The Snake I Ate

Once, I saw a snake so big that I felt as if I were in the Anaconda movie. Strangely, we stared at each other for a few seconds, then my instinct made me take action within a minute; I thought it was up to something. To prevent a possible attack, I quickly grabbed a cutlass, and with the help of my brother, we chopped it into pieces that scattered all over the place.

It was a fat snake, so we thought its meat would be ideal for our stomachs once cooked. We skinned the parts we could find as we determined to have a feast—fried snake meat in tomato sauce with yam and dumplings. While preparing the meal, we saw the head jumping toward us, along with part of its tail; the head was extraordinarily big and strange-looking. We had never seen a snake like that before. By the time we tried to grab those two parts, they jumped into the house and disappeared.

My brother and I were determined to cook all the snake’s body parts, so we kept searching, but to no avail. We were a bit scared and worried when we couldn’t find them. However, that feeling didn’t last long because shortly after, I woke up to a bright and beautiful morning. It was only a dream!

On the day before the dream, I had a shut-in moment with my God, so I believed it was a confirmation that the enemy was defeated. I knew this because Deuteronomy 28:7 says: “The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.” My enemies were indeed defeated. The different parts of the snake scattered everywhere, represented the part of the verse that speaks about the enemy coming in one direction but fleeing in many directions.

It was also evident that some enemies didn’t want to flee in the dream, but though they lingered, they were too weak to strike. They eventually went into hiding. The head and a piece of the tail that couldn’t be found represent those enemies. They can only stay afar off in pain and watch me glorify God. They cannot harm me.

Whenever we have that special moment with God and believe in what we ask for, it will be granted. My desire was granted.