The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, shared a personal story about how his desire to lead a paramilitary group resulted in a significant personal loss.
Adeboye recalled a time when he was deceived by someone who promised him a prestigious position in a new paramilitary agency. This individual convinced Adeboye to invest in the venture, ultimately leading to his loss.
In a post on his social media account on Monday, Pastor Adeboye admitted that his fascination with the military in the past clouded his judgment, causing him to trust the swindler and act impulsively.
Adeboye recognized his errors and vulnerability to manipulation in his pursuit of fulfilling his aspiration.
He narrated, “Years ago, I was duped by a man who promised to make me a commandant of a paramilitary group. This man had been sending messages to me through my secretary for a while, and so, one day, I gave him an audience. He explained to me how a Boy-Scouts-like group had evolved into this new agency, and that he was sourcing for who would lead the group spiritually.
“Normally, I ask God before getting involved in anything at all, but this time, my love for the military in my younger days beclouded my best instincts, and I agreed to be their head. He told me that they needed some funding, which I gave as the prospective head. However, I later found out that the man was a fake.”
Adeboye, however, noted that the experience birthed the Redemption City corps and a local police post.
“My desire to be part of a paramilitary group made me run ahead of God, but God had already purposed for Redemption City to have its own corps of chaplains as well as a local Police post. He knew the desire of my heart, and He had planned for it to be fulfilled in His own time. I thought that I could bring my desire to fulfilment in my own time, but I was wrong. What I lost in that experience was money, but for someone else, it might have been their life or a loved one.
“However, I later found out that the man was a fake. My desire to be part of a paramilitary group made me run ahead of God, but God had already purposed for Redemption City to have its own corps of chaplains as well as a local Police post. He knew the desire of my heart, and He had planned for it to be fulfilled in His own time. I thought that I could bring my desire to fulfilment in my own time, but I was wrong. What I lost in that experience was money, but for someone else, it might have been their life or a loved one,” he added.
