Redeemed Christian Church of God is currently trending after their lead pastor, Pastor Adeboye, made a viral statement.
In a video which was first shared on their social platforms, Adeboye is seen on the pulpit preaching and praying over his congregants. However, a particular line of prayer which he said for the congregants got the attention of a lot of netizens and Nigerians alike.
He declared that going forward, the colleagues of everybody that was on the congregants would come to ask them for food. He stated, “your colleagues will be coming to you for food.” But he didn’t end there. He also went on to reveal that even in their respective families, they would become the ones that people would come to ask for things.
Some netizens queried this line of prayer, expressing that while it looked beneficial, it was also not a good prayer since you are likely benefiting from someone else’s suffering.
This video was first posted on Twitter but it has now since been deleted. However, the video was captured by some netizens before it was deleted. Also recall that back in November of 2023, Pastor Adebayo had revealed that he had fasted for 40 days and 40 nights at the ripe age of 80.
How netizens reacted to controversial prayer of Pastor Adeboye
DivineAlfred5 stated: “I don’t know how people shout amen to the wrong prayers. It’s just like says “you’ll be the first billionaire in your family”
oluwamedina wrote: “This man is wicked.. God forbid bad thing.”
Joseph_icon1 said: “Your colleagues will be coming to you for food and you’re happy…. Most people just dey go church make dem no see dem as bad people, see nonsense wey pastor dey cap.”
St_Vin stated: “The only thing I know is that if your colleagues start coming to you for food, then you should be looking for a new job, because it’s only a matter of time before your situation starts looking like theirs.”
olakennyd wrote: “They know Nigerians will misunderstand the prayers and na new year we Dey. They don’t want any dragging for daddy G.O.”
Watch the video below …