Merry Christmas to All!
Today we commemorate the birth of Jesus the Christ who came to Earth to bring the Light of eternal values through His Word that brings redemption and opens the Heavenly Gate, so that we might experience abiding joy and peace. We say thank you to God for this birth of Grace!
On this day I ask, “how can my life be an instrument of service that converts the Light He brought into a furthering activity on earth?” My answer:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His Son…”
Translation: God so loved, He gave the best of Himself and the strongest help to humanity in the birth of His Son. And this Help was the Light of Truth that brings the Light of spiritual development which enables our ascent to luminous heights. When there is love, there is the giving of the best of oneself and the strongest help of service.
For one: If we so love, we must give the best of ourselves and the strongest help to bring the light of development to our people!
In departing the Earth, Jesus was reported to say, “I go to prepare a Place for you!” This is Spiritual Kingdom-Building! Then we also recall the words of Scripture, “Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”, i.e., we will do below (Earth) what is done above (Heaven).
Conversion: Therefore, Spiritual Kingdom-Building (heaven) through the Light of development above is equivalent to African nation-building (earth), driven by eternal values, through the light of development below. So “I go to prepare a Place for you!” one converts into the service, “I will work to the honor of God to prepare a Place (Nation) for you [Nigerian/African people] in order to follow the example of the Light of God’s Love”.
Therefore, African nation-building driven by eternal values honors the Divine Mandate, as above so below. To me it is just following the Divine Example for the welfare and further development of the African people!
May we each find our Star of purpose and diligently work towards its realization, whose light will be the gift of gratitude we offer back to God for the Grace of the birth of His Son this Christmas Season.
I am wishing everyone light and joy of the Season, also success and goodwill this upcoming New Year.
Onward & Upward!
~Dr. Ikenna A. Ezealah
JD, PhD, MBA
Builder of the African Future
Nation Upbuilding 