By David Coltart
8 November 2013
One of my favourite verses of Scripture, especially in times of trouble, is Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”.
Sometimes when things appear to be going badly, or against our desires of the moment, that verse is hard to understand or stomach. Our natural reaction on the spur of the moment is to question what God’s purposes are when He chooses to direct our lives in a direction we perhaps had not chosen for ourselves.
Being voted out of Parliament for me was one of those moments this year. However it is increasingly clear to me that the Lord has been gracious and merciful towards me. When I view videos such as the one reported on today by Newsday (below) I realise that I have been saved from a huge trial and that my time will be far better and more productively spent outside of Parliament.
Lest anyone misunderstand me – my commitment to work towards freedom, tolerance and genuine democracy in Zimbabwe is undiminished. I simply realise that my time is going be far better employed outside a Parliament which is demonstrating that it is simply not serious about confronting the major problems facing Zimbabwe today.
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2013/11/08/parliament-stand-comedians/