The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reacted to the death of televangelist Prophet TB Joshua describing his home calling as a reminder to all mortals that there is a time for everything.
The late prophet who is the Founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) died early Sunday, June 6, just six days to his 58th birthday.
A statement by the Media Assistant to CAN President, Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, in Lagos on Tuesday urged people to occupy themselves with causes that could earn them eternal life.
Oladeji, while expressing condolences over the demise of the late televangelist; said his death should be a reminder of life after death and salvation.
He reminded Nigerians that God created man for nothing other than to worship Him, saying materialism and the quest for affluence seem to preoccupy peoples’ time other than things of salvation.
“A time to be born and a time to die. That’s what the Bible says.
“He has played his own role on this side of the Jordan and he has relocated, we should, therefore, be conscious of the fact that death is unavoidable. You can’t run away from it.
“When it is time, you go. The important thing is to sleep in the Lord. Those who lived as Christians will reign with Christ and those who do otherwise have to spend their eternity in the Lake of Fire.
“Our hearts go to the family and the church he left behind. May God console and comfort them in this trying time,” he said.
The spokesman, who also condemned the spate of violence in the country; tasked citizens to place national interest above personal and ethnic interest for peace and development.
