By Ayomide Otitoju
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that no amount of money, including $1 billion, could persuade him to venture into politics, insisting that it lies outside his divine calling.
Bishop Oyedepo made the remark during the Day Five impartation service at the church’s annual convocation, Shiloh 2025, held at the Faith Tabernacle, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State, and monitored by Channels Television.
Recalling earlier warnings, the cleric said he had cautioned the church in 2015 about looming challenges. “In 2015, I warned the church that trouble was coming. Didn’t trouble come?” he asked.
Emphasising his position, Oyedepo said, “If you gave me one billion dollars, I would not even go near politics. It is off my calling. Those who are not called there will lose their dignity and respect. They will lose everything.”
He urged church members to remain focused on their individual callings, stressing that fulfilment, influence and impact are achieved only by operating within one’s God-given purpose. According to him, it is in their areas of calling that believers can “rule their world” and play meaningful roles in God’s agenda.
The bishop also spoke on the urgency of the times, describing the world as being in desperate need of divine intervention. Citing Romans 8:19, he said the world is waiting for the manifestation of the children of God.
“The world is groaning in darkness, but the army of God is about to emerge to proffer solutions to national crises in the order of Joseph and Daniel. It is the day of what eyes have not seen or ears heard,” he said.
Shiloh 2025, which began on December 9, will run until December 14, bringing together worshippers from across Nigeria and beyond for spiritual teachings, impartation and fellowship.
