Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

Who we associate with dictates what sort of spirit we inherit. Those we associate with have a massive influence on us. They affect our attitude, our mannerisms and our future. To develop a prophetic gift we need to associate with a prophet. Moses was instructed by God to gather the 70 elders together so that God cold take some of the anointing from him and place it on the elders. This spiritual transference is first tangible evidence in scripture that transference by association is a means of spirits going from one generation to another.  Although the Patriarchs gave us the practice of passing the blessing onto their children by placing their hands on their heads and blessing them, their spirits were never expressively passed on to those associating with them.  The people who were chosen to associate with Moses were recipient of some of the anointing on Moses. His spirit would live on in them and some of them like Joshua would achieve great things as directed by God.

This development by association is carried on through scripture and Moses enshrined it in the first commandments given by God; if you worship other gods then you will be punished and this curse will flow down to your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren (Exodus 20:6).  On the contrary if you obey the Lord’s commands, the blessing derived from that will flow down from you to a thousand generations. i.e. the blessings will be never ending.

The anointing of association is still relevant today. Many of the great preachers and modern day prophets associated with a mentor who had the gifting they desired. We are encouraged to desire spiritual gifts (1cor 12) but we must be sensitive in the use of our gifting. With great blessings comes great responsibility so whatever gift God has given you remember to use it for his glory and not your own.   Read Numbers 11.