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
If everybody in Nigeria went through life with the fear of
God; acting and living every day with the knowledge that there is a God that
sees all we do and will judge us accordingly, then we will fear God. Before we take any action, we should first make an enquiry
on what God’s position will be with the action we are about to take.
A committed people who have a desire to be great are also
responsible for the greatness that we seek for the nation. Before the leaders
can be good, the people themselves must be good.
In Nigeria we need a
- Reorientation of our mind
- People that think beyond themselves
- An educated people
- People with a mind for greatness
People are destroyed not because of poverty or wealth but
because of a lack of knowledge. The lack or limited education is a ploy that
keeps people in darkness.
When God said to the children of Israel that He would bring
them out of bondage to a land flowing with milk and honey; He was speaking of
two things
- Milk of wisdom at an early age. God was saying to the children of Israel at the early age of their nation He would give them the heavenly knowledge and information that would strengthen them for greatness
- Honey is something that the bee creates that provides sweetness, healing and productivity. The Lord was saying that He will give them therapeutic ability to create things. They will be able to turn raw materials into goods.
China has been able to harvest the honey of their nation and
Nigeria can do this at a greater level.
The problem with Nigeria is instead of fighting a common
enemy, we are fighting each other. Our enemy is not our fellow Nigerian; it is
not the man from another tribe. Our enemies are the people restricting us from
living as one, the people that have enslaved us mentally.
Nigeria needs people/citizens with a unity of mind and
purpose. A coming together of people with a common vision.
Total obedience to the will of God, a righteous people.
If my
people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7: 14 KJV.
Righteousness must begin with you. You must not bribe people
nor insist on being bribed. You must teach your children to live right. You must
not go being wicked to other people. You must not go raising dust all over the
place.
We need to empower people. We need to have a true Christian church
that fears god. We need to have a people that has the right mind. You need to
be the change that you require.
