The Power Is In You
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water
(John 7:38).
Out of ignorance, many people think that
what they need to fulfil the will of God and
produce lasting results is more anointing. So they pray,
“Lord, I need a double portion of the anointing.” But
there’s nowhere in the Scriptures where God promised
to give us more anointing. Many have misunderstood
the anointing to mean something totally different from
what the Bible actually teaches.
First, the anointing is the symbolic consecration.
When someone is anointed with oil like it was in the
Old Testament, that’s the symbolic consecration. But
more importantly, the anointing is the effect of the
power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, for
the Christian who already has the Holy Spirit to ask for
“more anointing” is a contradiction. Why ask for the
effect when you have the real thing? The Holy Spirit is
the real deal. He’s the power of God, the power giver,
and He lives in you in His fullness.
You received the Holy Spirit, not as a fluid; water,
smoke, cloud or gas, but as a person. When He took
up His abode in you, it was with the totality of His
being. Therefore, the anointing, which is the effect or
result of His presence in you, should be oozing out of
you. In John 7:38, when Jesus was talking about the
Holy Spirit, He didn’t say, “Upon you shall flow rivers
of living water”; rather, He said out of your belly shall
flow rivers of living water.
Don’t ask or pray for more anointing to fall on
you; what you need is the flow of the Spirit. That is,
how to let what’s inside you flow out! You can stir up
that power to flow through you more by speaking in
tongues and meditating on the Word.
Confession
Dear Father, thank you for your Spirit who has taken up His
abode in the quarters of my heart. I’m imbued with supernatural
powers, graces and glory, which overflow from within me to my
world. Righteousness, peace, joy, and excellence exude from me,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
John 7:38-39; Ephesians 3:20-21
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 19:8-41
Job 15-18
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 7:18-35
Joshua 3-4