The Pastor and The Offering Envelope* ⛪😂

Pastor Mike was preaching about prosperity. `God will bless you when you sow a seed!`

Church was hot. People were clapping. Ushers came out with offering baskets.

One brother, Emeka, was broke. Like "transport to church is borrowed" broke.
But he didn’t want to look stingy. So he took an offering envelope, wrote `100,000` on it with pen, and dropped it in the basket. Empty inside. Just faith.

Service ended. Pastor Mike went to count offering with 2 elders in the office.
They opened Emeka’s envelope. `100,000` written boldly. Opened it... nothing.

Pastor frowned. `This brother is testing God.`
Elder 1: `Let’s call him.`
Elder 2: `No, let God deal with him.`

Next Sunday, Emeka came late. He sat at the back, hiding.
After service, Pastor Mike called out: `Can brother Emeka come forward? God told me someone sowed a seed in faith last week.`

Emeka’s heart dropped. `I’m finished.` He walked up slowly.

Pastor Mike smiled and handed him a microphone.
*Pastor:* `Tell us, what did God do for you after you sowed that 100k seed?`
*Emeka:* _clearing throat_ `...Erm... God... provided...`
*Pastor:* `Provided what?`
*Emeka:* `Provided me wisdom to not lie again, sir. That envelope was empty.`

Whole church went `Haaahhh`

Pastor paused. Then laughed. `At least you’re honest now. That’s the first miracle.`

After service, one mama in church came to Emeka. `Son, God touched me. Take this 50k. Pay your rent.`
Another brother: `I have a job for you at my shop.`

In 3 months, Emeka was actually making 100k per month. For real.

*Pastor Mike later said:* `God didn’t bless the fake 100k. He blessed the real repentance.`

*Moral:* God can’t bless a lie, but He will bless you when you tell the truth.

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