OUR 5 CORE DUTIES AS CHRISTAIN CITIZENS Chapter 2


No matter what country you live in you are generally affected by the politics in that country. Sometimes you are free to vote for the people who are elected into positions of government, such as in Nigeria. Sometimes you are pleased with the results of the election and other times you are at the mercy of the government. If the latter is the case then it is our negligence as Christians to fulfill one or all of our 5 core duties as Christian citizens.
Duty 1- Pray
It is undeniable that our once great nation is now mired with numerous social troubles; Nigeria is facing a nonparallel moral, religious and ethnic crisis. God alone holds the panacea to our country’s numerous mayhem and we as Christians hold the KEY. The healing of our country begins with prayers of the saints. “If My people will humble themselves and pray, and search for Me, and turn from their wicked way, I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land’’ (2 Chronicles 7:14). We can pray in the followings ways:
Pray without ceasing; the 1st step is pray to God for the enabling grace to live a righteous life. Pray daily that God will change the hearts of, or remove from positions of public service any wicked ruler. Remember that godless rulership is contagious. As King Solomon said, “A wicked ruler will have wicked aides as staff” (Prov. 29:12). Pray day after day that men and women of God will be elected to public office at all levels of government and rulership only by so doing can we enjoy the blessings of God. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 33:12). For further studies on duty to pray check 1 Timo 2:2
Duty 2: Register to Vote
Be registered as a qualified voter. To serve God as a citizen, you most become a regularly participating voter. Voting is a matter of stewardship under God, yet many millions of God’s people throughout Nigeria are not registered or have registered but snub collecting their PVCs. How can we as Christian citizens expect God to restore upright leadership through us if we can register and obtain our PVCs? “The good influence of godly citizens causes a city {state/nation} to prosper” (Prov. 11:11). Once you’ve registered or obtain your PVCs follow the next step below…
Duty 3: Become Informed
Organise and lead or participate in a study group to inform yourself and others concerning the structure of government, current political problems and issues, and how to serve God effectively in the political arena at your level of influence.
Just as the untrained soldier is at the mercy of his foes, the uninformed Christian cannot prevail against evil forces in the world of politics.
“The wiseman is crowned with knowledge” (Prov. 14:18). To be in the serve of our Lord in actual fact as a citizen, we must learn how to act for his glory within the scaffold of accessible political processes.
Edited by
Ngwai, Godwin Boyi
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