I took these figures from a BBC article:
ZIMBABWE'S PLIGHT
Inflation: 100,000%
Unemployment: 80%
Life expectancy: 37 years
Malnutrition: 45% of the population
Sources: Reuters, WHO, World Food Programme
The article was about the state of the economy in the country, you can find it here. What an evil world we live in, a world that allows such things to happen. A world where the west live in luxury and spend more on a pint of beer than people have to live on. Oh how easily we are seduced by the enemy to forget the evil others are exposed to, we spend so much time worried with our self and self indulgence, even in Christianity, blinded to our own selfishness. It's unbelievable. I took this quote from another BBC article.
"On Sunday the 53-member African Union urged Zimbabwe to release the election results "without any further delay", and called for restraint from all parties.
I find it unbelievable.... shockingly unbelievable.... how is this not a priority? This world is full of evil, it can be seen anywhere, just talk to anyone and they will talk of a time when they have been at the receiving end of the consequences of sin but here the depravity of humanity and the need to re-align ourselves with God is so apparent. This shows how humans cannot be our own gods, we cannot escape our selfishness.
Someone said to me recently: "Its amazing how just one man can do this, such an evil thing". But it's not just one man, it's a catalog of people. He rose to power of the back of much evil by various sides; without getting into the deep racial issues, which I have not got enough information to make an informed comment on, the evil of men for many years has led to this man in power. The people in his party who have not opposed him, the people who have elected him in the past, those whom have taken bribes and put themselves and their families in front of others. Those who have stolen from others out of selfishness. Those in the countries around Zimbabwe whom have not opposed him. An international community who have not intervened, who talk the talk but never back it up. A press which report on news which we aren't bored of. A culture in the west of excess, enjoyment and self gratification. People wrapped up in their own issues rather than seeing the big picture.... the list goes on and on.
We, I, need to take responsibly for our actions or lack of. We elect a government. We decide what we read and write about, what we argue and discus, how we spend our time and money. How we deserve judgment.
It starts with me changing and that's only possible through God.
Jesus said:
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 (New International Version)
That's what he came to do, that's what I should be here to do. God help us....
The article was about the state of the economy in the country, you can find it here. What an evil world we live in, a world that allows such things to happen. A world where the west live in luxury and spend more on a pint of beer than people have to live on. Oh how easily we are seduced by the enemy to forget the evil others are exposed to, we spend so much time worried with our self and self indulgence, even in Christianity, blinded to our own selfishness. It's unbelievable. I took this quote from another BBC article.
"On Sunday the 53-member African Union urged Zimbabwe to release the election results "without any further delay", and called for restraint from all parties.
Earlier, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he would discuss "how to get developments there back to normal" with a number of African leaders on the sidelines of a UN summit in Ghana.
Kofi Annan, his predecessor, has also urged African leaders to do more to address the crisis.
The alarm bells are getting louder but so far they show little sign of making any difference in Zimbabwe, our correspondent says.
Few African heads of state are attending the UN summit in Ghana and it will not be a priority at a conference of the 14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), currently taking place in Mauritius."I find it unbelievable.... shockingly unbelievable.... how is this not a priority? This world is full of evil, it can be seen anywhere, just talk to anyone and they will talk of a time when they have been at the receiving end of the consequences of sin but here the depravity of humanity and the need to re-align ourselves with God is so apparent. This shows how humans cannot be our own gods, we cannot escape our selfishness.
Someone said to me recently: "Its amazing how just one man can do this, such an evil thing". But it's not just one man, it's a catalog of people. He rose to power of the back of much evil by various sides; without getting into the deep racial issues, which I have not got enough information to make an informed comment on, the evil of men for many years has led to this man in power. The people in his party who have not opposed him, the people who have elected him in the past, those whom have taken bribes and put themselves and their families in front of others. Those who have stolen from others out of selfishness. Those in the countries around Zimbabwe whom have not opposed him. An international community who have not intervened, who talk the talk but never back it up. A press which report on news which we aren't bored of. A culture in the west of excess, enjoyment and self gratification. People wrapped up in their own issues rather than seeing the big picture.... the list goes on and on.
We, I, need to take responsibly for our actions or lack of. We elect a government. We decide what we read and write about, what we argue and discus, how we spend our time and money. How we deserve judgment.
It starts with me changing and that's only possible through God.
Jesus said:
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 (New International Version)
That's what he came to do, that's what I should be here to do. God help us....
posted by free_radical @ 10:00 pm
2 Comments:
"We spend so much time worried with our self and self indulgence, even in Christianity, blinded to our own selfishness" - I agree!
I too have been very struck by the needs of the world lately. So often we 'shut down' to all the evil and the atrocities we hear about. But God wants us to listen, and act. In any way we can - sometimes I think that because we can't do anything big we sit on our hands and forget to do something small. And nothing gets done at all.
Looking forward to more of your blogging!! Perhaps when you're in Prague?
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