Posted by
clodhopper on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:06:11 PM
I saw on the BBC news today that congress wants to investigate the holdings of many tele-evangelists. I wish they would. I blame the christian leadership in this country for taking their eyes off the prize. The prosperity preach is all about achieving wealth, and accumulating wealth is not the message of Jesus. When Kenneth Copeland says no one will be allowed to see his financial books because they belong to God I want to laugh. If they belonged to God they wouldn't have Kenneth Copeland's name all over them. If they belonged to God the money would already be gone to good use. Ananias and Sapphira learned the hard way not to tell half truths to God, because half the truth is a lie.
The only apostle interested in money was Judas. Paul took money as an offering, but he also told the apostles they had to earn their keep. He seemed acutely aware of not being phony. He would do whatever it took to convince the world that Jesus Christ is LORD and with him came the power to prove it. Where is the power today? Do you know a single christian who prays for you and you are healed? That should be an everyday occurrence. Instead we have a christian church culture in this country that is powerless. Christians are entrenched in the culture, making all the same mistakes and choices that the world makes.
Paul on his way to Rome to go to prison was shipwrecked. They washed ashore on Malta and not one person was lost. The natives welcomed them and built a fire. Out of the fire came a poisonous snake that bit Paul. The natives thought he was a murdered, because he survived the sea, but justice was served by the snake. Paul shook off the snake with no ill effects. Then the natives thought he was a god. He proceeded to stay with a local official and heal his family member...all without a tv show and a mansion and a jet.
Do we pray? 'The prayers of a righteous man availeth much.' and 'If my people WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME will humble themselves and pray, repent of their sins and seek my face, then will I hear from heave, forgive their sins and heal their land.'
I feel like I'm part of a small army that is surrounded by the enemy on every side...so much sin, yet I am chosen by the Ancient of Days to be where I am in history. So I pick up my shield of faith, because a shield does me no good laying in the corner gathering dust. I 'stand behind the shield of faith that extinguishes the fiery darts of the enemy.'
It's never too late to get it right. Get on your knees and repent and pray for God to spare this country from His wrath.