I am writing this message having seen a trend across the Christian world, in common with the political world. It has been highlighted to me with what I have seen over the last few years. I have made available on our store, many many books, which are to enrich those who are faithful readers of this site. This does 2 things, it gives resources to those who so desire and negates needing donations. It is covenantal, because it exchanges money for books, as Covenant is an exchange that God blesses.
I have seen many Christian leaders who send me emails, or messages, saying they will buy the books. They have spoken and promised, and when I verify on my own dashboard month after month that there has been zero sales. It troubles me, not the fact I have zero sales, because book reading is unfortunately not a priority in this modern world, but the promises. Jesus said “let your yes be yes, and your no be no.”
When we say we will do something, unless something makes it impossible to fulfil, we must really fulfil what we said we would do. I find this to be dishonest and a worrying trend. Even if we forget we can rack up a series of promises broken. This then becomes a worrying lying tendency. It is prevalent in the Church, because many are saying they are following Christ, yet are overall no better than politicians, by lying.
I am praying about the low online sales, and I get that the modern generations are not readers, not even of the Bible, I would rather that people read the Bible instead of my books, if it is only the Bible they read. Unfortunately the internet and social media has taken over, and reading the Bible is very low in priority, which makes it that this generation is very prone to fall for every wind of doctrine. We need to read and study the Bible, so that we discern the lying prophets and teachers abroad.
This message may seem hard, but it has troubled me over the last 3 months have had various interactions concerning books, and have had promises, to see them not come to fruition and as I have prayed about this, I believe God is showing me it is a modern trend.
Let us stand together and ask God to put a thirst into God’s people for His Word.
Maranatha
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