SPIRITUAL CIRCUMFERENCE

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

The church attracts many believers from all walks of life; however, not everyone who comes to our church is pastored by me (spiritual children). Some come to the ministry because of the calling and anointing upon the pastor like the miracle working power. There are two categories of people in church; 

1. The ones that I pastor (spiritual children)

2. The ones that i pray for (followers)

The distinction is created by the people themselves; by how they relate with me as a pastor, their ability to imitate me as i imitate Christ and by following my instructions. Paul tells the Christians in 1 Corinthians 4:15-16 (NLT) that; 
"For I became your father in Christ Jesus when I preached the Good News to you. 16 So I urge you to imitate me."

And in 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT) he says;

"And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ."

You can be able to tell the difference between the people I pastor and followers. The spiritual children do the following;-

1. They support the ministry vision and programs

2. They are servants not spectators

3. They continuously fellowship

4. They tithe and give

5. They submit to the anointing on the servant of God

6. When they are trusted with a ministry they serve wholeheartedly

The bible says in John 10:27 (AMP) that;

"The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me."

The people in my ministry (in the circumference) will be perfected by the anointing but those who are out will not benefit that much from the anointing upon my life because they are outside my covering (outside the circumference)

A circumference is the distance around a circle. In reference to the diagram of the circumference above, there are two circles and an outer space, and they represent the following.

1. The inner circle refers to the pastor and the anointing upon him. The circle expands depending on his calling and the commissioning from God 

2. The outer circle is for the participators – spiritual children. These are the people who submit to the anointing and the leadership of the pastor. They love the pastor and follow his instructions. They fellowship, minister, tithe and, give as guided by the pastor. Their obedience and submission attracts the anointing upon the pastor to teach them. When the Rhema word is spoken, they receive it. They are obedient and submissive which causes them to move close to the anointing; they are committed to protecting the pastor and anointing at all costs. Pray to God to give you love for your pastor so as to move into the inner circle and partake of the covenant upon him.

3. The outer space is for spectators - both believers and unbelievers. They are not sure about the anointing; they are not fully convinced, and thus they are watching to see how it will be and how things will end. They are on a trial run, they don't completely believe but they need the prayers and the anointing upon the pastor. They are on and off in attendance and don't follow the pastor's instructions. As such, they are outside the circumference - outside the covering of the anointing. They don't understand and honour the pastor, and they get jealous of the achievements of the pastor and ministry.

Move into the circumference!!