By Laudia Sawer
Tema, Feb. 10, GNA – The Reverend Francis Akey, the Minister-in-charge of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) Redemption Congregation at Tema Community Nine, has urged Ghanaians to strive towards oneness and commitment to developing Ghana.
Rev. Akey said although Ghana had emerged peacefully from the 2024 elections, beyond a successful election, the nation must strive towards oneness and commitment and foster unity irrespective of their political affiliations to seek national development.
He made the call during Bible Sunday service, preaching on the topic “The Bible and Unity for Nation Building.”
He said unity and solidarity could exist even when people have different ethnic backgrounds and political dispositions, indicating that the scriptures in the book of Proverbs state that hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers all things.
“Conflict and divisions adversely affect nation-building. We must uphold systems and channels for conflict resolution in our nation, life, home, and church,” he added.
Rev. Akey stated that it was important for communities and people to plan for development and sustainability, stressing that nations or communities that fail to plan and build forfeit development and deprive the future generation of progress.
He noted that the Bible admonished persons to live together in harmony despite different political opinions and that people who generate strife and conflict would not have a part in God’s kingdom.
“Leadership is key for fostering national unity for development for the people; a good political leader seeks unity and development for their people. Wicked leaders cause division, strife, and destruction,” he stressed.
He urged all stakeholders to play their roles well to ensure the country develops for posterity, stating that the church has played a key role in the nation and would continue to do so.
According to him, the church in Ghana has always played a key role in nation-building through the establishment of educational institutions, healthcare institutions, ministries to prisons, and other important interventions.
Using the biblical Tower of Babel story, he observed that although it demonstrated the power behind the unity of purpose, it also warned against the disastrous consequences of building a nation without God, as God desired that all nations and kingdoms relate to him to foster peace, stability, and prosperity.
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