The Anointing Is In You
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; 1 John 2:20
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
ezekiel 35-36
1 Peter 5
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
revelation 2:1-12
hosea 5-6