The Anointing
What is the Anointing?
Anointing/anointed/anoints
Chrisma or chriô Don’t mix it with charisma
Chriô means to rub lightly or spread over something cover
Anointing was an ancient custom used by Egyptians, Greeks and Romans
It was an act of hospitality towards a guest; you are invited as an honoured guest into the house of Jehovah
The anointing gave the right to rule
For John the chrisma is the Spirit of truth who gives believers the power of understanding
Where do we find it in the Bible?
Anointing was introduced by God to Moses to make holy things belonging to the tabernacle Many recorded passages throughout Exodus. Deut and Lev.
In the OT the term anointing is used in at least 5 ways:
1. oil Ex 30:25 sacred anointing oil; said to be on holy things
2. the consecration of the priests Lev 8:10-13
3. the consecration of Kings 1 Sam 10:1
4. connected to the H/S 1 Sam10:6
5. the prophets were said to anointed Ps 105:15
To anoint signified the gift of authority, strength and honour Ps 45:7-8
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes [and] cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
It was only available to Kings and Priests or a testimony of a prophet
Examples: Aaron, David and Elijah
Is 10:27 It shall come to pass in that day [That] his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
Israel to be delivered from the power of the Assyrians
But also looking further to the deliverance of people from the bondage of sin and Satan
Not only will the yoke be taken, but destroyed
The enemies terror is broken and destroyed; done away with
The enemy seemed to be advancing and moving forward with daring pace
Those who threaten the Lord’s people front up to God
Ps 105:14-15 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
[Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
God’s anointed prophets are dearer to him than anointed kings themselves. Jeroboam’s hand was withered when it was stretched out against a prophet
N T Jesus was anointed by God Luke 4:18
"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
“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him” (Acts 10:38)
The religious world recognized the Spirit in Jesus and because he had the Holy Spirit, yet they crucified him
He wasn’t religious; he lived in a relationship with the Father
It didn’t stop with Jesus
The NT is full of examples of how the H/S moved on believers
Why is it important for today?
It shows us that we have new life
It empowers us for service
He gives us abilities beyond our flesh
Having the Holy Spirit helps us to discern the spirits 1Jn 4:1-6
By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
How do I know when I have it?
The world cannot receive the Spirit
They might want to join a church, but it is more than this
No man can come unless the Father draws him
They need regeneration to be twice born
You know what family you belong to
You cannot be a Christian without the H/S
An illumination from heaven; no one has taught you who I am…
He wants us to have the anointing
Do you feel comfortable in your spiritual skin?
When you accept the anointing God has given you, then you will stop looking over your shoulder at others
Saul lost the anointing
The decent of the Spirit at Pentecost was not the beginning
90% of the work of the church would still continue if the Spirit left
Many are turning out what looks like the move of God, but there’s no anointing; no touch of God
People like Jackie Pullinger, Corrie Ten-Boon, Rieanhard Bonki move naturally in the anointing
R T Kendall said, ‘To the spiritual person the supernatural seems natural’
The anointing upon your gift causes it to function easily
We don’t have to ‘work it up’
It will come easy to you
Have you come to terms with your limitations and strengths?
This can be a good thing or a bad thing
It’s a bad thing if you are in your comfort zone
It’s a good thing if you know you are at your limit for his work
Some Christians are put off by the anointing if God doesn’t do things the way they think he should
The Jews a perfect example; Jesus didn’t do what they expected
Not everything comes in a tidy package
God never asks you to do what he hasn’t anointed you for
He always provides grace for what you need
The possibility of the anointing is always there; God can manifest at any given time, if you allow him to
Those NOW Moments!!
One enemy of the anointing: YOU!
Many are guilty of quenching the Spirit
He can move at any time when we least expect him to and sometimes when we least deserve it
It is unmerited favour
It’s a daily guidance a rule book where the law of God is written on our hearts
The manifestations are given, not achieved
The Holy Spirit is a demonstration of the risen Christ = power Rom 8:; Gal4:6; Phil1:19
In the OT we had formless and impersonal power the characterized the H/S, now we have a sharper definition and a personality
To be a believer and not retain the Anointing of the Holy Spirit is to be rendered ineffective in the purposes of God
You cannot substitute the Anointing of God with works, talents, and programs. The anointing must be real
John 6:63..It is the Spirit who gives life and the flesh profits NOTHING!!!
To much time spent trying to solve supernatural problems in the natural!
Is 10:15 Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?
The LORD uses the pictures of an ax, a saw, a rod, and a staff to make the point that the instrument should never take credit for what the worker does with it
The scalpel can’t take credit for what the surgeon does; the strength and the skill are in the user, not in the instrument.
As wonderful as it is to be an instrument in the hand of God, the instrument deserves no special glory
When was the last time you remember being used under the anointing of God?
Jesus the anointed one is the real source of our victory and freedom from bondage
How many of our problems would be solved if we just had a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit in our lives?
We know from the word of God that it is His will that all be filled with the Holy Spirit
Full reservoirs instead of empty cistern
How full are you?
Get Away From Things That Will Contaminate You & The Anointing
You must know that the enemy is out to contaminate you, and your anointing. You know how we can get contaminated? By tolerating sin and evil in our midst
I believe in the real anointing & that is what I want
This world is tired of the shams...You get a real anointing they will know!
The true anointing has to be ...RELEASED
JOHN 7:33...He who believes in me, as the scripture said from his inner most being shall flow rivers of living waters.
You don’t horde the Anointing...You release it.
Just like Mary...You break the container and let it flow.
By the anointing Jesus breaks the yoke, and you are go and follow his example
If we are not free by the anointing, we cannot demonstrate true freedom to others
1 Jn 2:24-27
Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.
And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life.
These things I have written to you concerning those who [try to] deceive you.
But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
