SHORT AND SHARP WITH DR SOLA ALIMI May 13, 2025. 9:26pm. NOT EVERY PRODIGAL RETURNS, STOP THE INVESTMENT OF WASTE! Discipleship can't be done indiscriminately. It must be strategic to be profitable. It is important to prayerfully seek out a willing follower rather than attract a fraudulent and crooked hangers-on. The biblical prodigal son returned home because he went bankrupt after he had squandered his father's investment. But it is on record that he shamefully wasted his father's wealth. The father took him back because he felt that his return was genuine. Interestingly, not many prodigal will ever return. I disagree with the opinion that it doesn't matter to work among prodigious brethren. If your labour of 20 years over 20 people produced only one follower who is committed to the mandate of Christ in your care, how would you explain to God that you haven't laboured on the wrong plantation. Without being immodest, most people in today's sanctuaries are worse than the biblical prodigal son. Every son will prove his source (DNA) by the quality of his character. I know how 'brethren' could be dangerously disingenuous, treacherous, and sneaky. They will pretend to be labouring with you in kingdom service, but with a different motive. Some of them can not sacrifice their time, their energy, or their resources in service. They expect Jesus and their leader to do everything while they won't lift a finger. The names of those who gave five loaves and two fishes weren't mentioned in Scripture, but their deeds were engraved in gold. Dear minister or missionary, Christ is coming soon. You've got to stop labouring on the generation of devious prodigal. Otherwise, you may have nothing to show for your seeds at the time of harvest. God forbid that you will meet the Lord empty-handed. Be guided by the Holy Spirit to identify your Timothys and Joshuas so that you will be rescued from the generation of Korah and his companion. Joshua did not usurp power from Moses, and Timothy didn't hijack the ministry of Paul.You have a choice to waste or maximise your grace. Prodigals are resource wasters. Stop investing your God-given resources and giftings on the fakes and counterfeits. Investigate from the Holy Spirit before you invest. Dr Sola Alimi His Pen For comments: +234 806313 4710