YOUR STORY

 

I was having a prayer time discussing an issue with the Father and I spoke out a word that I feel you’d greatly need too my friend.

 

Rahab was a young Canaanite prostitute and as such not a very likely candidate for a heroine of the faith. Jericho was one of the principal seats of idol worship, being especially devoted to Ashtaroth, the goddess of the moon. Here was centered all that was the vilest and most degrading in the religion of the Canaanites. Two things you need to see here. She was not of the family of God and also a despised harlot that the scripture had only that as a reference for her.

To make matters worse, she also became a liar. She had to lie to keep the Israelite spies alive. Lying wasn’t a thing of deep thought for her, she was just living her “normal” life. Looking at this her profile, you wouldn’t think she would have much chance of making the list of renowned biblical characters, but there she is. She was mentioned among the heroes of faith. This is a sample of your story. He is making a beautiful piece out of your life.

 

 

Jephthah was a Gileadite but was born of a prostitute. He was driven away from the family as an adult because he was considered an illegitimate child. He moved to the land of Tob and lived among “a gang of scoundrels”. Jephthah looked like his world was going to crumble. From being the son of a harlot to finding himself amid men who looked as though nothing good was going to come out of them. He grew to become the judge of Israel and those who sent him away bowed to him. This is another sample of your story. He is making a beautiful piece out of your life.

 

 

Paul spent a larger part of his life persecuting the Christians. He was there when Stephen was murdered. He went far and wide just to see that men who proclaimed the faith of Jesus never found things easy. One of his journeys was when he met with God and at that point, he knew he had always been “fighting” the God he thought he was working for. It looked easy to read but imagine the feeling of having offended God and the need to do everything to catch up with your “sins” to be acceptable again? However, he became a major Apostle of the gospel whose revelation of Christ to us remains eternal. This is another sample of your story. He is making a beautiful piece out of your life.

 

 

All I am trying to let you see is that your story is of these men. Their stories are parables of yours with one man at the center of it- Christ. He is making a beautiful piece out of your life regardless of what it looks like at the moment. This, is your story.

 

Have a great week ahead.

 

Be Innovated,

Olufemi Ibitoye