*2 Kings 4:6, "And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed."* (KJV)
As long as there is still an empty vessel, the oil will keep flowing. Many people have called me a genius and many think that I have a lot in me. But I have discovered that God has this amazing tendency to work with little things.
I would like you to note that the woman in the scripture we have read told the man of God that "all I have is a little oil". The little oil did not increase miraculously, the little oil still remained little, but, it's littleness did not hinder it from filling all the big vessels.
Many people wait until one day they will have a massive word, so that they can preach. If your pastor tells you, "you will preach in the next meeting", you either complain you don't have what to say or you go searching for a mega word.
But what God wants us to do is for us to hand Him our lunch box, and He will feed thousands from that lunch box.
People struggle with preaching and making sermons because they are busy looking for new ideas and new revelations and great wordings. But what actually God wants you to share is what you have been eating all along.
Jesus did not order for a new menu in the wilderness, He used that which the boy was eating . Remember they had been there for three days already. Everybody was hungry except the boy. He had eaten and even had some left overs. It is these left overs that Jesus multiplied to feed the over five thousand people.
*The way up to becoming the mouthpiece, is by first becoming the earpiece.* The *faith* to speak, *comes by hearing and the hearing* ability, comes *from the word of God.*
If you cannot hear what God is saying, then you can never have the faith to speak. The hearing ability does not come by default, it is cultivated through the word of God. This means that the more you are in the vicinity of the word, the more you will develop an ability to hear God, the more you hear God, the more you get faith to speak.
Many preachers use anointing to show off. But the main purpose of being anointed is for you to pass it on. As soon as you discover you are anointed, the next step should be to make disciples. It is unto these disciples that you will pass on what you have.
This is why kingdoms were hereditary. So that the Father can pass to the son what he got. We have been called into the family of kings. This is why Jesus is the King of kings and the LORD of lords.
Jesus at the start of His ministry said, "The Spirit of LORD is upon me, *He has anointed me..."* later on He says, "Everything I have received from the Father (the anointing), I have given also unto you..."
The relationship between Jesus and the church is likened to the relationship between Elijah and Elisha. This is why Jesus is called Christ whereas we are called Christians. This is also why Jesus rightly tells us, "The things I do shall you also do, but even more than I do shall you also do"; which reflects to how Elisha received a double portion anointing from Elijah and did twice as many miracles as Elijah had done. But the problem with Elisha is that he did not have a person to pass on the anointing to. Gehazi who was the heir apparent was a corrupt dude, but if the heir apparent is corrupt like Esau, then Isaac should have no problem blessing Jacob in his stead.
The reason why men of God fade out is because they have ran out of vessels to fill and they have closed the door that would bring in more vessels. Elisha told the woman whose hubby had died and left her in debt, go into the house, Bring on the vessels *and close the door.*
This closing of the door is what set the limit. I believe there were more vessels in the city, but as long as the door was closed, no other vessel would come in. I believe that had the door been opened, then the boys would run out with the filled vessel, empty it any how, either by selling or into a bigger basin and bring it back for refilling. But that would not happen now, because the door was closed.
Many men of God have brought in the vessels and they have closed the door. No vessel can come in and no vessel can go out. Hence, after every vessel is full, the flow will stop.
But this is not the desire of our God. God wants us to keep the door open and let the boys get busy. Every vessel that is filled should be emptied as fast as possible and brought back for a more refill!
Men of God are threatened when they see their protégés running about speaking what they have taught them. Some even shut them up and in the bid to do so, even congregations split. Then, the fathers start cursing the sons. This is not supposed to be so. After a son is filled to the brim, he is supposed to be let of to empty himself and then come back for a refill.
Do not just be happy to see yourself leading a congregation of thousands, be happy when even the few you have are walking off to start ministries.
A man who leads a fifty people congregation but which has given birth to ten ministries is better of than a person leading a 5,000 seater congregation that has born not even a single ministry.
I wish fathers would embrace this, that as soon as a son declares his will to move out, they will support them. So, far I have served under more than five men of God, faithfully, and at the start I even agreed with one that, I am just under him until I am fully filled. And he promised the heavens and the earth. But the moment I gave him my 9 months notice, every thing changed. I was no longer the favorite son. And the promise to support me was withdrawn. And the sermons that he started preaching were always how he himself struggled to make it, hence no one should expect his making it to be easy.
There is a saying in my tribe that says, "an old man can see further while seated, than an young boy standing on the top of a tree". But I want to encourage the old men, to let the boys stand on their shoulders instead of standing on trees and let the boys while at it, use the spectacles they are using to see further.
Because *the only way I will see a FATHER in you, is if you can help me see FURTHER through you.*
Do not hold your son's captives. Actually, encourage them to move out. Give deadlines to those who look like they are not thinking of jumping off the nest. Because their staying with you after they are already full, is a threat to your flow. It might soon stop ... God forbid.
Shalom and keep the faith.
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