A CALL TO GOD’S SONS TO RECOGNISE THEIR IDENTITY, PROTECT THEIR ASSIGNMENT AND RECLAIM THEIR RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION: MEN OF PURPOSE, MEN UNDER ATTACK

There are men and women whom God sends into the world on special assignments. They are not ordinary people in the sense of their purpose. They carry gifts, abilities, intelligence, resources, influence and opportunities that are meant to serve God’s purpose and help His people navigate their way back to God.

The Bible gives us examples of men whose lives were threatened from childhood because of the assignments they carried. Moses was born at a time when Pharaoh ordered the killing of Hebrew male children. Jesus was born at a time when Herod sought to destroy the male children in Bethlehem. Their parents had to respond with alertness and obedience to preserve their lives.

But what happens when parents do not recognise the assignment of the children God has placed in their hands? What happens when there are no teaching priests to help parents understand the spiritual significance of the lives of their children?

Many children grow up without understanding who they are, what they carry or what they have been sent to accomplish. Some experience attacks, trauma and destructive influences that affect their spirit, soul and body. They may grow up carrying gifts and potential without knowing how to protect or direct them.

Some eventually find themselves serving the very systems they were sent to help others escape.

When the enemy cannot destroy a person, another strategy may be to divert that person from the purpose of God. If he cannot stop the assignment, he may attempt to redirect the resources, gifts and influence attached to it.

This is one of the dangers confronting God’s sons today.

The concern of this message is not to condemn men, nor is it a campaign against women. It is a call to recognise the spiritual, moral and relational dangers that can divert men from their divine assignments. It is a call to educate, protect, restore and help God’s sons fulfil their purpose.

1. THE DIVERSION OF KINGDOM RESOURCES

One of the greatest strategies of the enemy is not necessarily to take a man’s life, but to divert what God has placed in his life.

Consider what a man carries: his money, intelligence, gifts, influence, connections, position, opportunities, time, creativity, strength and capacity to build. These are resources. They are not meant to be wasted or redirected into destructive purposes.

The question is: WHO IS BENEFITING FROM THE RESOURCES GOD HAS PLACED IN YOUR HANDS?

Are you using your resources to build God’s Kingdom, your family and the purpose for which you were created? Or have you unknowingly become a financier, worker or employee in another enterprise?

The enemy understands the value of resources. He knows that if he can divert a man’s resources, he can weaken the assignment attached to that man.

This is why we must understand the warning in Numbers 31:16 (KJV), which refers to the counsel of Balaam:

“Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.”

Revelation 2:14 also refers to the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel.

Balaam’s counsel demonstrates a strategy of compromise. Rather than relying only on an outward attack, the people were led into behaviour that brought them into trouble with God.

This is a serious lesson for us. A person can be diverted from his assignment through compromise, deception, disobedience and the misuse of what God has entrusted to him.

Psalm 144:7,11 (KJV) speaks of deliverance from the hand of strange children:

“Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.”

We must be able to recognise strange influences, falsehood and relationships that draw people away from God’s purpose. The Bible also describes Satan as “that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world” (Revelation 12:9).

The serpent is an image associated with deception and seduction in Scripture. We must therefore be alert to deception, without assuming that any particular person is evil because of their appearance, gender or background.

The real question is what a relationship, influence or association produces in a person’s life.

2. THE SEXUAL DOORWAY AND THE WINE OF FORNICATION

One of the areas in which men can become vulnerable is sexual compromise.

Proverbs 22:14 (KJV) says:

“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”

Proverbs 30:19 speaks of “the way of a man with a maid.” There is a natural attraction and chemistry between a man and a woman. God created human beings with the capacity for love, intimacy and marriage. But that attraction must be governed by God’s principles.

The danger begins when desire is allowed to overrule wisdom, self-control, commitment and obedience.

Revelation 17:2 speaks of the inhabitants of the earth being made drunk with the wine of fornication.

There is a picture here of intoxication: a person can become so carried away by desire, pleasure or an unhealthy relationship that he loses his sense of judgment.

Nahum 3:4 (KJV) says:

“Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.”

Notice the expression “wellfavoured.” The passage describes influence, attraction, seduction and the power to corrupt. It speaks of the selling of nations and families through these destructive practices.

We must understand that this is not merely about an individual sexual act. It is about the destruction that can follow when seduction, manipulation and corrupt influence are allowed to operate within families, institutions and nations.

A person can enter a relationship believing that he is in control, only to discover that his judgment, finances, family relationships and spiritual life are being steadily compromised.

The lesson is that attraction must never become a substitute for discernment.

3. THE PRICE OF SEXUAL COMPROMISE: WEALTH, HONOUR AND HEALTH

The Bible does not treat sexual immorality as a harmless matter. It warns about the consequences that can follow.

Proverbs 5:8-11 (KJV) gives a serious warning:

“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed.”

Consider the picture presented here.

A man’s honour can be given away. His years can be lost. His wealth can end up in the hands of strangers. His labour can be enjoyed in another person’s house while his own household suffers.

This is one of the concerns of this message: a man can spend his productive years, resources and strength building a life that does not serve the purpose for which God sent him.

Proverbs 6:26 (KJV) says:

“For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.”

Proverbs 6:32-33 (KJV) says:

“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.

A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.”

Proverbs 7:26-27 (KJV) warns:

“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.”

These scriptures are warnings about the consequences of uncontrolled desire and destructive relationships.

Hebrews 13:4 reminds us that marriage is honourable and the marriage bed is to be kept undefiled. First Corinthians 6:18-20 calls believers to flee fornication and remember that their bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost.

Hosea 4:10 also warns that those who commit sexual immorality will not find satisfaction in the way they expect.

We must not ignore the physical consequences that can accompany sexual irresponsibility, including sexually transmitted infections and other health complications. At the same time, illness must never be treated as automatic evidence of sexual sin or spiritual punishment. People who are ill need medical attention, care and compassion.

The point is that sexual compromise can have consequences in the spirit, in relationships, in family life, in finances and in the body.

4. THE STRATEGY OF SEPARATION: DISMANTLING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM

Another danger we must recognise is the gradual separation of a man from his support system.

I recall the writings of Rebecca Brown, which recount an alleged account of Satan entering a church environment undetected through the appearance of a prospective marriage partner. Whether or not a reader accepts every detail of that account, the warning about deception, discernment and the importance of examining fruit deserves attention.

We must understand that helping people is a good thing. Ministers, pastors and Christian leaders should be compassionate. Women and men who are going through difficult situations may need counselling, financial support, prayer, accommodation and practical assistance.

But compassion must operate with wisdom, boundaries and accountability.

Not everyone who approaches a minister should automatically have unrestricted access to that minister’s home, finances, emotions, time or private life. Good intentions must be supported by proper procedures.

Acts 6:1-6 gives us an example of the early Church establishing an organised system for the distribution of support. The apostles appointed trustworthy people to take responsibility for the work of serving tables.

This teaches us that even charitable service needs order, accountability and trustworthy administration.

Matthew 7:16 (KJV) says:

“Ye shall know them by their fruits.”

We must examine fruit. We must pay attention to patterns of conduct, honesty, respect for boundaries and willingness to work within accountable systems.

One warning sign is when a relationship begins to isolate a man from his wife, children, family and trusted support network. Another is when he is continually persuaded to conceal things, disregard his responsibilities or use family resources without accountability.

A man should not be made to feel that loving or supporting someone outside his household requires abandoning the people God has already entrusted to him.

We must build systems where people can receive help without creating unhealthy dependency, secrecy or manipulation.

5. THE SAMSON EXPERIENCE: WHEN A GREAT MAN CANNOT SEE BEYOND HIS DESIRES

The story of Samson is one of the strongest warnings in Scripture about a gifted man who failed to govern his desires.

Samson was set apart from birth. His life carried a special assignment. His strength was not ordinary, and his calling was connected to the deliverance of Israel from the Philistines.

Yet, in Judges 16, we see how his relationship with Delilah became a doorway through which his secret was eventually exposed.

Delilah repeatedly pressed him to reveal the source of his strength. The warning signs were there. The questions were repeated. The pressure continued. Yet Samson kept returning to the situation.

Eventually, he disclosed the secret of his consecration, and his strength was taken from him.

The tragedy was not that Samson lacked a calling. The tragedy was that he failed to protect what God had placed upon his life.

He had strength, but he did not exercise sufficient discernment. He had a calling, but he did not protect the conditions attached to that calling.

Ephesians 6:12 (KJV) reminds us:

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

This is not a call to hate or suspect women. It is a call to understand that spiritual warfare requires discernment, self-control, accountability and obedience to God.

The lesson of Samson is that a man’s gift cannot replace his responsibility to govern himself.

6. A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE LORD: THIS IS WHAT MY SONS ARE GOING THROUGH!

I want to share a personal encounter I had with the Lord, because it is at the heart of why I am bringing this message.

I was in hospital for fourteen days after delivering one of my sons. During that period, I had a vision.

I saw two beautiful black girls walking towards me with the intention of having sexual intercourse with me.

Being the stubborn and resilient person that I am, I felt ready to resist them. But my eyes were opened, and I saw that what appeared to be ordinary girls were, in the vision, snakes in human forms.

As I lay on the hospital bed, one of them touched my lap. The moment I was touched, all my resistance disappeared. I could no longer resist them.

As they moved to lie on me and have sexual intercourse with me, my spirit man was shouting, “NO!” My spirit was fighting and resisting, but my flesh could no longer resist.

Before anything happened, God spoke directly and expressly to me:

“THIS IS WHAT MY SONS ARE GOING THROUGH, AND I AM SENDING YOU TO HELP THEM.”

The Lord went further to explain that there were two categories of men involved in what He was showing me.

The first category consists of victims: men who are helpless, caught in situations they do not fully understand, and who need help. They may be trapped in destructive relationships, sexual compromise, deception or spiritual ignorance. They need to be educated, supported and helped to find their way back to God.

The second category consists of those who knowingly encourage ignorance, sexual immorality and destructive practices, including people within Church environments who use spiritual positions or influence to keep others in bondage. Such people may use the vulnerability and resources of others to serve an evil enterprise.

We must understand the difference between a person who is trapped and needs help and a person who deliberately exploits others. Both situations must be addressed, but they do not require the same response.

After this encounter, I held one or two outreaches on this issue until my husband passed away.

Now, I believe the Lord is calling me again. The message I hear in my spirit is:

“GO BACK TO EDUCATING MY SONS!”

This is not about blaming anybody. It is about understanding what men are going through and building self-sustaining and supporting cycles in which we help one another.

Men need help, not condemnation. They need love, understanding, education, accountability and the opportunity to reclaim their identity and fulfil their assignments.

God’s elect must take their position as watchmen over these men. We cannot simply watch people struggle until they lose their families, resources, health, spiritual direction and purpose.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LEAVE GOD’S SONS BY THEMSELVES!

7. THE LORD’S HEART TOWARDS HIS ERRANT SONS: CORRECTION, NOT ABANDONMENT

There was another conversation the Lord had with me during this encounter.

He asked me:

“DO YOU HAVE LOVE FOR YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR BOYS?”

I answered, “YES.”

He then asked me:

“WOULD YOU KILL THEM OR CAST THEM AWAY WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING VERY BAD?”

I answered, “NO.”

He asked me:

“WHAT WOULD YOU DO?”

I said:

“I WILL PUNISH THEM, BUT I WILL LOOK FOR A WAY OF DRAWING THEM BACK.”

And the Lord said:

“EXACTLY! THIS IS WHAT I AM GOING TO DO TO MY ERRANT SONS.”

He then used David as an example.

David was not allowed to go scot-free because of grace, as we sometimes misinterpret it in the Church today. God did not kill David, but God punished him. David suffered. He paid the consequences of his actions.

In 2 Samuel 12, after David’s sin, Nathan confronted him. David acknowledged his wrongdoing, and although the Lord put away his sin, serious consequences followed. The child died, and David’s household experienced painful consequences.

Grace did not mean that David’s actions had no consequences. God corrected him, and he had to face the consequences of what he had done.

The same principle applies to Samson. His calling did not exempt him from the consequences of disobedience. His choices had consequences, and his life became a warning to others.

These things are fire!

The Bible says in Proverbs 6:27 (KJV):

“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”

We must therefore stop presenting grace as permission to continue in sin. God’s love does not cancel His standards, and His mercy does not mean that our actions have no consequences.

Sometimes correction is the very expression of God’s love because He is seeking to bring His children back.

There is also a sobering passage in 1 Corinthians 5:5 (KJV), where Paul speaks of delivering an unrepentant man:

“To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”

This is a serious scriptural warning. It shows that spiritual discipline is not something to treat lightly. The objective is not destruction for its own sake, but that the person’s spirit may ultimately be saved.

When I look around, I am deeply concerned about the number of men, both within and outside Church organisations, who become seriously ill, incapacitated and helpless. I have particularly become concerned about cases of kidney-related illness among men.

I cannot claim that every sickness is the result of sexual compromise, nor should we use illness to condemn or accuse anyone. Kidney disease and other illnesses require proper medical investigation and treatment. But as a Church, we must not ignore the spiritual, moral and personal struggles that may be destroying people’s lives.

Where there has been wrongdoing, there must be repentance. Where there has been damage, there must be restitution where possible. Where a man has become disconnected from God through disobedience, he must be helped to return to God and reconnect with Him in his spirit man.

Some make it back alive; others do not.

This is why we cannot afford to wait until a man is completely broken before we begin to reach out to him. We must teach, warn, counsel, support and help our men before their lives and assignments are destroyed.

The most important thing I want us to understand is this:

GOD WANTS HIS ELECT MEN SAVED AND PROTECTED. HE WANTS THEM TO FULFIL THEIR DESTINY.

These men are here for a purpose. They carry special assignments encoded into them by God. Their lives, gifts, resources, intelligence, influence and opportunities are not accidental. There is an assignment attached to what they carry, and that assignment must not be allowed to be aborted.

We cannot sit by and watch our sons, our husbands and our fathers being destroyed by deception, sexual compromise and relationships that take them away from God’s purpose.

When I speak of strange women from the waters, I am referring to the spiritual imagery and warning that came through this personal encounter. This is not a licence to label women generally as agents of evil. We must judge conduct by its fruit, recognise manipulation wherever it occurs, and teach both men and women to walk in purity, truth and accountability.

The message is not that men should be excused when they do wrong. Neither is it that they should be condemned and abandoned when they fall.

The message is that they must be helped to recognise their errors, accept correction, face the consequences where necessary, return to God and fulfil the purpose for which they were sent.

This is the heart of the Father towards His sons: correction with the intention of restoration, discipline with the intention of preservation, and mercy that calls men back to their divine assignment.

8. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENTS, PRIESTS AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS

We cannot discuss the endangered species of men without addressing the responsibility of parents, priests and spiritual leaders.

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) says:

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Parents must do more than provide food, clothing and education. They must pay attention to the character, gifts, vulnerabilities and development of their children.

They must teach their sons and daughters about identity, responsibility, purity, relationships, money, purpose and the fear of God.

The Church also has a responsibility.

Ephesians 4:11-13 explains that Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry and the edifying of the body of Christ.

The responsibility of spiritual leadership is not merely to gather people, motivate them or keep them within a religious organisation. It is to equip them for the work of ministry and help them grow into maturity.

We need teaching priests. We need spiritual leaders who can educate people, establish healthy structures, provide accountability and help believers understand the purpose of their lives.

We must not create an environment where people are dependent on personalities instead of being equipped to stand in their God-given identity.

We must teach men how to protect their marriages, manage their resources, govern their desires, recognise manipulation and remain accountable.

We must also establish systems where those who have fallen can receive correction, counselling, support and a pathway to restoration.

9. A CALL TO GOD’S SONS: RECLAIM YOUR ASSIGNMENT

To every man who recognises himself in this message, this is a call to return to your purpose.

You are not beyond restoration. But restoration begins with truth, repentance, responsibility and a willingness to be corrected.

Do not allow your desires to destroy your assignment.

Do not allow a relationship to separate you from your wife, children, family and responsibilities.

Do not allow your money, intelligence, influence, gifts and opportunities to be diverted into an enterprise that does not serve the purpose of God.

Do not confuse compassion with unrestricted access. You can help people without surrendering your boundaries, your family responsibilities or your spiritual direction.

Do not mistake grace for permission to continue in disobedience. Receive correction. Make restitution where necessary. Seek help. Return to God.

Ask yourself:

• Who is benefiting from the resources God has placed in my hands?
• Am I building my own household, or am I using my strength to build another person’s house while my family suffers?
• Am I protecting the people God has entrusted to me?
• Am I using my gifts to advance the Father’s business or another enterprise?
• Have I allowed desire, deception or unhealthy relationships to redirect my assignment?
• Am I willing to accept correction and return to the purpose of God?

The greatest tragedy is not simply that a man may fall. The greatest tragedy is that a man sent by God to fulfil a particular assignment may unknowingly become an employee in the very enterprise he was sent to dismantle.

We must therefore build a culture of education, accountability, mutual support and restoration.

We must help men before they are destroyed. We must support their families. We must encourage responsible relationships. We must provide a safe pathway for repentance and restitution.

We must stop treating these matters as private embarrassments that should never be discussed. Silence can leave people trapped. Education can help them recognise danger. Accountability can help them make better choices. Love can help them return.

CONCLUSION: THE FATHER WANTS HIS SONS BACK

This message is a call to God’s sons, but it is also a call to the Church, parents, families and all those who understand the importance of divine assignments.

We must recognise that men carry purpose. We must protect the resources attached to their assignments. We must teach them to govern their desires, recognise deception and remain faithful to God and their responsibilities.

We must not abandon the victims. We must confront exploitation. We must not excuse wrongdoing, but neither must we make condemnation the end of the story.

God’s heart is for restoration.

The Father wants His sons to be saved, protected and restored to their assignments. He wants them to fulfil their destiny. He wants the gifts, resources, intelligence and influence He placed in them to serve His purpose.

We must not allow ignorance, sexual compromise, manipulation, deception or misplaced priorities to abort what God has deposited in their lives.

MAY GOD’S SONS ARISE, RECOGNISE WHAT THEY CARRY, RECLAIM THEIR RESOURCES AND RETURN TO THE BUSINESS OF THEIR FATHER.

WE MUST NOT ABANDON THE MEN GOD WANTS TO RESTORE.

WE MUST HELP THEM RECLAIM THEIR IDENTITY, THEIR RESOURCES AND THEIR DIVINE ASSIGNMENT.

Dr Priscilla Otuya
People’s Bishop and Catalyst Champion
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