Category: CALLED BY JESUS

CALLED BY JESUS

Author
Deborah Paul


Episode 14




I don’t want to border you about how my day went, but it was good Mariya told anyone who cared to listen that I prayed for the woman and she put to bed. Around 5 pm I closed from work I needed to get some food stuff in the market since we didn’t eat good food the previous night, I got into my car which Michael was already in (come to think of it why is he ahead of me today) I entered the car and drove straight to the market.
TERESA
I heard Jesus is coming soon, when is that going to be?
ANGEL MICHAEL
Not even the 24 elders in heaven knows about the coming of our lord Jesus Christ.
TERESA
But you are an Angel not an elder so you should know right?
ANGEL MICHAEL
(He turn to face me) I do not know, the son of man is going to come like a thief unannounced and I would like it if you stop asking me this kind of questions.
TERESA
What kind of questions should I ask you then? (I stare back briefly before looking at my front) do Angel love?
He was silent for a while before he said
ANGEL MICHAEL
Who ever does not love is guilty because God is love.
What kind of an answer is that, though his not human but I expected something different as an answer
ANGEL MICHAEL
See what your father has in stock for you from where I come from? Its called ” fatherly love”I ignored him why should I even talk to him after giving me such answer? I parked in the market parking lot and highlighted from the car what does he even mean by “what your father has in stock” I didn’t border myself too much with that I walked into the market. Any shop I stopped to buy something they call me “holy one” but why I didn’t understand and when I finish buying they all refused taking money from me and that was so embarrassing to me I couldn’t buy all what I needed because it feels as if I was taking advantage, Michael helped me to carry all the things I bought to the car.
TERESA
What happened back there, and you dare tell me is “fatherly love” (I asked immediately we got into the car)
ANGEL MICHAEL
(He stare at me for a while) look I once told you our God is not a God of individualities, those people you bought things from had one problem or the other, and just a little help is what they needed to show for God to set in for them. The woman whom you bought that red thing from, her son has been in coma for two years she has decided to leave him there because she believe he will come out of it one day, all she needed to do is help someone and God would step in, she just did by giving you free gift.. Her son is already out of coma and I think you should go and inform her now.
I sat down thinking if I should or not, well there’s no harm in just delivering a message, I opened the door and stepped out from the car, I walked to her shop and before she could ask me if I wanted anything else I told her “for this act of charity the lord said I should tell you your son who has been in coma for two years has woken up” immediately I landed her phone started to ring she turn it on speaker ” hello” she said with her hands shaking “your son is out of coma” the caller said excitedly. She gradually went on her knees and cried her eyes out, the more I try to console her so she could stop crying the more she wept. I waited for like 30 minutes when she was a little bit calm I gave her some water from her fridge before I told her I was leaving she got up and hugged me “thank you for everything” she said to me, I smiled and released myself from the hug politely before I went back to meet Michael.
I use to think pastors are the ones who has less jobs to do but now I know doing God’s business isn’t easy at all.
I started the engine and drove home.

To be continued

CALLED BY JESUS

Author
Deborah Paul


Episode 4




The rest of the day was crazy and busy, I wasn’t comfortable the whole of the day, with every body looking at me like a freak, I was going crazy with their looks and scorn, like that wasn’t enough angel Michael was around me saying things that I could not even remember. Finally the day came to an end, I took a turn to my favorite restaurant to get my dinner, “why should I cook”
ANGEL MICHAEL
don’t eat out tonight, just go home and eat something.
TERESA
you have come again? Please leave me alone oh, what’s going to happen now? Will another woman come from no where and beat me up again? ( I scoff)
ANGEL MICHAEL
why not find out for yourself.
I waited for him to say something else but he didn’t, I couldn’t wish or think anything he could hear my thought without stressing, not having the strength for another embarrassment, I drove straight home, I got home Hungary and tired, I quickly rush into the kitchen to get pizza from the fridge but there was nothing left, in fact my fridge was empty, “d–n right, I shouldn’t have listen to that dude, now I’m going to die of hunger”
ANGEL MICHAEL
“Michael” and now I’m a “dude” you have no respect for angels?
TERESA
(Scoff) so you finally spoke, all the while you were silent and now u spoke because I called you a dude? Well I have respect for angels before but if all angels are like you, then I lost all my respect.
ANGEL MICHAEL
but why? What did I do that has made you lost all your respect?
TERESA
(I smiled) I don’t know, just leave me alone would you? I’m so hungry
ANGEL MICHAEL
look inside the fridge then.
TERESA
Like I haven’t done that before? There is nothing in there.
ANGEL MICHAEL
you argue too much teresita
TERESA
(I smiled, no one has ever called me teresita before) well that’s why I’m a doctor right? Because I need to argue with my patients who won’t take their medicine.
ANGEL MICHAEL
fine accepted, so suit yourself if you want to eat or not.
With frustration I opened the fridge and there was food, food of different kinds, I could swear there wasn’t even water when I opened the fridge before, how come I wiped my eyes with my hand to be sure I was seeing clearly and when I finish the food was still there staring at me, when you are hungry you won’t even have time to think if the food is good or evil. I dug into the food and ate like a wounded lion, ” God the food tasted like it was made by God himself” I have never tasted anything as good as that. I ate to my filled and left the remains on the kitchen table without covering it.
ANGEL MICHAEL
God hate waster teresita.
As much as I like it when he calls me that, it makes me feel girly and weird.
TERESA
stop calling me that would you?
ANGEL MICHAEL
I won’t promise.
TERESA
(I sigh) I’m done eating the food what else should I do with it?
ANGEL MICHAEL
keep for another day, do you study the holy book at all? Where your blood maker feed five thousand people what did he tell them after they had ate to their fill?
TERESA
Gather the remains.
ANGEL MICHAEL
So you know and yet you waste food, why do you think your blood maker asked them to gather the remains?
TERESA
if you are always here, monitoring me, who will God send on missions and errands? (Changing the subject)
ANGEL MICHAEL
you have no ideal, how big the kingdom of God is do you? No one can put God to ransom, that was why the day the choir mistress in your church refuse to turn up because she allow Lucifer to get to her heard that no one was like her, God used you to prove to her and every other person there that no one can hold God to ransom.
TERESA
why were they falling, I thought maybe they were just pretending, why did Mrs Benson my pastor’s wife fell too?
ANGEL MICHAEL
she has been barren for 15 years, she couldn’t conceive, not because she didn’t have a womb but because her break through was attached to you.. She is with a child now, even she isn’t aware yet.
TERESA
this is too much to take in, she was barren for that long because I was suppose to carry out her deliverance? I didn’t even touch her, so how come she was delivered?
ANGEL MICHAEL
My Lord works in a way humans can never understand ” God’s ways are wiser than any man’s understanding” you wanted to drop the mic because you felt their hypocrisy was getting on your nerves, look here
That day at the podium, I tried to drop the mic but two ladies in white held me, they are angels I guess.
TERESA
so that was what happened? I felt the strong force holding me, but I didn’t see anyone.
ANGEL MICHAEL
you could not have, because your heart was filled with doubt, and I must tell you, the powers bestowed to you by my lord is mighty and big, but as long as you doubt you won’t use it.
I was tired, tired of what I am, or what they say I am, I just want to be that ordinary girl who has no one as a friend or lover.

To be continued

CALLED BY JESUS

Author
Deborah Paul


Episode 3




The whole of the night I couldn’t sleep, I was just thinking, ” what if I’m mistaken, what if it was the devil trying to make things look real” in all the people God could use, he chose someone like me? Wait a minutes Jesus didn’t bore any child before he died right? Does that mean I’m going to die without a husband or children? Only the thought of that made me angry, I can’t give up my life because I’m someone’s blood oh no.
The night finally came to an end and I was so thankful for that, I got up from the couch where I had laid the previous night, went into my bedroom to take my bath and get ready for work, I took my bath and brought out the clothes I was going to wear to work. Then the voice came ” you can’t wear this, pick something else Teresa” this time the voice was different, different from the one I heard last night, I quickly turn looking for where the voice came from, ” you can’t see me” the voice came again.
TERESA
I think I’m going to go crazy, show yourself
VOICE
I’m only here to deliver a message from your blood maker, I am not allowed to show myself
TERESA
Who are you, are you also Jesus or God himself( I mocked)
VOICE
Michael, I’m an angel and I know you just mocked the holy spirit, God can not be mocked.
Yeah he was right I was really mocking him when I asked that question, is this how people will be appearing to me every now and then?
I ignore the voice and wore my clothes, no one should detect to me what and what not to wear, 15 minutes later I was already driving out of my compound, it funny how I do my things myself, no gateman or maid, just all by myself.
I drove through the busy road of abuja that morning feeling, pain, anger, hatred, lonely, and rejected. I drove into the hospital parking lot, not having the zeal to greet anyone I just walked into my office, did some signing before I kicked off for the day’s work, I checked my favorite patient in ward 4, she is a really fun person, even on her sick bed you will love her. After chatting with her for a while I went to the reception to look for nurse Mariya when this fat, black lady came from no where and gave me a resounding slap, my eyes went blank, for a minute I didn’t know what to say or how to react, everyone available was shocked and silent.
WOMAN
I have been following your car since my husband dropped you off, you thing you can scatter my home? ( she pull me by my collar)
I was more confuse now, what the hell is this woman talking about? How did she even know me, I mean who is her husband..
ANGEL MICHAEL
I told you, didn’t I? I told you not to wear this dress…the woman’s husband is cheating on her, and today of all days she decided to catch her husband and his accomplice together, it so happened she is wearing the same dress as yours.
TERESA
why didn’t you save me this embarrassment by telling me the full story when you were warning me? ( I whisper)
ANGEL MICHAEL
you can just communicate with me from the heart, I am an angel remember?
TERESA
(scoff) are angels this boastful? ( I said inwardly)
ANGEL MICHAEL
we ain’t, we are as humble as the sea itself.
Wow he really heard my thoughts, wow I wish I could really do that too.
ANGEL MICHAEL
Sure you can, all you have to do is accept what you are.
I was standing there in that awkward situation discussing with angel Michael or whatever his name is that I forgot I was been held by an angry woman. Another slap from her set my brain back on track, I try to explain to her that she had seen wrongly but she wouldn’t have any of it, this time people have already gather watching the whole embarrassing show, doctor P called for the security, they came immediately but the couldn’t do anything because she was holding to my clothes so tightly, they were scared my shirt might get tore if they pull her with force.
TERESA
do something Michael
ANGEL MICHAEL
“Michael”? I’m not just Michael I’m angel Michael
TERESA
Jesus Christ, are you sure you are really an angel? Cause you are too troublesome.
ANGEL MICHAEL
I’m not an angel of war, but peace my lord knew that, that’s why he sent me.
TERESA
just shut up and save me please.
ANGEL MICHAEL
You already know what to do, what ever thing you want just say it.
TERESA
what? are you really going to be like this?
ANGEL MICHAEL
you better be fast, her next action will bring you totally naked before everyone.
The thought of me been naked in the presence of everyone got me really shy and scared, I held her cheeks
TERESA
release me and go home, your husband will cheat no more, your broken heart is mended.
It sounded crazy right, talking to her like I was using some kind of charm, but surprisingly it worked, she released my dress and smiled at me before she walked out.. ” oh my sweet God I can’t believe I just did that” I thought inwardly.
ANGEL MICHAEL
yes you did, but I guess you have a lot of explaining to do.
I turn around and all eyes were on me, obviously shocked for what just took place, I stare from the patients, to the nurse down to the rest before I gave an uneasy smile before I ran to my office.

To be continued