What Makes For Peace- A Conversation with God

God do you have me?
God you can have me…
Yes! you can have all of me
But God I know the elections are around the corner 
My tribe you know is giving a shot at the presidency
my tribeman's is vying for an elective office

You can understand God, I really want to identify with my people, I know this guy doesnt merit my vote, he has no vision for the country, but i will vote him in anyway,
you know he comes from my home area and the pressure from my fellow tribesmen is too much
So understand God. I know you would want me to vote a person of integrity, one who will uphold the rule of law, justice and equity for all, but if i do that this guy might lose...and you know it feels nice to just know that the president comes from my tribe even if he doesnt help me in any way. I still have to trust you to put food on the table for my children, pay fees for my children etc.

the campaigns are getting very hot, emotions are running high, there are those who think I should hate, this neighbor of mine. His children and my children have played together, during my sons birthday they came and celebrated with us, my neighbor is very helpful whenever i have a need. We meet in our children's school and he has great wise ideas.

this is a great person, but its election time you know God. this is the season we retreat to our tribal cacoons... by the way God, do I have to do that? Why do I feel such a strong pull to identify with my tribesman than with you, than with what is right? what is right for me, what is right for my children, what is right for my neighbor, what is right for my country

Oh God do you have me?
You can have me. Yes you have me. I will vote guided by Issues not ethnicity, I will uphold peace, I will love my neighbor as you command

Yes God now I know you have me and when you got me, you got my children, you got my neighbor, you got Kenya

Yes God you got me, you got me, you got me and i got peace, yes shalom peace and Kenya got peace, Kenya got peace, kenya got peace, Kenya got peace........Kenya got peace........Kenya got peace....Kenya got you, the Prince of peace

COINED-INCIDENCES (READ COINCIDENCE)

It’s not just a coincidence. It’s a coined incidence. It is God, who has gone ahead of you, prepared the way, removed barriers, set up opportunities, connected you with people and designed an unscheduled appointment. So don’t just say it’s a coincidence, recognize the coined incidence and give God the glory because His favor is on you.

1.     When Gideon was afraid to face the Midianites God coined an incident that gave Gideon courage to attack the enemies of Israel.

Judges 7:9-13: … “Arise, go down against the camp…But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant…then he went down with Purah his servant…When Gideon came, behold, a man was telling a dream to his comrade. And he said, “Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian and came to the tent and struck it so that it fell and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.” And his comrade answered, “This is no other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; God has given into his hand Midian and all the camp.

2.     When Ruth the Moabitess came to Israel together with her mother in law she didn’t know what the future had for her. When she left the house to glean that morning she didn’t know she would meet her future husband and become the great grandmother of David the future King of Israel.

Ruth 2:3-5: So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you!” And they answered, “The LORD bless you.” Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”

3.     Esther also happened to have come to the kingdom at the right time. Her uncle challenged her saying,

“…And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14)

4.     The King honored Mordecai when gallows had already been prepared to hang him. That night the king could not sleep and he began reading the incidence books (Esther 6)

5.     David happened to be sent by His father to take supplies and greet his brothers. He arrived when Goliath was uttering threats against Israel (1Sam 17:20).

There are many coined incidences that are recorded in the Bible both in the Old and New Testament. Personally I remember going up to register for theological training and I was anxious how I will meet the financial requirements for the course when as I approached the door where I was to pay the confirmation fee, I heard someone telling the other inside, “do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God (Phil 4:6:).”

My recent story:

Well, I go to this office, reach the reception desk, ask to see the chaplain and I am told she is not in. I ask for her number call her and she happens to be on her way, so I choose to wait. She comes and we head to her office. She has indeed communicated to the head of Department as we had talked earlier and there will be some processing to be done for an opportunity to do my internship here. We talk a little; I thank her, leave the office and go downstairs. As I head down the stairs I see the Deputy Vice chancellor coming up the stairs. As I prepare to greet him I see that the head of department, the man I wanted to see is right behind him. I offer to help with one of his bags and as we go upstairs I take advantage of the unscheduled appointment. Then it dawns on me, this is not just a coincidence. It is God who had gone ahead of me and coined the incidences. And so I thank the Lord for the coined incidence and I give Him the glory.

 If you have had a coined incidence this week share it and give God the glory.