Veteran Juju musician and evangelist Ebenezer Obey has shared how he spent 11 years resisting God’s call to full-time ministry before eventually accepting what he described as his divine assignment.
Speaking during an interview with Tales of Our Legends, the 84-year-old said leaving his thriving music career was one of the most difficult decisions he had to make because he enjoyed entertaining people.
He explained that despite receiving repeated calls into ministry, he continued to decline until the late Benson Idahosa intervened after receiving what he believed was a message from God.
According to Obey, the renowned cleric invited him to Benin City, encouraged him to keep praying about the decision, and later sponsored a trip to the United States so he could observe how Christian ministries were run.
Prompt News reports the music legend said the process eventually led to his ordination as an evangelist on his 50th birthday, after which he devoted himself to preaching the gospel through music.
“After a successful music career that spanned over 30 years, the Lord called me into the ministry. That was not an easy task. I did not want to do that because I enjoyed what I was doing,” he said.
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“But when God wants you to do something, He has His own way of bringing you to do what He wants you to do, so that you cannot go outside His will. After 11 years of saying no, I finally said yes.
“Late Archbishop Benson Idahosa was the one who sent for me to Benin, and I went to see him. He said when he was in the United States at a crusade, the Lord spoke to him that when he goes back to Nigeria, he should call His son Ebenezer Obey to work for him in the ministry.
“And he said I am not rushing you; let us continue to pray about it from now and many other people too. He said I will send you to the US to go and observe how a ministry is being run. That he did.
“I thank God that on my 50th birthday, he ordained me as an evangelist. I thank God I started my ministry. And for years, I have been fully into the ministry, using my music as a vehicle to win souls.”
