Page 45 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 4

Jesus
in Afrika’s
story
Samuel Phillips
here is lots of redef-
inition going on with
nations and with indi-
viduals. And mind you,
Tredefinition of what has
always been, in order to make a
new headway or go in a new di-
rection is sure a beautiful thing.
God Himself is the same yester-
day, today and forever, but, He
also evolves in order to bring to
light new dimensions of Himself
to man. Meaning nothing really
stays the same forever. Change
is life and life is about change.
And by that, and in a chang-
ing world, redefining of things
is sure a good thing. I am con-
cerned about some things hap-
pening in our world, I am mostly
however concerned about my
beloved continent of Afrika. For
obviously, Afrikans have been
programmed over the years to
accept and follow the dictates
of the outside world, and almost
all the time, without thorough
thinking. But this doesn’t have
to continue, for the Afrikan nar- the conscious questioning of
Jesus or Yeshua or the
Christ is not a religious “
concept, a tribal creation
nor a tool for deception
or a chain for slavery
like the whiteman used
Him against the blacks.
He is not.
rative of original wisdom, which things about Afrika and Afrikans.
was destroyed by the invasion of Ranging from questions about
foreigners is true and alive and our antecedents as Afrikans, our
will once again permeate the history, the ancient Afrikan wis-
hearts of Afrikans for their eman- dom, the original knowledge that
cipation. was endemic here in Afrika, Af-
rika being the cradle and moth-
The awakening er of mankind and the various
I am particularly glad about the other things we are beginning to
various things coming up in Af- question and seek answers for. I
rika and how Afrikans are begin- remember telling my wife some
ning to lend their voices, strength, time ago that I wouldn’t really
and knowledge to the Afrikan mind never leaving Afrika to vis-
narrative of an emancipated Af- it America or Europe in my life
rika. It blesses my heart to see time. It’s certainly not a priority
young and old people beginning and the reason is very simple.
to see the truth about the origi- There is so much beauty, wis-
nal beauty of Afrika from a fresh dom, knowledge to see and ab-
perspective not laced with some sorb in Afrika to last a lifetime.
corruption or from the mindset And that for me is very real and
of slaves or slavery. Yes there true, except if the Lord will have
remains a lot to do concerning an assignment or something for
the liberty of Afrika, but at least, me outside of Afrika.
we do have now a good start to-
wards the right direction, which The Unwanted Jesus
for me is not just about the new In all of the redefinitions going
narratives of a better Afrika going on and the various other beauti-
around but much more about ful things happening in the world
and especially in Afrika, I also