But the
anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that
any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is
truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him (1
John 2:27).
The Holy
Spirit, the one who gives the anointing, lives in you in His fullness. What we
need is the recognition and acknowledgement of the greater One that lives in
us. He’s as much in you and with you when you “feel” the anointing, as He is
when you don’t “feel” anything.
Don’t bring
God to the realm of the senses; He doesn’t deal in that realm. Don’t base your
Christianity on feelings. Sadly, that’s the only way some know to relate with
God; they rely more on “feeling” the anointing to know that God is present.
When they don’t “feel” it, they think something is wrong, and they start
praying and crying, “O Lord, let the anointing fall on me; I want to feel your
presence!” Some even start fasting for the anointing to come. What a
misconception!
The
anointing is the effect of the workings of the Holy Spirit. It’s also the
impact or impartation of the Holy Spirit’s power. For example, when the
anointing comes on a clothing material, like the handkerchiefs and aprons that
were taken from Paul and laid on the sick (Acts 19:12), that’s an impartation
of His power on that material. The question then is, the person of the Holy
Spirit, compared to His effect and impartation, which is greater? The person of
course! It’s like a man and his shadow.
Begging and
crying for the anointing, when the Holy Spirit lives in you, is ignoring the
real thing, and pursuing the shadow; that’s not going to work. Stop trying to
receive more anointing. Stop wishing for more anointing from heaven. Look
inside you. Get to know Christ who lives in you; He’s the anointed One and
owner of the anointing. Since He lives in you, it means you can have all the
power you could ever need, right inside you. Learn to stir up this gift of God
that’s in you (2 Timothy 1:6).
PRAYER: Precious
Father, thank you for giving me the Holy Spirit to live in me with His miracle-
working ability. You’re able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I can
ask or think according to your grace and power that’s at work in me. I
recognize and activate that unction today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study: 1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 John 2:20
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
1-YEAR
BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Peter 5 Ezekiel 35-36
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING
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