My people, I don come again. Make we yarn about one matter wey dey worry me well well for the body of Christ today: Why e be like say to support your brother or sister na heavy load? Why some people dey see am as herculean task just because the person wey need help nor be them?
You see that sister wey dey sing for choir, wey dey lift holy hands every Sunday—but when her fellow sister need small financial help to pay school fees, she go talk say "make I pray about am." When brother need moral support as him dey pass through fire, she go say "e nor be my business." But when na her own problem, she go expect everybody to rally round am. Abeg, na love be that?
Support no be optional thing for Christian. Support no be say you dey do person favour. Support na the very heartbeat of the body of Christ. Na wetin show say we belong to Him.
The Bible nor mince words. E talk am for Galatians 6:2 say: "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
You see am? When you carry your brother burden, you dey fulfill the law of Christ. Nor be suggestion. Nor be advice. Na commandment. And the law of Christ na love.
But wait o. Make I talk true: some people dey give support only when e dey benefit them. Dem dey support the rich brother because maybe him get connection. Dem dey support the popular sister because dem want appear for her Instagram. But the widow wey dey struggle? The orphan wey need school fees? The young man wey just lose him job? Dem nor dey see them.
The problem wey we get today na two-fold. Some people don turn church to social club. Dem dey come for wetin dem go collect, nor be wetin dem go give. Dem dey measure love by wetin dem go gain. Dem don forget say the early church for Acts 2:44-45 "were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need."
But some leaders too nor help matter. Dem dey collect offering anyhow but dem nor dey use am help the poor among them. Dem dey build big building but dem nor dey feed the hungry. Dem dey buy car but dem nor dey pay widow pension. Dem don turn the house of God to business center.
My people, support na two-way street. E get give and take. The person wey get suppose give—not because e get plenty, but because e get heart. And the person wey receive suppose receive with gratitude—not as entitlement, but as blessing.
Hear me well: The Christian wey nor fit support him brother or sister—whether moral support, financial support, or even just small encouragement—that Christian never mature. E no matter how many tongues e speak. E no matter how many Bible verse e sabi. E no matter how many deliverance e don do. If e nor fit share him bread with the hungry, e still be baby for spirit.
1 John 3:17 talk say: "If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?"
You see? When you dey support your brother, you dey show say the love of God dey inside you. When you dey hoard your blessing, you dey show say you never understand the gospel.
But make I add this: Support no mean say you go give blindly. Support no mean say you go allow person take advantage of you. Support no mean say you no fit ask questions. E just mean say when you see genuine need, you go move with compassion.
Look the early church. Dem support one another so well that "there were no needy persons among them." That na the standard. That na the pattern.
Look Jesus Himself. He nor just preach. He feed the five thousand. He heal the sick. He raise the dead. He wash feet. He give everything—even Him life.
So how we go take do am for dis our today world?
One: Examine yourself. You get heart to support your brother or sister? If you see need and you fit help, you dey help? If answer na no, na time to repent.
Two: See every person as your responsibility. No be only your family. No be only your tribe. No be only your church. Every believer na your brother. Every sister na your sister.
Three: Give according to your ability. No be say you go give wetin you nor get. But give wetin you fit. Small thing wey you give with clean heart pass big thing wey you give with pride.
Four: But hold your boundary firm. Support no mean say you go allow person manipulate you. If person dey use "brotherhood" to take advantage, you fit politely refuse and explain why. Support no mean say you go fund laziness. E just mean say you go help where help dey needed.
Five: Pray for those wey need support. Even if you nor get money to give, you fit give moral support. You fit encourage. You fit listen. You fit pray.
The Christian wey nor fit support him brother or sister—my brother, my sister—that one need to check him heart. Because support no be about the other person. Support na about YOU. E show wetin dey inside you. E show whether you don truly understand love. E show whether you dey follow Christ or you just dey use Him name.
Selfishness dey before destruction. Generosity dey before blessing. Na the word of God be that.
So as we dey waka enter this life, make we carry support like garment. Support for the poor. Support for the widow. Support for the orphan. Support for the stranger. And yes—support for one another, because we be one body.
When you support people, you no dey lose anything. You dey gain blessing. You dey gain favour. You dey gain legacy. You dey gain reward for heaven.
E go be your story to tell. Make e sweet wella...and make you enjoy with wicked confidence.
@theapostleofjoy
