THEME: THE NEW GHANA: FROM POLITICAL STRIFE TO KINGDOM GLORY 

Behold the New Ghana! Rejoice, in the sanctuary and in Mount Zion. Let the Church lead the nation in the celebration of God and the new, redeemed Ghana. The New Ghana is the work of the Right Hand of God and His countenance upon the country. It is not the outcome of the work of politicians, political parties, soldiers, or the Military, and their governments. Neither is it the result of their emancipation, liberation, redemption, and revolution movements. 

Ghana has passed through phases. There are the Ghana Phase 1: the old Ghana Empire/Gold Coast era; and the Ghana Phase 2: the post-emancipation-independence era, (1957-2005). Both were ordered after “Satan-Man alliance,” and were fraught with political strife, instability, wars, insecurity, oppression, desolation, and hypocritical foreign ideological, political party, and imperialist alliances. The old order is no more. A New Ghana is born. Bless the Lord God Jehovah, the God of Ghana. 

By way of introduction, may we state that Ghana as nation born  anew and established by the Right Hand of God, sprang out through Divine intervention in the reconciliation, redemption, and restoration of the country as a Christian nation and godly people. The country has now been established as Beulah Land and God Kingdom Glory State. Ghana has become a nation, people, and government ordered and established in Christ, His government, and kingdom order of peace, righteousness, judgement, justice, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 9:6-7; Romans 14: 17). 

The New Ghana is a nation and people specially redeemed, married, and made holy unto God as His People (Psalm 33:12; Isaiah 62).  In this land, God is known and acknowledged as God and Father, King, Lord, Governor, Refuge, and Defense of the nation. (Psalms 48; 122). 

This New Ghana—comprising a New Church, a New People, and a New Nation—is the doing of the LORD our God.  She is fundamentally different from both “Ghana 1” and “Ghana 2.” It must be emphasized in this respect that the New Ghana is not the doing or the outcome of the policies and works of politicians, political parties, soldiers, and military/Armed Forces of the country.  The emancipation, liberation, redemption, and revolutionary movements of politicians, (Danquah-Kwame Nkrumah), political parties (UGCC-NLM–CPP, UP-PP-NAL, NPP-(P)NDC), and soldiers (Kotoka-Afrifa-Acheampong-Rawlings) brought no genuine relief, freedom, or justice.  Their work did not bring lasting peace, progress, stability, tranquility, joy, and hope to the nation. If anything, they brought pain, instability, and frustration. It goes without saying, therefore, that no spirit nor power, no man nor politician, no political party nor group can claim to be the redeemer, god, and father of the nation. 

The truth is that it is God the Father, who worked through His Son Jesus Christ, alongside the Church and entire nation as a people that fought to establish the New Ghana. It is the Church—as the agency of Jesus Christ, the dwelling place and army of God in the land that played significant central and catalyst roles in the redemption and establishment of a nation and people as nation and people of God.  

The scriptures, particularly Psalms 33; 48; 122; Isaiah 9:6-7 and 62, Matthew 28: 18-20, Ephesians 2, and others depict the place of the Church as people of God and “Mount Zion” in the land. The Church of God is the Temple, Tabernacle, Palace, and Throne of God in the land. Through and with the Church, God has shown forth His light and established His saving hand upon the nation.  

Precisely stated, the Church of God has been charged with a threefold mission: Church Building, God Kingdom Building, and Nation Building. This mandate is intended to make Ghana shine as nation and people of God and as a Star in Africa. It is this beautiful and unique position of the Church that has qualified her to DECLARE THE NEW GHANA and call for the acknowledgement of God as God and Father, Redeemer, King, Lord, and Governor of the nation. 

By way of explanation, may we state that the Ghana Evangelical Society (GES)—an evangelistic and missionary movement has been specifically commissioned and assigned with the Divine intervention, reconciliation, deliverance, rebuilding, redemption, and restoration of the country and the grand church mission of church building, kingdom building, and nation building to make Ghana a nation and people sought out, chosen, and blessed, and made Holy unto God.  For over 30 years, GES has served as the Lord’s Army in the reconciliation, redemption, and restoration of glory to the nation and her establishment as Beulah Land for God’s Kingdom Glory in Africa and the world. The ‘House of Worship’ in Accra, the central church of the Society has since become the Army barracks, as well as the Temple, Tabernacle, and Throne of God in the land. 

We humbly beseech the Church fathers and leaders of the nation to deliberate over the New Ghana, the church role in her affairs, and her spiritual and social responsibility for holding, maintaining and defense of Christ Government, Kingdom Order and its glory in Ghana and Africa. 

May we conclude that the Church cannot afford to allow the nation to turn back to Satanism, idolatry, blood sacrifices, witchcraft, political strife, disunity, wars, instability, and insecurity, unrighteous, unjust, wicked, corrupt, and oppressive governance. We cannot allow the nation to be subjected to the wicked works of spirits and men, foreign domination, and the perpetuation of the anguish and wrath of God upon the nation. 

Mount Zion must lead in the movement to celebrate God and Country the Redemption, Restoration, and Establishment of the New Ghana in the Hand and Glory of the Most High God. Ghana, a Crown and Royal Diadem in the Hand of God— is the Beauty to behold and celebrate by all. Amen and Amen! 

March 24, 2010.