“He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; he is the one.
“So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah”. 1 Samuel 16:12-12.
This was exactly the scenerio as no fewer than 1, 000 clergymen, comprising Evangelists, Pastors, Reverends, Bishops and Archbishops across Delta State held a special prayer session for the success of the governorship ambition of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi, FNIM.
The prayer session, which was held at the headquarters of Flock of Christ Mission, Warri, on Monday September 12th 2022, was organized by Pastors Forum for Sustainable Development, anchored by Bishop Dr Jude Akhere, Senior Pastor of Pasture of Life Christian Assembly, Asaba, the Delta state capital.
The clerics were led by the founder of Flock of Christ Mission, Bishop Dr. Simeon Okah, who is the immediate past Vice President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (CAN), South-south zone.
Bishop Okah, who is the host of ‘Christ Flock World Convention’, an annual event where Christians from all around the world gather together to celebrate God’s awesomeness and power in a glorious manner, said the prayer was “organized for the success of your governorship ambition in the forthcoming general elections as well as for peace and stability in the state.”
He said: “Your Excellency, Chief Gbagi, don’t forget, the purpose of today’s meeting is for you”, he reaffirmed.
Bishop Dr. Okah, the first television Pastor who took his reading from
1Sam 10:1, said Prophet Samuel, anointed King Saul, to rule over Israel.
“It shows the power that we carry. Saul, was anointed as king. Let me give you prophesy, this time we shall not fail. We will stand behind the right person.
“Anybody that uses human being for this election shall fail. It is time for God to have his way, we have suffered enough. This time we shall do it right. With what I am seeing, I am going to see this change before I go”.
According to him, “Patience is the battery that keeps faith running. Where they rejected you, you are going back to that place.
‘We pray that God gives you favour and you will not fail the Church. By the grace of God, this time, we will not err, we will do what we can do and the ones we cannot do, we will leave it for God.
“For the election 2023, this is the first call on Pastors. We can no more keep quiet, if we do, God will hold us responsible. The politicians cannot change this nation, it is the church”, he declared.
Highpoint of the meeting was when Bishop Okah, led other ministers of the gospel and anointed Olorogun Gbagi, the leading governorship candidate in the 2023, election as the one chosen by God to govern Delta State.
