Monday September 30, 2024.
If you live in the same country as I do, then you’ll no doubt be aware that there is a lot of evil doing happening here.
When I consider all that’s going on, I cannot help but draw parallels between us and what the Old Testament nation of Israel went through in the period of the judges. We are repeatedly told that Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord by serving foreign gods, which angered God. The result? God “gave them over” to oppression. And isn’t oppression the right word to describe what’s happening to our children, our payslips and farm produce?
But every time Israel turned back to God and cried out for help, the Lord sent a leader who would lead them in pushing back the oppressive enemies. Then the land would have peace until the people again turned away from God. And thus the pattern goes throughout the book of Judges.
Now, it’s easy for us to point fingers at our leaders and call them greedy and all sorts of other names. However, we too need to look inwards to check on the state of our hearts. What is our relationship to money? Who, between Jesus and money are you serving? Who, between the two has more influence over your choices? Is your top priority to accumulate wealth on earth (where moth & vermin destroy), or to store up treasure in heaven?
These are questions I have had to grapple with recently. And I was shocked to find out that my desire to grow financially was deeper than my desire to submit to Jesus and put Him first in my life. It was a painful and heartbreaking realisation to discover that my heart was just as flawed as those I criticised, all while believing I was one of the ‘good ones.’
Today, I invite you to do some introspection . . .
See, when you and I acknowledge that we are just as greedy for wealth as our leaders are, then truly repent; that will initiate the change Kenya needs. When we commit to serving God and not money, God will hear our cry and push back the oppression.
You and I hold the key to turning things around. The question is — will you use the key?