According to him, a problem brought him to the church."But not long after, Papa Akindayomi the former GO said; "I was going to be ordained pastor. I was not prepared to become a pastor. I was satisfied with just coming to the church to worship and go home," he narrated, adding, however, that the founder called him a few years after to tell him he had been ordained to succeed him.
"I couldn't say no to him immediately. So when I got back to the University of Ilorin where I was a lecturer, I wrote a letter to the founder telling him to appoint someone else. I was prepared to assist whoever turned out to be his choice. Papa was an illiterate, he couldn't read. Thank God, the one who read the letter to him is here on the platform tonight; Pastor David Kuo," he stated, turning to the direction where members of the Governing Council of the church were seated.
Adeboye said there are three categories of greatness in life; those who were born great, those who attained greatness and those who had greatness bestowed on them, noting that there were in certain cases some people who combined two of the categories like Isaac and Solomon while in other occasions some combined the three categories.
"A classical example of people who combined the three categories was Elisha," he said elucidating his point with the biblical narrative of how even after death, the bones of Elisha continued to heal people.
The RCCG leader said another example of someone who combined the three categories was Jesus Christ, drawing attention to several biblical passages including Matthew 3, Luke 1:30-33, Acts 10:38, Philippians 2:5-11, John 1:11-12 and Romans 8:16-17. He said, however, that anybody could become great, noting that as soon as one becomes born again, he has become great but he must work hard to remain great by meeting all his spiritual obligations to God.