I came across this article, though long but thought provoking and a food for thought.
I didn't bother to check out the author but I believe it's necessary for us christains to read and act.

We need, as a church, to arise and act, maybe in some groups like hosue fellowships and other church groups.

Lets discuss, what do you think?

LET IT BEGIN FROM D CHURCHES!!

Nigeria is an incredible country.
I mean, it is one country where millions are suffering and thousands spend every weekend celebrating one thing or the other, spending millions of naira that are not available to the suffering millions. Nigeria is comparable to the United States in one  aspect: we always talk "ests." I mean, we have the largest, smallest, richest, best, meanest of so many things. If we are not the happiest nation in the world, we are the nation with the most number of PhD degree holders. In Nigeria, we have some of the poorest people who have some of the biggest smile anywhere but we also have perhaps the largest untapped oil and gas reserves that have helped fueled the reign of the meanest set of rulers.

You see what I mean?

A couple of years back, Nigeria maintained she had broken world records by convening the largest gathering of Christians anywhere and also to have built the largest Church building in the world. We literally gush at such reports. As someone who was born in Nigeria, and a Pastor of a local church in the United States, the positive spins  make impressive news.

However, personally, I believe that the most appropriate label for Nigeria is that she is a nation with a large Christian population, largest Church edifice, a Christian President, a huge number of big name churches and Pastors all over BUT with the least positive influence on society. I once heard what Dr. Okey Onuzo said in his address to a local congregation in Nigeria: if what we have presently in Nigeria is what we call a revival, then we are in trouble. That's right Doctor!

Was it really God?

I woke up and for a minute was wondering why I could hear school kids playing, then in a rush, it hit me as I looked at my clock and discovered it was 6.50am taking into cognizance that I resume at 7:30am, I live on the mainland and work on the Island. Getting to work early seemed very herculean.

“Please Father I pray there’s a miracle available for me because I need to get to work on time” I prayed as I sprinted into the bathroom. I finally got to CMS bus stop at about 7:15am and was faced with the regular CMS traffic, and then something happened, the driver of the commuter bus I boarded suddenly climbed onto the shoulder of the road and drove confidently to the very end of the traffic jam which left the traffic officials gaping.

We spent about 10 minutes in CMS and I got to work on the dot of 7:30am. I was ecstatic and began praising the Lord.

Later in day as I remembered the morning incident, I realized that the driver broke every rule of the traffic law, which indeed was very unchristian, but it seemed that it was the only way I could get to work early.

This brought me to the enigmatic question? Was it really God? Does God use “unchristian ways” to sometimes rescue his children?

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