Unchained

“Unchained”

Pastor M.L. Maughmer, Jr.

Isaiah 10:27 “And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing”.

Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage”.

John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”.

I wrote this poem several years ago but it fits this message today so allow me a few moments to read this poem.

“The Anointing”

By

Pastor M.L. Maughmer, Jr.

The Anointing does not come in front of the masses, but is placed upon you in the secret closet. The Anointing is the ultimate answer to countless prayers. The Anointing is the exaltation of the Holy Ghost upon those that were abased.

The Anointing destroys yokes, breaks chains, impregnates, rejuvenates, separates, and consecrates. The Anointing soothes, caresses, and eases pain away. The Anointing supports, illuminates, enriches, and empowers. The Anointing will make you weep like a child, yet cause you to live like a giant.

The Anointing is not a practiced talent, nor a gift of intelligence. It is not predicated on social status, economical stability, or genealogical pedigree. No eloquence can woo it, no market can sell, no manufacture can produce it, and no preacher can bestow it. The Anointing is a gift of God. It is the knighthood given to those that are willing to stand on the battlefield and hold up the blood stained banner for the Lord.

Eloquence is impressive, prestige is persuasive, and thought ignites inspiration, but it is only the Anointing that is able to break the yoke of sin, to win the harden heart to God, and to set at liberty those that are bruised.

The Anointing is the distinguishing characteristic that separates the true unadulterated gospel and the preacher/pastor from all other forms of perpetrated truth.

The Anointing is given solely by the hands of God to empower you to effectively minister to the whole man, the mind, body, and soul. The Anointing empowers you to be able to lead people from the wilderness of sin into the heavenly promise land.

The Anointing is not an unconditional gift, but is contingent upon obedience to God. It is perpetuated by the very process in which it was obtained, through countless prayers in the secret closets of your life. It is motivated by the desire not to impress man, but to embrace God.

The Anointing is moving from the level of expecting God to the realm of experiencing God. The Anointing is God's favor upon those that are willing to forsake the glamour and fame of the world and with tireless adoration seek the face of God.

The Anointing.

Last month was Black History Month, the shortest and coldest month of the year, yet it is the time we commemorate the memories, achievements, and history of the African American People. Although it is supposed to be a National Recognition of the struggles and achievements of the Black people, amazingly there still is a resilient emphasis to slavery that dominates the minds of a lot of people and most news stories and media outlets. With all the accomplishments and success that the United States has been blessed with and in this era of a 2nd term black president, the media insists on instigating and stirring up resentment against the descendants of former slaves. Although slavery has been abolished the effects it has on the minds of people has been devastating and will be a devastating impression for many years to come.

I know I am not the only one that thinks this way, but when I think about slavery and slaves all I can imagine is pictures of black people most of them naked and bound with chains around their legs and necks with their hands either tied or chained together. They are humiliated, scared, beaten, abused, mistreated, and many are killed. They don’t understand exactly what is going, they have no idea of why this is happening, they don’t know where they are going, and they have no clue as to what is happening to their families all they know is that their freedom has been taken away and now they find themselves chained and bound.

Understand - Slavery is an institution based upon dominance and submission, whereby one person owns another and can demand, from that person, labor or whatever other services they desire, simply because they have obtained the authority and power to do so – not the right – but the power.

WATCH THIS:- slavery has been called by many names — among them are bondage, servitude, captivity, oppression, burden, serfdom, weight, conquest and suppression.