Message
Many people do not take the issue of who their spiritual father is seriously. Some people say that they have multiple fathers; such people are bastards because no human being can have more than one father. The role of your spiritual father in your life is very important. Even though Elijah said that Elisha, his spiritual son, had asked for a hard thing, he practically committed God to give a double portion of his spirit to him (). That is a good example of the role a spiritual father can play in a fellow's destiny.
If you claim to have a spiritual father, you must do some things to prove it. If you are disobedient to your spiritual father, you are not his true child, and you cannot get thethings that you expect to get from him. Also, a grown-up child will take care of his parents. If you don't sow anything, either in the form of service or material resources, into the life of your spiritual father, God will not recognise that relationship. says that Elisha poured water on the hands of Elijah. That is what made their father-son relationship valid and qualified Elisha to get the double portion of his father's spirit.
One night, during my prayer walk, some people met me and asked me to pray with them. For them not to disturb my prayers, I simply told them, “God bless you.” As Iwent further, a fellow who was driving a bus passed by me and stopped. He took the little money he had in the bus, ran to me, and gave it to me. That time, when I said,“God bless you,” it was from the depth of my heart. The money was not much, but he showed that I am truly his father so he could get something from me. When Isaacasked Esau to prepare food for him, it was not because he was hungry or that he could not afford to feed himself, he was telling the young man, “Spoil me so that I can blessyou from my heart.” There are blessings that come from the heart of your father; such blessings can never be reversed, as we see in .
Do what will make your spiritual father so willing to bless you that, even if what you ask for is beyond his control, he will commit God to give it to you.