You Are Invited To Walk In the Double Portion of Your Fathers In the Spirit - Jeff Jensen

Jeff Jansen:

You Are Invited To Walk 

In the Double Portion of 

Your Fathers In the Spirit

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Great Fathers

We lost a great father on February 14, 2014, when Bob Jones was called home. Bob was a spiritual father to many. He was a spiritual father to Jan and me.

In 1975, Bob went to Heaven and God sent him back with a mandate to "learn to love" and to prepare the Church to see one billion souls come into the Kingdom. He has left many sons and many daughters behind. His words to us were that his ceiling would be our floor.

Bob died on Valentine's Day, 2-14 in 2014. Bob's life is a parable. It is Habakkuk 2:14 which says, "But [the time is coming] (and now is) that the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord..."

It is also 2 Kings 2:14, which is the account of Elijah and Elisha. This is where I believe we, the Church, are at this time.

Many fathers are going home, but it's 2 Kings 2:14 for 2014. Those that were a part of revival in America in the '50s – Schambach, Oral Roberts, T. L. Osborn – they have all gone home. Paul Cain is the last of the '50's revivalists.

He told me recently that he knew the Lord was taking him home this year. Our fathers have left a great legacy of power and love.

Elisha Tested

In 2 Kings 2, Elisha leaves all and goes with Elijah the prophet. In verse 2, Elijah tries to get Elisha to stay in that place, but Elisha refuses to leave him. Elisha would not allow himself to get distracted, because he was after something and was determined not to miss it. Verse 4 and verse 6 says Elijah again tries twice more to get him to stay behind, but Elisha was firm in his pursuit.

The Word says in 2 Kings 2:8-10 that the two of them, Elijah and Elisha, stood by the Jordan. Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the waters. The waters divided and they walked across on dry ground. After they crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha:

"'Ask what I shall do for you before I be taken away from you.' And Elisha said, 'I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.' And he said, 'You have asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so unto you...'"

Elijah had tested Elisha, tried to shake him, but Elisha kept his focus and would not be put off. Elisha wanted a double portion of what was on Elijah's life.

In verse 11, they went on talking and a chariot of fire parted the two of them and Elijah went up into Heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha watched Elijah go up into the heavens. He was in anguish because his father whom he loved was gone. He wasn't after the mantle. Elisha loved his father, Elijah. You cannot just take someone's mantle; it comes through relationship.

It says in verses 13-14, that Elisha took up the mantle of Elijah which had fallen to the ground and went to the bank of the Jordan. He took the mantle of his father, Elijah, and struck the water saying, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" The water parted and he walked over on dry ground.

He could have just stood there holding that mantle saying, "Where is the God of my father?" and nothing would have happened. It wasn't until he did exactly what he saw his father do and struck the Jordan. As soon as he did, the double took place and the Jordan rolled up on either side. Elisha did exactly double the amount of miracles Elijah had done.

He received the double portion.

The Double Portion is Being Released

We are living in 2 Kings 2:14. We have had fathers. Many are now going home. As they are going home, there is an opportunity for the double. 

The double portion is being released. This is the year of the double doors, the year of the double portion. We must use what we have been entrusted with and we will see double the miracles.

The knowledge of the glory of God is coming in ways that take what the previous generations have done, and we will build on top of that. Their ceiling is our floor. What our fathers have done in the Spirit, we have the opportunity to take it to another level. It is the double portion. We all have the invitation to walk in the double portion of what the previous fathers have done in the Spirit.

Souls need to be won and transformed. Nations also need to be transformed. I want a double portion so I can do something with it. America needs to get saved. American needs reformation.

Paul Cain saw the stadiums being full in America, where the dead were being raised. He saw CNN broadcasting, "There is no news today but good news. There has been a resurrection in the stadium." He saw thousands coming to Christ in America.

I want to pray the double portion for you:

Lord, I pray the Father's blessing over everyone reading this. I pray for double portion, Lord. It is our turn now. Many fathers are going home and those mantles are falling upon another generation. God, we want to be the Elisha generation. It is going from Moses to Joshua, from Elijah to Elisha. Lord, we want to be Joshua that takes them into fulfill the promises, take them into the Promised Land. It is our turn now. Lord, I pray for the double portion.

Reach out and take the mantles that are falling and do something with them. Lay hands on the sick, give hope to the hopeless, love others well. God is looking for ways to change lives, and it will come through us. These are the days of the double portion.

Blessings,

Jeff Jansen

Senior Leader, Global Fire Church, Murfreesboro, TN
Founder, Global Fire Ministries International
Global Connect / Kingdom Life Institute

Email: info@globalfireministries.com
Website: globalfireministries.com

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March 20, 2014

Jeff Jansen:

You Are Invited To Walk In the Double Portion of Your Fathers In the Spirit

From the desk of Steve Shultz:

I lost my own spiritual father, Wade Taylor, just two years before a second "father in the spirit," Bob Jones, also went home to be with the Lord.
It's hard to say that the loss of these great men...for me and for others...is gain. Nevertheless, what this often means in God's economy is that when one father goes home, the spiritual sons inherit a double portion.

Read this awesome article about this very subject by Jeff Jansen
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The Year 5774 - Moving Into Your Season of the "Open Door" and Ladders...Jeff Jansen

A Season of Great Transition is Upon Us

We are now well into the new Jewish year of 5774, and for many the year 5773 has been a year of the beginning of transition from one cycle or old season with God into the new. 

The old season, though challenging for many, was good as it has prepared us for where we are going and what we are coming into.

Chuck Pierce called the year 5773 the year of "the Camel". Camels are uniquely designed to be able to carry an individual with his or her belongings through the wilderness with great ease.

This past year we have been in the beginning of a season of transition that is preparing the corporate Body of Christ for what I believe to be – a season of great provision, visitation and personal, corporate and national revival.

We see a picture of this coming season in Genesis 31 with Jacob as he had worked for his unrighteous father-in-law, Laban, in the far country; 7 years for Rachel and 7 years for Leah – a total of 14 years. Laban was untrustworthy in his dealings with Jacob and had changed his wages 10 times.

For many, you have come through a season of great testing and difficulty as you seem to have been in the far country, but the Lord is calling you up and out of that place into the new.

The Lord speaks to Jacob and says, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your people, and I will be with you" (Genesis 31:3). And again the Angel of the Lord said to Jacob in a dream, "I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you vowed a vow to Me. NOW ARISE, get out from this land and return to your native land" (Genesis 31:13).

Do you see how the Lord told Jacob to "Now arise"? It's time to NOW ARISE!

Jacob's First Encounter with the Open Door

Be prepared to cooperate with this transition as the Lord is opening the door to move you into new places with Him. 

The Lord had greatly blessed Jacob in this season, but it was NOW time for him to get back to the place where he had first encountered God which was at Bethel. Genesis 28:11-19 tells his experience at Bethel.

In Bethel, Jacob encountered the Open Door in a dream with the angels of God ascending and descending upon a heavenly ladder. He called it the "Gateway to Heaven". It's where the Lord reminded him of his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and pronounced blessing upon him and his offspring.

Then in Genesis 31, the Lord told Jacob it was time to get back to Bethel. Jacob made preparations to move into the new season according to the word of the Lord: "Then Jacob rose up and set his sons and his wives upon the camels" (Genesis 31:17). 

Jacob fled on camels with his wives, children and all of his belongs for Bethel, and Laban, his father-in-law, was not told about it for three days. Laban was enraged that Jacob would leave this way and he pursued him with the intent of doing him harm; but the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and warned him to not speak or act against him.

Rise Up and Move

As we are transitioning to get back to the place of the Open Door, the old season may not want to let you go, but rise up and move – for God is with you! The Angel of the Lord will protect and watch over you and your family as we continue to move in this season.

There are many things that transpired between Jacob and Laban in Genesis 31 but the point I want to make is this – Jacob is symbolic of the new order, as Laban represents the old. The old order is most always threatened by the new and wants to stop it if at all possible. Laban did not want to let Jacob go, but in the end he pronounces a blessing upon him and releases him.

"And early in the morning Laban rose up and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and pronounced a blessing [asking God's favor] on them. Then Laban departed and returned to his home." Genesis 31:55

As we are making the transition into the new we will have to tie up loose ends with the last season. This is important as we do not want to be bringing any offense from the old season into the new.

Mahanaim – The Dance Between the Two Armies

Jacob had found a peaceable release from his father-in-law as Laban blessed Jacob, his daughters and grandchildren and returned to his home. Immediately in Genesis 32, we see a picture of where we are headed in this new season of 5774. "Then Jacob went on his way, and God's angels met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's army! So he named that place Mahanaim [two armies]" (Genesis 32:1-2).

As Jacob is heading back toward Bethel, it says that the angels of God met him. Jacob called that place "Mahanaim" which means two armies! Song of Solomon, chapter 6, goes on to describe that "Mahanaim" means "Shulammite girl".

"Return, return, O Shulammite; return, return, that we may look upon you! [I replied] What is there for you to see in the [poor little] Shulammite? [And they answered] As upon a dance before two armies or a dance of Mahanaim." Song of Solomon 6:13

The Mahanaim is a dance between the two armies! As Jacob turned his heart toward Bethel, the place of his original encounter with the Lord, where he saw the angels in a dream, immediately it says that "God's angels met him. So he named that place Mahanaim [two armies]". Jacob called the place Mahanaim because Heaven's army (the angels) met Jacob's army (family in transition) and they danced the dance of the Mahanaim! 

Jacob danced with the angels in the new season!

As we are moving back into a season of the Open Door, God is sending His army to assist us. We need to dance, dance, dance into this new season with great expectation, and God's angels will be with us to protect, guide and deliver us – but we have to keep dancing!

It's a time to rejoice for all God has brought us out of and what He is delivering us into. We are transitioning out of an old season with all that God has blessed us with into the new season of visitation, revelation and renewal.

In Genesis 28, Jacob saw the angels in a dream. After his wilderness experience 14 years later, he is now dancing with them in another dimension! 

Prepare for another dimension in God! Prepare for a greater glory to be revealed to you! 

Prepare for a fresh new season of the Open Door!

Jeff Jansen, Senior Leader
Global Fire Church & Global Connect
Global Fire Ministries International

Email: info@globalfireministries.com
Website: globalfireministries.com

Jeff Jansen is Founder of Global Fire Ministries International in Murfreesboro, TN. The mission of GFMI as an Apostolic and Prophetic ministry is to pave the way for personal, city, regional, national and World revival. 

The ministries of GFMI include: Global Connect, Global Fire Churches, Kingdom Life Institute, Global Fire TV, and international conferences and crusades. 

Jeff Jansen is well known for his Miracle/Healing anointing and Prophetic ministry worldwide, often giving revelatory directives for not only individuals but regions and nations. Jeff is also founder & Senior Leader of Global Fire Church Murfreesboro, from which the Global Connect initiative of church planting and networking was birthed.

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