Fill Your Horn With Oil & Go!

II. GOD STILL HAS A PLAN

A. GOD’S KINGDOM DEPENDS ON GOD

1. Despite human failure, God still has a plan! Just because Saul failed, didn’t mean that God was finished with Israel. God still has a work that he wants to accomplish.

2. Samuel couldn’t see past Saul, but God could. God’s kingdom wasn’t dependent on men or women, but on God! Jonathan himself said, “there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few!” 1 Sam. 14:6.

3. There have always been attacks on the Church of Jesus. In the last 10 years, record numbers of Christians have been martyred, courts have over-ruled our belief system, the media has mocked and the atheists have scorned.

4. But remember this, Jesus said, “…on this Rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!” Mt. 16:18, KJV. HELL WILL NEVER PREVAIL OVER THE CHURCH!

B. GOD HAS FUTURE PROSPECTS GREATER THAT THOSE OF THE PAST

1. Samuel…there are still Davids out there - waiting and ready to enlist in the work of God. When God told Samuel to fill his horn with oil, it was a message of hope.

2. God still wants to use people to pass the anointing on. We must be willing. Why does God need human vessels? He doesn’t; but the blessing might be more for the pray-er than the pray-ee.

3. Samuel had the anointing on him and God wanted to pass that anointing on. Also, the fact that the Prophet of that age anointed David, was a public stamp of approval by God of David’s call and leadership.

4. Samuel argued with the Lord, as we sometimes do, that to obey might be dangerous (Saul might kill him if he went and anointed a new king), but God gave him an extra purpose for going to Bethlehem.

5. Samuel suddenly saw with God’s vision: all is NOT DARK. God is on the throne. He’s ALIVE & WORKING! God’s about to initiate A NEW SEASON OF BLESSING AND SUCCESS! I hear that statement about YOUR life!

6. Let go of your old vision and see God’s new vision for your life. Forget your old problems and move on!

III. COMMAND: FILL YOUR HORN WITH OIL & GO!

God commanded Samuel to “Fill your horn with oil and go.” There are three things inherent in this command:

A. SAMUEL NEEDED HIS OWN HORN TO BE REFILLED

1. The “horn” was actually an animal’s horn (wild ox?), hollowed out in the center, which from ancient times was used as a container for oil.

2. David many times says in the Book of Psalms that God exalted “his horn.” David’s using the term as an emblem of God giving him “strength and power.”

3. Just as Samuel needed a “refilling” to set in motion God’s next season of blessing for the nation, so we need a new refilling so God can accomplish NEW things through us!

4. We must seek a fresh, new anointing in our own lives before we can influence those around us. We need fresh oil in our horns.

B. PURPOSES & USES OF OIL

1. People were anointed in the Bible to:

a. Set them apart to God, and

b. To consecrate them to sacred office.

2. RECIPE OF THE SACRED/HOLY OIL. The Holy Oil was made up of 4 spices: myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus, and cassia. These were mingled with a ‘hin’ (4 quarts) of olive oil. It created a beautiful fragrance.