7th December, John Dramani Mahama, in the year and rescue of our country

7th December, John Dramani Mahama, in the year and rescue of our country

As an avowed optimist, I awoke to a sudden exclesiastic reflection of the date in caption. Coming events says Thomas Campbell, cast their shadows before, but as the days of reckoning fast approach,let past events guide our steps therefore.

Need i say, our democracy is in total insolvency and a state of avoidable ugliness. The captivity and traction of God's people invites a rescue for national reconstruction.

In my forlorn dismay,nay, in my unending imagination, someone whispered to my ears, "the regime which is breaking at 8 is simply wicked, and insensitive". Suddenly, my mind's eye fell into a deep trance reminiscing on the  book of proverbs which says, The truth is, “When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices” (Prov 11:10a), and “when the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan” (Prov 29:2). We are groaning! We are at the crossroads bewailing!Our nation is weeping and bleeding!

It is well to say it is our chosen path, we chose to suffer, the very day we chose this path for ourselves, since  we are the only one's that choose our way and not God. Voices of reason were silent when the nation needed them most.

Now, we are here alone in the wilderness, wailing unheard for a driver whose mate has since abondoned him midway. A sinking nation to rescue.

It is sunset and I'm still here memorizing the rescue date solemnly, whereupon it dawned on me that we will awake to a chance to make amends for the past error of the thumb in our national struggle for reconstruction. Silent voices of reason must awake from slumber.

For It's fast approaching the day of reckoning. Where the sovereign God will hold our leaders accountable through his chosen vessels.A will that will be too strong to be subverted. 

Where corruption and ungodly leadership have begotten our nation like never before, we will make amends. For it is God Who “changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings” (Dan 2:21a).

On that day, I have high hopes that posterity will endure and be rebirthed in the eyes of righteousness. And the blood of the innocent spilled will be upon their heads like a cursed legacy.

God's people will be liberated from the shackles of untold suffering, blistering poverty, unbridled corruption, tectonic prebendalism and the misrule of somewhat deities.

The wind of change shall blow like whirlwind. And at the chirpings of the birds, the agony of God's forgotten servants shall be brought to light. The silent righteous shall bow in shame. The nation shall rise again!

Over taxation, unbearable national debt, general insecurity, immorality and rape of the public purse will saccumb to the power of God's people.

When all is said and done, we shall gather at the fireside to construct our own paths, to redefine our own aspirations and destinies and to build the Ghana we all want and desire.

And i will still be here as your humble servant from the woodlots, defending the course of freedom and justice.

Laughter shall fill our hearts again and progress shall not be discriminatory.

We shall awake do this for mother Ghana for that is what our forbears demand of us.

Here i come, in peace, and in one accord.

Shalom!

Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

(Village writer/blogger/political watcher)

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