The Place of Sound Minds in the Healing of the Nations

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Hire minds and not bodies. Minds refer to people with strong mental capabilities albeit mental prowess. These are people of great insight and understanding with huge reserves of knowledge and wisdom. They are usually able to process ideas through to profit, analyze issues through and proffer lasting solutions.

Such people usually resolve personal, family, community, organizational and national challenges. In some families, communities, organizations and nations, they are referred to as the tink tank of such families, organizations, communities and nations. Families, communities, organizations and nations blessed with such rare gifts to humanity enjoy the divine benefits of such gifts to them.

Significantly, minds are people blessed by God with unusual doses of mental alertness and capabilities. It is divine endowment for divine purposes. King Solomon of Israel was one of such persons. His mental prowess brought economic prosperity to the nation of Israel. Please see 1^st Kings Chapter 4 verses 20 to 34.

So also was King David. The supposedly least  among his brethren, shepherding the family’s flock, the divine unction for kingship rested on David and with this unction, David a young man who had never been in the army brought down a seasoned soldier and giant, Goliath to become a national hero in Israel. Thereafter, David as King in Israel subdued not only the Philistines but all the enemies of Israel. David succeeded in his military conquests not by might but by the Spirit of God Who always  guided him and gave him divine instructions to quell the attacks of the enemy and bring the enemy to subjection.

The Role of Prophets in the Healing of the Nations 1

Written by Uyoyou Christiana  Charles-Iyoha

A prophet is someone raised by God usually from among His people to speak His mind, His words which He gives to the prophet to His people. A prophet then is God’s spokesperson for the people of

God. No one takes this honor for himself as prophets and prophetesses are usually ordained into the ministry office of the prophet by God – Jeremiah Chapter 1 verse 5, 1^st Kings Chapter 19 verses 16, 19 to 21, Amos Chapter 7 verses 12 to 17, Haggai Chapter 1 verses 12 to 13, Zechariah Chapter 1 verse 17, Amos Chapter 3 verse 7, Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verses 10 to 22.  Prophets proclaim the mind of God through the written word in the Bible which the Holy Spirit sheds light on and then God who says that His word must accomplish whatever the Word is sent to accomplish acts on that word to produce the desired results. This is what prophecy and functioning in the ministry office of the prophet is.

A Prophet is a vessel used by God to provide solutions to personal, family, local, national and global challenges depending on where God assigns him or her to. Elijah solved the national challenge of idolatry and famine by giving the people direction to turn to God and be saved. Elisha solved ministry challenges for the prophets when he retrieved the lost ax in 2^nd Kings Chapter 6 verses 1 to 7.  Who is a prophet? Acts Chapter 15 verses 32. God works in partnership with His servants the prophets. Prophets are the servants of God that He reveals His secrets to before doing anything. Amos Chapter 3 verse 7, Genesis Chapter 18 verses 17 to 33, Acts Chapter 11 verses 27 to 30.

God is the one who raises prophets - people do not wake up to declare themselves prophets. They have to be ordained by God - Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verses 15 to 18, Jeremiah Chapter 1 verse 5. Prophets speak by the Spirit of God the words which God puts in their hearts and mouths. Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verse 18, Jeremiah Chapter 1 verse 9. Prophets are to say exactly what God wants them to say - Deuteronomy Chapter 18 verse 18, Jeremiah Chapter 1 verse 7.