By
Emmanuel Udom
Temitope Balogun Joshua is a
prophet. He is a Christian, who strives to practice what he preaches. Spiritual,
mysterious, generous, unpredictable, and a doer -of –the- words are some of the
words that could strike a person that has been following Joshua and his
sermons.
He is the founder of The Synagogue
Church of All Nations, located in Ikotun area of Lagos in Nigeria. But, he is
presently passing through tumultuous times. Even this shall pass away.
At this point, friends and foes of
the man in the synagogue should take time out to contemplate and reflect on
some of these words: tumultuous times, trials, prayers, justice, compensations,
fairness, faire-play, God, humanity, Nigeria, South Africa, etc.
No man or woman, born of a woman can
escape challenges or what some choose to call the many problems of life. Good,
bad, tragic, or whatever, karma has a way of paying us back in our own coins
either in this life or the next.
Recall that September this year, a
multi-purpose building owned by his church collapsed in mysterious and at the
end of the day, more than 116 persons, mostly from South Africa perished.
But, as at Wednesday this week,
Joshua is yet to appear at the Ikeja High court in Lagos, Nigeria to tell the
world his own version of the story.
Yes, he issued a press statement immediately
after the tragic incident, telling people who care to listen that it was a
controlled demolition, in which he was the target.
Olalekan Ojo, his counsel told the
court that Joshua could not appear in person, because he was yet to be served
the summon by the court bailiff. It may be correct, it may be wrong. But the
legal battle continues until truth prevails.
Prayer is good. It is communication
with God. But, the truth, which some of you my dear may not agree is that
prayer does not solve any problem. When we talk to God through prayers, God
will use people, events, situations, and places to answer our prayers.
Sure, some pastors out there may be
calling for my after reading this piece. This is my opinion, please feel free to
disagree.
Joshua is passing through trial
times now. It could happen to anybody. I am never met Joshua one-on-one, but I
know deep down he is pass through this tumultuous times wiser, stronger and
more humanitarian. Joshua go and face the court.
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