Hebrew 1:9: Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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The men and women under whom I learned the fundamental principles of the faith in the 80s weren't super-gifted, but they loved righteousness and hated iniquity. That was the most valuable asset they passed on to the next generation.
What kind of Christian experience will we pass on to the next generation? Will we pass on a weak and compromised Christian experience that has lost its distinction from the world?
Are we going to pass on a religion of wickedness in which moral values no longer matter but charisma? Where is our love for righteousness and hatred for iniquity, the most distinctive characteristics that separate God's crowd from the other crowd? What is the value of our mass crusades, miracles, signs, and wonders if our local churches have become brothels?
Who are we fooling if we claim to preach to save the world from the same things we are captives of? Where and when did we lose our souls to vain glory? Ichabod is written over some of our most revered shrines since we have turned from the worship of God to men. Like King Saul, we are protecting our King Agags' and accursed things in the pretext of sacrificing them to God.
Paul, the Apostle of Christ, said in 2 Thess 3:6, Withdraw yourself from every brother that walks disorderly not after the teachings of the word. Sadly, we are rather ordaining them and cheering for them. The last time I checked, the saints were to Judge the world, but sadly, the world is Judging us.
We have lost our moral compass to lead people from darkness to light. Like Samson, we still going through the motions even though His essence longed left us. We must repent first if we want the world to repent.
It isn't time to brag about physical achievements in our state of spiritual and moral bankruptcy. It is time to humble ourselves and seek God until He rains righteousness on us.
Dr. Benard Etta
Visionary
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