Nigerians with penchant to always dream and craze for travelling overseas , out of frustration, with the intention to “check out” like Andrew, had better watched it. Many a times, the proper divine location God has in mind for them may be their current abode in their own native land, Nigeria.
This admonition is coming from Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God(RCCG).
Adeboye, had similar craze to travel abroad for further studies shortly after he graduated from the University, sometimes in the early 70’s.
However, with the benefit of hindsight and some kind of retrospection, he is thankful that God in his own 0divine way, scuttled that ambition in order for him not to miss his divine location.
Adeboye, therefore, wants Nigerians to borrow a leaf from his personal testimony so as not to live a life of defeat.
His admonition is contained in Friday’s edition of OPEN HEAVENS Daily Devotional.
This was how Adeboye captured the story: “I may not have achieved as much success and impact as I have today if I had travelled to a developed country as I wanted to when I was younger.
“I had applied for a Commonwealth scholarship programme abroad for my masters. On the day of the interview in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the members of the Panel asked me questions so simple that I wondered if they knew I was an honours student of Mathematics.
“I was confident I had passed the interview, until a member of the Panel who had been dozing all along woke and asked ‘Where is Entebbe?’ I responded Pardon me, ‘I am here for a Mathematics interview, not Geography’.
“Unknown to me, he was the Chairman of the Committee. Everyone laughed in such a way that made me realise I would not be getting the scholarship.
“When I got out of the interview hall, I ran into one of my lecturers from my alma mater who now worked in UNILAG. We exchanged pleasantries and I told him why I had come to UNILAG.
“He said to me ‘No, you don’t need to go abroad; I know your stuff. I will supervise you here for your postgraduate studies’.
“Thus, I became a Postgraduate Student at UNILAG and eventually got an invitation to attend a service at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, encountered Christ, became born again and today, the Lord has made me the General Overseer of the Church”
The holiness preacher, drawing copious lessons from Genesis chapter 14 verses 8 – 16, charged Nigerians to banish the promptings and thought to always want to check out of the country at every whim in search of greener pastures.
Rather, he counselled that every individual has a personal responsibility to find out the mind of God in discovering his or her DIVINE LOCATION WHERE DIVINE ALLOCATION is already a settled issue.
The cleric continued: “Things may be tough now where God wants you to stay, but if you trust and obey Him, your tomorrow will be alright.
“When Lot had the chance to choose where he would stay, he did not bother asking God, he just went straight for the seemingly better option. Little did he know he was going into a condemned city.
“At the end of the day, we see that Abraham who stayed put became far greater than Lot. In Genesis 14:14-16 , when Lot was kidnapped because he did not have divine protection, Abraham and his men had to fight and defeat four armies to rescue him.
“In the midst of all the complaints and struggles in developing countries, some people are still getting huge breakthroughs and fulfilling their destinies.
“You don’t have to tell lies and keep running from the Police to become great in life. Don’t compromise your eternity for a journey God did not send you on. Let God lead you.
Adeboye’s prayer point for discerning Nigerians is this, “Father, don’t let me abandon Your plans for my life in the mighty name of Jesus”.
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