Essential: God’s Anointing
Anoint: lit., “to rub with or to apply oil or ointment to a person or thing”
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. (Isaiah 61:1 NIV)
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. (Acts 10:38 NLT)
1) God’s anointing is essential because it provides us with a POSITION.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, and that the oppressed will be set free.” (Luke 4:18 NLT)
But you have an anointing from the Holy One… (1 John 2:20a NIV)
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. (1 Corinthians 12:7 NIV)
2) God’s anointing is essential because it provides us with POWER.
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. (Acts 10:38a NIV)
“The anointing is the power of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the day there is no better definition…The person who is filled with the Holy Spirit is able to do extraordinary things, but to them it seems quite natural. It is easy, when it is working.” (R.T. Kendall in The Anointing)
3) God’s anointing is essential because it provides us with PRESENCE.
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. (Acts 10:38 NLT)
Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it will go next, so it is with the Spirit. (John 3:8a TLB)
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