
Christian, is your hope defined by God or your own desires?
We have longings and desires, wishes and wants. But in this article Christians are warned not to confuse those desires with the hope that we have in the promises of God.
Oyewole Akande serves as a deacon at Sovereign Grace Bible Church, Lagos, Nigeria. His greatest desire is that Africa will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. He is married to Evelyn and is father to Dara, Layo, Fewa, and Eri. Oyewole also contributes to the blog: Practical Christianity.
We have longings and desires, wishes and wants. But in this article Christians are warned not to confuse those desires with the hope that we have in the promises of God.
The recent expose by the BBC on the late prophet T. B. Joshua is heart rending. The reports and eyewitness accounts point to what is without a doubt a massive tragedy on many levels. To witness someone in authority in a church be able to perpetuate so much abuse for so long with complete impunity makes your blood boil.