Expressing concern over the pervasive corruption in the country, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has reiterated that corruption is rampant because many Christians, who are meant to be exemplary and make a difference, have compromised their values.
Addressing the issue on the sixth day of the church’s annual convention, themed ‘Heaven,’ Adeboye urged Christians to reject a lifestyle of double standards.
He also shared a personal anecdote about one of his spiritual daughters who was pressured to inflate a N3 million contract to N33 million.
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Adeboye said: “We talk about corruption in Nigeria. Why do you think corruption has become so deep? it is because we Christians, who are supposed to be peculiar people, are not making any difference. It’s so difficult to even know who is who.
“You must be as pure as light, people must be able to see you at a distance and know that this is a candidate for heaven. In your behaviour, character, you must be different. If you want to compromise because of promotion, let them take their promotion because you are a peculiar people.
“The world will hate you because of your standard, because your standard is that of God.”
During the Holy Communion service, the revered cleric recounted how one of his spiritual daughters was pressured to inflate a N3 million road contract to N33 million.
He explained that the woman had initially proposed N3 million for the project in a particular Nigerian state, but was then instructed to increase the cost to N33 million.
He said: “One of my daughters got a contract to tar a road in one of the states in Nigeria. She gave a proposal of N3 million, but they asked her to put N33 million. She was surprised, turned down the offer and said I am a child of God, how will I spend the money? They looked at her as if she was somebody who dropped from the sky.”
In another instance: “Another child of mine told another story. She applied for a contract. They gave her to go and tar a road. She got to the road and found that the road was already tarred. She came back and told them there must have been a mistake. They said,” What is your problem, collect your money and give us our own.”
He, however, stated that corruption would have been a thing of the past in the country if Christians decided not to compromise even in the face of adversity.
Continuing his sermon, Adeboye revealed that he has been feeling sober recently, nearly running out of God’s favor during the Friday Holy Ghost Service: “Holiness means total obedience to God. I have been sober since yesterday. It took special love that God did not knock me on the head. God wanted to talk, but I wanted to preach a sermon that I had prepared. He told me,” You have done fine enough. He wanted me to get out of the way. As he was talking, I was interrupting.”
Adeboye then warned against doing things contrary to God’s will, stating, no one can love the church more than the owner of the church “You are dealing with God almighty. You can’t love the church more than the owner of the church. When he says this is how I want to go and you try to do it your way, you are on your own.”
