Again, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has been speaking about how he came from a poor background.
In his Christmas message with the theme: ‘Perfect Gift,’ delivered on the eve of the Yuletide to his congregation, Adeboye recalled that while growing up, his parents were so poor that he had no shoes for the first 18 years of his life.
The cleric spoke during the sermon aired live on his Facebook page and monitored by Channels Television.
Speaking about how things would change for the better for people who have accepted Christ, the RCCG general overseer used himself as an example.
He illustrated how God can change the poor into the rich.
“Those of you who knew a little bit about my background, you know that when they say something is from a rocky start, that means he started in serious poverty. My own rock was rock among rocks. My father was so poor (that) poor people called him poor. The day he bought an umbrella, we were rejoicing.
“The elders have a saying: if there is hardship in the life of the husband and hardship in the life of the wife, the hardship will rub off on the children.
“It rubbed off on me. For the first 18 years of my life, I had no pair of shoes. That is how things were. And then I received Jesus Christ. Then things began to change. Look at me today.
“Way back in 1969, I was a lecturer in the University of Lagos (UNILAG). A little problem came into my life; the problem that all my Mathematics couldn’t solve. Then, somebody offered me Jesus.
“I thank God today that my head didn’t refuse something good. So, I accepted Jesus and everything in my life began to change for the better,” Adeboye said.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
