But while men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Matthew 13:25.
(While men slept)
What happens when the watchmen fall asleep? What happens when the focus of the church shifts from taking over cities and nations to simply extending denominations?
What happens when prosperity which was supposed to empower the church for conquest is diverted and used extravagantly to sponsor the lavish lifestyle of celebrity ministers? What happens when the church out of fear of offending anyone teaches and preaches to please people instead of helping them to experience change?
What happens when the church fails in transforming its members into God's kingdom soldiers, but instead leaves them as religious "fat cats." What happens when the focus shifts from the urgency of the hour to acquiring and acquiring more ecclesiastical titles? THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE, EVIL WILL TRIUMPH!
Let's stop the pretentious cry against the enactment of negative legislation and the free operation of evil in our streets, let's instead look inward and repent of our failure to live up to the expectation of heaven for such a time as this. We were supposed to live as men and women on a mission on earth; instead we are trying to live like the world as if we are to live forever in this life.
Everything we have was to be seen as mere provision for vision, but instead we use what we have outside of the purpose of God for empowering us. ISIS, Boka-Haram, and the evil vices given prominent places in our nations and societies are all a slap on our faces and a rebuke for us to wake up. There is so much work to do; life isn't living just for living sake, but life is to be lived with God's purpose in view.
But while men slept, the enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Matthew 13:25.
Oh God help me! DrBenard Etta
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