When God Anoints a Man

I have heard the word anointing a thousand times or more. I've also prayed and asked for anointing many times in my life. But today is different, I am not just hearing the word, I am not just asking for it... God tells me what anointing is...

I read from 1 Samuel 10:6, "The Spirit of God will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy among them, and you will be a different person."

Then, I read the verse over and over again.. and the Lord started speaking to me... Here it goes...

This word came when Samuel was anointing Saul. After he poured oil upon him, this was the word: "The Spirit of God will come upon you..." The Lord spoke to me that to be anointed means to have the Spirit of God come upon you, not in visitation but as an INVASION! To be anointed is to have the very presence of God dwelling in you in a permanent way. It is not just when you preach or minister, but it is in you every single moment of your life. You're invaded by the very presence of God. That is anointing!!!

What else? When the Spirit of God comes upon you, it will not be just an ordinary thing, that can even be unnoticed. But the Spirit of God is going to come in POWER. The Spirit will not give power, rather, He will make you experience power. And that same power will energize every weak part in you, it will give life to every lifeless part of you, it will stir up every sleepy part of you, it will awaken your faith, it will excite you... It's gonna blow you up!!!! When the Spirit comes upon us, He blows us up with His power.

And what happens to a person when he is anointed? The verse tells us, "you will prophesy among them and you will be a different person." WOW! When we receive God's anointing, we become a different person. How? The anointing releases us to our true identity as designed by God. We are released from becoming an ordinary person. We are released to our true identity of being God's instrument, perfectly ready to be used by its Maker. The verse tells us that Saul, after being anointed, will stop being just Saul, the ordinary man. He is going to become a different person and he will be prophesying among other prophets. Anointing releases us to our call. Anointing launches us to our ministry.

1 Samuel 10:7 continues "After these signs take place, do whatever you think is best, for God is with you." Anointing releases us to do whatever God will bring in front of us to accomplish. Whatever you need to do, if you are anointed by the oil of God, just do it!!! It may not be because you are good in it or you are accustomed to it, but simply because God is with you... The anointing is on you...

When God anoints a man, he stops being who he is and he starts becoming who he REALLY is. That is the power of the presence of God dwelling us!

I Need to See God!

Things happen to us, sometimes, in the most unexpected ways with the most undesired outcome. Sometimes, it brings negative emotions and thoughts to us that makes us look at things so negatively. Sometimes, we lose hope. At other times, we lose faith.

I realize that in everything and at all times, I need to see God. I cannot afford to miss seeing God in every circumstance that I am in, whether good or bad. I need to see His hand... I need to feel His presence...

Then, i came across one very special verse in the Bible... Matthew 5:8 says "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."

It dawned upon me that seeing God is not just about some special, once-in-a-lifetime experience of encountering and seeing God, but it's about seeing God in everything, everyday! It's about a continuous recognition of God's presence in every circumstance we are in. But how can we really see God in everything at all times? More so, how can we see God in a negative situation?

Then, the Lord spoke to me... "it takes a pure heart to see Me at all times in all things." Then, He started showing me the picture of my heart... that everytime I experience something negative and I allow negative emotions to enter into my heart, I miss seeing Him. All I can see is the negative thing that the situation has brought upon me, as well as the negative in the person involved. Why? Because I have made my heart impure... that I could not see God anymore.

When we face marital problems (or any problem with relationships) and we allow hatred and vengeance to creep upon our hearts, we start losing sight of God in our marriage. All we see is the negative in our spouse and our marriage. We cannot see God with an impure heart!

When we face financial problems and we allow doubt and fears to come upon our hearts, we miss seeing God and His power to provide. All we see is an empty pocket while there is a lot of bills waiting to be paid. We cannot see God with an impure heart!

Whenever we allow negative emotions and thoughts to linger in our hearts, we start losing sight of God.

So, we need to keep our hearts pure so we will keep on seeing God. Let us not allow negative thoughts and emotions to dwell in our hearts... for only the pure in heart shall see God.

I need to see God... I need a pure heart...

Poor or Rich?

Proverbs 10:4... Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

When I had this in my devotions, it really spoke something new and so fresh to me. Being poor or being rich is not an issue of what you have or don't have, but it's more of an issue of how you work. The Bible calls the one who works negligently, poor! Regardless of what you have or how much you have, but if you work halfheartedly, the Bible calls you poor. But the one who works with all his heart and all diligence, the Bible calls him rich, regardless of what and how much he has.

Whether you're poor or rich, remember it's a matter of how you work, and not what you have.