The Ministry of Impartation

We are going to continue with our look at a very important subject for those wanting to be used effectively by God in public ministry. That is "The Ministry Of Impartation." When I speak of impartation I meanthe ability to give unto others that which God has given to us ... either sovereignly, or through other anointed vessels (messengers) of God.

The Greek word for "impartation" is "metadidomi" meaning:

• "to give over, i.e. share: give, impart" (Strong's);
• "to give a share of" (Young's);
• "to share in association with anyone, i.e. to impart, communicate" (Bullinger's);

1.  to communicate (information, etc.); relate.
2.  to give or bestow (something)" (Collins).

Other words we can use to help bring a clearer meaning are: "transmit, pass on, confer, transfer."

There are two main ways by which impartation happens to us:

1.  FROM GOD HIMSELF:

A sovereign, divine impartation that enables us to do what we've not been able to do before.

In Numbers 11 we read that the burden of Leadership was becoming too heavy on Moses' life. When he cried out to God about this, God's response was to get Moses to gather together 70 men of the Elders of Israel:

"And the Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

And I will come down and talk with you there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you bear it not yourself alone" (Numbers 11:16-17 , KJV).

God promised to take of the spirit that was upon Moses and impart or put it upon the 70 elders, so they could carry the burden that Moses was carrying.

"And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and sat them round about the tabernacle.

And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him (Moses), and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied and did not cease" (Numbers 11:24-25 , KJV).

God divinely imparted of the spirit from Moses to the 70 Elders. When that happened they began to prophesy - something they had never done before. That impartation enabled them to take on greater responsibility to support Moses, to minister to the people and to release the Holy Spirit out of their lives to bless others in a more powerful way. There was a transferring from one to another, so the one receiving could function much more like the one doing the imparting or transferring.

We will continue with

1. Impartation by laying on of hands

2. Impartation to receive the Holy Ghost

3. Impartation for blessing

Next time!

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Apostle TJ and Rhonda Tipton 

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