Anointing 3

Anointing 3

I feel led to continue this “mini-series” on the anointing of the Holy Spirit. What is the anointing? What does it do for us? How do we use it?

We already know and understand the physical anointing with oil. The anointing of the Holy Spirit is somewhat different. It is the power of God at work through us. It is the manifestation of Holy Spirit in our lives. It is the presence of God with us at all times – wherever we are, whatever we are doing.

The Power of the anointing

The Word of God describes it like this – “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8

“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and Power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” Acts 10:38

This power is the same power that God used when He created the world! Isn’t that amazing? That God should allow us to use His almighty power to do His work for His Kingdom? Actually no – it is perfectly logical to me as He only allows us to use His power to do the things He has told us or shown us to do.

It empowers us for holy living (acts 1:8) The anointing of Holy Spirit is for us to live holy lives through His empowerment.

It puts the seal of god’s ownership upon us  “You also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 1:13 So the presence of Holy Spirit in our lives is the seal of God upon us.

It manifests God’s powerful presence in our lives (acts 10:38) In the same way that Jesus manifested Holy Spirit’s presence in His life and work, so we will do the same.

It breaks yokes, bondages and limitations. In Isaiah 61:1 it says “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.“  So, the anointing will break all our yokes, and bondages, and our limitations. With God, we can do anything.

Practical Application

Apply the Blood – To our thinking, our hearing, our doing and our going. We apply the Blood to cover us spiritually, for protection.“Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12

Applying the anointing – to break every yoke, to bring joy, for divine power, and for a great sense of His Presence. Everything you do, do it in the anointing and presence of God.

Carrying His presence

Whenever we go anywhere – to church, to work, to the shops, to school, to family, anywhere at all, we can carry the presence of God with us because that is our manifestation of His  anointing. People notice it too. I know stories of workmates who stopped swearing just because it would offend one of their work-mates who happened to be a Christian. That is the presence of God manifest on our lives.

I hope this has helped someone – it certainly helped me when I heard it all for the first time.