READ: Judges 13:1-25
There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren (Aqar), in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
Exodus 23:26
Several Hebrew words are translated into the word “barren” or “barrenness.” Each of these words has a special meaning and throws the light of revelation on the subject of barrenness.
The word Aqar word means “the destruction or removal of generative organs”. It also means: “to have non-functioning organs”, “to be barren or sterile”. It is used in reference to people like Sarah, Rachel, Hannah, the mother of Samson, and Rebecca.
Ministers suffering from Aqar barrenness are deficient in the generative aspect of ministry. This means they are deficient in the outreach and fruit-bearing aspects of ministry. They are unable to give birth to anything in the ministry. Such pastors may have many activities but these programmes do not bring much fruit for the ministry.
One way of fighting barrenness is to consider the outreach aspect of your ministry. Do you have crusades? Do you plant new churches? The absence of crusades, breakfast meetings, witnessing campaigns and real ministry work, shows a deficiency in the generative aspect of your ministry.
Barren people who are members of the church receive the Word and probably have the messages. They may even be involved in other activities of the church. They are seen at prayer meetings and become “fat” spiritually. However, such people will not be involved in ministry, evangelism or soul winning. This proves that they have a deficiency in their spiritual generative organs.