Anointing

 

 

 

"To be anointed by God is not only to be picked, but also to be empowered by Him for the task or position to which He has called you"

One of our former pastors would tell us that different people are anointed at different times. By the same token, different churches also have stronger anointing at different times. Recently, I have felt a strong sense of anointing which is spreading across our land like wildfire. God is speaking to his people. He is using many to spread His Word and work His will. You might be one of them, I might be one of them. Our job is to listen to the gentle, or not so gentle voice of God when He speaks to us.

One of the things I have believe is God will use us to work His will, even when we are most undeserving and unworthy of that honor. Sometimes he uses us when we are mired knee deep in sin. To me, that is one of the greatest mysteries of God. He will use people to work His will, and sometimes, maybe for some most times, we are unaware of it. It is truly a gift.

How do you know if you are attending a church where anointing is strong? First off, the church is the hope of the world. It is the Bride of Christ. That being said, anointing is like waves - sometimes it is stronger and deeper than other times. To use an old expression, if you are attending a church and don't feel "Holy Ghost Bumps", it might be time to visit another church. If you are going to a church only because you have to, and not because you want to, it might be time to visit another church. If you are looking at your offering as nothing more than a "tax" instead of a gift to expand the Kingdom, it might be time to visit another church.

My wife and I have been very blessed in our worship life. We attended a church for years where the anointing was very strong. However, the enemy does not like anointed churches. He worked on splitting that church and ended up being successful in doing so. After leaving that church and drifting for a while, we found a church which has very strong anointing. The teaching is absolute and only from God's Word. The worship and praise are nothing short of awesome. The net result? This church is growing like a weed with campus locations all over the metro area. Why? People hunger for God's Word and strong anointed teaching.

I have never liked it with churches compete with each other. I do however, love it when like minded, Bible teaching churches, collaborate for the greater good of the Kingdom. The Word tells us in Luke 10:2, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." By working together, and sharing the anointing, we can add to the number of workers and put a bigger dent in the harvest.