OKOTIE: A TROUBADOUR AND MYRMIDON OF CHRIST AT 62
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| Rev. Chris Okotie, a renowned Nigerian preacher. |
- By Ladi Ayodeji
Age is a cleansing apparatus. It provides a catharsis for the dregs of youth and infantile immaturity. As the days accumulate and the years take on a vertical tandem, the soul is released from mundane desires and propensities that are rooted in carnal thoughts, and imaginations.
It is written, “Teach us
to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. “Simply put, a numerical
accountability of time, fosters wisdom in the innermost recesses of our being.
Consequently, I have come
to redefine my philosophical centre of gravity and embrace a transcendent
equanimity. I am a better man. I am a wiser man. I am a better servant of the
Lord Jesus”. - Extracted from Okotie’s birthday allocution two years ago.
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I know Okotie has been Pastor of the Household of God Church for the past 34 years. His innovative presentation of the New Testament Church structure, and profound teaching have set his ministry on a pedestal from most local churches in Nigeria.
In 2003, Okotie ran for
President in the philosophical political concept called, “Messianicism”. He
posited that the concept of sacrificial leadership would augur well for the
prosperity and unity of Nigeria.
This concept was developed
and became the foundation of what he called “Aboriginal Democracy”. This
informed his “letters pacifical” which he wrote to the APC and PDP IN 2019
urging them to adopt him as a consensus remedial facilitator.
The issues he raised in
his letters have become the basis for the seeming fragmentation of Nigeria
today. At 62, (Wednesday, June 16) we salute an icon who has demonstrated
prodigious capacity in music, religion and politics. His convictions have laid
necessity on him to defend and confirm God’s word with concerted bravado.
Truly, he is a “troubadour and myrmidon of Christ.”
- - Ayodele wrote in from Lagos, Nigeria.
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