Babalola became a prophet and a man with extraordinary powers. Enabled by the power of the Holy Spirit he could spend several weeks in prayer. Ayo Babalola was sent out of the Anglican Church of his village by his Bishop because most members of the Church see visions; speak in tongues and pray vigorously.
This led to his joining the Faith Tabernacle Church and was baptized in Lagos lagoon in 1930. “.
The revival of his mission began with the raising of a dead child. What followed this in 3 weeks was the healing of about 100 lepers,60 blind people and 50 lame persons.
This also rested in the desolation of Churches in Ilesa because their members transferred their allegiance to the revivalist and that all the patients in Wesley Hospital, Ilesa, abandoned their beds to seek healing from Babalola.
Members of the church made fantastic claims such as: “Hopeless barren women were made fruitful; women who had been carrying their pregnancies for long years were wonderfully delivered.
The dumb spoke and lunatics were cured.
In fact, it was another day of Pentecost. Witches confessed and some demon possessed people were exorcized.
He took his evangelical campaign to Offa, Ikare, owo, Oka, Usi, aramoko, Efon-Alaye, etc.
Babalola was a spiritually gifted individual who was genuinely dissatisfied with the increasing materialistic and sinful existence into which he believed, the Yoruba in particular and Nigeria in general were being plunged as western civilization influence on society grew.
The C.A.C believes that the spiritiual power bestowed on Babalola placed him on an equal level with Biblical apostles like Peter, Paul and others who were sent out with the authority and in the name of Jesus. Joseph Ayo Babalola slept in the Lord in 1959.
CONCLUSION: God is still beckoning.
He is looking for a wiling soul to pour His Spirit upon. Would you be available for His use?
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