Let’s guard our utterances – Apostle Owusu achiaw

The General Overseer of the True Faith Church-Ghana, Apostle John Owusu Achiaw, has advised Ghanaians especially politicians to try as much as possible to tame their tongue as the country prepare for election 2012.

He said much as Ghanaians pride themselves of enjoying relative peace in the African continent, there was still the need to practically demonstrate the readiness to preserve and sustain it.

Apostle Owusu Achiaw gave the advice at the opening of a three-day intercessory revival by the Kumasi District of the True Faith Church-Ghana towards a peaceful general election.

Quoting extensively from the book of James 3:6 of the Holy Bible, he described the tongue as fire, out of which comes both peace and chaos hence the need to control our pronouncements.

“We can say things that will unite us as a nation and surge forward in our developmental agenda.

“We can on the other hands, say things that can provoke anger and cause sharp divisions in our ranks and files and throw the nation into chaos and anarchy. So we need to be extra careful about our tongues,” he cautioned.

Apostle Owusu Achiaw urged political leaders and party functionaries to as a matter of urgency demonstrate their preparedness and commitment to lead the crusade for a peaceful Ghana, before, during and after the election, and admonished same to their followers and sympathizers.

“This is one sure way of saving Ghanaians from becoming refugees in our own land, and even outside it,” he stressed.

The man of God explained that every genuine power comes from God, the Almighty, so anyone who seeks genuine power to rule the nation must do so according to God’s will and not by any foul means, because God is orderly and not a God of confusion.

Apostle Owusu Achiaw advised politicians to seek genuine power that would be for the good of the people and the nation.

He also called on media practitioners in the country to work with utmost professionalism and desist from compromising their ethics for selfish gains.

He said the media in contemporary times had become very vibrant and a powerful tool for development; and like the tongue, this powerful tool could be used for good and evil.

“The media must therefore use this tool for the good of mother Ghana. This you dare not fail the nation,” he said.

All the 25 branches of the church in the Kumasi district were expected to converge at the New Tafo branch for this all important spiritual exercise for the nation.**