Times Of Swaziland: BLOOD OF JESUS CAN SILENCE GUNS - KING

BLOOD OF JESUS CAN SILENCE GUNS - KING
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Stanley Khumalo and Sibusiso Shange on 11/04/2023 08:33:00


LOBAMBA - His Majesty King Mswati III says there is no need for other powers
other than the blood of Jesus Christ as it also silences guns.
This, he said, during his 30-minute sermon which started just after 3:40pm.  He
appreciated that the congregants had gathered at the stadium as this depicted
the importance of the day. He said the anniversary of the death of Christ was
unlike others, which were one day events. He said the Easter celebrations were a
season for forgiveness and a time for restoration and revival. The King said it
was a symbol that Jesus Christ conquered death and also revealed that He was a
unique being. This, he said, was because He was crucified and later taken to the
tomb, which was sealed with a boulder. The King said those who did this were
oblivious to the fact that Jesus Christ was unique and was feared by all demons.
Demonstration
“If you walk with Jesus Christ, you walk with a mighty man indeed. I’m happy
when we see emaSwati in the country strong in the Lord. “If we speak of a
season, we’ve already seen a demonstration as while we were praying, there was
rainfall, which is a sign that God is within us,” he said. He said God was
blessing emaSwati and subsequent to the rain, the King said he saw a rainbow.
Thereon, he invited the attendees to raise their hands and shout hallelujah. The
King said when such a message was received; it was confidence to the kingdom. He
said the Bible stated that when the people had sealed the tomb with the boulder,
they assumed nothing else would happen; however, from their expectations, they
were shocked.
The Monarch said there were soldiers assigned to guard the tomb and they were to
ensure that the tomb was not opened; however, because the power of God was
beyond any understanding, the tomb was opened. This, he said, shocked the
soldiers despite that they were on guard 24/7. He said this was a reflection
that God’s powers were beyond understanding as He opened wherever it’s
closed and once God had done this, no person could alter it. The King said it
would have been easy if the soldiers had seen the stone being pushed. The King
said Jesus Christ was trinity and as such, things that happened with Him would
not happen to any normal person.
Crucifiers
He said when reporting, the soldiers reported that the stone had been moved,
which must have brought humiliation to those who crucified Christ. This, he
said, must have resulted in crucifiers telling the soldiers not to share the
information. The King supposed that they must have been paid larger sums to keep
quiet; yet in Christ there was no buhwicihwici. The King said the soldiers
supposed that the pastors had stolen Jesus Christ; but what they had forgotten
was that he had prophesied his death. “It is great to hear this. Jesus Christ
rose again. All the people who thought they had conquered Him had lost. These
people were disappointed as the tomb was opened and the Holy Spirit was needed
to open it. People love tricky things and some get powers to be feared. When
speaking to him, you shake but Gods powers don’t need this,” he said.
The King said if God had resurrected in ones heart, they did not need
‘special’ powers. He said some people wanted to fit in and shout hallelujah
yet the heart was not aligned to Christ. The King told the congregants that the
Holy Spirit meant that people should seek Jesus and be like Pethro, Mary
Magdalen, who went to see Jesus and establish if he had resurrected indeed.
“When it comes to Christ, you should establish if he has risen. This was a
lesson to us, check if he resurrected in our hearts. Let us not do it to fit in.
Miracles happen in Christ. As emaSwati, we shall get a blessing and introspect
on what the resurrection of Christ means to us.” The King said Jesus’s
resurrection protected the people from everything and all that was needed was to
have Him within their hearts. The King said people should not do things seeking
to fit in or please other people.
He then thanked God for taking care of the country and for all the things He had
done for the kingdom. He said because of the power of God, while people swore
that they had completed their missions, nothing would happen as long as people
were with Christ. The King was also happy that the Zulu King had seen the
testimony that emaSwati were still living through following the Word of God as
prophesied by King Somhlolo. He said: “(Siphila kahle kaNgwane) we are living
well kaNgwane.” The King said for walking with God was a blessing. He also
thanked the messages from the various pastors, the Indlovukazi and the Zulu
Ingonyama.
Challenges
The King said he was happy that the Zulu King had received a siSwati Bible and
as such, he had spent time reading it. This, the Monarch said, had pleased him.
The Monarch said God had been with the country through all situations and had
shown his powers. He said it was for this reason that emaSwati had to humble
themselves and state they would never leave God despite all challenges.  The
King said Jesus shall lead the country at all instances and in the same breath
invited Christ to bless all people at the stadium and that they should leave
with Christ, who had shown through the rainbow that he was within their midst. 
“He shall bless everything in the country and we shall never forsake God.
Today was a restoration. We are getting a renewal in God and we should thank Him
for His love, grace and mercy.”
The King said in all the challenges the country faced, Jesus had been with the
nation and it would not be possible to forget Him. He said there were no words
worthy for expressing gratitude to Jesus. He said the kingdom’s commitment
could be that it would not forsake Him despite all challenges. The King made a
commitment that the country would not forsake worshipping God. “We thank God
for dying for us despite that there is nothing we could offer. He became a hero
and this gives us a challenge to be sincere and hold on to Him. We pray for
everything and even things we can’t see.”