Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing
into this world, and it is certain we can carry
nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content (3)
1 Timothy 6.6-8
Sadly, the church is no longer exempted
from the curious love of money. Once I was in a church service and the Pastor
said the only testimony he wanted to hear must be those of financial
breakthrough! In the days of old, Pastors and other brethren would want to know
the sources of sudden and unusual wealth; these days such people are the ones
given recognition and prominence in the church. What has been the effect on the
Church?
The Church has continued to lose its
spiritual strength and relevance as it continues to look more like the world.
Primarily and majorly, the Church is expected to be a spiritual organisation,
men and women who have committed themselves to the ideals laid down by Jesus
and the Apostles. Such was the power in the Church that Ananias and his wife
fell down and died because they lied before the apostles. And hear what the
Bible says in Acts 5.12 about the
way unbelievers regarded the Church, “And through the hands of
the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people…yet none of the
rest (unbelievers) dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly”.
What do we have today? Because of the non-manifestation
of the same power, not too many esteem the Church highly, and people who should
not, feel too comfortable in their unrighteous living, in the Church. The
Church is more focused on competing with the world on who has more money, the
finest houses, (now) the biggest jets, the finest church buildings, the most
prosperous congregation etc. While none of these is necessarily bad, the undue
attention and focus on them has become a great distraction to a group that’s
supposed to be primarily spiritual.
For now, lets leave the Church to God to
sort out.
Let every believer, you and I, refocus on
godliness and refuse to be distracted by the inordinate craze for wealth. Lets
trust God and His word that He will take care of us and our needs; if He took
care of over 4 million people in the wilderness over 40 years, He can do it
again.
God bless you.
‘Lolu Akinwunmi
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