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Enoch Adejare Adeboye (March 2, 1942 – N/A) is a Nigerian Christian preacher, mathematician, and influential leader widely recognized as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of Africa’s largest Pentecostal denominations. Born in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria, to a modest family—his father a farmer and his mother a trader—he grew up in poverty but excelled academically despite early hardships, including lacking shoes until age 18. He earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1967, an M.Sc. in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos in 1969, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1975, later lecturing at the Universities of Lagos and Ilorin. Adeboye’s preaching career began after joining RCCG in 1973, seeking spiritual healing for his child, and accepting Christ in 1975. Ordained a pastor in 1977, he became General Overseer in 1981 following the death of RCCG founder Josiah Akindayode, transforming the church from a small Lagos-based group into a global movement with millions of members across over 190 countries. Known as “Daddy G.O.,” his sermons emphasize holiness, prayer, and prosperity, delivered at events like the monthly Holy Ghost Service and annual Holy Ghost Congress, drawing massive crowds. He authored over 60 books, including devotionals like Open Heavens, and oversaw RCCG’s expansion, including Redemption City (formerly Camp), a vast ministry hub. Married to Foluke Adenike Adeboye since 1967, with whom he has four children, Adeboye remains a towering figure in Pentecostal Christianity, blending intellectual rigor with spiritual authority.
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E.A. Adeboye emphasizes the principle of sowing and reaping, highlighting that every action in life is like planting seeds that will yield a corresponding harvest. He warns against complacency due to delayed consequences of wrongdoing, citing Ecclesiastes 8:11. Many believers fall into the deception of thinking they can repent later in life, but examples from the New Testament show that consequences can be immediate, such as Judas, Ananaias, and Sapphira. Adeboye urges believers to sow good seeds and seek God's help in making right choices for a fruitful future.
You’ll Reap That Act
MEMORISE: ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’ (Gal 6:7) READ: Romans 1:18-32 Whatever you do in life amounts to some kind of sowing or other. If you show mercy to others, you have just sown something that you will reap in due season. Likewise if you do evil. No action goes without a complementary reaction. Usually, because there is no immediate harvest of wrongdoings, many become complacent. Ecclesiastes 8:11 says: ‘Because sentence against an evil work in not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.’ Surprisingly, many believers fall into the same trap. They argue that being in a time of grace, God will not punish evil on the spot as he did in the Old Testament. They erroneously believe they will only be punished after death. So they continue their evils, having in mind to repent shortly before they die, so as to escape the judgement. What deception! In the New Testament, Judas who betrayed His master took his life suddenly. Ananaias and Sapphira, who lied to Peter, both fell down dead. Elymas become blind while trying to hinder the Gospel. Today many believers are suffering for the sins they have committed. They have brought roadblocks to their progress, and sometimes even after several prayers and intercession by many a man of God, the situation does not change. A certain brother once collected money from another brother and promised to buy him a particular car. He was a car dealer. Some years later he had not fulfilled his promise and kept using delay tactics. Then one day, he planned to leave for good. After obtaining a visa and other traveling documents, he decided to meet a man of God at a conference to pray with him for the success of his trip. He planned to sneak out without informing the brother he owed. But at that conference, he suddenly became dumb. When he eventually met the man of God, his secret plot was exposed, he wept and openly confessed and on promising to make restitution, his tongue was loosed. Every act you indulge in will bring some consequence sooner or later. Stop planting evil seeds. Sow what is right. ACTION POINT Consider what kind of seeds you should sow to guarantee a good harvest for the future. Ask God to help you.
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Enoch Adejare Adeboye (March 2, 1942 – N/A) is a Nigerian Christian preacher, mathematician, and influential leader widely recognized as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of Africa’s largest Pentecostal denominations. Born in Ifewara, Osun State, Nigeria, to a modest family—his father a farmer and his mother a trader—he grew up in poverty but excelled academically despite early hardships, including lacking shoes until age 18. He earned a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1967, an M.Sc. in Hydrodynamics from the University of Lagos in 1969, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics in 1975, later lecturing at the Universities of Lagos and Ilorin. Adeboye’s preaching career began after joining RCCG in 1973, seeking spiritual healing for his child, and accepting Christ in 1975. Ordained a pastor in 1977, he became General Overseer in 1981 following the death of RCCG founder Josiah Akindayode, transforming the church from a small Lagos-based group into a global movement with millions of members across over 190 countries. Known as “Daddy G.O.,” his sermons emphasize holiness, prayer, and prosperity, delivered at events like the monthly Holy Ghost Service and annual Holy Ghost Congress, drawing massive crowds. He authored over 60 books, including devotionals like Open Heavens, and oversaw RCCG’s expansion, including Redemption City (formerly Camp), a vast ministry hub. Married to Foluke Adenike Adeboye since 1967, with whom he has four children, Adeboye remains a towering figure in Pentecostal Christianity, blending intellectual rigor with spiritual authority.