It happened again. I was channel surfing in the wee hours of the A.M. and I ran across a preacher that was pretty interesting. He was an oriental gentleman with pretty good english but he still had quite an accent. His message started very uplifting noting the grace of God and the work of Jesus. It was very good and I had a renewed interest in hearing from a man on TV.
As he continued he eventually took his message towards the properity angle. I was saddened. He was doing so good with the message but then he went to that place of greed that so many ministers seem to be working from lately. It is not just the minister's fault but it is the people's as well. We seem to clamour for a a Jesus that will make us rich.
This is horrible. It makes me want to ask the questions, Would you follow Jesus if you knew your life here on earth was going to be filled with hardship and struggling? Would you still serve Jesus if you knew you weren't going to be a rich man or woman? Is just being saved from eternal damnation enough? Do you think Jesus did the work he did so that we would bribe people to follow him?
What is wrong with us? I know that God wants us to prosper and be in good health. I also know he wants us to work and live healthy lives. I suffer from type 2 Diabetes and I have problems with my leg. I know God wants me to take better care of my self so that I can live a good long life but He isn't making me eat the wrong foods. My problems were not created by God. Yes, I am a firm believer that god can heal me and He may. We are praying for healing but if I do not receive any miracle that does not mean God is not helping me. He may be helping me stay alive longer than I deserve, the way I have lived my life. But the one thing I know for sure is that my soul is saved and I will be with Jesus one day.
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