The Side Show - Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. - Matthew 24:35

    If Christ was so adamant about His words enduring forever then why are there so many “churches” rocking the house, laser lighting, and clowning us straight into hell? Why aren’t these churches providing Christ’s Gospel to His sheep? Why in heaven’s name are so many of these churches more concerned with the star power and charisma of their ministers than they are with disseminating the two-edged sword of God’s living word? Is it because so many “Christians” demand a Godless gospel? “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.”- 2 Timothy 4:3-4. Even the Prince of Preachers, C.H. Spurgeon remarked - “A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clown entertaining the goats.”
    Where the word of God is not preached, the word of the devil is heard! This is long been the trend in American Christianity, especially among the evangelical herds. These false teachers have deliberately softened and molded the very words of God to be more pleasing to the ear, so as not to instill fear of the Lord or adversely affect the church coffers. They dilute the gospel with strange fires to appeal to the masses rather than preach the word and let the Holy Spirit enlighten those chosen by God to “hear” it. “For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.” - Matthew 24:24.
    It is all a sideshow, specifically designed to deceive the brethren and to enrich the hucksters who parade around as ministers of God! But don’t be dismayed; Christ knows them for what they are - “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’  And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” - Matthew 7:22-23. But perhaps Christ’s most appropriate response to those who would cheapen their worship of Him is . . . “Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’” - Luke 23:34.
    Let us worship our Lord in reverence, hearing and applying His Word in our lives. Entertainment is cheap; the word of God is priceless!