The word \u2018anoint\u2019 means \u2018to pour on and rub in\u2019. In the Old Testament a priest had oil poured over his head, symbolising the Spirit of God resting on him as he carried out his duties each day. <\/p>\n
Now fast forward to the age we are living in and read it again: \u2018The anointing which you have received from Him abides in you.\u2019<\/i> The word \u2018abide\u2019 simply means \u2018to take up residence and live in\u2019. In other words, you\u2019re a container for God\u2019s Spirit. And when His Spirit lives within you, it affects every area of your life. Try to imagine the advantage this gives you when it comes to your relationships, your career, your health, your decisions, your struggles, your marriage, and your ministry. Imagine what it does when you\u2019re under stress and handling overwhelming problems. And furthermore, the anointing of God\u2019s Spirit that \u2018abides\u2019 in you is transferable to others. When you speak Scriptural words of kindness and encouragement to someone, those words are still at work long after you\u2019re gone because they\u2019re infused with the presence of God. <\/p>\n
In Psalm 23:5 NIV, David says: \u2018You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.\u2019<\/i> \u2018Overflows\u2019 means it\u2019s spilling out to friends, family, colleagues, strangers. <\/p>\n
The psalmist said, \u2018I shall be anointed with fresh oil.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm 92:10 KJV) Every morning when you wake up, pray, \u2018Lord, anoint me afresh today.\u2019 Then go out and touch others with that anointing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The word \u2018anoint\u2019 means \u2018to pour on and rub in\u2019. In the Old Testament a priest had oil poured over his head, symbolising the Spirit of God resting on him as he carried out his duties each day. Now fast forward to the age we are living in and read it again: \u2018The anointing which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}