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28/09/2026

THE LIFE. THE LEGEND. THE LEGACY.

Celebrating Bishop David Oyedepo at 72

Bishop, I still recall our first meeting in Ogba in 1990. Your remarkable reputation had preceded you, but the years since have given me an even greater appreciation of the man behind that reputation: your strength of character, extraordinary faith, clarity of vision and indefatigable spirit.

Beyond the remarkable institutions you have built and your interventions in education, healthcare and infrastructure, I particularly celebrate your investment in people. Your passion for Nigeria, your commitment to raising leaders, and your willingness to pastor pastors and shepherd shepherds have extended your influence well beyond the pulpit. Across generations and sectors are men and women whose lives bear witness to that investment.

At 72, your legacy is not merely in what you have accomplished, but in the champions whom you have raised, the possibilities you have demonstrated, and the lives you continue to influence.

May our Heavenly Father preserve you in excellent health and strength, renew your vision, and grant you the joy of seeing generations build upon the foundations you have laid. May the years ahead bring even greater fulfilment and enduring fruit from all that you have laboured to establish.

Happy 72nd Birthday, Bishop. I honour you. I appreciate you. I celebrate you.

Warmly,

Paul Adefarasin.+

15/03/2026

One of the most dangerous warnings in the Bible is hidden in a small detail about Judas.

Not the betrayal.
Not the kiss in the garden.
Not even the thirty pieces of silver.

The warning started long before that.

Scripture quietly tells us something about Judas that many people overlook.

He held the money bag.

John 12:6 says:

“He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.”

Read that carefully.

Judas didn't wake up one morning and suddenly decide to betray Jesus.

The fall started much earlier.

It started with small compromises that no one else could see.

He walked with Jesus.

He heard every sermon.

He saw blind eyes open.
He saw demons flee.
He saw storms obey the voice of Christ.

Judas was not far from Jesus.

He was incredibly close.

Yet somewhere inside his heart, something else was quietly gaining authority.

Money.

And this is the warning many believers miss.

Proximity to Jesus does not guarantee surrender to Jesus.

You can hear the truth every week.

You can serve in ministry.

You can walk among believers.

You can even be trusted with responsibility.

But if something else secretly controls your heart, it will eventually reveal itself.

The enemy rarely destroys a life in one dramatic moment.

He prefers something quieter.

A small compromise.

A hidden justification.

A private habit.

A corner of the heart we refuse to surrender.

And over time, what we tolerate begins to grow.

What we hide begins to shape us.

What we secretly love begins to rule us.

Judas didn’t betray Jesus in a single moment of weakness.

He slowly drifted there.

Coin by coin.

Decision by decision.

Compromise by compromise.

Until the day came when thirty pieces of silver felt more valuable than loyalty to the Son of God.

Think about that.

Judas stood closer to Jesus than almost anyone on earth at that time.

Yet his heart was still captured by something

15/03/2026

HE LEFT HIS COAT.

That line in Genesis 39 is not just a detail.
It is a decision.

A violent, costly, split-second decision that revealed the kind of man Joseph had become when nobody was watching.

Let me take you into the room.

Joseph is young. Strong. Trusted in Potiphar’s house. Everything is finally going well after betrayal, slavery, and exile. For the first time since his brothers sold him, life feels stable.

Then temptation walks in wearing perfume and power.

Potiphar’s wife.

The Bible says she spoke to him day after day (Genesis 39:10). Not once. Not a momentary suggestion. Not a single reckless night.

This was pressure.
Persistent. Calculated. Patient.

Temptation studies your schedule.

It waits for the quiet moment.
The empty house.
The unlocked phone.
The private conversation.
The late-night loneliness when your guard is down.

Joseph could have justified it.

“No one will know.”
“I deserve some comfort.”
“I’ve suffered enough.”
“She’s the one asking.”
“It’s just once.”

But Joseph said something that reveals the heart of true integrity:

“How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?”
— Genesis 39:9

Notice what he said.

He did not say,
“I might get caught.”

He did not say,
“I might lose my job.”

He did not say,
“My reputation will suffer.”

He said something deeper.

“This would be sin against God.”

Integrity is not about protecting your image.
Integrity is about honoring the God who sees you in secret.

Then the moment came.

The house was empty.

No witnesses.
No accountability group.
No church crowd.

Just Joseph…
and temptation grabbing his garment.

Scripture says she caught him by his cloak and said, “Lie with me.”

And Joseph did something many believers forget is biblical.

He ran.

Not debated.
Not negotiated.
Not “managed the situation.”

He ran so fast he left his coat in her hand.

Think about that image.

Joseph sprinting out the door half-dressed.
His dignity gone.
His evidence left behind.
His reputation about t

31/03/2024

Hallelujah, Jesus lives! May the power of resurrection quicken every dead or dying thing in your life. Happy Easter!