Spiritual armed robbery by 'men of God' (A must read)

 You can call this a rant because I am saddened by what is happening in the churches especially when it comes to money issues. It's now hard to differentiate who some pastors are serving: God or Mammon?

“I rather take my money and give it to orphanages and the poor rather than give it to the church! These people are thieves!”

You know what? I don’t blame those who say this. These people have lost faith in the Church. When they hear Church, what they hear is exploitation. When they see Church, what they see are thieves.

I sat thinking to myself the other day: The money people give in tithes and offering does not belong to the pastor, it belongs to God and should solely be used, not for the pastor’s personal needs, but for God’s work. Any misuse of these funds or monies, the pastor is accountable to the people and even more fearfully, God.

To put a check on these excesses,

1.     A pastor should be on salary. The church may be founded by him but it is definitely not his personal business. It is the right thing for him to be placed on salary and allowances as decided by the BoT or elders of the church.

2.    A pastor should not be the sole signatory to the church’s account. In other words, he shouldn’t have easy access to the church funds without it passing through other co-signatories to the account.

3.    A pastor should be accountable. People serving in the church have a right to know how church funds are spent  and help make sure it is not redirected into someone’s personal account.

 For me,this is a wise thing for pastors to do to avoid unnecessary temptation.

It’s baffling how some pastors use God’s money to furbish themselves, build schools that most of their church members can’t afford, buy private jets in the name of God, live in luxury, go on vacations etc, yet some of their church members are not doing well or have access to such lives.

The pastors take and take and never give back. They forget the poor in their midst, that they need to reach out and bless their congregation, help those who are financially low  to build up, develop schemes for financial empowerment, show love to the committed members who have faithfully served in their denomination. Smh.

These pastors ought to be servants but they rather want to be served. This is not the Spirit of Jesus. Because of the love of money they’ve missed it. God’s money is not for a pastor’s private pocket. It is for evangelism, helping the poor, widow and orphans and blessing the members of the church, especially those who need financial support.

Let’s always pray for our pastors. Their position is a tricky one and the devil is always after their neck because he knows that when he strikes the shepherd, the sheep will scatter. And while you pray for your pastor, look unto Jesus alone and don’t be discouraged. Let only Jesus remain your Standard.

*Thank God for the Pastors who still stand true.