IT was a gathering that had a mix of various
tribes in the country and beyond. The annual Holy Ghost congress of the
Redeemed Christian Church of God saw participants answering to the call of the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,
who stressed on the necessity of prayers if the country was to experience any
progress.
The renowned cleric stated this to the large
congregation which gathered from Monday, December 9, through today at the 2013
Holy Ghost congress held at the Redemption Camp. With the theme ‘Overflow’,
Adeboye argued that no individual was exempted to pray and that prayers have
always been the last resort during moments of crises.
He stressed that from the days of John the
Baptist, the Bible records that the kingdom of God suffered violence and the
violent takes it by force. “So for man to get the required result from God, he
needs to pray very hard, make sacrifice and hold God to his words through
unfailing faith,” he said. He taught the gathering on how to pray and get
result.
Speaking further, he took time to explain the
reasons Christians need to know how to make their requests known to God, saying
that the techniques to win God’s heart and get his favour were all over the
Bible. He warned Christians to avoid sin because the Bible said that “the
prayer of a sinner is an abomination before God. So for our prayers to have
value before God, we need to pray with good intentions. We must identify our
most pressing needs; we must ask for big requests because we dishonour God by
asking for little things. We must ask with faith that cannot be denied. God is
the creator of the heavens and the earth. He has all power at his disposal.
There is nothing impossible for him to do.”
He added that Christians should learn to add
praises to God when they pray and do so in a passionate way. Congregants
gave various testimonies, saying that they were delighted to have been around
for the event.
NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
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