30/07/2026
𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀'𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒: 𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐄?
❓️𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
> Dear Pastor Chris, there are countries, especially in Africa, where people are suffering at the hands of dictators and cruel leaders. My question is: is the life of one person—the dictator—more important than that of the thousands who suffer at his hands? Why does God let these leaders stay in power for a long time and have their way? Thank you.
𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑
🔴 Well, there are certain things we need to realize.
🔴 Firstly, generally, these leaders that you are talking about are not aliens who came from other countries to usurp authority in the nations they govern. They are usually citizens of those countries where they have become leaders.
🔴 Which means the leaders are pulled from the people—from their own people.
❓️How did the people produce such despots? How do people produce such kinds of leaders? They came from among them.
❗️Recognize this: every nation gets the leadership that it deserves.
🚨That's important.
🔴 Every nation gets the leadership that it deserves because the leaders come from among the people.
❓️How do you solve the problem then?
🔴 Firstly, education is important for every country.
🔴 Secondly, there must be re-culturing throughout Africa and other nations that have these kinds of problems. They require a re-culturing—a new way of thinking. If you educate the people, you will get leaders from among the people you have educated. If you culture them properly, you will get leaders from among those you have cultured.
🔴 The problem in most of Africa is that many people are uneducated. Many do not understand the sanctity of life. Many do not understand the importance of good governance. As a result, they have struggled their way to where they are, and they have produced leaders from among themselves.
— Remember, most of the world was once like that.
— Europe was like that.
— Asia was like that.
🔴 Most nations have had despots. They have also had tyrants and terrible rulers at one time or another. But through education and the re-culturing of the people, they have become what they are today.
❗️That is the solution for Africa as well.
🔴 So, it's not that God is leaving these people in office. Where do you want Him to get the leaders from? He brings leaders from among the people of the country.
🔴 The problem is that when these leaders are removed, new ones often emerge, and sometimes they are even worse than the previous ones. That has been the experience in many parts of Africa.
❌️ The issue is not merely who the present leader is.
❗️The real issue is the pool from which the leaders are produced.
🔴 If we want to see lasting change, then we must change that pool.
🔴 We must begin to work towards the future by educating the people and re-culturing society. Public enlightenment of every kind will be of tremendous benefit.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏🏽
