Acts 19:11-20
Beware Of The Peddlers Of The Gospel.
The ministries of the early apostles were saturated with miracles, signs and wonders. This gave great
expedience to the spread of the gospel, and Jesus' Name was honoured far and wide. At this point, the ministry of Paul had become so powerful that even handkerchiefs that came in contact with him could be used to effect miraculous impact. Today, such supernatural endowment would have been used by many so-called men of God to achieve great feats for themselves - but not Paul. Many of the
"ministries of miracles" today are more of exploitation Centres where
"men of God" set up shop to sell all sorts of
"anointed" articles
(handkerchiefs, anointing oil, t-shirts, books, customized Bibles, etc.) at exorbitant rates to the gullible public. No doubt, God is still in the business of doing miracles today, but only through the ministries of men and women whose sole motive is to honour Christ alone.
Many of the self-acclaimed miracle workers of our time are more the "seven sons of Sceva" whose desire to perform miracles is only to enrich themselves and promote their own image at the expense of Christ's honour. They make what Scriptures "merchandise of God's word" (2 Peter 2:1-3; John 2:16). Their belly is their god (Phil. 3:18-19). For such deceitful individuals, just as the punishment of the sons of Sceva was severe, so theirs will also be at God's appointed Day of judgement. Child of God, be very careful so that you are deceived.
PRAYER: Lord, may I never use the gospel to promote personal honour.
from the Church of Nigeria (Ang. Communion), Friday, 31st of July. 2020
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