The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has shared a story about how his dream of leading a paramilitary group ended up costing him dearly.
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In a recent post on X, Adeboye revealed how he was duped years ago by a man who falsely promised him a prestigious position.
Adeboye said the man, posing as a recruiter for a new paramilitary organisation, convinced him to invest in the scheme.
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Adeboye explained, “Years ago, I was duped by a man who promised to make me a commandant of a paramilitary group.
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“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.”
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Adeboye noted that the failed venture eventually led to the creation of 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,” he added.
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