Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has replied that critics who link him to using demonic powers to pray to God will take his life within the next 24 hours if their allegations are true.
Speaking at the ongoing 71st annual convention of the church, Adeboye urged the congregation to pray that if his critics are wrong in their claim that he uses demonic powers, God will increase His power in his life sevenfold.
Stating that he never wanted to reply to his critics, Adeboye said, “I normally don’t pay attention to the sayings of so-called prophets, particularly if they are saying something about me; I just ignore them. But I realised recently that some people are saying Pastor Adeboye is using demonic powers.
“That there are some demonic powers in Redemption City, and I will go and consult them, then I will say, ‘My father said… Initially, I didn’t really bother, but a few days ago, while on a prayer walk, I felt the leading that there must be some people who believe these things. So I will ask you to pray that if I consult any devil anywhere, God will kill me before sunrise”, he said.
Speaking on the insecurity bedevilling the country, Adeboye urged Nigerians not to be distracted, stating that Nigeria needs a lot of prayers. He urged Nigerians not to despair but to be fervent in their prayers to secure the unity of the nation.
He said, “We are not praying to be appreciated, but we are praying because it’s our duty to pray. I discovered that most of us no longer pray, maybe because we don’t value the prayers. God still answers prayers. Don’t be distracted. Nigeria still needs a lot of prayers. I am a small boy, but I was on the battlefield during the civil war, not as a soldier, but I stayed close to the battlefield, and with my experience then, if anybody asks me to choose between war and peace, I would choose peace.”
“We are already fighting many wars in Nigeria; we are fighting war against kidnappers and terrorists. There are still places today in Nigeria where, when they go to bed, they are not sure if they will be alive the next day. We are fighting a war against some people who think if you plant, your harvest is for their cows. And if you complain that their cows eat your harvest, they kill you.
“We are still fighting some serious wars, and surely we don’t want more wars; we want to overcome the current ones.”
