The Bishop of the Diocese of Awori (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Johnson Atere, has called on Nigerians to reciprocate God’s faithfulness in their lives by emulating Jesus Christ who remained faithful to God even at the point of death.
Atere spoke last Sunday at the 50th founder’s day anniversary of St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, Sango-Ota, Ogun State.
He enjoined Nigerians to remain steadfast and embrace God for the country to overcome its ongoing challenges.
The Bishop appealed to Nigerians to be faithful to God in all their endeavours and equally prepare to suffer for their faithfulness.
He assured those faithful would be vindicated at the end of the day, regardless of the tribulations they might have gone through in the course of their faithfulness to the Almighty.
The cleric noted that the country had refused to progress significantly because of unfaithfulness to God.
He counselled Nigerians not to be afraid to turn to God in prayers and fasting to beat the ills plaguing the society.
Atere said that the nation was, no doubt, going into the sea of storms, considering the number of sophisticated weapons being illegally imported into the country.
He also lamented the destruction of lives and properties, kidnapping, assassination and other vices.
Nigerians, he said, were already apprehensive of the storm that would envelop the country if both leaders and followers failed to urgently turn to God for salvation.
In his sermon at the occasion, with the theme: God’s Faithfulness (Isaiah 25:1), Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos West (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. (Dr) James Odedeji, urged all Christians to be expectant of the second coming of Christ.
He urged them to seek God’s face in every situation and rejoice forever so that the Lord’s faithfulness would remain uninterrupted and flow like a river
While praying for the Lord’s faithfulness to remain with the Church, he pleaded with the parishioners to ensure their lives glorify God by giving their lives to Jesus.
The vicar, Rev. Canon Emmanuel Adekoya, pointed out that history had it at the foundation-laying ceremony of the first building of the church on February 1st, 1969.
The then Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos, the late Rev Seith Kale, he recalled, said the location made it possible, inevitable and imperative for the church to be big and great.
“This prophecy has continued to manifest in the giant strides the Church has continued to witness till this day to the glory of God,” Adekoya noted.
Reciprocate God’s faithfulness, Atere charges
