Despite rave criticisms that greeted the planned construction of a three kilo-meter auditorium at
the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s Redemption Camp along
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the General Overseer of the church Sunday
disclosed that the said auditorium and several other developments in the
church are but a child’s play.
Speaking during a special prayer
programme organised for RCCG Region 1 for youths and newly ordained
ministers in the church at the church headquarters in Ebute Metta Lagos,
the former mathematics lecturer said the church is founded on God’s
covenant, and therefore its current growth cannot be comprehended by
human wisdom.
Giving hint of changes to expect in the
church, he said: “A day is coming in my lifetime when the ordination of
ministers will be divided into three sessions, morning, afternoon and
evening sessions and more than 25,000 persons will be ordained in each
of the sessions. You can say the dreamer has come again, but I know my
dreams always turn to true”.
Continuing, Daddy G.O. said: “RCCG was
not be built on human wisdom or ability. The last time I was at Malaysia
we had but a house fellowship; but today there are 45 parishes of the
church. One bishop said they should give him five years and he would
leave RCCG far behind; I smiled and I said he will soon discover the
difference between human wisdom and divine assistance because we have
God on our side”.
Admonishing Nigerian youths, Pastor
Adeboye said they must not to be carried away by materialism and new
generation churches, stressing that RCCG is founded on the foundation of
God.
He prayed that the youths will have a
glorious future but they should shun sin, and engage in evangelism and
in return God will bless them.
In his words: “Youths in the Redeemed
Christian Church of God, don’t be dazzled by the new age generation
churches, this is the church founded on the foundation of the Most High
God. Redeemed youths do not be bothered about those who are going around
with diverse miracles and gymnastics.
“You will have a glorious tomorrow and I
will use part of it before I go even after I have gone the real glory
of RCCG will be revealed. It is where I stop that you will begin. You
cannot dwell in sin because He is a holy God and if you want goodness
and mercy to follow you all the days of your life, you better be holy.
You cannot afford to follow the world and still expect God to be your
support-er,” he said.
According to him, “people said all
manner of things about me when we began, called me a bush boy, old
fashioned and all sorts of things.
The modern ones, they rose like a
balloon but the balloon punctured but I told them that the God I serve
is conservative; the same yesterday, today and forever. If you abide
under His everlasting arm, He will guide you forever.”
Source: Vanguard
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