REV. GODFRED OFORI AND HIS ECCLESIASTES 12:1 ENCOUNTER

REV. GODFRED OFORI AND HIS ECCLESIASTES 12:1 ENCOUNTER

Rev. Godfred Kofi Ofori is the chief executive officer of Walking Books Resources Limited. As an ordained minister of the gospel, he also serves as the National chaplain of the Global Evangelical Students’ and Associates’ Ministry.

I have known him for about 18 years, but we have been close friends for some 16 years now. This friendship was brewed in the evergreen and prestigious campus of KNUST.

Apart from being executives of the campus ministry, it was obvious that we shared similar ideas and our souls matched. As knowledge seekers, we have gone to  some few places just hunting for knowledge . From conferences in Accra, Yamousukro in Cote D’Ivoire and Ota in Nigeria. We have hunted together for books in places like Surulere, Ajegunle, Oshodi, Victoria Island etc. all in Nigeria ( he home of books). A few times, we have had difficult situations in our adventure as young people. We used our youthful years to pursue knowledge.

One thing was common between Godfred and I in those days on campus, it was dancing during church service. Hmm! The floor will have to beg us. At a point, Maxwell Ayim had to nickname me, the chairman of “dansology” (I don’t know where he got that from anyway).

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So where am I going with this?

A few weeks ago, Godfred shared with me an experience he had while performing his Chaplaincy duties in Kumasi. He had travelled to AAMUSTED, formally known as University of Winneba, Kumasi Campus, to preach to his students.

REV. GODFRED OFORI AND HIS ECCLESIASTES 12:1 ENCOUNTER

During the praise and worship section, he realized that the energy level the students were displaying during the praise section was beyond his capacity. The claps, the shouts, the dance moves were all with very high energy to the point that he knew without any advice that the best way to just enjoy the service was to just stand by his chair and do his own dance and praise of his God.

It was at this point that this scripture came like light to him: that remember God in the days of your youth before the evil days come and you will say I have no pleasure in you, Eccle 12:1.

As the service kept on progressing and high energy dance kept pinching his ‘old age’, he suddenly flashed back to days on campus and how he had full tank energy to dance like the young ones he was staring at.

When the opportunity was given to him to preach, the very thing he addressed before his message was the flash back moments he just had. He used it to encourage them that it is true that one should use his strength to remember God in the days of his youth.

Although Godfred knows without a doubt that the scripture in question  goes beyond dancing in church, at least it was a  pictorial evidence the young people can relate with. He used it to call for high energy in the service of the Lord. For pressing on to leave a mark while they are still young. Emphasizing the point that the glory of young men is their strength.

As he narrated his experience to me, we both remembered the vigorous dances of those days. Though we still dance, the ENERGY CAN NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. That season is gone.

REV. GODFRED OFORI AND HIS ECCLESIASTES 12:1 ENCOUNTER

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Though Godfred is not yet 40, his shock was that the reality of this scripture has come too quickly.  He kept asking himself whether this scripture had been made flesh already in his life.

Well, such is life. 20 years  from today, I will be on my sixth floor, when 20 years ago is just a flash behind me. I can relate to almost every high and low moments of my life 20 years ago. What this actually tells me is that 20 years to come is just as short as 20 years behind.

‘So you see my brother that life is so short. It passes so quickly and soon it’s gone. You just have one life to live on earth, so remember your creator while you have breath.’

On your special birthday, Sir. I pray that your days on earth will be marked with untold fruitfulness to the glory of your maker in heaven. I bless you, and I love you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OSOFO KOFI OFORI. HAPPY MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY TO YOU AND YOUR LOVELY  FAFA.

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Rev. Seth Agbeli Kunkpe

Lasting Impact Ministries

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