Prophecy
The Bless-me Club
Shared by Patricia Backora, author of the book
Tough Love in Christ’s Millennium
Which you can order online from http://www.publishamerica.com
Jeremiah 9: 23-24; I Corinthians 11:22
I look down from heaven and see so many new churches springing up. Many are badly needed, and are an excellent testimony in the community, and are salt in this world of sin. But many others are only social clubs masquerading as houses of worship. Some believers come only to put themselves on display, and to receive assurance from the preacher that their worldliness is acceptable in My sight, and a valid expression of true discipleship. There is an undercurrent of competition among My children who frequent such churches. Testimony time is viewed as an opportunity to stand up and brag about how I’ve blessed My affluent children, especially in temporal things.
The more such a person goes on and on about how much he has and how successful he is, the more shouts of acclaim he gets from those who enjoy similar circumstances. Sometimes there is much squirming in the pews, as others itch for the chance to also get up and boast of their new car or big pay hike. In these last days, there is less emphasis on how I’ve worked in a person’s soul, and more emphasis on how well faith formulas have worked to make life more pleasant.
While some love to come to church to magnify themselves, there are others who feel considerably worse after such testimonies are given. There are saints who love Me dearly, yet are embroiled in bitter conflicts with satan, who is attacking their circumstances. THEY can’t stand up and shout ‘hallelujah’ over having a big pile of new toys, or cozy circumstances in their personal lives. Sometimes these sorely tried saints feel very much out of place, and out of sync with the prevailing theme of the church. They feel intimidated by the windfall of the well-to-do. The devil seizes the opportunity to try to make them envious, or at least persuade them to denigrate themselves for not being so "blessed" as that brother who’s just won the lottery jackpot. In order to flee such temptations, those who are enduring trials will elect not to be around the blessings of others, and just stay home.
My original intention was for people from all walks of life to be able to fellowship together around their Savior, and really enjoy it. It is the way of the world to accept only those who are just like you in exterior things. In the world, there are societies and clubs which accept only those of the same color, ethnic group or financial status. Pride is the glue which holds those people together, not love.
If My love is absent from a church, it is nothing but an exclusive social club, a cloister of insular religious people loath to go out into all the world and make disciples.
Where there is no love there is no life.
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