Pastor E.A Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God told his members that he was so poor that poor people even said he was poor. He then told a true-life story that shows the extent of his poverty.
The man of God revealed that in 1956 while living with his uncle, they had their fair share of poverty. His uncle was poor but he was poorer. They mutually shared whatever they had. One day, they were very hungry and there was no food in sight. Then all of a sudden a young girl approached them and said her sister asked her to give them the food she was carrying -pounded yam with vegetable soup and chicken.
His uncle then told her that he did not know her sister and asked if she was sure they were the right people the food was meant for. She replied in the affirmative, so they received the gift and his uncle told her he will be expecting more gifts from her sister like this one she brought. Immediately the girl left, they pounced on the food. As soon as they were done eating the food, the girl resurfaced and said it was all a mistake that the food was not for them.
“Who will give a hungry lion a goat and expect to get it back? The mercy of God can corner what was meant for somebody else for the recipient of His mercy,” he said. This season, the mercy of God will bring you blessings and opportunities including the ones not initially meant for you.
He then prayed for his members that by an unplanned move or deed, mercy will connect them to their destiny. Mercy turns mistakes into appointments. When mercy is involved, there are no mistakes.
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