Restore Africa to it's former glory

[James Linders]

By: Rev. Dr. James Linders

Today I want to talk to you about Africa's past AND Africa's future.In order for us as Africa's to understand where Africa is going to,we need to understand where Africa comes from. In order to adapt to the future,we need to know why we failed in the past.

LONG before Satanism, communism,Marxism,Darwinism,the big bang theory,atheism,tribal customs,Eastern OR Western religions and cultures was ever a human perception OR had an influence on mankind's thinking,Africa was chosen by God to be His spiritual domain on earth.It was in Africa where God created the FIRST human beings....not just in ANY ordinary image,but in HIS own IMAGE. He gave the first humans.... a man and a woman, the specific instruction to rule over ALL living creatures on earth,in the capacity as caretakers.He also instructed them to multiply and to be fruitful. However,man's primary purpose is to obey and worship the creator of heaven and earth....GOD.

Where did it ALL go wrong for Africa.What happened that lead to Africa's demise as we experience it today?? Why did a continent chosen by God as the origin of religion,spirituality,faith and life lose its God given birthright of supremacy and glory? It ALL started with the mother of mankind...Eve.

In Genesis 2:15-17 the Lord told man that he can eat of ANY tree's fruit in the garden,BUT he must NOT eat from the tree that has the power to let him know the difference between right and wrong.God ALSO pointed out to man that he would die(he would lose his immortality and die spiritually) immediately AFTER he has eaten THIS specific fruit.

In a period BEFORE God created Adam and Eve in His OWN image in Africa,one of His MOST beautiful angels named Lucifer,tried to dethrone God in heaven.He instigated his fellow angels to side with him,in an attempt to overthrow God's authority and kingdom. AFTER God defeated Lucifer and his co-conspirators,He cast them down to earth. NEVER would they EVER again regain their positions in heaven.Lucifer's name was changed to Satan and his fellow angels was called demons(evil forces).From THAT moment onwards, the light that represents God,was opposed by the darkness that represents Satan... spiritual opposites came into existence,of which good and evil are by-products.

AFTER Satan and HIS angels was defeated in heaven and cast down on earth,he was full of vengeance.He would strike back at God by whatever means necessary.However,it would have been spiritual suicide to attack God one-on-one again,because HIS power and might was inferior to God's.

In Genesis 3:1-5 Satan discovered God's weakness...His perfect creation,Adam and Eve. In Genesis 3:6-7 he found a way to hurt God and to cause Him regret,by destroying the immortality of man,through disobedience to God,that led to sin. In Genesis 3: 17-19 God cursed EVERYTHING that he has created in Africa.In Genesis 4:8 the first murder was committed,where one man took dominion over another's life. ALL this happened in Africa,LONG before the world was inhibited by ANY civilization OR world powers. At THAT stage Africa was the FIRST and ONLY civilization in the entire world.

Lets get back to the question: " Where did it ALL go wrong for Africa,the cradle of mankind?" God created man to worship and to serve HIM alone (Exodus 20:4-5). Because of Eve's disobedience to God,the soil in Africa was cursed,man killed his brother,health was replaced by sickness,joy was replaced by mourning,prosperity was replaced by poverty, peace was replaced by war,immortality was replaced by mortality,life was replaced by death,positivity was replaced by negativity, hope was replaced by despair and SO we can continue the list of tragedy that ALL started in Africa.

OUR problem in Africa, is NOT a physical one,but it is a SPIRITUAL one. We NEED to turn BACK to God.We NEED to restore the relationship between God and Eve's descendants,by rejecting idol worshipping(e.g. the worshipping of the spirits of our ancestors,or ANY OTHER form that resembles an image found in the heavens, on earth OR under the sea.). Last but NOT least,we NEED to restore our relationship with our fellow brothers and sisters in Africa,as it was BEFORE Cain murdered HIS brother, Abel. The ONLY way to restore our land and relationship with God,is to confess our sins,call out to God and turn back from our wicked ways. THEN He will hear from heaven and answer our prayers.Once more we will be the cradle of mankind and the origin of life.