Revelation of the Word:

THEME: ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Luke 4:18-19 NKJV

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

INSIGHT

-Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit. The anointing enabled Him to be effective in His bodily form as fully Man and fully God, and in His assignment here on earth. Acts 10:38 also reveals that, “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” The anointing and the anointed one therefore speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit in a person’s life in Jesus Christ.

SUMMARY

Anoint in Hebrew is written as mashach which  means to consecrate, sanctify and smear with oil. Every born again Christian has the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Many Christians do not know whether they are anointed  or not and therefore they do not utilize this power. 1 Corinthians 2:10–11 outlines that, “the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit”. The Holy Spirit reveals to us the deep things of God not only for information but for transformation. This information is available to every believer, free of charge. The anointing denotes the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit designed to do His work in us and through us. The work of the anointing is also to illuminate God’s messaging in the believer’s life. To avail information from heaven into our lives. The Holy Spirit communicates to us through our human spirit. The Holy Spirit distributes His gifts to individuals as He wills. To some He gives the gift of word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge, to another faith, gift of healings, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, different kinds of tongues, and interpretation of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:8–11). The anointing is perfect and enters our spirit, and one of its primary roles is to cleanse our infected souls, heal, disinfect and transform us. The Holy Spirit requires us to turn at His rebuke and He will pour out His spirit on us and make His words known to us (Proverbs 1:23). Saul rebelled against God and His word and was dethroned after offering a sacrifice to the Lord which was only allowed for priests. (1 Samuel 13:2-14). King Uzziah wanted to offer burnt incense to the Lord which was a prerogative of the priests, Aaron and his sons. He was forbidden but he instituted and was struck by Leprosy (2 Chronicles 26:18). Exodus 28:41 shows that only Aaron and his sons were anointed, consecrated and sanctified to serve God as priests. David in the other hand was anointed as a king by Samuel the priest (1 Samuel 16:13). There is a clear distinction between kings and priests, and their functions, anointed for a particular calling. Although in some instances David functioned as a priest by the grace of God. He ate concentrated bread designed only for priests and he did not die (1 Samuel 21:6). God is calling us to let our garments always be white, and our heads should not lack oil (Ecclesiastes 9:8), the oil of His anointing so that He may always use us for His glory.  

PRAYER

Lord You are the same yesterday, today and forever. You never change. May You anoint us Holy Spirit and grant us Your gifts as You please and Your fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control. May You teach us all things and deliver us from the snares of the evil one. May You grant us the gift of discernment that we may know and agree with You always Holy Spirit. We believe in You dear Lord Jesus and acknowledge that You are the Son of God the Father. May You make our relatives and all people know You and enter through You our Door to eternal life. We worship You Lord Jesus and honor You Jehovah. May You bless us and keep us. May You shine Your face towards us and be gracious unto us. May You show Your countenance unto us and give us peace. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and forevermore. Amen

Further reading: Luke 7:36-50

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