Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie - Nigeria Needs Nehemiah

Nigeria needs

Nehemiah

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Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie

Copyright 2012 by Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie.

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CONTENTS

Common Passion Compatriots/Commensurate
Passionate Compatriots (CPC)

Master-motivator of supporters and
workers or public servants

Justice and fairness producing
peace and prosperity

Impressive and Profitable Instigating
Inspiration (IPII)

Dedication

General Olusegun M.O. Obasanjo

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1976-1979
and 1999-2007) on the occasion of his 75 th birthday, 2012

The Nigerian Titanic Personality (NTP)

All glory to God that this is available for others to read. Lord, a thousand tongues are not enough for me to express my gratitude for this unique opportunity to be a blessing to my generation and future generations. Surely, everything in this call and commission is your doing and it is marvellous in my eyes.

I regard the friendship of Pastor Emmanuel Bolarinwa and his wife and son. In like manner, I regard his friendship as well as Engr Yinka Abokede, Biyi Adesanmi and Kenny and their families. May God swell your heavenly account richly, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.

Joseph was the saving grace of Jacob and his household members during the famine which ravaged the earth when Jacob, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, was 128 years old. Esau was Isaacs God-sent sustainer when Isaac had become old and blind and Jacob had gone to spend twenty years in his maternal uncle, Labans home and business. Davids killing of Goliath made Jesse and his household to become relevant in his old age. Ruth sustained Naomi in the absence of her husband and sons, particularly, in Bethlehem. Boaz was the nebulous neighbour Naomi and Ruth needed to survive, upon their return to Bethlehem more than the closer relative who rejected Ruth like a plague because he did not think it was his duty to be the kinsman redeemer to his dead relative, Elimelech, Naomis husband. The Israelites needed David in the battlefield in which he killed Goliath more than all the thousands of Israelites warriors who gathered there for frustrating forty days and nights prior to Davids arrival. This is why the Israelite women went wild with celebration to King Sauls disgust. When God sent Samuel to anoint David amongst Jesses household, he was needed more than the older seven sons who were readily available at home. In the like manner, it took several years and many governors regimes before Nehemiah came around to bring succour to the lives of the Jews, who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem particularly, the peasants.

Nehemiah 1:1 opens with the statement This is the account of what Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah accomplished. This is very important to all who believe in the sacredness of the Holy Bible. This statement meant that heaven agrees that while on earth, Nehemiah accomplished something worthy of note by heaven. This means that he served his generation of Jews to the pleasure of heaven. This is despite the fact that heaven helped him to so do. Put in another form, despite the heavenly help he got to achieve, heaven believed that he had done well enough, as human on earth, for this achievement or accomplishment to be recorded to his benefit. His earthly performance was pleasing to God and the hosts of heaven. Many do different things while on earth and while in position of authority which they cannot boast about. The other day, I was talking to someone about fame. He emphasized that someone was famous and I said there are different types of fame. Matthew 27:15-24 says Jesus was tried alongside a famous thief named Barabbas. It meant that just as Jesus was popular for performing miracles or working for the benefit of people, this man was popular for causing people misery as an armed robber. Therefore, being popular is not as important as to what you are popular for. Someone could be popular for the wrong reasons. Satan is quite popular but partly as the first rebel leader against Gods supremacy, right in the presence of God in heaven. And that did not make Satan the best of popular individuals. Davids son, Absalom was quite popular for being the most handsome, as well as the rebellious son who wanted his father dead so he could become his successor. There is no pride in ruling if you would be known for being a ruinous and regrettable ruler. The fact that Nehemiah accomplished to the recognition of heaven made him a good example for us to consider. David accomplished as well, because about him, I Kings 14:7-8, I Chronicles 14:1-2, Psalms 78:70-72 and Acts 13:36 say:

Go and tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD , the God of Israel, says to him: I chose you from among the people and made you the ruler of my people Israel. I took the kingdom away from Davids descendants and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David, who was completely loyal to me, obeyed my commands, and did only what I approve of.

King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace. And so David realized that the LORD had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.

He chose his servant David; he took him from the pastures, where he looked after his flocks, and he made him king of Israel, the shepherd of the people of God. David took care of them with unselfish devotion and led them with skill.

For David served Gods purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave. (TEV)

This means that David pleased God and members of his generation. This is the extent of the cross of Jesus which has two bars running across each other. The vertical longer line or bar represents mans relationship with the Lord while the horizontal line or bar represents mans relationship with his fellow man. Their intersection means that the individual must learn to manage both effectively and profitably. David did not please members of his generation at the expense of God like his predecessor King Saul did. Some would claim to be pleasing God to the extent that they offend God in the way they treat their fellow men. Some do not know the difference between being upright and being uncaring for the feelings of their fellow men.

Nehemiah 1 and 2 say he went to Jerusalem with the mission to lead the rebuilding of the walls and gates of Jerusalem. He got the support of some local Jews to rebuild just as there were some other notorious locals who found regrettable reasons to join some prominent citizens of neighbouring nations to oppose their efforts. Nehemiah sought and got Gods support throughout the project and accomplished successfully. After completing the rebuilding of the walls and gates of Jerusalem on record time of fifty-two days, he went ahead to do other things for the benefit of the people and national prestige. It is important to have a clue as to what would be the main thrust of any rulers reign beyond which he may do some other things. King David had what we can call God-given mandate during his forty years reign. His son and successor, King Solomon, had his God-given mandate. Both of them fulfilled their mandates. However, many do not have any idea of what God would like them accomplish. If you do not know what God meant for you to do during your reign, it is more likely that you would never get His support to achieve it since you would not pursue it. This is why it is very important to know what God would have you do as a ruler of people. If you do not believe in God, you are worse off because you would miss it altogether. If you believe in God but still fail to get His guidance, you would regret at end of your reign. Clarifying Gods planned purpose for your reign is crucial to successful rule and reign. Solomon enjoyed his reign after he accomplished Gods planned purpose for him as a ruler of Israel. David tried to enjoy during his reign by getting many women who bore him many children but it is on record that such enjoyment did not benefit David and Solomon. On the other hand, Nehemiah did not or was never reported to have sought such enjoyment while in office. He sacrificed everything that suggests enjoyment as ruler and only prayed that God should reward him appropriately.