… A
generation to X’tinction…
Proverbs 13
Vs 22a
A good man
leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: … stopp!
Praise God!
The above quoted scripture provoked these thought of mine:
“Our fathers left us an inheritance, our parents devoured it without a thought;
no! Not about our off springs”. What a shame!
Looking back two generations backwards; with my own family as
a reference, reminds me of the so called good old days, when the “men” of this
day (now so called Senior Citizens) were children and toddlers and our
grandparents were in-fact the “fathers” then. The days of the cocoa pyramids of
the South-West states of Nigeria, the groundnut pyramids of the Northern states
and the oil of the East-Midwest axis states – the Niger Delta.
Our parents have
devoured the prosperity of yesteryears and have given us in return
unemployment, poverty, hunger, institutionalized corruption, nepotism and a
decayed educational system and social infrastructure. What a shame!
For the problems of this country, I look at my father only
with disdain …
“Look at what your
generation has done to the educational sector of this country after you partook
of the free education scheme of those days”.
“Look at what your generation has done to labor
and productivity when you had a job waiting for you at the completion of your
education”.
“See how you and your colleagues had plundered
the economy of this nation after you enjoyed the plenty of those days”.
If you ask me, the situation is not different in the church
place- itself a reflection of the society-
the wealth of spiritual prosperity – posterity left behind by the fathers, the Azusa
street revival, the revival of the 1930’s in Nigeria respectively that introduced new streams of
thought into Christianity the world over; is now corrupt! No thanks to our
parents – the in-thing is now financial
prosperity at the expense of Spiritual prosperity.
Guyzs! We’re drinking polluted waters!
The corruption is so
deep-seated even within the families of the clergy (like the High Priest of the
days of the Apostles!) not to talk of their congregants! Corruption!
Corruption!! Corruption!!! Everywhere ... a sure signs of the times!
If you have not been infected with the cankerworm of
corruption, I bless God on your behalf; I think we better start a process of
re-building the nations! Starting right from our homes!
Teach your children well and tell them the truth … we can by
this lay a solid foundation for generations yet unborn.
I see a new
Africa, a new Nigeria, a new world in the hands of God; where a glorious future
awaits our children.
AMEN!
@Rev. Richie ’Bidemi
Olu-Davies. Nigeria.
All quotes from the
scriptures were taken from the King James Version of the Holy Bible. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED.
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