Title: “You Anoint My Head With Oil”
Psalms 23: 5
“You prepare a Table before me in the presence of my Enemies; You anoint my Head with Oil; My Cup runs over.”
Last Sunday Morning we talked about God’s Table of Grace. We said that God’s Table Provides many things;
1. God’s Table Provides Nourishment.
2. God’s Table Provides opportunity for Growth.
3. God’s Table Provides a Place of Fellowship.
4. God’s Table Provides a Sense of Security.
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5. Gods’ Table Provides an Abundance.
6. God’s Table Provides a Place of Belonging.
7. God’s Table Provides a Place of Acceptance.
I thank God that we are all invited to set at God’s Table. You don’t set there because you are Perfect. You set there;
-Because of His Grace.
-Because of His Acceptance.
-We don’t set there because we deserve a spot.
-We set there because we Accepted the Invitation.
But what was David saying when he said, “You anoint my Head with Oil; My Cup Runs Over.”
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Summer time for Sheep or any Animal can be a very rough time, it is known as “Fly Time.” If you have every raised Animals you know exactly what I’m talking about. This morning, I want us to Look at;
I. The Enemy’s That Sheep Face.
As soon as I said that Sheep face various Enemies, many several wild animals came to your Mind like;
-Lions
-Bears
-Wolves.
-David had to kill some wild Animals......
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But Sheep face another Enemy that we don’t think too much about because these Enemies are so small. But these creatures can make a Sheep’s Life very Miserable.
Let me name just a few of those Enemies for you;
-They face the Warble Flies.
-They face Deer Flies.
-They face Mosquitoes & Gnats.
-They face Nasal Flies.
Sheep are Especially Troubled by the “Nose Fly” or the “Nasal Fly”. These Little Flies buzz around the Sheep’s Head Attempting to Lay their Eggs on the Damp Mucous Membrane of the Sheep’s Nose.
If they are Successful, the Eggs will Hatch in a Few Days & it forms a Small, Slender, Worm-Like Larvae. They work their way up the Sheep’s Nasal Passage & into the Sheep’s Head.
It causes Sever Irritation to the Sheep. For Relief from the pain the Sheep will;
-Beat their Heads against a Tree.
-They’ll Rub their Heads on a Rock.
-It causes great pain to the Animals.
-It has been known to kill some Sheep.
But when the Shepherd begins to see Signs of these Tiny Enemies, he will begin to apply an Antidote to the Sheep’s Head.
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This Antidote is made up of several ingredients. Many times it is Linseed Oil, Suffer & Tar & the Shepherd Smears it all over the Sheep’s Head & Nose.
Once the Oil has been Applied to the Sheep’s Head, there is an Immediate change in the Animal’s Behavior;
-The Aggravation is Gone.
-The Irritability is Gone.
-And the Animal can Lie Down & Rest.
When I read this, I immediately began to think, “Lord, I’m not bothered by the “Nasal Flies”, but there are other irritation that buzz around my Head & they try to Rob me of my Peace.
Proverbs 23: 7
“For as he thinks in his Heart, so is he. Eat & Drink! he says to you, but his heart is not with you.”
Satan is doing everything within his power to gain control over your Mind;
-He played with Eve’s Mind.
-He played with David’s Mind.
-He even played with the Mind of Christ.
When the Devil tempted Jesus for 40 days in the Wilderness, he tempted Jesus in 3 Major ways. And this is the same way that the Devil temps people today. He Tempted Jesus with;
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-The Lust of the Eyes.
-The Lust of the Flesh.
-The Pride of Life.
-But these Temptations took place in His Mind.
-This is where All Temptation Starts!
This is why we as Christians need to Learn to Put On the Whole Armor of God. This is why we need to Learn to take “Every Thought” captive to the Obedience of Christ.
The Enemy doesn’t bother us with Flies, but he uses other things to Buzz around our Heads. He uses things Like;
-Impure Sexual Thoughts.
-We begin to Fantasize with Impure Thoughts.
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-He tries to Insert thoughts of Bitterness.
-He tries to put in thoughts of Anger.
-He tries to put in thoughts of Depression.
-He tries to sow Seeds of Doubt.
-He tries to put in thoughts of Fear.
-He tries to Insert thoughts of Guilt.
-He tries to Insert thoughts of Low Self Esteem.
-He tries to put in thoughts of Jealousy.
-You say, “What can I do Pastor”?
I am being bothered by some of these things on a Regular Basis. Dr. Strong said, “You can’t keep a Bird from Flying over your Head, but you can keep him from building a Nest in your Hair.”
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I told you about a year ago that the Devil is a Liar & the way that you Fight the Lies of the Enemy is with the Truths of the Word of God!
This is what the Bible means when it says, “You shall know the Truth & the Truth shall set you Free.” There is power in the Truths of God’s Word, but we’ve got to use the Sword against the Enemy.
Some of you have possibly allowed the Enemy to Lay some of his Lying Eggs in your Mind & they have began to Hatch. And because you are Listening to his Lies your Cup is not Overflowing!
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-You have Lost your Joy.
-You have Lost your Peace.
-You’re Faith is beginning to Waver.
-The Enemy will try to Steal your Hope.
-And you are saying, “What Can I Do”?
That’s a Great Question & God has got an answer for it! If we are ever going to Live Right, we’ve got to Learn to Think Right!
John 10:10
“The Thief does not come except to Steal & to Kill & to Destroy. I have come that they may have Life, & that they may have it more Abundantly.”
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We as Christians need to learn to tell the Enemy to Buzz Off & we are going to talk more about that next Sunday Night. But the Good Shepherd also wants to help us with the Enemy.
II. The Good Shepherd Wants to Anoint Our
Heads With Oil.
Some of you might be Thinking, “Pastor does God have an Antidote that He applies to our Heads?” Yes He Does! The Oil that David is talking about is the Precious Holy Spirit!
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Did you know that in the O.T. they would Apply Blood to the High Priests’;
-Right Ear. (Symbolic of the Mind).
-Right Thumb. (Symbolic of the Work).
-Right Toe. (Symbolic of the Walk).
-Then they would apply Oil to these parts.
-It was for Cleansing & Anointing!
Did you know that on the Day of Pentecost that there appeared to them Divided Tongues, as of Fire, & it Sat upon each of Them? This happened for a Purpose.
The Good Shepherd was Anointing their Heads with Oil & They couldn’t contain themselves. They were filled with a New Power & their Cups began to Overflow!
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God wants to Anoint some Heads Today because the Enemy has been playing with some minds for a Long Time & it’s time for him to Buzz Off!
The Oil that David is Talking About is the Precious Holy Spirit. He is not an It, but He is the 3rd Person of the Holy Trinity & that Anointing is for EVERY CHILD of GOD!
Luke 11:11-12
“If a Son ask for Bread from any father among you, will he give him a Stone? Or if he asks for a Fish, will he give Him a Serpent instead of a Fish?
“Or if he asks for an Egg, will he offer him a Scorpion?”
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Luke 11:13
“If you then, being Evil, know how to give good gifts to your Children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”
Ephesians 5:18
“And do not be drunk with Wine, in which is Dissipation; but be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
I have been Studying the Tabernacle on Wednesday Nights & one of the Pieces of Furniture that was in the “Holy Place” was “The Golden Lamp stand.”
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The Golden Lamp stand didn’t burn by Consumption like a Candle, but it burned by a Constant Supply of Oil. It was the High Priests job to fill the Lamp stand on a Daily Basis.
Eli in the book of Samuel failed to keep “The Golden Lamp stand” filled with Oil & the Bible says, “Ere the Lamp of God went out.”
-The Lamp stand is a Picture of Christ.
-But it’s also a Picture of Us.
-We can’t afford to run out of Oil.
In Matthew 25, there is a Powerful Parable of Ten Virgins.
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-Five of them were Wise.
-Five of them were Foolish.
-They were all waiting for the Bridegroom.
-While He delayed they all Slumbered....
But at Midnight a Cry was Heard, “Behold the Bridegroom is coming, let’s go out to meet Him.”
-They all jumped to their Feet.
-They began to Trim their Lamps.
-But the Foolish Virgins had no Oil.
Matthew 25:10
“And while they went to buy, the Bridegroom came, & those who were ready went in with Him to the Wedding & the Door was Shut.”
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I realize that it is Sunday Morning, but I believe that there are a Lot of Sheep that would say, “Pastor, I have allowed the Enemy to Lay some Eggs in my Mind & it is driving me Crazy”.
-He has sown some Eggs of Doubt.
-He has sown some Eggs of Anger.
-He has sown some Eggs of Insecurity.
-He has sown some Eggs of Fear.
-He has sown some Eggs of Depression.
-He has sown some Eggs of Impure Thoughts.
-He has sown some Eggs of Bitterness.
You would be honest & say, “I need “The Good Shepherd”, to Anoint my Head with Oil.” You can leave this place today with your Cup Overflowing.
Just like the Shepherd in the O.T. would apply that oil to the Sheep’s Head because he loved it & didn’t want to see the Flies destroy it.
You have a Good Shepherd that Loves You & doesn’t want to see the Enemy destroy you with his Lies. Do you want the Enemy to Buzz Off, then let the Shepherd Anoint your Head with Oil.
Fill my Cup Lord.
I Lift it up Lord.
Come & Quench this Thirsting of my Soul.
Bread of Heaven feed me till I want no more.
Here’s my Cup fill it up & make me whole.
Fill My Cup Lord.
I Lift it Up Lord.
Come & Quench
This Thirsting of My Soul.
Bread of Heaven
Feed me till I want no More.
Here’s my Cup
Fill it up & make me Whole.
