I am yet to come across a man of integrity. Men have sold their conscience to money and greed, including so-called men of God who stand on the pulpit. They are not interested in the sheep but in what the sheep have to offer. They devise all kinds of schemes just to milk the sheep dry. Anyone who has nothing to give is considered the worst sinner, and their suffering is attributed to their sins. The sheep have become meat for the shepherd instead of the shepherd feeding the flock. They consume the choicest of the flock and clothe themselves with the finest garments. When they are done, they claim that God created the poor to suggest nothing can be done about their plight, yet it is the poor who give the one cedi and two cedis that sustain their luxurious lifestyle.
Instead of healing the sick, they place a price tag on it, calling it a seed offering. Every single thing requires payment—a seed offering. Without money, you don’t get to see the prophet. Without money, your prayers are not answered. Without money, the curses on your family will not be broken. Without money, there will be no prophecy for you. The church has become a business center. Saving the lost and preparing them for the coming of the Great Day of the Lord has turned into a business venture. The shepherds are busy building stadium-sized church buildings, not to save the lost but to make more money by exploiting them. The shepherds now behave like the CEO of KFC—their aim is to make a profit. The shepherd’s goal is to make more money, nothing more, nothing less. They don’t care about the brokenhearted, the troubles you’re going through, or your illnesses and diseases. They don’t even care whether you believe in the gospel or not; they only care about your money. By any means, both spiritually and physically, they will get your money because the shepherd and the businessman are no different—they both want to make a profit.
Instead of binding the broken, they break the broken even more. Instead of seeking the lost, they seek their money. Instead of interceding for the lost, they intercede for those who offer the largest seed. When they launch fundraising campaigns, those who give a million are prayed for for about five minutes, while those who give a cedi are simply told, “God bless you.” As I said, the modern-day shepherd is no different from the CEO of Kasapreko or the CEO of Melcom. Last week, my mum said she didn’t go to church. When I asked why, she said she didn’t have money. Can you imagine? The offering is taken line by line—who wants to be embarrassed by not giving anything? On top of that, they take two or three rounds of offerings. The seed offering for prophecies hasn’t come yet. Tithes haven’t been collected. Welfare dues haven’t been mentioned, and there are others too.
They are interested in having a million people in their stadium-sized auditorium, but they are not interested in a million people being filled with the Holy Spirit. They are not interested in your soul but their bank accounts. They are not interested in making disciples of Christ; they are interested in making disciples for themselves. That is why believers will defend their shepherd, even if what he says is wrong. They will defend the lie and not the truth because their allegiance is not to Jesus, the Messiah, but to the so-called man of God who has blinded them and is draining them of their savings. What the sheep lose financially is nothing compared to losing their souls in the end. As Jesus said, when the blind lead the blind, they both fall into the pit. It is a pity when people’s allegiance is to churches, pastors, and prophets instead of to Jesus, the Messiah. Allegiance should be given to Jesus, but these leaders direct it to themselves because, as I said earlier, it’s a business venture. They are selling themselves not Jesus.
Take a look at Jesus, who came to save the world, and compare Him to these so-called men of God. You would ask yourself whether the Jesus in the Bible is truly the one who sent them. How is it that Jesus tells us, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest,” yet these men claim Jesus sent them to sell anointing oil for healing, deliverance, and breakthroughs? The one who promised to give us rest is now, through them, adding to our burdens. So, you ask yourself, who really sent them? The one who was born in a manger so that the lowest in society could access Him is now supposedly telling us to pay before we can see His servants or shepherds.
The Jesus who performed all kinds of miracles in the Bible and told us we would do even greater works—did He mean this kind of “greater works”? Selling all kinds of oils? Payment before you can see the prophet. Payment before they can pray for you. Payment before the prophecy they gave can be manifested. You must buy various oils for every different problem you have.
It even goes as far as some women sleeping with shepherds for a miracle. Men of God prophesy that you will travel abroad, then turn around and tell you they have connections to help you make the trip for a fee, and you pay because it was a prophecy. Scammers are everywhere. Prophets wear pants on the pulpit to make a point, and people cheer them on—can you imagine? Meanwhile, prophets in the Bible were busy performing signs to turn people’s hearts to God. The case of prophets is a discussion for another day.
Just take a look at Jesus, take a look at His works, take a look at His character, and you will ask yourself whether the Jesus we read about in the Bible is the same one who sent these shepherds to lead the flock.
