READ: 2 Peter 1:5-23
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.:- 2 Peter 1:8-9
Short-sightedness is one of the crippling causes of barrenness. Short-sightedness is when you cannot see far. Short-sightedness makes people do less and less for God. What makes people settle into this state of barrenness?
Many ministers cannot see far. They see only a short distance from where they live, but there is more to the world than the town where you live. There are millions of souls waiting in the corners of the earth.
Perhaps, you see only your one little church! Indeed, many people only see the community in which they live. They cannot see the next community. They do not know what is happening there and they do not care! Many people see only their tribe! Many people see only those who speak their language! Many people see only people from their country! Many people see only people in neighbouring countries! Many people see only people of their colour!
Jesus taught us to see as far as the end of the world. If your eye were seeing as far as Jesus taught us to see, you would not be as barren as you are. You would rise up knowing you had many things to do. You would see many nations, many tongues and many types of people, all waiting and hoping for the good news.
Barrenness has fallen on the church because it has become a short-sighted church where black people only see black people, Americans see only America and Africans see only Africa. It is time to open your eyes and see beyond!
How many ministers have a really transnational ministry? Because most ministers only look within their city, they have a small and limited ministry. It is time for you to break out of this barrenness by seeing afar.