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This country needs a healing
Our Readers' Opinions
May 20, 2022

This country needs a healing

EDITOR: 1 Chronicles 7:14 tells us “ If my people that are called by my name should humble themselves and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and would forgive their sins and heal their land.”

There is no doubt that this country needs a healing.

The high rate of murder, the frequency and the types of murders that are committed are indeed evidence that this country needs deliverance. The heart of man the bible says is deceitful and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9).

Not only the gruesome murders but other crimes that are committed show the state of this country spiritually.

We may ascribe blame left, right and centre but men cannot solve these problems since it is the condition of the heart.

So what we truly need is a deliverance from the bondage of sin. I am sure that many would agree that there are far too many demonic activities in this country. Far too many persons hide under the cloak of religion and yet are controlled by the powers of darkness. Therefore, we need a healing and deliverance.

[Much] of the music that we listen to and movies that we watch are satanic, as well as the tattoos that we wear are satanic. More can be said, but suffice it to say that as a people we need to first of all humble ourselves before God. It is not about us, but it is about HIM. We need to honestly fall on our knees and cry to Him for our children and pray with our children. It is a world where spirits of darkness are on the rampant.

Importantly, we need as a nation to turn from our wicked ways. Unforgiveness, hatred, jealousy, malice, sexual immorality are just few of the many unrighteous things we do that are classified in the eyes of the Lord as wicked ways. It is for us to look inwards at ourselves and not outwards at others
and see where we have gone wrong and repent of our wicked ways.

We don’t need to be religious. We need to have a relationship with Christ.

When we listen to many talk shows we are bombarded with so many negatives and hatred which is not helping but rather carrying us further down the path away from God.

I, therefore, urge us as citizens of this blessed land to turn to the Lord, repent of our sins and cry to God for mercy and for our children and ourselves. It is only when we do turn away from our wicked ways and turn to God, along with humbling ourselves that the Lord will hear from Heaven, will forgive our sins and heal our land.

I take this opportunity to offer condolences to the many mothers, children and loved ones who are grieving over the loss of loved ones. May the God of comfort be with you in these times. Let us as a people turn to God and let our nation be delivered from these evils and let there be a healing. May God bless SVG and bring peace. Let the violence be stopped.

Kennard King

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