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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is optimistic that Ghana will overcome the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic as it mitigates its impact on the economy in the New Year.
In a brief media interaction on Friday [January 1, 2020] after joining church worshipers in Accra Ridge to usher in the year 2021, he prayed that “we have a good year, this disease is finally brought under control in our country, and we begin to rebuild our economy and to guarantee peace and stability. of our nation … this is my wish for the people of Ghana. “
The president was accompanied by his wife Rebecca, senior government officials and serving family members.
The vigil service was marked by joyful songs of praise to God and of thanksgiving for seeing the country through the hardships COVID-19 presented in 2020, and prayers of intercession for Ghana, government, legislature, justice, security services and for all health workers and affiliates.
Prayers were also said for good guidance for the president from its members, and for God to imbue him with the spirit of discernment, and for divine direction to run the affairs of the country successfully.
Church faithful also prayed for God’s protection and shield across the country, as the coronavirus pandemic continued its frantic course across the world.
Church minister Reverend Andrew Odjawo in an exhortation said God had been good to Ghana and indeed the African people.
He noted that projections that large numbers of Africans would die from the COVID-19 disease did not materialize, saying, “Although many have lost their lives, God has given us mercy and spared our country. wrath of illness … and indeed we should be grateful to him. “
“We thank God for our country and for the leadership in our country,” he said.
Taking his sermon for the night of the second chapter of the Book of Collossians, in which the apostle Paul warned the Collassians against false teachings, Reverend Odjawo warned of the danger of spiritual deception in the Church.
He said that the body of Christ is now full of “crooks” who “swindle” the brethren with bad philosophy and doctrines.
The Reverend Minister implored the congregation to vehemently flee any philosophy that would not follow the teaching of Christ, and to make Him the center of their life because Christ was the fullness of the head of God.
“As we enter 2021, Christ must be the center of our lives, for in Him was the fullness of the head of God.
“Let’s make Christ the center of our lives. He is all we need in 2021, whether he is coronavirus or not. Whatever happens, Jesus should rule in our lives. Nothing else matters when we do. let us put Christ at the center, let everything be resolved around Him, ”he said.
Reverend Odjawo prayed for the Ghanaian people to get back what they lost in 2020.
“As we enter 2021, let us be assured that God will lead us to recoup all of our losses of 2020. He will bring us back to the pasture where there will be an increase. 2021 is our year of recovery,” he added.
credit: GNA
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