Wednesday April 15th, 2026
« But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and this is why I keep on working” »
Read : 1 Corinthians 15:10
NKJV But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me
NLT But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace
Easy English But God was very kind to me. He helped me to become a different person. And because God has been so kind to me, the result has been great. I have worked more than all the other apostles. But it was not really I myself who could do that work. No, I could do it because God was so kind to me.
GWT But God’s kindness made me what I am, and that kindness was not wasted on me. Instead, I worked harder than all the others. It was not I who did it, but God’s kindness was with me
Amplified But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me
Many people see the anointed and envy them;
they also want to be able to lay hands on the sick and have them recover.
- The anointing to heal the sick is, however, available to every believer.
Mark 16:17-18 says that if you are a believer, some signs will follow you, and this includes healing the sick.
When you, however, study Matthew 8:14-18, you will see that the moment you have the healing gift, crowds will come.
Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law, and then, in the evening, they brought all those who were sick and demon-possessed.
The news spread so much that many people came to Him for healing.
If you want to be able to lay hands on the sick for their healing, you must be ready for hard work – you will preach, heal, and comfort the broken-hearted.
If anyone is in any form of trouble, they will call on you.
You will also have to set the captives free, so demon-possessed people will be paying you constant visits, and according to Ephesians 6:12, casting out demons involves spiritual wrestling.
Spiritual wrestling is not for the lazy, so if you want to be anointed, you cannot afford to be lazy.
The Lord Jesus had the anointing Acts 10:38,
but in Mark 6:31 , He had to tell the disciples, “Let us take a break,” because He became so busy that there wasn’t enough time to even eat.
If you really want to be anointed, you must be ready to work.
- I am not saying this to frighten you, I am saying it to get you prepared because someone reading this devotional now is going to get powerfully anointed soon, in Jesus’ name.
Many years ago, I read 1 Corinthians 12:31NLT which says
« So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all »
I realised God approves for His children to be covetous of the best spiritual gifts, so I told God,
“Lord, I want double the anointing on Elisha, Paul, Peter, and Jesus when He was on earth. Add everything together and then double it again.”
God responded,
“You are asking for a dangerous thing; people won’t let you rest.”
I said, “I don’t mind.”
How forward we can be sometimes.
I now have a better understanding of His warning.
If you really desire to be anointed, pray the prayer point for today with all your heart.
Prayer focus – Father, I am ready to do Your work in any part of the world You send me to. Please empower me to do the work today.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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