The Senior Pastor of ‘The New’ Church, Pastor Okodugha Olusola, has spoken out against the growing trend of mocking supernatural testimonies, particularly those associated with the viral “I am a Chosen” phenomenon.
He expressed concern that this trend reflects a generational shift away from valuing spiritual matters, which could lead to a deeper disconnect from true spiritual truths.
During a recent address, Pastor Olusola emphasized the importance of discerning between what serves God’s purpose and what serves the devil’s agenda.
He said, “Please listen to me very carefully. The things of the Spirit are so precious before the Lord. Everything you see in the world, because we are in the digital age, is being operated by the Spirit of the New Age. It’s one of the litmus tests that you must always apply every time you see anything that catches your attention. You must always ask yourself these two questions: What is the need for God or what is the need for the devil?”
He expressed concern that believers may subconsciously fall into traps that undermine their faith, warning that seemingly harmless jokes could gradually erode people’s belief in the supernatural.
“Every single time you see things that are flying up in the air, particularly in a generation where recurrent things seem to create a dent to the body, you must step back and ask yourself a question,” he said.
Pastor Olusola pointed out that the trend of mocking spiritual testimonies, such as the viral “I am a Chosen” videos, could be a tactic to discredit the supernatural.
“Assume you are the devil. You are not. But assume you are the devil in the New Age. What other options do you think you would have to discredit the power and the wisdom of God, if not to layer that power and the wisdom of God in mere jokes?”
The “I am a Chosen” trend gained popularity after viral videos featured controversial testimonies from members of the Lord’s Chosen Church, with some claiming miraculous escapes from danger.
One testimony described being saved by a lion from kidnappers, while another claimed to have survived multiple gunshot wounds without injury. These accounts have sparked skepticism and ridicule online, leading to the creation of the “I am a Chosen Challenge,” where users parody these testimonies for comedic effect.
Pastor Olusola warned that mocking such testimonies could have spiritual consequences. “The danger of this thing that many people do not know, as easy and as funny as some of these things are, is that it is gradually breaking the fabric of the supernatural consciousness in a generation,” he explained. “When you now require that supernatural, you no longer have faith for it because you have canceled it somewhere in your subconscious.”
The Lord’s Chosen Church has responded to the viral videos, dismissing them as doctored and misleading. They urged the public to verify testimonies through official channels, insisting that the videos circulating online do not reflect the truth.
Pastor Olusola also called on believers to remain spiritually vigilant. “One of the things we must do in our generation is that we must contend earnestly, deeply before the faith. Either you know it or not, we are in battle. But the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, and many times we might be fighting carnal battles, not knowing that we are in a spiritual warfare.”
“This generation is getting to a place where the supernatural no longer matters”
If you jumped on the ‘Chosen’ trend or similar ones, Pastor Okodugha Olusola has a message for you.pic.twitter.com/03BOet7t6N
— @𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗯𝗼𝘆 (@OneJoblessBoy) September 18, 2024
