Where’s Your $1000 Seed?
As I sat there waiting for an interesting TV show to jump out at me, I saw a suited gentleman personally stirring his audience to “invest” a “$1000 seed.” I watched for a moment, then grew weary. He said God blesses people when they give a $1000 seed to the ministry in which the man is involved. Combine the primetime time slot, the well-dressed set, and the above-average graphics—what you get is a program that clearly is not hurting for money.
Yet, so many people take the bait. They get poorer while the ministry they support pads the pockets of the preachers who proudly publish its propaganda. If a ministry is sincere, would it request such an exorbitant amount? Would it need to ask for help from random viewers at all?
You won’t see churches of Christ soliciting outside funds to support her works. You won’t see us promising God’s blessings to people who give us a set sum. It is high time some of our neighbors see these beggar-ministries for what they are—fake, scandalous, and hopeless. God blesses those who obey Him, and then He appreciates those people giving all they can—no matter what amount (1 Co. 16:2; 2 Co. 9:7; cf. Lk. 21:2-4).
