The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged church members, friends and well wishes not to cry for his son, Dare who died at 42.
The 79-year-old cleric urged Christians all.over the world to pray for his wife, Pastor Folu Adeboye, his other children, grandchildren and the entire family.
He said this in a recorded message played at the funeral of Dare, his son who died last week at Eket, Akwa Ibom State where he was a pastor.
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Speaking publicly for the first time over the death of his son, Adeboye described Dare, who was later buried amids tears and ceremony as a champion.
The GO said “Cry if you wish but don’t cry for Pastor Dee because he is resting in glory. Cry because you are the one still fighting the battle.
” Anyone who has caught a glimpse of heaven will not be crying for Pastor Dee because there is no comparison between heaven and earth. But then fight courageously because, on the resurrection morning, we shall meet again.
“I want you to know that God who knows the end from the beginning knew long before the foundations of the world that what has happened was going to happen.
“And because his word is forever settled, he said all things work together for good to them that love God. We may not understand now, but what has happened is going to work out for our good.
“In one of his sermons, Dare himself said God does not need a visa to pay you a visit or to do whatever he wants to do in your life.
“And I have told you before, death is not a function of age. Young people die, old people die, children die. And it is not about how long you live it is how well.
“Even Jesus Christ himself died at the age of 33. John the Baptist never lived to be 34 and yet he was the greatest.
“We have lost a champion. You would agree with me on that. Let us consider him a seed that we have sown and let’s get ready for a special harvest.
“I want us to join our forces together and produce many champions like Damilare that would go round the whole world and shake the world for the Lord Jesus. That is how we can honour his memory.”
The cleric said the death of his son would not dampen his spirit to continue the work of God.
“The church of God is marching on. It doesn’t matter what the devil is thinking now. The devil was rejoicing the day the Lord Jesus Christ died on the Cross but he never knew what was coming.
“The devil was rejoicing when Job lost all his children but if only he knew what was coming.”