THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Part 2
The anointing is for our
spiritual revival, healing, restoration, deliverance, and wisdom in The Spirit.
The anointing is given to heal and restore people
“The
Word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus
Christ; He is Lord of all; “that Word you know, which was proclaimed throughout
all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: “how
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with The Holy Spirit and with power, who went
about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was
with Him. (Acts 10:36-38 NKJV)
The
anointing is given to proclaim freedom to the captives
And
a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach,
patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps
will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may
come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken
captive by him to do his will. (2 Timothy 2:24-26 NKJV)
The
anointing is given to open blind eyes
But
even if our Gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose
minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of
the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on
them (2 Corinthians 4:3-4 NKJV)
“I
counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and
white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may
not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see
(Revelation 3:18 NKJV)
The
anointing is given to set people free
It
shall come to pass in that day that his burden will be taken away from your
shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because
of the anointing oil (Isaiah 10:27 NKJV)
“Therefore
if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.
(John
8:36 NKJV)
The
anointing flows in God’s timing, and also proclaims God’s timing
For
we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
(Ephesians
2:10 NKJV)
As we walk in the anointing of God we go where God wills,
do what God wills, and say what God wills.
Then
Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I
am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak
these things. “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone,
for I always do those things that please Him.”
(John
8:28-29 NKJV)
The
anointing of The Holy Spirit is a gift from God
Jesus
answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says
to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given
you living water.”
(John
4:10 NKJV)
Jesus
answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, “but
whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the
water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up
into everlasting life.”
(John
4:13-14 NKJV)
On
the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying,
“If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. “He who believes in Me, as
the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But
this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive;
for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
(John
7:37-39 NKJV)
For
all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God
through us. Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is
God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a
guarantee (2 Corinthians 1:20-22 NKJV)
The
anointing gives wisdom
But
you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things (1 John 2:20
NKJV)
But
the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not
need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning
all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you
will abide in Him.
(1
John 2:27 NKJV)
The
Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
LORD.
(Isaiah
11:2 NKJV)
Those
who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who
turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. (Daniel 12:3 NKJV)
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
(Proverbs
11:30 NKJV)
So
teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom (Psalms 90:12
NKJV)
The
anointing flows like a river from the throne of GOD
How
precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their
trust under the shadow of Your wings. They are abundantly satisfied with the
fullness of Your house, And You give them drink from the river of Your
pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light
(Psalms 36:7-9 NKJV)
There
is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the
tabernacle of the Most High
(Psalms
46:4 NKJV)
And
He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the
End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who
thirsts.
(Revelation
21:6 NKJV)
And
he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from
the throne of God and of the Lamb. {2} In the middle of its street, and on
either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each
tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the
healing of the nations
(Revelation
22:1-2 NKJV)
As we continue in the river of God’s anointing it
intensifies until we are carried by it.
Then
he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from
under the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the front of the temple
faced east; the water was flowing from under the right side of the temple,
south of the altar. He brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me
around on the outside to the outer gateway that faces east; and there was
water, running out on the right side. And when the man went out to the east
with the line in his hand, he measured one thousand cubits, and he brought me
through the waters; the water came up to my ankles. Again he measured one
thousand and brought me through the waters; the water came up to my knees.
Again he measured one thousand and brought me through; the water came up to my
waist. Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not
cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that
could not be crossed. He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he
brought me and returned me to the bank of the river. When I returned, there,
along the bank of the river, were very many trees on one side and the other.
Then he said to me: “This water flows toward the eastern region, goes down into
the valley, and enters the sea. When it reaches the sea, its waters are healed.
“And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go,
will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters
go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river
goes. “It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim;
they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same
kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many. Wherever the river goes
it brings life.
(Ezekiel
47:1-10 NKJV)
The fish in the above passage represent lost souls; the sea
represents humanity, peoples and nations that need the Gospel message to come
through God’s anointed people.
The
anointing is given to intercede for people
He
saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it
sustained Him. For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of
salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And
was clad with zeal as a cloak. According to their deeds, accordingly He will
repay, Fury to His adversaries, Recompense to His enemies; The coastlands He
will fully repay. So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And
His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The
Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. “The Redeemer will come
to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” Says the LORD. “As
for Me,” says the LORD, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon
you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your
mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your
descendants’ descendants,” says the LORD, “from this time and forevermore.”
(Isaiah
59:16-21 NKJV)
Arise,
shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For
behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But
the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.
(Isaiah
60:1-2 NKJV)
The free flowing anointing of God’s love brings joy to God
and that joy is felt by the person He flows through. Love is the joy we get
from God when we put His benefit and the benefit of another person before our
own.
Gird
Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty. And
in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and
righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. Your arrows
are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You. Your
throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter
of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God,
Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
(Psalms
45:3-7 NKJV)
“Is
this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo
the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house
the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not
hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light shall break forth like the
morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall
go before you; The glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall
call, and the LORD will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and
speaking wickedness, If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the
afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness
shall be as the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your
soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many
generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer
of Streets to Dwell In.
(Isaiah
58:6-12 NKJV)
Although there is great pleasure and joy in the anointing,
because it is the presence of God, we are not to seek the joy, we are to seek
God, and the benefit of others, the joy is a natural result of these things.
The anointing is not given for the vessel it flows through; it is given for the
one it flows to.
You
will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right
hand are pleasures forevermore.
(Psalms
16:11 NKJV)
You
ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your
pleasures.
(James
4:3 NKJV)
Everyone in the body of Christ is anointed with the Holy
Spirit, and we all need to give from God’s anointing to each other, and we all
need to be able to receive the anointing that comes through other Christians.
There
are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries,
but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same
God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each
one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom through the
Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another
faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to
another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of
spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation
of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to
each one individually as He wills. For as the body is one and has many members,
but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is
Christ.
(1
Corinthians 12:4-12 NKJV)
And
He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some
pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed
to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of
men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth
in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head; Christ; from whom
the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies,
according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes
growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
(Ephesians
4:11-16 NKJV)
The anointing is sacred, the anointing is the Holy Spirit,
and all believers in Christ have the anointing of the Holy Spirit. We must be
careful what we say about our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Saying,
“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” Sing to the LORD,
all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare
His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples
(1
Chronicles 16:22-24 NKJV)
The Apostle John told his readers that they had been
anointed with the Holy Spirit.
But
you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things . . . But the
anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need
that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all
things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will
abide in Him (1 John 2:20, 27).
The only other reference in the New Testament to the
anointing of the Spirit was by the Apostle Paul.
Now
He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God (2
Corinthians 1:21).
From these verses we conclude that it is GOD who anoints
the believer with The Spirit. This "anointing" remains forever with
the believer. The purpose of this anointing is that the believer might be
taught and empowered.