It is common knowledge that a
problem whose origins we have not taken enough pain to trace is often difficult
to solve. The present situation our country “Nigeria” is encountering
is what Shakespeare described in one of his book as higgledy and piggledy “a
state where there is bedlam and turmoil in a society”
No doubt that our country is in
acute chaos, the president and his caucus seem to be clueless on what to do, the
securities agencies with all their perceived sophisticatedness that should
protect the citizens against any internal or external attacks appeared to be
tamed also.
There are two accounts in the
Holy Bible that happened in the Old Testament when the nation of Israel was
faced with wars that wanted to destroy the whole nation – the people of God. The whole nation including the king and the top
government officials were under the treat of the enemies, 2 Chronicles 20:1 –
29.
The king, Jehosaphat after series
of consultation gathered the whole nation together, most top government
officials, business men, politicians, cleric, old, young, women, men, white or
black all gathered to worship God and pray unto God to deliver them from the
countries that have come to wage war against them.
We all know the story, they all
worshipped and prayed unto God in one heart, and the Lord God heard them and
caused their enemies to set ambush against themselves.
The second story is in the book
of Ester in the Old Testament when Haman wanted to bring down the entire
generation of God’s people into extinction just as Shekau is threatened to sell
the abducted girls to unknown places.
Modecai, a prominent statesman
from Israel summoned their person who was the King’s wife in Presidency to stop
Haman’s intention or else their entire generation will be a history including
her.
With one heart, Ester told
Modecai to gather the people and be in mourning and fasting for three days
while she will use her good relational capacity with favour of God with her to
discuss the issue with the king.
They all gathered for three days
to fast and prayed unto the Lord to hear them out. The Lord heard them out and
their enemy, Haman with his entire family was killed in place of people of God.
The outstanding thing in these
two stories is that people of God gathered in one heart and call unto God to
save them from the enemy that wanted to kill them.
If our president can close down
the whole city of Abuja for three days just for World Economic Summit that
cannot end insurgency in our country, why can’t prominent men of God, Daddy
G.O, Bishop Oyedepo, Sam Adeyemi, Ayo Oritshejafor, Daddy Kumuyi, Pastor
Abiara, Pastor Oyakhilome, Pastor D.K Olukoya, Paul Adefarasin, Bishop Okonkwo
and other men of God, big or small in this country with their congregations
stand to protest, pray and worship God on Lagos/Ibadan Express way for three
days with oneness of heart and dedication and see if God will not hear us
against Boko Haram and other vices in our nation.
The list that was released
recently has is that most of the girls that were kidnapped are Christians; this
alone should call for church activities to be on hold for now just for the sake
of our Jerusalem “Nigeria” that is dying now and the release of these girls.
Thank you,
Seye Joseph
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