Spiritual Fathers
Read 1 Corinthians 4:15-16 from your Bible
There are spiritual parents, and you have covenant obligations towards them, so you can be free from possible curses from them.
It is good to know that those who have been placed as shepherds over us are our spiritual parents. When Jesus was teaching His disciples to pray, He said, “Our Father which art in heaven… give us this day our daily bread…” (Matthew 6:9-11). So, those who serve you heavenly bread are your spiritual fathers.
1 Timothy 5:8 says, “But if any provide not for his own, and specifically for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith…” So those who provide for their household are parents. Therefore shepherds are spiritual parents. Prophets are spiritual parents (2 kings 2:11-12).
So when the Bible says, “Whoso curseth his father or his mother his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness”, it covers both your natural and spiritual parents too. That’s why anyone that goes about despising spiritual parents ends up losing value. Why? They come under curses. You will not suffer!
The curse of parents is as strong as the curse of God! Many are struggling so hard, because they have imposed curses upon their lives. Let’s stop it now! Every move of God looks weird to the natural man, because the ways of God are higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts.
Never sit down where the anointed is being castigated or berated; you may partake of a curse without knowing it. Never sit down or gather against someone God has anointed. Never!
Listen to me, any church you’re attending and the spiritual leadership cannot freely enjoy your honour, leave the place before God leaves you; because you may come under a curse, and God will just give you over to the devil.
Our natural parents are not gods, neither are our spiritual parents; but they are covenant pillars in God’s programme for us. There are things you just don’t mess around with, or your whole house begins to crumble. Curses are real!
Read Hebrews 7:7 from your Bible
Never get to a point where your spiritual head turns back against you, that may be risky! You remember Elisha? Some children began to mock him and he turned back and cursed them in the name of the Lord; and two she bears came out of the woods and devoured forty-two of them! (2 Kings 2:24).
If you can locate anything you have ever done against any anointed man of God in your life, out of arrogance, pride, dishonour, disrespect or mockery, you need forgiveness from the Lord, so you can enjoy liberty. It is God that said in Psalm 105:15:
“Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.”
No God-ordained servant or minister is equal to any brother in the church. No! Many Charismatic people are suffering alot of crisis, because they see themselves as the same as their pastors. Friend, don’t bring trouble on yourself, because there is a gap! It’s not the title, it’s the divine placement. The difference is always very clear!
Do you know God said to God-ordained ministers, “Whosoever sins you remit, shall be remitted”? (John 20:23) That’s not for everybody. It’s good for you to know that there are people God has put His hand upon – it doesn’t matter whether you see them fit or not.
Many have caused themselves untold heartaches; because their mouths are not guarded, their entire destiny goes flat! Watch it! God is saying it’s time for you to enjoy total refreshing. Please save your head! Church is not a human society or any such thing; it’s a spiritual entity. You need covenant discipline not to become a victim.
You know the way to escape this curse? Just believe in goodwill. Will the church progress, will the ministers success, wish everybody that you can think of well, and it will never cease being well with you.
Your parents in the Lord require your obedience, as they instruct and admonish you in the ways of the Lord, whereas your natural parents require your honour (Ephesians 6:1-2). Whatever your parents in the Lord tell you from the Word of God requires obedience. When you don’t obey , you’re out of favour with God.
Now that you know this truth, and you have repented of all past offenses, it shall remain well with you for life! From this day, you will no longer be trapped! You will not struggle anymore, in Jesus precious name!
You need to be genuinely convicted. If you refuse to be convicted, you will remain a convict. You can’t use “bold face” to confuse God. Those who don’t know how to be sorry for errors end up in sorrow.
If any of your parents has ever opened his/her mouth to utter a curse against you, please go and get him/her to revoke it. Please get back, and let your parents revoke those curses, and pronounce blessings upon you; and you’ll enter into your haven of rest! Get back!
shalom!
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Jesus is Lord