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Bishop David Oyedepo: God's Kingdom First

Born a boy; now a giant of men.

A son of Omu-Aran becoming the

Bishop of the world, who's nurtured

And taught by his mom and granny.

 

His benign brook belittled yesterday

Has turned to a blessed flowing sea;

His molehill's become as Mt. Everest

Before the eyes of many an enemy.

 

At sixteen, his life whole he gladly gave

To Jesus the Saviour in college indeed,

And to sin and Satan no more a slave,

But God's son, by God's grace redeemed.

 

Bishop, the Lord called to ascendancy,

By his favour and mercy, from grass.

To make his humble name legendary,

Heaven did set him apart for the race.

 

David the bishop, like David the king,

Is truly "a man after God's own heart":

Of his goodness and love does he sing;

His passion he has from the very start.

 

The kingdom of God and his service

Is bishop's daily breath and bread,

As well as giving his Creator praise;

And in all things he is always elated.

 

A blessed life is not in number told,

But by deeds that outlast the present.

All men were born, yet few do die

Great; for most live for the moment.

 

A life of platinum impact like Papa's,

Will forever like the sun in the sky

Be shinning, and hell and darkness

Can't obscure its light and glory high.

 

 

©️2024 by Folorunsho Obalugemo

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Published
Sep 27, 2024
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Dedicated to Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo @ 70.

September 27, 2024

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