NATION-BUILDING STARTS WITH YOU

31st OCTOBER 2022

^“ God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” –  Genesis 1:28

In recent times, men, women of honour and religious leaders worldwide have preached NATION BUILDING.  Nation Building means a total eradication of disease, ignorance and poverty from the nations in which we are citizens and ensuring that humanity takes maximum advantage of the natural and human resources that God has bestowed upon us.  

Some have argued that the total eradication of disease, ignorance, and poverty from a nation is a utopia and cannot be achieved on earth. But as a spirit, – being which I am created to be, I do not doubt that God has called his people to embrace the utopia because He says, “go into the world, multiply and subdue it”! Therefore, you do have dominion over everything around you, all to the glory of God. 

But quite devastating is the fact that rather than take dominion on earth, and subdue evil, man has continuously allowed evil to thrive, thereby causing the displacement of humanity by about 70%.  Presently, many are dislocated from the beauty and happiness that God wants us to have.  Consequently, so many nations continue to witness atrocities, violence, racism, and upheavals, some of which have left severe dents and cracks on all aspects of human existence. A clear example of these upheavals is the wanton killing of human beings during terrorists attacks, racial sentiments and communal clashes.

Also happening same time is corruption in government and deliberate plundering of state resources. The effect of this unwholesome situation is that human and material resources have continued to dwindle with only a very few percentage of the populace having access to basic necessities of life.

What should be the attitude of every Christian? First, you have to understand that prayers alone won’t build the nation for us; but in addition to prayers, you must be ready to free yourselves from slavery and the downward trends.

 Beloved, Nation Building starts with you!  Your spiritual growth and your mental acceleration are key factors in building your nation. A nation cannot develop beyond its people’s mental and spiritual capacity, for there is no nation except the human species that makes up the nation!

Secondly, you must be poised to make sacrifices for the good of your country in the match to nation-building. How? By deliberately letting go of falsehood, trickery, revenge, and wanton plundering of human and material resources. 

 Third, you must strive at all times to restore harmony, peace and good governance in your country by voting the right persons into office; pray for the good of the nation.

Fourth, recognize GOOD and lend your voice to everything good, no matter how faint your voice might seem. Endeavour to speak against every social, moral, and economic vice.  You must also be bold to show perfect examples for others to follow.  Only by these attitudes coming from you as an individual would you be able to make a viable contribution to the restoration of harmony, balance, and productivity to a deprived Nation.

Therefore beloved, in the chaotic crucible of our times, you must not be neutral at all. While praying for God’s divine intervention, with a clear conscience, always uphold the truth by holding our leaders accountable to their avowed responsibilities while also praying for the strength to contribute your quota to nation-building!

 PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, please give me the strength and the wisdom to uphold the truth at all times and be ready to make a sacrifice for growth in my country.  AMEN

FURTHER READING: I Timothy 2:1-2; Jeremiah 29:7; Ezekiel 22:30; Genesis 9:1