Identify a Carrier

Only those who have it can give it. For instance, we go to those who sell diesel to buy diesel; likewise, if we need the Spirit of faith, we go to those who carry it, to “buy”. However, we do not buy with money but with a desperate and thirsty heart. But go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves (Matthew 25:9).

For instance, we discover from the scriptures that when Saul found himself in the midst of the prophets, the Spirit came upon him and he prophesied among them (1 Samuel 10:10-12). Our spiritual connectedness to any spiritual platform entitles us access to every spiritual virtue obtainable there. Lot went with Abraham and he partook of the blessings proclaimed on Abraham. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents (Genesis 13:5).

When I was to be commissioned into full-time ministry, God said to me, “I will not have you go like others have gone. I will have hands laid on you, that you may be filled with the Spirit of wisdom. Send for My servant and he will lay hands on you, so you will be filled with the Spirit of wisdom.”

Even though God called me, He connected me with human agents who would help realize my calling. This is because there are things we need that will never come to us directly but through contact with God’s positioned, vessels on our paths.

Believe in the Ministry of the Carrier 

We cannot be blessed by a ministry we slander.

“And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.” 2 Chronicles 20:20

Just as we cannot get anything from God without faith, we cannot get anything from a prophet except we believe in the hand of God upon him. Therefore, our hearts must be open to learn from them because there is so much in God. If a carrier has a depth we are yet to possess, we must link up with him heartily, not just with our heads, to access the virtues he carries.

Honor the Carrier of that Virtue

Our honor seed to a prophet is as powerful as ou material seed. Jesus could not do any mighty work in Nazareth because they did not honor Him. Honoring a prophet entitles us to what he carries.

“But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.” Mark 6:4

They saw Jesus as the carpenter’s son, so the virtues He carried could not impart on them. In like manner, until we honor the carrier of the virtue in our hearts and through our words, we may not be entitled to partake of what he carries.

I met Kenneth E. Hagin in 1976 and I retained his honor in my heart and soul till he left to be with the Lord in 2003. That honor has not left my heart even though he has departed. Anything about Hagin commands my honor. No wonder all the virtues flowing in Hagin, by the grace of God, are flowing in my life. 

Our honor seed is more powerful than our material seed because we connect the pipe of our lives to the sources of the carrier. Those who think and speak lightly of their prophets do not connect with what they carry and they cannot duplicate their grace. Prophets are not perfect beings, but they are God-ordained instruments sent to us for our benefits.

Crave and Cry out for What the Carrier has that you Need

The Spirit of faith requires our thirst because we are not entitled to what we do not crave. Every provision of the Spirit requires desperation to access it (John 7:37-39).

And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.” 2 Kings 2:9

If there is no thirst, there is no access. We must crave with desperation to gain access to the Spirit of faith (Luke 11:13).

“For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring.” Isaiah 44:3

I was drawn to and thirsty for the operation of the Spirit of God in the life of Hagin after reading his books. In 1986, I went to Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States of America, thirsty for one thing: the spirit at work in Hagin.

I was least concerned about who sat next to me, or the name of the hotel where I lodged. All I craved was an impartation of the Spirit. I told God, whatever makes Hagin, Hagin, I need it. That was the cry of my heart and because I was thirsty for it, I got it. We cannot access any virtue until we are truly thirsty for it.

Engage in a Soul-Tie with the Carrier

We cannot partake of the blessings of a carrier we are not connected to. We must first believe that the carrier has what we are looking for before we can access the spirit at work in him. No matter how close a pipe is to water, it cannot enjoy the flow of water except it is connected. In the same vein, being around a carrier is not enough; we must receive him with our hearts and remain connected, to enjoy what he carries (Proverbs 27:19).

“And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.” 2 Kings 2:4 & 6

Our soul must be connected to the soul of the carrier before we can draw from what he carries. For instance, a son never prays to share the DNA of his father; it is natural. When we connect as sons to our spiritual father, what he carries naturally flows into our lives (Proverbs 13:22)…

This text is an extract from the book “UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF FAITH” written by David O. Oyedepo. 
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