Tuesday July 29th, 2025
« Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common »
18 First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.
19 But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!
20 When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.
21 For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.
22 What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!
One habit that seems to have crept into the Church recently, is that of showing off to other Church members.
- There are people who go to Church majorly to show off their new clothes or some other material possession.
This is completely outside God’s plan for the Body of Christ.
- God’s original plan for the Church is for everyone to be united and have everything in common.
The Bible says in Acts 2:46-47GWT
« 46 The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food. 47 At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group »
The reason the Church is not growing as fast as it should is that there is no singleness of heart.
When people prefer to outshine one another in showing off their material possessions than actually caring about each other and the gospel, the Church cannot grow.
The reason we have not won the whole world to Christ is that the Church is not united.
The Holy Spirit does not move in the midst of divided people.
When the Holy Spirit descended in the Upper Room, the people were in one accord (Acts 2:1).
Until Christians love each other and are in one accord, the Church cannot experience the move of the Holy Spirit as it should.
Many Church leaders wonder why the Holy Spirit is not moving as much as they expect, not knowing that the problem is in the divisions within the Church.
Some pastors give special attention to the rich in the Church.
Apostle James said in James 2:1-5 that you should not give the rich preferential treatment against those that are not so rich, or else you would become a judge with evil thoughts.
It doesn’t matter how rich they are, they should not be praised for showing off in the Church, but rather, rebuked.
- Believers should dress well and can own luxurious items. However, it is wrong to flaunt material possessions with the intent to oppress others.
The Church must unite and cease to be a place where people compete to outshine one another over material possessions.
Application – When you go to Church, do you show off your material possessions? If yes, stop it henceforth.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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