By Gilbert Ekezie
As Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka has said that there is hope for all amidst the insecurity and hard economic situation, especially in Nigeria.
He noted that it is only those who have hope and trust in God that will come out victourious in every challenging periods as being witnessed in Nigeria.
Muoka spoke at the 19th year anniversary of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries and 2-day Crusade, titled Only God Can Do This held from 25th-26th December in Lagos.
He explained that Jesus Christ is the love and the only hope for those in need, stressing the need for the people to get closer to him in worship and praise.
Muoka who prayed for freedom from afflictions, diseases and other challenges said Lord’s Chosen has made exploits within the last nineteen years of it’s foundation.
“There is something to celebrate after nineteen years. At every point in time, we keep on praising and appreciating God. Every Chosen has the cause to thank God for delivering us in times of trouble. God has protected us from all our enemies, temptations and trials. He saved us from the expectations of those who conspired to distract and destroy us. People said our church. can’t last for six months. Up to Seventy pastors gathered to pray against us because their members came to receive miracles in the Lord’s Chosen. Even, the occult men and those in various kinds of evil conspired to speak evil against us. But, despite all that, we continued to grow.”
Muoka stated that it was very clear that the Lord’s Chosen is a church of God, else, it would not have excelled to an extent of having about 300 branches in Lagos State alone. “We are in all the 36 states, and we have at least 100 branches in each state. In Africa, you find our church every where. We are strong in Eastern and Western Europe and Asia, like South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Cambodia, Hong Kong etc. We are also in North and South America, as well as Middle East.”
On the ten billion souls mandate, Muoka said that efforts are in progress to ensure that is realistic. “The ministry is on course to ensure that the vision and mission are met. Many ritualists, herbalists, occults, armed robbers, killers etc have been delivered and converted. God has done wonders in the Lord’s Chosen, He has healed the sick and the afflicted and those in bondage. God has solution to man’s problem in this place. Millionaires and billionaires have been made here. If you are a Chosen, robbers, killers etc do not have power over you. In fact, God has done great things here in the last nineteen years, and it is marvelous in our sight. However, it is only God that can do all these for us.”
Muoka assured that the years ahead will be better than than the past nineteen years of the establishment of the church, as God has positioned himself to do more miracles, signs and wonders. “More miracles, deliverance and healings have taken place in the Lord’s Chosen, and many have testified and are still testifying the goodness of God in the church.”
The cleric who narrated how six strange birds on a mission, died on the church’s pulpit recently said that no weapon fashioned against the church and servant of God shall prosper.”The strange birds had the mission to attack the church of God, but they did not succeed. They all died at the alter. Very soon, we will hear that those who came for that mission, are dead because no one can battle with the Lord.”
He admonished those going though difficulties and afflictions like stroke, deaf and dumb, barrenness of the womb, spiritual problems, diabetes, Insanity, blindness, poverty, high blood pressure, witchcraft, backwardness etc. to seek God the face of God at the Lord’s Chosen and be free. ” Come and be free from all your problems. The God of Chosen who has done it for others, will do it for you.”