The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has admonished Nigerian youths, especially those who are members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), not to be carried away by materialism and new generation churches.
Pastor Adeboye was reportedly speaking during a special prayer programme organised for RCCG Region 1 Youths and newly ordained ministers at the RCCG headquarters in Ebute Metta, Lagos.
Pastor Adeboye, fondly called Daddy G.O by members of RCCG, stated that the youths will have a glorious future but they will need to shun sin and become ambassadors of Christ and God will bless them in return.
“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 supporter,” 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.”
Pastor Adeboye also responded to critics of the church’s proposed 3km auditorium, stressing that “RCCG was not built on human wisdom or ability,” and so the ministry’s growth and expansion cannot be comprehended by human wisdom.
Speaking about the future of the ministry, 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.
“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”.