And thou shalt love the LORD thy
God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee
forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. Deuteronomy 6: 5
& 12 KJV
What makes a
people great? How are you going to make sure you are great in your own right
and sustain it? How are you going to make sure that your children are great and
live a life of greatness?
What makes
it possible for a man to boast about 6 million people? What makes USA, United
Kingdom, Singapore great? A lot of this nations were not great initially but
over time they have achieved greatness.
1.
A united people with a common vision, one voice
and a common goal
2.
A people must agree on their understanding and
their basis for religious service. An agreement to believe in a common deity.
USA – in God we trust; Singapore – no deity; Israel – Jehovah; United Kingdom –
Christianity; these nations were built upon one common agreement in religious
service.
3.
A nation that is going to be great must be teachable,
educated and knowledgeable; its people must be exposed to the knowledge to be
great
4.
A great people with a great heart that think
beyond themselves; who care for other people, who love their neighbor more than
themselves.
5.
A great nation is made up of people with a
willingness to work hard to use to the best of our abilities the favours and
gifts we have been endowed with by God.
Nigeria was
a nation designed to fail. The leaders where given a plan that would not work.
But Nigeria can be great! Coming together to one people and the nation is
greater than the people living in Nigeria.
A great
nation is built upon a common goal. The great countries, china, United Kingdom,
United States of America, Singapore are nations that have a common voice; one
that is greater as a unit than the people.
There is no
feeling of nationality, togetherness and living as one in Nigeria. We still
think as individual tribes, language, culture instead of as a nation. Moses
said, “Hear o Israel”; In Israel it was the nation first before the tribes.
Unless we
can get rid of those things that separate us, we will continue to be ruled by
the leaders that will keep separating us.
This is why
Moses said, “Hear O Israel”. God spoke to one man – Abraham in Genesis 12 verse
1. God spoke to him and said, I will make of thee a great nation.
Everywhere
we have great nations, its people have agreed to have one believe and to be
united in their belief. What are you going to leave behind to make sure your
children are enlightened?
Righteousness
exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Proverbs 14: 34 (NKJV). 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. 2 Chronicles
7: 14 (KJV).
Lands cannot
be healed and in peace if we do not agree on a common goal. This is why the
bible says to not be unequally yoked.
