what has happened to the body of christ?

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My heart bleeds as I sit here writing this note. The church has always been a place of refuge and safety for me and indeed for anyone who believes and has/had accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and savior. It has always been a place to seek council, encouragement and indeed spiritual growth. I have observed over the past few years as it has been infiltrated by the enemy in all forms, shapes and sizes.

Greed has become the order of the day, witchcraft is at its highest in the house of God, the bible has been misinterpreted to suit different individuals, the sad part is that those who know the truth have stayed silent and carried on in their spaces like nothing is going on out there or as though the body of Christ is not at threat. As much as I believe that this is the enemy’s work to try and stop true religion from moving forward and reaching the people; it is the responsibility of the body of Christ to awake from sleep and begin to fight!

 

2 Kings 6 V 5 – 7 says;

But as one felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and He cried out and said, “Where did it fall”? And when the he showed him the place, he cut off a stick, and threw it in there, and made the iron float. And he said, “Take it up for yourself”. So, he put out his hand and took it.

 

In the consternation of the man over the loss of his axe head, you can see a refreshing picture of honesty, respect for the property of others, and trustworthiness. The lost axe head could have been ignored or blamed on chance or covered up in some way, but the words of the prophet, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed”, not only show his deep concern, but it demonstrates his integrity.

I wish I could see the same enthusiasm in the house of God today, where when men in authority or even just believers go astray. They can come back and say Hey! I have sinned, the gift of prophesy I have, the gift of music I have is not my own it is but given and inspired by God, and each time I misuse the name of God in the name of prophesy; I defile His very existence.

In short, you cannot accomplish God’s work without God’s power, ministry without the power of God is as effective as an axe without an Axe head! We need God to win souls, we need God to run churches. We do not need magic, we require the spirit of God!

John 15 V 5 says;

“I am the vine and you are the branches, he who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing”.

Unfortunately, nowadays it has become “Without the prophet, man of god, or pastor you can do nothing!” the axe head (God) has been taken out of the picture. No wonder there is so many girls being raped in the church, there are so many people losing possession in the church, we have stopped discerning the spirits, we have been blinded of the fact that the veil was torn in two the day Jesus was crucified meaning we too have access can enter the holy of holies and worship the master! We have been brainwashed to believe that God has a select few who He speaks to. God speaks to us all in so many ways, if we would open our ears to listen, we will hear His voice.

I am not calling for disobedience or disrespect for authority, but I call for the church to test the spirits, to ask God for confirmation of his word, to find time to seek the face of God on a personal level. We as the church must begin to realize that what we have inside of us is a gift that was given to us by God and if not used correctly God can take it from us.

 

1 John 4:1-6 

Test the Spirits

4 Beloved do not believe every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are from the world; therefore, they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

 

There have been many leaders I see and know who where called by God, gifted in things of the spirit but along the way they lost the plot as greed set in, they might still seem to be operating in miracles, but the power of God has been taken from them. Hence, we now have leaders misusing the house of God and calling it “service to the man of God” as these men prey on naïve young children. Others have been meant to believe that if they slept with these little virgin girls, then their power will increase, which God would condone defiling young children to increase in spiritual power?

I have spoken about charity beginning at home sometime in the past when a young girl named Karabo Mokoena was murdered by her boyfriend, but I will address it here too. Parents need to show their children love and support, parents need to be the first point of contact for children. If parents are not present or do not show love to their children, somebody else will and unfortunately the enemy is always larking somewhere waiting for an opportunity to attack!

If fathers loved their daughters correctly, these kids would smell a traitor a mile away when they see one. If you ask half of the children particularly girls and that is not to say that boys don’t get raped, you will find that they come from a home with a nonresident father (Absent father if you please)

As much as these predators need to be punished for what they are doing in the name of God, we as parents need to take a bit of the beating for neglecting or having no idea what our children are going through or are up to. You might argue and say that but most of the members of these congregations are women (Mothers) yes and I choose to think that women are weaker in spirit hence are quick to buy or believe anything that is flashed in front of them, no wonder there are more women slain in the spirit than men. I think that is where the term “weaker sex” comes from.

But then you might ask what then? I would like to believe that we as the church ought to go back to the drawing board and understand what Christianity is, what is required from us as believers, why where we called to this ministry? Is it for our own pleasure or it is to win souls for Jesus?  The greatest commission that God has left with us is to go into the world and make disciples not rape or enrich ourselves.

Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Mathew 28 V 19.