"I Don't Want to Live to 120! - Pastor Adeboye Explains"

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed that he rejected prayers from his followers for him to live up to 120 years. Speaking during a recent sermon, Adeboye shared how he had accepted prayers for him to reach 80 and 90 years, but remained silent when they prayed for him to reach 100.

However, when one member of the congregation prayed for him to live to 120 years, Adeboye humorously dismissed it, saying "Na lie!" He expressed his disbelief at the idea of spending another 50 years on earth, given the daily struggles in the world.

But Adeboye's refusal didn't stop there. When another excited worshipper prayed for him to live to 140 years, he responded even more emphatically, stating "No be me." Recounting the moment, Pastor Adeboye said:

"When I was 70 years old, some children of mine began to pray for me. And they said, 'Daddy, you will live to be 80,' I said Amen. 'You will live to be 90,' I said Amen. They said, 'You will live to be 100,' I didn’t answer them. And then one fellow got excited and said, 'You will live to be 120,' I said na lie! What will God say I have done wrong? I have been here for 70 years, He will now keep me here for another 50 years? In this world? Where today you have electricity, tomorrow you don’t have?"

Adeboye's humorous and lighthearted response has sparked laughter and admiration from his followers, who appreciate his humility and willingness to accept his mortality.

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