Power of the new anointing- Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: 1 Sam 17 -20
POWER OF THE NEW ANOINTING Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Let Somebody Shout Hallelujah! The Life and Ministry of Pastor E. A. Adeboye
MEMORIZE: “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts” (Zech 4:6) READ: Judges 16:1-3 Just as you have the old, so also you have the new anointing. Drunkenness, lust, anger and the use of mind-bending substances are trade marks of the old anointing. But the new anointing has to do with the Word of God and the Spirit of God. One reason new wine breaks old bottles is because it wants to express itself. While the new wine is bubbling and wants out of its container, the old bottle says it is going nowhere; hence, it rebels and breaks the bottle and finds its way. Every limitation standing in your way to the next level will give way this season in Jesus’ Name. The elders say, The rope that says the elephant should not climb the mountain will have to go with the elephant. In Judges 16:1-3, when the gates of Gaza were shut to prevent Samson - an anointed of the Lord from entering, he lifted and took them with him to the mountain. Every gate of Gazathat has been shut to hinder your entry into that next level shall be lifted. Watch it! The enemies are about losing their gates. Moreover, the anointing makes the anointed a pacesetter. It empowers you to do what nobody else has ever done. In Acts 8:5-8, Philip - an anointed evangelist went to Samaria to preach Christ to them. Until then, there was a wall of partition existing between the Samaritans and the Jews. They had nothing in common: but when this anointed man got there, he had an overwhelming success. Have you been failing in any vital area of life? As you stir up the anointing in you today and step out in faith, you will obtain a record-breaking success. The new anointing changes your confession. Where people are saying ‘Never’, you will be saying ‘Ever’; when people are saying ‘Impossible’, your cry and experience would be ‘Possible’. When we were starting the model parish experiment, many people could not be convinced. They were asking: ‘How can you plant a church in a hotel where people drink and smoke? It is never done!’. But the new anointing in us said it could be done. Today, that experiment has blossomed into success. What is that impossibility in your life? It is giving way right now. Provoke the anointing by being filled with God’s Word, worshipping and praising God effusively and pleasing the Lord in all you do. Then make a demand on the anointing and it will make way for you. ACTION POINT: Lord, by your new anointing on me, help me to uproot the gates of my enemies today.