Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Polluted water brings about sicknesses and diseases, famine, destruction, barrenness of the land and death to the people of the land if nothing is done to cleanse the water and heal it. Water is very vital to life – the body requires water, the land requires water to grow crops but if the water is polluted, it does harm rather than good.
The waters of
our national life beginning from individuals, family, institutions,
communities, etc are polluted. Only genuine repentance through confession of
sins and a complete turning away from such sins that have polluted the pure
flow can bring about forgiveness, healing and restoration. It is not direct
confrontation with the forces of darkness. It is humbling ourselves before God
in genuine repentance and crying for mercy – Father, in judgment, please,
remember mercy.
The people of Nineveh cried for mercy – they
asked God to forgive their sins, cleanse their hearts from filth, spiritual,
mental, physical, and God had mercy on them. Please see Jonah Chapter 3, note
verses 2 and 11. See also Amos Chapter 7 verses 1 to 6. Daniel pleaded for
mercy and forgiveness of sins and cleansing for the nation of Israel. God
responded in love, forgave, healed and restored His people. So also did
Nehemiah and he got results. Drive out sin with the blood of Jesus Christ – 1st
John Chapter 1 verses 8 to 10.
