Releasing the Anointing- Open heavens devotional by Pastor E.A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Exo. 21-24

RELEASING THE ANOINTING
Monday, February 08, 2010

MEMORIZE: “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows” (Heb. 1:9)

READ: Matthew 17:14 -21

God is calling us to a closer walk with the Holy Spirit. This launches us into the realm of the miraculous. But one question you may ask is: ‘After I am anointed by the power of the Holy Spirit, how do I ensure the anointing will flow through me without any hindrance?’ You can plug a fan to electricity yet it fails to work. This brings the need for holiness. “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee, with the oil of gladness above thy fellows” (Heb. 1:9).

To receive the anointing you need to be holy. To transfer the anointing, you need holiness too. To be hooked up with the Holy Spirit, you must be holy. Every sin in your life both reduces your chances of being anointed as well as being used as a channel. Of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit is most jealous about holiness. Is there any sin in your life that can hinder the supernatural outflow of the power of God through you? Confess them to God and live right.

Apart from holiness, you need faith because whatever you are doing for God’s Kingdom is based on His Word. And anything not done in faith will receive God’s rebuke rather than approval. It is by faith the anointing is released. Commands issued to demons, sicknesses and unpleasant situations may not be obeyed if not backed by faith. In addition, you need prayer and fasting. In today’s reading, a young boy was brought to the disciples while the Lord was away.

They tried all they could but the demon only laughed at them and told them he was going nowhere. But when the Lord descended from the mountain where He was transfigured before Peter, James and John, He saw the same child and with a single rebuke the demon left him alone. When the disciples later asked to know why they could not deliver the child from the power of darkness, Jesus told them there are certain cases that refuse to respond except after combining prayer and fasting with your faith. If you are prayerful, and you can go into fasting periodically and you have your faith and robe of righteousness in place, you will easily operate in the miraculous.

ACTION POINT:

Sin is a major obstacle to the flow of the anointing: Never allow it in your heart!