SAMUEL BILEWU JOSEPH OSHOFFA was humble to the core, yet a giant in so many ways. He took nothing for himself, and gave God all the praise. He was faithful by nature. He was a powerful man. His heart was directed by God’s own hand.
He minced no words calling sin by its name and making the Bible his source and his flame. He walked the surface of the earth doing good everywhere, offering and bearing our burdens. When he prayed, he could bring you right down to your knees. He was not perfect, yet he was perfectly suited by God.
There has never been another like Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa. A man who touched countless lives in so many ways.
Describing a man like Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa is like trying to fill a huge barrel using teaspoons of water. It’s almost impossible. He—and his words—were simple, yet profound. As a devout follower of Jesus, he exhibited many of the Lord’s divine attributes: goodness, kindness, faithfulness, dedication, singlemindedness, love, patience, joy, steadfastness, and so many more.
Lord Jesus, what a servant you gave to the world in the man, Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa. Thank you for his life and for the way he lived it so graciously and purposefully. Although he has passed from this world, his influence and legacy lives on. Help us, each in our own way, to serve you with the passion of one who has been changed from darkness to light
For those who don’t yet know You and the power of Your gospel, help us to be bright lights to help them turn in repentance and faith to You, the true Light of the World.
Fill us with Your love, Your grace, and Your goodness that crosses all barriers and conditions. Make us useable, Lord.
Let others see Jesus in us. Help us to keep sharing the timeless message and Good News of Your salvation that Samuel Bilewu Joseph Oshoffa, so faithfully delivered in his years on this earth. Help us to keep making Your precious name known—until we draw our last breath on this earth. Amen.
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