CAC General Superintendent, Pastor Emmanuel O. Odejobi
By Boluwatife Oparinde
The General Superintendent, Christ Apostolic Church, Nigeria and Overseas, Pastor Emmanuel O. Odejobi has admonished youths of the church not to allow anything deprive them of their expected end.
Pastor Odejobi said this yesterday while taking the Father's Blessings at the International Youth Conference and Thanksgiving of Christ Apostolic Church Youth Fellowship (CACYOF) Ikeji 1 Conference Center, comprising Ondo and Osun States, holding at the Babalola International Memorial and Miracle Camp, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State.
Speaking to the youths on the conference theme, Maximizing the Ministry of the Holy Spirit, the cleric said "you are not purposely here to exchange greetings with your friends, and you must not allow anything to deprive you of your expected end."
"Your purpose for coming must not be defeated. It must be realized," he realized.
Stating the need to know what ought to be maximized, the CAC General Superintendent said that "before one can be asked to maximize anything, you ought to have known that thing you need to maximize."
He further spoke on the essence of taking heed to corrections to grow, explaining that the greatest problem in failure is never to take note of corrections.
"You must be able to know your weaknesses, and endeavour to take to corrections. With corrections indeed, it will ensure us to be in conformity to His likeness and image. That is the beginning of the work of the Holy Spirit. Without this, forget about maximizing the Spirit," he said.
According to him, "to become like Him is all about becoming recipients of the Holy Spirit. The ministry of the holy Spirit is first to make us become like God."
He added that, "you should not to be difficult to teach. Your brain is still active and you have good conscience to become like Him at this kind of programme."
Pastor Odejobi highlighted reasons and effects of maximizing the ministry of the Spirit as, being active and productive; to become like God in attitude; it gives illumination; technical effect, magnetic effect, and physiological effect.
He told the youths, "let your attitude in your office change people who are working with you. God will not judge you because of Nigeria, he will judge you because of your office and your classroom."