An 'error of leadership' committed by Ghanaians, especially Christians is the main cause of the numerous problems facing the country, Pastor Mensah Otabil has said.
The Pastor and motivational speaker argues that persons who have no business being in business are now at the helms of affairs in the country and are making decisions for persons who know better and have proven beyond every reasonable doubt to be great performers.
“The problem of Africa is because folly is set in dignity and the wise have been reduced to nothing. People who have no business telling anybody anything shoot their mouths everyday and people who have something to say shut up every day and the rest look on”, he said during a recent sermon.
The current happenings, he said, are akin to the parable of Jotham in the Book of Judges when the olive, fig and vine trees which are of much economic value in Israel’s society declined to be the king of trees. Bramble, which is a shrub and has thorns all around it offered to be king and provide shade because the more quilified trees turned down the offer.
In today's Ghana, this is equivalent to the decision by professionals, religious persons and persons with specialist knowledge in various fields to keep quiet and contribute little or nothing to national decision making.
Quoting from English Playwright and Literary legend, William Shakespeare’s drama, ‘Hamlet’, the founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) who was preaching the second part of his sermon titled, ‘In the corridors of power’, chose to delve deep into the problem of Africa and Ghana and seek answers to the question of why the nation is ruled by persons who are ‘under-achievers’.
These persons who ‘should have shut up’ are now ‘shooting their mouths’ dictating the pace of the world systems to suit their whims and caprices leading to the celebration of mediocrity over excellence.
“It is very interesting that many people who step into the corridors of power are not fit to walk in those corridors. People who influence our world mostly are people who have no business influencing anything because they are not good examples themselves; many of those who determine how we live our lives have been failures in their own lives…,” he said.
The man celebrated as one of the most influential persons in the world suggested that these 'errors of leadership’ are occurring as a result of "foolishness being dignified and skills devalued."
“The reason folly is set in dignity is because the righteous allow it to be so. Those who know what is right back off the corridors of power because of the risks and dangers,” he said.
An understanding of the ‘folly in the world system’, the man of God said is important if Christians are to work to transform the system which they have separated themselves from.
To the man of God, it is now time for Christians to help build the society they desire instead of being mere spectators.
“In the past, Christians have pulled away from a lot of the systems but we have to find a way to step into it and redeem it…we have to step into the corridors of power and not just stop reading and watching them,” he argued.
Source: adomonline.com
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Idiooooooootic Talk.
YEBOPOWER Too many middle school leavers (cyto alumnus) have also found their way in high places and making decisions, that is not true,the middle school leavers that you are talking about are the best.PASTOR OTABIL WAS THERE, ABOUT 90% OF NDC,NPP,CPP,NDP,PPP GUYS ARE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAVERS, SO WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.YOU WHAT HAVE DONE FOR YOUR AREA.MY BROTHER PRAY FOR WISDOM FOR GOD TO HELP U
i salute you sir.God bless you.
salute sir, now babies with sharp teeth and liars are ruling ghana...they don't even know how is like to do business that is why all their policies implemented are killing businesses.and all they talk about is infrastructure..if is about infrastructure a class one student can even bee a better president than our current president..because what he does is to go and borrow and come and use half of it to build infrastructure and put half of it in his pocket. who can not do this as a president? God save ghana.
A true Man of GOD. Bless you Sir!!!
Too many middle school leavers (cyto alumnus) have also found their way in high places and making decisions. ET Mensah is an example. We need to have a serious criterium for persons that seek high office right from the district assembly level. We need top performers in science , engineering , business and education to call the shot.Politicians are only self- stlyled. They have no solutions to the nations problem. Another problem with Ghana is too many churches and pastors who have taken the cheap road to make money deceiving every ***barred word*** person they could come across. This must stop. We need community policing to stop the noise making coming from churches which makes it difficult for folks to have a good night sleep. Ghana is no doubt in disarray. The seemingly annoying human and vehicular traffic is a demonstration of a failed nation. As for Mahama and his Northern brothers, they only want to show off to the Ashantis that they got it this time. It is all about inferiority complex folks.
Hmm. PS small leadership at CU we can't say much about,then what about a country. It's easier said than done. If you are not committed to something don't even start it. If he want to be a president then he should come clear . We know he is ambitious so he is paving way for himself. I will not be surprised if he comes up with it someday
A true Rabbi