Press the arrow to listen Need to Breathe sing “Yaweh” while reading today’s devotion on the anointing of the Holy Spirit

Scripture
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me….Isaiah 61:1

Observation

Here are some thoughts about the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

1. The anointing is on the person and not on the role that he or she fills. A business card does not give anointing nor does the lack of one make any difference. An anointed person will make a difference wherever he is placed.

2. The anointing comes first before anything else will happen. Organization, education, networking nor technology do not create the anointing. They can enhance it and convey it, but the touch of God on a human life is first before anything else happens.

3. The anointing is more than personal, he is a Person. The Holy Spirit of Adonai Yahweh body wraps himself around our spirit and works through us.

4. The decision of whom to anoint is not made by a leader, a committee or a popularity contest but by the Lord God himself. Sovereign means God does the choosing; we must do the waiting.

5. The anointing comes from the God whose name is not a noun but a verb. All human names are nouns because a person is limited; God’s name is a verb because he is a Lord of action. When the anointing comes on me things will change.

6. The anointing is expressed through spoken words more than anything else. These are words that announce, comfort, bind up and more. Our words matter.

Application
I need the anointing of Adonai Yaweh on my life.

Prayer
Father, today I stand in need of your anointing touch on my life. The work I do and the place I serve do not give me anointing; in fact they drain that. Instead, you are the anointed one and you pour your anointing on my life. You alone do the selecting; it is not of me. Oh Lord, pick me! Amen.