WE ARE IN A DEFINING MOMENT

According to Matthew Henry's Commentary of the Bible King Jehoash, was the grand son of Jehu who was anointed by Elisha to be King over Israel. The kings statement; My Father, My Father the chariots of Israel and its Horsemen!! was his lamentation of the impending loss of Elisha the Prophet who was just about to die at a very critical  moment in the history of the nation of Israel (2 Kings 13:7). As someone has said, “those who consider how much good men contribute to the defence of a nation, and the keeping off of God’s judgments, will see cause to lament the removal of them.”

Elisha as a man of God was worthy more than ten thousand chariots. He held the standard, the banner of victory and safety for the nation. Israel would not be safe because they have a great army and sophisticated weaponry. Israel is safe and victorious because she depends upon God who operated through His prophet. King Jehoash understood this very well and thus came to seek counsel from the man of God.

Although in our time and age people seem to be wary of consulting, our victory and progress as a nation depends upon it, especially when we seek the counsel of godly people who are not after gain. Elisha was that kind of a man and he gave the king great assurances and also instructions on how to conquer the Syrians.

From this story we draw a very important lesson, that there are battles we lose that we were never meant to lose. Our Loss has nothing to do with God or the advice we have received. We lose because of failing to act or acting feebly, haphazardly, indecisively and inconsistently or relying on our own resources during the defining moment.

We certainly have good men in this country, men who are worthy more than ten thousand chariots, men whom God has anointed and released at such a time as this to positively influence the course of this nation. They are unselfishly willing to discard any form of bias and desire for gain in order to see the peace and prosperity of this nation achieved. Through their counsel and influence we determine the outcome of the battles we engage in long before they take place.

Elijah told the King,

“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD'S arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.” Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.” ^{(2Ki 13:18-19)}

For total victory as a nation we have to believe the prophet and act on his counsel. Our action determines the magnitude or level of victory we achieve. It is in our action that we decide whether we want partial or complete victory.

We cannot afford to act aimlessly. The king was told to open the window facing east. Every form of engagement must be targeted. It is clarity of target that keeps people motivated. Every time we act we know that we are not punching the air. We are hitting a real target, a real enemy. We are hitting negative ethnicity, the cancer that is slowly consuming our nation. We are dealing immorality a deadly blow. The abscess of corruption we are willing to squeeze and squeeze hard no matter how much it hurts. We want to rid our society of these enemies. Every arrow that leaves the bow of every Kenyans targets poverty, disease and ignorance.

Our action is divinely inspired and strategic. We know God does not replicate yesterday’s strategy for today’s battle. We keep on changing, as our enemies devices new ways of operation. By our variety of strategies we confuse and catch the enemy.

       It's good to note that it’s not the Lords arrows that have failed to hit their target. It is us who have failed to shoot decisively, consistently, strongly and with a target in mind. It is not Gods word that has failed to come to pass. It’s us who have failed to use it. It is not God who does not hear and answer prayers, it is us who have failed to pray.

    This and next year presents a defining moment for this nation. It’ is our opportunity to respond to Gods prophetic word. The hand of the Lord is upon each Kenyan's shoulder and especially the Christian. He is sure to help us shoot His arrow of victory against every spiritual, political, economic, and social situation. God’s arrows like the laiser guided missile cannot miss their target. Shoot Kenya shoot!!!