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WHO WILL FULFILL THE FATHER’S WISH? 

Once upon a time, down in a small village on planet earth, there lived a great big God-fearingfamily, which loved their Father, and He too, was very proud of them. The family had manybrothers and sisters. One day, one of the brothers set out to start a campaign in their localvillage to stop the rampant bad practice of sleepwalking and body sniffing in the night thathad cropped up in the village. This concerned brother, also wanted justice and help for the

families and individuals affected or abused by the sleepwalkers. Unfortunately, in theprocess, to everyone’s shock, one of his very own brothers was implicated. Could a son of such a prominent man and from such a family, be a sleepwalker and bodysniffer? People whispered and some lamented. The rumors seized to be whispers and itbecame a great talk and scandal in the God loving family and the entire village. To somevillagers it was a great opportunity to mock and get back to the so-called God-loving familywhile to others it was so shameful.

 The accused brother vehemently denied any involvement in such bad practices and blamedhis concerned brother for such malicious allegations. He vowed to prove his innocence andthat one day his brother would regret the incidence.  The concerned brother also became very passionate about his cause, for indeed, he hadtouched on an issue that many people had suffered from all along but in silence for fear of being exposed. A sleepwalker, awkwardly walks in the night sniffing people’s bodies and biteshis or her victim’s fingers and toes. Male sleepwalkers would seek males and female look forfemale sleepwalkers. It was such an abominable practice and shameful to both the hunterand the victim.

Eventually, the local council of the village had to intervene. However, the majority of themembers on the council were great friends of the accused brother, they sympathized withhim and for lack of evidence as required legally, they ruled in his favor. This greatlyfrustrated the concerned brother who hardly got any support from the council members, tothe extent that he was then called the bad person and the victims he was supporting werecalled liars by the local authorities. To his relief, the village chief realized the gravity and

scope of the despicable practice that he requested the council members to come up withpreventive measures. Meanwhile, back in their home, the saga divided the family; some members of the familysupported the accused and others the concerned one. While others openly accused theconcerned one for being a troublemaker, acting out of jealous, and a few just kept quiet. Twobrothers could no longer face each other, great enmity and strife followed.

The Big Dilemma Interestingly, both brothers and their different supporters all looked to their Father for justiceand support. The concerned brother was fighting for the repute of the family and wanted HisFather’s house clean, he was totally convinced that he was on track and indeed, the Father

commended his efforts. The concerned brother demanded repentance from the accusedbrother.  The accused brother also knew that, he was good and clean in the eyes of his Father. Hepetitioned to the Father for justice and His wrath on all who had spoiled his reputation.Indeed, the Father loved his son and promised that He would never forsake him. The accusedbrother also demanded repentance from his concerned brother.  The Father loved both His sons so dearly and had fond memories and plans for each. Heknew both His sons so well, and to Him nothing was shockingly new and none of His two sonswere perfect, but He loved them any way. His greatest desire and guiding principles were HisChildren should always: 

-  look at Christ as the Alpha and Omega of their faith; -  do things according to His ways, pursue peace in all things and look unto Him asthe ultimate judge; -  must love and forgive each other; 

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-  be led by the Holy Spirit instead of the desires of their hearts (intellect, feelingsand emotions). 

 The saga climaxed into legal battles, spiritual warfare, fasting, sermons, partnerships andspecial appeals to higher authorities, but the Father kept looking on waiting for both His sonsto do things His way. He longed for a contrite heart in each of His sons. Who of the two brothers do you think ever did things, their Father’s way?