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All these are based on the law of reciprocity. That prosperity, peace and happiness for us and the nation will not come through wishful thinking. We have to work for them and spread them out.
Jehovah God in the book of Genesis, Chapter 1 shows us the importance of working, and doing it with excellence.
The patriarchs in the Bible, including King David, were richly blessed and prosperous, but they were also hard workers, who even performed menial jobs. They understood the Lord’s principles and followed them in letter and spirit.
We see the same trend in the New Testament. The Lord Jesus was raised by Joseph, the carpenter.
When He chose the 12 Apostles, Jesus did not look for highly educated and rich people. Unschooled fishermen like Peter, Andrew, James and John became His most trusted partners who took the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Saint Paul was a tent maker, who encouraged working. He encouraged the Thessalonians, “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life will win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12) Then in 2 Thessalonians 3:10, he warns against idleness: “While we were with you, we used to say to you, ‘Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to eat.”‘
So, 2012 is a year of prosperity through our hard work, and we should take pride in doing that.
This has made me reflect on events of the past few years through our gospel artistes. Mahendere Brothers released a hit song, “Jehovah ndiye mufudzi wangu”, based on Psalms 23. Part of the lyrics are:
Jehovha ndiye mufudzi wangu
Hapana chandinoshaiwa
Ameni, Ameni Allelujah
Ameni, Ameni Alellelujah!
In 2009, Pastor Petunia Chiriseri of His Presence Ministries International told congregants at a women’s convention that their church had adopted it as their theme song at a time when Zimbabwe was going through a rough patch.
The message in the song inspired hope as they realised that their only hope was the Lord Almighty.
Most of us have watched the Mahendere Brothers performing. They really sweat it out. When the HPMI praise and worship team sang the song, the conference attendants danced, jumped, ululated – all to God’s glory.
Then, there was Fungisai Zvakavapano’s song “(Tinoda) Makomborero” – a plea to the Lord to shower the nation with blessings from the beginning of the year, right up to the end”.
Fungisai cried out: “Taneta kuche-ma Baba, (saka) tinoda makomborero”. (We are weary of crying out Lord. Bless us.)
At the end of 2010, Pastor Charles Charamba and the Fishers of Men released “Nyika Zimbabwe” on their album “Pangoma pashoko”. This was a prayer for the nation and also a culmination of how the Lord has blessed Zimbabwe in all sectors.
These are the blessings that prosper us individually, and as a nation, and working harder together in unison, the nation will reach tremendous levels of glory.
Divine Appointments is a result of what happens in our midst – be it our churches, communities and beyond.
Forthcoming events
Last year, when I promised that our forthcoming events will start during the first week, I had forgotten that many believers will be on the beginning of the year annual prayer and fasting sessions.
Let me encourage you all with pastor Adrian Rogers’ “Alpha and Omega”: “Jesus Christ is God’s alphabet; His A to Z; the accumulated wisdom; the first word, the middle and the end.
“You should have more of Jesus the omniscient, the omnipotent, the omnipresent. He is the beginning and the end – the Almighty. He is God, glorious . . . ”

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