Revelation 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
On the morning of the last Presidential election in 2011 that had president Jonathan pitted against Gen. Buhari, I had a strange experience. I am certain I heard no voice but I suddenly became aware that Buhari would loose the elections. Having put in so much effort in convincing friends about him, I was naturally disappointed but the "word" I received that morning was one of consolation because the conclusion seem to me then to be this: though Buhari will loose, time will show the Nigerian electorate that they made a mistake in rejecting him. Is February 14th 2015 the day Nigeria will rectify her mistake? I don't know. But I wish to say a thing about what God may possibly be saying about who becomes the next President of Nigeria.
We are in desperate times and with the advent of Pentecostal Christianity, many have simply given up the hard duty of faith and hope in God concerning issues of life, and simply turned to overnight prophets to tell them what the future holds. They thereafter pattern all their lives after these prophecies, many times to their own hurt. The coming elections have not been without its own share of prophecies. What gives me consolation is that the folly of the prophecies lie in the fact that God seem to be saying different things. The same God that prophecies continuity in one prophet, speak of change in another. Should it not be clear to us all that these prophets are hearing their own lusts?
On the other hand, their is a school of Christian thoughts that teach that God never speaks. This is an unhealthy extreme. How can we say the same God that made the mouth and ears, cannot speak? Sure he speaks in his word, the bible and he tells us that "my sheep hear my voice..." So God speaks and if we are not hearing him, we should return to him, possibly in repentance.
I believe that God has already spoken about who should be the next president of Nigeria. The question is not what he is saying but what are we hearing. The above scripture describes Jesus as one who speaks with a voice of many waters. Waters in scriptures denotes people. Christ speaks through his Word, people (good or bad), circumstances, etc. A truly spiritual man hears God everywhere because God has designed the whole world to proclaim himself. So that beholding the sunrise, nature, animals, etc, we can see God's love and providence. In life circumstances we can hear God's counsel concerning life issues. And concerning Nigeria, God has spoken.
God would have every Nigerian electorate to judge the candidates projecting themselves for President and conclude which of them from their precedence should be president. We have a sitting president who has spent six years in power. Has he done well enough to continue? What he claims to have not been able to do in six years, can he do it in another four years? Has he kept his promises? Is Nigeria safer under him? Are the corruption index lesser under him? Does he have what it takes to truly lead? Beyond religious sentiments, does Jonathan have a justification to seek another four years in office?
What about his leading contender at the poles? Does Buhari have what it takes to lead Nigeria? Has he succeeded in leadership responsibilities in the past? Beyond religion, what is his record on the matter of integrity and corruption? Does he possess a team that can revamp Nigeria? What is he promising to do? Are they practical? Does Nigeria deserve to continue in the same direction or do we deserve another try in another direction? What are Buhari's credentials regarding combating terrorists? Has he done it before; can he do it again? What about corruption: does Buhari possess a body language that supports corruption?
These are what God is saying. God has not told anyone who will become the next Nigerian of president. Whoever said he had such is "prophelying". God is speaking through the "many waters" of the Nigerian situation and asking the Nigerian electorate to judge for themselves and decide by themselves who they feel is most competent to rule this country. Indeed God's voice is intertwined with the voice of the Nigerian people. Whoever we vote into power is God's will for us.
That, ladies and Gentlemen, is what God is saying to the Nigerian nation.
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