HOLIDAY HUSTLE:

The enemy has craftily formulated a tactic to disrupt the economic flow of the house of God. One tactic that is unknown to people ‘blasphemy’. Revelation 13:6 says, “And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven”. Blasphemy means to speak with contempt about God or to be defiantly irreverent! Blasphemy is “the written or oral reproach of God, His name, attributes, or religion”. This is similar to slander (malicious, oral lies that harm a reputation) and libel (slander through writing or another type of recording or transmission). Blasphemy is slander and libel directed at God. When something or someone is speaking blasphemy, who would want to be affiliate with them?  Why is there so much disdain for ‘giving’ in church, yet not much or any disdain for corporate greed?

Let’s break down the figures of these Holidays. According to a statistic by the National Retail Federation, 17.3 Billion on Easter, 19.7 bilAmericaValentines Day, 21.4 billion on mother’s day, and Christmas and Thanksgiving are about the same. With this much currency generating into our economy, jobs can be created, roads can be built, land can be acquired, minimum wage increased, reinvestment in education, etc. Instead the richer is getting richer and the poor is getting poorer. So while the enemy has devised a disguise, the real blood suckers continue to suck the life from the people. Those who are catalyst of change are now seen as the enemy.

Many people are blinded to this approach. Yet they continue to invest in system who refuse to pour back into their communities, families, and future. So if the House of God is not financed, how can we adequately be instrumental in human development?

President George W. Bush understood this. He instituted the faith-based initiative. It is the faith-based community that is going where others refuse to go. I believe a great deal of gratification is owed to the faith-based community. They have transformed lives, impacted families, resolved conflicts, and bettered individuals. Why include Jesus into these pagan days? It’s a front to commercialize Christ. This Holiday Hustle preys on the weak and poor.

While I believe in Church giving, I must address the mismanagement of some in the house. It has been the portion of many to withdraw funding because of the abuse of some. However the abuse of some should not negate the principle God established. It is interesting that there has been abuse in regards to CEOs CFOs, and COOs and yet we still spend and invest.

It is Satan desire to see the church demolished. However, Jesus says the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. It appears that God's people have eaten the bread of deceit.

I pray that we will awaken to this hustle and get free from it so that we can begin to invest in ourselves. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. opposed this hustle. In his last speech at Mason Temple, Dr. King spoke to African Americans. He stated, “Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: Always anchor our external direct action with the power of economic withdrawal. Now, we are poor people. Individually, we are poor when you compare us with white society in America. We are poor. Never stop and forget that collectively -- that means all of us together -- collectively we are richer than all the nations in the world, with the exception of mine.”
Did you ever think about that? After you leave the United States, the Soviet Union, Russia, Great Britain, West Germany, France, and others, the American Negro collectively is richer than most nations of the world. We have an annual income of more than thirty billion dollars a year, which is more than all of the exports of the United States, and more than the national budget of Canada. Did you know that? That's power if we know how to pool it. These Holidays have made corporations millions year after year. Will people continue to be hustled or will America finally wake up?