The Normal Overseer, Mountain of Fireplace and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya, has predicted a shiny future for Nigeria in spite of the present challenges, alluding to the place of the nation on the African map.
“There’s a shiny future for Nigeria. In case you have a look at the map of Africa, it resembles a gun, with Nigeria positioned the place the set off is held. That is no coincidence—God has a plan for Nigeria. I’m a steadfast believer in a single Nigeria,” Olukoya declared on Sunday.
The cleric spoke in an interview through the celebration of MFM’s thirty fifth anniversary, emphasising the necessity for Nigerians to hope for divine intervention.
The thirty fifth anniversary Conference, titled, ‘Energy from on excessive, ‘ began on August 16 and ended on Sunday, August 18, with a Thanksgiving and Holy Communion service, held on the Prayer Metropolis, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
In keeping with the church, MFM began in 1989 with a prayer assembly attended by 24 folks in the lounge of the church’s G.O. in Yaba.
The GO stated, “Divine intervention is what we want; we should pray for it. Because the songwriter says, ‘The arm of flesh might fail you,’ and our exhausting work alone may not be sufficient, however with God, all issues are attainable. The Bible reminds us that ‘Besides the Lord builds the home, they labor in useless that construct it.’ You can collect sources and nonetheless end up unable to make use of them.
“We want the Lord to put His fingers upon our nation and our leaders, guiding them to make the best choices that may profit the folks of Nigeria.”
Talking on the way forward for MFM, Olukoya stated, “The subsequent stage is to unfold the gospel of Christ internationally, delivering the message of salvation all through our nation and past. An increasing number of persons are turning to prayer, realising that earthly powers can’t assist them; as a substitute, these powers drain sources and supply nothing in return. It’s time to suffocate the world with the gospel and ignite a world wave of deliverance and prayer.”
Whereas presenting present awards to 492 first-class graduate church members through the service, Olukoya stated the initiative began in 2011 desiring to encourage the youths within the church to work more durable for excellence.
He stated, “We’re encouraging our youth to work exhausting. I imagine MFM has the most important variety of first-class graduates in Nigeria. In 2011, the Lord impressed a programme inside MFM to inspire our younger folks. Throughout that programme, I introduced that any MFM member who achieved a first-class diploma would obtain a automotive. That yr, 19 college students made the primary class, and I gave them automobiles. I did the identical within the second version. Nonetheless, by the third version, the programme had so impressed MFM college students that 77 of them achieved first-class levels, and I couldn’t afford to offer out 77 automobiles, so I began giving cash as a substitute. The next yr, the quantity rose to 106. By the fifth version in 2019, we had 329 first-class graduates, and we gave every N250,000. At this time, within the sixth version, now we have 492 graduates.”
He suggested college students to view the presentation as a problem to work more durable, to surpass the very best, and to develop into the very best.
“If you get to campus, make sure that to hitch the MFM Campus Fellowship. Some college students who achieved first-class honors had been disqualified from the programme as a result of they didn’t be part of the MFM Campus Fellowship.”
Dignitaries in attendance included the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Delta State Governor, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori, the Erelu of Lagos, Chief Abiola Dosumu, in addition to another conventional rulers.