The need for God’s intervention in Namibia

By Daniel Lusianu

For any nation to succeed in the world of today, it has to, one way or the other, rely on the sacred belief in God. The Bible narrates a story of how God’s chosen people (Israelites) were mistreated in Egypt by the pharaoh and how the Israelites needed someone to deliver them out of their bondage. Israel as a nation was in a physical and spiritual bondage. The Israelites wanted to be free from Egyptian slavery, hardship and all sort of infirmities. Therefore, God gave them Moses as a leader who would deliver them.

Moses was both a spiritual and public leader. The Bible clearly illustrates that he was a learned man and knew how to deal with public affairs. Moses delivered the people of Israel from physical bondage by parting the Red Sea. The Egyptians tried to follow the Israelites, but God was with his nation and as a result the Egyptian soldiers drowned in the Red Sea. The children of Israel were delivered and they sang songs of victory led by the chorister Miriam (Moses’s sister). But after they got their independence they forgot who God was. It makes one think they only needed God when they were in hardship. They stood in spiritual apostasy against God, as a result they were still in spiritual bondage though they were free from physical oppression. From time to time Moses would remind them to turn back to God, but they did not listen.

This is exactly the same situation in Namibia. Namibia got its independence from colonial oppression and many other things that constrained its liberty through the leadership of Tate Nujoma. We sang our independence songs too, one of the choristers being the Ndilimani troupe. We too are still under spiritual bondage today. Because of the spiritual condition we are in, we have social evil manifestations. People are killing each other like nobody’s business and when the convicted murderer is asked why she/he did such a cruel thing, all they say “I do not really know what was wrong with me”. We also have a few cases like the one of Kamati, a teacher who was accused of murdering of two Kuaseua sisters on 9 October 2015. He (Kamati) according to some sources was being haunted by spirits and needed help. Clearly one can tell this being was probably possessed by an evil spirit. A human being in his/her normal state would not behave this way. Society is in trouble if it does not get a Moses (leader). We need a spiritual Moses who will direct us to our prescribed manual, the Bible, in order for us to know how we function, for the Bible is a compass that will direct us to the promised land (peace in the country).We do not only need a Moses, we need many Moseses (leaders who are spiritual), who can take up the place of the ancient Moses in the society, yet at the same time directing people unto God.

We need leaders who are to shape the society that we are in. Leaders in government should be thanked for turning to God through prayer in times of trouble. But prayer alone is not enough; prayer should be accompanied by action. We need a Moses who will stand up for God and introduce religious and moral education in Namibian schools. Learners will learn one or two things from their Creator. We need engineers who need God. We need ministers who thirst after God’s righteousness. We need a president who walks closer with God. We need every member of the nation having the law of God (Ten Commandments) imprinted on their hearts.

It is very easy to tell whether a society fears God or not. The level of morality in the society says everything “by their fruits you will know them”. We need to know who created whom between God and humanity? Once you settle that question you will not have a problem of knowing who you are without God. The answer can further be illustrated by questioning whether a car can manufacture itself and if it can operate without a manual (instructions). The illustration is very similar to humanity, God is our creator and the Bible is our manual on how to live a good life and how to have a good relationship with God. For the purpose of reminding you as Moses did, here is our Torah which is best summarised in two parts and it is based on love: The first four Commandments speak of our relationship with God and the last six speak of our relationship with others.

If the Torah could be kept by the Namibian people we would not have greedy, corrupt and immoral leaders. Immorality exists because the Torah has been forgotten. How can one kill if the Torah says “Do not?” How would a leader steal government money if the Torah says “Do Not?” If the Torah was kept we would probably not have the Namibian constitution: Who would be on the wrong side of it? To keep the Torah is to love God and humanity. It is only righteousness alone that can exalt a nation. When our leaders are in harmony with God, we the people under their leadership will learn to follow them just like the greatest shepherd who leads his sheep to greener pastures. If we seek first the Kingdom, then undoubtedly, with a just God as our guide, Namibia will be the envy of the continent.

*Daniel Lusianu is a second-year student studying towards a Bachelor’s (Honours) in Education at the University of Namibia.