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has become common practice today to use anointing oil as part of the healing
line, in our homes and for the casting out of demons. I would like to approach
this subject by the Word and look at its origin, leading you to the conclusion
of what the power the anointing oil of the New Testament carries today!
The Glory of God!
In obedience to the pattern the Lord had given Moses, He set
his heart to putting the tabernacle of God into place and function after
descending the mountain the sixth time. This was the last time that Moses went
up the mountain of Sinai and an event the people would not forget – because
the Lord had passed before Moses and his face shone with the glory of God.
The Lord made it clear in a visual way to the people of
Israel that He had set Moses apart to rule and lead them! So much so – that
Moses had to cover his face to calm the fear that gripped their hearts at the
sight of God’s glory!
There was no man who anointed the head of Moses with oil, as
were others in the Old Testament, such as Aaron, Saul, David and every ordained
king of Israel after that. There was no doubt in the heart of man, that when a
person was put in a position of authority – the oil that was poured on his
head represented his office and God’s seal of approval.
Moses was the only man in the Old Testament whose head was
anointed in such a way from God directly – that it shone with His glory!
There was another man whose head was anointed by God and not
by man. Can you remember who? This man was born in a stable and to a family of
lower class. He was not very well known by the people of his time and as he grew
he was not exactly an out-standing member of society! Yes – Jesus was the only
man anointed directly by God that He glowed with His glory! On the Mount of
Transfiguration Jesus was revealed to His disciples as proof of His ordination
to the call placed on His life from birth.
Has God done away with the anointing of oil, now that we live
and move in a new covenant? Does the old pass away now that we are sanctified by
the blood of Christ? Firstly let me elaborate on the representation of the oil.
The Old Testament was written as a type and shadow of those things to come. So
in the building of the tabernacle and in the structure of the pattern given to
Moses, the Lord was building images in our minds of a type and a shadow – of
those things spiritual to come.
Did not Jesus say to the Samaritan woman that they look to
the mountain as Holy – but there was coming a time when we would worship in
spirit and truth? The Old Testament was a visual illustration of what Christ
would accomplish on Calvary!
Anointing the Tabernacle
Exodus 40:9 And you shall take the anointing oil, and
anoint the tabernacle, and all that [is] therein, and shall hallow it, and all
the vessels of it: and it shall be holy.
As Moses dedicated the newly built tabernacle to the Lord, he
anointed it with oil! The scripture says that as they dedicated these objects to
the Lord, that they were made Holy unto the Lord! It is very clear that the Lord
was pleased with all Moses had done, because when all was completed He came down
in glory and the Israelites were made a nation to be feared and respected.
Where the tabernacle went – blessing went also. Where the
tabernacle went, the enemies of God fled in fear. Where the tabernacle went,
righteous judgment was issued, shown in the classic example of when Miriam and
Aaron stood against Moses. So was it the oil that made the tabernacle such an
object of blessing to the Israelites, and an object of fear to their enemies?
May it never be! It was the power of God contained in that tabernacle that made
that object contain such power.
The Oil of the New Testament
You might say in your heart, " I wish we had a
tabernacle today! Could you just imagine having it in our meetings? Just imagine
the glory it would bring!" Do you know what? The tabernacle IS here today!
It is in the spirit of every single man and woman of God. It is residing in
every child of God, born again by the Holy Spirit! Does the scripture not say:
1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are the
temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwells in you?
You are the living moving temple of the Holy Spirit and you
have within you the tabernacle of His presence! So how then would we anoint that
tabernacle with oil, just as the tabernacle was made holy in the Old Testament?
I would like you to consider:
1 John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received
from him abides in you, and you do not need any man to teach you: but as the
same anointing teaches you about all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and
even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him.
If you look up the word ‘anointing’ from this
passage in the Greek text, you will find this definition:
5545 chrisma- (khris'-mah);
anything smeared on, unguent, an ointment, usually prepared
by the Hebrews from oil and aromatic herbs. Anointing was the inaugural
ceremony for priests.
Are you beginning to get the picture? Is that very anointing
not beginning to rise in your belly even now? The Lord painted a picture in the
Old Testament for us to recognize and apply in our spiritual walk today. For our
temples to be made Holy unto the Lord and to carry the same kind of protection,
power and judgment we need to consecrate our temples with the oil of the New
Testament!
What is the oil of the New Testament? It is the ever living
and most powerful anointing of the Holy Spirit, given in power to every believer
of the Lord Jesus Christ! When Christ ascended and offered His own blood on the
tabernacle in heaven, He brought down with Him an aromatic oil that will never
wear off or leave us! He gave us the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Applying the Oil to Our Lives
So how do we apply this oil that the Lord has given us in the
New Covenant? Do we purchase ‘blessed oil’ and then rub it on our skin? For
even Jesus said to His disciples that it is not the externals to which God looks
– but to the heart! So we need to set ourselves to applying that anointing oil
to our souls that they might be made holy unto the Lord and carry the power that
the tabernacle of old did! Jesus said to His disciples at the last supper
John 17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that
they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither do I pray for these alone, but for those also that shall believe on
me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as you, Father, [are] in me, and I in you, that
they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that you have sent me.
22 And the glory that you gave me I have given them; that they may be one,
even as we are one:
He explained to them that He was going to leave them, but not
to worry because He was going to send them the comforter, and that even He was
going to abide within them along with the Father. He made is very clear that
even as the Lord had given Him the glory, that He in turn was giving it to them!
This glory was made manifest in their lives on the day of
Pentecost when the power of God descended on those gathered!
We have the anointing oil in our very spirits! The day you
received the Lord Jesus as your Saviour, you received the anointing oil that
made you Holy and entitles you to the Glory that Jesus had! The problem is that
we are not using it! It is contained in our spirits and not allowed to spread
out and smear over our souls and our flesh.
But instead man has sought to receive that protection and
glory, by smearing physical oil on the flesh to bring that protection. Why is it
that we in the flesh always do things in the opposite order to what God
ordained? Is not the spirit first and then the flesh? So also should the order
of God’s glory flow – from our spirits first and then out to the flesh!
Applying the Oil to Our Homes
In the Old Testament objects that were cursed had to be
destroyed, as the Lord showed very clearly when Joshua led the people to utterly
destroy Jericho and Achan held back for himself some articles of gold and
clothing. The objects could not be cleansed of the curse they carried and as a
result Achan and his entire family were destroyed for the preservation of Israel
(See Joshua 7:1)
For Jesus had not yet come and the Holy Spirit had not yet
been given, so cursed objects remained cursed and for a human to rid themselves
of the curse of sin, they had to sacrifice the blood of bulls and sheep to
appease the judgment of the Lord. But as we stand in the New Covenant we can
rejoice that when Jesus cried "It is Finished" that we are cleansed of
the curse of sin and death in our lives through the power of the cross - that
cleansing being claimed by faith in the name of Jesus.
There was however only one way that an object could be purged
of any curse in the Old Testament and that was by that object being dedicated to
the Lord and placed in the tabernacle. This is wonderfully illustrated to us in
the account where the Philistines had captured the ark of the covenant and then
found themselves facing the wrath of God in their midst! Firstly their god Dagon
was found lying face down in front of the ark, and then later when they sent the
ark away, they placed within it objects of the wrath God had inflicted upon
them.
Did Dagon need to be anointed with oil for him to fall? Did
those objects need to be anointed with oil for them to be made holy to God? No!
As they were dedicated to the Lord for His use, the very presence of the Lord
sanctified those objects and the very presence of God in the tabernacle caused Dagon
to fall on his face before the Lord of Lords!
The power of the oil lies in the very presence of the Lord.
In terms of the new covenant: for us to tap into that source of power, we no
longer have to go by the means of blood or oil. Instead we tap into it by the
name of Jesus, which is the name above all names and whose name is given over
EVERY power of the enemy!
So any object that you have in your home that has been
cursed, or contains a spirit not of the Lord, there is a very simple solution in
ridding it of the power of the enemy. You dedicate it to the Lord and make it
Holy unto Him for His use. This means giving the Lord the rights over that
object. Then use the power of the Spirit within you to speak the blessing of the
Lord – replacing the contamination.
For just as Paul had cloths laid on him to be carried to the
sick – so we too have the anointing with us that we can impart into any
object. Why use ‘blessed olive oil’ to anoint the object, when you have the
ultimate blessing and anointing power in your very being? Use the seal of the
covenant to come against every dark work of the enemy! What is the seal of the
covenant? Take a look at:
2 Corinthians 1:21 Now he which establishes us with you
in Christ, and has anointed us, [is] God;
22 Who has also sealed us, and given the deposit of the Spirit in our hearts.
The anointing is the seal of the covenant (we saw earlier
that the anointing refers to the Old Testament oil being ‘spread’ and ‘rubbed
on’) and the best part is – it is dwelling within you! You do not need to
run and look for an oil or perfume, cloth, prayer shawl or any object for the
power of God, the only object of anointing and power you need, is that of the
name of Jesus – resident in your very spirit!
Victory Over Evil Spirits
Do you have contaminated objects in your home? Or perhaps it
has become clear that you have a curse in your home. You are struggling with
strife, destruction, fear and theft and you seek to gain victory over every evil
spirit. Then I want you to throw away the oil and take the seal of the covenant
given you at the ultimate price: the blood of Jesus – and I want you to apply
it!
Firstly, dedicate every object in your home to the Lord. Lay
your hands on each object and piece of furniture and dedicate it to the Lord for
His service and will. Lay your hands on the door posts and walls if you feel led
and dedicate your entire home to the Lord. As you do this you are making your
stand very clear: "This home and all that lies therein is dedicated and
Holy unto the Lord and in terms of His covenant I have in turn received,
blessing and protection from every work of darkness."
Then once you have dedicated your home, you take your stand
and tell Satan to get out in the name of Jesus. For the name of Jesus us above
every name of those things in heaven and on the earth and under the earth! Get
into the word and learn that authority in Christ! Then direct it at the enemy
with all the anointing that lies within you. Pray that the Holy Spirit would
come and be resident in your home and as the truth of your authority is made
real to you – you shall be made free indeed, just as the scriptures teach.
Learn to walk in this earth applying the oil from within to
every aspect of your life and watch as the Lord moves on your behalf. Because
when you release the Lord to work on your behalf the enemy has no room to stay
– for where the light is the darkness will have to flee! I would also like to
suggest that you read or listen to the Way of Blessing series available by
Global Ministry Resource Network, which will not only teach you your authority
in Christ, but will also guide you through dealing with all the curses in your
life, and gaining victory over the enemy, so that you might rule and reign with
Christ!
Make a Commitment for Revival!
Do you desire to walk in that kind of glory as the Israelites
did? Are you passionately seeking to walk in that kind of protection and
blessing? Then it is time you learn to tap the anointing of the spirit of God,
instead of looking for external means to bring His presence and glory! How is
the anointing of God released into the earth and behalf of our lives? Through
words and actions! You need to tap the spirit within and pour out what has been
given you as an inheritance. Those in the Old covenant had to work at their
salvation and blessing, but ours is received through the righteousness of faith!
Tap into that inner resource right now by praying in the
spirit and speaking that anointing oil from your spirit to your mind, emotions
and will and then into your flesh! Very soon your face will begin to glow just
as Moses and Jesus glowed from the spiritual oil poured upon them by God
Himself.
Then shall man see that you are indeed ordained by God and
called to complete the work He has set you in this earth to do! Will you open
your spirit right now and receive the fullness of anointing that the Lord has
for you right now?
If this is your desire, then pray with me.
Jesus I submit myself to you right now in spirit, soul and
body. Lord you are Savior over my life and I withhold nothing from you. Thank
you Holy Spirit for abiding in me and bringing with you the inheritance bought
for me on Calvary.
Lord I dedicate my spirit to you right now and I would pray
that you would make it Holy unto yourself. It is yours Lord and for your will
and plan. May you do with it what you will.
Lord I give you my soul right now. Holy Spirit I pray that
you would purge my mind of every thought that is not of you. I bring every
thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ right now and I ask that your
anointing would cover my mind and that you would use it for your purpose alone.
Lord I dedicate my emotions to you. I pray that you would
anoint every feeling I have and that you will use every emotion for your will
and purpose. Lord I dedicate my will to you. May you use it for your will and
may I be turned towards your will for my life and not towards the will of my
flesh. Anoint my will Holy Spirit.
Lord, I dedicate my physical body to you. Lord may your
anointing permeate every fiber of my being. May this body be made Holy unto you
– I dedicate it fully for your service and I give you the right to use it
according to your will and purpose. May the anointing fill my body from my toes,
right up until my head and as I walk through this world may your anointing show
upon my face and may my very body and face show them Jesus that I might be a
testimony for you.
Guide my path Lord Jesus and as I dedicate myself to you
wholly, I thank you for your protection. For as everything that is made holy to
you is protected by your anointing, I thank you that I am made holy in spirit
soul and body and that I will indeed walk in blessing and protection. As your
light permeates every fiber of my being I thank you that every ray of darkness
will leave in Jesus name, for where there is light no darkness can prevail.
Come Holy Spirit. Come in your glory now and fall up
on your
people in power!
