Zimbabwe's Saviour?

Robert Mugabe

Christ Jesus is The 'true Messiah'. Jesus  showed the way, healed the sick and raised the dead. When nations are in crisis, they call out for saviours. When the Hebrews cried out, they got national liberators. Just like for the Hebrews, effective leadership is honest, moral and God fearing.

Robert Mugabe, the saviour of Zanu PF, is no proven messiah for Zimbabwe. Water shortages, money shortages and power cuts plague a country poorly managed. Instead of dealing with issues head on, the government blames 'foreign forces'. Zanu PF lacks the integrity to deal with problems within.

Every good christian knows honesty is the key to self knowledge. Without morality, they is no redemption. Only after  you acknowledge your failings, can you can start the journey towards self correction. Working on your failings, by practising better habits, reconfigures your character. The journey is never easy and every being can only save themselves; no messiah can fight another person's moral  battle, messiahs can only show you the door to salvation.

Robert Mugabe leads Zanu PF through its scandal riddled history.  Zanu PF's opportunity has cost Zimbabwe dear. As Zanu PF wins politically, Zimbabwe dies economically. Zimbabwe needs leaders who reconcile political success with economic success. Zanu PF is not moral enough to achieve this goal. Zimbabweans are not courageous enough to challenge Zanu PF.  34 years of failed policy are proof of Zanu PF ineptitude.

Zimbabwe has no saviours within the standing political parties. Christ showed salvation is rooted in God not petty politics. The journey to true redemption is a personal struggle. Christ Jesus is a saviour and Jesus saved himself by avoiding corruption and immorality. Every citizen has to struggle to overcome corruption and immorality.

On the national front we need a moral leadership to encourage honesty and economic prosperity. Like Moses, Noah and Abraham a moral leadership delivers fair laws and national prosperity.  Zimbabwe's failure indicates immorality and corruption needs to be challenged on the national and personal level before the country can achieve prosperity.

Blame Games

Zanu PF has conceded defeat, already, with regard to employment creation. Since 1980, unemployment (in the formal sector) has crept up from 7% to 95% today. At election time, Zanu PF  promised to create 2 million jobs in the next five years. Zanu PF has now declared these jobs will not be forthcoming as the result of sanctions.

Ian Smith governed under international sanction and still created jobs. This was achieved by preserving industry. Since independence, Zanu PF has commandeered the destruction of industry. Year after year has brought one excuse after another.

Year after year, lofty economic blueprints are presented to no avail. Each economic plan and blueprint brings with it further economic decline. Before blueprints are implemented, Zanu PF is ready to blame this or that for repeated failures. About time the revolutionary party took some responsibility and delivered at least some semblance of democracy, thus allowing Zimbabweans the opportunity to compete and prosper.

The Big Man’s house

Respect universal law. “You cannot enter a strong man’s house and take his belongings, until you tie him up”-Mark 3:27. 

Zimbabwe’s elections continually prove this gem from scripture. MDCs will not succeed until they disempower Zanu PF.

Zanu PF is a strongman: controlling; media, security, army, courts, diamond revenues, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, voter’s roll and the voting process therefore, MDCs stood no chance. Zanu power multiplies, as MDC does absolutely nothing to limit Zanu PF’s capacity. ZAPU, ZANU Ndonga and ZUM all suffered the same fate.

Zimbabwe’s decayed industry is toughest. Zanu’s economic performance, over 33 years, shows they are heavily mismatched. Just like MDC , Zanu PF   fails to tie up their economic opponent. Just like MDC, when it comes to the economy, Zanu PF is making its own fight impossible to win.

Zimbabwe continues to wait for smart people who can out outplay these two  opponents.