You know what shook me when I was Muslim?
The story of Hosea. God tells a prophet to marry a woman He knows will betray him.
She does. She runs to other men. She ends up enslaved, sold, used up, worthless to the world.
And God tells Hosea to go BUY HER BACK.
To pay money for his own wife who cheated on him, and love her again. Hosea 3.
I thought it was the most humiliating command in the Bible. Why would any man do that?
Then I realized I was the wife.
I gave my heart to everything but God. I chased other masters. I sold myself cheap. I made myself worthless.
And God looked at me, the betrayer, and didn’t say “you’re not worth it.”
He said, “Name the price. I’m buying her back.”
That’s the Gospel. God doesn’t wait for the unfaithful to come crawling back clean.
He pays to redeem them while they’re still dirty.
Islam told me to make myself worthy of God.
Hosea showed me a God who pays to redeem the unworthy.
The cross was Him naming the price.
Praise the Lord.
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My Mother Sold Akara to Fund My Education. I Hawked Plantains in Jos — Presidential Aide, Sunday Dare, Defends Defends First Lady, Remi Tinubu’s Business Advice
Presidential aide Sunday Dare has defended First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s remarks encouraging Nigerians to embrace small-scale entrepreneurship, saying there is dignity in starting with modest businesses.
Speaking during an interview, Dare said the First Lady’s message was simply that Nigerians should engage in productive ventures regardless of how small they may seem, noting that the informal sector remains a major driver of Nigeria’s economy.
“When you look at the informal sector of our country, its resilience continues to lift this economy. It’s also because of these small-scale entrepreneurs, those that sell akara. You find them predominantly everywhere, including in the North. They are also significant,” he said.
Dare stressed that the essence of the First Lady’s message was for Nigerians to develop entrepreneurial skills and make use of whatever opportunities are available.
“Our point is that whatever it is, try and do something. Have some level of entrepreneurial skill,” he said.
Recalling his upbringing, Dare said his mother sold akara, bananas and oranges to support the family, while he hawked bananas on his head in markets in Jos, Plateau State.
“Look at me. Wherever I am today, my mother sold akara. My mother sold bananas. I carried bananas on a tray on my head to markets in Jos, Plateau State. My mother sold oranges, and through that, they were able to train me. What is wrong with that? If that was right 60 years ago, what is wrong with that now?” he said.
Dare added that successful entrepreneurs often start with small businesses, citing Aliko Dangote as an example.
“It’s about the capital you have. When you grow these small businesses, you start small. Go and read Dangote’s story. He also started like a trader,” he said.
@SaharaReporters@debayoorr One Air Force missile strike at a time would rid plus of banditry. Run this up the chain of command, track them to their HQ and facilitate their meeting with God with a drone strike or two.