And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the
land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to
give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,…. Then beware lest
thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from
the house of bondage. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and
shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 6: 10, 12 & 13 KJV
When God was going to create the country Israel, He spoke to one man. When God wanted to create the human race, He created one man. He then gave him a command to go and replenish the earth.
God spoke to Abraham, “Get thee out of your father’s house and I will make of thee a great nation. I will bless you, make your name great and you will be a blessing. I will bless them that bless you and curse them that curse you and in you every nation will be blessed”.
Greatness is made. It goes through a process of manufacture and not automation. The church doesn’t know this. The church has become a place where people are being told they do not need to do anything but can expect wealth. God is not a magician; he will not do the things man is supposed to do.
If we do what we are supposed to do, then He will do what He alone can do. Greatness is made and not created. One of the challenges in the world today is that you see a lot of people grumbling and complaining about the world, the country or their home. Things will not change unless we make the move. It is God that makes a nation great but man must do the things he need to do for the nation to become great.
God made the nation of Israel and as a young nation He spoke to them in Deuteronomy 6: 7 – 15.
What makes a nation great?
- The love of God; the fear of God and a respect to human kind
- A committed people ready to build the nation
- United people with a common vision
One of the challenges in Nigeria today is that there is no respect for who God is. The primary point of division in our nation today is the issue of religion. We do not know who is the one true God. If we love God and fear HIM, we will respect man. Even in church people don’t fear God; you find people in church doing all sort of things against the law and commands of God.
