LESSONS IN DIVINE LEADERSHIP AND POLITICAL POWER.
By Dr. Moshood Fayemiwo.

Every human activity requires preparations. Professions are invented to channel members of organized human societies to productive activities to achieve three main objectives: (1) to enable individuals cater to their primary needs, namely: food, clothing and shelter; (2) to ensure each member of the modern society is actively and meaningfully engaged in one activity or the other for the overall peaceful co-existence in the society; and lastly (3) to maximize the potentials and God-given talents of every citizen in order to serve the rest members of the society. The Lord God Almighty made this to be so as we saw in the Garden of Eden when and where He put the First Man Adam and charged the man thus: "Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it." (Gen 2:15).

The Lord God Almighty in His infinite wisdom was the One Who ordained and invented "work." But after our First Parents; Adam and Eve messed up and were flushed out of that Elysian Abode, Satan, the implacable foe of God Almighty and the human race changed the order of leadership. Of all domains of power on earth, the greatest one next to spiritual power is political power. But lamentably, political power is the only power people are ill-prepared for in many nations of the world. You don't just call anyone to examine your health but a certified medical doctor when you are sick. You don't hire someone who is highly erudite and loquacious when you run afoul of the law, but a licensed, good and successful lawyer. On and on, we look for the best, the successful, the distinguished and those with track record to handle our professional activities, but when we are looking for the person that will decide who gets what, when and how in human affairs, there are no qualifications. This is sad and that is why most nations on earth are messed up, crassly mismanaged and idiots occupy political offices. A highly distinguished American and I engaged in a conversation over my native Nigeria few years ago in Washington D.C and he asked: "How and why were the likes of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Sani Abacha and the rest military thugs, buffoons and gangsters able to rule your nation in the midst of fertile minds like Bala Usman, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka and the rest intellectual minds your country is endowed?" I answered that precisely the same ailment that afflicts my native land, Nigeria is also present even here in my adopted United States and virtually all nations of the world; that is, there is no requirement to occupy public office. I explained further that soldiers in Third World nations used guns in those days of jackboot rule while politicians in America and the so-called advanced Western nations use ""elections," but the two are not requirements and qualifications, but mere processes. That was why America was able to produce the like of a crook such as Mr. Richard Nixon while we ended up producing a murderer like Ibrahim Badamsi Babangida and a psychopath like Sani Abacha.

In Divine Order and Political Leadership, the Lord God Almighty spelt out seven primary requirements for leadership. No family, village, town, city, county, country or nation can survive and thrive in breach of these seven requirements and qualifications for those aspiring to preside over their affairs. Let's examine two of these seven templates ordained by the Most High for leadership. The first is Submission to the Lordship of the King of kings and Lord of lords. Yes, you read that right! You can't provide the right and appropriate leadership for your family, village, town, city, county, country or nation without first bowing down and acknowledging the leadership and sovereignty of your Creator who is the repository of Power, Authority and Dominion. As His Word says in Proverbs 3:5-7: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil." The second is Character. I attempted to introduce a course for incoming freshmen at a Bible College sometime ago to be known as "Basic Fundamentals of Divine Leadership and Political Power 101." I want to make that course compulsory in our future Bible training school. The Holy Bible is the Manual of Life, period! In it you will find the templates for all matters under the sun. When the Lord God Almighty Father unchained the children of Israel from Egyptian thralldom, He told them in Exodus 19:3- 6: " Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites." In other words, the Plan of the Almighty God was to use the Israelites as poster children of all that are good, excellent, perfect and benign to their neighbors, prompting their neighbors to desert their gods; the goods of ivory, gold and woods and come to the Rock, Hallelujah! Somehow, the memo got lost and as a Loving Father, He reiterated the original plan known as covenant in Joshua 1:7-8 thus: "Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."

SEPARATION OF POLITICAL AND SPIRITUAL POWERS
When the children of Israel demanded for a king, the Lord God was displeased not because they demanded for a king, but the reason for their demand. Nevertheless, He acquiesced to their demand but He cleverly separated the Kingship from the Priesthood. He made Saul, the son of Kish king by His prophet, Samuel. When King Saul was full of himself and began to plan a dynasty and disobeyed the Lord, the kingship was yanked off from him and God instructed Samuel to put David, the son of Jesse on the throne as Saul's replacement. Samuel went to be with the Lord and Prophet Nathan replaced him. No one could call out King David when he committed adultery and murder but Nathan. Nathan saw the installation of Solomon as king and the kingdom was divided through Prophet Shemaiah and Prophet Abijah who installed Jeroboam as king. On and on, the Lord Almighty used prophets to checkmate the excesses of secular kings. Today, He still does, because He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hallelujah!

In our modern day politics, politicians and state actors think and behave as if elections are the all-in-all of political power. Elections only do not win power and this is what I keep telling Nigerian politicians. If only they would listen. The days of anything goes and every shady character will aspire to lead our people, because of pilfered money, blood money acquired through dubious and questionable means are over. If still in doubt about the new era of political leadership that we are praying for in Nigeria, look back to the last 2015 presidential election in Nigeria. We are changing the course of Nigeria's politics for good and forever beginning 2015. It will never be business as usual again and forever in Nigeria. Character matters, I say it again and it will become a critical factor for political leadership in Nigeria. If we tell you and you ignore us, you may end up like the other man in Lokoja, because the Lord God Almighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords has decided to raise up a new generation of political leaders to cleanse our land. He has also graciously decided to raise men and women after His heart as spiritual guards, watch men and watch women over this beautiful land known as Nigeria. Thank you Lord God Almighty Who is totally in control and absolutely in charge in our nation, Nigeria.

REVELATION REPORTS: In tandem with our promise last week, let's visit some states of the Nigerian federation and see what the Holy Spirit is telling us in those states.

AKWA IBOM STATE: We wrote in this column sometime ago that the plan of the Lord God Almighty for each and every one of us is dependent on how we react to God's plan. Does this Lord God Almighty change? No, and never can the Sovereign Lord God Almighty change. But can human beings change? Absolutely! This is where the problem lies, because we humans can and do change making the plan of God for us to be determined by our actions. That is why we disclosed in this column in the past that the Holy Bible is not a book of destiny, but of decision. King Ahab ought to have died the very day a message from On High was brought to him by Elijah the Prophet, I Kings 21: 17-29: "Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: "Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. Say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?' Then say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: In the place where dogs licked up Naboth's blood, dogs will lick up your blood-yes, yours!'" Ahab said to Elijah, "So you have found me, my enemy!" "I have found you," he answered, "because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD. He says, 'I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel-slave or free. I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.' "And also concerning Jezebel the LORD says: 'Dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.' "Dogs will eat those belonging to Ahab who die in the city, and the birds will feed on those who die in the country."
(There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols, like the Amorites the LORD drove out before Israel.). When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly. Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son."

Did the Lord change His Mind here on King Ahab? No. King Ahab changed his mind and amended his ways so the disaster announced to him was averted, albeit temporarily. When the Sovereign Lord God Almighty told Samuel His prophet to go tell Eli He had planned disaster for his family, it was a warning to avert the catastrophe that was hovering over the Eli Generation by the Almighty God. Instead of Eli to rein his useless boys and repent, he lackadaisically retorted in 1 Samuel 3:16-18: "Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am. "What was it he said to you?" Eli asked. "Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you." So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him."…This scenario has just played out in Akwa Ibom State. When I disclosed by the One Who called me that incumbent Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel would not finish his four year term here earlier this year, I added that, if the man did certain things, he would make it. Rather than for his political rival, Mr. Umana Okon Umana of the APC to also do something in the spiritual realm, he resorted to propaganda and calumny. Gov. Udom Gabriel Emanuel was sensible to apply God's wisdom. He sought the face of the Living God and as surely as the Sovereign Lord God Almighty lives and His Glory fills the heavens and earth, Gov. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel will not only finish his four year term (2015-2019), but will govern Akwa Ibom State for eight straight years (2019-2023). It is not; but or how, but it is a Decree of the Sovereign Lord God Almighty in His Seat from Heaven. Now you Nigerian politicians, I want you to listen and chew on this thenceforth; if any of you thinks you can buy the miracle of my Lord God Almighty with your stolen and filthy money, you must get your head examined. As surely as the Lord God Almighty lives and His Glory fills the heavens and the earth, Mr. Umana Okon Umana will never govern Akwa Ibom State; not now and never again. If I am Balaam of Pethor who was hired by King Balak in Numbers 22; if I am a ritualist and not a genuine man of God, then Mr. Umana Okon Umana will become the governor of Akwa Ibom State. The Sovereign Lord God Almighty, Who created the heavens and the earth and controls all things and His Sovereignty can never be questioned said in Numbers 12:6: "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision, I speak to him in a dream." If it is this I Am that I Am, the Jehovah El-Shaddai and Jehovah Elohin that appeared to me and made me His watchman and spokesman in the Federal Republic of Nigeria; if I am indeed and truly the prophet of the Almighty Lord God and was genuinely called by Him, you Mr. Umana Okon Umana will never be governor of Akwa Ibom State. It is written and so it is placed in the scrolls and annals of the history of Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria.


LETTERS THIS WEEK
Dear Dr. Fayemiwo: I found your teachings and prophesies fascinating. Please pray for my nation, Liberia. And may the Good Lord be with you.---Dr Richard V. Tolbert, 3, Kiss FM Road, Congotown, Monrovia, Republic of Liberia

Dear Dr,Fayemiwo. I have been following your yearly prophecies and all coming to pass. I am a Ghanaian anyway .Almost all Nigerian men of God all prophesied former President Goodluck Jonathan Jonathan would win the 2015 general election in Nigeria and you stood almost alone by prophesying for Gen Buhari. The trend has started again with almost every man of God giving it to the present President of Ghana, John Mahama. You have given it to Nana Addo per your 2016 prophecies. I pray that the Almighty God continue to reveal things to you as your prophesies are reliable. God bless you. Remember me and my family in prayers. Thanks----Mr Adaarko Accra, Ghana, via email.

Dr Moshood Ademola Fayemiwo is Spiritual Leader, Jesus Christ Solution Center, a non-denominational Christian Retreat Center at beautiful Cameron Village near Austin, Texas in the United States of America. He can be reached at 254-605-4035. His email is moshood.fayemiwo@aol.com

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