The Visitation

Hypocrisy for him was survival
He was brought up in a Christian 
setting
He knew all the stories, the talking 
points and even the mysteries
He knew about the law, grace and the 
common sense balance
He conveniently gave his life to Christ in 
2004
He was in 100Level in the University
His school was a private university owned 
by a church
The school had serious laws
Any misstep could lead to expulsion
He weighed his options
He had a girlfriend he was having sex 
with steadily, but she was in a federal 
university
He smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol 
in moderation, but he could do without as 
long as he was in the school
Was the Undergraduate Programme not 
for four years?
He would cope!
He got admitted
He joined the student’s fellowship
He was made a Sunday school teacher
Within a month, the news of his oratory 
skills spread abroad
Students would leave other Sunday 
school classes to join his own
He spoke their language, he understood 
them
He was good
The fellowship leadership took notice
They elevated him to the position of a 
bible study teacher
He performed excellently well
Many who were under his teaching went 
to their hostels with his name on their lips
What a gift he was!
It was all English and a lot of philosophy
He had an innate gift of reading people 
and speaking to their needs
The gift of the garb
He wasn’t born again at all, but nobody 
knew this but him
The school had a habit of expelling 
erring students arbitrarily
He took up the cases of such students
Prevailing on the authorities for reform 
rather than expel
The school deferred to him in some cases
He became a folk hero on campus
He was also academically astute
He organized tutorials and private 
“Help” lessons for many students
What was not to like about him?
Yet, when all hands and legs were at 
rest, he battled the devil for his own soul
Who is this Jesus?
Why force a dead man down the throat 
of the living?
Yet he persisted in his religious leadership 
role
Counting the days until he graduated!
Whenever they went on break, he would 
promptly shed his religious toga
He would rush into the pants of his babe 
at home and go back to his drinking and 
smoking ways
It was a wild ride! 
Alternating between the kingdom he didn’t 
really know and the world felt he belonged 
to
He got to 300 level this way
Enjoying the benefits of both worlds with 
glee
Duality!
A rare opportunity came his way
The school started an exchange 
programme
He was selected unanimously to lead the 
team
He didn’t have an international passport
He needed to get one
The school gave him a free pass to travel
He called his babe
“Would you be free tomorrow? 
I am coming to town”
His babe had a class but she rarely 
saw him 
because of all the laws of his university
His babe skipped class
He got to her room
He brought out his drumstick
The drum was willing!
They spent two hours together mounting
and riding horses in her room
From there he went to the passport office
It took him four hours but he waited
After leaving the passport office he 
traveled back to his school
He arrived at the town his school was 
located in at around 4 PM
Fellowship service would hold that 
evening for 6 PM
He was not in the mood to lead any 
fellowship service
He went into the drinking joint at the 
motor park and started drinking and 
smoking to while away the time
He was there for almost two hours
By 5:30 PM his phone rang
It was the fellowship coordinator
He picked the call
The person slated to stand in for him 
and hold his fellowship for that evening
 had an emergency
How soon could he be available to lead 
the service?
He looked at his time
He could be on campus in ten minutes
He finished his drink
Rinsed his mouth and washed his hands
He set off for campus
By the time he got there, the campus 
fellowship service had commenced
Even though the students were neither 
here nor there during the fellowship services 
because it was compelled
There was something different about 
that evening
Hands were raised and eyes were 
closed in total surrender
He was too inebriated to notice
He planned to say a few words to while 
away time and dismiss the students
He got on the altar
Everything changed!
He couldn’t explain it
It was as if the service was taken over 
by powers beyond common sense
A lady who was involved in a fire incident 
as a two-year-old and had lost the use 
of her right hand was the first to scream 
fearfully
Her right hand which had only three 
fingers and had been burnt beyond use 
was suddenly healed
She stretched it forth and two fingers 
grew back right there and then!
Whoa!
As soon as other students saw her miracle
The fire spread
Many fell under the anointing
Many fell on their knees
Many were in tears
Many were immobile, transfixed
What was happening?
He fell on his knees in dread
The Ananias and Sapphira moment 
had come
He would be struck dead at any 
moment!
He didn’t know what happened to 
the inebriation
His eyes cleared
The God he had preached in motivational 
speaking and common sense, came into
 his congregation in power and might
He was caught pants down
The fire was everywhere
They said God cannot behold iniquity! 
If there was ever a sinner in that fellowship 
service, It was him!
And yet...
He was spared!
The service ended
The students glorified God and left
He couldn’t
He couldn’t even stand up from where 
he was
The miracles he witnessed that night 
were stupendous
He was absolutely convicted
He cried until the river ran dry
Much later in the night, he trudged to 
his hostel
As soon as he slept
He found himself thrown face down 
before the throne of grace
He vibrated all over for hours
He was like a jelly! Boneless and 
weakened!
By the time he came to himself many 
hours later
He had come to a very definite 
understanding
God is real
Jesus is real
The Holy Spirit is real
The gospel is real!
He had previously spoken in tongues 
to go along with the flow
Now he spoke out of a river of life 
flowing out of him
He found himself engulfed in love
He couldn’t condemn anybody, he had 
forgotten how
His mindset became kingdom above all
His girlfriend left him saying 
“You have changed”
It was all joy
The course of his life was changed 
forever
He became a donkey Jesus rides into 
triumphant welcome into many hearts
He became a harbinger of good tidings 
and great miracles
He became a life-giving spirit, raising 
the dead and destroying the works of 
the evil one
He became the brother in Jeans and T-Shirt
 
 
PS:If you harbor any doubt as to the 
authenticity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit
If you had all the right scriptures in your 
head but your heart still wanders the 
dark alleys of life
If you find yourself easily falling into 
depression, addiction and demonic 
oppression
If you find being consistent in your 
walk with Christ a challenge
If you are doing all sorts of wrong 
while hiding behind a "Born again" face 
If religion had brought you nothing 
but frustrations and mistrust
If your life had been stagnant, 
fruitless and lacking direction
If you speak “Christian, act Christian” 
but do not know the spirit of Jesus
If you were brought up in a religious 
home and you were feeling chocked 
by it all
Open your heart to salvation and 
eternal joy right now
Just lift up your hands and say
“Come Lord Jesus, fill me with the 
Holy Spirit, I surrender my life to you”
It is that simple!