Corruption of any kind has a devastating effect on any
community and nation. It is no wonder therefore that the levels of corruption
in different sectors of our country are daily eroding the moral fabric of our
nation at an alarming rate and hindering any form of sustainable
development. The Lord warned the
children of Israel in Deuteronomy about the evil of corruption when he said;
You
shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not
accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause
of the righteous. Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may
live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy
16:19-20).
Oh how we need to heed this charge from
the Lord today before our country is completely ruined and utterly destroyed.
Isn’t it common practice today that for one to receive services in public
offices one has to “buy people lunch” or “buy talk time” for someone or for one
to get a contract one has to “give a token of appreciation”. In some cases your
files go missing and they can only be found if you grease people’s hands. In
other instances, when you go to shops the workers want you to buy from them
under the counter. It’s terrible that money can buy you a job, a contract, a
school place and even a pass in school.
What we need to realize is that corruption
eats away the moral fiber of society like cancer destroys the cells in the
body. It never stops until it has completely wiped out everything. The Lord
warned the Israelites not to be corrupt and instead to pursue justice. The
problem with corruption is it breeds laziness in a country. Everyone does not
want to do their job despite being paid for it because they want you to give
them “something” for motivation. As a result work never gets done in companies
and institutions. Workers are not concerned about productivity but with how
they can make self-enriching deals. More seriously
corruption in the different sectors of society incurs the wrath of God because
even though the deals are done in secret, the Lord sees how corrupt minds are
perverting justice and causing the innocent to suffer. God cannot be mocked,
whatever a man sows that he shall reap.
Thankfully there is hope! The solution to corruption
is changed hearts. Ultimately the anti-corruption commission or any other
non-governmental organization cannot wipe out corruption. The ultimate solution
to corruption is a radical and life transforming change that comes from a
knowledge of Jesus Christ. What we desperately need as a country is people to
hear and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ which takes corrupt, self-serving
people and turns them into dignified and God-honoring individuals living with
integrity. The bible says we become a new creation and the old passes away.
This then begs the question, if the members in our churches are truly
Christians, why is corruption seemingly on the rampant? Are we living holy
lives and pushing back the kingdom of darkness by proclaiming the gospel?
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