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Growing In The Anointing
5 Ways to Grow in the Anointing of the Holy Spirit
JARED LASKEY
As
a fairly new disciple at 18 in YWAM (Youth With A Mission), I read and listened
to anything I could in order to learn and grow in my exciting faith.
I
had heard the term "the anointing" quite often, but it confused me at
first.
After
I began to closely study Scripture and learn its real meaning, I began to learn
its purpose and how to operate and grow in the anointing.
Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance reads
that "anointing" is
a special endowment of the Holy Spirit.
Its
Koine Greek word is chrisma and refers to the teaching
ministry of the Spirit.
This
shows us that the Spirit of God teaches us all truth as Jesus said in John
16:13, and will tell us what is yet to come — speaking only what He hears and
glorifying Jesus.
The
anointing is the best "Bible college" to be enrolled in and is an
exciting adventure with God!
After His water baptism and 40-day fast, Jesus went to the
synagogue in Nazareth, returning to Galilee "in the power of the
Spirit."
In Luke 4:18, He read Isaiah 61 from the scroll. Then He
handed the scroll back to the attendant, declaring, "Today this
Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
This
was Jesus' manifesto, publicly declaring His anointing as the Savior of the
world.
The apostle Paul made reference to the anointing in 2
Corinthians 1:21 saying, "Now He who establishes us with you in Christ
and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and established the
guarantee with the Spirit in our hearts."
Looking
closely into this, we see that, through Christ, God gives us His anointing and
sets us apart to minister with His gifts in power, sealing and consecrating us
with the Spirit, being firmly grounded in Jesus.
The
Anointing does not point to the believer, but to God who empowers the believer.
However,
Jesus is the Anointed One, and you are a conduit for His power.
When
you walk in the anointing you have power to heal the sick, cleanse the leper,
raise the dead and cast out demons in His Name.
One
recent summer I was with Alive2Love in Honduras. We held a corporate anointing,
reaching thousands of people.
One
night in a church service a person grabbed me, wrapping his arms around me and
laughing sinisterly.
Under
the anointing, I had no fear and in the name of Jesus boldly commanded the
demons to let go and to leave the person and never return.
The
person fell to the floor and was set free, rising up afterward to be incredibly
filled with the Spirit.
1 John 2:20 reads, "But you have an anointing
from the Holy One, and you know all things."
The
word "know" in this verse refers to the believer intuitively
knowing truth from false teaching, holding firmly onto the gospel message and
spiritual truth they originally received.
The
anointing keeps us in the truth by the Holy Spirit as we stay humble.
The
anointing is upon you by the Spirit of God, teaching you what Jesus said and
leading you further into the Scriptures.
The
anointing of the Spirit guides you as you read and consume the Scripture,
loving the Lord, hungering and thirsting for His righteousness.
Here
are five things you can do to continue to grow in the precious anointing:
1. Fellowship with
the Holy Spirit every day, adoring Him (2
Corinthians 13:14). Talk to Him directly, building friendship with Him,
continuing dialogue with Him about everything. Invite Him to your daily Bible
reading and ask Him questions. Write down His answers when He speaks to you.
2. Keep your heart
pure, aware of His kindness and holiness. He
is the Spirit of justice and burning in Isaiah 4:4 which is a purifying and
cleansing fire that washes away sin and prepares for His glory and presence.
According to Matthew 3:11, Jesus baptizes us in the Holy Spirit and fire, the
experience occurring on the Day of Pentecost which empowers us for proclaiming
the gospel. It also sanctifies us to walk in holiness in our lives.
3. Let the Holy
Spirit teach you the Scriptures (1
John 2:27). As you do this, you will be
assured that you remain in Him as He teaches you the truth and then you are to
go and teach others what He has taught you. You are anointed to bring God's
transformation to the world.
4. Value and
cherish the anointing, not grieving the Spirit by our words and actions (Ephesians 4:30). When
we value and cherish His anointing, we make room for it in every part of our
lives, expressing love and respect to Him, being careful with our words and
conduct, cultivating His presence everywhere we go. As we do this, we make
ourselves available for Him to use us any time and see Him move in power
through us.
5. Glorify Jesus (John 16:14). If
you give testimony about miracles, signs and wonders, give reference to Him
throughout all of it, because He was the One who accomplished the ministry. You
were there, but He did the work through you and those with you. He manifested
the healings and miracles, so give Him all the credit.
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Jared Laskey is starting Destiny Open Bible Church in Virginia
Beach, Virginia. He lives to see Jesus awaken this generation to the power of
His Holy Spirit. You can follow him on twitter @jaredalaskey, or contact him
through his website firebornministries.org.
He also co-authored a book titled, Veronica's
Hero.
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