Warning to Young Ministers- Where is your real
father?
Now
Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of
Israel went down to see him and wept over him. "My father! My
father!" he cried. "The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" 2 Kings 13:14NIV
I address this message specifically to those of
you coming into the Christian ministry fresh. It was in 1994 that the Lord
began to stir me and by 1996 the PNUR(www.pnurnigeria.org)
has become very clear; then I moved from Onitsha in Anambra State to Owerri in
Imo State all in Nigeria. Looking back at those years there are things I wish
somebody had sat me down to tell me. Another thing is that I feel that considering
the kind of person I knew I was, I doubt I would have listened to anybody
trying to give me guidance then. I was full of zeal and wishing to explode.
Frankly speaking if I knew some things my ministry
would have seen more results than I have today. My attitude to other people,
how I acted towards those I considered as “worldly”, the way I left some
ministers and ministries I was relating with, how I started some churches and
outreaches. I can go on and on. Let me say that I have not totally recovered from
some of those misadventures; yes, I am still carrying the scars. I just
returned from a trip to Owerri (I currently live in Port Harcourt) to correct
some mistake I made on Tuesday with Bishop Kenneth Eboh of Holiness
Evangelistic Church.
Please, bear with me as I tell you what happened.
Bishop Kenneth Eboh was one of the few ministers I met in Owerri in 1996 who
saw the grace on my life and received me with open arms. He was then the Acting
General Overseer of the organization that has branches all over Nigeria and
other parts of Africa. This humble servant of God offered me the statues of a
full fledged minister under this organization for free. I neglected his love
while looking for my own “Paradise on earth”. There were many privileges which
he offered me free; perhaps because he was so humble I did not value them. He
dedicated my first daughter, Peace. He asked for nothing from me but often gave
his own.
I went to other noisy ministers whose ministries
did not have what Holiness Evangelistic Church had. He encouraged me to
continue with my vision. Those others tried to brainwash me out of my vision. I
begin to wonder now why it took me almost twenty years to realize all this.
By God’s grace I have covered grounds, grown
bigger and more matured. Now I can see my mistakes and I decided to go back to
this man, not for any other reason but to say “Thank You!” On the day I planned
this trip I made another mistake; I had booked a meeting with some PNUR
ministers in Port Harcourt. In fact, I was the one that moved the meeting to
that date. Bishop on his part had cancelled even a meeting of senior ministers
under his own organization for my sake. Imagine how embarrassed he was when I did
not turn-up for the meeting. My own meeting ended by 1pm. I insisted I was
still going to Owerri. He had expected me to call and ask for postponement. But
that will be an insult on a man of his caliber. I was in his house at about
6pm. Why? I have learnt my lesson. Never to take humility and love for granted.
I noticed that he was impressed to see how a proud preacher has learnt to be
humble. He blessed me from his heart and I felt the anointing oozing all over
me as I returned to Port Harcourt.
Many fresh ministers still make this mistake; they
go to super rich pastor to pay their tithe and sow their seed. Little wonder
why it yields nothing. Our text says that Elisha was terribly sick but the
young king realized that he was still very important if Israel will have
victory as before.
Have you neglected your real backbone for victory
while chasing a man who does not even remember your name?
Let me have comments pls
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