Iduozee Efe Paul
It was a mixture of spiritual and physical blessings for businessmen and women in
Cooke road, off Forestry Road,as the governorship aspirant of the Labour Party for Edo State 2024 election and man of God , Pastor Azehme Azena visited the area to pray with them
The programme which started with praise and worship witnessed a huge crowd who came to hear the son of Oracle, Apostle Johnson Suleiman.
Addressing the congregation, the guest speaker Past. Azena, said as Christians and believers, we must strive to make spiritual gains.
The one day revival program, with the theme:” In His Presence,” in an event organized by the Edo state Christian Market Fellowship, Cooke Road Chapter, Benin city.
Deliverling on the topic entitled:” I Must Make Gain, the philanthropist Dr. Azemhe Azena listed the kind of gains as follows; financial gain, biological gain and spiritual gain and said every man is a product of gain.
” if God cannot bless you with gain, He cannot be part of it. Man is a product of gain. God made us so we can know him, and serve Him. Gain is a motivational factor. Gain brings expansion. Some people love you because of what they are benefiting from you.
“Most people have made financial gain, but their soul has not made gain. As a Christian believer, you must strive to make spiritual gain. ”For what shall it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses”. Mark 8:36,” he posited.
Speaking on the essence of the church programme, the President of New Building Material Sellers Association of Edo state, Chief Chinonso Ibe, said, ” We came here today to close our business, and trade to thank God for what he has been doing for us in Edo state. It is not easy to see the half of 2023. We are happy and greaful to God. God says in the Bible that we should come together to praise and thank Him, because of His mercy, compassion and love for us.
” God said if we thank Him, and we believed that as we thank Him, he is going to do more. The man of God that came to preach to us, the person of Pastor Azemhe Azena makes us feel happy.
” We are glad and honoured for him to worship with us today . My members feel blessed for the preaching he gave to us. We often organized this crusade every
three months for our members. “When asked his view on Pastor Azemhe Azena endorsement for the governorship elections in 2024, Ibe said:” my opinion is that it is great movement.”
“I have beinning to see men of God coming out to run for political leadership positions. a great idea for our political movement for the man of God to come to change our political space so that we can see the difference,” Chief Ibe added
Also speaking, the Vice President of New Building Material Sellers Association of Edo state, Engr. Osahon Gabriel, said the association has made it mandatory that every three months, they will close their businesses and glorify God.
Engr. Osahon explained that,” today programme with the message was too awesome for having a great man like Pastor Azemhe Azena to come and Minister to us which also known as the son of Oracle.
” Seeing him in our mist I will say the preaching and the prophecies were powerful and God hand is with him. I see God through him and is a good one. We are really blessed.
Speaking on the area of Pastor Azemhe Azena going into politics, Engr. Osahon Gabriel said,” no there is nothing wrong for him to go into politics. I had seen other men of God from other states going into politics.
” We saw a Rev. Father’s coming out to run for politics. In Benue state, Rev. Father is a governor and he is doing well. By the God grace of God the narrative in Edo state has started changing. When you say politics is a dirty game now we have pastors, priests from different denominations going into politics to change the narrative.
” If you are really christians, it should be what we should key into it. And Christianity should not stop you not to go into politics. If you are a christian,you are also a leader, and we said Christ is our leader. Then how are you now leading the people?
” For me is a good one. Christians should come out and support whoever priest, pastor or reverend father coming out from any denominations. We should support them and let see how the state is going to have a new breath,” Engr. Osahon stated.
For Pastor Goerge Ijere Ogwo, the Coordinator General of the Christian Market Fellowship Cooke Road Chapter, said they have been praying for rain to stop so that rain will not disturb the church crusade. He thanked God that the programme is successful and their prayers had been answered.
“We will have another day of inviting him because his message was very powerful,” he disclosed.
