By Bose Adelaja

It was a triple celebration at Calvary Kingdom Church, Lagos last weekend, when the founder and former PFN National Secretary-General, Archbishop Joseph Ojo and his wife, Esther celebrated their 66th and 59th birthdays with a public presentation of his biography, Once Upon a Joseph authored by Lawrence Akapa.

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari

The church auditorium on Lagos-Badagry Expressway, played host to notable people in Christendom including the national president of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr. Felix Omobude and the book reviewer, Bishop Amos Osadolor.

In his sermon, Dr. Omobude said the best was yet to come of the archbishop and his ministry as the Almighty God had greater things in stock for them.

Omobude urged the congregation to support the good work of the celebrants for God to reward people according to their stewardship.

Rev. (Mrs.) Ojo appreciated the congregation for their moral and financial support for making the occasion a success while the archbishop in his welcome address, said he was immensely grateful at the occasion, saying the book was officially presented and dedicated for onward journey to book stands.

Speaking with Sunday Worship shortly after the occasion, Archbishop Ojo said the 2015 presidential election was a pointer to God’s will, calling on the president-elect to extend a hand of love to the ruling party in order to have the blessings of democracy.

”The election was an answer to prayers. We have been praying for God’s will and I think this is God’s will for the nation. I am not saying it was God’s will for Jonathan to lose the election but God saw that even if he wins on a platter of gold, his opponents will not have accepted the result and this would lead to chaos,” he noted.

The cleric praised President Jonathan for accepting his fate after the elections, saying he was an instrument of peace. ”If God should use Jonathan to give us peace, then we should appreciate God. If he has deemed it fit to accept the result in good faith by congratulating the president-elect, then we should appreciate him the more. Before the result was released, God answered our prayer and I thank God that His will has eventually prevailed.”

On the biography, he said his life was a testimony to all. ”My life was like that of the biblical Joseph who was sold into slavery out of envy, people thought he was dead but he was victorious. I am a Joseph who served his master for 30 years but was disengaged from the ministry without cause.”

He called on church leaders to imbibe the spirit of stewardship. ”People should learn to serve others so as to be rooted in the word. Some apprentices have become good masters because of the experiences they acquired from their masters. At the age of 13, I tapped rubber to pay my school fees. I was a taxi driver for many years before my discovery and I began my ministry at the age of 53. There are people whose lives are designed in heaven and I am one of them. My wife was born on April 17 while I was born on April 18. Young ministers should learn patience, the future belongs to the servants. The problem in Pentecostal churches is that many masters of today have never served others. That is why they are not better masters. Bosses are not needed in the ministry but servants.”