Tuesday April 14th, 2026
« “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed »
1The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is with me because the Lord has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released.
2 He has sent me to announce the year of the Lord’s good will and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all those who grieve.
3 He has sent me to provide for all those who grieve in Zion, to give them crowns instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of tears of grief, and clothes of praise instead of a spirit of weakness. They will be called Oaks of Righteousness, the Plantings of the Lord, so that he might display his glory.
In our Bible reading for today, the Bible says that the first reason the Spirit of the Lord is upon you is to preach good tidings. Acts 1:8Amplied says
« But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.” »
God says , “You will not only be a witness to me in the comfort of your home or local assembly;
you must also go from Jerusalem to Judea, then to Samaria and to the uttermost parts of the world.”
The anointing is not only for your domestic use; it is also to be used in the uttermost parts of the world for preaching the gospel.
This is why I am amazed when I see preachers who do not go out of their comfort zones to preach the gospel – preachers who just stay in their local assemblies where they are comfortable and preach from there.
They ignore the rest of the world and act as if it is not their business if people go to hell.
- When you become anointed, your first assignment is to begin to preach the gospel to those that are around you and then progress until you get to the uttermost parts of the world.
When you start going out to preach, you will see how many people around the world still don’t know about Christ.
If you take a walk around Redemption City in Nigeria, there are several banners that show pictures and names of countries where Christianity has hardly gotten to. This is to remind us that we are not called to remain in our comfort zones, but we are to go out and win souls for our Lord.
I am 82 years old, and even at my age, I have not stopped going everywhere I can to preach the gospel because I know that it is the very first reason that God anointed me.
I have been to countries that most people in the world don’t even know exist!
The reason we see many young ministers rise and fall is that after they receive the anointing, they choose to stay in their comfort zones.
Beloved, the harvest is plenty, but labourers are few.
Will you make yourself available ?
Go out and work for your Father, especially when you are still young.
Application – What are you doing with the anointing of God over your life ?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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