It's coming up again. People bashing Christians for promoting reforms in Parliament and bringing an old bible into the country, and yet here we are facing these current events.
Get one thing straight: Those events (Parliament reforms and the receipt of the bible) did nothing to change the presence or absence of God in the country, nor the measure of His mercy and grace on PNG. Besides, any proclamation of faith about coming change did not have specific details and timelines.
Of course current events are disheartening. But that doesn't mean God is not working. Do you know His mind and the way He works? What makes you so sure that He is absent or uninterested or powerless...just because things seem out of our human control?
Would you rather corruption not be exposed? And if it was did you think it would go down without a fight? Did you think darkness doesn't look for the slightest opportunity to return to where light has come? Did you think evil schemers would stop scheming, and desperately try to cover their tracks once justice came knocking on their door? Did you expect change to be immediate? If so you have more faith than the faithful!
Christ Himself brought salvation through the harshest of ways. And His mockers did exactly what you're doing. "He saved others, why can't he save himself?" They said. "If He's so powerful why can't he take himself off the cross!". They mocked because they didn't know what how salvation was supposed to come. What it was supposed to look like.
Change isn't always packaged the way you'd like it to be. God doesn't always give you what you want, and wrap it in the wrapping you'd like. But he usually gives us what we need at the time we need it the most. Maybe we need a good fight? To test our resolve for change.
Can't we pursue justice and change in different ways? The Intercessors can pray. The Anjos can march. The Namorongs can write. The Juffas can speak in the House. The Waides can report. And good cops can do their best to deliver justice.
The side of justice is not served by mocking the efforts of others on the same side. In fact, the mocking only serves corruption and injustice.
What nation has undergone great change without great pains? PNG is no exception.
The Faithful believe that God is working. They're praying and hoping. They've seen Him working before so they know He can work again. It's their way of fighting. You may not believe in that higher power they call on. But you need them on your side. Even if you think what they're doing is pointless. I can assure you that they will not return the discourtesy of mocking your efforts as vain. So afford them the courtesy of allowing them to pray and to advocate for reforms that are aimed at bringing good, not harm, to our nation.
The enemy is corruption.
Stay focused. Fight as One.
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