I listened to the words of Rev. Musa Asake, the Sec. Gen. of CAN, in the radio interview that I posted above and I wept.
He
has told us exactly what happened in Southern Kaduna on Christmas eve
and on Christmas day and it is simply barbaric. He has also told us what
lies ahead if we do not sit up.
I thank God that we have
Christian leaders like him who have the courage to speak out and tell
the world the bitter truth. O Lord help us and help our brothers and
sisters in Southern Kaduna.
I implore you to find the time to
spend a few minutes to listen to the interview. To those that don't give
a damn and that believe it doesn't matter I say the following.
You
are shortsighted, ignorant, narrow-minded, insensitive, callous and
very selfish. As Rev. Asake rightly said, those of us from the south
should get ready because the Fulani killers and herdsmen are coming
there too and they have a master plan!
Yet few understand the gravity of the situation or even care.
The
Nigerian people are so weak, so battered, so bruised, so stoic, so
trusting, so naïve, so ready to accept injustice, so gullible, so
uninspired, so uninspiring, so fearful, so faithless, so incapable of
being couragous and standing up for truth.
They are like the
proverbial frog that is slowly boiled to death in a pot of hot water.
They just sit there, doing and saying nothing until death comes.
They
will wait forever for God to deliver them forgetting that God has
already deposited everything that they need in them to enable them to
deliver themselves.
The ability to joyfully accept barbarity,
wickedness injustice and to merrily tolerate evil and tyranny is NOT a
virtue. It is a curse.
For those that do not see it that way please consider the words of Rev. Martin Luther King.
He said,
'COWARDICE
asks the question: is it safe? EXPEDIENCY asks the question: is it
political? VANITY asks the question: is it popular? But CONSCIENCE asks
the question: is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a
position that is neither safe, nor political, nor popular - but one must
take it simply because it is right'.
May the Lord grant us the courage and the strength to resist injustice and wickedness and to stand up for what is right.
May
He give us a strong resolve and the fortitude to stand up for the weak,
the helpless, the dull, the vulnerable, the young, the elderly and all
those that are being subjected to genocide, persecution and injustice.
2017
is a year of miracles, blessings and breakthroughs for those who know
and trust Him. It is our year of abundance and final victory over evil.
Have
faith, be happy and be strong. Despite the challenges, the difficulties
and all the noise God will make all things beautiful. The night may be
dark and filled with sorrow but joy comes in the morning.
My love
and words of encouragement go out to our Christian brothers and sisters
in Southern Kaduna particularly who have just been subjected to ethnic
cleansing and genocide by the Fulani militants and herdsmen backed by
government security agents and the military.
May the souls of all
those that were slaughtered rest in peace. May God heal the wounds of
their loved ones and all those that they left behind and may He
strengthen and avenge them speedily.
God will never abandon or
forsake them or indeed any of us. Help is on the way, hang on to His
sure word and hold on to His promise. Our God is mighty and He will
surely deliver. Happy new year. Shalom!"
(FEMI FANI-KAYODE, DECEMBER 30th 2016).
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