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A People Called Afrika

coming ‘a somebody’ in the eyes of the world instead of the
eyes of God that is currently driving and bedeviling those who
are the custodians of the birthing of life, spirit and soul. That
pursuit is working severely against Afrika, because the further
away she draws or tries to draw away from her real identi-
ty, the more she loses herself and the more she dies. Afrika
keeps insisting on wearing the ill-fitting garments and shoes
that the world wants her to adorn, and by so doing is actu-
ally adorning the garments of death and is losing her ability
to walk out and supply life and godliness to the world. The
sense of what is good and what is right and what is pleasing to
her Maker is fading away as she continues in the footsteps of
those who are already facing rot and decay in their own societ-
ies. Why does not Afrika see this truth and back away, retreat
swiftly back into what can give strength to so many others?

It is this book’s suggestion that the original Afrikan civilizations
only disappeared once they started to embrace the ill-advised-
ness of self-glorification. That’s quite a claim, isn’t it? But con-
sider this: “And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy
God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship
them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face,
so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto
the voice of the Lord your God.” Deuteronomy 8:19-20KJV.

When a people are thriving, conquering their neighbors or
enjoying peace on every side, there is no reason for them to
fade away, but the ancient Afrikan empires did. It is a very
strong possibility that it was due to the pride that so easi-
ly overtakes a person, effectively wiping out a people and
even a kingdom. The people who the slavers and colonial-

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