The beginning of every year is a time filled with expectations, vows and new resolution. This period is always an opportunity for pastors to give divine directions to their followers. Also, it is a time general overseers do come up with themes, which is always designed for the year in view. Some pastors go further to share what they claimed to be ‘God revealed prophecies’ for the nation. This has in time past, generated ‘mixed reaction’ in people. This is because people see some of these prophecies as human calculation.
The anticipated 2017 is here and it won’t be interesting without the fairytales statement called ‘prophecy’ by some men of God because this has been our culture in this religious society of ours where men of God dish out different prophecies to the populace in order to wet their appetite about the forthcoming event to unfold in the year. This year is not an exception, as many prophecies has been said by various pastors and it is on record again just like this concluded previous year. Going by what happened last year (2016). Some prophecies were also said, of which that year is over now and those things prophesied about that year has gone unfulfilled just like Nigeria budget.
As a Christian, I so much believe there exist men of God who are truly called by God, although some are convinced into the profession by their personal instincts or circumstances but unfortunately they all add the prefixes ‘Pastor’ to their names which makes it difficult to separate the yolk from the albumen. This piece is not targeted or directed at any pastor because as a good Christian i believe in the bible passage that says ” Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm” (1 chronicles 16:22). In line with this, i subscribed to the fact that pastors must be respected as sacred species of God. However, pastors are meant to be the mouthpiece of God and heavenly clued words of God are revealed to them so that they can relate it to people who have not gotten the spiritual gift. Over the years, many things has gone wrong and people now look at prophecy especially for the country as mere prediction because the previous ones prophesied lacks internal validity and since it does not hold water it is mostly seen as nursery rhymes. Nigeria general election and the America election outcome has proved that we have some titled pastors clothed with deceit.
Further, I have tried to evaluate some prophecies that has been said about 2017 and I just can’t stop laughing because they are just contradicting, annoying and un-divine. looking at the way some of these were being structured you will agreed with me it’s another annual exercise. When you see words like ‘some big politicians will die’, ‘the country’s economy we move from recession to depression’, ‘three nollywood top stars will die’ ,’boko haram will strike again’ and so on, one will begin to wonder if this is coming from God or man. As a Christian who is familiar with the Christian manual (bible), we know that God is always specific when he reveals things to believers and if we are to juxtapose word of prophecy said by great men of God in the bible with what some clergy men called prophecy today you will not argue because the difference is clear. God does not speak hypothetically and he will never do. Like i said earlier am not criticizing any pastor here or sounding here like ‘daddy freeze’ but this is just a clarion call to awake people so that they don’t continue to digest chunk feed into their system.
As we continue to live in a world where Christians have been indoctrinated and colonized by church doctrines and not by the principles and preset of the bible, it is imperative for pastors to be careful about what they serve out to their congregation thus it will surely have a great effect on their body, spirit and soul. Frankly speaking, I salute the gut of some pastors speaking base on assumption especially on the state of the nation but at the same time I blame their ignorance which is shrouded in sentiment and guess work.
To wrap up this piece, men of God who are guilty of this should retrace their steps and stop embarrassing themselves because God is not an author of confusion and none of his words will go unfulfilled. Please I beg “una” stop giving us nollywood scripted prophecy and chaff.
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