(OPINION) Charisma – A happy church … one that doesn’t make you feel uncomfortable … one that will never offend you … one that will always tell you how much they love you and how much God loves you. They change their church name for branding an image. They change their church culture for wooing the masses. They assemble cool young bands that play cool uplifting music and songs. They adapt their message for itching ears and unknowingly take away the power of redemption.
This is the current trend of many churches. The happy church will entertain you. They say they exist to give people hope. They have fun programs for all your children. All their music and songs will make you feel special and soothe your guilt-ridden emotions. And they’ll do whatever they can to keep you coming back for more.
This is the church who is flirting with Delilah. If they stay there too long, their conscience will be seared, and they will be prime targets for deception and destruction. They won’t be able to shake themselves free because they won’t know that the anointing has departed from them.
Delilah lulled Samson to sleep on her knees and called for a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. Then she began to humiliate him, and his strength left him. She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson.” Then he awakened from his sleep and thought, “I will go out as before and shake myself free of them.” He did not know that the Lord had left him (Judg. 16:19-20).
Samson flirted with Delilah until the secret of his power was cut off. Like so many churches and leaders today, he didn’t realize he had lost the anointing until it was too late. The secret of Samson’s power was his long hair. The secret of the church’s power is the mighty Holy Spirit. Delilah bewitched Samson. Popular voices and popular concepts are bewitching today’s church. READ MORE
