✍️Message by bro. Chibuzor Simeon

Titled: Righteousness before men

Bible ref: Luke 16:15

�Righteousness before men, relates to the numerous attitudes among church goers to please men and gain earthly honor, rather than to glorify God in Heaven.

�Sadly, these eye-service activities going on in many places of worship today seem to have become an acceptable pattern to this generation churches.

Some church members even respect and honor their pastors/G.Os more than God.

Examples of righteousness before men that should be discouraged

❌Wives, who adore, obey or respect their Pastors/G.Os but disrespect or disobey their husbands.

❌Wives who address their Pastors/G.Os as “daddy” but address their husbands by their names or papa Obinna, etc.

❌Husbands who call their Pastors wives/G.Os ‘mumy’ but call their wives by their names or mama Emeka, mama this, mama that..

�The entire social media philanthropist, when they give anyone financial/material aid or food items, they snap or make a video clip to post on the social media.

�Those who sow seeds to the Pastors/churches to be seen and notice, but many of their family members (nuclear and extended) starve daily, yet they cannot assist them. (charity begins at home)

�Those who never miss church fund raising or free will donation, to be seen as kingdom builders. Yet many of their neighbors starve of daily meal and cannot afford sending their children to school.

�‍♂️Those who never miss the customary January 30/32 fasting and prayer church programs, but they never hold joint family morning and evening devotions or observe personal fasting even 6 to 12.

�Those that will ensure their Pastors/G.Os will have food on their tables; they can use their last kobo to cook for them. But their husbands sometimes go to bed hungry or eat indomie, because they are too tired to cook or he did not keep money for food before going out.

�Fellow Christians, how long shall we dwell in this hypocritical life?

Let your righteousness be unto God, who judgment belongs to.

�What shall it profit you to please your pastor, G.O and church members and lose eternity?

�‍♂️Have you wondered why[b] Jesus said in Matthew 5:20 “For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the Kingdom of heaven”.[/b]

As you reflect on your righteousness may God’s grace guide you, remain blessed Amen.

What is righteousness?
What are the works of righteousness?
What does one expect to find when one seeks first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness?
If only the righteous are to make the Kingdom of Heaven, shouldn't we all be clear on what righteousness really means and the achievement of it?