The Anointing

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"The Spirit of Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound."  Isaiah 61:1 NKJV

To anoint  is to smear and rub with holy oil in order to consecrate holy people or holy things, such as the anointing of priests and buildings. Anointed in Hebrew is meshach.

A derivative of this word is mashlyach which means Messiah -  Anointed one, as Jesus was and still is the promised Anointed One. His title came to be Jesus the Messiah. This was later translated into Greek as Christos, hence the name Jesus Christ.

As Christians, we're all given the anointing but not all flow in this. 1 John 2:20 says:

"But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things"

This scripture is saying that we know all things. This is referring to discernment. Christians should flow in this anointing from the Holy Spirit; then they have the ability to discern the truth through the experience of knowledge.

Sadly, not all Christians allow this anointing to come upon them. It's there but many tend to ignore this putting it down as suspicious and 'not of God', type of thing. Others, want this anointing but don't know how to go about it. There is no exam to sit, in order to receive the anointing. You received this when you were born again. The more time you spend with Jesus, the more you'll be like Him and he anointing will flow. The thing is, if you don't 'put in' then you won't 'receive'. What I mean is, we need to spend time with God in prayer, bible study, listening to Him and enjoying every moment with Him. The anointing cannot fail to come upon you then.

The scripture says, 'you have an anointing from the Holy One and you know all things,' but you must allow the Holy Spirit access in order for Him to flow through you and allow this to happen. God wants us preaching to the unconverted, laying hands on the sick and setting captives free from the indwelt prison that they dwell in. But you need the anointing to do this.

A few years ago, I was in hospital recovering from major surgery. I was tired, very weak and   totally out of things. I heard God speak to me, giving me a scripture. Psalm 92:10:

'But My horn (strength), You have exalted like a wild ox, I have been anointed with fresh oil.'

I was going nowhere, in fact slipping away. Suddenly, I accepted this Word from God and within days, I was strengthened, discharged and sent home. Basically, God was showing me that He had given me His strength and a fresh anointing. I have stood on this verse ever since.

It's a good place to start. God wants to give you a fresh anointing; to build you up and strengthen you. Why not renew that anointing today

'Lord, I receive the Word from Psalm 92:10 and ask You to give me a fresh anointing this day, so that I can know all things and carry out Your work each and every day. Amen

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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