THEME: CHURCH REPENTANCE ON THE ANCIENT PATHS GUARANTEES NATIONAL SALVATION AND PEACE

“Will You be angry with us forever?

Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

                                (Psalm 85:5)

Hear ye people of God

Hear ye His Saints

The Lord has been favorable to Ghana

The Lord has brought back the captivity of Jacob

The Lord has forgiven the iniquity of His people

He has turned away His wrath against the land

He has liberated the land from the wicked ruling spirit

And the foreign spirits and nations banded against our land

 

Because of the evil ways and evil works,

Because of the falsehood and wickedness in the Church and in the land

The Lord has been angry with the land

Therefore, the land has known but travail

Yet there has been little progress

By way of Peace and Joy in the land

 

Instead of peace, progress and the pursuit of the well-being of the people our leaders have turned offices, positions and public assets into private and personal heritage. Instead of Truth, Life and Liberty, Unity, Peace and Strength, the Church is turned into competition, ceaseless wrangling, falsehood and wickedness. Instead of the Everlasting Gospel, The Cross and the ancient path, the Church is turned into fables, itching words and falsehood.

The wisdom, standards and works of the world have been hallowed in the Church as the way of peace, progress and hope. But the Lord in His mercy has heard the cries of the afflicted and poor in the land and withdrawn His anger.  The Lord now speaks PEACE to the people though He will yet deal with the wicked.  The wicked shall have no place in God’s glory land of Peace, Righteousness and Justice.

 

O people of God, let us now pray with the Psalmist

Wilt Thou not revive us again

That Thy People may rejoice in Thee

Shew us Thy mercy O Lord,

And grant us thy salvation

 

Let the Church turn to the Ancient Paths,

The Good way of the apostles and prophets

Even the foundation and cornerstone which is CHRIST

 

Let the Church raise the Victory Banner of Jesus Christ

Declaring His Salvation,

That glory may dwell in our land

 

The Salvation of the LORD is nigh

May Mercy and Truth meet together in the Church and everywhere

So, righteousness and peace prosper in the land

Then as the scriptures reveal 

“Truth shall spring out of the earth,

And righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Yes, the LORD will give what is good;

And our land will yield its increase.

Righteousness will go before Him,

And shall make His footsteps our pathway”

(Psalm 85:11-13)

                           

The day of Salvation has dawned

The Captivity of the land is over

Let us Unite and Exalt the Lord

Let the living water spring forth

And the rivers flow

So, the Knowledge, Fear and Joy of the Lord

Cover the land as the waters cover the sea.

 

Sgd. IMMANUEL ENOCH A. AGBOZO

Leader, Ghana Evangelical Society, Accra

Monday, January 13, 2003