The Enemy's Tactics
Her enemies unsuccessfully used diabolical means to attack her. There was a time when they brought a "juju man" to the court. (A juju man is an occultist who has devilish powers to kill and cause other harm to people.) This man came to the court premises with a big earthen pot that was filled with charms and other items. He recited incantations, but nothing worked positively for him and the people who sent him. The Lord Jesus was in total and perfect control of the situation.It was at that stage that the widow told her children to stop coming around the court premises during the case. She said to her kids, “If you want to catch a hen that has babies and it proves difficult, then get hold of the babies and the hen would come after you and aggressively follow you any where you go. When that happens, you can get hold of the mother hen.”
She said that her enemies found it difficult to harm her. So they could try to go after her kids. If they succeeded, that would be a devastating blow on her.
The kids stayed away from the court premises while the war raged on.
In the process, God removed many of those false witnesses who ganged up against her.
Mercy's Favor
On the day the high court judge passed judgment concerning the case, he strongly condemned those who rose against the poor widow and gave judgment in her favor.
They took the case to the Court of Appeal, but God still defeated and disgraced them there.
Praise our living and eternal Father. He is a Father to the fatherless, and the defender of widows. (Psalm 65:5) He fought on behalf of the widow and gave her victory. In 1985 God called her home to heaven for a well-deserved rest.
That widow was Mercy Okonkwo. She was my mother, and this particular incident started in 1970 when I was 17 years old, and went on until about 1982.
Child of God, don’t be afraid when Satan brings false accusations against you or uses people to do so. Remember that the Bible says that he is the accuser of the people of God. He is actually doing what is natural to him.
His servants have accused many people of God falsely. He used Potiphar’s wife to accuse Joseph falsely (Genesis 39:17, 18). His servant Haman brought false accusation against Mordecai in Esther 3 and 4. Many people raised their tongues against Jesus Christ and killed him on the cross. The early disciples experienced the same thing, and it still continues today. Our Lord Jesus said that no servant is greater than his master, and that if the people of the world persecuted Jesus, they would likewise persecute all who belong to him. So, we shouldn't be surprised.
But remember that the Lord will never leave you, and neither will he forsake you. He has said, "When you pass through the waters I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." (Isaiah 43:2 NIV)
