God's time is the best
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Chapter Two
God's time is the best.
Judas rushed to the market and sold the pumpkin to a fruit merchant for a few pennies because he was very hungry. Unknown to him, the king had craftily inserted a big diamond in the pumpkin for him to find and become rich.
Meanwhile, Uzondu, the man that the king threw out of his palace because he declared God's supremacy was also in the market begging for almost.
He (Uzondu) got to the fruit merchant and he took pity on him and gave him the pumpkin that he had just bought from Judas.
By then, Uzondu was terribly hungry. He took the pumpkin to his uncompleted building and cut it open.
He discovered the big diamond inside it and cried with joy. This is miracle "he said and started dancing around in circle. He was exhilarated with so much joy and he later became wealthy after selling it for a large sum.
Meanwhile, seven days later, Judas returned to the palace to see the king as mandated. when the king saw him, he was surprised to see him still looking wretched. "What happened? Why are you still poor? Didn't you find the diamond I inserted inside the pumpkin I gave you? He asked and Judas was puzzled.
"Diamond? My lord, I did not open the pumpkin. I sold it for three pennies to the fruit merchant in the market, "Judas answered. King Ezeonu became troubled ; he knew the Worth of the diamond he inserted in the pumpkin so he quickly sent his men to the fruit merchant in the market to find out what happened to the pumpkin.
At the end of the day, he discovered that the pumpkin was given in charity to Uzondu, the man he had placed a curse on to suffer in poverty for life for not declaring him greater than God. King Ezeonu cried bitterly. The man he blessed is still poor while the man he placed a curse on had become extremely wealthy.
"Hmm... it is the one that is greater will than all that can only make that possible," he thought. He realized that God is truly greater than all. He began to humble himself afterwards.
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