By Moses Nosike

The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has urged Nigerians to place their full trust and dependence on God for all their needs, declaring that the time had come to stop lamenting and start relying on divine intervention. He made this appeal during the 2025 edition of the church’s annual International programme, “Hope for the Needy.”

Pastor Muoka explained that in a period as challenging as the present in the country, total dependence on God is not just desirable but essential. Addressing the congregation, he clarified the difference between needs and wants, stressing that needs are indispensable while wants are often optional.

“Needs are necessities, things you cannot do without,” he said. 

“Wants are not always important. When you are in need, in most cases, you cry for help. Needs, when unmet, bring sorrow, pain, and distress. Examples include poverty, barrenness, sickness, and oppression.”

He said that unmet needs frequently manifest through financial hardship. “When you don’t have money to pay your bills, house rent, transport, or even clothe yourself, the pain is real. Taking his text from Psalm 72:12–14, he emphasized that God has always been the defender and hope of the needy. He has not changed”.

Muoka described many people’s struggles as a longing for freedom from the burdens of need rather than a pursuit of prosperity. “Where there is a need, a vacuum exists, and that vacuum causes sorrow and wounds in the heart”.

He encouraged the congregation to be confident in God’s willingness to provide. “Whatever you are going through, God will meet you at the point of your need,” he declared. “God will meet your needs.”

The cleric also warned believers not to partake in evil practices or shortcuts in pursuit of wealth, noting that true provision comes from God alone. He reminded them that even after humanity fell into sin, God promptly made a way of redemption, proof of His unfailing commitment to meeting human needs.

This year’s “Hope for the Needy” programme drew worshippers from across the world and featured remarkable testimonies. Among them was a woman delivered from ritual killers and a man who miraculously survived being dragged by a large truck yet emerged without a scratch.

The event was described by many as a profound encounter with God, filled with hope, deliverance, and renewed faith.