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Luke 24:49 "I am going to send you
what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed
with power from on high.”
Acts
10:38 "And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then
Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the
devil, for God was with him."
1
Samuel 16:12-13 "So he sent
and had [David] brought in. He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome
features. Then the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; he is the one.” [13]
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his
brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in
power."
FOR WHAT
PURPOSE ARE WE ANOINTED?
A.
Like a PROPHET, you were anointed to represent
God and proclaim His Word.
The Bible becomes more than a book, It becomes the very voice of
God speaking spiritual life and hope in the ears of the people.
B.
Like a PRIEST, you were anointed to serve God,
be an intercessor and a worshipper.
It takes Spirit and Truth to be a true worshipper of God.
C.
Like a KING, you were anointed to be a godly
leader at home, on your job, at school, or in church.
Many of the moral problems we are seeing in our government comes
from a lack of elected officials who are “born again Christians” who are
willing to shine the light of Jesus into darkness.
D.
You were
anointed so you could bring healing, hope, and the love of God into people’s
broken lives.
What
the Anointing will do for you:
1.
Excellence
"For
we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand, so that we should walk in them" (Eph. 2:10)
ü His will (and your goal) is to walk in excellence
in doing business.
ü Settle for nothing less!
Excellence, then, is defined as to super-abound in quality or quantity;
superior, very good of its kind; eminently good.
Quick: fast in thinking, learning,
understanding, moving or reacting
Skillful: having the training, knowledge and
expertise that is needed to do something
well
Diligent: characterized by steady, earnest and
energetic effort
Ready: prepared mentally and physically to do
something for immediate use
2.
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.
3.
CONSTANT LIGHT AND DIVINE REVELATION:
The anointing will change your life.
Exo. 27:20 "And
thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive
beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always."
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.
4.
PROVISION:
In 1 Kings 17:14 "For
this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be
used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain
on the land.”
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!
5.
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!
6.
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 for ever.”
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 ).