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The world’s oldest and active Preacher by the Guinness Book of World Records, Pa Samuel Akinboda Sadela went home to be with the Lord 4:30 am, on August 24, 2014.He was 114 years old. He was born August, 1900 at Ifon, Ondo State, South Nigeria.
The founder of the Gospel Apostolic Church, Gbagada, Lagos Nigeria impacted the world with the power of the gospel. Though he has left this physical world , he still speaks. I am posting here a compilation of 3 secrets of long life I discovered from his exposition of his long life from his book, “7 secrets of Long Life”. He wrote the book at the age of 105 years old and published in 2005 in Nigeria, West Africa by Dominion Publishing House.
Pa Sadela was a living letter of the word of God.
In the Forward to the book, Dr. David O. Oyedepo, Presiding Bishop of
the Living Faith Church Worldwide Inc. says,”…this author has handled, the Word
of life and is therefore, the most qualified to write on the subject of
longevity...Drawing from his wealth of experience, Pa Sadela outlines the
principles of God that he has applied to his life”.
PA SADELA IN HIS
WORDS.
Introduction
1. "One of the greatest promises of God for believer
in the Bible is the promise of long life. Unfortunately, many Christians fail
to appreciate this great promise as a heritage which they should claim by
faith. No wonder God lamented in Hosea 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge”.
2. "The most painful aspect of premature and sudden
death is that many Christians who are supposed to claim long life as their
heritage are also victims of premature death".
3. “…I have experienced the faithfulness of the
Almighty God regarding this promise which I believe is for whoever is ready to
receive Christ". (John 1:12).
4. “I gave my life to Christ in 1932. Since then, I
have discovered that the Word of God is as sure and dependable as ever. God is
in His Word to perform it". (Jeremiah 1:12).
5. “At 105 years of age, I feel like 50 years
younger! It is the Lord Jesus Christ who has been renewing my strength." (Isaiah
40:31).
6. “Physical health is usually a reflection of
spiritual well-being”.
7. “I jealously guard my relationship with God. I
don’t allow anybody or anything to block my relationship with the Almighty
God”.
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
8. “God reserves special blessings for those who
have personal relationship with Him. Chief among these special blessings is
long life”.
9. “Some wicked people may have length of days but
not long life. Long life is for the children of God…Length of days is to live
for many years without necessarily fulfilling purpose or destiny in one’s
life.”.
10. “Long life…is spending those long years or at least the later
part of it in the will of God…Long life which is length of days plus good
health, is a basic blessing of God for those who have relationship with Him”.
11. “His will for those who have personal relationship with Him is
that is that they prosper physically and spiritually (3 John 2).
12. “Their [Moses, Simeon and Anna] relationship with God was
mainly responsible for their long life”.
13. “It [Long life] depends on our faith, relationship with God
and His divine purpose for our lives”.
14. “Long life as defined by God is for us to see our children’s
children even up to the 4th generation like Job”.
15. “Obviously, the Lord’s desire is that we should live long
enough to “enjoy the work of our hands”(Isaiah 65:21,22).
16. “When God takes over our lives, our strength shall be renewed
daily as the eagle’s”.(Isaiah 40:31).
17. “Long life is your heritage in the Lord, claim it by faith”.
LOVE
18. “Our absolute love for God should be reflected in our attitude
towards spiritual matters”.(Psalm 15:1-3).
19. “Steadfastness in serving God goes beyond giving tithes and
offerings or making substantial financial donations to support projects in the
church. It involves yielding all we have at His disposal to use for His glory".
20. “Our time is number one resource we must give Him. We must
have time for God; time to meditate on His Laws, time to be alone with Him, to
worship Him and to reflect on our relationship with Him”.
21. “It also involves making our treasury [money, wealth,
property, etc] available for His use”.
22. “…It involves using your talents to serve Him”.
23. “If you love God absolutely you can never find it difficult to
love your neighbor. This is because the love of God dwelling in you will
naturally flow to others relating with you”.
24. “The Lord Jesus Christ came to die for us so that we may be
transformed. We should therefore not conform to the hypocrisy in the world
where eye service and deceit abound”.(1 John 4:19-21).
25. “…I have discovered that the closer you are to Jesus Christ,
the easier it will be to love your neighbor as yourself”.
26. “If you have just a little of “agape” you will never be
disappointed when people offend you. In fact, you will pray for those who
persecute you as commanded by the Lord”.
27. “The best of human being can disappoint you. Always put your
trust in God”.
28. “Nothing cuts life short more than harboring bitterness,
hatred, grudges and malice”.(Acts 24:16).
29. “Like Daniel, we must be innocent before God and man”(Daniel
6:22).
30. “Disease and health are rooted in thoughts. Pure and happy
thoughts build up the body while impure thought usually break down the nervous
system. Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body. Clean
thoughts make clean habits.”
31. . “A renewed mind renews the body. If you want to perfect your
body, beautify your mind. Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and
corrupt body”.
32. “Fear of death, sickness, and powers of darkness are the
greatest sources of fear of man. All these fears will reduce to zero in our
lives as we begin to operate on the perfect love of God”.
33. “There is no vacuum in the heart of man. It is either filled
with love and joy or with hatred and bitterness.”
34. “The true test of love for your neighbor is when they are in
need and we help them without expecting any reward thereafter.”
35. “To operate in love is the surest way to longevity. On the
other hand, harboring malice, hatred and grudges could lead to sudden and
premature death”.
TRUTH
36. .”Truth sanctifies. Truth purifies. When your heart is filled
with truth, it enables you to face the challenges of life…Your body and spirit
will be purified from time to time. Truth prolong days”.[John 17:17-19].
37. “A man is established first and foremost by the truth…Christ
is full of grace and truth. We have to put away lying and embrace the truth. It
will establish us and enable us to abide in Christ. This will surely prolong
our days”. [Ephesians 4:15, 20, 25; John 1:14].
38. “Conversely, lies and deceit usually shorten life.” [Acts
5:1-11].
39. “To live long you must stand on the truth at all times without
minding whose ox is gored”.
CONTROL OF THE TONGUE
40. “To live long we must mind the way use our tongues. Nothing
kills faster than the tongue”. [Proverbs 18:21].
AVOIDING FORNICATION AND ADULTERY
41. “It”(Sexual immorality) is perhaps the commonest sin that
ruins the youths of the world today”.
42. “True love is patient with the opposite gender”. (Genesis
29:18).
43. “To live long you must avoid sexual immorality.” (Proverb
6:23-29).
44. “How can one avoid temptation of sexual immorality? “…Some
tips;
a]. ”Guard your mind”.(Proverbs 23: 7).
b].”Keep away from friends that tempt you to sin”. (Proverbs 13:20).
c]. “Don’t focus on today. Focus on the future. Think of long term
consequences”.(Proverb 7:1-27).
RESPECT FOR ELDERS AND LOYALTY TO MENTORS.
Ephesians 6:1-3.
General Yakubu Gowon
Former Military Head Of State in Nigeria.
45. “Loyalty to one’s leader or mentor is the hallmark of
faithfulness. It is one of the virtues which can prolong days”.
46. “Rebellion cut the lives of Korah, Dothan and Abiram short as
they all died with thier supporters, about 250 men …”
47. “Many servants of God have failed in their ministries because
they failed to recognize the place of loyalty in the ingredients of success”.
48. “It is always good to be open to your masters and mentors when
it comes to your future plan.
FAITH
Kenneth E. Hagin
Father of Faith.
49.“Faith sees things hoped for as reality. Faith also sees the unseen
as real”.
50.“To overcome the world, sin and the devil, you need to exercise
faith”. (1John 5:4; Hebrews 11;1-6).
51.“I have entrusted my health unto the lord. I have no iota of doubt in
my mind that it is the Lord who prolonged my days”.
52. There is a strong correlation between our faith in God and our
health”.
53. “The rewards of keeping the Word of God include some of the
most important things in life such as length of days, long life, good health,
peace and honor”.(Proverbs 3:1-3,8-9).
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