General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye has narrated an encounter he had with a sick traditional ruler when he was lecturing at the University of Lagos, UNILAG.

Addressing his congregation during a recent service, Adeboye narrated that he was in his office at the university solving a mathematical problem when God sent him on an errand to a chief, urging him to repent.

Daddy G.O as he is fondly called, however, lamented that despite his efforts the chief procrastinated his repentance until he died.

“Suddenly I heard God saying, “son, I want you to write a letter to chief so so”. Of course I grabbed my pen and began to write what he was saying.

“God told me “tell him (Chief) I love him, I know all about his faults, I know everything he has done wrong, tell him I love him and if he will surrender his life to me, I will forgive everything he has done in the past and I will still take him to heaven”.

The clergy revealed that upon receipt of the message, he “quickly wrote it. After a while I said, “Lord, I don’t even know this chief, I don’t have his address”, but then, he said “write at the back of the envelope, chief so so and post the letter.

“I’m talking of those days when you post a letter, if it arrives after three months, you thank God”.

Adeboye said he posted the letter and within three days, it got to the intended recipient.

According to the clergy, the traditional ruler subsequently visited him in the office.

“I explained to him that he should give his life to Christ but he said he will think about it and I said “yes Sir” because you can’t force anybody to be saved.

Adeboye said he kept “visiting him every two weeks for the next three years and he insisted he will think about it. Suddenly he has a massive stroke. But before he became unconscious, he told the people around to send for me and then he went into coma.

“I went to him and he was almost gone. I begged God to restore him one more time so I can make one more appeal. In less than one hour, he was completely whole again. I said to him, “Chief, God has shown you uncommon mercy, will you give your life to Christ now”? He said he would think about it.

“I knew at that moment, there is no need wasting my time. Shortly after that, he died”.

My encounter with ailing chief when I was lecturing in UNILAG – Adeboye