TAMAR. Episode 27
I silently prayed to God for wisdom as we approach Lord Reese gate, and God answered, we saw two elderly men, who has white hair all over their head, they both looks like physicians coming out of the big estate, I told Tedran to inquire from them who they went to treat
“Kind greetings my lords, we are from the far end of the fourth district, my name is Tedran, and here with me is my sister Leah, we are physicians…
“…oh you are a physician, welcome my children, I guess you are here to see Lord Reese, the second prime ruler of this kingdom, that’s where we are also coming from, I don’t think he will make it, he is not getting any better, this will be our last visit, the son instructed us not to come again, he said it was a waste of time, because his father never improve no matter what we do, not just us, even other physicians were asked to stop coming again, do you know that he fell ill years ago and no physician could do anything for him, rumor has it then that it was a slave girl, their daughter’s personal maid that used her magic power to heal him but the girl is dead now, Mandioh’s lion killed her, and Lord Reese son who had so much interest in the girl went into rage and send Mandioh and his accomplice, a merchant’s wife to the lions and they were eaten up, the young man shot at the lions severally until they all died, nobody in this kingdom can forget that day in a hurry, lord Reese son is mostly feared by people, he is not as calm as his father back then but he seem calm now, he was shooting like a mad man that day because of a common slave girl, he fell in love with her and wanted to marry her but the slave girl turned him down and said she can not marry him because her god did not approve, and he was angry and gave out everything he bought for the girl, so people thought he has truly washed his hand off her…and because she is a Christian she was sent to Mandioh and when that crazy young man was informed and he rushed down it was too late because she was already in the lion’s den, is being almost three years now and the story is still fresh, well, the girl refuse to worship the gods of our land, people that witnessed it said that Mandioh gave her several chance to denounce her god, she was a fanatic Christian, a very stubborn one, she refused do such thing even in the face of death, who does that kind of foolish thing, choosing death over life, she and another slave girl, and well people said the Lions didn’t eat her but left her deeply wounded and by the time she was shoveled out of the den with her second, and a physician could do anything it was already late, they both died, well even Lord Reese daughter’s husband, Adolfo’s son from the second district also died, so many unfortunate happening has befalling on the Reese family, and we learnt that lord Reese children are not in good term, the young man has created bridge with the sister, now the slave girl is dead and no physician can do anything anymore for Lord Reese, we are going back to our homes, we wish you good luck but is better you don’t waste your precious time with him he can’t get better, you are still very young, we are well experienced men in this work than you are, and yet we can’t do anything for him, we hand him over to the gods, my son is better you do the same.
We greeted again and thanked them for their kind information before proceeding, it was clear we came as God has willed it to be.
When we got to the gate we introduce ourselves to the soldiers by the gate, and they told us that Lord Vim has instructed them not to open the gate for any physician again, that none of the ones that came was able to help their master to get better, instead he keep getting worst. The soldiers asked us to leave immediately before lord Vim comes out and see us, they said he can be a hardened man and doesn’t like his word to be disobeyed.
And just then i saw Abel approaching the gate, my heart was so gladden, I wish I can jump over the gate and run into his arm, oh, my heart was gladdened, I have really missed Abel, so very much that all I wanted to do was to go into his broad arms, he has a line of white hair in between and each side of his head, which wasn’t there before, Abel was over forty now, except for the white hair which makes him look older, one will mistake him to be in his thirties, I wondered if he later got married and to who, did Vim also marry, Adolfo did not mention anything on that, maybe he doesn’t want to make me feel uncomfortable with the news that Vim or Abel got married, I wouldn’t have felt bad, deep down I was no more carried away with marriage fantasy, having a husband and children was not as important as it has seem to me before, I wasn’t dwelling on that fantasy anymore, like I use to before my encounter with the lions, my heart is totally sold out for God and what ever he wants for me will come to past, I don’t need to stress about it, only his will must be done in my life, if it will please him for me to get married someday, so I will also be please but if he thinks otherwise then I remain focus in him to I breath my last, I see this life clearly with a better view than I use to do before, well Abel use to say so but I never understand, now I do, everything and everyone belongs to God, and he owns our life, despite God has given us the freedom to live as we wish to, whatever we do with what he has given us freely we will answer at the end, light and darkness is presented to us, whichever one we chose will determine where we will be on the last day.
The soldiers greeted Abel respectfully, and he looked at me, my face was covered so he wouldn’t know who was behind the Khimar, my facial covering. But Abel looked at me as if he can see past the Khimar, it was as if he can see who was behind the mask, Tedran turned to look at me thinking I removed my khimar, he wondered what exactly Abel was looking at since my face was covered, Abel looked at me and I have to touch my face to make sure that my Khimar was still on my face. He suddenly smile, deep and warm smile that got to my soul, making me to smile too behind my mask. He ordered the soldiers to open the gate for us and they quickly did.
We came down from the chariot and walk with him as Tedran did his normal introduction…
“Greetings to you my lord, you came at the right time to the gate when the soldiers where keen on sending us away. Thank you for showing us kindness by letting us in, may God also favour you as you have favoured us. We are physician from the far end of the fourth district, my name is Tedran, the son of lord Cozam, a renowned physician who thought me medicine from childhood, and here with me is my sister Leah. We are here to see Lord Reese and do our best for him, we can only treat to the best of our knowledge but God is the best healer, we will like to see him now my lord…
“Your welcome lord Tedran, we will be so please to have you and your sister stay with us while you attend to the master’s health, and since your journey is far, there’s enough room here for you and your sister and whatever you need will be provided, my lady, I’m glad to see you…we have being expecting you, I thank the almighty for bringing you at the right time, please come with me
I wanted to laugh at the way Abel act cordially, saying every word with full smile as if we are angels from the stars, as much as I wanted to laugh all I did was to smile under my mask and nod my head in respect, as he took us to the passage that leads to Lord Reese chamber, everywhere look to familiar, it was just like yesterday, everything seem almost the same.
And when I saw Vim coming out of his father’s chamber my heart began to beat hard and faster, he looks more huge than the last time, I started sweating under the long gown and the khimar that I wore, thank God for the facial covering that hide all my troubling emotions, we stopped and bow to him in respect, Abel spoke first
“My lord, this are physician from the far end of the fourth district, his name is Tedran and with him here is his sister Leah, they have come to see the master, and I will ask the servants to make room available to them for their journey is far and they will need to carefully attend to the master for days or weeks before returning back…
“Well then if you approve of them is fine by me. I told them at the gate not to let any other physician in again, father is not getting better, mother is always worried, it troubles her greatly that father is still down despite all the powerful physicians coming to him with different specified medicine, I am troubled too, and so is everyone, I always trust your judgement Abel, if you think this ones will make a difference then so be it, all I want is father to get better and for mother to stop worrying, I want father to be active again, he can’t even speak reasonable word again, he is just bedridden, I am just tired…. And…and why is her face covered with a khimar, why is she covered all over…I need to see the face of the person attending to my father..or is there a problem…
“Pardon us my lord, my sister has a burnt scar on her face, and it makes her feel uncomfortable around people, she feels accepted when she is covered up…
I breathed deeply, as Tedran speak, I needed to say something too, I don’t know if my voice still sound familiar, but Adolfo and Eura did not recognize me from the voice until I pulled off my khimar. So I cleared my voice and try to see if I can twist the voice a little so that it will sound strange…
“My name is Leah and I am a physician just as my brother Tedran has said, I do not cover up far fashion sake, is more of to shade from people who do not feel comfortable around my scar, and majority of people get turn off when they see the scar on my face, so to prevent people from getting uncomfortable I remain covered up…
I breathed again, wondering if he catch any glimpse of the voice, Abel stood at one side looking at me, but my voice did not sound familiar to them
“Apologies my lady, you two can go ahead now…Abel will take you to my father’s chamber…and if you need anything don’t fail to ask and it will be provided, and may your god favour you and make father to get better as you attend to him…
We bowed as he walk pass us, I breathed heavily down again as Abel took us to the master’s chamber, on getting there I saw Lady phin, she quietly sat beside her husband, Lord Reese was so sick, he look so dry and has lost so much weight, my heart melt down at his sat and the sight of lady phin’s ashen face, Abel told me then that they are my sheep and I have to pasture them, could it be the reason he said they have being expecting me even without knowing who I am. Abel introduced me and Tedran to lady Phin who acted as if we are just like every other physician that has come and go, but she looks like she was ready to accept any help for her husband even if is coming from the devil himself, Abel turned and left immediately.
My heart broke at the sight that greeted me, I went to lady Phin, I knelt beside her while Tedran checked on Lord Reese.
“my lady, worry not because the master will be alright, for God did not send us down here in vain, his name alone will be glorified over this, the master will be fine by God’s grace, not by our power or might but according to the will of God.
I watch as she tried to see the face behind the mask but couldn’t
“ I don’t know why I felt so at peace with your presence despite I can’t see your face, Abel, the man that lead you in, ones told me that his God has sent someone for the master, he said a young lady in a khimar mask, but I did not understand what he meant until now, immediately I saw you I remembered Abel’s word. He has the ear of a god. you speak so boldly like a girl we use to have here, her name was Tamar, she died, filled with confidence and not allowing anything or any one to break her down, she stood firm and proclaimed the name of her God as the one true God. They said the lion couldn’t eat after she was thrown in with another slave, but she died from it’s injury, she once told us about her God and we wanted to hear more but she got busy with lie. Abel, when I pleaded with him yesterday to pray to his God for his master to receive his healing, he told me God has already sent someone to do so, he reminded me of the lady in a mask, but I still did not understand then, he said a go ahead was not given to him in his spirit to do so but the master will be fine but not for long…I don’t really care how long he has to be but I want to hear him speak to me and look at me like he use to do before. Even if is one more time, just ones, I will be fine, watching him fades away like this is saddening, Leah, that’s your name, please do whatever you can for him…
I bowed in respect, and sat beside the master’s bed. i took his weak hands into mine and held onto them as if he was a child, I told Tedran to hold his legs and he did, and we bow our head, I silently sang repeatedly and then I prayed just few word prayer as the holy spirit lead
After that day we were given a place to sleep, I had a room and Tedran has his, and the following day we did the same thing, sing and prayed. I saw lady Zity and her son, she looks sad, she was talking with Abel by the fountain and I saw Abel holding her hands and saying some encouraging words to her which I couldn’t hear what he was saying, Vim was always coming and going, he was always more to himself, sometimes when he sees me, he wants to see who is behind the Khimar, I felt in my heart that Abel already know who I am, he act so familiar with me, i move around with Tedran who planned returning in few days time for his wedding, I was so happy to see the smile on lady Phin’s face as her husband got better, his health improve everyday as he began to do things on his own again. I was sitting at the fountain alone, while Tedran was inside, and Vim suddenly came and sat beside me, he wanted to thank me for helping the father with his health, he looked at me all over again, and later said
“why do I feel like I know you… yet I don’t, Leah, I’m grateful to you and your brother for my father, but there’s something about you, is as if…I have known you in my other life…hahahaha…apologise, but I can’t help laughing at myself…I wish I can have a glimpse of your face…but is all good…I use to love somebody…so deeply…a long story though…which I don’t want to remember or you have probably heard of it because the people never stop talking about it…but I don’t want to remember…she use to come out here to pray to her god when she was living here, I loved her but she loved her god and chose him over me…and unfortunate thing is that she died for the same god….hmmmm, well that’s being almost three years now or more…have tried everything possible to put it behind me…I thought I will go crazy, I felt like I was going to die when she died, I want to burn down this kingdom for her sake, I got a knife cut, deep one on my back as the soldiers tried to hold me down, and after I came home, broken, lonely sad and in pain, Abel, you know Abel, he did help me, he spoke words to my heart repeatedly, and helped me pull through, and I became calm I still hate my sister, I hate her with passion for planning with the merchant wife to do such, I refuse to listen to her or anyone speak to me on what lead to Tamar being taking to Mandioh… why will she plan such evil with Okra, why, when she knows that I love this girl and even though I got angry and said her god can have her after she rejected my proposal is that enough reason for Zity to plan with her evil friend and send Tamar to her early grave, Zity is only lucky because she is my blood, I would have thrown her into the lions den too, i can’t look at my so called sister’s face without seeing the evil she did to me, mother and father pleaded on her behalf but I’m not ready to forgive her, maybe someday I will because but not now… she hurt me so deeply. So Leah, are you married…or you have somebody asking for your hand in marriage…am…am sorry for asking that…thanks for your time anyway…
I watch as he stood up, and walk to the front before turning to look at me, he went to his chariot and speed out of the gate, I wondered if he was falling in love with Leah, the new me, why was do he want to know if I was married or not. I needed to speak to Abel. and the following day I saw Abel again talking with Zity, Abel seem to be the only one Zity goes to, she was always inside her chamber with her son or outside at the fountain with Abel, and I know she must be heart broken knowing that her only brother hates her and also loosing Chakan, her husband to death, it must have being sad for her, so I went to sit with them at the fountain, Abel stood up as he saw me approach them, he came to me and took my hands into his as he lead me into a chair, Zity just watch two of us before greeting me, I replied back warmly and she smiled, her little son strolls around the fountain playfully, I thought of little Jon and I know very soon Zity will come to a shocking realization of her other surviving son she had for Adolfo. I breathed deeply again as I saw Vim walk pass us, he looked at my side and replied to Abel’s greeting, he ignored Zity and walk past. I saw sadness written on Zity’s face but she tried to hide it. And just then I was told by a servant that Lord Reese was calling me, so I stood up and left, as I silently work along the passage I over heard Tedran talking with Vim, so I became so quiet,
“sorry for my numerous question but is she married…your sister, Leah…i…I have never like anyone ever since the lady I was suppose to marry died, but even without seeing her face I do like her, it sound quick but I don’t need forever to like someone…she is always quiet and hardly speak, I wanted to engaged her in a conversation yesterday but I felt it wasn’t proper and stopped…
I listened as Vim talk with Tedran, I quietly walk past to Lord Reese chamber.
#written by Amah
TAMAR. Episode 28.
After a long talk with Lord Reese and lady Phin, they finally understand the ways of God and fully accepted him, I was so happy for them, lord Reese said
“thank you Leah, and thank you for taking your time to explain God to us, we have always wanted to know about him but the girl who was suppose to do so died, it was unfortunate and we all felt her absence, she has the kind of aura you have around you, Leah, but I understand now that she is in a better place. Heaven is a place to be after this earth, thank you for filling the gap for Tamar and picking up where she stopped, we are grateful to you and your brother Tedran, and I wish I can see your father, whom you said is called Lord Cozam and also a physician, we will be grateful to him, you came from a physician family, but you do not depend on drugs but on God, the maker, by tomorrow we will burn all the scared god we kept in this house, we will put everything that is contrary to our new faith aside and embrace Jehovah fully, you said we need to be baptise with water, we are available anytime you are ready to do so or Abel, Abel is also a real servant of God, whatever we need to do just let us know Leah, so that we can do so, you said all my sin has being washed away, all my ignorance in bowing to different god of this land has being nailed at the cross, that God being so kind and merciful has accepted me just as I am, me and my wife. he will never count our sins against us anymore, now I’m a new man in Christ so also is my lovely wife, am so grateful that it was never late, God did gave me a chance to hear this and to accept him before dying, if I have died before you came, I would have ended up in another tormented place, but now I know the truth and I have seen the light I can die peacefully without fear.
I later ran out to search for Abel that evening, my heart was filled with joy as I ran along the passage, I suddenly bump into Vim and loose my balance, I was almost getting to the ground when he caught me and gently drew me up, I freeze at his touch, he held my hands without saying a word, just looking at my Khimar as if he can see through me, I shake my hand reminding him that he was still holding me, he quickly released me and started apologizing,
“Pardon me Lady Leah, sincere apologies, you seem so excited…what is the good news
“Yes, your parents have accepted Christ and embraced the light, I feel so happy for them, how about you…what do you believe in…who do you serve…
“i…i don’t really worship any god, except maybe money which answers everything…but if accepting your God as theirs makes my parents happy then is fine, everyone have to find whatever makes them happy, I don’t want to stop them any more like I did before, all I want is for them to be happy…
“are you happy…have you found your own happiness, does money make you happy, of all the money you have and the properties and power you own in this kingdom…do they make you happy…why don’t you want to experience this unspeakable joy, this undiluted peace that is found in Jesus…my lord, money does not answer to all things, if it does your father would have being healed long time ago before I came down, if it does the lady you speak of, Tamar, would have accepted your proposal and be married to you long time ago, if money really answers to all things the dead will be alive and no sickness or sadness will be found among the rich, God alone is the answer to everything things, even after you die to the world you will live for him, so what exactly is your fear with the true God, what is keeping you away…
“Your God took the only woman I ever loved so deeply, when I thought he saved her from the den by not allowing the lions to eat her…he still allowed her to die, this lady am talking about is ready to die for this god you talk about, she was a strong Christian, she loved your god yet he allowed her to die, what kind of god does that, she wouldn’t have died if she has married me, if she has listened to me and chose another god for herself, how do you want me to worship this god that watch his own people die, I was here that day, giving her chance and hoping she will change her mind, I was still angry but I couldn’t go back to her after she turned me down, a servant from Mandioh came with the news that Mandioh sent for me, he has a good surprise for me, I never knew It was that beast of a woman they calls Okra, that teamed up with Mandioh and my sister to kill Tamar, when I arrived at the place, Okra was all nice and full with wicked laughter as she tried to give me a cup of a grape wine but I turned it down, I knew she was up to something, she laughed and said I will love the surprise she has for me and I will come to understand that she will not allow any slave to humiliate a strong son of the soil, well I did not understand what she meant, even Mandioh and the rest of the people where all laughing, I wondered why there were so much people at Mandioh’s place, it only means one thing he was feeding a Christian or an infidel to his lions, I got scared as I wonder who could be in there, as they led me to the opened lion’s den and when I looked inside, I saw two ladies, at first I didn’t know that she was the one, but when realization hit me, it was like a thunder strike to my heart, I almost jump into the den but I was held back, I was shouting her name, asking her to pretend to be dead so the lion’s won’t hurt her, do you what she did, instead she spread her hands wide, as if she was asking the lion’s to come and feed on her, my body went cold, I swear and curse, I wanted her out but Mandioh said it was too late and when I looked again, it was really too late because the lion’s were already on her, digging their dirty sharp fangs into her, and with every struck from the wicked animals on her it was as if they were also stroking me, I became another man as i caught Okra who was running away, I bundled her up and pushed her into the den, Tamar won’t be the only one to die, anybody that has a hand in her death must pay with their own life, and Okra was the first then Mandioh follows, the physicians couldn’t save Tamar even her God disappointed her…I still feel so much anger anytime I remember the story, is sad Leah, very sad, and at the end I started blaming myself, and that’s where the guilt still eats deeply at me because I told her to her face and also told my sister let her god have her, I told my sister that I wash my hands off Tamar, and she took my words to Okra and they held onto my word and eventually killed her, I killed with my own word, not Mandioh’s lion but I, I killed Tamar with my words, and it…is…i
Vim suddenly stopped speaking as tears glitters in his eyes, he quickly walk past me, and I stood as he walk into his chamber, I breathed deeply before going to search for Abel, when I did not see Abel, I went to Tedran’s chamber
“so I am are going back tomorrow, by next week I and Shamara will be married, I wish you will be there…I don’t think this people will allow you to go, especially lord Vim, he likes you, he actually told me that, he was asking me if you are married or engaged to be married, and I told him that you are not, he said he wish to see your face, he doesn’t mind the burnt scar on your face which makes you to cover up with the khimar, all that matters is that he just wants to look at your face, he said you remind him of someone…so Tar…sorry, Leah, I’m trying to get use to calling you that, how long will you keep on with this before you reveal your true self them…
“As long as it takes for God to direct me to do so…I asked him to guide me in wisdom and God has being truly good, the master and mistress finally accepted Christ, i bumped into Vim on the way and he can’t stop talking about my past life, is difficult for him to believe in God….
“Then make him… he likes you, as a Leah, even though he still carries the hurting memories of Tamar…
“I can’t still have anything to do with him, he doesn’t believe yet, and I can’t be unequally yoked with him, if it means saying no to him again then I will do it all over, he needs to come down from his high stairs, God needs to humble him, I can’t do more than my power, he is God’s property and at the right time, God will bring him to himself…
I later went down to Zity’s room, she smiled as she opened up her chamber and I stepped in, I sat beside her, her son was with Lord Reese and lady Phin, his grandparents in their open chamber,
“My lady, I know how difficult life must have being, I was told you lost your husband to accident…
“yeah…I deserve whatever that has befallen me, Leah, I have done so many terrible things, my husband died because of me, he got angry with me for sending my personal maid Tamar, and Shamara a slave girl who had affair with him to the lions, he said why will I do such a wicked thing, but if Tamar has listened to me, she will still be alive, I told Tamar to just pick any god of the land so that she can live but she refused, as for shamara, I wanted her to be gone, not like I wanted her killed but she joined Tamar in her belief and they both died, and my husband was so angry and rode out with his chariot, he fell off the chariot and broke his neck which lead to his death, I was pregnant for my son, people blame me for his death, my brother blames me for Tamar’s death and has sworn not to forgive me…I use to be terrible, my late husband was the second man I was married to, the first was his father and I treated him so bad before leaving him for his son, i…I even…even lost the baby I had for him, the baby died…after birth…if I tell you all the terrible things I have done, you will want me to be stoned to death, and Abel has really helped me, since I returned home, I can’t go out into the street without people talking about me, I can’t even talk with my only brother, even my parents blames me for Tamar’s death, nobody want to hear me out, it was only Abel, I feel terrible being in my chamber most part of the day, sometimes just alone while my son plays with my parents, I’m glad they love him, Abel lead me to Christ, I use to think of suicide, I wanted to kill myself back then after everything came crumbling, but Abel pulled me out of it, he made me to know God, now I understand why Tamar could not deny God in the presence of her enemies, I understand why Tamar was strong willed and refuse to bow to any god. Thank you Leah for bringing my parents to light, Abel is a seer, he ones told me that a lady on a khimar will come and pray for father and he will receive his healing, he said it one of those days at the fountain, when he is teaching me the word of God. And when you came it was as if his prophecy came to life, he said the lady has an uncommon identity but I will see my past in her, I did not understand but all that matters is that God used you to heal father and help them to embrace Christ… that I’m so grateful for that, my parents coming to know God, I’m ashamed of my past, I feel real terrible when I think of it, Tamar died because of me, I told a person I wasn’t suppose to tell about her faith and she took it upon herself to destroy Tamar, Tamar saved my son, I could have killed him but he is alive today because Tamar talked me out of abortion, which I thought was a way to pay Chakan back for having affair with a slave….she was God sent to me and yet I did not realize that until she was gone, Chakan also died because of me but Abel said that I shouldn’t worry that Chakan is saved, but sometime I can’t help worrying, I wish I have stayed with my first husband who is married to one of his maid, they are both strong in the Lord that’s what Abel told me, I feel bad for some bad choices I made, especially I was opened and think the person I truly call friend was really a friend, I don’t blame anybody for whatever I am passing through or I have passed through I blamed myself. Abel said I should keep praying for Vim, and I have being doing that and hoping someday he will learn to forgive me, I wish I can bring back Tamar to live so that he can love me like his little sister, just as the old time, I don’t have any friend…I need a good friend and also a believer…so I plead with you…can you be my friend Leah, I know you were involve in a fire accident that left you with a burnt scar on your face which makes you uncomfortable, people may probably judge you because of your appearance, but I don’t really care about that, your look doesn’t count for me, all I need is a hand to hold and somebody ready to listen like you are doing now, I only got one friend Abel who is not always around, he is the only one that did not judge me, every other person was throwing blames on me and I know I deserve it all, so can you be my friend Leah, I want to start making good choice and live with the mind that Christ has paid for all my stupidity at the cross….
We talked for some time and I assured her that she can find a true friend in me, Zity was happy as I left her chamber To meet Abel who just returned, he began to smile as I came to sit with him.
“all I want to do right now is to draw you close and give you a hug like you deserve, I have missed you, I hope you are not wondering why I am so cordial with you…
“I did not wonder for long, because I know God must have reviewed it all to you, you already know who I am, they said you have the ear of God…Adolfo said so too, I must commend you for all you have being doing in people’s life, everyone speak greatly of you Abel…
“I thanked the lord, him alone deserve the glory, I do the work of my father in heaven, and I am more proud of you Tamar, I know everything, God reveals it to be even before it happened, I told you to watch and pray because trial was coming for you and I weep ahead of time even before it came, God revealed it all, and how you, the physician and his son came to know Christ, God showed me when you embarked on a journey of coming down here, I saw it like a dream when you stopped at the inn with Tedran and passed the night there, I saw you at the place of the woman who has no husband or child of her own but children cloud around her, and one of them belongs to Zity, and I was inside my chamber when God ask me to go to the gate that you are here. Welcome home my lady, you fought hard and came out stronger…I have being expecting you for long, I’m glad to see you again, your greater reward is in heaven, for you have fought a good fight of faith, you have finished the race and kept the faith, there is a store for you a crown of righteousness, which the lord the righteous judge will award to you and not only to you but also to all who have long for his appearing. I feel so proud you and my joy was so full when I heard you refuse to deny God for the gods of this land or for a glamorous wedding with Vim. You chose God over everything and God will never disappoint you, he will always be there when you call on him. For he said whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my father who is in heaven.
It was a pleasant evening with Abel, and right there I felt God’s presence around us, I told Abel about the master and mistress accepting Christ and he said he will baptise them, I asked Abel if he will ever get married and he surprised me with his reply
“yes, and soon, God has shown me who to marry, at first it was funny but who I am I to doubt God’s judgement, I am building her up and making her stronger in the Lord, her past maybe terrible but God loves her and God is turning her imperfection to his glory, I have not reveal my intentions to her yet but waiting untilGod will gives me a go ahead, everything I do depends on God’s approval, I thought I will never get married but God’s ways are not my way.
We talked about other things, even talked about Vim, and Abel told me Vim needs to come to Christ and is my job to make sure he does, but I don’t really know how to make Vim understand but I prayed for God’s grace, I told Abel by tomorrow I will be visiting the merchant after I bid Tedran goodbye, Tedran has to go so that he can be married to Shamara. We talked into the deep evening and later Zity came out and sat with us while Abel changed the discussion into God’s word before we bid each other good night
But I still I wonder who Abel was talking about, who is the person God ask him to marry, I have asked him who that maybe and he said at the right time I will know if I haven’t yet, could it be Zity, Abel will be Zity’s third husband if he marries her, I thought God will give him a woman that is pure, a woman who has not defy herself with the ways of the land just like Abel is, but I know God’s way are not our way, and his plans are higher than ours. I hope I’m not getting ahead of myself, what if not Zity , but who then that be…let God’s will be done.
