Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners’ Chapel), recently posted a moving story of spiritual bravery in the face of adversity on Facebook. He related an early ministry episode in which the local government ordered the church to leave its property since it was situated in a residential area.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Bishop Oyedepo, known for his fiery faith and bold declarations, responded to the officials with a sharp question: “Are your mosques in the bush?” His boldness caught the officials off guard, and one of them, visibly shaken, dropped the cigarette from his hand when the bishop raised his voice. Bishop Oyedepo recalled, “When I shouted, the cigarette in his hand fell.”
He further narrated how the confrontation took an unexpected turn. After attempting to intimidate the church, the official returned, humbly apologizing, saying, “Sir, don’t be offended.” The bishop boldly declared to him, “You and those who sent you…” making it clear that no external force could displace the church.
Bishop Oyedepo emphasized the need for spiritual intensity, warning believers not to let the devil toy with them by maintaining a “cool” spiritual environment. He remarked, “Your environment is too cool, the devil just toys around you and you keep looking at him.”
According to him, “In those days, some folks came to our church and said this church is in Residential Area, I asked them “Are your mosques in the bush? When I shouted, the cigarette in his hand fell. I said because you say he is a pastor, is that why you are coming here? You don’t know pastors are different from pastors. They sent someone that we should quit the church area.”
“When I opened my eyes, the man went small and came back and said “Sir, don’t be offended.” I said you and those who sent you… Your environment is too cool, the devil just toys around you and you keep looking at him. You hear me say no witch under heaven can stand on my way. I said one billion witches.”
“I don’t know if they have that kind of congregation. You better wake up and feed on lion’s meat. Start feeding on lion’s meat instead of begging situations around. Operating in the supernatural is at a cost to you and me. Without the rod in your hand, you can’t command the supernatural and the rod is the Word of God.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
