These past weeks have heightened the strong anticipation I have for my country. I have always being passionate about my nation from my teen years and this has not diminished as I grew older.
My family has been praying with many others that God will appoint the leaders He desires in these coming elections. Irrespective of my personal preferences, I want God to choose His own for Nigeria. Over the last weekend, I thought hard about how God appoints leaders and from my study of the scriptures, the people deserve the leader they get and the leaders deserve the people they have. A corrupt nation cannot lay claim to a righteous leader. Only a repenting people can receive a Godly leadership.
Based on this, I have taken it upon myself not to just pray for God’s selection of leader but to also pray for God’s forgiveness on me and my nation. God can choose a Nebuchadnezzar as His servant if His people continue in sin [Jeremiah 27:6]. If we repent & cry out to Him, He will send righteous leaders.
I ask you to join me in setting aside Thursday March 17, 2011 as a day for fasting & repentance for our Nation.
Our prayer will be this:
1. God forgive us for trusting in anything (Crude Oil) or anyone other than you.
2. God forgive us for believing that we have all it takes to make our nation what You want it to be.
3. God forgive us for keeping You out of our daily lives – we stopped choosing men based on what is right but based on what we see religion, tribe, sex etc.
4. God give us eyes that see and ears that hear so we can know what is right at all times.
5. God give us the leaders on your heart that will love justice and hate evil leading with integrity of heart and passion for what is right.
I believe that as we become the generation on our knees, God will restore our land and make us a people for His Glory.
Please send any questions you have about what I’m doing and why I’m doing it to tsolakin@yahoo.com. I will try to respond as quickly as I can to them. If you believe in this humbling of ourselves before God, then I ask you please send this information to as many as you can so we can all join together in praying for our country. You can change whatever text you find disagreeable before sending this out but please – LET’S PRAY
Let's return to the LORD. He has torn us to shreds, but He will bandage our wounds and make us well. In two or three days He will heal us and restore our strength that we may live with Him. Let's do our best to know the LORD. His coming is as certain as the morning sun; He will refresh us like rain renewing the earth in the springtime. Hosea 6:1-3
We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
Oh spirit, come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
Oh Lord, we cast down our idols
So give us clean hands, and give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
And give us clean hands, and give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
O God let us be a generation that seeks
That seeks your face O God of Jacob
O God let us be a generation that seeks
Who seeks your face O God of Jacob
Give us clean hands by Charlie Hall (© 2000 worshiptogether.com songs/Six Steps Music)
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