Obiba Sly Collins asks: Opono Ben?
Two sets of Ghanaian citizens - pastors and politicians - have come under intense scrutiny in the past few months for their lifestyles, prophecies, predictions and pronouncements.
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Their activities have not escaped the watchful eyes and ears of one of Ghana's highlife musicians, Obiba Sly Collins, who is asking these myriads of prophets and politicians whether what we are listening to is what God has really placed on their hearts to tell us. That is the question he has asked in a new single, Opono Ben from his forthcoming 13-track yet to be titled album.
Specifically, he is asking the pastors if they are really God's men and women because he cannot understand why majority of them are so bent on showcasing their earthly material acquisitions while many in the church are finding it difficult to take care of the basic necessities of life.
He asks of the politicians why they cannot offer sound advice to their opponents but instead undermine them.
To him, it will be better if the opposition supports government with the good pieces of advice they have instead of waiting till the last days and use these failures on the part of government as a propaganda tool.
Obiba Sly also reminds those seeking parliamentary positions that they should start doing the right thing now and not wait till election time before doling out cash to the electorate to win their votes. In Opono Ben, the musician is reminding all that we have options in dealing with every situation.
Each time the pastor, prophet or politician is talking, we must listen carefully and with scepticism because many of them are fake, as the Bible confirmed.
Likening them to an expression in the Bible which described these false prophets as white sepulchres, beautiful on the outside but very dark inside, Obiba Sly is advising all to watch their actions and differentiate the true men of God from the false, the patriotic politician from the mercenary and prophecies of God from those originating from a disturbed mind.
The song which is enjoying airplay has been described as the word for the season as politicians and pastors strut the length and breadth of the country seeking the mandate of people and the pastors converting us to their churches.
