The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he is still wary of sexual immorality despite his anointing and years in the ministry.
Adeboye noted that, despite his age, he runs faster than before to avoid any form of sexual temptation, emphasizing that no amount of anointing can combat it.
The cleric also warned ministers of the gospel to be cautious of sexual immorality and the mistaken belief that their anointing could help them withstand any temptation.
He made these remarks during a sermon at the recently concluded Ministers & Workers Conference of RCCG Americas 1, which includes North, Central, and the Caribbean, with the theme “The Glory Ahead.”
In the sermon shared on his YouTube page on Friday, Adeboye pointed out that Samson, a judge in Israel, succumbed to sexual immorality despite his anointing.
He said, “Someone asks, at your age, why are you still running? I run faster than before because the closer you get to the finishing point, the more careful you must be.
“Some of you may say, ‘Daddy, what are you saying, are you still running?’ I run fast.
“‘With all your anointing?’ Does anointing turn your body to stone? Samson was anointed. Single-handedly, he killed a thousand soldiers. A woman finished him. I hope the boys are listening.
“You might think, ‘Is anybody still interested in an 82-year-old man?’ She is not interested in you but in ending all the great works God has done through you.
“You see that woman smiling at you everywhere you go, and she is not your wife, run.”
Adeboye also advised youths to be cautious of lust, urging them to flee from anything that resembles sin.
He added, “And you girls, when you see a boy smiling at you, saying, ‘Where have you been all my life? It looks as if the sun has just come out.’
“He is calling you sunshine. By the time he finishes with you, you won’t even know the difference between sunshine and sunset. You may laugh, but mark my words.
“I do warn my children, particularly the boys. I say if the devil comes against you, tell the devil to get lost, but when you see a girl smiling at you in a funny way, run because you can’t win the battle.”
