Today’s message
Read and reflect
TOUCH NOT MY EGO!
(When Leaders Quote Scripture but Cancel Correction)
Anointed” and Still Allergic to Advice
There is a peculiar kind of miracle happening in leadership today: some people can cast out demons, but nobody can cast out their ego.
They can preach humility for forty-five minutes and still become offended by a five-minute correction.
They can quote Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic—and possibly the language Adam spoke before Eve arrived—but once you say:
“Sir, may I suggest something?”
Their spiritual security alarm goes off:
«“TOUCH NOT MY ANOINTED!”»
Ah! Nobody touched you, sir. We only touched the suggestion box. 😂
Suddenly:
Correction becomes witchcraft.
Advice becomes rebellion.
Accountability becomes persecution.
And disagreement becomes “an attack against my ministry.”
Welcome to the ministry of Saint Ego International Headquarters.
SAUL: THE PATRON SAINT OF IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Saul actually admitted:
«“I have sinned…” — 1 Samuel 15:30»
Wonderful! Revival has started!
But wait for the next sentence:
«“…yet honour me now before the elders of my people.”»
Ah, King Saul! 😂
In modern language:
“Yes, I know I messed up, but please, Prophet Samuel, don't let the elders know. Let us maintain the packaging.”
Saul was more worried about losing face before men than restoring favour with God.
His concern was not merely:
“How do I get right with God?”
It was also:
“What will people say?”
That is the tragedy of ego-driven leadership: reputation becomes more important than repentance.
Some leaders can confess privately provided you continue praising them publicly.
They don't necessarily hate correction; they just want correction that does not correct anything.
Preferably something like:
«“Sir, with all due respect, you are absolutely correct, but perhaps there is another way of being correct.”»
😂😂😂
That is not correction. That is ego massage with theological vocabulary.
WHEN “TOUCH NOT” BECOMES “TALK NOT”
“Touch not mine anointed” (Psalm 105:15) was never God's divine licence for leaders to become unaccountable.
Yet some have developed their own translation:
«“Touch not my anointed” = Talk not to my anointed.»
Meaning:
Don't question me.
Don't advise me.
Don't disagree with me.
Don't examine my decisions.
Don't mention my weaknesses.
And, most importantly:
“When I am wrong, please allow me to be wrong respectfully.”
But leadership without correction eventually becomes leadership without direction.
Saul did not lose everything in one afternoon. His collapse was progressive—disobedience, excuses, image management, rejected correction, and finally spiritual deterioration.
WHY SOME LEADERS ARE ALLERGIC TO CORRECTION
Because correction reminds us of one uncomfortable theological truth:
We are human.
Titles don't cure humanity.
Apostle is still human.
Prophet is still human.
Bishop is still human.
Professor is still human.
Even “His Most Highly Anointed, Fire-Generating, Demon-Terrorising Archbishop General Worldwide” can still make a bad decision before breakfast. 😂
That is why wise leaders need people around them who can say:
“Sir, this one is not demons. This one is you.”
Unfortunately, insecure leadership prefers:
Praise singers instead of prophets.
Loyalists instead of counsellors.
An Amen Choir instead of honest advisers.
Everybody around the leader is shouting:
“Ride on, sir!”
Nobody is asking:
“Sir… are we even going in the right direction?”
And sometimes the vehicle is already approaching the ditch.
DAVID SHOWS US ANOTHER WAY
David was anointed, powerful and celebrated, yet God repeatedly used people to correct him.
Nathan confronted him — 2 Samuel 12:1–13.
Abigail restrained him — 1 Samuel 25:23–35.
David was not perfect, but he demonstrated something Saul struggled with:
the capacity to bow when truth arrived.
Real anointing does not make you uncorrectable.
It makes you teachable.
Maturity is not having nobody question you.
Maturity is being secure enough to hear:
“You are wrong”
without immediately organizing a three-day prayer programme titled:
“Oh Lord, Fight Those Fighting My Destiny!” 😂
Sometimes nobody is fighting your destiny.
Nathan is simply trying to correct David.
Don't rebuke Nathan as an enemy when God sent him as mercy.
MOMENT OF ENCOUNTER TRUTH
If nobody can correct you, your gift has become more dangerous than your weakness.
If your anointing cannot survive advice, it may not survive longevity.
If everyone around you must agree with you before you consider them loyal, you are not building disciples—you are recruiting an audience.
And if every correction feels like dishonour, ego may already be sitting on the throne where wisdom should be.
Correction is not always rejection.
Sometimes the person courageous enough to tell you the truth is the person fighting hardest for your future.
Never become so anointed that you become unteachable, so honoured that you become unreachable, or so powerful that everybody around you becomes afraid to tell you the truth.
Because sometimes God's greatest mercy is not another prophecy.
It is somebody brave enough to say:
«“Sir, you need to reconsider this.”»
(When Leaders Quote Scripture but Cancel Correction)
Anointed” and Still Allergic to Advice
There is a peculiar kind of miracle happening in leadership today: some people can cast out demons, but nobody can cast out their ego.
They can preach humility for forty-five minutes and still become offended by a five-minute correction.
They can quote Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic—and possibly the language Adam spoke before Eve arrived—but once you say:
“Sir, may I suggest something?”
Their spiritual security alarm goes off:
«“TOUCH NOT MY ANOINTED!”»
Ah! Nobody touched you, sir. We only touched the suggestion box. 😂
Suddenly:
Correction becomes witchcraft.
Advice becomes rebellion.
Accountability becomes persecution.
And disagreement becomes “an attack against my ministry.”
Welcome to the ministry of Saint Ego International Headquarters.
SAUL: THE PATRON SAINT OF IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Saul actually admitted:
«“I have sinned…” — 1 Samuel 15:30»
Wonderful! Revival has started!
But wait for the next sentence:
«“…yet honour me now before the elders of my people.”»
Ah, King Saul! 😂
In modern language:
“Yes, I know I messed up, but please, Prophet Samuel, don't let the elders know. Let us maintain the packaging.”
Saul was more worried about losing face before men than restoring favour with God.
His concern was not merely:
“How do I get right with God?”
It was also:
“What will people say?”
That is the tragedy of ego-driven leadership: reputation becomes more important than repentance.
Some leaders can confess privately provided you continue praising them publicly.
They don't necessarily hate correction; they just want correction that does not correct anything.
Preferably something like:
«“Sir, with all due respect, you are absolutely correct, but perhaps there is another way of being correct.”»
😂😂😂
That is not correction. That is ego massage with theological vocabulary.
WHEN “TOUCH NOT” BECOMES “TALK NOT”
“Touch not mine anointed” (Psalm 105:15) was never God's divine licence for leaders to become unaccountable.
Yet some have developed their own translation:
«“Touch not my anointed” = Talk not to my anointed.»
Meaning:
Don't question me.
Don't advise me.
Don't disagree with me.
Don't examine my decisions.
Don't mention my weaknesses.
And, most importantly:
“When I am wrong, please allow me to be wrong respectfully.”
But leadership without correction eventually becomes leadership without direction.
Saul did not lose everything in one afternoon. His collapse was progressive—disobedience, excuses, image management, rejected correction, and finally spiritual deterioration.
WHY SOME LEADERS ARE ALLERGIC TO CORRECTION
Because correction reminds us of one uncomfortable theological truth:
We are human.
Titles don't cure humanity.
Apostle is still human.
Prophet is still human.
Bishop is still human.
Professor is still human.
Even “His Most Highly Anointed, Fire-Generating, Demon-Terrorising Archbishop General Worldwide” can still make a bad decision before breakfast. 😂
That is why wise leaders need people around them who can say:
“Sir, this one is not demons. This one is you.”
Unfortunately, insecure leadership prefers:
Praise singers instead of prophets.
Loyalists instead of counsellors.
An Amen Choir instead of honest advisers.
Everybody around the leader is shouting:
“Ride on, sir!”
Nobody is asking:
“Sir… are we even going in the right direction?”
And sometimes the vehicle is already approaching the ditch.
DAVID SHOWS US ANOTHER WAY
David was anointed, powerful and celebrated, yet God repeatedly used people to correct him.
Nathan confronted him — 2 Samuel 12:1–13.
Abigail restrained him — 1 Samuel 25:23–35.
David was not perfect, but he demonstrated something Saul struggled with:
the capacity to bow when truth arrived.
Real anointing does not make you uncorrectable.
It makes you teachable.
Maturity is not having nobody question you.
Maturity is being secure enough to hear:
“You are wrong”
without immediately organizing a three-day prayer programme titled:
“Oh Lord, Fight Those Fighting My Destiny!” 😂
Sometimes nobody is fighting your destiny.
Nathan is simply trying to correct David.
Don't rebuke Nathan as an enemy when God sent him as mercy.
MOMENT OF ENCOUNTER TRUTH
If nobody can correct you, your gift has become more dangerous than your weakness.
If your anointing cannot survive advice, it may not survive longevity.
If everyone around you must agree with you before you consider them loyal, you are not building disciples—you are recruiting an audience.
And if every correction feels like dishonour, ego may already be sitting on the throne where wisdom should be.
Correction is not always rejection.
Sometimes the person courageous enough to tell you the truth is the person fighting hardest for your future.
Never become so anointed that you become unteachable, so honoured that you become unreachable, or so powerful that everybody around you becomes afraid to tell you the truth.
Because sometimes God's greatest mercy is not another prophecy.
It is somebody brave enough to say:
«“Sir, you need to reconsider this.”»
Reflection
Before you shout, “Touch not my anointed,” make sure nobody is simply trying to touch your ego.
A leader who cannot receive correction may eventually receive replacement.
A leader who cannot receive correction may eventually receive replacement.
Prayer
Lord, deliver us from anointing without accountability, titles without teachability, honour without humility, and leadership that loves applause more than alignment.
Give us hearts that can receive truth without interpreting every correction as an attack.
Surround us with people who love us enough to encourage us when we are right—and correct us when we are wrong.
Give us grace to be corrected before we have to be replaced.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
Your Brother,
Prophet Abiodun Adesida, PhD
CAC IBUDO ONA ABAYỌ
www.onaabayo.org.ng
cacsolutioncenter@outloook.com
07007002462 | 08058140045
Give us hearts that can receive truth without interpreting every correction as an attack.
Surround us with people who love us enough to encourage us when we are right—and correct us when we are wrong.
Give us grace to be corrected before we have to be replaced.
In Jesus' name. Amen.
Your Brother,
Prophet Abiodun Adesida, PhD
CAC IBUDO ONA ABAYỌ
www.onaabayo.org.ng
cacsolutioncenter@outloook.com
07007002462 | 08058140045