ANOINTED FOR A PURPOSE - Open heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BLE IN A YEAR: 1 Chron 1-3
ANOINTED FOR A PURPOSE Thursday, July 1, 2010
MEMORIZE: “The spirit of the LORD is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18) READ: Isaiah 61:1-3 According to Isaiah 61:1-3, there is a purpose for the anointing coming on an individual. You are not anointed to wear flamboyant clothes and begin to globetrot. You are not anointed to make merchandise of the gifts and calling of God on your life. On the contrary, the anointing is for healing the sick, setting the captives free, making the barren fruitful, replacing sorrow with joy and moving the impoverished into prosperity so that the One who anointed you may be glorified. To what extent does the anointing on you impact those in need of it? In 1 Samuel 1:17, prophet Eli made a simple pronouncement on Hannah’s request. He said, ‘May your request be granted’. It was the anointing on him that brought that pronouncement into reality. Similarly, when confronted with the generous rich woman of Shunnem whose ‘but’ was a long standing case of barrenness, Elisha simply said, ‘This timenext year, you will embrace a son’. Although she expressed doubt, he however did not waste his time trying to convince her of the power in his decrees because he knew that pronouncement would be effected by the power of the double portion anointing on him. Today, by the anointing of God upon my life, I decree that it shall be well with you. During the Holy Ghost night of a particular Convention held in the old auditorium several years ago, the Lord asked me to pray over a piece of cloth and hold it so that the barren could come and touch it. The crowd that responded was beyond my expectation. They came out in hundreds. At a point, I became tired and decided to discontinue. Just then came this woman weeping profusely that I only became tired when it was her turn. Reluctantly, I asked the ushers to give her the cloth. The following year she came to testify with her baby. The Most High God is higher than any problem confronting you. In Jeremiah 32:27 He asks: ‘ Can anything be too hard for the God of all flesh?’ Matthew 3:9 says God can bring children out of stones. Those who thought you will die in poverty have forgotten that God can bring water out of the rock. They have also forgotten that as the sovereign Lord, He does whatever He pleases. So it does not matter what the enemy or that impossible boss may think; Nobody can hinder God’s workings (Is. 43:13). What is important is what God thinks about you. Like Joseph, every good word the Lord has spoken concerning you will come to pass. ACTION POINT: Ask that the purpose of the anointing on your life be fulfilled in Jesus’ Name.