Separate The Sacred From The Secular

I. MAN OF GOD, today, I am burdened to tell you of a truth that we have not lost or burnt THE BIBLE—we have replaced it. Beloved, when was the last time you saw a believer come to church holding a Bible? I mean a physical, tangible, leather-bound, page-turning Bible—not a phone, not a tablet, not an iPad. We have not thrown the Bible away. We have done something more dangerous—WE HAVE REPLACED IT. Today, we walk to church with power banks, but no Bible; iPhones, but no Bible; and tablets with passwords, but no Bible. The pastor mounts the pulpit with an iPad. The choir comes with phones. The usher checks the phone. The deacon reads scripture from the phone. And during offering, the same device that had scripture now shows WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram notifications. We have sacrificed the Bible on the altar of electronic convenience. And God is asking us today: Where is My Book? Exodus 32:1 - When Moses delayed, Israel made a golden calf. They did not reject God; they replaced Him with something more convenient. We have not rejected the Bible. We have replaced it with something more convenient.

II. CHILD OF GOD, it is now normal for believers to go to church without a Bible. We go to church empty-handed. We say, "My Bible is on my phone." But when the preacher says, "Let's open to Romans 8," you are swiping, your data is off, your battery is 2 per cent, and you get distracted by a message: "Charlie, where are you?" Satan has succeeded. We have the phone in our hand, but not the Word. PREACHERS NOW PREACH WITHOUT A BIBLE ON THE PULPIT. This is alarming. The pulpit used to be called "The Sacred Desk." On it was the Bible - open, honoured, lifted. Today, the pulpit has an iPad on silent, a MacBook, and a phone with a Bible app. Pastor, what will you do when the light goes off? What will you do when the battery dies? What will you do when the network fails? WE HAVE TURNED THE HOLY BOOK INTO AN APP AMONG APPS. How can the same device that carries lust also carry the Holy Ghost? Sister, the Bible is not an app. The Bible is THE BOOK OF LIFE. Revelation 20:12. THE DANGER OF REPLACING THE BIBLE WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICES. When you carry a Bible, you carry it like a King carries his constitution. You dust it. You keep it. You don't put it on the floor. You don't put your phone on top of it. But a phone? We put it on the floor, in the back pocket, in the toilet, or on the bed while committing sin.

III. SON OF MAN, how can you honour what you have mixed with filth? Psalm 138:2 – "For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name." God magnifies His Word. But we have demoted it to an icon. In Luke 10:39-41, Martha was distracted. Many are distracted in church. You cannot have an encounter when you are distracted. Brother, a physical Bible forces you to turn pages, underline, write notes, memorise books, and meditate. Joshua 1:8 says, "THIS BOOK of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt MEDITATE therein day and night..." You cannot meditate when you are scrolling. This is why we have Christians who have been in church for ten years but cannot quote ten scriptures off-head, cannot find Habakkuk, and cannot explain the New Covenant. Who controls the Bible App? Who edits the notes? Many apps add their own commentary, their own doctrine. You are reading someone's interpretation, not the raw Word.

IV. DAUGHTER OF ZION, we are raising a generation that has no Bible. Our children see us with phones in church, so they think church is phones. We are raising a Bible-less, powerless, easily deceived generation. Judges 2:10 - "And there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord..." WE CANNOT SACRIFICE THE BIBLE - WHY THE PHYSICAL BIBLE MUST RETURN. THE BIBLE IS NOT A DEVICE; IT IS A COVENANT BOOK. Deuteronomy 30:19 - It carries life and death. Your phone carries data. Your Bible carries destiny. THE BIBLE IS A SWORD, NOT A SCREEN. Ephesians 6:17 - "And take... the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. " A sword you hold. You feel it. You swing it. In spiritual warfare, you don't swipe. You DECLARE: "IT IS WRITTEN!" Matthew 4:4, 7, 10 – Jesus didn't say, "It is typed." He said, "It is written." Your marked Bible with tears, with underlines, with dates of answered prayers – you can give it to your child. Job 19:23-24 – "Oh, that my words were now written! Oh, that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! " Remember this is a DIVINE NEW DAY PROPHETIC WORD of encouragement sent forth through the authority and power of Christ Jesus and delivered to the brethren through God's Vessel, Francis Ameyibor. Yes! Pastors: Let us return to the altar with our Bibles. .

V. 2026 IS OUR YEAR AND SEASON TO BE LIFTED UP—God is calling us back. From today I pledge that I will not go to church without my Bible, I will not preach without my Bible on the pulpit, I will not let my phone replace my Sword, and I will honour the Word again.

PRAYER: Father, in Jesus' name, forgive me for dishonouring Your Word. I repent for sacrificing the Bible on the altar of convenience and electronic devices. Today, I restore Your Word to its rightful place in my life, in my home, and on my pulpit. Your Word shall not depart from my mouth. Holy Spirit, give me love for THE BOOK again. Give me hunger for THE BOOK again. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen!

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