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a talk presented by Elechi Udochi Alegua, during the 2017 sisters forum conference/seminar
with the Theme: "Making A Difference" on Saturday 24th June 2017 at
St. Georges Ang. Church Oduoha Parish, Emohua Archdeaconry, Diocese of Ikwerre
Text: Acts
10:38 “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.”
Luke
the Doctor, who watched the ministry of Jesus first-hand, tells us in Acts
10:38 what distinguishes Him. It is not enough to hang around and say: “See how
much I can pray in tongues?” No, you should seek to be anointed. God anointed
Jesus Christ with the Holy Ghost and power. He was anointed because wherever He
went the problems He encountered came to an end. He went about doing good and
healing those who were oppressed by the devil. Why? Because God was with Him.
To
be anointed means that God is with you. Anointing brings God into your life.
Anointing is being clothed with a God-like garment. To be anointed means that
when you appear all problems around you are solved. Anointing deals with
everything.
Consider
the following benefits of being anointed.
- Anointing
makes you successful in life.
- Anointing
causes you to excel.
- Where
others fail, anointing enables you to succeed.
- Anointing
enables you to introduce Jesus to a given scene.
Beloved,
I wouldn’t want you to miss out on any of God’s moves. According to the
scriptures, “And these signs shall follow them that believe [. . .]” (Mark
16:17, KJV). If you are a believer, signs ought to follow you; you
should not follow signs. In other words, when you appear there will be signs
because of the anointing of God upon your life. I declare it a new era for you.
The days of darkness and failure are over. The days of disappointment and
frustration are over. It is your turn to testify.
Seven Results of Abiding in
God’s Anointing
The
anointing is the overflow of Christ in your life! It comes to us as we spend
time in God’s Word, seek Him with our whole heart, and worship Him. Jesus said:
“If ye
abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall
be done unto you” (John 15:7).
We
increase the anointing by spending time in His presence. And you will certainly
know when the presence of the Holy Spirit has come upon your life. Here are
seven things that the anointing will bring to you when it begins to increase
and flow:
1.
Healing.
Just
like when the good Samaritan ministered to the man who had been robbed,
stripped, and left for dead (Luke 10:33-34), the minute God’s
anointing starts to flow on you, it will heal you. Your heart will be healed.
He will restore your health. And you will become a minister of His healing
power. That is promised in God’s Word.
2.
Revelation.
The
anointing will change your life. Exodus 25:6 talks about the oil that
brings light. It pierces the darkness and illuminates everything around it.
Nothing can stop it because the anointing is the overflow of Christ’s life. And
once the anointing starts to flow over you, it brings revelation knowledge,
allowing you to move into a supernatural walk with God.
3.
Provision. In 1 Kings 17:14, we read about Elijah and
the widow of Zarephath. She desperately needed a miracle. All she had left for
herself and her son was a handful of meal and a small amount of oil. God
performed a life-changing miracle for her, multiplying her offering far beyond
anything she could have dreamed. The oil did not fail. And today, when God
moves in your life, the oil begins to flow, meeting every need in your life.
There will be no lack. That’s what God wants for you today. He is moving
mightily upon the earth—as you seek Him with your whole heart, the oil will
flow on you, and every need in your life will be met!
4.
Debt-free
living. A
widow came to Elisha and cried out about the debts that had overtaken her and
her sons after her husband’s death (2 Kings 4:1-7). God used all she had, a
pot of oil—it multiply supernaturally, and she was able to pay off all her
debts!
5.
Deliverance.
David
spoke of the oil of anointing (Psalm 23:1-5) and how it delivered him
from all his enemies. Not only that, but he also spoke of God’s faithfulness in
protecting him when he wrote, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
6.
Faith. We are told that the
watchman, of Isaiah 21:5, was directed to anoint
the shield. Just as oil was used then, the oil of God’s anointing must be used
today. Faith must be activated and released, then God will protect you with the
shield of faith because of that anointing. Today, regardless of your
circumstances, He wants to release a mighty anointing on your life to protect
you, completely and totally, but you must first activate it!
7.
Blessings. Psalm 133 speaks about the
precious oil of anointing that flowed over Aaron, then God directed the high
priest to command His blessings: “The Lord commanded the blessing, even life
for evermore” (verse 3) upon the children of Israel. Today, He commands the
blessings on you through His Word. He even says, “All the promises of God in
him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us” (2 Corinthians 1:20).
Every one of these seven promises of
His anointing is for us today, to the glory of God!