Episode 191: Judgment begins with the Household of God

1 Peter 4:17 - For it is time for judgment to begin at the
household of God

There is a growing consensus that God is currently judging His
Church and Christian ministries. Of course, He has always done
so. It was happening in the 1st Century when the Apostle Peter,
under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, wrote the Epistle of
1st Peter. And it seems to be happening at an ever-increasing
pace today. He's exposing sin and false teachings. He is shedding
light onto lifestyles that are hard to imagine belong to
followers of the one who said He "has no place to lay his head"
(Matt. 8:20).

It should be producing the fear of God amongst His people. It
should be producing repentance in the ones being exposed. I am
not sure it is producing either. 

I end this podcast by highlighting something else I believe God
is judging - the very structure and nature of Church and
ministries. I think many who are applauding the exposures and
correction God is bringing are not yet discerning that it is
celebrity Christianity that God intends to judge and bring down.
The platforms, the money, the idolatry, the power/influence - He
wants to renovate it all! It hasn't been healthy for the sheep,
and it has effectively destroyed so many of the
shepherds. 

I am sure that many will not get the memo and continue to pursue
bigger and bigger platforms, will justify that pursuit in the
name of "godly influence". The money will continue to flow -
honorarium will get larger and larger, etc. etc. But if what I am
saying is true, the cloud will have moved elsewhere. God's
anointing will no longer be upon those who are sure it is upon
them. God's Word says that "God opposes the proud, but gives
grace to the humble". That is where we are sure to find God's
power as we insist on humility.