“Like a dog that returns to his own vomit Is a fool who repeats his own foolishness.”
Proverbs 26:11 (AMP)
When I think about the goodness of God and how he set me free from demonic captivity, my soul shouts, “Hallelujah.” I give Him the highest note of praise, and my spirit worships Him, for He is the Saviour of my soul.
Before I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour, I was the outcast of my family, an abysmal failure in the sight of my father, looked down upon by my siblings. Wild partying, sexual promiscuity, and alcohol consumption were all used to medicate the pain of rejection, marginalisation, victimisation, stagnation, depression, and character assassination. However, all my sinful pleasures were just a temporary solution to a permanent problem. The ‘wild’ life produced a euphoria that carried me into a fantasy world that temporarily blotted out the misery, shame, and depression that are produced by rejection.
During the period of living the carefree and supposedly “pleasurable life,” I saw some of my friends die of HIV/AIDS Virus, while others became drug and alcohol addicts. But I thank God for preserving me In the midst of this chaos. I was doing everything and going everywhere, but reaching nowhere. I had no future, no goals, and no objectives. I squandered all I had. Then, I reached a place where I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Saviour, and in Him, I experienced a transformational power in my life that I cannot explain; you have to experience Him.
It is foolhardy to think that once we are saved, the sinful nature of our body will fade away. On the contrary, the devil will fight to recapture you, to have you bound once more with chains of sins. But over time, God’s refiners’ fire burned away the sins that easily beset us (Hebrews 12:1). Thereafter, God plucked me out of the valley of despair and depression and set me on the mountain top of joy, successful financial freedom, and academic acquisition.
God brought me out of obscurity to prominence in my family. I not only earned the respect of my siblings, but I received the love, admiration, and affirmation of my father – a feat that was only made possible by Jesus. And importantly, I learnt to forgive, just as I was forgiven.
Beloved, if Jesus can save a family outcast like me, He can do the same for you. Accept Him in your life today, He is the permanent solution for any and every problem. What a blessing! I’ve vomited out all my inequities, and as such, backsliding (going back to sin) is not an option. Forward ever, backward never!
Read: Psalm 138:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Bible Reading Guide: Psalms 127; James 1; Ezekiel 32; Ezekiel 33:1-20
