Saturday April 06th, 2024
«You (Elijah) shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place »
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here.”
12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
In 1 Samuel 2:7, we see how God can transform an ordinary person through His anointing.
There is power in the anointing, and it comes by the Spirit of God.
Anointing can turn an ordinary person to an extraordinary one, just like David in the Bible reading of today.
However, before the anointing can come on you, you must possess certain qualities.
God would have seen that you can make good use of power before He entrusts you with it.
Jesus was sure the early disciples would make good use of the Holy Spirit and that was why He fulfilled His promise.
We see this in Acts 1:8 EASY
« But the Holy Spirit will come to you, and he will give you power. The Holy Spirit will make your spirit strong. Then you will tell other people everywhere in the world about me. You will do that in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria and in places far away’ »
Beloved, you cannot do any spiritual work without the anointing!
Some people think ordination is done merely to confer titles on people whereas the primary reason is for an impartation of the anointing that destroys yokes – first, in the life of the one being ordained and secondly, to equip him or her for spiritual assignments.
One of my sons explained it this way: When an engineer works in a secular organization, he does not need anointing. However, once he or she is engaged to serve in the Church, there is a need for the anointing.
This is because the devil knows he now works to pull down his kingdom through the medium of the Church.
Thus, every worker of the Church needs to be born-again, sanctified, Spirit-filled and anointed, if not, such a person would end up like Judas Iscariot.
Just as we see in our memory verse today, both the king and the prophet needed the anointing to function in their respective callings.
The anointing will empower you to become an unstoppable and Indestructible vessel of honor in the household of faint.
Press for the anointing.
Application – Purge yourself of all sinful habits so you can be prepared unto every good work as a vessel of honor (2 Timothy 2:19-21).
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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