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[New Story] DERELICT by Omolara Jegede

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By Omolola T J

The music was popping, everyone seems to be happy but not joyous as they danced to a pop track by a well-known secular musician. Some guys had long pipes of cannabis in their hands. Some strippers were too busy showing off themselves. Everyone was busy with either one thing or the other.


Pelumi a young lady was also at the scene, she drinking off her throat.
Earlier that day, Femi, her boyfriend, had called it a quits. All she could do was to drink to let the memories flush off her brain. Why am I always cheated? I need a true love. She whispered drunkenly.
Wale, a young, lanky guy showed up right before her face. I am here, the true love you seek for. He responded with cannabis in his hands.
Okay, let’s order more drinks since its a toast to me for finding another new lover, Pelumi snorted.
Pelumi stood to take her leave. As she stood, her legs were weak. she was going to fall. Wale grabbed her. I will take you home, miss, he offered.
Zoom! And they were there. It was a well furnished apartment of two rooms and a sitting room, a toilet and kitchen. She slammed herself on the couch and dozed off. Wale ensured sure she was safe. He took her phone and flashed his mobile phone so as to have her number for effective communication.
The next day she crawled from her bed to get the early momo chores fixed since it was a Saturday. As she stood up, she noticed her heels was still on her and the stench of alcohol. How did I get home? Last I checked, I was at the club. The confused expression was still on her pale face when her phone beeped.
Hi!”
Good morning.
Please who am I on to?”
I am Wale Badmus, our paths crossed last night at the club”.
Oh! I really can’t remember the occurrence. All the same, it’s my pleasure speaking with you. Hmm.
My pleasure. Did you see your purse where I kept it beside your t.v set?
Oh geez! A stranger brought me home. It dawned on her that she was having a substantial amount in her purse. Her salary. She was unable to deposit the money in her account due to the breakup, and it was a Friday. Banks closes by 2pm. I hope I haven’t been duped with the break up she thought as she stood up swiftly to get her purse and see for herself if Wale hadn’t picked her money. Men can’t be trusted so much and I detest them, She growled Wow! it’s intact. This guy is an angel!
Hello, are you there, miss?
Yes, thanks a lot Wale, I am grateful.
Please save my contact and I will save yours too, so we could get to know ourselves better. Thanks”.

Image used is for illustrative purposes only.

The call abruptly came to an end. She sat with the t.v set to watch a telenovo love series. She was drenched in tears. She had a flashback about her life in the past seven years. It was a total mess. She lost her parents earlier than expected which led to the quest for her seeking a shoulder to lean on but there seems to be no true love anywhere. About five guys had already had their ways through her, and each seem to get her even more broken. She lost her virginity to Akin, the silly guy that promised her heaven and earth, I want to marry you Pelumi”, Akin had said to her seven years back. But where is he now? She queried in bewilderment.
Or is it Olumide that turned me into Central Bank of Africa. Stop looking at me like that. I know it is Central Bank of Nigeria, but the useless thing really drained me financially. I paid his house rent, I fed him, I clothed him, I gave myself to him for free sexual intercourse. Some guys need serious ogun curse (god of iron curse). I thought I had gotten to my place of joy only for me to discover he was cheating on me.
Gabriel, another devil incarnate. This guy almost killed me in the relationship of just eight months. He fed me with nice punches and beautiful slaps. Though he had money, his rascality no be for here.
As she flipped the channels on television to check other stations ,she saw an advert for a singles summit with the dock, tagged: Single but not Stupid
Pelumi almost laughed her ribs off on seeing the tag for the summit, as she tried to turn change the channel, something struck her mind: I think I should attend this meeting”.


She wore a blue crop top to match with her pink skirt. She applied her sleek makeup to blend her face contour. The summit will be commencing by twelve, she had already scribbled the address on her phone notepad. She headed straightway to the venue, it was an event hall.
Just as she was about entering through the door, grin grin grin her phone rang and it was Wale, the new guy from last night. What does he want again? she soliloquized as she clicked the answer button, Hey.
How are you doing? Guess your day is going great. Just thinking if we could hang out together today Pelumi?.
Wow! that’s great. So what time do you think we can meet?” She queried.
How about in the next two hours or what do you think?.
Argh! I just remembered now, I am at a singles summit and I don’t know when we will be through”

Oh! oh! singles what? So you are a church mouse. What were you doing at the club last night?
Pelumi was already tired of the conversation, Please, lets talk later. I need to go now”.
As she entered the hall, everywhere was dazzling in lights and sparks. This is great, I must attest. Pelumi was mesmerized just then she heard a feminine voice from behind.
You are welcome to this summit ma. Please register your details here. She was given a profile pad to enter her bio. She was then given a tag with her name on it.

“Wow! I feel loved”, Pelumi marveled. Just then a young lanky guy came to her to lead her to her seat. She saw some people at the red carpet. She was too shy to go there. She focused on her whatsapp chat with her female friend. In no time, a young lady came to her staring at her tag “Pelumi, you are welcome to GPH. It is Godly and Purposeful Hub. Why are you seating all by yourself? Let’s join the red carpet.” Said Remi, the moderator of the hub.
She stood up slowly. The red carpet was lit. She met so much young ladies of her age as they exchanged digits and gists.
At exactly twelve, the program began. The hall was filled up with about 300 young guys and ladies.
Pelumi’s joy knew no bounds. She felt sincerely loved for the first time in the past seven years. “The guest speaker came forward for her session and it was as if my life biography was opened to her. She discussed about “self acceptance”. After the whole talk, she had an altar call concluding that the only person that could love us genuinely is Jesus”. Pelumi soliloquised as she dragged herself to the platform. “I need true love, I need Jesus”.
The sessions ended and she decided that moment to start a new life in Christ. She arrived home still feeling great. She knelt down and spoke with God as if she saw him physically. After her prayers, she headed to the kitchen to prepare something sumptuous. She deleted all memories of the past guys on her mobile phone.

Months later, she got a text from GPH that there was going to be another summit. Pelumi was glad to attend. She hadn’t gotten over the dealings of the last summit.
Pelumi drew closer to God. Indeed, she enjoyed true love from the Holy Spirit. He is so sweet. She also got promoted at her work place after the encounter. She enjoyed all round serenity.
God told her about her purpose that the fallow ground was broken. He imprinted it on her heart that she had a connection with the GPH. She was unable to fix her heart on what the connection is all about.
The next summit came up and the whole place was glittering. She sat down quietly reading a Christian e-book on her phone. A young guy sat adjacent to her. As she lifted her eyes, she felt aligned to him but he was a total stranger.
“I am Peter Bells , I will like to meet you”.

“I am Pelumi Bello, my pleasure meeting you too”.

The duo got talking about God before the commencement of the program.

The summit ended soon. Peter demanded to know Pelumi better. They exchanged digits. They got talking on whatsapp and via calls. Unknown to Pelumi, Peter was the convener of the summit though he was still single. God gave him the mandate while on campus and since then, God has been faithful. His humility was unbeatable. He only brought guest speakers to the program so that himself and other singles will get blessed. Only few of the people knew he was the convener of the hub.
Weeks later, Peter told Pelumi he would like to see her. She stopped by after work at the venue for the meeting with Peter.
“I like you, and I want to marry you, Pelumi. I will give you time to go to God and ponder on it”. Peter said immediately after greeting her.
Pelumi was dumbfounded and extremely sweaty, “Erhm! It’s okay sir. I will feed you back in the next two weeks sir”.
The meeting was brief. It lasted five minutes as they both went on their different paths.
God kept telling Pelumi that she had a link with GPH. She knew God was talking about her marriage and purpose. Indeed she met Peter at the GPH SUMMIT, but what is the purpose connection about? She was confused.
Two weeks later, Pelumi called Peter. They hadn’t spoken for the past two weeks since the proposal. “Please lets meet today at the same venue”.
“That’s great”, Peter responded from the other end of the phone.
He wore a simple polo t-shirt with a pair of sneakers to match his jeans trousers.

Pelumi wore a smart blue gown with a pair of sandals. She rehearsed her response again. She smooched the cologne on her body.

The duo sat adjacent each other in silence as Peter gazed on her. She felt so shy that she forgot all her rehearsed lines.
“God said yes, and I say yes too.”
Peter gave a very excited look and gestured wildly. He was a young man with courtesy, if not, he would have shouted at the eatery like the way some of you did. Yes, you that brother reading this. You almost broke a glass because she said yes. Peter maintained his tempo and joy. Afterwards he revealed to her that he was the converner of the hub. Wow! Everything began to make sense by and by.
The duo got married. They lived purposefully, as the hub impacted lives tremendously. Pelumi’s past became a check for as many in her shoes. They had two kids a boy and a girl, they lived beautifully and purposefully.

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No matter how lost you are in the wilderness of sin, or the ocean of hatred, remember that there is a God that cares so much about you.
The best lover to be with is Jesus Christ. Why? He is love in person and in deeds.
Jesus loves you no matter how far and lost you had gone.

I hope this blesses you.
Stay blessed.

#Dexterity


I call you blessed.

Just Believe.

I believe.

Lady Omolara T.J.

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RAPE: The Prelate Weighs In with Two Rape Stories From The Bible

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By Oluwaseyi Ige


Rape has a number of things that falls into its definition. But simply put, it is any sexual carnal knowledge of a person without the person’s consent.
I believe in Christian values so I’ll rely heavily on the Bible in my submissions.
It’s not a strange concept in our world. In fact, 2 examples jumped into my mind right now,from the Bible.


FUN FACT: Sodomites attempted to gang rape an angel.


But this one I want to show us.actually happened.
It is in Genesis 34, about Dinah, Schechem and the Israelites.


Ok. So this guy had a crush on Dinah and could not wait to marry her, he decided to have his way with her. Note that he actually loved her. In verse 3 of Genesis 34, we read, “His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.”

The problem is that he put the cart before the horse. In some rape cases, this is what happens. Going after the coochies (as @solaadio would say) without paying due attention to process. You know Newton said in his third law of motion that action and reaction are equal and opposite.



Every action carries consequences. Dinar’s brothers tricked Schechem and his people, and after cutting their penises (foreskin), ran them over when they would have the least resistance. They even took their women!

I think that nothing justifies rape. Not even love. Nothing. Jesus was clear about these things. He said if you think of having sex with someone you are not supposed to, it is a sin. “But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28.

Before anyone will think of forceful sexual encounters, such must think of the consequences. Both spiritual and physical.



Recently, we have heard of many ladies coming out to accuse their abusers, years after the incident had happened. These things don’t just ‘die’.

Some of them were on good terms with the perpetrators when the act took place. Some were even trusted friends and family. But time and chance happened. Those indiscretionary acts returned to haunt the perpetrators. What was that thing they called karma again?



The victim may not speak out today, but care must be taken because of the future. Schechem would’t have done it if he had a premonition of what will happen later.
In this case, cause is Unbridled Passion, consequence is Untimely Death



Another case that comes to my mind happened in 2 Samuel 13. It was a case of incest taken too far. Tamar’s half brother, Amnon wanted her so bad that he couldn’t rein in his thirst for pleasure. He devised all sorts of means to lay with her sister. Rape sometimes takes some planning.

Actually, almost all forms of sexual sin needs some sort of planning . At the end, he had his way and forcefully had sex with Tamar. Immediately after that, He lost all interest in her! Such is the danger of infatuation and lust.



One moment it seems as if if the sex didn’t happen, Armageddon will occur instantly. As soon as the act is over and the spongy tissue releases all the blood that had strengthened it, it will look as if the man’s emotions have evaporated with his brain.

The reality of the act then dawned on him. Amnon could not stand Tamar’s presence again! Someone he pretended to be sick for just so she can come over to his place. Anyway, such is the satisfaction of pleasure – fleeting.



So everything was back to normal, or so we think, until 2 years later when Tamar’s brother decided to carry out his revenge. Not every Tamar has an Absalom. Infact, most societies will rather have a David, a king, who knew about the matter but decided to keep quiet because he felt the consequences of his action might worsen an already bad situation. He was avoiding a civil war under his roof. But again, time proved to be a judge as when everyone had forgotten about the issue, vengeance struck. Death was the result.



Romans said the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). But it doesn’t have to be so. Adherence to Christ’s principles will help any man avoid the ‘had I known’ that follows such act. The latter part of Rom. 6:23 says “the gift of God is eternal life”.

Christ, God’s gift to mankind (John 3:16) says he came to bring that life (John 10:10). I believe that adhering to His principles is the solution to avoiding rape in all its forms.



Sex must be with consent, and consent for me is within the context of marriage, after publicly declaring “I do” or any other form of societal acceptable way of formalizing a union.

Every man must circumcise his phallic member. Please, dear men, don’t let your penis lead you, let your brain do. Don’t let your heart dictate what you will do, let the word of God do. The moral standards in our world today is ridiculously low.


There are many things that will trigger a man to want to have a carnal knowledge of a woman forcefully. If one’s heart has not been circumcised by the word of God, the consequences will come and cut his foreskin! When this happens, the man will be vulnerable to attacks.

We must strive to uphold the dictates of the Word of God. It is in so doing that we can influence the world against rape. Force of law is not producing the desired result. Human moral codes are not effective. We need to spread Jesus’ formular, beginning with ourselves.



We must be willing to cut down practices and socially acceptable behavious that have the tendency to encourage rape. We must be firm in the resolve to eliminate this menace from amongst us. It is not only about hashtags and protests. Let’s dig deep within us for wholesome change.

Our tastes in what constitutes entertainment and pleasure must be checked. The society is too hypocritical to decide what is good and what is bad. Every citizen must find a way to self-examine and ensure they’re not encouraging rape through their choices.

Which is why I will encourage wholesome practice of Christ’s values.
We all must live as examples and teach others to do the same. I believe that is the way to go. It is not an easy task, but it is what we must do. Shalom!

The Prelate, Oluwaseyi Ige is a media coinosseur and Missionary. He hosts Ignite, a syndicated gospel radio show and podcast. He can be reached on twitter and facebook. Listen to him Anchor.fm

EMERGE EMERGES FROM TOBI ADELUSI

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Canada-based pastor, teacher, songwriter, singer and bestselling author has published a new book.
Emerge is a 30-Day devotional geared towards sparking and fanning to a blaze, the fire of revival in an individual’s heart.

The Coronavirus pandemic is a distraction – Tobi Adelusi

According to the author, “The church is in dire need of revival and the Lord said the Corona virus pandemic is a distraction. The lockdown it has occasioned in any case is a great opportunity to still the world and refocus the attention of men to seek the Lord. The next most important thing in the agenda of God is a revival that will move through our nations and generation bringing about a harvest of souls to the Kingdom.”
“The Holy Spirit communicated that many will not believe in the message, hence when the revival comes, they will not maximally benefit from the refreshing moment from God.”


Emerge is not just a book, it is a work inspired by the Holy Spirit to revive and re-ignite you to the Apostolic Christianity that was once delivered to our fathers. It is a daily walk to make you serious at the altar of prayer, revive your priesthood as you study and worship using this devotional for 30 days.


Digitally published by Roe’s Medleys, Emerge is available in epub, mobi (kindle) and pdf formats on Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo books, Amazon, Smashwords and other online bookstores.


Oluwatobi Adelusi is undoubtedly a man of grace, called of God to help people convert potential to purpose. He is an author, public speaker and Pastor.
A lawyer and law teacher, he is a prolific writer who has authored more than 10 books, with the latest being EMERGE. His other books are available on request.
He is an inspiration to the younger generation. A trained gospel minister and student of the Holy Spirit. He is married to Tolulope Adelusi and they are blessed with children. They make their home in Ontario, Canada.

Oluwatobi Adelusi


He can be reached on twitter, and facebook. Listen to his podcast here.

Download the book here (free)

Download Emerge

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Good to have you check out this blog. The intent is to keep you in the loop as regards the radio show IGNITE.

We will put the links to all songs and materials used in the show here for your pleasure, and also put other relevant content that we may not be able to accommodate on the live show.

So, keep checking back. In fact, bookmark this page and fav it. It is worth your time. Enjoy God’s ultimate best now and always.

The Prelate.