oh, Take me as I am
Helpless I am and full of guilt
But yet for me thy blood was spilt
And thou canst make me what thou wilt
And take me as I am.
...Wherefore He is able also to save them TO THE UTTERMOST that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb 7:25 KJV)
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ReplyDeleteGod is not a democrat. Had he been, most of us who are saved today wouldn't have been because even our friends and family members would not have voted for us for salvation! But God in his infinite mercies stretched his hands and pulled us out of the quagmire of sordid iniquity.
This also is the testimony of Sister Rahab. Who would have "voted" for a professional prostitute to be saved in an entire city? But Amazing Grace found her out to become a member of the commonwealth. Praise The Lord!
This reveals the sovereignty of Jehovah to us. No one, I repeat, NO ONE is beyond his outstretched arm, no matter how close a man is to Hell, God's arm is still long enough to pull him out of the flames of fire. He is able to save TO THE VERY UTTERMOST.
So no matter what we think of any human, our view doesn't count when it comes to their salvation, only God's does. No one should look down on anyone as not being a candidate of salvation. God has not retired!
PRAYER: Can we take a few seconds of specific prayer for the ladies of easy virtues (the prostitutes) in Nigeria and all over the world. That God should visit every of their stations with his redeeming arm and save them massively this season.
GOD BLESS YOU!