From Moshood Karim
Reverend Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma, widely known as Fada Oluoma, a respected priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has issued a strong warning to Nigerian miracle seekers.
In a recent social media post, Rev. Oluoma criticized the pursuit of miracles for prosperity and cautioned against patronizing false preachers.
In his message, Rev. Oluoma emphasized that the era of miraculous provisions, akin to the biblical manna from heaven, has ended.
He urged people to stop supporting charlatans who sell various items such as soaps, oils, water, keys, and handkerchiefs, promising prosperity through miracles. According to him, these preachers are the ones becoming rich, exploiting the gullibility of their followers.
Rev. Oluoma stressed that in the Promised Land, wealth and other life provisions come not by miracles but by blessings. Citing Joshua 5:12, he noted, “The manna stopped the day after they had eaten the produce of the land. The Israelites from that year onwards ate the produce of Canaan and had no more manna.”
He explained that while the Israelites depended on miracles for basic needs in the desert, their material lives were no better than those they left behind in Egypt. In contrast, the Egyptians and other nations relied on blessings.
He further clarified his point with Proverbs 10:22: “The blessings of the Lord maketh rich, and it adds no sorrow.” Rev. Oluoma asserted that true wealth in a Promised Land does not come from miracles but from blessings. He observed that many who seek miracles remain poor, while the truly wealthy do not frequent miracle centers.
Rev. Oluoma encouraged people to seek blessings through practical means such as agriculture, manufacturing, acquiring skills, and education.
He stated, “Arable lands for agriculture and agro-allied businesses, raw materials for manufacturing, acquisition of skills for services, acquisition of degrees for employments, acquisition of knowledge on IT to build apps – these are the blessings. Find one and cultivate there.”
He reiterated his warning against false preachers, saying, “Stop patronizing charlatans selling soaps, oils, water, keys, handkerchiefs, fasting, and prayers to you for prosperity by miracle. They are the only ones getting rich miraculously from your gullibility.”
Rev. Oluoma emphasized that in the Promised Land, God uses systems and rulers to bring about wealth, not prophets performing miracles. He noted that wealth began to flourish for the Israelites during the monarchy, not during the time of Moses’s miracles.
“Wealth comes from system and not spirituality. In fact, the more spiritual you become, the less attractive material wealth and other mundane things become to you; you will almost become indifferent to them,” he added.
He concluded by stating that Nigeria is a Promised Land, abundant with blessings. He called on Nigerians to stop praying for manna and instead find ways to cultivate blessings.
He also identified politicians and their cohorts as the biggest obstacles to the blessings of the Lord in Nigeria, urging collective action to address this issue as an emergency.
