Why is your own Christ teaching unnecessarily lengthy?

The preaching of the words of Christ is what can bring wholeness to the soul (John 15:3). The consistent and steady preaching of Christ and Him crucified has the power to purge a soul from his old ways and make him a new man in Christ Jesus.

Staying on the words of Christ cannot be underemphasized because in it lies the redemption of a soul from its fallen state. The length of teachings is due to the magnitude of work that is to be done in a short time.

It is good to know that we have been under the ministrations of this world all our lifetimes. Everywhere we go, the world is preaching. In the restaurant, in the schools, in public places, on the road, the world is preaching and selling its goods to us (1 John 5:19). How much more are we to stay under the ministrations of Christ.

A soul that can stay under the ministration of Christ for lengthy hours shows his love for His things and for Him too. What a man loves doing, he spends time on.

Serial movies, sports, and many other things that we love take a whole lot of our time because we love doing them. Likewise, when a soul has been trained in Christ, he would not mind spending lengthy hours where Christ is being preached.

The Psalmist (David) said he was glad when they said let us go into the house of the Lord. What informed this gladness was his love for the Lord and for His righteousness.

Remember that Paul preached consistently in Ephesus for three years, day and night, and the Ephesians disciples never grumbled nor complained but were completely engrossed and in love with his teachings.

The disciples were so focused on the preaching of Paul that Eutychus fell down asleep during a midnight ministration from the third floor and died, but this did not affect the meeting.

Everyone continued in hearing the ministration until the break of the morning when he came back to life. This initial work and labour of Paul was what laid the foundation for the Ephesian Church, raising men who could continue the work after Paul departed (Acts 20:7-32).

If you cannot stay through for lengthy hours under the ministration, and you really desire to, don’t be perturbed, continue to grow up in the spirit, continue to hear, pray for an increase in capacity, let your heart truly love the Lord and He’d increase that love.

A time would come when it wouldn’t be a burden to you anymore but a thing of joy.