GOD'S WORD ON NIGERIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

In Pastor Bosum Emmanuel’s message to the church released in 2014, he warned Nigerian Christians not to make the mistake of digging the grave of the church with their thumbs. He meant that Nigerian Christians should not vote into office politicians who might emasculate the church and endanger its existence. His message was loud, clear and direct. He did not mince words.

In the same year, Pastor Tunde Bakare also predicted that the selection of Pastor Yemi Osinbajo as running mate to a presidential candidate would divide the Nigerian church. Now that the presidential election has been won and lost, it is obvious that Nigerian Christians did not heed these warnings.

The Lord gave us a word for the Nigerian church to the effect that it has done exactly what He warned it not to do. We should therefore be ready to reap the consequences of our actions. These consequences shall include the emasculation of the church and the denigration of the name of the Lord.  

The Lord gave us 1 Samuel 8 as scriptural basis for this message. The passage refers to the days that judges ruled in Israel and the people asked for a king so that they would be like other nations around them. God was displeased with their request as He was already their King. God sent Prophet Samuel to plead with them to drop their request and to warn them that an earthly king would thoroughly maltreat them. The people insisted and God reluctantly acceded to their request by giving them Saul as king.

A similar scenario is playing out in Nigeria right now. We have voted with our thumbs for the President that we prefer without bothering about God’s voice and God has granted our request. Christians should therefore brace up to face the unpleasant consequences of their actions in the 2015 presidential election.

PLATEAU INDIGENOUS INDEPENDENT MINISTERS’ ASSOCIATION (PIIMA)

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01 April, 2015