Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has said it is \u201cfoolishness\u201d for any parent to name their child Owuo, which means death in the Akan language of Ghana.<\/p>\n
Preaching on the theme: \u2018It is well \u2013 keys to overcoming the adversary through activating the word of God\u2019 on Sunday, 1 May 2022, the founder of Action Chapel International said parents must be careful the names they give to their children since the meanings and spirituality associated with those names follow the bearers.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod said, \u2018I\u2019m going to change the name of Abram to Abraham \u2013 father of many nations \u2013 and as you keep hearing: \u2018Father of many nations, father of many nations\u2019, you\u2019ll eventually become a father of many nations. That is the way God operates\u201d, he preached, warning: \u201cThat\u2019s why you have to be very careful of even the names you give to your kids\u201d.<\/p>\n
Using his family as an example to teach the congregation, Archbishop Duncan-Williams said: \u201cI found out many years ago that I had to do something about some of the names of my kids\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was trying to respect and honour certain personalities in my family, so, I gave them some names\u201d, he said, adding, however: \u201cAs time went on and I began to investigate the meaning of the names and I saw certain things that I was struggling with in their lives, I realised that I was recalling and reinforcing past situations\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was enforcing a spirit and a curse and an influence\u201d, he explained, adding: \u201cI was recalling shadows of people who had existed in the past\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was bringing back their shadows any time I mentioned their names and I had to disengage and discontinue some things in prayer\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy. So, it can be very complicated but you have to be very careful [about] the names you give to your kids and you have to also mind the meaning of your name, for Abigail said, \u2018His name means a fool\u2019 and so is he\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Bible says, \u2018A child is known by his name\u2019. What is your name and what meaneth your name? Do you know the meaning of your name because any time you are called by that name, you are invoking something, you are recalling something, you\u2019re enforcing something; so, you must know\u201d, Archbishop Duncan-Williams advised.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t just take things for granted. We take too many things for granted \u2013 the children of light, but we act like children of darkness. It looks like even the children of darkness are better in (sic) understanding than you and [me]. \u2018They are wiser\u2019, Jesus said, \u2018in their generation than us, the children of light\u2019. You\u2019ve got to find out the meaning of that name\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cOne thing I like about the Nigerians is [that] they don\u2019t just give names. If you check the meaning of their names, every one of them means something good. So, you have to watch names\u201d.<\/p>\n
In Ghana, he observed: \u201cI\u2019ve heard people called \u2018Owuo\u2019 \u2013 Death. Death doesn\u2019t need permission to take you, it\u2019s already looking for you, so, why are you calling death? Why do you call your child \u2018Owuo\u2019? Why? It\u2019s foolishness but it\u2019s also ignorance. Today, let your name be changed\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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