Tishegunfunmi Adeadegbesan, and Wisdom/caption]
.An overview of a letter shared with a friend on the issue of Spiritual Revolution for National Development
Dear Mr. John Jones,
Since the day I heard your voice, it was like the pregnancy of Elizabeth leaping in salutation to the pregnancy in the belly of Mary, the mother of Jesus. It was a vibration of destiny being connected to a singular purpose.
Each of your words and quotes echoes into the very existence of my being, rekindling all visions and dreams of a new nation God has impressed upon my heart and is still wrapped up in its aura to date.
Over the years, the injustices and oppression of this land have sparked unquenchable burdens and inner desires to be a voice-speaking truth to power and against the oppression and oppressors of the land within my enclave of calling and purpose. I am an ardent believer that every genuine change or revolution must first happen from inward to the outward part of a man. Starting from the realm of the unseen to the seen, it must first begin from the realm of the spirit before it can be firmly established outside, because the unseen rules the seen world.
Therefore, if a revolution for a new nation must happen, heaven must first kiss the earth. That is to say, it must first take place in the mind, just as it has happened to you. Men of purpose must be inspired by the realm of Him who governs the affairs of men. The cries of the oppressed must reach out to strike a chord that will prompt the hand of the Creator to activate His revolutionary motive for our great nation, just like a scriptural reference to the cries of the children of Israel in the land of Egypt before the emergence of Moses.
I have always believed that the crumbled walls of this nation will be built again only if people like Nehemiah, who are genuinely burdened by her state, take it upon themselves with a sense of divine purpose to see her walls built again to the great admiration she once enjoyed.
Then, such Nehemiah of this generation will possess divine backing, in conjunction with the prophetic voice, to accomplish the supreme purpose of God over this nation. Nehemiah went through many challenges against the political jugglers and predators of his days but refused to compromise until the wall of Jerusalem was built. He achieved this through many like-minded individuals who were inspired by his convictions. These groups of people worked day and night with a sickle in one hand and a sword in the other hand, while some stood on the tower to sound the trumpet and alert others of the dangers around.
The prophetic insight here is the people on the watchtower; these categories of people are the night watch with eyesight, insight, foresight, and hindsight. It comes with the strategic power of prayer and revival (Nehemiah 4:1-20; Ezra 4:1-5; Ezra 5:1-2).
Another example is found in Exodus 17:14, where the Lord commanded Moses to write about the victory of that day in a memorial and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua. Why rehearse it in the ears of Joshua? You will understand in this story that Moses, Aaron, and Hur were on the mountain, lifting up the rod of Moses while Joshua was on the field fighting with the skillfulness of his sword. When the hand of Moses went down, Joshua lost the battle, but when his hand was steady with the help of Aaron and Hur, Joshua kept winning. This has a deep spiritual connotation.
It demonstrated teamwork, with a combination of a called man of God, a mouthpiece of God, and a man with technical skill and know-how to wield the sword on the field of battle. It was a superb combination of the Spirit and the physical. Hence, God commanded Moses to rehearse the roles he played at the backend in Joshua’s ears, which led to his victory, so he would not think his victory was solely due to his skillfulness in wielding his sword.
• Tishegunfunmi Adeádegbesan is the founder of DPartakers Kingdom. www.dpartakerskingdom.org
