HE DOES A NEW THING BY HIS ANOINTING
The anointing on you is the overflow of the Messiah’s life into yours. The anointing of the Spirit of God is a must in the life of every believer. Every work done without the Spirit of God and without the power of God is rejected. We must be anointed to be accepted.
Acts 1:8 promises that we will receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon us. This promise is essential to understanding the anointing. When the Holy Spirit comes upon us, we are in God’s presence. But God’s presence is not the same as His anointing. God’s presence is His glory and His person; His anointing is His power. In Hebrew, the word “anoint” is mashach, which means “to rub in.” The Greek word is chrism and means “to smear.” When we receive the anointing, we are, in a sense, “smeared” with His power, which means that He is not only upon us but within us, as oil would be rubbed into and absorbed by the skin. Simply put, the anointing is God’s power. It is the manifestation and the result of his presence. Without God’s glory, we will never have His power. At the same time, the power without the presence will destroy a person; it will become an enemy. So we must have the presence with the power. The glory is given as long as a person is faithful. The power is the gift we receive as a result of the glory of God. Thus, a person can lose the glory and keep the power (for example, Samson and Saul)
The anointing can be transferred—and it can be transferred by you and me. We are vessels of God. We must accept that we are vessels and be honored by this wonderful privilege. The Bible does not say that nothing is impossible to God but that nothing is impossible with God. Therefore, God is looking for vessels to use. But do not allow your vessel to be weakened. You cannot put new wine in old bottles. Make sure your vessel is fit for God’s use. The anointing is transferred in strength to the strong. God told Moses to give Him the best, not what was flawed. God’s abiding presence of God is for fellowship, yet His power is for service. His is given that we might know Him, while the power is given that others might know Him through us. The power is for service, not fellowship. The presence is for fellowship. The presence affects the human spirit; the power affects the human body, and it can be transferred.
Have a blessed Week.
