By Igho Oyoyo
The primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) Archbishop Henry Ndukuba has called on Nigerians not to lose faith in God amidst the present economic challenges in the country, saying that Nigeria will rise up again in the glory of God.
Ndukuba made this known during a Carnival for Christ organised by the Church to mark the 34th Anniversary of the diocese, with the theme; ‘In the days of His power’ taken from the book of Psalm 110:3.
The primate said that as a Church, they are trusting God that Nigeria will rise up again, that God will manifest His glory and power in Nigeria and things will turn around for the best in the country.
“He will stir the hearts of the people to work with one another and to work with God and we pray that God will visit us again and bless Nigeria,” he said.
While speaking on the essence of the carnival, Ndukuba said that the carnival was to give glory to God for preserving the diocese and for the ministry and mission of the church.
He said that the theme of the carnival also speaks to the current situation of Nigeria saying that God manifests His might the most when situations are worst as it was in the days of Moses and Elijah.
“We are trusting God that in our days, God is raising a people once again as the word of God comes to us, God will move again in our midst, God, He raises the people, God will fight our battles and take away our problems, and He will intervene in our situations.
“So this carnival we celebrate the faithfulness of God and we raise our voices of supplication and of pleading with the God of heaven that He might intervene in the situations of our lives, of our families and of this nation.
He congratulated the clergy and all the faithfuls of the diocese of Abuja praying to keep all Nigerians into the new year.
Also speaking, the bishop of Niger Delta, Dr Emmanuel Oko-JaJa said that Nigerians should look forward with Hope saying that God does not change and He has the capacity to turn the situation around.
He however, charged Nigerians to serve God in righteousness, holiness and in truth knowing that God will fight visible and invisible battles.
“I trust God will not only do it for us, He will do it for our family, people will do it for the country, Nigeria.
“In this confusing moment, God will show His greatness because this is the day of His power, I encourage Nigeria not to lose hope because God has done it before and He will do it again.
“That we are living in a situation that looks like things are not working does not mean that God will not do it again.
“Therefore, let’s love one another, keep faith and ensure that peace prevails in this country,” he said.
