Many of us know how much Satan works so that the will of our God does not take place. The Bible tells us that Satan walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour (1 Peter 5: 8). The purpose of this great enemy is to destroy us and prevent the churches of the Lord from going ahead, in what is right and pleasing before God.
Unfortunately, Satan has been working full time with many preachers, who are sacrificing the truth by numbers. Now, what do I mean when I say this? Well, the answer is simple. Many, today, are twisting the Word of God in order to have many members in the congregations where they preach. Many, called preachers, are leaving aside many of the subjects that the Bible teaches. They do this, keeping in mind that if they preach what is true, many of the members will be moving to another congregation.
The apostle Paul exhorts us to preach the whole counsel of God. Failure to do this will bring serious consequences. Many preachers need to return to the Bible and have the courage and honesty to preach all of God's counsel. It is important to remember that the preacher must proclaim the message that God says and not the one the church wants to hear (1 Kings 22:14). Many, unfortunately, are pleasing the church, instead of God. This is a very serious error that is being committed very often by those who do not love the truth.
I think it's time we go back to the Bible, and that we're more concerned about preaching what the truth is, and not what people want to hear. Remember that Jesus is not interested in changing His Word by numbers. We need to be imitators of Jesus and preach the Word of God with boldness and conviction. This is something that many, today, are not doing. Every preacher who is not willing to preach the whole counsel of God, is not a preacher of Christ. Every preacher who is not willing to preach against alcoholic beverages, adultery, fornication, unauthorized divorces, is not doing God's will.
Remember that God is more interested in being preached His Word and not so much in numbers; sacrificing His will in this way. With this I do not mean that God is not interested in the church growing numerically. God is very interested in His Word being preached to the whole world. However, God does not want to have a large church in numbers, who will not be doing His will. To God be the glory!
