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Bishop Manjoro
Three weeks ago, we were having a graduation ceremony for over 100 Bible School students from Faith World Bible College, an interdenominational college with a goal to equip men and women spiritually in order to serve God effectively and grow the Kingdom of God.
Many people came from everywhere, various churches and other people celebrating their loved ones. As president of the college, I was sitting in front with other dignitaries.
The programme was going on well, everyone was joyful, and I was to speak in a moment when something happened. A message came in with an usher, someone had just collapsed, lost consciousness, and no pulse.
Some medical practitioners and pastors within the church were checking the person and discovered the heart wasn’t beating, no movement whatsoever. I remained in my place, and they also began to pray.
They were outside on the lawn. Nothing happened, no response or sign of life. Messengers began tripping in, one after the other. I still did not move.
I knew what it meant, I knew what was happening — warfare. With all the graduates in the auditorium, the guests, visitors and church members; someone dying in church?
It was a terrible story and I would not allow such a story to be told. What was I to do before students we had taught, God is a good God? It did not need notes or another lecture, No. It was a practical lesson, unplanned but it had begun.
One thing was needed. Not talk. An anointing was needed! Only spiritual equipment could address such a critical situation. O hallelujah!
Still sitting in my place and the programme going on, I began to give instructions telling leaders what to do.
The reason I did not go out was to avoid panic; people would quickly see something had gone wrong and it could have disrupted and stopped the graduation, which is exactly what the Devil wanted.
But glory to God! I kept giving spiritual instructions, telling people on the ground what to do. Though it took time, I remained unmoved. It was a test. Then finally, it happened.
After close to an hour of a battle and fight of faith, the young girl came back to life and was given porridge to eat, before coming back in the service.
The battle was over and won. Glory to God! It is just three days to go before the year ends; but friend whatever situation you are going through, it’s not over until it’s over!
Business collapsing, marriage and family crumbling, health deteriorating fast, investments and finances shrinking? This is your article. Don’t give up.
You can be spiritually capped and equipped to face the hardest of situations in life. Like Elisha, you can get a double portion of the anointing and power of God, and change your life, family, workplace and generation.
Read on and discover how Elisha got spiritual capping and began to do exploit in his day. You can also do it! “And it came to pass when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.
And he said, You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so unto you; but if not it shall not be so . . .” (2 Kings 2:9-10.)
This is a remarkable story from the Bible about Elijah and Elisha. Elijah was about to go. Elisha knew it and needed a double portion of Elisha’s spirit. However, it was not easy or cheap, it was a hard process.
Friend, to be spiritually equipped is a hard thing and no joke. A double portion is strived for and not for those who give up in life.
Elisha went through, Gilgal (a place of sacrifice), Bethel (a place of meeting and personally calling on God) and Jericho (a place of battle and warfare) before crossing Jordan where he was asked, “what can I do for you?” and got the double portion.
Gilgal it is the place where Samuel gave sacrifices to God. Before you are anointed or get a double portion, you have to pass through Gilgal, a place of sacrifice.
You have got to sacrifice your time, resources, desires and plenty other things in life, for a double portion. For example, being a Bishop, I have a mobile number which I do not switch off.
It’s for attending to people’s problems and prayer. Anyone from anywhere can call that number and I pray for them. I have come to understand that serving God is all about sacrifice. Jesus came to serve.
“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to but to minister, and to give His life for ransom for many”, says Matthew 20:28.
It is all about sacrifice.
However, if you are a married person, despite all your sacrifices for the work of God, you need wisdom to balance and have time with your family and children lest it be said the pastors children are wild.
After powerful services at church, I would go home, call all my children, go on all four and tell them, “Bhiza rauya, bhiza rauya!” (the horse has come, the horse has come.)
Excited they would all come to sit on my back and I would crawl round the house, having fun. As a result, we became friends and they admired the work of God. This is balance.
Then they came to Bethel and still Elisha refused to remain behind. Bethel is the place Jacob personally met God and made a covenant with him.
To get a double portion, you need to pass through Bethel; you need to call on God.It’s a personal relationship with God, the Bethel experience.
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