1 CORINTHIANS 4:15 NKJV
"For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel."
When God's favour locates a person , He connects him/her with a Spiritual Father/ Mother. Now that Spiritual Parent can either be a Pastor, Evangelist, Teacher, Prophet and an Apostle.
But many people who lack wisdom and understanding of God do not realise the significance of having a Spiritual Parent. When we go through The Old Testament, we see Prophet Elijah having sons who he nurtured, Eli nurturing Samuel and Samuel guiding and tutoring Saul and vice versa . Simultaneously, we see Apostle Paul being a Spiritual Father to Timothy ,Titus and many others .
Now God is a God of system , principles and laws . He just doesn't do things randomly. God always appoints a Spiritual Father/ Mother, a person having higher authority and power than us so that we can be nurtured in the right manner, in the true knowledge and wisdom of God. It's not easy to know about God and His Kingdom by seeking God personally. Personal prayers and fasting is good but not everything can be done on a personal level since we can be misguided and deceived unless we reach a certain realm and dimension of power and authority.
Jesus had to be unlocked by John The Baptist , even though Jesus was God in flesh . But he had to go through a certain process and follow the protocols of spirit. And if Jesus revered John and allowed Himself to be unlocked then how much more for us .
We need not go nitpicking about the weaknesses that we try to dig out of our Leader's character, on the contrary, we need to admire and respect the God working in them.
The measure of fullness of God that has developed in them should be appreciated and loved.
For Unless, we love God we can never serve Him. And how can we love God? We can only love God by loving our spiritual parent that the Lord God has assigned over us, Period!
Nobody can seek God on their own . There always has to be a person in the image of Christ Jesus that God will bring before us, however we need to be discerning enough to grasp that, lest we make God pass us by .
That's the hour of visitation of God . When He gives a Spiritual Parent to us to be taught and guided rightly. Just like Lord Jesus visited Jerusalem, many received Him but many rejected also. They rejected the hour of visitation of God. God doesn't shout or come down when He wants to favour or bless a person, rather He'll give you a leader in order to shape you and unlock you in the things of spirit so that we can also turn out to be a great blessing for others, just like Lord Jesus had to be in submission for 30 years , He had to go through a process and be prepared for His ministry only for 3.5 years.
If we obey our spiritual parent every time they instruct us or correct us, with a mindset that we're obeying God, we would never have to be sorry and it's like God has already visited us, located us and blessed us beyond imagination.
Never think against or look down on your leader for in doing so, you might be displeasing God and turning down His favour that He chose to give you.
For things of God can't be interpreted physically but needs discernment. Medicine tastes bitter but is good for body, in the same way their admonition or correction might seem unpleasant but it's good for our own Spiritual health.
Junk food may look tempting and enticing but spoils our health, having leaders speak according to our own liking might not serve the purpose of God. Contrary to this, simple food may not be according to our taste but it's good for health. We may sometimes have issues with our leader, we may not agree on certain things but if only we can see in them God speaking to us, instructing us, correcting and disciplining is, we can go a long way in being an asset to the Kingdom of GOD.
Elijah had many sons under him but it was only Elisha who got the double portion of Elijah' s spirit, not others. Blessing is in obedience, in honouring and receiving correction. After all, God is not biased and He knows very well who is good for us and who is not.
So we should thank God for the Spiritual Parent that He's given to us, for these people can only unlock us and bring out the best from us.
PRAYER:
ABBA FATHER OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE YOU WORKING EVEN IN OUR SPIRITUAL PARENTS. HELP US TO SEE YOU RATHER A MAN AND HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE FAIL AND NEED CORRECTION FROM YOU THROUGH OUR SPIRITUAL PARENTS SO WE CAN ALSO BE RIGHTLY GUIDED AND IMITATE THEM AS THEY IMITATE YOU. HELP US TO LOVE AND HONOUR YOU BY LOVING AND HONOURING THEM WITH A SINCERE HEART, IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY. AMEN!!!
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