Before I expand on it, I was giving this topic a little more thought..asking the Lord to help me explain it..so we can
get insight & understanding on the levels of the Anointing from God.
It dawned on me, that
the anointing can be likened to walking in the spirit. We were taught to 'turn to our spirit', to call on the Lord from our spirit. But from my recollection, boy oh boy, we really all needed the Holy Spirit to reveal to us individually just what this really meant.
So let me see if this will explanation will help some. I hope so.
Take 2 persons side by side...both are born again believers..both know the Word of God. Both share the same exact message on the Blood of Jesus for example...or any subject matter.
Both are charasmatic in their presentation...but
one did not pray for the Lord to anoint his/her speaking. Didn't pray at all before giving the message.
The other person did. No one knows if the 2 'speakers' prayed or not.
There's something 'different' about the person who prayed. When listening to the person who prayed, you get a sense God is speaking to you through him/her. You just know they're filled in their spirit..their cup runneth over, & you are being drawn into the Presence of God. You are hungry for more of God's Word. You want to get closer to God...to KNOW HIM.
The person that didn't pray gives a 'good' message...and that's all it was..."a good message". Nothing sanctified..nothing holy..and certainly no Presence of God during his/her message.
The person who prayed and drew you to the Presence of the Lord, was the anointed one.
When I came to the Lord, a brother..actually a brother shared the gospel with me that drew me to Jesus...like a magnet. Why? Because that brother spent a lot of time praying, spent a lot of time in the Word of God...
that brother had the anointing of the Holy Spirit on him. He had a Priestly and a Kingly anointing, for he was being used by God. The brother spent a lot of time praying for souls to get saved. Thus he was of the Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation & was able to serve God as a priest & king unto HIM.
I was a leper..my sins were not washed but this priest of God came to me & anointed me with oil..the heavenly oil...because
he was anointed with the Presence of God & when he shared the gospel with me, he was full of the anointing..which is why I was drawn to Jesus.
When I received Jesus and made Him my Lord, repenting of my sins, washing me in His blood, I received the anointing for now that I was cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb, The God of Heaven & earth came inside of me. I entered into the Presence of God & everyone around me suddenly saw a new me.
I had received Eternal Life..and this leper was anointed now with the Oil of Gladness, the Oil of Joy...and I was no longer a leper. I was made clean by the Blood of the Lamb.
This is all of our experiences.
There is nothing 'extra biblical' here.
As a post script, the word 'anointing' is being tossed to & fro carelessly all over the place...just like the Name of Jesus is used carelessly. Satan does not want us to know the Power of the Anointing nor the Power of Jesus' Name. Hmmm.. I wonder why?
