It's not about 'Bunny's' and chocolate eggs!

It’s not about ‘Bunny’s’ and chocolate eggs!

Watch your mouth; you never know who is listening!

I have just come back from a power-packed Annual National conference for the Assemblies of God churches in Botswana. It was a refreshing experience in which, I believe, a lot of things in line with my vision and mission for life were unlocked and confirmed! I also spoke in two of the workshop sessions of the conference. For me it was both humbling and exhilarating to be able to make an input into people’s lives on a national level. In one of my sessions when I was emphasizing on a point to encourage the delegates to read meaningfully, deeply and widely I made a couple of light-hearted references to one of the very popular cartoons from the local papers (of course not negative comments). Soon after the conference one of the delegates approached me for a chat and guess what; it was the cartoonist himself! We had a short and wonderful chat; and I laughed at myself for having gossiped the man in his presence! Next time watch your words for you never know who is listening! 

 

Keep moving and keep serving faithfully

As we approached the Easter weekend I also witnessed the beginning of the fulfillment of God’s word which He spoke to me through different people at varying times many years ago. It’s true when He says, ‘the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry’ (Habakkuk 2 v 3). It’s easy to feel unfairly treated, ignored, abused or sidelined as you faithfully do your work. It’s easy to feel like quitting, giving up, slowing down or fighting back when it seems like nobody is noticing your efforts, your loyalty and your commitment.  Mordecai felt the same! Joseph felt the same! But when their season of remembrance came; they both had the last and the loudest laugh! I know I have said this many times over; but I will say it all the same – there is a special reward for faithfulness.  Faithfulness is not measured when you are handsomely rewarded for your input; but true faithfulness is measured by how much committed, loyal and diligent you continue to be in the face of adversity, unfairness or ill-treatment! You may not be seeing what the end will be like – but remain faithful and patiently wait for your season of remembrance.

 

It’s not about the Easter eggs!

In the past week I took sometime with my family to meditate on what Jesus Christ suffered on His last days on earth. We studied Isaiah 53. My wife took time to watch the movie, ‘The passion of the Christ’ with the employees just for them to appreciate the cruelty of the death He suffered. He was an innocent man! He had as much choice to refuse to go the way of the cross in same way we have a choice to refuse to wake up in the morning and go to work. But for the sake of what is at stake if we decide not to wake up; painfully as it might be, we find ourselves dragging ourselves drowsily out of bed. In the same way, when Christ saw what was at stake (your life and your salvation) if He did not go through the way of the cross; he decided to take the difficult choice - ‘He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed’ (Isaiah 53 v 5). Therefore you must always remember that Easter is not about the ‘bunny’ and the chocolate eggs – it’s about the death of a great and innocent man for the sake of our sins – Jesus Christ.

 

I have to go and rest from the long and active weekend and from the long drive back – stay blessed!

 

Calvary love 

Peter Mbada

 

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