TO ALL CHURCH LEADERS: AGRICULTURE AS A KINGDOM BUSINESS AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT:
1. Agriculture: God’s First Assignment and Economic Blueprint
Agriculture was not introduced by governments or markets; it was instituted by God Himself.
“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
— Genesis 2:15
Before worship structures, God established work, productivity, stewardship, and accountability. Agriculture was the first economy, the first business model, and the first platform through which humanity was meant to partner with God.
The Church therefore errs gravely when it treats agriculture as inferior or secular. It is biblical, prophetic, and foundational.
2. The Late T.B. Joshua’s Message to the World on Agriculture
The late T.B. Joshua of Nigeria repeatedly warned the global Church against idle spirituality divorced from responsibility. He was explicit that agriculture and productive work are divine answers to poverty, not distractions from faith.
He often stated in essence:
“God will not do for you what He has empowered you to do for yourself.”
On several occasions, he emphasized that Africa’s poverty is not spiritual—it is practical, and that land without cultivation is a testimony of disobedience, not faith.
T.B. Joshua consistently taught that:
- Prayer without responsibility produces frustration
- Faith without work invites poverty
- Waiting on God without action insults divine wisdom
This aligns directly with Scripture:
“If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”
— 2 Thessalonians 3:10
3. The Church’s Missed Opportunity: Prayer Without Production
Across Africa, churches pray for:
- Jobs
- Youth employment
- Financial breakthrough
- National transformation
Yet vast church lands remain idle, congregations remain unemployed, and offerings fund consumption rather than production.
T.B. Joshua warned:
“Many people are waiting for miracles when God is waiting for their obedience.”
Agriculture—especially structured agribusiness—is obedience in action.
If the Church embraced agriculture as a business and long-term investment, it would immediately shift from:
- Dependency → self-reliance
- Charity → enterprise
- Survival → sustainability
4. Why Moringa Is Strategically and Prophetically Relevant
Moringa is not merely a crop; it is a system-builder.
Scripture declares:
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
— Revelation 22:2
Moringa reflects this prophetic imagery because it delivers:
- Nutrition (health)
- Medicine (healing)
- Income (dignity)
- Longevity (tree-based wealth)
T.B. Joshua consistently emphasized solutions that heal both body and society, not emotional excitement alone. Moringa does exactly that.
5. The 17-Level Moringa Value Chain: Congregational Job Creation
If the Church adopts Moringa agribusiness, at least 17 value-chain levels become active—each absorbing members of the congregation:
- Seed multiplication
- Nursery operations
- Land preparation
- Field establishment
- Irrigation management
- Organic fertilizer production
- Crop maintenance
- Harvesting
- Drying and curing
- Quality control
- Processing (powder, oil, capsules)
- Packaging
- Branding and labeling
- Storage and warehousing
- Transport and logistics
- Marketing and exports
- Administration and compliance
This structure turns:
- Youth into technicians
- Women into processors and managers
- Professionals into administrators and traders
As T.B. Joshua warned repeatedly:
“When people refuse to work with their hands, they end up begging with their mouths.”
6. Stewardship, Not Charity: A Prophetic Correction
The Church is not called to permanent handouts, but to stewardship.
“Moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”
— 1 Corinthians 4:2
Idle land is buried talent.
“You wicked and lazy servant… you should have invested it.”
— Matthew 25:26–27
T.B. Joshua often rebuked religious laziness, insisting that God blesses effort, not excuses. Agriculture operationalizes stewardship visibly and measurably.
7. Long-Term Vision: Trees as Kingdom Assets
Tree crops like Moringa align with biblical longevity:
“He will be like a tree planted by the waters… yielding fruit in season.”
— Psalm 1:3
T.B. Joshua urged Africans to think beyond conferences and crusades and invest in systems that would feed generations.
Trees:
- Outlive leadership terms
- Create intergenerational wealth
- Anchor communities economically
A Church that plants trees today feeds tomorrow’s congregation.
8. Clear Position (Unequivocal)
My position is firm and aligned with Scripture and prophetic wisdom:
A Church that prays for economic miracles while rejecting productive agriculture is contradicting both God’s Word and prophetic counsel.
T.B. Joshua’s legacy reinforces this truth:
- Faith must produce responsibility
- Prayer must lead to action
- Blessings must be sustained by systems
“The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.”
— Proverbs 10:22
But that blessing flows through work, land, wisdom, and obedience.
Conclusion
If the Church embraces agriculture—specifically Moringa—as a business and long-term investment, prayer will finally meet production, and faith will finally meet systems.
The altar and the field will speak the same language.
This is not theory.
This is biblical economics, prophetic wisdom, and national responsibility—fully aligned.
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