The Anointing is the Real Deal
The Lord
preserves the faithful… Psalm 31:23 (AMP)
• Authentic . . .
• Genuine . . .
• Bona fide . . .
We
all have gifts and talents. For instance, there are many people who are gifted
to sing beautifully. But, not all singers—sing under the anointing of God.
There are people who can preach profoundly, but are they preaching under the
anointing of God?
What is the Anointing?
There
are many facets to the meaning of the anointing. However, for this writing, I’m
going to speak on just one of them: The Power and Favor of God working through
our gifts and talents to lift people spiritually—demolish burdens and destroy
yokes (Isaiah 10:27).
How
do we know when we’re performing under the Power of God?
What we are able to do under the anointing far exceeds our natural
abilities. I think people who are sensitive to the Holy Spirit can differentiate
the Power of God from emotionalism. Emotionalism affects the flesh; the
anointing affects the spirit.
Why is it so important to protect the Anointing?
As far as I’m concerned,
when I’m writing or publicly speaking, if I’m not under the anointing—it comes
out dry and flat. I know from experience that’s not a comfortable position to be
in. I know the difference between operating in self and operating in the
anointing. We generally protect the things we value.
How does one
protect the Anointing?
We
protect the anointing when we live our lives according to the Word of God.
Ephesians 4:30 (AMP) says: We are not to
grieve, vex, or sadden the Holy Spirit. We should never take God’s power for
granted and start thinking that we can disobey Him, exclude Him, and still keep
His Anointing Power.
The
Anointing is the ingredient that elevates our gifts and talents
to a level that the world
tries to imitate—
but Can’t!
© 2015 See you next week on Paulette Talks
Faith
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