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DO THESE TO YOUR MINISTER OFTEN Pt.8

April 08, 2022 · Lanre Oyeleke · 2 views

Gal6:6 Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.NLT

PAULINE QUESTION.

One of the works of the enemy this endtime is to make God's children turn their backs against God's instituted order and to attack God's servant who are labouring faithfully. This attack can be on their health, ministry, family or finances. In recent times, the latter has happened much more than ever and some of God's children are the tools used by Satan to achieve this evil. No thanks to social media critics. In a bid to correct the ills and excesses of some ministers, they ended up lumping all ministers together as the same thereby making most people look away from playing their biblical roles of giving and supporting their local church and pastor. Often times, I've seen people who have vowed never to give a penny to any preacher or church. They reached this conclusion in response to an evil propaganda against ministers. They failed to realize that not all preachers are bad eggs. Some boast about not tithing in years and how they diverted what should have gone to the Lord and His servants elsewhere. The devil won't get away with this.

I perceive something similar happened in the time of Paul and he asked a question: "If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it too much if we reap in material things from you"?( 1 Cor 9:14). This is Paul, a spiritual man asking Corinthian believers a very simple but profound question. Today, on behalf on faithful ministers of the Gospel who have laboured to make you grow spiritually, I'm asking "is it too much if they reap in material things from you"? Find an answer to that. Sometimes, I try to peep into the minds of some church folks and what I see is hatred for the well-being of God's servants whereas bible said: "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity (well-being) of his servant" (Psalms 35:27, Emphasis mine). Don't hate on genuine God's servant when God blesses them. You must desire the well-being of your Pastor or that minister whom God is using for you. That has been the order from the old testament.

Brethren, don't let the devil preach another Gospel to you. An impoverished preacher may not concentrate fully on the work because his attention will be divided. From my findings, suicide bombers and terrorists who advance Satanic ideologies get adequate support and funding from those who believe in their cause, why should we treat God's footsoldiers less? Sometimes, my heart bleeds when i see how faithful missionaries who are labouring to take the Gospel to where it has not been heard are neglected by church folks. We need a change of attitude in this. I want you to prayerfully consider this teaching and the previous as sound and balanced. On your own, study it and check all scriptures and allow the Spirit of God minister to you. I call you blessed.

Action point

The answer to the Pauline question raised today is that it is never too much to be a blessing to genuine God's servants. If you've not been doing it, make it a culture from today.

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