First, let me state unequivocally that I
neither voted for PMB nor agreed with those who did. I thought an entirely
different person was what Nigeria needed & neither GEJ nor PMB fit that
bill. However, having voted him in, I am astounded at how a number of Nigerians
have so quickly turned around to berate “change”, all because of economic
difficulties. Some have even gone so far as to say that Nigeria was better off
under the previous administration. What?! Have we so soon forgotten what we suffered in
Egypt? Are we now, like Israel in the wilderness, so eager to go back to Egypt;
to cucumbers & onions (Exodus 11:5)? Are we going to murmur and grumble all
through the wilderness journey?
PMB may not be a Christian, but like Cyrus, I believe he has been raised by God to fulfill His counsel
(Isaiah 45:4); raised as a Moses to bring this nation out of bondage. After his
victory at the polls, these words kept ringing in my heart: calling…..the man that executes my counsel
from a far country (Isaiah 46:11). God was saying to Israel that His
counsel would stand, one way or another, even through unexpected channels.
Though human beings voted him in, I believe he is God’s minister for our good
(Romans 13:4). This attitude of bad-mouthing & criticizing the government
from a distance has not, is not & will never do us any good.
There is a place for constructive criticism,
but it is not in the confines of our homes, offices, churches & places of
business. We need platforms. There is a place for positive action. There is
also a place for prayer & for blessing our nation. This is a reminder, a
call to arms. God needs men in this country who will use their mouths to call
in the answers to prayer. We prayed for this country when elections approached.
We rejoiced at the elections & the results of it. Have we so soon returned
to the old GMC (grumbling, murmuring & complaining)? Blessing this nation
goes against our culture, training & conditioning; but we can retrain
ourselves & recondition ourselves. We can be established in the kingdom
culture by the renewing of our minds with God’s Word (Romans 12:2).
Do not be like the average Nigerian who knows
how to grumble, murmur & complain. Do not be like the average Nigerian
Christian who prays for Nigeria (when he remembers) and then turns around and
curses Nigeria by his daily conversations. There is a greater call, a
higher responsibility. We are righteousness, we exalt Nigeria (Proverbs 14:34).
It is exalted by our blessing (Proverbs 11:11). My message here is NOT “give PMB
time”. Make no mistake about it, we can find ourselves in worse condition in
2019 than we were last year. It’s not a function of PMB per se. It’s a function
of the body of Christ. God holds us responsible (1Timothy 2:1&2).
The message is and will always remain three-fold:
prayer, prophecy & politics (PPP). It’s time to take our place in prayer
and in blessing Nigeria with our words continually. It’s also time to take
action. I believe God is bringing the Nigerian church into economic power as a
prelude to political power. If we don’t see it, we’ll just keep bad-mouthing
the prophets God has sent to usher His people into higher realms of prosperity
(2Chronicles 20:20). Financial prosperity as an end in itself makes neither
natural nor spiritual sense; but as a tool for propagating the gospel &
taking political power, it makes strategic God-sense. God is raising Daniels,
Josephs; you take your place in your assignment.
I see a Nigerian church that is as powerful in
the Senate as it is in the mission field. I see anointed politicians, as
conscious of their heavenly calling as the bishops are. I see Aso Rock being
taken as Caleb took the mountain. I see state houses occupied by Spirit-led
sons of God, visionary men & women; well-groomed leaders operating under
the influence of the Spirit of wisdom. That is the future, but there’s
something we’ve got to do in the now: stop the GMC, start the PPP.
Shalom!
