A Call to Repentance.

Greetings my fellow countymen There is so much pressure, excitement and expectation in the air in Zimbabwe right now. A lot of people are talking about the elections, the candidates and the various possible outcomes. Many are engaged in discussing the legitimacy of Simba Makoni while others are looking to Morgan Tsvangirai to win this time around and some even suggesting that should he lose it would be noble of him to quit politics. This period truly reminds me of a period in my incaceration. I can never forget the feelings of disappointment and state of hopelessness as the news of the results of the 2002 elections filtered through the prison walls. Well I will talk about this later. The elections, many will agree with me, maybe an opportune time for change in Zimbabwe to create the better future that we all so yearn for and rebuild the land. Though I have my doubts about the current constitution, I see many placing their hope in and keeping their fingers crossed over this election. I would like to divert your attention from this election for a little while and draw your attention to other matters of improtance. The Bible Book of Psalms in Chapter 127 verse 1 says that " Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain." This is true about our beautiful land Zimbabwe, we cannot of our own will, strength and effort archieve any meaningful change. Yes they maybe change in leaders or government, but for there to be tangible economic revival, social transformation and political democracy,much more than just the role of political parties and the politicians is needed. There is much to be done than just the noble work executed by civil society. Because these remain just but our efforts within our wisdom;there is need for us as a people to collectively call upon the Lord to build this Zimbabwe that we wish and dream about. Otherwise the work that many do is only about self aggrandisement and no further. Time has come my fellow countrymen for us all to look elsewhere for our redemption. We can no longer look to the West or the East or in SADC or the A.U nor the U.N to save us from this turmoil. We can no longer continue to look upto learned politicians,economists and scientists to come up with a miraculous invention to drive us out of this misery. As rightly put in the Bible Book of Isaiah chapter 2 verse 22, "Cease to trust in [weak,frail,and dying]man, whose breath is in his nostrils [for so short a time];in what sense can he be counted as having intrinsic worth? The Bible Book of Isaiah perfectly puts in perspective the benefits of taking a course of action that takes away our trust in man and places it somewhere as I will reveal later. Isaiah 26 verse 3 and 4 we find the following words "You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, becasue he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him,lean on Him, hope confidently to Him)forever; for the Lord is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages]". In chapter 30 verse 15 it says "For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returniong [to Me] and resting [in Me] you shall be saved; in quiteness and in [trusting] confidence shall be your strength".These words for me are a founding principle upon which a nation can be founded; they represent a fundamental truth for any man who is serious about achieving the dreams for a better Zimbabwe. Where is your mind, who or in what do you trust, where does your strength come from? Surely if it is not in and from God we are lost.But if we come to God and wait for Him, we will change,have our strength renewed and the power to run and not faint, to labor and reap the fruits of our labor as interestingly put it Isaiah 40 verse 31. Fellow countrymen, we have sinned before God and need His Salvation before we as a county can BECOME. Romans 3 verse 23 says it all that we have and sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. We have walked in our wisdom, consulted spirit mediums, offered gifts and prayers to the dead. We have killed the innocent,we have raped the daughters of the land, we have ill treated the foreigner, we have dealt corruptly, we have persecuted the just and the innocent, we have short changed the poor, we supressed and oppressed, we have placed our hope in man, we have not sought the Lord our God and have forsaken His ways. We have indeed sinned, none of us can ever say they have not sinned - we have in various ways and differing degrees. But here lies the hope, that God gave us His son for salvation and the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus Christ proclaimed that He came not for the righteous nor the well but for the sinners and the sick [see Luke 5 vs 32]. Jesus Christ implored us to respond to his call to repentance and not hardern our hearts when He makes such a call [see Hebrews 3 vs 15]. Do not depair my fellow countrymen for Christ is our hope and God the Rock of our Salvation. It is said of Jesus in Hebrews 7 verse 25 "Therefore He is able also to save to the uttermost (completely, perfectly,finally, and for all time and eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He is always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for them." Come my brothers, come my sisters, from all walks of life, from all ages, from all tribes and races. Come let us repent of our sins - those that we know we have commited and those that we know have been committed by others [maybe by those in leadership]in our land. Come let us say to God we have sinned but we have come that you may cleanse us as a people of all this unrighteousness, that you may cleanse and heal our land. Come my fellow countrymen, let us commit ourselves to our God in this prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you that you have made me realise that I am a sinner. I come to you as I am in the name of your son Jesus Christ. I this day and this moment repent of my sins and the sins of my forefathers. I repent of the sins that have been committed in my mother land. Lord have mercy on me and give me strength, power and your wisdom that I may live a life worthy of your calling. Help my in my weaknesses and faults. I pray that you may heal me and my motherland. I come to Christ and recieve Him in my life as Saviour and King of my life. Lord Jesus I ask you intercede for me and my country before God the Father, that all may be well with my soul and my motherland. I put my trust and hope in you God for my life and the land of Zimbabwe. In Jesus' name - AMEN !!!! Thank you for praying this prayer. I invite you to seek a Bible believing Church that preaches and practices the truths of God and Jesus Christ. I encourage you to buy a Bible and read and believe what it says because it contains the Word of God. Thank you for visiting this blog. Tell others about it. May all the Glory, Praise and Adoration be to God our Father - AMEN !!!!!!