by Peregba Jerry
Temiloluwa Adeboye, widow of the late Pastor Dare Adeboye, said her husband was not afraid of death, adding that he is not dead but only asleep. Temiloluwa said this at the Evening of Worship and Tributes, which held at the RCCG, House of Favour, Redemption Camp.
She said: “Pastor Dare, my husband, was a wonderful person. He was amazing in every sense of the way. I do not mourn him at all; I weep because he left me. He slept, he did not die. And I know, I am sure, because on the resurrection morning, he will rise again and we will see him in glory.
“I am sure because he was saved. I am sure because he believed in Christ; his salvation was sure, it was certain.
“He said ‘if I die today, I know I am fulfilled. I have done what the Lord has asked me to do’. He was not afraid of death. He was not afraid. It is not a matter of time but how well, and he lived a good life, he lived to the glory of God. He lived, he served God. His life was dedicated to Christ and that is why I am sure that he is in heaven. I am sure that he made it. And I want to say brethren, today, if you are not sure of your salvation; if you are not sure that if you sleep tonight, you might not wake up tomorrow, you are not sure of where you will be in eternity. If you have not yet given your life to Christ, if you are here today to see because you heard. Yes, it is true; he is sleeping in the Lord but are you sure of yourself, are you sure of where you will be? Are you sure of where you will be?”
In his tribute, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said that the late Pastor Dare was a representative of the future of Christian Ministry.
Osinbanjo, in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, said Pastor Dare lived a life filled with zeal, speed, and emphasized what was important and needed to be done at the right time.
His tribute was read at a service of songs that was held this afternoon at the Redemption Camp by Pastor Bisi Akande, Pastor in Charge of Lagos Region 35, although Osinbajo was in attendance at the event alongside his wife, Pastor Dolapo Osinbajo.
Describing the attributes of Pastor Dare, the Vice President stated that “he knew what was important to do and to emphasize and he worked very hard, everywhere, with the zeal and speed of one who knew that we don’t have all day.”
He said: “He understood the dynamics and urgency of reaching young people with the gospel, especially because of their fundamental role in the sustainable growth of the church of God.”
According to him, Pastor Dare was in many ways, a representative of the future of Christian Ministry, “a new generation birthed in a period of great turbulence in ideas and doctrines, a surfeit of distractions, but committed to ensuring that the unvarnished gospel is preached to that generation.
”He further said that despite the late pastor’s position of privilege, “he was deeply and unpretentiously respectful, not just of elders and those in authority, but of everyone, even his subordinates.”
