Thursday September 24th, 2026
« And he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.” »
1 When Saul had finished fighting against the Philistines, he returned to his home. Someone told him that David was in the desert at En Gedi.
2 So Saul chose 3,000 of the best soldiers in Israel. They went to look for David and his men near Wild Goat Rocks.
3 Saul came to the place near the road where the shepherds keep their sheep. There was a cave near to this place. Saul went in there to use it as a toilet. David and his men were hiding at the back of the same cave.
4 David’s men said to him, ‘This is the day that the Lord told you about! The Lord said to you, “I will give your enemy to you. Then you can decide what is the right thing to do to him.” ’ So David stood up very quietly. He went and he cut off a small piece of cloth from Saul’s coat. Saul did not know what had happened.
5 After that, David thought that he had done something wrong. He felt sorry that he had cut a piece of cloth from Saul’s coat.
6 David said to his men, ‘I ask the Lord to stop me doing anything wrong to my master. The Lord has chosen him to be Israel’s king. I must never do anything to hurt him. He is the king that the Lord has chosen.’
Yesterday, I talked about how dangerous the anointing can be when it is not properly handled.
However, many anointed people believe that the caution to be careful with the anointing does not apply to them.
This is not true.
- The fact that you are anointed does not give you permission to cause another anointed man/woman of God harm.
This is one of the major killers of some ministers of God;
they speak evil of their colleagues, and when the repercussions come,
they go to God complaining and wondering why things are not going well with them.
In 1 Samuel 24:1-6 a rare opportunity presented itself for David to kill King Saul, who had been seeking ways to kill him.
David’s followers were happy about the opportunity,
but David refused to kill him.
However, so that Saul would know that he came close enough to kill him, he cut off a small part of his clothes.
The Bible says his heart smote him, meaning that he was uncomfortable with what he did.
Even though God had forsaken Saul, David still acknowledged that he could not lift his hand against him because he was anointed.
I remember when I was ordained a pastor and got anointed, for three days after they poured the oil on my head, I didn’t take my bath because I treasure the anointing. It took me a while to realise that no amount of soap can wash away the anointing.
Once a person has been anointed, the individual remains anointed even when he or she backslides.
Even in that backslidden state, you must be careful of how you treat the person because of the anointing.
I have never said anything negative about pastors who have left The Redeemed Christian Church of God dishonourably. The reason is that the oil is still on their head, and I don’t want any trouble with God.
The only exception is when God Himself authorises the action.
For example, God may use the vessel that He used to anoint a man of God to deal with the same man of God.
In this case, the vessel is acting as a representative of God.
In 1 Samuel 15:27-29, Samuel refused to worship with Saul,
and because Saul didn’t want to be embarrassed in front of his cabinet, he pulled Samuel back and tore his clothes.
Samuel turned around and said, “Your kingdom is torn from you.”
He made it clear that the reason he was making that decree was that the Lord who sent him to anoint Saul was pronouncing judgement on him.
Application – No matter how anointed you are, never dishonour another anointed fellow.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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