Bishop Oyedepo reacts to Killings in Nigeria

Bishop David Oyedepo has reacted to the
"persistent killings" in the country » .
While speaking out against the
"uncontrollable and persistent killings of
fellow citizens across the country," the
founder of the Living Faith Church
International, also known as Winners' Chapel,
announced a seven-day prayer and fasting.
Why Nigerians need to fast and pray for the
country
During the Sunday service, Daily Post reports
that he urged the congregation to partake in
the fast from today, July 23–29, 2018 in
order "to rescue the terrorized soul of
Nigeria."
In his words, "All of us, who have eyes can see
Nigeria requires divine intervention urgently to
avert the looming catastrophe hanging over this
nation. A flood of evil is determined to work
against the nation by the powers of darkness,
but God forbids that Christians would be found
sleeping.
"Remember, in the days of Noah while people
went about eating and drinking, getting married,
building houses, planting vineyards and so forth,
they did not know when suddenly the flood came
and flushed them all away. May the days of
Noah not repeat itself in our days."
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Nigeria needs not just prayers, but actions
too »
Bishop Oyedepo also gave examples of cases
where people fasted and prayed in the Bible.
He said, " For example, Judah in the days of
Jehoshaphat was besieged by the armies of
Moab, Ammon and Mount Seir, each of which
was stronger than Judah. But King Jehoshaphat
proclaimed a fast and God took over their battle,
while the armies of the three nations that stood
against Judah helped to destroy one another to
the point that not one of them escaped."
The popular preacher also recalled that the
disciples of Christ once asked Him why they
could not cast out a particular demon and
Jesus answered: "This kind goes not out but by
prayer and fasting.
"We must expect answers to all our prayers all
through these seven days of prayer and fasting
because we serve a prayer answering God," he
added.
Details of fasting and prayer
Bishop Oyedepo » went on to say that
seven-day programme would include a two-
hour daily intercessory prayer in the morning
and one hour in the evening.
He concluded by encouraging everyone to
pray for Nigeria.
"We should all expect our open rewards in return
for our faithful engagement all through the
course of this prayer and fasting season, both as
individuals and as congregations," he said.