CHURCH UNDER SIEGE IN KENYA
The wind of politics every five years is the destructive storm that shakes and expose the weakness of the Church in Kenya. We've continually been swayed time and again by the political elites who use the Church as a ladder to power. And we end up shredded among ourselves as believers than non-believers.
Whenever the Church seek to assert influence over anything without the proper communication of the Gospel, that without, haunts us afterwards. As a result our self-made monuments end up degrading and devaluing our sanctity in the society. We can do nothing proper as a church without the Gospel for its the most powerful tool of transformation to any given society if properly communicated.
However, it seems we are not yet nourished by the Gospel because of the division among us believers. For we know, a house divided against itself can never stand. This means, our communication of the Gospel in this country has been diluted by a sinister force behind the shadows or our best to communicate God's purpose to believers isn't the best yet. Therefore, its easy to use men (politicians who seem to have conformed and embraced the values of the Gospel without genuine transformation) as monuments to assert influence in government. The danger comes when the monsters in these men/women manifests through massive scandals, public looting, immorality etc and the general public points finger to us believers saying "HUYO NI WA KANISA"...That alone brings shame to us, because they have not been transformed by the Gospel but by our soulish association with them.
Our conduct as believers in the just concluded elections this year has divided us exposing the immaturity in us. Who said that every prophecy or revelation we get on any matter especially politics must be posted on social media? Don't we know only in part and prophecy in part? Where is it written that if our preferred candidate wins then we truly hear God? Who told us that, when our preferred candidate fails we should leave fellowship as brethren and get angry towards other brethren and more so God ? Don't we know that God is sovereign? Raiders have invaded us in the dark shadow of politics, and we are so quick to be divided on their account. The fashion has always been Party A 'church' verses Party B 'church' including our shepherds and we are so vocal about this more vocal than soul winning.When was the last time we corporately won souls as local churches? My fears are, soul winning in certain parts of this country might be an uphill task because of our conduct as believers.
The truth is many of our shepherds have been struck by the rode of politics and we the sheep have scattered. Very few are mindful of the sheep. It might take longer before many are restored because they have built for themselves cisterns that cant hold water, and have forsaken God in pursuit for influence. I pray they recover and be restored for our sake -the sheep.
Did you not know, that posting a photo with anyone on social media identifies you with the person? Actually it validates your support for the individual. And this is what many witty politicians do with our shepherds. So, in the eye of average believers they are validated and easily gain our support. Think of this, our beloved shepherds...in as much as choosing leaders is a personal choice, your influence over us goes deeper than you think. Whenever you validate any aspirant, many at times we vote for them. But the danger is, have they been transformed by the Gospel? Do you have a testimony of them? Do you even trust them? Or was that brown envelop your motivation to validate them and not the guidance of the Holy Spirit? We the sheep are so much undernourished, we need the Gospel. We need transformation. No wonder, we behave wildly and criticize one another openly on social media, we are no longer tolerant towards each other. We no longer accept rebuke from Fathers of Faith. We are so mindful of ourselves than others....there's a problem with our growth in the Faith.
Unless we go back and disciple believers by communicating the Gospel properly, as the church we will blame ourselves when the society harden their heart towards this great message that saves.
I long for a time when, whether our preferred candidates win or loose in election we will still be united as Church in Kenya with brotherly love and united for a common purpose, soul winning and transforming the society through the Gospel.
Yes its possible.
Thanks for our Fathers and Ministers of the Gospel who have continually been equipping believers through the Gospel by holding conferences, seminars etc bringing believers and shepherds from all ministries together in what is known as APOSTOLIC GATHERING.
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