Spiritual Fathers

I have often wondered what and where this term came from because I see many preachers bang on about my spiritual father this and that. Yet The word of GOD says we are children of GOD. Meaning we are brothers in Christ. I am yet to see where it is written that GOD has grand children.

Do not get me wrong your pastors or any pastors deserves respect but definately not to be worshiped. Yet when you look at most churches especially pentecostal you have like a father head being like the founder who controls all things with ultimate control. You dare not even question any decision oops that,s a big no no. They seem to incline that they are the only one who can hear from GOD. They tell you to be blessed you have to be connected to this man of GOD. Some even go down to say if you want a breakthrough you have to be connected to this man or woman of GOD. Even breakthroughs are for sale. now it is like GOD somehow is being bribed for they say the larger the seed money the huge the breakthrough.

These so called spiritual fathers even go as far as being involved in adultery greed and pride. So eventually the spiritual child gets involved in all those like father like son you know. Many Christians have lost their faith because their focus was on man and not on JESUS. Do not let your focus be on man and please stop all this nonsense about spiritual fathers  GOD has no grand children. Even JESUS is called the first born among his brethren Roman 8:29. So if JESUS who is the head of the church, calls me a brother then who are you to call yourself a father.

My question is how about those who do not have money what then? I mean come on if you are broke then you have not a chance in this world of a blessing. I do not mean to underrate the impact of a seed but should it be our focus or should we focus on JESUS.  Once was in a church they asked those with such and such  huge amount of money come place a seed, GOD will bless you specially. So it got me thinking what about us men. who are so broke but I needed a blessing. It really seem so far from who GOD says he is. The defender of the hopeless, the poor, the widows and orphans.

Come to think of it, people are being robbed without a short gun. Do not get me wrong nothing wrong with blessing your pastor actually I do recommend that we all do that. However you should not be tricked into doing it, thinking if you do not give you gonna burn in hell. Even Moses great man of GOD was told by GOD that I bless who I bless and I have mercy on whom I have mercy. Meaning Moses I do not need your opinion when I bless people. So if GOD did not ask Moses when blessing so how is it that your pastor or man of GOD gets you thinking only through him do we get a blessing. That is hear say and a lie. This is very active in Nigeria and other pastors are copying even one of a pastor I have much respect for got carried away. He once told me you Malawians are foolish, your friends in Nigeria cling to a pastor and they get breakthroughs.

Pastors or men of GOD are supposed to be like signposts pointing you to JESUS yet they tend to take the place of JESUS and be the destination themselves. If you are a true christian then make JESUS the center of it all from our hearts to the heavens. Even when you read the bible with the revelation of JESUS you tend to notice that even in the old testament GOD put JESUS at the center of it all. It foretells about the coming Messiah.

Mathew 23: ⁸ “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. Mind you we are all brothers says the LORD. and better still here is verse  ⁹ And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. I rest my case. Keep your eyes on JESUS he has stayed the same through the edges.