Sunday, 13 March 2011

Malawi: The country needs a David in Bingu’s service

The current leadership has all the hallmarks of King Saul of old. In order to restore some sanity in the country I suggest three things that need to be done asap:

1. A courageous people close to Bingu that would inform him of his mental problem;

2. A people that would suggest a David to him; and

3. An available David to play a keyboard to Bingu whenever his demons of maladministration come upon him.

It will happen that whenever the spirit of bad governance is upon Bingu, our David will take his keyboard and play.

Then relief will come to Bingu; he will feel better. The evil spirit will leave him. Then he will govern us well for a while.

Unfortunately, but better than nothing, the same process will have to be repeated many times until his term in office come to an end.

And may his time in office fly.

1 Samuel 16:14-23

Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.

Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better.”

So Saul said to his attendants, “Find someone who plays well and bring him to me.”

One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him.”

Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.

David came to Saul and entered his service.

Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.