Righteousness will save Nigeria, says Adeboye

FROM the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Adejare Enoch Adeboye, has come admonition that Nigeria should concentrate more on the pursuit of righteousness so that the country and its inhabitants can experience a new dawn.Adeboye gave the advice at the 2011 Holy Ghost Congress of the church held at its headquarters on Lagos- Ibadan Expressway at the weekend.Taking his text from relevant portions of the Bible, the cleric said no meaningful change could be experienced by an individual or a country that is not ready to embrace righteousness and do away with things that do not please God. He assured the world that God on His part is ready to deliver into the hands of the faithful good things as promised by Him, provided the people are willing.The general overseer said people should not expect the move of God in an environment where sin is the order of the day because God is a righteous God and He expects His followers to be righteous too.According to Adeboye, the only thing that stops the intervention of God in any situation is sin. He urged Nigerians to be righteous so that God can play His own role.In his goodwill message, President Goodluck Jonathan, who thanked Adeboye for his incessant prayers for him, his family and the country as a whole, solicited continued prayer of the church for the nation.Jonathan, who was represented at the occasion by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chukwuemeka Wogu, reiterated the commitment of the administration to its promise to make life more bearable for the people, especially in the area of education, employment, health and basic social amenities.Jonathan said he saw a new Nigeria where the much-needed peace and unity would be accomplished, stressing that the government is doing all in its capacity to earn the trust of the people. He, however, enjoined Nigerians to exercise more patience with the administration as a lot is being put in place to make the system work more effectively.In the same vein, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Nathanyahu, said in his goodwill message that Nigeria is a country looked up to by other nations of the world for leadership example.He enjoined the church to always pray for the Nation of Israel, saying that the leading role played by the RCCG had endeared the country so much in the heart of other countries.The 2011 Holy Ghost Congress tagged: 'A New Thing', was a full-packed programme with talks and seminars on areas of human endeavour ranging from entrepreneurship, finance, home management to animal and crop farming.The yearly Holy Ghost Congress of RCCG, which dated back to 1989, played host to ministers of the gospel and dignitaries from within and outside the country.
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