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.

Local Prosperity

According to John Maynard Keynes: economics is a moral science. Adam Smith,' the father of modern capitalism', clearly identifies: the economy cannot function without justice, fairness and morality. Corruption in Zimbabwe is fuelled by a triad of injustice, unfairness and immorality. With high immorality the economy is not realising prosperity.

Contracts from the basis of economic activity. Fraud, graft and corruption are causing the majority of Zimbabwe's business contracts to fail. Businesses continue to fail and the economy sees more economic decline, as corruption grows unchecked. It is clear to see, for the economy to function contracts have to be fulfilled. With the majority of Zimbabwe's contracts not being settled, Zimbabwe for the past twenty years is sitting in permanent depression.

Until courts are allowed to deal fairly and justly with fraud, graft and corruption Zimbabwe will continue in decline. A just law and fair implementation by a conscientious court system will stop the spread of corruption and reduce dishonesty in 'business'. Immorality is not cured by itself; the law can stop its spread and check its destructive impact.