TOPIC: THE SECRET OF THE ANOINTING
TOPIC: THE SECRET OF THE ANOINTING
SCRIPTURE: Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. – Psalms 45:7
KEY THOUGHT: The Anointing raiser of men
Anointing is the communicator of grace. It is the confirmation of divine presence.
From todays anchor text we know that the anointing can lift a person above. It gives you competitive advantage, it gives you an edge above others. It simply means that an anointed life will have nothing to do with smallness, mediocirty and low levels. It simply will elevate from grass to grace. For example, David was dispised by his brethren and was confirned to the bush. He had nothing to do outside there but when the anointing came upon him he was taken from the bush to the palace.
The anointing always comes with a price; today let's examine two:
1. Love Righteousness: If you must have anything to do with God, if God must pour His oil upon your life then you must love righteousness.
What does it mean to love righteousness?
Quickly let us strike a distinction here that there is a huge difference between loving righteousness and doing righteousness. One can act love but won't love. It is possible to show love and not truly be inlove. For instance when someone is afraid of the implication of sin and then is not sinning it is not because that individual loves righteousness but because of the consequence that accompanies sin. A person who is afraid of deadly diseases that might come with sexual sin and is avoiding to sin, is not because that individual loves righteousness but because of the fear of death from that sin. So to love righteousness is to love God and love his commandments. During Jesus earthly ministry, a man met Him saying that he had kept all the ten commandments and never faulted in anyone. Jesus told him true, but go sale all you have and give to the poor and he left with anger and broken heart. That man acted righteous but does not love righterousness. The point today is that if you love righteousness everything about you will change. It will not be about going to heaven or going to hell, it will simply be because you love God so deeply to do anything He does not like and love anything He doesn't love.
How to love righteousness
A. Pursue righteousness: Proverbs 15:9 says, “The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.” We pursue righteousness when we pursue the character of Christ and desire holiness more than fleshly indulgence.
B. Hunger after righteousness: Matthew 5:6 says that "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled" This is not a casual thirst, it is deep, not temporary but with great irredemable desperation and obssession for righteousness.
C. Be passionate about righteousness and holiness.
2. Hate wickedness: It is detesting lawlessness and sin. Today's world celebrates lawlessness and sin over holiness and righteousness. People look at you as an alien if you speak the truth and stand for what is right. When people defend evil, i wonder what has happened to their mind! But if you must become a candidate for the anointing then you must dislike, detest and disown any form of unrighteousness and unlawlessness.
Joseph hated sin the product was elevation from slavery to royalty and from prison to the palace.
Daniel detested sin the end result was excellence, relevance and promotion.
There is no man who love righteousness and dislikes sin that will ever go down in life. They move from one layer of glory to another.
WHAT TO DO TODAY: Be passionate about God.
Boldly stand for righteousness.
PROPHETIC PRAYER: O Lord, place in me passion for righteousness and holiness in Jesus' Name.
QUOTE: "The anointing births the anointed and cures lowlessness syndrome" - Dr. Joel Dabbas
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People fail to come to the understanding of this because they thought the anointing are only for those who are called as servant of God, without even knowing that everybody are called for His purpose for that is the whole duty of man. Being called does not mean that you have to stand at the pulpit or be a man of God. You can be called as a lawyer, doctor, engineer, footballer, many more. Doing it righteously is what matters. An having the anointing matters more.