Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeem Christian Church of God, revealed that no one is too young to understand that life is a battleground. He also used the case study of King Herod’s desire to kill baby Jesus in order to keep his throne. Even though baby Jesus had done nothing wrong and the three wise men who came to pay a courteous visit to him addressed him as King of the Jews, Herod went in pursuit of Him.
He then told the story of a certain family who was wiped out by an evil village man as an illustration. He said, ” You are not too young to know that life is a battlefield. Jesus was only a baby when Herod wanted him dead. I remember the story of a family: the father had a heated argument with a man in the village, and the man vowed to destroy the entire family. First, he killed the man, on the way back from a burial, his first son who came from abroad and traveled in his new car had an accident with the car and died. When the mother heard the news, she also collapsed and died. So, each time they traveled to the village to bury one person, another died on their way back until it was remaining only one child.
The only child left was at the time studying Medicine at the University; he went to bury the last person who died and was seen by his late father’s adversary. The wicked man decided not to kill the last one so quickly, but make him suffer a little first. The boy got back to school and ran mad, It was in this state that he was brought to my office; I prayed a simple prayer and God delivered him.”
After Pastor Adeboye narrated the boy’s family story, he made a declaration against anyone that has vowed to make us suffer: that God’s judgment will come upon them. He also advised us to stay with God so that He can fight all our battles. No doubt, God is the Omnipotent. He alone has the power to deliver us from all manner of trouble we are faced with.
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