This topic came to me in a dream on 28 Oct 2013 and i will like to share it with you.
To anoint – Meaning to rub or pour oil on, to consecrate or set apart. Holy things, priests and kings in the bible were anointed for their purpose.
Let’s look at the anointing upon king David, the anointed of God and the sweet psalmist of Israel.
God testified concerning him in Acts 13:22, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse a man after my own heart who will do all my will’.
For God to ‘have found’ means he must have been searching. He needed someone who would do all His will and He found this in David.
He had seen the heart of David (1 Sam 16:7) that:
He was a humble man who would depend on His ability (2 Sam 5:19,25)
He would wait for His timing and not seize the throne from Saul
He would always give Him the glory (2 Sam 5:20).
So God chose him and he was anointed first by Samuel the prophet in 1 Sam 16:13, as king over Judah (2 Sam 2:4) and over all Israel (2 Sam 5:3). The spirit of the Lord came upon David from the first time he was anointed by Samuel. He went on and became great and the Lord of host was with him.
God began to equip David and direct the details of his life even though he hadn’t ascended the throne.
The anointing upon David was for the sake of his people Israel. (2 Sam 5:12). This was his primary assignment and the Lord was with him in fulfilling it. His life could not be terminated despite several attempts from Saul to kill him.
Jesus Christ the anointed one had a primary assignment which He passed on to as many as have received Him as Lord and saviour and have received the Holy Spirit. This assignment is in Isaiah 61:1-4
‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me…………And they shall repair the ruined cities. The desolation of many generations’.
Jesus, in His search for someone who would do the will of the father just like in the case of David has chosen you (the spirit-filled Christian) and has anointed you to fulfill your assignment:
(1) As a healer.
(2) As a messenger of freedom and comfort.(Isa. 61:1-3)
(3) To share the message of abundant life and eliminate discouragement. (Isa 61:3)
(4) To set nations free by your continued prayers and evangelism (Isa 61:4-5).
Just like in the case of David, a spirit-filled christian has been equipped to do all these and much more as a result of the anointing upon.
God has found and chosen you, therefore arise and shine forth for your light has come and the glory of God is risen upon you. Fulfill your call and assignment and glorify Him.
Please share your experience and testimonies. Also add to this blog by clicking reply at the end.
God bless you.
Great and timely message.
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Thank you.
This indeed !is a wise saying & a wonderful reminder of our calling.!!!!….true any God giving gift is for the edification of the body of Christ , just as fruits on a tree is a prove that that tree is productive. Annoiting to heal, encourage, pray, help and so on is a prove that we are performing the purpose of us being save& performing the greatest commission. Thanks pastor shade for another spiritual check list. May ur strength be renewed on a daily basis.
Amen. Thank you.
Great questions, David! I’ve leraned from scripture that anointing is SOOOO broad. I’m with you, though. I think we’ve misrepresented what anointing really is. Part of me believes it all rests on the value we place on people. Do we anoint people based on their abilities? Do we anoint people based on their righteousness? Do we only value those people who are anointed?When does God anoint someone? God revealed to me it’s in how he identifies people. He named Adam before Adam knew what his name meant. He called Moses a great orator before Moses saw it in himself. An angel of the Lord called Gideon a mighty warrior before Gideon saw it in himself. Jesus called Simon Peter before Peter knew his rock identity in Christ. How is God identifying us? Has he anointed us already, but we have not yet fulfilled it?We’re also commanded to anoint the sick with oil. Anytime in scripture when someone was anointed with oil, it was a symbol of authority. When we anoint the sick with oil, not only are we saying we value sick and hurting people, we are recognizing Christ’s authority to heal them.I think where we get caught is this: we tend to look at anointing as a finished product instead of an identity despite what we see. We DESPERATELY need the Holy Spirit to reveal to us whom he has anointed because most anointing is unseen.Hope all that made sense. I’m looking at anointing from the lens of places in scripture where God talks about pouring out his Spirit on men, and how he identifies his people. Blessings to you!!!
that we can be saved by our righteousness, but there is mtielpliud scriptures that puts it in our court to remain righteous. If not, why does james tell us to cleanse our hands ye sinners and purify our hearts ye doubleminded? Why does Paul comnand us to put on the whole armor of God? Why was is our choice to put in the garment of praise for heaviness. Sacrifice brings anointing. We stopped burning rams and bullocks when Jesus became the final blood sacrifice for all sin, yet we are still cpmmanded to enter His courts with thanksgiving and to offer continually the sacrifice of praise. God puts no fire where we have put no acceptable offering! Ever! Hope ive answered what you wree asking me. Hey Tony, for the record, text and email can sound argumenative and I want you to know this is not the case. I just do not believe the anointing is automatic because ur saved. You cannot recieve the baptism of the holy ghost just because of salvation. Acts 5:32 says God gives the Spirit to them they obey Him. Paul said to strive to enter in for straight is the gate and narrow is the way and FEW there be that find it. Why strive if its done already? Who are those who Christ will spew out of His mouth for not being found righteous in His sight? You have to be in the body to be spewed out! So apparently theres a distinction made strongly in the Word between being redeemed from sin and living in such a way that keeps us righteous. The blood has to be applied by us and our prayer life and relationship with Christ. Theres no scriptural foundation for eternal security or once saved always saved . That is the doctrine of the nicolaitans that Jesus said he hated. We choose to die daily, not claim jesus to do all the work. He defeated sin and hell for us. We choose to appropriate its availability to us. I can offer someone a shower to use, but they have to get in and use it. The anointing comes from sacrifice. Theres a price to be paid for it. That price is right living before God. John exhorted us to sin not, and whether people sin or not is up to them. God would never ask us to not sin unless we were given the ability not to. Christ is the atonement for our sin and he is our righteousness but noone skips to my loo thru the pearly gates. We strive daily and take up that cross daily or we cannot be his disciples. Thats why he will say to many who tell him how they did wondrous works in his name and even cast out devils and he will say depart from me, i never k ew you. Because they were trying to hide behind grace as if its a covering for their sins, when in reality its the power to overcome sin now. Think about this: David was saved long before anointed either time. God declared Jeremiah a prophet before His birth. Yet Jeremiah had to choose to pursue that calling and he was then annoited for it. God anoints whom he wills for what. Everyone is eligible for it in their calling, but not everyone recieves it. There is nothing given of God that doesnt have conditions to be met except His love. Even salvation requires a turning away and commitment to Him. Its a free gift, but to keep it requires something of us. God bless.
First, I believe that the anionting is a derivative from the Holy Ghost.-It is task specific, in that it enables a person to carry out a god-given task i.e. David-King, Jesus-teacher, etc.It is audible and both tangible (my experience and opinion)*I listened to a former R&B singer who is a woman. Then, I heard the change the very anionting of God in her voice (after she became born again), when she spoke, you could HEAR that she had been in a CONSECRATED place through the HOLY GHOST. can’t reference it exactly, but our spirit should bear witness -I agree with the other poster gifts and callings come without repentance. It may seem crazy to us that God anointed many for service that have NOT repented falling into the category Didn’t we prophesy, cast out devils depart from me, I knew you not All in all God will use any (and all) to accomplish his purpose here on earth.That’s why MANY are called but FEW are CHOSEN.As long as you don’t abuse, misrepresent, and cheapen God’s anionting (HIS task-specific stamp on you) with gimmicks and filler