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THE TWIN PITFALLS OF SONSHIP
The benefits of sonship are terrific
but there is something you need to guard yourself from, the twin
pitfalls of sonship. Familiarity and presumption are two major traps of
sonship. Developing relationships is a lot of work and fundamental in
apostolic ministries. There are many reasons for not raising sons and
daughters including a lack of those who want
to be raised by true
spiritual fathers and an increase of rebellion in the heart of God’s
children. Some true fathers, while training spiritual sons and
daughters, have displayed their humanity only to find some not able to
handle their transparency. Relationships are tested. Mark Twain the
famous author wrote, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” Contempt is
disrespectful behavior that leads to presumptuous actions. This is the
pitfall of sonship that causes you to take your spiritual father for
granted. King Saul took Samuel for granted, he entered the realm of
presumption assuming a role of ministry that didn’t belong to him and
lost his kingship.6 Jesus could do no mighty works in his hometown
because they thought of him as the carpenter’s son, not the only
begotten son of God. Sonship is a wonderful thing to achieve and unlocks
worlds of opportunity to you. Jesus never entered his ministry until he
was first called a son (Matthew 17:5). He is our prototype son that was
anointed with the Holy Ghost and power who went about doing good and
healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was with him (Acts
10:38). You, too, can become a spiritual son or daughter. Beware,
however, the dangers of familiarity and presumption.
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