“There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.” Proverbs 30:12

Karen Cochran writes:

“Many people apparently don’t love Jesus with their whole hearts. They don’t want to give up their earthly treasures for heavenly treasures. They aren’t willing to give all to Jesus because they don’t love Him enough. They love self more. It’s truly shocking when you see how many followers you have that very few support this ministry. May God bless you for you for all your hard work. The Lord knows and there will be many rewards in Heaven.”

WHEN we literally put God first place, everything else falls into place – better than otherwise. Let that sink in… and consider just doing it.

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33

Is this the day you refuse to prolong the misery and put your foot down, plant your feet and declare – “GOD is first place from this moment forward. Not me but the LORD Jesus who came and shed His precious blood on that cross, was buried, and raised again from the dead. Come Heaven or high water, HE is first, now and from now onward. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

CAN you imagine the fruitful blessings if just 10% of those claiming to know and love Jesus would repent and begin supporting HIS work? Wow.

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” James 1:22

REGRETTABLY, THIS ACCOUNTS FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF MERELY PROFESSING CHRISTIANS.

Those who were saved in the past and yet are not presently participating literally in the Great Commission of Jesus are clearly backslidden. They do not participate in God’s work because they are backslidden. They are living for this world. Their heart affections are on this sinful world and they are separated from Christ. All of their energies, strivings, pursuits, and expenditures (monies) go to their life in this world. Their hearts are on this fleeting world and they are lost souls. These are the foolish virgins whom Jesus says He will shut out of His eternal kingdom (Matthew 25:1-13).

“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” 1 John 2:15-17

SO every man whom Jesus once saved will not be ready if they are merely church goers, lukewarm, full of the love of self and live to get their next little fleeting trinket. They have no fruit to prove they are truly Christ’s. They do nothing to participate in His work. The flames of Hell await – from which there will be no escape.

“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.” Ezekiel 33:31

If you are not literally OBEYING God’s Word, are you not a counterfeit? Isn’t all your profession false? Are you not self-deceived?

CAN you imagine what would happen if a few more people would step up and start being concerned about how much money is in JESUS’ bank account to run, to fuel, to DO His Great Commission? It’s staggering how few care. If you care you give, period. What does it say when people spend money like water on every frivolous thing under the sun and don’t give to GOD’s work? Wow. The apostasy is much deeper and darker than we know. There needs to be some serious and real repentance. If you don’t put your money where your mouth is, what does that clearly prove? It proves you are a false professor. Titus 1:16 says what? Matthew 6:21 says what?

If 100% of what God is allowing you to earn goes to YOU – WHO does that reveal is your god? YOU or Jesus? Read Matthew 6:24:

“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” ~Jesus (Matthew 6:24)

YOU are telling the LORD exactly how much you truly love Him or not, by how much of your income you spend on HIM. Claiming to love the LORD and spending all your money on self comes off as a contradiction, you think?

Looking at your bank statement, what does it reveal? How much does it reveal that you love Jesus, or not?

Many who claim to know Christ are seeking more provision and yet, do they have a VISION for increased provision? Is God really going to answer your prayer for more when you are not giving Him His due portion from what He’s already allowing you to bring in?

What did Jesus teach in the parable of the talents and elsewhere? He taught that it’s only when we use what we already have correctly, steward it to HIS glory, that He is going increase it. Read it and know and understand this teaching of Christ in Matthew 25:14-30.

Let the words of Jesus haunt and convict you till you truly repent and lay down your life in this fleeting world and begin putting your money where your mouth is – all the way till He returns. Matthew 6:19-21

You are a Christian, a servant of Christ and not a consumer of this world. Your identity is that you are in CHRIST, you are HIS – you are not your own. Are we going to begin today acting like we are His new creatures? See 2 Corinthians 5:17-18. Assume your identity in Christ. Walk it. Live it.

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

IF you don’t support God’s Word going forth, HIS work, what does that reveal?

The way we spend out money is a direct reflection of the priorities of our hearts, according to Jesus.

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21

Take control of your money or it will continue to control you. Same with your time. GOD comes first – not you. Repent and die to self for real.

Stewardship is about the Savior. What does He mean to you, or not? Bank statement reveals the answer.

I could care less what you think of me. God is calling for real repentance – proven by a changed life, good works.

ARE you a freeloader who is getting fed by ministries and contributing nothing? wow. That’s got to end. Now (Galatians 6:6).

We are bearing false witness to claim God is first place in our lives when He doesn’t even get crumbs. He doesn’t even get scraps or leftovers from what He’s bringing into our bank accounts monthly. This is sad because it reveals that He is not first at all – you are. Where are ALL, where is every idolater going to spend eternity? Revelation 21:8 and many other verses tell us such a person is going to the lake of fire.

You do no one else a favor except yourself when you give back to God out of that which He is giving you (1 Chronicles 29:14).

Is this a Heaven or Hell issue? What did Jesus says to the man who mis-stewarded His resources?

“For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 25:29-30 

ATTN lukewarmers… Daily I am losing more and more concern for what any mere sinful man thinks of the truth-tellers. The truth of God will be stated on this ministry website. Sin will be exposed as it is being exposed today. There’s no where to hide. So, if you aren’t going to truly repent which will always bring forth the fruit of a changed life, you may want to exit this site and make room for authentic disciples of Jesus. You’ve been warned and exposed.

Counterfeits on full blast.

“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.” Isaiah 58:1

Speaking of Isaiah 58, when’s the last time you scheduled in and did a real fast? Do it.

If the fruit of your life doesn’t match your mere profession, your claim to being Christ’s, you are completely deceived into thinking you are His and are as sure for Hell as if you were already there.

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” Titus 1:16 

IT’S SHOCKING, RIGHT?

Christ’s kingdom is all about JESUS.

“Brother you seem upset” someone might say.

Not at all. Full of the joy of the LORD Jesus and His Word which is going forth perpetually – every morning, every afternoon, every evening 365.

It is simply shocking and disturbing to all true disciples to see the fruit of so many counterfeits who swear they are saved but the fruit of their lives proves otherwise…. beginning with their own bank statement (Matthew 6:19-24). Thousands receive God’s Word every day from this ministry outreach and a whole 5 people financially support this ministry on a monthly basis. Now you tell me why that isn’t a huge red flag, an enormous cause for concern.

The question arises as to the God-given responsibility of Christians to support God’s work, workers. By choosing to spend your money on everything under the sun and by not supporting God’s Word going forth, you have openly declared that “the workman (Gospel laborer) is NOTTTT worthy” of his hire – to be paid, to be supported. So you are defying the LORD who declared that “the workman (His workers) IS worthy of his hire” (Luke 10:7; 1 Timothy 5:17-18).

Are you in charge or is Christ in charge?

The following is clear evidence of an upside down world and so many counterfeits who claim to be saved……

It’s interesting that the most important laborers, workers on the planet, in many cases don’t get paid. In fact many have quit. Christ’s laborers do the infinitely most important and only eternal work on the earth, yet get crumbs to operate on or nearly nothing. Let that sink in and ask whether you are guilty of inducing such evil.

What did Jesus say His people are to pray for in Matthew 9:35-38?

Does this fit this situation – as in withholding from those to whom it is due?

“Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.” James 5:4

If your money is your money and not God’s, you do not have Jesus first and all your religious activity is in vain (Matthew 6:33). Did you forget that HE gave you the body, mind, energy, opportunity and existence to earn that money? Does HE come first, off the top, when you get paid OR have you forgotten the LORD?

“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” Deuteronomy 8:18

WHO comes first? That will tell you if you are His or are serving the god of self.

“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9-10

MESSAGE RECEIVED:

“Yeah some people just think that people (in ministry) are not supposed to be compensated  …  praying that He able to bless me to get caught up on some of my finances so I can be a blessing to others, but I’m so behind in certain areas but I don’t stop ministering to those who come and ask for counseling.”

REPLY:

Understand. FYI, I don’t really get paid out of the ministry funds here. This is all about pushing God’s Word forward into the hearts of men. There’s very little to fuel it regrettably which reveals great apostasy.

Paul makes the case for those called out by GOD to full time serving are to be compensated…. and that’s exactly how those supporting them are obeying Jesus by laying up treasure in Heaven, not wasting it on earth, right? (Matthew 6:19-21).

“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.” 1 Timothy 5:17-18

1 Corinthians 9
“1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,
4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?
5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.”

It is my conclusion that we will never “get caught up” unless we get caught up with funding HIS work. That’s how you get out of your debt (2 Kings 4; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 6:38; Daniel 4:27; 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, etc.).

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