In 2019, Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, hosted rapper, Kanye West on stage at one in all his weekend services, so Kanye could declare himself “the best artist that God has ever created”. Kayne went on to inform Pastor Joel and his church audience of tens of 1000’s and lots of more watching the printed, “God Himself speaks directly through me.”
Kayne went on to say, “All of that arrogance and confidence and cockiness that y’all see me use before, God is now using for Him.” Pastor Joel Osteen gave Kayne a platform to declare His “greatness”.
Here is the sad reality of “reality television church”: we now have concluded it’s about us! Kayne told the congregation that day that he has a stream of consciousness with God Himself, and “I would love everybody to be completely silent so I can let God flow through me as I speak to you guys today”. Kayne went on to discuss strip clubs and the way they’re doing sex trafficking because at the tip of the night the manager asks, “How much traffic did we get?”
Fast forward to the Grammys red carpet that we saw just just a few days ago, when Kayne brought his wife Bianca Censori. The 30-year-old walked the red carpet of the 67th Grammy Awards in a “naked dress” alongside Kanye, proudly showing off her daring fashion alternative to the world. Footage shows Kayne walking his wife out for the world to see after which indicating to her it’s time to remove her coat. She then proceeds to show herself to all the world. He stands there while the world consumes his wife’s radiance at her expense.
Strangely enough, the nation of Israel, had sunk to the same low through the time of Ezekiel. Israel, the bride of God, had been exploited by the leaders of Israel like Kayne exploited his wife on the red carpet on the Grammys. The bride of God, due to her leadership, had lost any sense of self-worth and value. Ezekiel the prophet on God’s behalf declared in Ezekiel 16:2, “Confront Jerusalem together with her detestable sins. Give her this message from the Sovereign Lord. You thought your fame and wonder were your personal. You used the beautiful things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you played the prostitute.”
Then God said to Israel in Ezekiel 16:33, “Prostitutes charge for his or her services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to return and have sex with you. So you might be the alternative of other prostitutes. You pay your lovers as a substitute of them paying you.”
Kayne didn’t turn his bride right into a prostitute, because she didn’t receives a commission; he made her worse than a prostitute. He advertised her body to the world without cost. No man of God would ever do that. No man of God would ever cheapen his wife to be a prostitute, and positively to not develop into one without pay for the world to eat her radiance and her beauty. The Enemy stole Bianca’s dignity, radiance, self-worth and wonder on February 2, 2025, and Kayne as “the spiritual leader” of their marriage was the vehicle that not only allowed it but partnered with the Enemy to make it occur.
How does God intend for husbands to treat their brides? Ephesians 5:25 says, “Husbands are to like their brides like Christ loves His bride, the Church.” How did Jesus love his bride, the Church? Ephesians 5:25 says, “He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.” Jesus did this in order that he could present the Church, his bride, as glorious and not using a spot or wrinkle or some other blemish in order that she may be holy and without fault.
Kayne exploited his wife and trafficked her like a manager of a strip club but asked her to work without cost just like the leaders of Israel did in Ezekiel’s day. How sad!
Pastor Joel Osteen’s alternative to place Kayne on stage was, it seems, to use him, like Kayne exploited his wife. If it makes dollars for them, it must make sense to use others. This grieves the guts of God. This shows just how broken and sick the American Church is today. It could be good for Pastor Joel Osteen, who’s one in all probably essentially the most well-known pastors on the earth to arise and say, “Kayne, that is incorrect. You shouldn’t have done this.” But I doubt Pastor Joel can have the courage or conviction to accomplish that, which is a tragic commentary on the sickness of the American Church and the leadership that nationally and internationally represents thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of Christians who’re an element of the body of Christ, His Bride.
While Kayne’s bride exposed herself to the world, Kayne stood there fully clothed standing at a distance with sunglasses on motioning for his handler to choose up the fur coat she shed so the world could get unobstructed pictures of his wife’s exposed body. Ephesians tells us that husbands must love their wives as their very own body. For a husband who loves his wife shows love for himself. Kayne’s actions suggest he has no respect or love for himself, sadly.
Husbands, Jesus expects you to guard the dignity, self-worth, radiance, and value of your wife like He does the Church.
Pastors, Jesus expects us to guard His bride, the Church. He expects us to steer her and love her, and never to use her for our own gain or self-satisfaction.
What is the difference between the bride of Kayne West and the Bride of Jesus? Hopefully, it’s you and me. Husbands, stand up and protect the purity of your bride. Pastors stand up and protect the purity of Jesus’ Bride, the Church.
If pastors will protect Jesus’ bride, the Church, and husbands will protect their brides, this world will transform for the glory of Jesus and the great of all.
