Truth in the Light: A Prophetic Exhortation

Beloved, we stand in a moment of painful revelation on the state of the Church. A social experiment was done—simple, honest, and exposing. Its results have cut straight through the armor the modern church has wrapped around itself. The experiment consisted of a mother with a starving baby that was seeking one can of formula. Of all the churches contacted, only 27% would even help.

In my own attempts to seek help from over 500 churches—it shows the same wound. Only 30% even considered attempting to help. Still, I hear the defense "we all make mistakes." Church this isn't a mistake, this is a decision made in the shadows—then defended instead of repented for. Meanwhile:

• 100% of mosques helped.
• 100% of synagogues helped.
• 100% of Latter-day Saints congregations helped.
• 100% of people addicted, homeless, broken on the streets helped. They would sooner rob a store before letting a baby starve. They will guide that mother, protect that child, and share the little they have.

• Even the ones we call "lost" behaved like the Good Samaritan, and this should shake us because Paul said:

Today, the Spirit might say "It is actually reported that churches are doing what even unbelievers refuse to do" and this isn't the first time God’s people needed correction. In the book of Acts, the early church was marked by radical generosity.

Why were they so generous? Because the Spirit-filled church did not allow anyone to go hungry, unseen, or unaided. They didn’t ask for paperwork, if the mother “deserved help,” and they didn’t call the police because someone parked too close to their building. They simply acted like Jesus. Yet today, I won’t even park within three blocks of many churches. You get arrested for being near them (A few allow it... but again its about 30%).

Church, we must tell the truth. The dislike the world has toward the church is not because “sinners hate holiness.” No, it’s because 73% of churches are living out the very traits listed in 2 Timothy 3. They are lovers of themselves, lovers of money, without love, without mercy, and having a form of godliness but denying its power.

I tried to speak in love. Quietly. Gently. Hoping for repentance.

I was told, "shut up. You hate the church." No, beloved. My heart is breaking for the church. I'm not against it. Truth kept in darkness festers, and truth brought into the light heals. So, here we are.

A Word of Exhortation

Church of Jesus Christ, return to Acts. Return to the Spirit. Return to the heart of God.

A starving baby should never be turned away from any house that bears the name of Jesus. A mother in need should never be shamed, examined, or dismissed. A family in crisis should never be told “We don’t do that here.” God did not place the church in cities as museums of doctrine, but as storehouses of mercy.

The early church wasn’t known for their statements. They were known for their sacrifice.

We don’t need more programs. We need more compassion. We don’t need more buildings. We need more obedience. We don’t need more reputation. We need more repentance.

Reflection

1. Where have I excused inaction in the name of “wisdom,” “policy,” or “discernment”?
2. When did I last inconvenience myself for someone in need?
3. If my church disappeared tomorrow, would the poor notice?
4. Do my actions resemble the early church—where no one went without?
5. Am I willing to let the Holy Spirit break my heart for what breaks His?

Because truth belongs in the light. Babies are starving. Families are crying out, and the church of Jesus Christ must answer—not someday, not in theory—but today.