With all the wrangling taking place in Jamaica - the pressure both the people and the leaders now face to find solutions, restore order and bring peace to the nation - the present administration must realise by now that instead of talking about what happened in the past, it is time to move forward.

They must realise that lamenting about what transpired over the past 18 years will not help it because the memories of our fellow Jamaicans are very short. It is not about the past administration; it is about the judgment of God upon the people of the nation for forsaking Him.

The number 18 signifies 'oppression; bondage; captivity; judgment and oppression' - Judges 10: 7-8 and Luke 13: 4, 11 - 16.

After 18 years, the Lord is looking for leaders, an administration to seek Him - 2 Chronicles 15: 2. He has promised that if they seek Him, they will find Him, but that if they forsake Him, then He will forsake them.

No peace

Once a nation and its leader do not seek the Lord, there will be no peace. Instead, there will be trouble on every side. In fact, the Scripture, 2 Chronicles 15: 5 says: "And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands."

Regardless of the number of advisers the leader of a nation has, it is imperative that such a leader seek God himself/herself, because the advisers may not have the leader's best interests at heart.

The people of Jamaica, generally speaking, have forsaken the Lord for over 20 years, and one of the reasons is that Jamaica didn't have a teaching priest.

For the administration to survive (its tenure in office) or be re-elected, and for peace, order and change to be in the nation, there needs to be quick reform! The nation's leader needs to take courage, put away the abominable idols of the land, and let there be a gathering of the people of the nation.

A time of rededication

Set the month of March or the month of June as a time of rededication - rededicating the nation to the Lord!

Then, offer a major seed/offering unto the Lord that He may bless the finances of the nation. And then make a vow that the leaders of this nation going forward will seek the Lord with all their hearts and make it mandatory to have one day of worship and thanksgiving each year unto the Lord. There will need to be a removal of all public officials who are serving other gods, and all obscene images, according to 2 Chronicles 15: 16.

Once the administration does this, then there will be changes in all areas of the nation and those who migrated will begin to return to help rebuild the nation.

I am, etc.,

STEVE LYSTON

Biblical_economics@yahoo.com

Lauderhill, Florida