God's Anointing For You

God has an Anointing for You

 by Pastor Ed Tarno

My friends, there is no substitute for a genuine anointing. Fine facilities, educated preachers, a grand choir, and the latest in audio and video technology may be alright, in their place, but there is no substitute for the anointing.

What does this have to do with the church today? It has much to do with us. Jesus was God’s anointed because Jesus was our prophet, High Priest, and King. But in 1 Peter 2:9 Peter writes to the church, “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood , a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” Notice that phrase “royal priesthood.” That means that we are priests and king in the kingdom of God. There is only one King of kings, but we are the head and not the tail, we are above and not beneath, when it comes to our relationship with this world. He has given us power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Revelation 5:10 says that God has “made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth” (also, Rev. 1:6).

So, kings and priests were anointed, as were prophets. Not only does the Bible declare the priesthood of all believers, but it also teaches prophethood of all believers. Peter says that we are a “royal priesthood,” but then he goes on to say, “That you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness.” Proclamation is the role of the prophet. We have been called to go and tell, to speak forth His praises, to proclaim the good news. Jesus said, “And you shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be my witnesses” Acts 1:8 He’s promising us a prophets anointing to be proclaimers of the Good News. What am I saying? I’m saying that the Body of Christ, the church, has been called to be prophet, priest, and king in this world, and Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to anoint us serve in these capacities. When you become a believer and begin to enter into your role as servants of the Most High God, God will provide the power, the anointing, the unction from the Holy One, to do whatever God has called you to do, or wherever He has called you to serve.

So what does this mean? It means that God has a special anointing for you. It’s not like any other anointing that the world can give. It isn’t something that can be duplicated, or imitated. When the anointing is real, there will be no doubt. The anointing makes the difference. The anointing breaks the yoke. The anointing liberates the people of God to do the work of God and to do it in the might and power of the Holy Spirit. Are you ready for your anointing? Paul told Timothy, “Stir up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands.” In other word, “It’s time to stir up the anointing.” It’s time say, “I will not try to accomplish in the flesh, that which requires the Holy Spirit at work in me and through me.”

We read about the power of the Holy Spirit on Jesus, but Paul said, that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead shall also quicken our mortal bodies. Jesus said: 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever Not only was Jesus anointed, but God has an anointing for you, You need to walk in that anointing everyday.