RE: EXTRACT FROM PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE’S SERMON @ RCCG MAY 2026 HOLY GHOST SERVICE
SPECIFIC COUNSEL: THOSE WHO ARE VERY YOUNG
Now, let’s begin, by talking to all of us; Particularly those who are very young.
The Counsel of God for you is in Exodus 10:12.
It says you must: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- You want to live to old old age? God says, honour your Parents.
You see what’s going on in the world today; many of us, because we are more educated than our Parents, we don’t honour them.
It is a dangerous thing, because according to the Word of God, if you don’t honour your Parents, the possibility of you becoming a Parent is very narrow.
Honour your Parents!
- Remember your Creator in the days of your Youth – Ecclesiastes 12:1-8.
The Bible is telling you that God is a very kind God; He is Love, and He would forgive you if you go wrong and you will come back to Him.
But you need to know: “Wounds may heal, but Scars remain!”
When you are young, right from your Youth, commit yourself to the Service of God.
Remember Samuel;
- From a very tender age he started hearing from God.
- Later on in Life, he became a National Prophet.
- He grew up to become the first King Maker of Israel.
- He grew even more than that: he became a King Remover of Israel.
But he started by getting committed to God, even in a very tender age.
Take note of all of that, because you may say you are young:
“But Morning shows the Day; as Childhood shows Manhood.”
- Be Diligent
Proverbs 22:29 says, Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Be diligent! It doesn’t matter how low you may be right now; if you will be diligent, one day you will be dining with Head of States (Amen).
And it doesn’t matter what job you are doing now; do it well, do it diligently, Particularly if you are serving God – Serve Him diligently;
He will take you to a Place where you yourself won’t believe – Amen.
I’ve told you before, once we went to an Africa Nation to launch our Church, and we decided to hold a Crusade in the Stadium. And we asked if we might see the President. Finally, they agreed to see us, and they told us fifteen (15) Minutes maximum.
I told them, I don’t even need up to fifteen (15) Minutes. Then we got there, and I introduced myself.
The President took over! And of course, when the President is talking you don’t interrupt.
After one hour, I was beginning to get a bit nervous, because the Crusade in the Stadium is about to start.
After about two (2) hours I coughed and said, “Your Excellency, I am sorry Sir; but your People are waiting.”
He said, let them wait! He said, I have heard of you. Those People have People they can talk to; I have nobody who can give me good Advice.
To cut a long Story short, after another one (1) hour, he released us.
As I was going to my car I looked at myself, “Who am I? A son of a man so poor, his friends call him poor. From a Village that is only recently on a map.” And a President is saying, Please don’t hurry, stay.
Take my Advice: Be diligent in the Service of God and you will reach the Top – Amen.
… I thought I would hear your Amen (Amen)!
The Bible made it clear that the idle hand is going to be a Servant to a diligent hand.
Proverbs 10:4 – He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- You are diligent, you will be Rich.
- You are lazy, you will be Poor.
That’s what the Bible says.
Proverbs 12:24 tells us that, The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Be diligent, one way or the other, you will make it to the Top – Amen.
You better say Amen to that – Amen!
Several years ago, on a New Year Day on this Campground; we’ve just finished Crossover Night, everybody had gone to bed. And of course, because of my duty, I was going round the Camp: The Camp was small then. The Auditorium then is the Children Auditorium now.
And I saw one of our Bricklayers – On the first (1st) of January, working on a building.
When I saw him I said, what’s going on? Today is New Year Day. He said, Yes Sir: I have unfinished job. Until I finish that job I can’t be talking of celebration.
That young man that was a Bricklayer, today he is one of the biggest Contactors on this Campground – He was diligent and God Promoted him.
Let me decree that in the Name that’s above every other name, all of you would become Great – Amen!
… Subject to your being diligent. Note that.
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