The Word was meant to change us from the inside out, not merely inform us or give us religious language. It was given to break sin, heal hearts, restore love, and form a people who reflect heaven on earth. Yet, in a painful contradiction, many who loudly claim belief show little evidence of inner transformation.
Instead of love, we witness backbiting. Instead of humility, harsh judgment thrives. Instead of strengthening one another, believers quietly undermine each other. Ill-will replaces goodwill. Natural affection grows cold. Hatred is normalized. Purity is mocked. Sin is tolerated, defended, and even preached around. The tragedy is not outside the faith. It is within what calls itself faith.
This is not a failure of the Word. The Word is pure, living, and powerful. The failure lies in our refusal to submit to it. We have mastered hearing without obeying, quoting without repenting, and appearing holy without becoming holy. Scripture has become content rather than conviction. Church has become routine rather than transformation.
Many want the comfort of belief without the cost of obedience. We prefer sermons that affirm us rather than confront us, messages that entertain rather than pierce the heart. As a result, faith has been reduced to labels, gatherings, titles, and arguments, while repentance, brokenness, and genuine love grow rare.
The danger is subtle but deadly. A person can be surrounded by Scripture and still remain unchanged. One can speak the language of heaven while living by the instincts of the flesh. This is why the most frightening deception is not false doctrine alone, but unchanged lives sitting comfortably under true doctrine.
In such a spiritual climate, the question asked by the Son of Man no longer feels distant or theoretical. It feels urgent and personal. When He returns, will He find faith that obeys, loves, and endures? Or will He find crowds of religious people who heard the Word all their lives but never allowed it to change their hearts?
(Romans 1:29–31; 2 Timothy 3:1–5; Matthew 7:1–5; James 3:14–16; Galatians 5:19–21; Titus 1:16; Luke 18:8)
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Bro Mutonga (Pipeline Church, Nakuru, Kenya, East Africa, Africa)
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