Anointed for God's Glory

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he (Samuel) looked on Eliab, and 

said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before Him.  

But the Lord said unto Samuel, 

Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused 

him; 

for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; 

for man looketh on the 

outward appearance, 

but the Lord looketh on the heart. 

1 Samuel 16:6-7

Anointing is defined as  the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body. While the visual demonstration is often performed by man, the actual anointing comes from God.  This annointing is a blessing or a calling by God over your life to fullfil a God-given purpose.  The three anointings recorded in the bible, (Leper’s, Priest’s, and Leader’s), which are symbolic of what those leaders must experience, all come from God. When Samuel anointed Saul, he said,

"The Lord hath anointed thee..."  1 Samuel 10:1; 15:17

When Jesus proclaimed His anointing, He said,

"The Lord hath anointed me"  Luke 4:18 (see also Acts 10:38)

It is God who raises up the anointed. God said to Samuel:

And I (God) will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind;...and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.  1 Samuel 2:35

We do not experience the anointing by being ordained by an organization or denomination (although there is nothing wrong in doing this). The anointing for leadership comes from God:

But the anointing which ye have received of Him abideth in you...   1 John 2:27

Stephen was ordained by man as a deacon. He was anointed by God as an evangelist.  (Acts 6).  It is the anointing of God, not of man, that is the most important.

God does not anoint on the basis of intelligence, education, experience, or abilities. The anointing is not based on outward appearance. It is based on the attitude of the heart.

Men look at the stature, position, and acts of a person, but God who is the creator and the author of our works looks from the inside out.    

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.  Ephesians 2:8-10

When Samuel went to the house of Jesse to anoint a new king, he was looking for a man with great outward appearance.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.   1 Samuel 16:7

God anointed David because of the attitude and condition of his heart. God looks at what you are inside.

The anointing of God is not to bring personal promotion, fame, money, stature or power.  The anointing of God is placed in us to equip us with the specific calling of God  in our life so that His glory is revealed.  

The anointing is endued in order to:

√    Fulfill God's Purposes:  

The anointing is given to leaders to enable them to fulfill God's purposes. Jesus made this quite clear: 

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath send me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.   Luke 4:18

√    Give Wisdom To Lead:  

The anointing gives us the wisdom to lead others instead of needing to be led: 

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

√    Destroy The Yoke:  

It is the anointing which destroys the yokes which bind the men and women to which you minister. The Bible indicates there are three types of yokes:

®    There is the yoke of sin:

I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt (sin) that ye should not be their bondsmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you go upright.   Leviticus 26:13

®    There is the yoke  of self which keeps people in bondage to "flesh" or "self", which is the old sin nature:

For that which I do I allow not; for what I would, that I do not; but what I hate, that do I.   Romans 7:15

®    There is the yoke of man which is bondage put on you by other people. This yoke can include guilt, tradition, or impossible standards of behavior which are imposed by others:

For they bind heavy burdens and grevious to be borne and lay them on men's shoulders but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers... Matthew 23:4-5

The anointing destroys all of these yokes:

. . . And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.    Isaiah 10:27

These yokes will not be destroyed by deep teaching. They will not be destroyed by education, counseling, or organization.

They will be destroyed by the anointing of God upon believers who know how to bring the message of deliverance to those in bondage.

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