An eminent theologian, Reverend Professor G.K. Ansre, has said the gift of the Holy Spirit is not for monetary gain or for grandiose lifestyles and pomposity.
The Holy Spirit, he said, is a precious gift that gives direction to what is right or wrong and helps to foresee temptations before they come.
According to him, the Holy Spirit encourages hard work, good moral uprightness and virtues of life, adding that people put in leadership positions should pursue the Holy Spirit to enable them to deliver effectively to their subjects.
Prof. Ansre was delivering a sermon at a special thanksgiving service during the elevation of Right Reverend Francis Kwame Amenu to the status of Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana at Wegbe-Kpalime in the South-Dayi District in the Volta Region.
He prayed for righteousness and peace to prevail under the stewardship of the moderator, adding that he should regularly seek spiritual cleansing as the best option, as Jesus Christ did in his lifetime.
In a special message, a former Moderator of the church, the Very Reverend Japhet Yao Ledo, who was the guest of honour, said leaders were chosen by God and that those who struggled unnecessarily to attain heights often fumbled in office.
He said after one year in office, the new moderator had by now acquainted himself with the challenges to make him steadfast to meet emerging ones.
The Very Rev. Ledo underscored the role of society in moulding good leaders and said it was a task for parents to ensure that their children were brought up in a disciplined environment, else the anticlimax could be the breeding of criminals like armed robbers and people with deviant characters.
He made a clarion call to all communities to be careful about bush fires during the dry season to reduce the negative effects on the environment.
In an acknowledgement, Rt Revd Amenu thanked the joint congregations for the honour done him, adding that the occasion had come about after almost 25 years of joining the ministry of Christ.
He extended felicitations to his parents, the community, all teachers who taught him, chiefs and past parishes where he had worked, adding that they had all contributed to the development of his personality.
Rt Revd Amenu issued a cheque for GH¢1,000 for the procurement of roofing sheets for a new chapel to serve as a monument for the centenary celebration of the church in the town in 2012.
At the function, a native of the town, Dr Amenuve Bekui, who is a medical doctor in the United States of America (USA), presented medical equipment comprising foetal stethoscopes, a delivery bed, scissors, a weighing scale, drip stand and bed pans valued at GH¢2,736 to the local health centre.
The equipment, which was presented by his brother, Mr Mawuli Bekui, was received by the South Dayi District Director of Health Services, Dr Akosua Owusu who handed them over to the local health centre.
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