Open Heaven 8 April
MEMORISE: And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 1 Kings 19:16
READ: 1 SAMUEL 16:11-13 (KJV)
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.
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven here
In (1 Samuel 2:7), we see how God can transform an ordinary person through His anointing.
There is power in the anointing, and it comes by the Spirit of God.
Anointing can turn an ordinary person to an extraordinary one, just like David in the Bible reading of today.
However, before the anointing can come on you, you must possess certain qualities.
God would have seen that you can make good use of power before He entrusts you with it.
Jesus was sure the early disciples would make good use of the Holy Spirit and that was why He fulfilled His promise. We see this in Acts 1:8:
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Beloved, you cannot do any spiritual work without the anointing!
Some people think ordination is done merely to confer titles on people whereas the primary reason is for an impartation of the anointing that destroys yokes – first, in the life of the one being ordained and secondly, to equip him or her for spiritual assignments.
This is why all categories of workers in the Redeemed Christian Church of God are always prepared for ordination according to their level of assignment, whether they minister from the pulpit or not.
One of my sons explained it this way: When an engineer works in a secular organisation, he does not need anointing.
However, once he or she is engaged to serve in the Church, there is a need for the anointing.
This is because the devil knows he now works to pull down his kingdom through the medium of the Church.
Thus, every worker of the Church needs to be born-again, sanctified, Spirit-filled and anointed, if not, such a fellow would end up like Judas Iscariot.
Just as we see in our memory verse today, both the king and the prophet needed the anointing to function in their respective callings.
The anointing will empower you to become an unstoppable and Indestructible vessel of honour in the household of faint.
Press for the anointing.
KEY POINT: Purge yourself of all sinful habits so you can be prepared unto every good work as a vessel of honour (2 Timothy 2:19-21).
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 CORINTHIANS 1-31, 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1-16, 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-23, 1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-21
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – You Need the Anointing – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 8 April 2021
