Trust In JESUS – Not In Men And Riches
Some Preachers on Christian TV are causing confusion
in the hearts and minds of God’s children and they also bring
the Gospel into disrepute to those in the world. Especially when
it comes to money – they air their shame for all to see.
Friends, some preachers are unrepentant sinners, Jesus spoke of
before they ever preached a word and you need to be aware of these things.
Because they preach over a platform does not mean God
commissioned them. Please find out the difference.
Yes they unsettle the minds of many well meaning believers who watch them
in innocence and think “that must be right because they’re preachers of the Gospel”
so to speak. What gospel? It is written that “God hates mixture”…..and…..”He is not
a God of confusion”. My brother and sister in Christ, if their words are causing
confusion in your heart and unsettling your mind:
GOD DID NOT AUTHOR IT.
99% of the time, the only ones who get Rich are those Swindling Preachers!
Now, sorry to say, the Jesus of the Bible had a name for this kind of Preacher
(no matter who they are) He called them “Hirelings”……in other words, they do not
do God’s bidding, they do the Enemy’s bidding because he comes to
“kill your Sensitivity to God’s Voice and Your Faith, to steal money from your purse
and bank account, and destroy your Health, Joy and Peace” (paraphrased)
but “Jesus did come to shepherd us and give us Life abundantly,
(that is more fully) so we’re living in Joy, Health, Peace and Purpose” (paraphrased)
so His Life is reflected in us and we are Light to those around us –
they need to see what He is really like. That’s why the apostle Paul
said that “we are living letters”.
Scriptural Prosperity does not refer to “Money, Money & Material Riches”
that is the Way of the World (in the End-Times 2 Tim 3:2-4)
Whatever happened to the BLESSINGS of The Lord!
Do we not desire those anymore, hey?
We need to be Careful what spirit someone is Preaching in –
the “Holy Spirit” OR the “Spirit of the World“
One leads Heavenward and the other leads to a Christless Eternity!
Now how can others around us see Him clearly if we are confused and unsettled;
if our vision of Him is dim; if we are mistaken about the type of “abundant life” Jesus
came to give us? No, He does not want us to be burdened with the cares of this world;
in debt or lacking any good thing. But some preachers (televangelists in particular)
twist that and distort your impression of what it’s all about.
They appeal to our innocence and they appeal to our greed (whatever disposition you have).
Mind you, they can even change your innocence to greed if you listen to them long enough –
you will think “this is right because look what God has done for them
and I’m tired of living in debt/lack, I will do this way. They know what they’re talking about”.
And so they give you those shopping lists of what you will get from God
if you give Him X amount of Dollars! Yes unashamedly, they will tell you to give
a certain figure……say 100s…..even a 1,000 or more……if you want this, that and that from God –
they will tell you that the Spirit of God told them to tell you – and you feel compelled to give.
Kind of like an investment where God’s Hand will be moved
towards you because you did/paid this and this – because sometimes you are
moved (in your senses) to respond to more than one appeal.
Some Televangelists give multi-appeals to suit your pocket and desires like
“give this if you want this or that if you want that” and you try it like a lucky-dip to
see if it works for you……and……if it does’nt, you can end up disappointed with God
(because He did not perform, He did not back up their enticements).
Sometimes you find yourself lacking more because you gave so much. Without shame,
some of them will even say to give if you have debts to “get out of debt”.
The classic of all time is GIVE YOUR BEST GIFT.
And it does not stop there. Some will tell you to “bring it to the altar”.
You may have seen one of those programs where they are presenting Jewish Celebrations –
certain Feast Days and that “The Lord is restoring them to His Church”.
Some are quite genuine about this message like Larry Huch who will invite you,
without pressure, to make an offering of a modest amount and he also
sends you a lovely gift and set of DVDs explaining and describing the wonderful
blessings of Healing, Protection and Bounty God promised Israel each
Feast Day – and He always honored them.
It’s really quite enlightening, when you see all the things specifically that He
promised Israel in His Covenant with them. You get a picture of how He wants us
to live in JESUS……Hebrews states that “they were types and shadows of what was coming” in our day.
YES, THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE.
WE SHALL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT!
New Testament says that “he who keeps certain days does so to The Lord and
he who believes all days are the same does so to The Lord”.
Now, some Christians feel that they can appropriate God’s Blessings better if they
keep those Feast Days: appropriating the blessings of The Lord.
But there is no law or instruction in scripture to do this. Read Heb ____
But the thing is that some Televangelists and Pastors will compel you to keep
these Feast Days……that “we must return to our Jewish Roots”
that Jesus was Jewish and that is true.
Some of His sayings – especially in parables – make more sense in the light
of Jewish customs (when He spoke them) and when we know those customs we understand
the words of The Lord in a clearer way……they become more meaningful.
Sometimes it makes the content in scripture so much richer.
So in that sense, it is good to “return to our Jewish Roots” as they call it.
For those who decide to do this, be careful not to be bound to the Law.
New Testament Scripture is very clear on this. The writer of Hebrews says:
and do be careful as to what source of teaching you have on this – whose
ministry you are influenced by, because there is the pure-stream and the
polluted-stream of of Reckless Televangelists with endless appeals where your pain is their gain.
If the Bible was written in this day and age they would be called charlatans!
Because they actually use God’s name in Vain to fleece the sheep and build their
mansions etc however much they accumulate.
And scripture speaks clearly about this. It says:
Children ought not to lay up (provide for) their parents. A true shepherd in Christ
would not encourage it. And it also distinctly says “not to lay up riches for yourselves on earth”
“If you are a friend of money, you are an enemy with God”. Make no mistake about it,
there are a number of rebukes in His Word that ought to be heard about this kind of preachers.
Jesus also called them wolves amongst the flock. Unfortunately it is necessary to tell you these things.
If someone is truly prophetic in their calling, they will be faithful to the heart of God
and address those things that need to be addressed.
They will also liberate His children from bondage – be it in words, healing or deliverance.
Truly prophetic people (christian of-course) will be concerned about the state of a person,
church, minister or situation with true discernment as to what is going on.
They carry precious insights from Jesus concerning your life, gifts and callings or situation
(only as He reveals to them, they do not know everything). If they are mature in their calling,
they would have paid a price for that calling (not self-elected) they have been through
a considerable amount of opposition from our unseen enemies and so forth.
There are plenty of immature prophets around who know how to move in the Gifts of the Spirit
ie Prophecy but they lack true discernment and certain insights that are so important
for individuals and the Body of Christ. They will also have a good part of God’s character
formed in them – if their words, actions of behavior is questionable,
they are either not called of God or they have not matured yet, do be careful.
Mature prophets show the “Fruit of the Spirit” (good temperance and wisdom)
and have stood some test of time.
