The Christian Affiliation of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to not lose hope within the nation, although confronted with the tough realities of corruption, inequality and different challenges.
The Chairman of CAN in Ondo State, Reverend Father Anselm Ologunwa, said this in his 2024 Christmas message on Tuesday in Akure.
Talking on the theme, “Hope within the Lord amidst the Corruption and Injustice of our World at present”, Ologunwa implored Christians, Muslims, and adherents of different faiths to have belief within the Lord as they trod the trail of fact.
The CAN chairman stated it was worrisome that the world, created in justice and by the knowledge of God, might with time grow to be tormented by corruption, injustice, and darkness.
He said that on account of the struggle between the sunshine and the darkness, the Christmas season reminds us of God’s objective of making us all.
The CAN chairman inspired Nigerians to endure the challenges and hardships that got here their manner, noting that with prayer, they’d overcome the world.
“We should keep in mind that our Lord Jesus Christ endured the cross for our sake and received the race (Hebrews Chapter 12 verses 2 to three).
“Thus, as Christians, in this season of pleasure and celebration, we’re reminded of the hope that Jesus brings to our world,” he said.
He stated that the salvation of the righteous got here from the Lord whom he described because the stronghold in occasions of bother.
The chairman urged Christians to domesticate the theological Christian virtues as they launched into a religious journey in the direction of God.
He enjoined Christians to uphold the virtues of religion, hope and love by standing for righteousness, even within the face of adversity.
“We should always maintain on to the hope that Jesus brings hope that transcends the corruption and injustice of our world.
“As demanded of us, reveal the love of Christ to these round you. Love that’s affected person, type, and compassionate (1 Corinthians Chapter 13 verses 4 to 7,” he stated.
Ologunwa charged the Christian devoted to be individuals of integrity, transparency, and accountability.
He referred to as on them to replicate on the true that means of Christmas, which he described because the love, mercy, and redemption that Jesus delivered to the world.
The CAN chairman additionally prayed that the season would induce harmonious relationships amongst Muslim brothers and sisters and adherents of different faiths, because the nation strove for peace, concord, and understanding.
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