THE FIGHT FOR EBUKA

   EPISODE 9

Ebuka laughed.

-hmmm, now i understand. Lord i worship you. I give you all the praise.

The people around him were confused.  Why is he laughing? Did he just laugh? What is he worshipping God for? We have a very bad situation on our hands and he is laughing?

Pastor Real came towards them.

-Gentle men, any problem ?

The men tried to reply but Ebuka interrupted.

-No problem sir. None we can't handle.

-ok, your programme starts by 6. The Gen should be on now. 

-we are on it sir.

-ok. God bless you. He left.

The youths turned to him.....

-sir, why did you tell Daddy there is no problem ?

-because there is no problem.

-sir, hmmm, there is problem o. For 3 months now, no electricity in this area. The transformer went bad. The Gen is very faulty. This is big problem o. 

Ebuka laughed

-exactly the reaction of the isrealites when they saw pharoah and his chariots and army coming behing them, when they saw the red sea and when they saw that besides them was mountain. Their strength failed them. Then moses said Don't be Afraid, stand your Ground, today, you will see what my God will do. Let's go into the hall. I serve a living God. He has never failed and he will never. Let's go.

They matched into the hall.

Pastor Real saw Ebuka going into the hall and started laughing. 

-stupid boy. When i say this camp will not hold, i meant it. Let's see how this goes without light. 

Ebuka started with worship......

Youths shout halleluyaaaah

-halleluyaaa

Let's begin to worship......the king of kings worrrrship, the Lord of Lords worrrrship, the i am that i am, mighty God.

The whole hall was filled with God's glory. Bro Ebuka started singing.....

You are mighty warrior

    Great in battle

 Jehovah is your name.....

Daddy, you are mighty warrior 

             great in battle

 Jehovah is your name.

Onye g'echere gi aka mgba?

Who can challenge Jehovah

Onye g'echere gi aka mgba

(who can challenge you)

Mighty man in battle

Onye g'anochi Ebube gi uzo?

(who can stand against your glory)

Ebube gi bu oku

(your glory carry's fire)

Ebube gi n'eyi egwu

(your glory makes the enemy afraid)

Ebube gi n'eme ihe nyiri dike

(your glory does what a warrior cannot do)

Ebube gi gbowara ok'oshimiri

(your glory tore the sea apart)

Ebube gi raputara pharoah, na ndi otu ya

(your glory put pharoah and his men in trouble)

The power of God was in full force. Fire was too much. It was getting dark. Bro Ebuka started singing again.

Onishe iyanu

You are God of Awesome wonders

Tasted of your power......

Onishe iyanu

You have shown.me so much mercy, much more than i deserve.......

He bursted in tongues.

Imole de oooo

(the light has come)

Okuku kpa rada

(darkness should leave)

Imole de oooo

Okuku kpa rada

Imole de oooo

Okuku kpa rada.

The whole youths sang along....As they did LIGHT CAME. They brought the light. It was like magic, there was shouting, jubilation, they switched to praise and worship. It was Glorious. 

The way Ebuka fixed all the bulb, the place was looking like heaven on earth. Not one side or area was dark.

Pastor Real became dumbfounded. He ran home. His wife stayed for the camping. There was always light at night in the camp. There was no night they stayed without light.

-----------------------MESSAGE FOR DAY 1----------------

EBUKA titled it. Who are you?

Saul asked a question when he was arrested by God on his way to damacus. He said..."who are you Lord" and our Lord Jesus answered, "i am Jesus whom thou persecutest"

Our Lord Jesus Christ knows himself and he boldly said I AM JESUS.

In the book of Acts 19: 13-16......and i read..Then certain of the vagabond jews,exorcists,took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus saying, we adjure you by Jesus whom paul preaches. 14 And there were seven sons of one sceva, a jew and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 and the evil spirit answered and said, JESUS I KNOW, PAUL I KNOW, WHO ARE YOU? 16 and the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and overcame them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 

Halleluyah....

-Amen, they replied.

-Even satan knows you just as God knows you. Who are you? Are you an instrument of destruction or an instrument of ministration. What is your purpose of being in God's house. What was in your mind while preparing for this camp? Are you a thief? Are you a seducer? Have you been sent from the pit of hell to come and destroy the good work of God? Set your identification and let us know WHO YOU ARE. God cannot be deceived by your pretence and deceit. WHO ARE YOU????? in the book of Revelation, when John the divine was writting to the seven churches. He said to the church in THYATIRA in Revelation chapter 2 from verse 19, "i know your works,and charity and service and faith and thy patience  and thy works, and the last to be more than the first .20, Notwithstanding, i have few things against you because thou suffereth that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself prophetess to teach and seduce my servants and commit fornication and to eat food sacrificed to idols". Is that who you are? Repent, or face God's wrath in  verse 23 that says, " Behold, i will kill her children with Death, and all the churches shall know that i am he who searcheth the reins and the hearts:and i will give everyone according to your works. To the church in laodicea he said to them, you are neither cold nor hot. You are confused. He said he will spue you out of his mouth. Who are you???

Youths were crying. They were crying for mercy as brother Ebuka preached. 

He continued......

Mercy is avaliable for those who will come before the throne of grace. Who will say Lord i am a sinner, i have been pretending, i have been deceiving myself, i have be swimming in the ocean of sin, i am here to plead for forgiveness.

Sister Tonia took over the mic and started singing......

Just as i am without one.plea

But that thy blood, was shed for me

And now, thou biddest me come

To thee oh lamb of God i come, i come.

The fire of revival come down. Glorious invasion, city of praise parish has never ecperienced such invasion of the Holy spirit. 

Sister Tonia raised another power song......

-so i cherish the old rugged cross

Till my trophies at last i lay down

I will cleave to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown.

God worked through Ebuka's message that day. 

Meanwhile, Ruth left the camping. She could not stand the fire of revival.So did Jane . Juliet was going to use this revival as advantage to get close to Ebuka.

The day 1 of the camping was glorious.

The stubborn fly.........

To be continued 

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EPISODE 3

Brother Ebuka went on his knees....he started singing....

I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from whence cometh my help....

My help cometh from the Lord, the Lord who made heaven and earth.....

He said, he will not suffer my foot, my foot to be moved....

The Lord who keepth me.....he will not slumber nor sleep...

Oh the Lord is my keeper....the Lord is my shield....

Upon my right hand.....upon my right hand...

Oh the sun shall not smite me by day, nor the moon by night....

He shall preserve my soul....even forever more....

Oh oh my help, my he...lp, my help, all of my help cometh from the Lord.....

He started praying.....

Lord Jesus, i thank you for your love, i thank you for your grace, i thank you for your mercy. Lord i thank you for finding me worthy to serve. I thank you for the responsibility upon me to lead your people. Oh Lord, in need, i am in the mist of mixed multitude. Help me oh God. I don't want to end up like moses, who suffered and worked tirelessly and missed entering the promise land because of the people of isreal.

My Lord, i don't want to end up like samson, the great man, who was destroyed by a woman. Just like the illustration you gave me, i refused to be enticed by eve's APPLE. Give me the grace to hold on to your instruction. Lord help me (crying) up hold me. Give me the boldness you gave to joseph, give me the wisdom you gave to solomon. You said in the book of Acts 13:47  "I  have made you a light for the Gentiles, so that the world may be saved" Lord, i will continue to shine. Just like Joshua and caleb, i will stand for you. I will uphold Righteousness. Give me the grace not to sell my intergrity. Help me Lord. Your word says, your strength is made perfect in my weakness. I can't do this by my self. By myself, it won't work. Lord, i cannot make it without you, Lord i need your help.....

Brother Ebuka locked up himself indoors for three days Fasting and praying. After the fasting and praying, he decided to host a programme. He titled it " The end Jezebels and sons of balia" 

Pastor Real refused to endorse the programme because of the topic.

-Ebuka listen to me, topics like this scare people away from coming to church. They will assume you are calling them names. Use topics like DIVINE SETTLEMENT, WITCHES MUST DIE, MIRACLE GALORE, you know, something catchy then when you draw attention with this kind of poster, you can now preach whatever. See, this church thing, i have been in it for 16years, i have suffered to build this parish to this enviable status i won't allow anyone spoil it. If the programme must hold, change the theme to a more interesting topic.

- ok sir.

Brother Ebuka left pastor Real's office. He called sister Tonia and brother divine.

-Good evening  sir Tonia greeted

-Good evening sir, divine greeted.

-Good evening brethren, you are welcome. I have a serious burden in my heart. I fasted for three days with intense prayers. I desire to host a programme and the Lord laid the theme in my heart but pastor said he won't endorse the programme until i change the topic.

-hmmm, why? Divine asked did you tell him the topic is from God?

-yes i did.

-and yet he refused? Sister tonia asked. Hmmm, that's very bad. How can a leader show disobedience as example. 

-sir, what did you tell him, as in, what was your response ? Divine asked.

-i said ok sir

-what???? Ok sir??? Meaning you will change the topic? Argh sir  nooo, the theme is from God. You can't disobey God and obey him na. You should have stood your ground sir. How can he stop what God has started. That's evil na.

-(Ebuka smiled) listen to me brethren. This is the mistake many of us make. They disobey God because they want to Obey God.

-i don't understand sir. Divine replied

-how sir? Tonia replied.

-hmmm, if i insist, it will not end up well. We might quarrel at the end. I might even end up insulting him, we might even fight, hmmm, bible made it clear, a little laven leaventh the whole lump. As i force my way because i want to obey God, i will end up disobeying him. Wisdom is highly needed and this is why i called you both.

-hmmm, Tonia and Divine sighed 

-yes. Now, the theme of the programme is, THE END OF JEZEBEL AND THE SONS OF BALIA.

-wow, Tonia replied 

-hmmm, ( Divine bursted in tongues) fire.

-yes. Pastor said, the theme will scare people away from coming to church. I should come up with something catchy like divine settlement, and some prosperity related topics. Hmmm, of cause i can't. We will endorse this programme through prayer. You see this programme it must hold. We will keep vigil. We don't argue with empty words. We Argue with prayers. Oh Lord, defend your word. If by flesh this has come up, then the words of Pastor Real will stand but if not, Let God's word Prevail. Make it a prayer.

The trio started praying. Heaven opened. After that evening, the next day, they started vigil.

------------DEWSOM PHARMACITICALS-----------

A colleague walked into juliet's office.

-babe what's up? Today nawa o. You just dey dull. Wetin happen? 

-jane. Take a good look at me. I'm i not beautiful? I'm i not endowed? 

-of cause you are babe. Over endowed dey worry you na. Front and back. Baby la hot. Baby oku. Boys breaking neck. Hahahahaha. Abeg you set die. Money, you get. Nne you pack well. 

-so why guy go look me finish pursue me comot for eim house?

-what,? The guy blind? Abi na gay?

-this boo is fine. Fine na understatement. Babe, he is cute. Arrrgh, babe body dey sweet me anytime i set my eyes on him. His smile is something else. Each time i see him,i feel like grabbing him. Kai, the guy dey burst my brain. Just that......he is our youth leader in church.

-Hahahahahahahaha, see this babe, na pastor you dey die for? 

-jane abeg abeg. Na today? Ah dey rock moGs wella. Our last youth pastor na my guy. The guy no even fine but he sabi. No be money them want. Babe, this one na statistics o. E hard. He is too spiritual. 

-babe you never press the right bottons na. See, the way to get this type na to born again o. Begin go church everyday. Infact altar call for GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST answer am. Begin speak in tongues. Testify how God change you from bad girl to Good girl. Try am. Na the pastor go dey follow you bumper to bumper.

-hmmm, you geh point o. You know, i have never thought of this idea. Jane, thanks alot. Ha, but this speaking in tongues, e go hard o.

-wetin dey there? No be radarada and rodorodo finish.

-Hahahahaha.....na curse be that for yoruba o. Abeg o.

-Hahahahahahahaha, just they run your mouth. They fall upandan, they shout holy spirit. 

-Hahahahahahahaha, arrgh, jane, you no well. Seriously I'm so in for this. Soon, Ebuka, you will be mine.

AFTER THE THREE DAYS VIGIL HELD BY EBUKA, TONIA AND DIVINE, DADDY G.O CALLED EBUKA.

-good morning daddy.

-good morning son. You are blessed. The Lord spoke to me. He said you have something for the youths.

Ebuka was speechless.

-yes daddy.

-so why didnt you inform me? What is it all about?

-daddy, the theme is THE END OF JEZEBELS AND SONS OF BALIA.

DADDY G.O BURSTED IN TONGUES

-son, this means God wants to filter the youth nation. This is going to be a great programme. It's going to be a very loud youth convention. It will hold for three days and son, you will anchor it for that three days. It will hold here at the headquarters. Hmmm, pray more, fast more. Every youth of this commission must attend. Jezebels and sons of balia, must leave us. My dear son, i know the Lord is taking you somewhere. Keep on in your faith, you will overcome. 

-AMEN thank you daddy.

-i will call all the branch pastors now. Everyone should get prepared. 

-ok daddy.

The call dropped.

Arrrgh!!!! Thank you Jesus

Oh Lord, you confirmed your word in jeremiah 33:3. I can't stop serving you. What a God!!!

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