The founder and presiding pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, said that honour determines the level of grace and success a pastor experiences.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Speaking during a sermon, Ibiyeomie said that the most powerful pastors working with him are not necessarily those who lead the biggest congregations, but those who show him honor.
“If you think honor has no power, I can tell you. The most powerful pastors working with me are not the ones who pastor the biggest churches. The biggest churches are pastored by those who honor me,” he said.
He added that success in ministry is not about eloquence, education, or effort, but about recognizing and connecting to spiritual grace through honor.
“I’ve noticed it. It’s not how well the person can speak English. It’s not how much you study. Grace answers to those who are grateful to the grace that is available to them.
“There are pastors who don’t know even Bible. They don’t even preach well. Yet their churches are big. And there are those who can preach, pray fast. The churches are not growing. You know why? It’s honor,” Ibiyeomie said.
According to him, spiritual principles differ from physical ones, and dishonor can lead to struggles in ministry.
“These spiritual things are not like physical things. You don’t honor me, you’ll be struggling in the church. You’ll be there saying ‘I bind you.’ Satan will say ‘bind who?’” he said.
He explained that his own success in ministry is tied to the honor he gives to Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church, whom he regards as a spiritual father.
“Am I struggling? Am I the most handsome, powerful preacher? No, I honor Oyedepo. There are graces that people carry by connectivity. It’s not by ‘Englishtivity’. It’s not by ‘grammativity’. It’s not by ‘knowtivity’. It’s not even by proximity,” he said.
Ibiyeomie also warned that physical closeness to a spiritual leader does not automatically translate to spiritual connection.
“You can be very close to somebody and not draw anything. Closeness does not mean that you draw grace. Peter was touching Jesus, touching him. He said, we all touch you. Jesus said, leave it. There’s a woman who touched me here. She touched me with her heart. She was the only one who connected. You are touching me with your hand,” he said.
He further cautioned against hypocrisy among followers.
“There are some who come to me, they say, I love you. As they go by, they say, don’t mind him. Useless man. God says, ‘is that how you talk to my son? You are finished,’” he added.
