WATCH WHAT YOU SOW INTO NIGERIA
A SOLEMN WORD TO GOD’S TRUE SERVANTS AND HIS ELECT IN NIGERIA
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” — GALATIANS 6:7
There is a word of the Lord that must be heard by those who call themselves servants of God, prophets, intercessors, watchmen, and the elect of God in Nigeria.
The Lord is saying: BE CAREFUL. WATCH WHAT YOU ARE SOWING INTO THIS NATION.
Stop joining the bandwagon of those whose only language concerning Nigeria is:
“Nigeria is bad.”
“Nigeria is finished.”
“Nigeria can never change.”
“Nothing good can come out of Nigeria.”
“There is no hope for this country.”
The Lord is saying:
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
You may not understand what you are releasing.
You may not understand what you are sowing.
And you may not understand what future you are helping to create by the words coming out of your mouth.
For Nigeria does not belong to politicians.
Nigeria does not belong to political parties.
Nigeria does not belong to the government of the day.
And Nigeria does not belong to the colonial masters.
NIGERIA BELONGS TO GOD.
The God who created heaven and earth also created the peoples, territories, generations and circumstances within which this nation called Nigeria came into being.
Before Nigeria became Nigeria, God was already God.
Before colonialism, God was there.
Before amalgamation, God was there.
Before independence, God was there.
Before every government, God was there.
Before every political party, God was there.
Whatever we understand or do not understand about the historical formation of this nation, God was not absent from history.
The Word of God declares:
«“The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
— Psalm 24:1»
Therefore, we must be careful.
We are not merely talking about a political entity.
We are speaking over a territory and over a people whom God created.
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WHAT ARE YOU SOWING INTO NIGERIA?
The Word of God says:
«“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
— Galatians 6:7»
This is a spiritual law.
We sow through our words.
We sow through our actions.
We sow through our decisions.
We sow through our attitudes.
We sow through our prayers.
And sometimes, we sow through our inaction.
We sow through what we celebrate.
We sow through what we tolerate.
We sow through what we continually release into the atmosphere.
Jesus said:
«“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”
— Matthew 12:34»
And again:
«“Those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.”
— Matthew 15:18»
So when someone who calls himself a prophet, intercessor or servant of God continually stands before the nation and declares:
“Nigeria is cursed.”
“Nigeria is hopeless.”
“Nigeria can never rise.”
“Nothing good can come out of Nigeria.”
We must ask:
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU SOWING?
You cannot continuously curse the ground and expect to harvest righteousness from it.
You cannot continually speak death over a people and then claim that you are interceding for them.
There is a difference between exposing evil and pronouncing destruction.
There is a difference between confronting wickedness and cursing a nation.
There is a difference between holding leaders accountable and declaring that the entire nation is beyond redemption.
God’s servants must know the difference.
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REMEMBER JEREMIAH AND BABYLON
There is a sobering lesson in the book of Jeremiah.
Judah was under Babylonian domination.
The people wanted deliverance.
They wanted the political situation to change.
They wanted the Babylonian yoke broken.
And then came a prophet called Hananiah.
Hananiah announced that within two years the yoke of Babylon would be broken.
It sounded good.
It sounded hopeful.
It sounded patriotic.
It sounded like the kind of prophecy people wanted to hear.
But it was not what God had said.
God had instructed Jeremiah to tell the people to submit to the king of Babylon and serve him because an appointed period had been established.
Jeremiah 27:6–7 records God’s word concerning Nebuchadnezzar:
«“And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant…”»
And Jeremiah 29:10 says:
«“For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you…”»
Hananiah wanted immediate change.
God had established a process.
Hananiah gave the people the prophecy they wanted to hear.
But God’s word was different.
This should make every genuine prophet tremble.
NOT EVERYTHING THAT SOUNDS GOOD IS GOD’S WORD.
Not every prophecy of immediate breakthrough is from God.
Not every declaration of political change is from God.
Not every message that makes people shout is from God.
And not every message that sounds patriotic is prophetic.
Sometimes the prophetic word is not:
“God will change this immediately.”
Sometimes the prophetic word is:
“Submit. Learn. Repent. Pray. Endure. Build. And wait for God’s appointed time.”
Therefore, if you are going to speak prophetically concerning Nigeria:
HEAR GOD BEFORE YOU SPEAK FOR GOD.
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IF YOU ARE A PROPHET, THEN ACT LIKE ONE
If you truly believe that a government is wrong, go to God first.
Pray.
Intercede.
Seek understanding.
And where God gives you access, speak to leaders directly.
Tell them the truth.
Correct them.
Warn them.
Counsel them.
Help them.
Pray for them.
Do not merely take your prophetic authority to social media to publicly humiliate those in authority.
The Bible does not command us to curse those in authority.
It commands us to pray.
«“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority…”
— 1 Timothy 2:1–2»
We pray.
We intercede.
We warn.
We confront evil where necessary.
We seek righteousness.
But we do not become professional distributors of bitterness.
If you call yourself a prophet, remember that your prophetic authority was not given to you to perform before an audience.
It was given to you to serve the purposes of God.
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WE DO NOT WRESTLE AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD
The Scripture says:
«“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world…”
— Ephesians 6:12»
Then why have God’s people become experts at fighting flesh and blood?
Why have we become experts at insulting politicians?
Why have we become experts at mocking leaders?
Why do we spend hours attacking people while spending minutes praying for them?
If you understand spiritual warfare, you understand that the person sitting in a seat of authority is not necessarily the ultimate source of the battle.
Isaiah gives us another dimension of this mystery:
«“He meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so…”
— Isaiah 10:7»
There are times when people in authority become instruments within larger purposes and powers that they themselves may not fully understand.
That does not excuse wickedness.
It does not remove accountability.
It does not mean evil should be celebrated.
But it means the Church must learn how to fight the real battle.
SOME BATTLES ARE WON ON OUR KNEES.
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THE CHURCH MUST LOOK WITHIN
And here is another uncomfortable truth.
We have spent so much time discussing the rottenness in government that we have forgotten to examine the rottenness within organized Christianity.
We complain about corruption in government while tolerating corruption in the Church.
We condemn political manipulation while tolerating spiritual manipulation.
We condemn greed in public office while celebrating greed in religious office.
We condemn people who exploit the poor while religious institutions exploit the vulnerable.
We condemn political propaganda while becoming prophecy dispensers without commitment to God and His cause.
The Church must repent.
Nigeria does not need another generation of Christians who know how to complain.
NIGERIA NEEDS SERVANTS WHO KNOW HOW TO INTERCEDE.
Nigeria needs men and women who can stand before God and say:
“Lord, have mercy upon this land.”
Nigeria needs people who can enter the gates of government with wisdom.
Nigeria needs people who can influence policy without losing their righteousness.
Nigeria needs believers who can enter business, education, media, law, technology, agriculture, diplomacy and government and carry the character of Christ into those places.
THAT IS NATION BUILDING.
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THE MOST HIGH RULES IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN
There is another truth we must recover:
THE MOST HIGH RULES IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN.
He gives authority to whom He chooses.
He removes whom He chooses.
He raises whom He chooses.
He allows kingdoms to rise and kingdoms to fall.
Daniel declared:
«“He removeth kings, and setteth up kings.”
— Daniel 2:21»
And again:
«“The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.”
— Daniel 4:17»
This does not mean every ruler is righteous.
It does not mean everything a government does is God’s perfect will.
It does not mean we should excuse injustice.
It means something deeper:
Human beings are not sovereign.
Governments are not sovereign.
Political parties are not sovereign.
Colonial powers are not sovereign.
Economic powers are not sovereign.
GOD IS SOVEREIGN.
There is what God permits.
There is what God purposes.
There is what God accomplishes through human choices.
And there is much that we do not understand while we are standing in the middle of history.
This is why we must stop judging God’s entire purpose by the present appearance of things.
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THIS IS NOT HOW WE WANTED IT
Perhaps this is one of the greatest lessons Nigeria must learn.
THIS IS NOT HOW WE WANTED IT.
But God’s purposes have never been limited to how human beings wanted things to happen.
Go back through history.
Go back through Scripture.
Look at Joseph.
His brothers did not intend God’s purpose.
Yet Joseph eventually said:
«“Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.”
— Genesis 50:20»
Look at Moses.
Look at David.
Look at Israel.
Look at Babylon.
Look at Cyrus.
Look at the rise and fall of kingdoms.
Look at the nations that became instruments in God’s dealings with His people.
Look at the cross itself.
Human beings thought they were destroying God’s plan.
They were actually participating in the fulfilment of it.
That is the mystery of divine sovereignty.
Therefore, go back to history.
Study what God does.
Look at how He does it.
Look at the people He uses.
Look at the people He removes.
Look at the circumstances He permits.
Look at things that appear to be disasters in one generation and become instruments of purpose in another.
And then look at the final outcome.
GOD REMAINS GOD.
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THERE ARE ELECT IN NIGERIA
Romans 11:7 says:
«“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”»
There is a people whom God has preserved for His purposes.
And I say this carefully:
THERE ARE ELECT IN NIGERIA.
There are people God has been preparing in obscurity.
There are people He has taken through fire.
There are people He has broken, tested, disciplined and refined.
There are people who have been prepared through rejection.
Through disappointment.
Through obscurity.
Through wilderness seasons.
Through suffering.
Through waiting.
Through failure.
Through restoration.
Through the furnace.
They are everywhere.
They are in the Church.
They are in the mosque.
They are in government.
They are outside government.
They are in business.
They are in academia.
They are in the professions.
They are among the young.
They are among the old.
They are among those who have no public platform.
Some may not even know yet what God has prepared them for.
But God knows them.
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DO NOT JOIN THE BANDWAGON
Therefore, if you are one of God’s elect:
DO NOT JOIN THE BANDWAGON.
Do not allow social media to recruit your tongue into speaking death.
Do not allow political frustration to turn you into a prophet of destruction.
Do not allow disappointment with government to make you hate your country.
Do not allow the failures of men to make you doubt the sovereignty of God.
Do not confuse the condition of Nigeria with the destiny of Nigeria.
The condition may be ugly.
But God can still have a purpose.
The government may fail.
But God has not failed.
Institutions may be corrupt.
But God has not abdicated His throne.
Men may disappoint.
But God remains faithful.
NIGERIA IS NOT BEYOND GOD’S REACH.
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AND IT SHALL BE ACCORDING TO OUR FAITH
And this is what the Lord is saying:
“BE NOT DECEIVED.”
Whatever you have sown into this nation, you will reap.
Leader or led.
Prophet or follower.
Pastor or member.
Politician or citizen.
Clergy or layman.
Whatever you have sown through your mouth, through your actions, through your decisions, through your attitudes, or even through your inaction—you are sowing something.
And whatever you have sown, you shall reap.
Therefore, be careful what you are planting in Nigeria.
If you sow hatred, what will you harvest?
If you sow bitterness, what will you harvest?
If you sow division, what will you harvest?
If you sow violence, what will you harvest?
If you sow corruption, what will you harvest?
If you sow lies, what will you harvest?
If you sow contempt for authority, what will you harvest?
If you sow rebellion, what will you harvest?
But if you sow prayers, righteousness, mercy, justice, wisdom and love for the nation, what will you harvest?
There is a spiritual law at work.
And it does not ask whether you intended to participate.
You participated by what you said.
You participated by what you did.
You participated by what you refused to do.
You participated by what you celebrated.
You participated by what you tolerated.
You participated by what you continually released into the atmosphere.
Therefore:
BE CAREFUL.
For what you are sowing today may become the environment in which your children and generations after you will live.
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ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH
Jesus said:
«“According to your faith be it unto you.”
— Matthew 9:29»
Let us understand this correctly.
Faith is not merely saying whatever we want to happen.
Faith is believing what God has said and aligning ourselves with His purposes.
Therefore, what is your faith saying about Nigeria?
Are you saying there is no hope?
Or are you saying:
“God, have mercy upon this nation.”
Are you saying Nigeria is finished?
Or are you saying:
“Lord, let Your purpose be fulfilled in this land.”
Are you declaring destruction?
Or are you praying for righteousness to arise?
Let it be according to our faith—but let our faith be anchored in God, not in our emotions, political preferences, disappointments or fears.
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WATCH WHAT YOU SOW
This warning is not merely to politicians.
It is to all of us.
Leader and led.
Prophet and follower.
Church and government.
Rich and poor.
Educated and uneducated.
Those with platforms and those without platforms.
EVERYBODY IS SOWING.
And everybody will eventually encounter the harvest.
So before you post that message, think.
Before you make that declaration, pray.
Before you curse the nation, remember who owns the earth.
Before you condemn an entire generation, remember that God may be preparing a remnant within it.
Before you pronounce the death of Nigeria, ask whether God has finished with Nigeria.
And before you say:
“Nothing good can ever come from this country,”
remember:
YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT GOD HAS HIDDEN IN THIS LAND.
There are elect you have not met.
There are intercessors you have never heard of.
There are builders still in obscurity.
There are Josephs still in prisons.
There are Daniels still in Babylon.
There are Esthers still in the palace.
There are Davids still tending sheep.
There are people God has prepared for a time that has not yet fully arrived.
DO NOT CURSE WHAT GOD MAY BE PREPARING TO USE.
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THE SEVENTIETH YEAR — WATCH THE APPOINTED TIME
And now comes another dimension of this word:
THE SEVENTIETH YEAR.
Remember Babylon.
Remember Jeremiah.
Remember the seventy-year period.
The seventy years were not merely a number.
They represented an appointed season.
There was a time when Judah could not see beyond Babylon.
There was a time when the situation appeared permanent.
There was a time when the people could not imagine the circumstances changing.
But God had already marked an appointed time.
And when that time came:
THE SITUATION CHANGED.
Therefore, I say:
WATCH.
Nigeria is approaching seventy.
Nigeria will be 66 years old on October 1, 2026.
Seventy is not far away.
So I hear this as a call to watchfulness, prayer and discernment concerning the seventieth year.
WATCH THE 70TH YEAR.
Watch for God’s intervention.
Watch for a divine turning.
Watch for restoration.
Watch for a shift.
Watch for what the Almighty may do.
WATCH FOR THE FLIP.
I am not saying that every event around Nigeria’s seventieth year will automatically be God’s intervention.
I am saying:
WATCH.
Pray.
Discern.
Prepare.
Because Scripture shows us that God can allow a situation to continue for an appointed period and then, at the time He has determined, turn the course of history.
What looked permanent can suddenly change.
What appeared impossible can suddenly become possible.
What men could not accomplish can suddenly be accomplished by the hand of God.
Therefore:
WATCH THE SEVENTIETH YEAR.
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BUT WE HAVE FOUR YEARS TO PUT OUR OWN HOUSES IN ORDER
And this is where the word becomes personal.
If Nigeria is 66 in 2026, and seventy is approaching, then we have approximately four years before the seventieth year.
And the Lord is saying:
DO NOT SIT DOWN WAITING FOR THE FLIP.
Do not merely watch the calendar.
Do not merely announce the prophecy.
PREPARE.
Because if we are speaking about divine intervention, then we must ask:
WHAT WILL GOD FIND WHEN HE LOOKS AT OUR OWN HOUSES?
Before we ask God to restore Nigeria:
LET HIM RESTORE US.
Before we ask God to cleanse the nation:
LET HIM CLEANSE HIS CHURCH.
Before we demand righteousness from government:
LET RIGHTEOUSNESS BEGIN IN US.
Before we point fingers at leaders:
LET US EXAMINE OURSELVES.
We have four years to put our own houses in order.
Four years to repent where repentance is required.
Four years to repair broken relationships.
Four years to put our families in order.
Four years to put our ministries in order.
Four years to put our businesses in order.
Four years to put our finances in order.
Four years to put our records in order.
Four years to put our leadership structures in order.
Four years to put our institutions in order.
Four years to train our children.
Four years to raise responsible leaders.
Four years to restore integrity.
Four years to strengthen our prayer lives.
Four years to stop playing Church.
Four years to stop performing Christianity.
Four years to stop being prophecy dispensers without commitment to God and His cause.
FOUR YEARS TO GET OUR HOUSES IN ORDER.
Because what if the change we have been praying for comes and we are not ready for it?
What if God opens the door and we have no people prepared to walk through it?
What if God raises new leaders but we have not raised the character necessary to sustain leadership?
What if God releases opportunity but we have not developed the capacity to steward it?
What if God restores institutions but the people entering those institutions carry the same corruption we have been condemning?
Then the problem will not only be the government.
THE PROBLEM WILL BE US.
Therefore, this is not merely a prophecy about Nigeria.
It is a call to preparation.
The wise virgins did not wait until the bridegroom appeared before they prepared their lamps.
They prepared before the midnight cry.
«“But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”
— Matthew 25:4»
So, God’s people:
GET READY.
Put your spiritual life in order.
Put your family in order.
Put your relationships in order.
Put your ministry in order.
Put your business in order.
Put your finances in order.
Put your governance in order.
Put your institutions in order.
Put your character in order.
Put your heart in order.
Put your altar in order.
Because:
YOU CANNOT ASK GOD TO TURN A NATION WHILE REFUSING TO ALLOW HIM TO TURN YOU.
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THE FOUR YEARS ARE NOT FOR FEAR — THEY ARE FOR PREPARATION
I am not saying:
“Be afraid of the next four years.”
I am saying:
USE THEM.
Use these years wisely.
Pray.
Build.
Train.
Prepare.
Repent.
Reconcile.
Learn.
Organize.
Create.
Invest.
Raise leaders.
Strengthen institutions.
Build families.
Develop communities.
Prepare the elect.
Because when God moves, He will need vessels through which to move.
Perhaps that is why some have been hidden.
Perhaps that is why some have gone through the fire.
Perhaps that is why some have experienced rejection.
Perhaps that is why some have been taken through wilderness seasons.
God may have been preparing vessels for an appointed time.
So do not waste the preparation season complaining about the darkness.
USE THE DARKNESS TO PREPARE FOR THE LIGHT.
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FOUR YEARS TO DECIDE WHAT YOU ARE SOWING
And remember:
Whatever you sow during these four years, you will reap.
If you sow hatred, you will reap hatred.
If you sow division, you will reap division.
If you sow corruption, you will reap corruption.
If you sow bitterness, you will reap bitterness.
If you sow fear, you will reap fear.
But if you sow righteousness—
If you sow truth—
If you sow prayer—
If you sow wisdom—
If you sow justice—
If you sow mercy—
If you sow love—
If you sow nation building—
YOU ARE PREPARING A DIFFERENT HARVEST.
Therefore, the next four years must not be years of merely talking about Nigeria.
THE NEXT FOUR YEARS MUST BE YEARS OF BUILDING NIGERIA.
Not necessarily through politics.
Not necessarily through government.
But through people.
Through families.
Through businesses.
Through schools.
Through churches.
Through communities.
Through institutions.
Through ethical leadership.
Through responsible citizenship.
Through people who fear God and understand their assignment.
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WATCH THE 70TH YEAR — BUT WORK IN THE YEARS BEFORE IT
Watch.
Pray.
Discern.
But work.
Faith without works is dead.
Do not say:
“God will do it.”
And then refuse to prepare for what you are praying for.
If you are praying for restoration:
BECOME A RESTORER.
If you are praying for righteous leadership:
BECOME A RIGHTEOUS LEADER.
If you are praying for economic transformation:
BUILD SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE.
If you are praying for better families:
BUILD YOUR FAMILY.
If you are praying for a stronger Church:
BECOME A STRONGER BELIEVER.
If you are praying for a transformed Nigeria:
ALLOW GOD TO TRANSFORM YOU FIRST.
Four years.
Four years to prepare.
Four years to repent.
Four years to build.
Four years to align.
Four years to train.
Four years to put our houses in order.
And when the seventieth year comes, may we not be found sleeping.
May we be found:
READY.
WORKING.
PRAYING.
BUILDING.
STANDING ON GOD’S SIDE.
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CHOOSE WHERE YOU BELONG
And now the warning becomes personal.
The question is no longer simply:
“What will happen to Nigeria?”
The question is:
WHERE WILL YOU BE STANDING WHEN GOD MOVES?
Because if God is preparing restoration, there will be people who cooperate with it.
There will also be people who resist it.
There will be people who build.
There will be people who destroy.
There will be people who pray.
There will be people who mock.
There will be people who speak life.
There will be people who continue speaking death.
There will be people who serve God’s purpose.
And there will be people who unknowingly serve another agenda.
Therefore:
CHOOSE NOW WHERE YOU BELONG.
If you are God’s servant, stand on God’s side.
If you are an intercessor, stand on God’s side.
If you are a prophet, stand on God’s side.
If you are a leader, stand on God’s side.
If you are a citizen, stand on God’s side.
If you are one of the elect, stand on God’s side.
Do not wait until the harvest to decide what you planted.
Do not wait until the turning to decide which side you were serving.
Do not wait until history reveals what God was doing before you decide to align yourself with Him.
CHOOSE NOW.
Choose righteousness.
Choose truth.
Choose prayer.
Choose obedience.
Choose justice.
Choose mercy.
Choose nation building.
Choose the purposes of God.
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THE JUDGMENT AND THE REWARD OF THE ALMIGHTY
The Scripture says:
«“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body…”
— 2 Corinthians 5:10»
God sees what men do not see.
God sees the motive behind the action.
God sees the words spoken in secret.
God sees the things posted publicly.
God sees what we do with our platforms.
God sees what we do with our influence.
God sees what we do with authority.
God sees what we do with opportunity.
And God sees whether we are building His kingdom or building ourselves.
Therefore, the judgment of the Almighty is not merely a political matter.
IT IS A DIVINE MATTER.
And His reward is also real.
«“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love…”
— Hebrews 6:10»
Some people may never be recognized by governments.
Some may never receive awards.
Some may never have their names celebrated publicly.
But God sees.
And when the Almighty decides to reward, He knows exactly whom He is rewarding.
Likewise, when God judges, He knows exactly what He is judging.
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NIGERIA NEEDS THE ELECT TO ARISE
This is not a call to pretend that everything is well.
No.
There is injustice.
There is corruption.
There is poverty.
There is insecurity.
There are failures of leadership.
There are institutional weaknesses.
There are genuine grievances.
We must not deny reality.
But neither must we make reality our god.
We must see beyond what our eyes can see.
We must know that God is still sovereign.
And if we truly believe that He is sovereign, then our response must be different.
Instead of merely saying:
“Nigeria is bad,”
ask:
“Lord, what are You doing in Nigeria?”
Instead of saying:
“Nigeria will never change,”
ask:
“Lord, what part of the change are You requiring from me?”
Instead of cursing the darkness:
BECOME LIGHT.
Instead of merely condemning corruption:
BECOME INCORRUPTIBLE.
Instead of merely criticizing government:
PRAY FOR THOSE IN AUTHORITY.
Instead of merely demanding a better Nigeria:
BECOME PART OF BUILDING ONE.
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THE FINAL CHARGE
There is coming a time when the difference will become clear between those who merely talked about Nigeria and those whom God sent into Nigeria.
Some have been called to complain.
Others have been called to build.
Some will continue to curse the darkness.
Others will become light.
Some will remain spectators.
Others will become instruments.
Some will continue asking:
“Who is going to save Nigeria?”
But the elect will ask:
“LORD, WHAT HAVE YOU SENT ME HERE TO DO?”
That is the question.
What did God send you into Nigeria to do?
You were not born merely to complain about the nation.
You were not saved merely to escape the nation.
You were not called merely to criticize the nation.
YOU WERE CALLED TO SERVE GOD’S PURPOSE IN YOUR GENERATION.
So, God’s true servants, hear this warning:
Do not sow evil into Nigeria with your mouth.
Pray for Nigeria.
Pray for her leaders.
Pray for her people.
Pray for righteousness.
Speak truth.
Confront evil.
Build what is broken.
Raise the next generation.
Enter the gates of influence.
Put your own house in order.
And above all:
HEAR GOD BEFORE YOU SPEAK FOR GOD.
Because the Nigeria you are cursing today may be the very Nigeria God has appointed you to help rebuild tomorrow.
And the people you are condemning today may be the very people God is preparing to use tomorrow.
Go back to history.
Study the Scriptures.
Study the nations.
Look at what God does.
Look at how He does it.
Look at the people He raises.
Look at the people He removes.
Look at the circumstances He permits.
And then look at the final outcome.
GOD REMAINS GOD.
The Most High still rules in the affairs of men.
He has not lost control.
He has not abandoned Nigeria.
He has not surrendered His throne.
And whatever we do not understand today, history will eventually reveal.
Therefore, let us return to the fear of God.
Let us return to prayer.
Let us return to truth.
Let us return to righteousness.
Let us return to responsibility.
Let us return to our assignment.
And above all, let us remember:
BE NOT DECEIVED.
Whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
Leader or led.
Prophet or follower.
Church or government.
Layman or clergy.
Whatever you have sown into this nation—by your words, your actions, or your inaction—you will reap.
And the harvest may not stop with you.
YOUR GENERATIONS MAY INHERIT WHAT YOU PLANTED.
Therefore:
WATCH WHAT YOU SOW INTO NIGERIA.
For the Most High rules in the affairs of men.
He gives power to whom He chooses according to His purpose and pleasure.
This may not be the way we wanted it.
But it is not our will that determines the final outcome.
GOD IS SOVEREIGN.
And if we are truly His elect, our responsibility is not to dictate the outcome to God.
Our responsibility is to hear Him, obey Him, pray, build, speak truth, and faithfully participate in whatever He is doing in this nation.
And now, as Nigeria approaches her seventieth year, let those who have ears to hear, hear.
WATCH THE 70TH YEAR.
WATCH THE FLIP.
WATCH FOR GOD’S INTERVENTION.
WATCH WHAT YOU SOW.
WATCH WHERE YOU STAND.
PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER.
CHOOSE WHERE YOU BELONG.
For the day of judgment and reward belongs to the Almighty.
The day of divine intervention belongs to Him.
The times and seasons belong to Him.
The future belongs to Him.
NIGERIA BELONGS TO GOD.
And when He decides that a season has come to an end,
no power of man can prevent the transition.
When God decides to turn a page,
no human hand can hold the book closed.
When God decides to raise a people,
no system can permanently suppress them.
When God decides to restore,
no force can cancel His purpose.
Therefore, God’s servants and God’s elect in Nigeria:
Do not join the bandwagon.
Do not curse the land.
Do not speak from anger.
Do not prophesy from emotion.
Do not fight flesh and blood.
Do not sow what you are unwilling for your children to reap.
Instead—
PRAY.
BUILD.
SPEAK TRUTH.
WALK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.
DISCERN THE TIMES.
HEAR GOD.
STAND WITH GOD.
PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER.
AND DO YOUR PART IN THE PURPOSE OF GOD FOR NIGERIA.
You have a season of preparation.
Use it.
Do not waste it.
The next four years are not merely a countdown.
THEY ARE A CALL TO PREPARE.
Prepare your heart.
Prepare your house.
Prepare your family.
Prepare your ministry.
Prepare your business.
Prepare your institutions.
Prepare your children.
Prepare your community.
Prepare the next generation.
Prepare the vessels through which God can work.
And when the appointed time comes, may God find us ready.
May He find us praying.
May He find us building.
May He find us faithful.
May He find us standing on His side.
May He find us sowing righteousness.
May He find us prepared for the Nigeria we have been praying for.
WATCH THE 70TH YEAR.
WATCH THE TURNING.
WATCH THE FLIP.
WATCH FOR GOD.
And when the history of this generation is finally written, may it not be said that we were the generation that cursed Nigeria with our mouths.
May it be said:
WE PRAYED.
WE STOOD.
WE BUILT.
WE OBEYED.
WE SPOKE WHAT GOD SAID.
WE SERVED HIS PURPOSE.
And may the Almighty find us standing on the right side of His purpose when the appointed time comes.
FOR IT SHALL BE ACCORDING TO OUR FAITH.
WHATEVER WE SOW, WE SHALL REAP.
THE MOST HIGH RULES IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN.
NIGERIA BELONGS TO GOD.
WATCH THE 70TH YEAR.
PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER.
CHOOSE WHERE YOU BELONG.
LET THOSE WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR, HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT IS SAYING TO THE SERVANTS AND THE ELECT OF GOD IN NIGERIA.
—
BISHOP DR. PRISCILLA JOSEPH-OTUYA
First Female President, United Gospel Churches Association of Nigeria
Founder, United Gospel Churches of African Nations
President General, Mothers of the Nations Organizations for Peace and Development
President & Group Chief Executive Officer, News Nigeria USA International LLC, USA
Initiator, New Nigeria Leadership Forum
Initiator, Nigeria First Initiative
