[ 2021-02-14 ]

Don’t twist hand of God in prayers – Methodist Bishop caution Christians
The Right Reverend Professor Joseph M. Y.
Edusa-Eyison, the Northern Accra Diocesan Bishop,
the Methodist Church Ghana, has cautioned
Christians against twisting the hand of God during
prayers for favour.


He said the new normal among many Christians and
churches was that if Christians wanted to be heard
and favoured by God, then they had to scream and
command help from God while praying.

This, was to show how serious they were with their
request and how much they commanded power to
trample over the enemy.

He said this in an interview with the Ghana News
Agency after inaugurating the Dome Circuit of the
Church on Saturday in Accra.




Bishop Edusa-Eyison said all these were
unnecessary and against the teachings of the Holy
Bible which beseeched Christians to approach God
in all humility.

“God is sovereign, God is Supreme, God is our
Creator. The Bible enjoins us to approach God in
humility with all respect. Some prayer patterns
and others to some of us do not show these
qualities. If you are imploring your father to do
something for you, you plead, you don’t command
and you do that in humility.

“At times people shout too much, excessive but
that is not how we relate to our parents. If I
want a shoe from my parent, I will plead with him,
Daddy or Mummy, please can I have this? But why do
we go to God and start commanding him?” He
said.




He said it was unfortunate how people wrongfully
and absolutely out of context, quoted certain
Bible verses to back their misdemeanors in the
presence of God.

Bishop Edusa-Eyison also encouraged Christians to
seek unity among all people, reconciliation among
the factions, pray for peace and healing for the
world, seek the welfare of the poor and destitute,
take the aide of the disadvantaged and
marginalised and share in the Christ-life that
calls them beyond themselves.

The Most Reverend Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, the
President Bishop, Methodist Church Ghana, speaking
on the Church’s Connexional theme for the year
2021, “Discipleship: Teaching Everyone to Live
Like Jesus Christ” in a goodwill message, said
there was too much faking and nominalism in
Christianity today.

“The world is full of evil; society is corrupt;
the State is something else. There are many giant
wrongs crying for the Redeemer Reformer. The
Gospel shows that in the person of Jesus Christ,
we have the most powerful, permanent remedy for
social, political and temperance betterment,” he
noted.

He encouraged the Circuit to provide all manner of
support to members during economic and social
instability moments.




The Right Reverend Samuel Kofi Osabutey, the
Diocesan Bishop of Accra, the Methodist Church
Ghana, in a goodwill message reminded the Circuit
of the trust and confidence reposed in them by the
Methodist Conference to contribute more
meaningfully to the life of the whole Church.

He prayed that the Circuit exhibited Christian
virtues, devoted to meeting all commitments of
Christ, through disciplining and teaching others
to become like Christ, to be a bright light in the
vicinity.

Source - GNA

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