For What Shall It Profit A Man If He Gain The Whole World & Lose His Soul.Mark 8:36.
Greetings from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. My dear mentees and FB friends, I'm led to share this piece with you all. Read and share your thoughts!
In God's perspective, there is a difference between gain and profit. You can make huge "gains" without profiting anything if what you lose in the process is more valuable than what you gained. Look at the above scripture and may the Lord grant you understanding. To gain the world and lose one's soul is not profitable because the value of a soul is more than the whole world.
The church is supposed to measure profit not in monetary or material terms, but in the souls rescued and empowered. For instance, if a church spends $10.000.00 USD for a conference or crusade and expects to make $15.000.00 USD or more, it's humanistic wisdom, not kingdom. Don't get me wrong!
There is nothing bad if God blesses a program with more financial blessings than what was invested in organizing it. However, when it becomes a perpetual expectation of making financial gains whenever a church hosts a program, then something is stinking. Kingdom people invest money but count their profit in the number of souls saved not money raised. I know I'm already casting out devils.
Listen! We need money to do God's work, but we must be careful not to make money the ultimate expectation of every mission we undertake for God. Some preachers only go to places where they can raise great offerings, and so, villages, towns, and cities without strong currency remain in the dark.
God has to deliver us; even those in the ministry God has given so much material and financial strength, at times, they only go to where they can make more money instead of where they can use their money to save souls.
There is "gain" that leads to loss.
Gain (the world) -Minus-your Soul=No Profit. "Gain" in the world's perspective is measured in monetary and material benefit, profit in God's perspective is measured in the value of souls saved and empowered.
The church needs a fresh perspective of what success and profits are about; it seems the world's values have invaded the church. Listen! If you spend money and save a soul without making money in the process, you have made "profit." You may ask, how would the ministry be sustained if money is not gained from every kingdom endeavor?
God will provide! He may sometimes provide through those you are impacting, but he can also provide from an inspired idea or someone/ somewhere you least expected.
In this times of great economic pressure, may God help us not to confuse making "gain" with making "profit." The church is losing credibility because of the mindset of making money through every kingdom endeavor we undertake. I remember in 2013 after the Great Lake Summit held in Kampala Uganda, I told a minister friend how powerful the program was, and he thought I was referring to the money I got from Uganda. When I told him what we spent and the fact that I left Kampala without $2. 00 USD, but was very excited, he told me, he can't do such ministry work. Guess what! God blessed me later where I bestowed no labor.
When Christ spoke about the harvest, he wasn't talking about the money we can raise anytime we go out for ministry work, but the souls we can save and empower. The legends of faith lose money to save souls, but we seem to be saving money while losing souls. We need to repent if the world we are preaching to would repent. I rest my case! DrBenard Etta
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