General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has said the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has come to stay and advised everyone to be relaxed that God is using the pandemic to show that He is still the One on the throne.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Pastor Adeboye, fondly referred to as Daddy GO, stated this during a special service streamed live on various Internet platforms and television stations on Sunday.
“I have a word for those of you who are my children. At the beginning of the year, I asked you to fast for 50 days and you did so without asking why. You fasted because you trust me. With the same trust, I want you to go ahead and relax. No plague is coming near you.
“At the beginning of the year, I told you that God told me that the earth would behave like a child having convulsions. There was something else He said that I didn’t share. He told me that this year, the whole world will go on a compulsory holiday.
“Daddy wants to show the world that He’s still the One on the throne. As soon as He shows everyone that He can shut down the whole world, He will remove the plague. How long that will take I cannot tell you. So my children, enjoy this public holiday from heaven. You have nothing to worry about.
“You may ask, why would God allow sickness? Is the devil not the author of evil? Yes he is, but God controls the devil. Look at the story of Job.
“Someone did a research and found out that the number of people that have died in the 1st quarter of 2020 from malaria is more than 5 times the number of those who have died from Corona virus.
“The reason Corona virus is interesting is because it is a noisy pestilence,” Pastor Adeboye said.
However, he urged members and Nigerians to obey all the hygiene requirements, advising that everyone should maintain strict hygiene even beyond COVID-19, while concluding that cleanliness is Godliness
“We have always strongly upheld cleanliness in the Redemption Camp. Cleanliness is next to godliness
“The governments of the various nations have tried within human ability as regards the Corona virus. The Lord God Almighty will bless them all.
“Don’t be surprised at those who are mocking prayers; just pray for them because they’re mocking the One who answers prayers. Don’t get angry at them, just pray for them.
“Relax. No problem for you; no plague will come near you. The word of God. Relax be at peace. Breathe freely. Relax. All is going to be well with you.
“You can see the major and minor countries already locking down. No one wants to travel again. The world will at least know that there is someone who is the Almighty.
“Coronavirus will subside just like Ebola and all the other plagues before it. It will go into the background but it will not die.
“If anyone tells you it will die, na lie. It has come and it has come to stay. But relax, it will not come near you.
“Beyond the uncertainty of this period, you must always dwell in the presence of the Most High,” the GO said.