‘’But I do have something against you! And it is this: You don't have as much love as you used to. Think about where you have fallen from, and then turn back and do as you did at first. If you don't turn back, I will come and take away your lampstand’’. Revelation 2:4-5 (CEV)
One day, D.L Moody asked a man who claimed to be a devoted Christian this question: “Sir, how many souls did you lead to Christ last year?” The man responded, “Well, I don’t know.” Then, Moody replied him, “when a man gets up so high that he cannot reach down and save poor sinners, there is something wrong.”
Root Cause Analysis is a method or technique used to uncover causes of problems. The technique simply seek to answer questions like: “What is wrong? How did it happen? And how can we solve the problem and prevent recurrence? For instance, D.L Moody’s comments above is a typical example of a Spiritual Root Cause Analysis which attempts to provide answer to why some believers are not productive and effective in the kingdom.
In Revelation 2:1-5, the Holy Ghost carried out a comprehensive Root Cause Analysis of the Church at Ephesus and published the result in the Holy Bible. According to the publication, something was wrong with the love tank of the Christians in the Church at Ephesus. The believers love tank was leaking badly and instead of patching or sealing the leakages, they were busy attempting to fetch money, titles, certificates, positions and other worldly pleasures into the vacuum or empty space. This was a serious blunder and misplacement of priority. Indeed, something was wrong.
Unfortunately, many believers in this generation are still acting the same script written by their mentors in the Church at Ephesus. Today, many professing Christians are huge deficit in the balance sheet of God on earth. Like the Church at Ephesus, something is really wrong with their love tank and passion for God. If not, how can the child of a loving father become so callous and extremely insensitive to the terrible plight of unbelievers around them? How can a believer not have a single convert throughout the 365days in a year? How can one claim to know the merciful God and ones bowel of compassion is completely empty or dry. How can one continue to give flimsy excuses for being a relic, and irresponsible fellow in the vineyard of faith? It is extremely difficult to reconcile! Like D.L. Moody, we can only conclude that something is wrong with many believers in this generation!
Beloved, what will be God's comment about your attribute to kingdom business? Don't you think something is actually wrong with your love for God? Please stop playing politics with God. Those excuses and defensive tactics of yours are completely baseless and totally unacceptable in the sight of Heaven. I urge you to repent now before your spiritual root cause analysis result is published. And in case, you have not surrendered your life to Jesus Christ, I urge you to please do so now. You will never regret you did.
This powerful hymn below re-echoes what should be our prayers as many believers have gotten their permanent resident visa in the cold love region of this world (1 Tim 4:1).
MORE LOVE TO THEE , O CHRIST By Elizabeth Payson Prentiss, 1856
1. More love to Thee, O Christ,
More love to Thee!
Hear Thou the prayer I make
On bended knee;
This is my earnest plea:
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
2. Once earthly joy I craved,
Sought peace and rest;
Now Thee alone I seek,
Give what is best;
This all my prayer shall be:
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee!
3. Then shall my latest breath
Whisper Thy praise;
This be the parting cry
My heart shall raise;
This still its prayer shall be:
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee,
More love to Thee
May God take us back to our first love and keep us burning for Him till Christ returns.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
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