In so many ways, power can be abused. When we fail to use the power vested in us positively and when power is used negatively for personal gain, fame, and selfish ambition we have abused power. In so many African countries, there are leaders/rulers who know little or nothing about true leadership. These people see position of power as a position that provides opportunity to amass wealth, gain more property, increase their financial status and use power whichever way they like.

In 2013, Mexico’s Attorney General for Consumer Production shut down a restaurant based on a complaint from his daughter. She got upset because they did not seat her in the specific place which she wanted. So, a man shut down a whole restaurant because her daughter did not seat where she wanted sit. This is just a typical example of an abuse of power.

When you use your position to exploit people or take whatever is not yours, you have abused power. Using one’s position as a tool to claim another person’s property is an abuse of power. You are not in that position to mismanage people and resources.

Do not forget Judas, Jesus treasurer. Judas Iscariot used his position as a treasurer, who always had the money bag with him to steal money as he liked. He would steal and helped himself with what was put in the money bag(John 12:4-6). There are people like Judas today who are abusing the power conferred on them. They manipulate and falsify any documents anyhow because they have access to those documents. Are you not also abusing power? You know how Judas ended his life? That’s the end result of those who take delight in using their position to steal public fund.


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