“LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND WASH ONE ANOTHER’S FEET”
GOSPEL READING : John 13. 1-17 & 31-35:

What A Great Message For This World !

Chui (which means “leopard” in Kiswahili), an old robber from an African wizards’ family had spent his life offering his elder children as sacrifices to the ghosts believing that they made him succeed in the many robberies coups he used to carry out every month in town with his gang. But how could he continue getting elder children to sacrifice without being married to many wives? This story happens when he had reached his thirteenth wife.

One day, Chui as always spent two days in town making plans for another robbery at a big Hindi shop where together with his gang had already stolen many goods two months before. The previous day, there was a Gospel Crusade organized in the city. Chui and his gang went there and for the first time he heard preached about a certain “Jesus, the Lamb of God that was offered as a sacrifice for men’s sins”. So Chui in tears asked one of the staff members there :
– Please, Sir, where does that Jesus given as a sacrifice live? I’d like to meet Him and tell Him my sad story about my 13 elder children that I offered as sacrifices to the ghosts, perhaps He could bring them back to me. Could I know his telephone number, please?

The staff member replied and said: “Oh, no, brother. Jesus you heard preached is the Son of God and after his death at the Cross, He arose and ascended to Heaven to His Fathers’. His sacrifice was given ONCE FOR ALL and anybody who believes in Him is set free forever!”.
– No, Sir, Chui replied, let me meet your Jesus personally and I’ll pay whatever amount required buying Him and offering Him ONCE AND FOR ALL to the Ghosts and so have my business set free and succeed forever.

Then a crowd of people gathered around listening to the discussion and tried to explain to Mr. Chui more about “Jesus, the Holy Sacrifice offered by God for men’s sins”. While the discussion was continuing, the Police suddenly arrived led by Mr. Halid a well-known Hindi trader in that city. Chui was immediately arrested and handcuffed while his 4 fellow gang members disappeared in the crowd. But people cried loudly and said: “Mr. Halid, why are you mistreating Chui who has just heard about Jesus the Son of God and was ready to believe in Him as His personal Saviour?”

But Halid replied angrily and said:
– Chui and his gang have stolen all my goods from my shop two months ago and I need to be repaid.

But a brave lady from the crowd lifted up her voice and said: “No, Mr. Halid. Do you think that we have forgotten what you did last week near the market downtown when you killed an elderly poor woman while driving your car and we heard later that you tipped the police commissioner with a lot of money in order to escape to the trial? Why can’t you forgive Chui who has decided to come to the Savior while you don’t mind about your life in eternity? Do you want us to bring your case in the news and have you tried at court?”

Ashamed, Halid looked at Chui and then told the Police to set him free. Later it was said that Chui went immediately to the witch doctor’s home in the bush where he used to sacrifice his children in order to tell him that he had forgiven him for having killed his 13 elder children. When the sorcerer saw him coming he asked him: “Are you bringing me another child?”. Chui replied proudly and said:
– Yes! Yes! I got a wonderful one for you today.
– Where is he, the witch doctor asked?
– In my bags.
– And what’s his name, please, the sorcerer continued.
– Jesus !

It was said that as the witch doctor heard pronounced the Name “Jesus”, he fell down and died! Yes, Chui had his heart filled with the Holy Name of the One who said:

“Love One Another And Wash One Another’s Feet”.

In Christ’s Love,

Bishop, Dr. Justin Baransananikiye
President,
CHRISTIANS STRENGTHENING CHRISTIANS
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