The Anointed One

“The Spirit of the 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; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, 3To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil

of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”               

                                                                Isaiah 61:1-3   NKJV

Do you realise that you are anointed by Jesus? Yes, here we see some the words that Jesus quoted in Luke 4:17-20, clearing telling all who would listen that He - Jesus, is the Anointed One. But, He also gave the disciples power in Matthew 10:1, 'And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.' And let us not forget the great Commission recorded in Matthew 24 and Mark 16. Jesus clearly released His anointing on His disciples and to all (that's us) who ask Him into their hearts and serve Him.

But let us first look at the word "Anointed.' 'In the Hebrew text, this means Mashach, which means to rub with oil to consecrate someone or something. An ideal example was the ordaining and consecrating of priests. A most important derivative Mashach is Mashiyach which means Messiah 'Anointed One.' As Jesus was and is  the promised Anointed One, His title came to be 'Jesus the Messiah.' Messiah was translated into Greek as Christos, thus His designation of Jesus Christ'.  Sourced from The Spirit Filled Life Bible

All of the text in Is 61:1-3 is now associated with each one of us. This is our commission and Jesus has anointed each one of us to carry out this commission on His behalf. We represent Him here on earth. One day, probably soon, He will return but, until then, we have work to do. I think many Christians feel that their commitment  is minimal - Sunday morning at church and , probably, the occasional Home group in the week. Life is busy and there are chores to do at home; at work and doing this extra 'Church work' is for the pastor and team, isn't it? No, whoever thinks that has got it wrong. The work of Jesus must take first place; Work and play come second. Yes, Jesus would want each one of us to spend time with our family but, as Anointed One's of Jesus, we also need to be spearheading them into Kingdom Business.

One day, all of our material possessions will be gone. We can't take any of them to heaven with us. They are secondary pleasures that Jesus gives us. The most important thing in our lives is fulfilling what Jesus has anointed us for and called us to do. There are lives that need to know Jesus out there and we, have the answer for them. Don't we?

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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