Right now in Nigeria, it seems to be all about APC and PDP (seems nobody’s talking about my candidate from KOWA party)! Anyways, that’s not what this is about. This is about the real government, not the one that we’re planning to vote in or out on February 14 (happy Val’s day in advance, by the way). This is not about a government of the people, by the people, for the people (which is a great thing), but this is about a government of God, through the people (the body of Christ), for the kingdom. Hear what God said through Isaiah, prophesying about Jesus: “the GOVERNMENT will be upon His shoulder….Prince of peace….of the increase of His GOVERNMENT and peace there will be no end….” (Isaiah 9:6&7). One day, Jesus will come back physically and rule the earth from Jerusalem, that day is not yet here. Right now, however, Satan is the god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4, 1 John 5:19). Yet, even NOW, the rulership, dominion and kingdom of the Prince of peace on earth is effected through His body, His Church, human beings who have become one with Him (1 Corinthians 6:17, Matthew 28:18).
I was in a meeting on Friday night and the preacher said “if you are still thinking it’s all about APC & PDP, you haven’t gotten it”. That got me thinking! Make no mistakes, we DO need to go out there on February 14 and vote, we need to do all we can to see that the right leaders are sworn in on May 29, but that is not where the real government is! The bible says in Daniel 4:32 that the Most High rules in the affairs of men, now what God has done in Christ Jesus is to seat you and I with Him and give us the authority to legislate/preside in matters that relate to the earth, therefore He says in Psalm 82:6 that we are gods (the original Hebrew language says “magistrates”), we are sons of the Most High (actually, seated with the Most High in His authority). If you did not know this before, know it now! If you had forgotten, be reminded now…..
We are IN CHARGE of this nation because God put US in charge!
We are responsible for where this nation is right now and where it will be in 2019, regardless of who wins the election (Christian or Muslim, male or female, Northerner or Southerner)! We are responsible for the way things “work out” because things don’t just “work out”, PEOPLE make them “work out” through their words and actions (or inactions).
God is not going to wave His hand and fix the problems of Nigeria, it’s THE GOVERNMENT OF FAITH that will do it. This faith is first a SPEAKING faith, then a DOING faith. By the BLESSING of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown or destroyed by the MOUTH of the wicked (Proverbs 11:11). We have allowed the devil to manipulate us for far too long, tricking us into cursing our nation, our leaders and ourselves while we think we are just “saying it as it is”. BUT NOT ANYMORE! We are kings, we rule by decrees, through our words, the life of God will dominate in this nation (Romans 5:17, Proverbs 18:21). Everyday we live, we’re going to bless this country, sowing LIFE into its foundations and atmosphere, and we’re going to reap LIFE. Like I said, this faith is also a DOING faith. It’s a “boots-on-the-ground faith”. It’s a faith that wakes up every morning and takes the right actions to create a Nigeria we can hand over proudly to our children. It’s a faith that votes, it’s a faith that refuses to bribe or take bribes, it’s a faith that pays taxes, it’s a faith that gives its best at work, even when the boss is not looking. It’s a faith that treats the poor right. It’s a faith that refuses to litter or jump queues! It’s a faith that WORKS. Lest I forget, it’s also a faith that responds to God’s will, God’s call to politics.
God has put us in charge, let’s begin to think, talk and act like it. The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. Christ is not just Jesus, for Jesus is the head, we are the body of Christ. Jesus has bought Nigeria back with His blood, Nigeria belongs to God! And God is serious about Nigeria, God has a plan for Nigeria, I believe it with every fibre of my being. Find your place in that plan and fulfill it, let your MOUTH and your ACTIONS lift Nigeria……#BEYOND FEBRUARY (or FeBuhari?) 14
Thanks for reading, but more importantly, thanks for believing and DOING! God bless you real good.
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