I wasn’t impressed with her vulgar display of herself, “A soul for starters. How about an everlasting love relationship with the Heavenly Father, while you rot in hell fire. Sexy enough for you?”
All pretense was dropped by her, as her skin split apart to reveal red and black visions of hell, even as her facial features twisted into something grotesque instead of the alluring vision they had been before. She roared at me with a sound of fury that no non-possessed person or beast of nature would ever have manifested.
“Glad to see we’re getting somewhere finally. Now what is your purpose in being here?”
The being from hell came at me, but I held my ground as it roared into my face, “To feed! There are fresh souls to plunder as we make their bodies over into our own. Now stand aside Elon before we destroy you once and for good!”
The demon made as if to pass by, but I reached out and gripped a hold of what really wasn’t even flesh, but a manifestation of a dark spirit that had enthralled a long dead person into giving up herself as a habitation.
“You will not transgress a righteous man’s dwelling without the authority that binds us both in our existences being given to you. Your kind is always hungry and looking for a fresh soul to inhabit, but it does not give you the authority to consume what has been consecrated to God. You will fail and your punishment will be severe for this offense this night against those loved and cared for by the Lord God Almighty!”
The arm I gripped twisted into the sinuous cord of a snake, which wrapped around my hand and arm binding me fast, even as its fangs sank deeply into my neck. Eye to eye with the demon I saw how it gazed at me hungrily.
“Even if my brethren fail to attain the new life yet unborn within the house we will still have you. Behold you are a man of many faults, sins, and mistakes and I will use them all to show you the pathetic worm that you are and what it is to be broken. I will break you and inhabit you an invite all my brethren into you as well and our victory will be all the sweeter tonight, as a highly favored servant of the Lord falls into darkness.”
“Your vain words deceive you to believe that you have any power over my eternal fate, but so that my God might be glorified and your punishment performed let your trial of me begin, as I trust in no might of man for my defense for I am wholly kept and preserved of the Lord God Almighty and He will deliver me from the very pits of hell itself if need be. His love for me does not fade and His strength to save never diminishes so child of hell spawn do your worst, for my future is secure and my path is set down for me by the I AM and I will not fear for I trust God to perform even that which His Holy Word has promised to all who put their faith in Him and His son Jesus Christ.”
Fire licked all around me and my torment began.
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Maria sobbed at the sight of Elon ensnared in a fiery matrix, as he gripped a hold of the dark creature of hell that she hated to even look upon as it was a nightmare to behold and yet Elon stood gripping it by the shoulder. She marveled at the man she had been paired with to walk life’s journey with.
She found herself terrified for him.
“Oh God help him!”
The words weren’t but said for a moment before her own torment began. A dark cloud of twisting hate pressed against her so thick that it was hard to breathe and she feared that her heart would stop from terror alone.
Voices assailed her. There were too many to count and their dark whispers overwhelmed her as she pressed back against the double doors.
“She is weak!” “I want her for mine!” “No she’s mine!” “Oh can you sense the new life beyond!” “There is more within!” “Step aside puny weak human and let us to our feast!!!”
Maria thought of the children within the house both born and unborn and something firmed within her soul, “I am weak, but my God is strong and by His strength I declare that you shall not pass!” Maria said, as she was prepared to die for the sake of the children.
The pitch of the sibilant whispers rose to a fever pitch of intensity as they prepared to assault her, but before they could two swords of living fire crossed over before her and drove the sudden shrieking horde backward, as the bearers of the two swords drove forward pressing the foul herd of darkness back.
Maria gazed at the two individuals before her with more terror than she had felt at the exposure to the dark menace of the horde. There was something far more powerful in the governing influence of the two individuals than any other force of power within the arena of spiritual conflict.
Suddenly Maria recognized them. They had been at the metro station!
They had been the ones who had given her provisions for the journey!
Swallowing she glanced to the left and the right and saw more of them stationed along the walls of the villa and elsewhere. God had been here all along with deliverance, she just hadn’t seen it until now.
They were angels and she was sure of it now, even as she was more sure of her faith in God than ever before in her life. Her faith felt as if it had bloomed inside of her overnight into an all-consuming fire that had left no part of her untouched in its quest to burn away the old and give birth to new life.
One of the two angels stepped forward and laid a hand on Flint’s back as he still prayed against the pillar and seemed to begin strengthening him in some way. The other angel came to stand beside her at the door as the crowd of moaning spirits ping-ponged around the courtyard as if caught within an invisible trap.
Maria’s eyes left the angelic being beside her to find out what had become of Elon. He was still there gripped by fire, but the fire was less intense and the countenance of the demonic manifestation was panicked as if it was losing control.
The demon’s plight was not what she cared for. All her eyes took in was how Elon looked. He was in great pain, which caused her heart to bleed, as if she had suffered from a mortal blow herself.
She glanced away from the struggle to the angel beside her. His presence of power and majesty of bearing made her feel small and insignificant, but surely that was a lie she told herself. For while made of lower stature in honor than the angels had not her God showed her that she was far from insignificant, as He had saved her in the moment of her dire need?
“It is even so. The Father’s eyes are always upon the righteous and His hand is quick to save them from sudden calamity. Tell me what is it you would ask?” The Angel said.
“Can you please help Elon?” She begged in agony with every moment Elon remained in the fire.
“It has not been given to me to intercede on behalf of him or I would. Do not fear for his faith is strong and the promises of God are sure. He will be delivered as he has placed his faith in the only One who can deliver. You should go to Elon as your place is by his side.”
Oh how Maria wanted to! All she wanted was to be near Elon experiencing life with him, but he had tasked her with the responsibility of keeping the door and obediently her hands remained on the handles behind her back.
“I will keep the way.” The Angel said and Maria let go of the handles as she did not doubt him.
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I was on a battlefield. I remembered it well. The battle had been lost.
“All these brave men and women died because of you. Why did they die? Because you inspired them to believe in what could only lead to their deaths. You are at fault!”
I turned in the vision to see once more the form of Ishtar.
“You are mistaken. I helped lead them into the path of righteousness and their blood that was spilled consecrated the ground of this place, even as the lives lost have an eternal resting place in glory with their Creator. How am I at fault?”
The scene changed and I was in the midst of a harem full of beautiful women, who rose to press closer to me moaning and yearning for my touch. I looked past them to Ishtar, who leaned against a post of the tent to await the words that I knew were coming.
“All these women were giv
en to you as a gift and yet you refused them. You denied them their right to lay with you and as a result they were sold off as slaves, when they could have had the security of being your wives. Are you so righteous to hold to poorly thought out vows of celibacy to not consider the misery you caused by denying yourself the pleasures they so willingly offered you, which led to their demise?”
“Your logic is as twisted as your master and full of his lies. My vow of celibacy was well thought out and like Moses I departed from the pleasures of Egypt that last only a season, before they are gone forever. If these women were sold into slavery it was by no fault of mine for I have kept my vow before God and remained faithful to it. What is my fault?”
Another scene this time of a tavern came to life around me as the women faded from view. I jerked as the newly revisited memory assailed me.
“I see you remember this place well. You should. See the boy lying at your feet? He died because you were too drunk to save him oh self-righteous and faultless one.”
I stared down at the boy on the floor as tears ran down my cheeks. I wiped at them as I replied, “I never said I was faultless. I have many faults, but I have been forgiven and I’ve moved on ever seeking to be a better man than I was the day before.”
“How can anyone be forgiven of such a missed opportunity as this boy’s needless loss of life?”
“Well do you know the One by which forgiveness for wrong deeds came. How dare you suggest Jesus’s redemptive sacrifice is not inclusive over all sin!” I hotly retorted.
Scene after scene played on of my long life and I grew weary of living, but not of my righteousness of purpose.
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Maria walked out toward Elon in the center of the courtyard, but the panicked storm of darkness driven into a frenzy was between her and him. She was beaten down to the ground as every past wrong and guilty thought that she had ever had was railed and accused against her. This was wrong.
“Enough! I am redeemed! I am forgiven and through my Savior’s strength I am more than a conqueror!”
The dark waves peeled back away from her and she started to get up to continue to go to Elon, but the sound of a voice of majesty stopped her as all creation seemed to stand still, “Well spoken daughter of my Father and heir of My redemption of all mankind.”
Maria’s head turned to see the truth of the presence she felt, even as her spirit leaped for joy as the rest of her trembled in awesome fear of Holiness personified in living form. She would’ve fallen back to the ground, but a scarred hand steadied her and pulled her up into an embrace that was peace itself.
“The years have been hard Zora, but now is the beginning of a time of peace within the storm that has been your life.”
At the sounding out of her real name Maria could do nothing but cry at the completeness of how much God knew of her. Nothing was secret from Him and she was both glad and humbled by it.
“Come.” Jesus said, as He took her by the wrist and brought her along as He came up beside Elon, who was no longer caught in fire or captured by the bonds of the serpent nor poisoned by its bite. Instead the dark spirit choked and pleaded within the grasp of Elon’s hand.
The demon’s pleading eyes turned to the Master’s Son and begged to be let free.
Jesus spoke, “Speak no more and be gone from this place to what has been prepared of old for you.”
The dark spirits on a moaning wail beyond comprehension in terms of despair were gone within the blink of an eye, as the sun rose up over the far horizon.
All of creation’s Master turned to Elon, “Well done thou good and faithful servant. To you is given blessings and honor for all eternity, but for now, while time still remains for but a little while have peace and contentment within your heart and enjoy all My Father’s good pleasure that has been stored up for both of you to experience together as one.”
Zora’s hand was pulled forward and fitted into Elon’s in symbolism that was beyond words as their Master pressed their palms together with these words, “Let no man or power that be put asunder what God has joined together.”
Chapter Eight
Hot Date
My fingers intertwined with hers and hers with mine and it was as if I’d never been without her for she seemed to be a part of me and I read the same thought as mine in her eyes.
My Master moved past us and walked towards the man who stood by the pillar of the house. As Jesus walked by the withered flowers regained their form and bloomed radiantly, even as the birds sang and greeted in the new day eager to see what the Lord had made.
The Master drew up before Flint and grasped his shoulders, “Blessings strong watchman of your house. These lands that have been given to you are secure. Your possessions sanctified and blessed. Your family safe and secure and your eternity with Me is assured. You are an overcomer and I thank you for being faithful to Me even at the prospect of losing all that you hold dear for even so that is how I loved you when I gave myself on the cross and turned My back on everything that I am in order to die an earthly death so that one day a man such as you could have life by My triumph over death, hell, and the grave.”
The two locked together in an embrace that was broken after a moment by a small voice, “Daddy?”
Flint looked back to see his two children standing there.
“Mommy needs you!”
Flint looked back to his Savior who smiled warmly, “A new day has come and with it there shall be new life and blessings pressed down from above as children are a gift from the Lord. All will be well. Now go to her and comfort her in her time of travail.”
Flint took off for the house, as the two children stared spellbound at Jesus. Smiling He leaned forward and took their hands, “Do you have a garden that we might walk in for a while?”
Taleah bubbled out, “Oh yes! Would you like to see it?”
“We have puppies too!” Brian piped in.
“I would very much like to see your puppies Brian and your garden Taleah. Shall we go?”
Both children led Him away laughing with delight.
I watched fondly as the children were led away to be occupied and blessed even as they innocently delighted in the presence of their Maker.
I turned my head to Maria to find her smiling at me.
“Zora?” I asked inquiringly.
“My real name.”
“I like it. It sounds exotic and beautiful just like you.”
Her smile became radiant. I so wanted to taste the lips that formed her smiles!
I heard a sound then that brought my focus elsewhere and pursing my lips regretfully I asked, “Have you ever helped to deliver a baby before Zora?”
“No can’t say that I have.”
“Well now’s your time to learn. Come along my love. I’ll kiss you later!”
She smiled and followed along as I’d never let go of her hand.
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Flint rushed into the bedroom to see Lisa sitting on the edge of the bed. She looked up sheepishly, “You know how I’ve been procrastinating about putting a mattress cover on? Well now we’ll need a new mattress because my water broke all over it.”
Flint blinked a couple of times in rapid succession before saying, “I’ll get the car!”
“Honey I don’t think there’s time for that.” Lisa said.
I walked into the room and came around to Lisa rolling up my sleeves as I did so.
Her eyebrows rose dramatically, “You’re not serious!”
I smiled charmingly in response.
“You’ve done this before?” She asked suspiciously.
“Many times. Now lie back and try to get comfortable so I can examine how far along you are.”
Lisa did so reluctantly.
“Lisa you’re fully dilated and effaced.” I said encouragingly after a few moments.
Lisa moaned in relief at the thought of a quick and easy delivery and said, “Thank God for proglastidine!”
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bsp; “What’s proglastidine?” Zora asked innocently.
Flint’s face turned darker even as Lisa snickered out, “Don’t worry honey I’m sure you’ll find out first hand soon enough. Elon will have that flat belly of yours swelling out with child before you know it.”
Zora’s face immediately turned ten shades of red at Lisa’s ribald comment and I saw Flint mouth out, “I’m sorry!” to Zora who looked like she just wanted to leave the room, but obediently stayed helping me.
There was a lot about thought projection that I hadn’t shared with Zora mainly because I liked hearing her sexy voice too much, but now I broke my silence of the mind and spoke directly into her consciousness, “Sorry about that Zora.”
Zora’s head jerked slightly and she looked at me in question and I explained what was going on.
“Childbirth has different phases with different clues to tell you which one the woman is in at the time. In the phase right before birth the woman goes through an uninhibited phase where she says things she wouldn’t normally and often starts taking her clothes off.”
Just then Lisa started taking her shirt off and Zora’s eyes widened in response.
I felt Zora tentatively invade my mind with her thoughts, “You really know your stuff! What can I do to help?”
“Just watch and learn. There will likely be another opportunity in the future to help deliver a baby.”
Her thoughts were back in the my consciousness, “Maybe it will be ours.”
I blinked and glanced at her abruptly. Darn, I hadn’t even gotten the chance to kiss her yet and she was already talking about having my babies!
“I was sort of figuring on keeping you to myself for a while.” I admitted honestly to which she just smiled.
I refocused on Lisa and spoke out loud, “Lisa soon you’ll feel the urge to push and that’s okay. You push as hard as you want to.”
“I’m definitely feeling that urge right now!”
“Okay let’s get you into a better position then. Giving birth flat on your back is the worst and hardest position to ever try to give birth in.”
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