READ: 2 Kings 2:15-22
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate (Shakol).
Leviticus 26:22
Shakol is a Hebrew word translated into the word “barren” or “barrenness.”
This means “to miscarry, to suffer abortion, to be bereaved of children, to be barren, to cast your young, to make childless and to be deprived of children”.
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
2 Kings 2:19
Any minister experiencing SHAKOL cannot keep the souls that God gives him. Such ministers constantly cast their young and suffer abortions. They cannot sustain growth and are unable to continue in the things that God gives to them. Many churches receive large numbers of visitors and, even, converts. You must work on keeping these converts. You must make sure that your visitors come again.
I always pray over my members. I pray to God, “Lord, when they go, let them come back to church. As they come back, let them come with more people.” I pray that each member becomes a minister and that each minister gives birth to a church. This kind of prayer counteracts shakol barrenness.
Another reason why some other churches are unable to break out is that they attack their young leaders. They kill fresh blood. The leaders do not allow mavericks to flourish around them. The anointing on all of us is greater than the anointing on one person. You must allow fresh leaders and pastors to be released under your ministry. The fastest growth always occurs when there are multiple ministers working together.