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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 2:32:04 PM |
 It’s
that time of the year “Christmas season, and the approaching New Year”
when Bahamians are most vulnerable (especially) the gullible political
and religious ones.
Here’s a hard / difficult pill for me to
swallow, but I’ve got to accept the facts for what they are; which is:
“that Bahamians, are suckers for bad treatment“. With that being the
case; the leaders of our country’s two most influential systems
(Politics & Religion) despite all of their rhetoric; will never
seek to truly empowerment the masses.
Why is this?
It’s
because the empowerment of a people by their leaders will result in the
severing of a dependency / hand-out relationship. This distorted
relationship is one of control and manipulation of which both today’s
politicians and religious leaders have come to master.
The political perspective:
The politicians knows exactly which
buttons to push in order to prime the pumps of their political
junkies. Both Prime Ministers, former and present have done an
excellent job in selling their supposedly bitter rivalry to the naïve
Bahamian public; whereas nothing could be further from the truth. The
absence of wisdom and a fraction common sense by the politically driven
Bahamian public, prohibits them from understanding that the leaders of
both major political parties are the left and right wing of the same
bird and agenda.
Sir.
Lynden enjoyed his twenty-five (25) years rule as Prime Minister; and
now his two political sons (The Rabbit & The Farmer) or better
still (Old Sitting Bull & The Rock of Gibraltar) have covenanted to
share twenty-five also; as one will take fifteen years and the other
ten years.
The old bait and hook tactic never fails, and rest assure that Sir.
Lynden was proficient at using this tactic. Whenever governance and
accountability was being questioned or a cry of the people leading up
to a general election. Like clock work; one could expect to see an
African slave movie like “Roots or Sounder” showing on ZNS, that would
bait and hook the grassroots; and in a matter of days the people were
at ease and lured back to sleep.
Say what you wish about Sir. Lynden; whether you liked him or not. This man was strategist who knew his
people.
I’m
led to believe that Sir. Lynden truly understood the spirit of Ronnie
Butler’s song (I know them long time, them people are mine)
Unfortunately
the people to people skills of Sir. Lynden seems to have evaded his two
political sons; whose primary focus and goal is the securing of their
twenty five (25), which requires the assistance of their diehard
supporters; but yet has nothing to do with the empowerment of Bahamians.
The Bahamas is at least three to four generations away from seeing the
kind of governance that would truly seek to empower its people; thereby
giving credence to the slogan “It‘s Better in the Bahamas”
The religious perspective :
Today’s church can’t speak with an effective, authoritative voice on
the above mentioned national issues. Due to the fact that the church
leadership is so contaminated by two strongholds (1) compromising
politically motivated religious leaders and (2) fame and fortune
seeking religious leaders who have perfected their craft of
merchandising the gospel.
These
are but a few reasons why our wayward young men and women on the
streets stays away from the church and finds more comfort in gangs.
These young people are no fools as they’re able to see / detect
phoniness from mile away.
Today’s church offers religion and uses the bible to convey its
religious beliefs that ultimately promotes (The Bishop, Apostle,
Doctor, Pastor, etc;) of which the young people sees as pimps in the
pulpit. Whereas the gangs offers these same young men and women a
bonding relationship; which they accept and are committed to.
As
we embark upon the Christmas season and crossing over into a New Year;
the financial fleecing / raping of church congregations will be at an
all time high. I’m convinced that not only have today’s religious
leaders missed the bulls eye, but are not even close to the dart board
when it comes to the concept and principles of Shepherd and Sheepfold.
Erroneous
religious teachings via the misappropriation of God’s word has resulted
in today’s shepherds (Religious Leaders) prospering and living high on
the hill; whiles the sheepfold (church members) live a life of poverty
in the valley. One need not be a spiritual guru to understand that
something is drastically wrong with today’s shepherd / sheep
relationship. For even in the natural the sheep is a shepherd’s most
pride possession of which he cares for at all cost.
Here’s some characteristic of a good shepherd:
1. A good shepherd / Pastor is one that would go without or deny himself for the sake of the sheepfold.
2.
A good shepherd / Pastor is known by the conditions of his sheep and
not by his bank accounts, the size house he lives in or the type
vehicle he drives.
3. A good shepherd / Pastor is one that would not fleece (financially
rape) the sheep for he knows that rough weather (difficult times) are
ahead; and its during these times that the sheep’s wool (finances) is
of the utmost importance to them.
King David paints a clear picture of a shepherd’s provisional care for the sheepfold in the 23rd Psalm.
Watch this!
Ps.23:1. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
: 2. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
: 3. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Then here’s what Yeshuwa said: John.10: 11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
For questions or comments contact us via E-mail:pastormallen@yahoo.com or Ph.1-242-441-2021
Pastors Matthew & Brendalee Allen
Kingdom Minded Fellowship Center Int’l,
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