President Edgar Lungu has urged all Zambians to commemorate Christmas in honour of the Almighty God by engaging in prayer and worship, helping the needy, and making a personal contribution to making the world around them a better place.
This is according to a media statement released to the media by his special Assistant for Press and Public Relationship, Amos Chanda.
In his Christmas message to the nation, President Lungu said for a Christian Nation like Zambia, Christmas represents the very celebration of life itself and therefore, the best way to honour God for delivering the Messiah to save us, is to remain prayerful, show love and compassion to others, and share whatever one can with those in need.
“Let us all work towards making the world a better place. Let us give to the less privileged, visit the sick and those in our prisons. Let us engage in acts of compassion generally because this is the example our Messiah left us. This is how we can meaningfully remember the birth of Jesus Christ,” says the President.
The Head of State says despite the challenges that the country may encounter, there was need to celebrate the blessings bestowed upon the nation and that as a Christian Nation, it is imperative that the nation leads by example in carrying out good deeds as the Almighty God demands of all Christians.
“For those of us in leadership across various facets of life, let us always bear in mind that service to humanity should always be an opportunity to renew our commitment to God, family and country.”
“During this Christmas, it is important to be very prayerful and engage in acts of love and compassion for those who are less privileged. As Christians we should share our love by giving and sharing what we have with those who do not have. We should feed the hungry and visit the sick and prisoners,” the President says.
The President has also appealed to Zambians to refrain from activities that will jeopardise their lives such as drunken driving and excessive drinking, but should instead find time to be with their families and to reflect on the love of the Almighty God shown through the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“During this season, I appeal to all Zambians of all faiths to avoid activities that will put their lives in danger such as drunken driving, excessive drinking and other vices. This time should instead celebrate Christmas by spending time with our families and reflecting on the goodness of the Almighty God shown through the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ,’’
“It is now my earnest prayer that I send this message out to the nation believing that God will excuse what our actions contains of error, and forgive our human imperfection. Let us all take this opportunity to make a new beginning and thank God He saw us through a difficult year particularly with regard to the contests of the August 11 general elections.”
Blogger of the year: this is the most highly contested competition with me NEZ currently in the lead at 50%. Ba tumfweko i think 50 +1 should be the norm to win this contest. You should close voting once one reaches this point. I see mushota is trailing but steadily catching up. All the best to mushota and the rest. Zambians i thank you for voting for me and the UPND. Please keep voting unti the end. Once love and peace. we have just caught the ugandan who was tampering with votes when mushota was leading. basop mune
ba lusaka times so mushota was leading yesterday by over 18 % and now this NEZ who is leading witthin 14 hours we dont even know has cleared proxy voted and you are not taking action? this chap shouldn’t even be there, ban and put contributors like Nostradamus, Chosen, Saulosi, MMD Bootlicker One for instance. this is just a dull chap who is cheating and must be banned
harold you must be a crazy antelope because mushota has been tampering with votes ugandan style while i have been campaigning hard and asking people to redeem themselves by voting for me. Look young man, some times the truth cannot be stolen from people. Lungu might have managed to steal the vote but here in the independent and fair global sphere, the truth prevails. What proxy are you talking about? I am not a computer engineer my brother, I am a strategist with 15 years experience strategizing. ukose mune kikikiki
Lungu puts people like Mwaliteta in prison and then he urges us to visit them? What sort of crooked thinking is this? ALWAYS LOOK TO THE OPPOSITE OF WHATEVER LUNGU SAYS.
@Anord, tell them. I still didn’t get answer how much those paid as nomination fees.
Please provide me with the leadership I need not that bull.
I never voted for a preacherman coz I have plenty of those.
Blogger of the year: this is the most highly contested competition with me NEZ currently in the lead at 50%. Ba tumfweko i think 50 +1 should be the norm to win this contest. You should close voting once one reaches this point. I see mushota is trailing but steadily catching up. All the best to mushota and the rest. Zambians i thank you for voting for me and the UPND. Please keep voting unti the end.
Blogger of the year this is the most highly contested competition with me NEZ currently in the lead at 50 percent. Ba tumfweko i think 50 plus1 should be the norm to win this contest. You should close voting once one reaches this point. I see mushota is trailing but steadily catching up. All the best to mushota and the rest. Zambians i thank you for voting for me and the UPND. Please keep voting unti the end.
I can’t believe a normal mature person sits down to write the rubbish that you post. It’s so annoying..
Too much whisky this man. Ati put God first, kwisa?
With all that drinking, you get intoxicated then start ukusabaila? Mwebantu?
Great advice from our great leader.
Every time I see pictures of Chagwa he is wearing the same ‘Blue Suit’ Does he only have one or did he buy five of the same colour?
Has he paid the widow he stole from?
As in, “Do as I say, not as I do”?
When has Lazy Lungu hosted media briefing himself since he was elected??
I dont like him but he is saying what Christmas is all about and spending time with your families is what it is .
It is not about drinking people!
Have a Merry Christmas and all.
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Thanks
BB2014
Really laughable
So Amos Chanda will be back again next week, this time with New Year message? I wish this was done in one go, to avoid that name of “Chanda” coming back right before 2017.
This is because for new year I would expect an inspirational message, which I dont expect to get from ECL and team. We should expect the same bla…bla…Prayers, prayers, pretending to be God`s people.
Alas, those messages are not putting any food on majority of the Zambian People and the future is bleak for many Zambians, can someone bring hope for 2017, that things will change for better? Contrary to that, everything is bullS.H.I.T, our leaders should realize this by now. MERRY XMAS TO ALL BLOGGERS !!!!
Blogger of the year this is the most highly contested competition
Reports coming in are that we have caught up with the ugandan who was tampering with votes for mushota. mushota has gone into hiding kikikikiki
There we go again, attempting to pull wool over Citizens eyes.
You “God Fearing” Edward can’t explain how you & you special assistants have become extremely wealthy within a matter of months. Was God @ the centre of your plunder??
Mr Edward Chagwa you embezzled a clients cash before the Zambian dopey Sheeple put you in State House. Did you have God @ the Centre of embezzling the Widows cash??
How bout engaging the Dark evil skills of Samuel Chavula. Did you have God @ the centre of engaging crooked Chavula???
Please continue cheating sleepy Zambians, but remember some of us Zambians are enlightened to fall for these religious tricks also employed by the likes of T.B. Joshua.
Great advice from our great leader.
Ulishilu? Speak for yourself, he is not my leader, Chee Colour iwe,
When is this lazy Lungu going to start doing some real work? The work that the people of Zambia are paying him for? Or is he delegating that to God?
He has obviously never heard of the separation of Church and State.
If he wanted to be a preacher he is in the wrong place. He should get out of State House and join a church.
But we can see this hypocrite is just trying to hide his theft of the election.
He could not help but throw that into the last sentence of this message!
Another statement by President Amos Chanda…ask Lazy Lungu about this and he wont know what you are talking about as he is nursing a hangover. I feel for Amos Chanda always covering for the utterly Lazy one!!
i dont think in my view we had any leader who feared god from those who managed to show as if they were god fearing in both words and action .eg some one was saying into others do as you would like them to do into you but this one would do the opposite. zambia a christian state but no direction of chrsitianity. rule by ten commandments but no commandments. national prayers date declared but on that date and after worste things happenings.
Lungu says “Put God first”. What kind of God does this man believe in? The correct and righteous God we know says though shall steal ,kill ,cheat, revenge and muat have empathy ,justice etc. These are not Lungu’s virtues or traits. If this Lungu truly believes in God he would have apologized for the death of Mapenzi Chibalo, he would not have stolen the 2016 Election, he would not have jailed more than 2000 Upnd supporters ,he would allowed the Petition to be heard, he would not have bribed the Concourt Judges, he would not have muzzled the media etc. Lungu is mocking God and is indeed the devil incarnet.The speech has been written for him by his officials but Lungu does not believe in God. If he did then Zambia would have been a peaceful and prosperous country. The problem is that…
I think Lungu is honestly a maddening id.iot! How could he want to put trust in an invisible God that nobody has ever seen and no proof exists he exists to solve our problems/ Jommo Kenyatta musT be turning in his grave upon hearing this because this war the Kenyan great’s comments about this Christianity fimo fimo of Chagwa;
“When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.”
With Lungu, it’s an immense wealth of intellectual snobbery Sir Roy Welensky endowed him with.
Be careful with politicians who sound too religious! There is usually something they are hiding – usually an excuse for incompetence or wrong doing. When we were young, we usually would have guilty feelings after fornicating and then only would we feel the need to mention God. Be the judge!!
Remember ka Chiluba and his suits and shoes
This guy lungu is a useless fullu fute (caterpillar). How can he ask us poor citizenz to help the poor during xmas? basically he saying poor people help yoursleves while we pay taxes and him and his fellow thungs plunder our resources. very pathetic little man he is. meanwhile vote nez for best blogger 2016
God grant me the wisdom not to befriend thieves like RB, the courage to abstain from kamwendo munjila and the serenity not to eat mangoes from the roadside
And the insight to see through bootlickers like Bowman Lusambo and Joyce Nonde
Honesty,hard work and similar qualities are things to be encouraged on occasions like this one.This prayer thing is very misleading especially to the inexperienced and vulnerable. It stops people from thinking critically to solve their problems
Crooked conmen have penetrated these churchs robbing such people blind.
It is a very sad situation
That is the reason why the oppressor took away everything from the black slave including his name but only encouraged religion in the form of Christianity as it self distractive perpetuates white supremacy and only works to the advantage of the oppressor.
Lazy Lungu is using the selfsame tactic refined by FTJ Chiluba…he knows that Christianity has trained the docile brainwashed Afrikans not to question it as its taboo. There is a reason why the Great Pan African Revolutionists like the Burkinabé military captain;Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara, Samora Moisés Machel and Patrice Émery Lumumba distanced themselves to religion as they understood its distractive nature on our people.
Show us an example Mr President. Forgive perceived political enemies from both the ruling and opposition political party. It is by so doing that your Christmas message will have an impact and meaning to the Zambians. Otherwise the message would be taken as one of those empty messages given annually for the sake of saying something even when those who say them do not mean it or their hearts are far from their pronouncements.
This unbridled fascination with President Lungu and presidents in general is what is k!lling this country. This is a misplaced source of message and it should have come from a leading clergy and/or their collective. Or it could have even come from a dying person in UTH or something.
In Zambia, apparently the president knows it all, he’s the alpha and omega, one who gives life and is only second to God they mock. When did Lungu become an expert in matters of of religion and the pulpit? I’m not going to dwell on his personal failings and weaknesses but in all accounts he’s the wrong person to deliver such a message.
His should have been about democracy, economy, social security and justice.Better still just shut up! What a country this is!
Celebration of birthdays is a pagan practice that infiltrated Christianity. The Bible only records two birthday celebrations by Pharaoh in Genesis 40:20 and Herod in Matthew 14:6. On both occasions Gods true worshippers were beheaded. In the later case John the Baptist was beheaded. Therefore, why should Christians today celebrate Jesus birthday a pagan practice? The only occasion we are commanded to remember is his death because of the ransom Jesus paid to redeem mankind. Let us be very careful with our understanding of God’s word the Bible.
Bwana GABA, you are right about the Christ Mass thing! It is a Catholic mass and an insidious sign of its authority on Christendom apart from Christ. It used to be a pagan day of wild celebration of some pagan’s birthday. The great Roman Empire is taken over the world through not only Christmass observance but also through the Sunday sabbath of its Catechism which is in competition with the God inscribed commandment of the Jewish Saturday Sabbath and both Sunday and Saturday observances have become seals of great authority. If you care to read Daniel 7 and particularly verse 25, we read of a religious power that arose from the ashes of the Roman Empire that was to illegally enforce a different version of the 10 commandments. That is why us who grew up as Catholics initially understand…
that the Catholic Catechism is at variance with the biblical 10 commandments. The second commandment which talks about graven images was deleted in the catechism and the tenth commandment was duplicated to make up for the 10. Further to that we were taught the Sabbath is Sunday counted as third commandment instead of Saturday counted as 4th commandment. The only way to overthrow the president is to assume his powers and suspend the supreme law! This is what has happened in spiritual matters while Christians slept! I now fear to follow the majority in religious matters because they are always on the wrong side of history! Incidentally, all Sunday observers are ignorantly following a catholic institution and are subject to the authority of the Catholic Church and not God the true law giver!…
Don’t be deceived, God answers all our personal prayers but what makes the difference is obedience! To obey is better than sacrifice – 1st Samuel 15:22. The bible is very consistent on the 10 commandment law from Genesis to Revelation. Whom will you obey? God or man? Let us hear what Jesus himself said when he was asked: Master, what must I do to inherit everlasting life? Keep the Commandments Luke 10:25 & Mark 18:18; Hebrews 4:9 Sabbath rest; 1 John 3:4 Definition of Sin, kjv; Revelation 22:14,15 Distinction between God’s commandment keepers and those that are in disobedience! Remember NOAH and how only his household minority of 8 persons got saved! This whole argument on commandments and Sabbath commandment on which the entire Christendom has stumbled is best settled by careful study…
of God’s Sanctuary in heaven for which Moses was instructed to replicate / pattern the same on earth Exodus 24:9. In the most holy place was a special box called the Ark symbolizing the throne of His Majesty and in it were the only part of the bible that God personally wrote – Two Saphire Tablets of the Ten Commandments – the foundation of his heavenly Government existing in heaven to this day!
Lungu with his hands still dripping with Mapenzi Chibulo’s blood has the audacity to tell “people to put God at the Centre of their lives”. What a hypocrite and Jihad this man is. Lungu is mocking God and will be punished for numerous injustices and misdeeds. Lungu cheats,steals,kills,harms etc all in the name of God. Mwaliteta whom Lungu knows very well is languishing in jail on a Xmas day with 2000 UPND Supporters for crimes they did not commit all becoz of Lungu’s repression. This man is a sadist of note. People who mock God will meet their fate very soon. Lungu is on Notice.
The bast***ard is a demagogue !
Shut up and respect our beloved leader. Lungu is a hero and the President of Zambia. You and your mediocre MAST newspaper will be ashamed again come 2021. I am just cleaning my voters card in preparation for 2021.
Respect is earned through integrity and good governance. Your ECL does not posses such attributes. He is in state house today through thuggery and trickery. Stolen victory what a shame.
Sontapo
Do you live in Zambia and have you seen how the country has been turned into the failed state by the pathetic fools? The country is simply not working!Corruption is rampant,courts corrupted,police corrupted,politicians are stealing openly and nothing happens to them,load shedding,independent newspapers closed,cost of living high,small farmers not paid(paya farmer),need I say more?
Thief
Even when this thief steals he puts God first. C1kala, you have taken the people for f00ls.
Really presidential Christmas greetings from a large heart! Thank you Your Excellency.
Contrast this with the bitterness in the “Christmas message” from HH which sounds like a message from Boko Haram promising to bomb a crowded market on the day Christmas was born. Bushe cacine balaya ku calici aba bene? Olo limbi bapelafye panse lya calici yabo?
The Head of State appealed to all Zambians to “avoid activities that endanger their lives and that of others such as drunken driving, heavy drinking and other vices” …..
(such as riotous behaviour, sabotage, arson etc)…..last part added by Terrible and specifically addressed to GBM and his running mate HH.
Hahahaha!
“heavy drinking and other vices” …
Really?
Pot giving the kettle advice?
What an AS5HOLE!
Whys is this man wedded to such fool.ish, retarded and reprehensible remarks all the time/ Is this just a gift he has from god or he is on drugs/whisky to ooze such colossal volumes of snobbery?
Free political prisoners before asking people to pray. The Britons used religion to tame the “natives” so that they would loot minerals, timber etc unabated.
Today LUNGU & his politicians are using the same tactic. Zambians please pray but keep one eye open otherwise you’ll be robbed in broad daylight.
So, this animal called Lungu is also a Christian ? What a hypocrite who hides in the church and in the name of God to conceal his true picture and true standing before God. Lungu cannot be a Christian and he shall never ever become one. A thief and murderer as he is, with a lot of crimes he has committed and is still committing. His hands are stained with human blood and deep down his heart, he knows that he is president of this country not by choice or being chosen by people but by self imposition. Even the Almighty God, His dear Son Jesus Christ and the Host of Angels do not know him in the heavenly realms. So, the Zambians under Lungu are headed for a disastrous end because they shall all perish.
If you can call his mouthing about God preaching, then he has preached more about God than he has uttered a word about improving the economy. He hopes God will literally climb down to Zambia and take charge of the economy. If there is an empty tin, it’s Lungu.
Just the sight of him annoys me. What were we thinking to get a clueless man in this position. For the next five years this country will deteriorate to stone age. He has not laid out a vision of where he wants to take Zambia at the end of his tenure of office, we are ‘maningi’ in trouble if I can borrow the phrase from Dennis Liwewe. It is like you are on a ship with a captain who has no clue where he is taking the ship.
Lungu is a hypocrite of note. He is telling Zambians “to put God at the centre of their lives”while he is putting Rigging at the centre of his fake Election victory. His Police shot and killed Ms Mapenzi Chibulo in cold blood, he has stolen elections, imprisoned 2000 innocent supporters, blocked the UPND Petition etc. The man is evil and is mocking God. Lungu,Mu7,Mugabe, Jammeh, Kabila etc are birds of the same feathers as brutal dictators. Lungu is talking about God. Does he believe what he is saying? He is just being blasphemous with no care or remorse.
Lungu knows too well that at the mention of God, all Zambians shudder, he is using the bible to manipulate you Zambians, please wake up from the slumber. The country is in reverse gear.
Iwe Kaboke, stop hallucinations! Don’t use the word of God to manipulate people. Just get down to work there is a lot to be done to get the economy back on track.
Kwena ili litole fye lya muntu. Whoever says Lungu is president of this country is a dunderhead, a f.ool as Lungu himself. So this i.diot thinks he can mock God out of all the evils he has done ? How it annoys me just to see his stupid face, what an i.mbecile of a president.
Is Lungu normal?
Good counsel!
Hazaluza Hagain the father of Negative senseless tribal cadres at it Hagain!