19/07/2016
ME, AN 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 donât drink, I don't smoke, I
donât fornicate, I donât 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, âGuilty of idol worship.'
Imagine my anger, my fury, my
indignation. I jumped out of the
chair and said âOf course not!
Check the sheet again, check the
name, It can't be mine.â He sighed again and mentioned
one of my names that no one
knows.
I would not be stopped. It's
impossibleâ 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.
âYou are guilty of idol worshipâ 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
Airways flights but I am always
late to church - I blinked.
My payments to unfaithful
electricity company,DSTV and
water board are never late, but I havenât 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 wouldnât interrupt my
performance appraisal with my
boss for anything but I missed
church last week because of a movie on TV - I squirmed
uncomfortably.
I wouldnât let a day end without
talking to my spouse but today I
just said Hi God, Bye God. And I
didnât 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
Tuesday and Thursday because
it looked really cloudy - It seems the AC in the room wasnât
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
games(candy crush) you can think of but my bible is so worn
out. I canât even find book of
Jude in my bible anymore.
I wished the Man would get a
call and leave but He doesnât
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 off the chair and
knelt by His feet and said âI am
sorry, I am guilty as charged,
Guilty of idol worship, guilty of
placing others; humans, toys; before You. I am guilty of idol
worship.â
He smiled gently, looked at me
with those passionate eyes of
His full of love and He gave me a
fresh sheet! Deliver people from idolatry
today.
Deliver souls as you share with
others.