Memorise
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12
Read: 1 Samuel 16:11-13
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There
remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said
unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a
beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint
him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his
brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So
Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
Message
In 1 Samuel 2:8, we read of what the Almighty God can make out of the life
of an ordinary person. He gives the power to become. This power comes to an
individual by the spirit of God. When the power of the Holy Spirit comes in
contact with an ordinary person, that fellow ceases to be ordinary and becomes
extraordinary. However, before the gift of the Holy Spirit can come upon an
individual, he or she must possess some qualities that will bring about such
empowerment. Before God can Trust you with His power, He would have ascertained
that you would make good use of it. God gives His Power for the purpose of
expanding His Kingdom on earth (Acts 1:8)
David was given the power to become a deliverance minister through the
instrumentality of the anointing. What Spiritual work can anyone do without
anointing? Absolute Nothing! Some people do not know the essence of the
anointing; they think being ordained is just for the conferment of titles such
as deacons, deaconess, pastor, bishop etc. No! The primary essence of being
ordained is to impart the anointing that destroys yokes. Such yokes are first
destroyed in the life of the anointed. The anointing equips a person for
spiritual assignments that are primarily geared towards the destruction of the
kingdom of the devil.
One of my sons describes the need for the anointing this way “when an
engineer does his engineering work in a secular organisation, he does not need
the anointing. However, when that same engineer becomes engaged in the service
of the church, he needs the anointing to succeed. This is so because the devil
knows he now works to pull down his kingdom through the medium of the church.” An electronics engineer in the media
department of a living church organisations or in a Christian media house
definitely need the Holy spirit’s anointing to succeed in making the gospel
heard either through the pulpit or on television screens. This is the reasons
why every skilled worker of the church, including financial managers, need to
be born again, sanctified and Holy Spirit filled if they would not end up
becoming like Judas Iscariot. This will make them obtain power to become
unstoppable and indestructible vessels of honour in the household of faith.
Action Point;
Purge yourself of all sinful habits so that you may be prepared unto every
good work as a vessel of honour (2 Timothy 2:21)
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: ISAIAH 9:8-11:16
and ACTS 3
AUTHOR: Pastor E.A ADEBOYE
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