It is no news that Pastor Adeboye was born into a poor
family. So pathetic was their state that even the poor called them poor.
Perhaps nothing good was expected from them. Little did the world know that God
had a plan for Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the
Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Today he is a respected minister of
God all over the world and an elder states man in Nigeria and beyond, but he
paid a price. Like Peter said “see, we have left all and followed You” (Mark
10:28). Pastor Adeboye left all. He left his doctorate degree, left his
entitlements as a lecturer in the university; he left his income and also
sacrificed his comfort to follow God. It was not an easy decision but he made
the decision. Have you left all?
A man once said he thought he had also left all until he had
an experience. He said he visited a friend and at evening they heard that
thieves were in the neighbourhood. He stood up, took one of his precious
valuables and tried to look for where to hide it for about thirty minutes, only
for him to be told that the thieves had left. Then the Lord said to him “you
have not left all. A man that has left all will not be moved”. Hmmn!
What is that thing you cannot let go without being troubled
or having sleepless nights? It may mean that you have not left all. To be a
profitable instrument in God’s hands depends on the degree of submissiveness to
His will. Can you pay the Price? Pastor Enoch Adeboye left his all, we can do
same only if we are humble enough to leave all for Him to handle. My prayer is
that we shall be humble enough to give our all to God in Jesus’ name. SHALOM.
Therefore, humble yourselves (lower yourselves in your own
estimation) under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you,
Casting the whole of your cares (all your anxieties, worries
and concerns, once and for all) on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and
cares about you watchfully.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (AMP)
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