THE NEED FOR ANOINTING – CHAPTER ONE || 30 Things The Anointing Can Do For You By Dr. D. K. Olukoya
The clearest definition of the anointing we are referring to here is given in the book of Isaiah 10:27:
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
According to the bible, the anointing is:
1. The burden removing weapon.
2. The yoke breaking power of God.
3. The yoke destroying power.
Anointing is the most effective and devastating weapon against the burden or the yoke of the enemy.
The Bible says:
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 brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty then that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Luke 4:18-19
THE PURPOSE
The above Bible passage gives us a glimpse of what the anointing can do. Jesus said he has been anointed to:
1. Preach the gospel to the poor. The poor needs the anointing.
2. Preach deliverance to the captives. The captives need deliverance.
3. Heal the brokenhearted. A lot of people need healing.
4. Recover the sight of the blind. The blind must see.
5. Set at liberty them that are bruised or oppressed. A lot of people need help.
6. Preach the acceptable year of the Lord. The time IS now.
These six points are to be carried out because of the anointing.
The Bible says:
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Acts 10:38
What is the anointing?
Anointing is the burden removing and yoke breaking power of God. Anointing is what empowers a man or a woman to function supernaturally. Anointing is that which enables you to do supernatural things.
Beloved, you must understand that Christianity is a spiritual thing. Christianity is not just a religion. It is an encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an experience from heaven. The anointing is the supernatural power for supernatural assignments. The anointing is a heavenly electric power. If you are plugged to that power men and women will see you as somebody from another world.
The anointing is the liquid power that comes with the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. The anointing is the presence and power of God.
What are those things that the anointing can do for you?
1. The anointing opens doors that have long been shut.
Samson in the Bible was just a normal man but whenever the anointing came upon him he became a super man. When the anointing came upon Samson, he tore the mouth of a lion. When the anointing comes upon your life doors that have been shut by enemies will open forcefully.
A husband and wife who were Professors had a son who was almost a dunce. The boy always came last at the end of term examination but they attended one of our services and a word of knowledge came concerning the boy’s situation which they both claimed. When the boy wrote another terminal examination he came first. The teacher could not believe it because of the boy’s previous record. By the anointing, the door of destiny that was shut against the boy was opened.
2. The anointing makes you to succeed when other people fail.
On the first night that a pastor spent in a new branch, a serpent crawled into his apartment and made straight for his bed. The serpent crawled around the pastor’s neck to strangulate him to death and realizing that his life was slipping away, the pastor began to pray in tongues making the serpent loose its grip and fall. Eventually the serpent turned to an old woman and the pastor ran back to the headquarters requesting for fresh posting to another place.
Another pastor was posted to the same branch but unfortunately, he died when he was tested by the
evil powers in the church environment. However, when a third pastor was posted to the same church, he prayed and cut the evil tree that the occult used as their power base. This action made the seven major witch doctors in the area come out and give the pastor twenty-four hours to die. But, because the pastor was anointed, the seven native doctors died instead and some people gave their lives to Christ. Once you key into the anointing you will definitely succeed when others are failing woefully.
3. The anointing empowers you to press on.
When everyone tells you to stop, when everything is hindering you from moving forward, the anointing will empower you to move. When men and women have become weary, you will be enabled to move on once you have tapped into the anointing of God.
4. The anointing makes you another man entirely.
5. The anointing makes your face to shine.
The faces of Moses and Elisha shone in the Bible.
6. The anointing energizes you. It gives you supernatural strength.
7. The anointing makes you more beautiful and handsome.
8. The anointing makes the word of God to burn in your heart.
9. The anointing replaces inabilities with abilities.
10. The anointing causes the purpose of God to be revealed in your life.
11. The anointing promotes physical well being.
The more the anointing flows into your body the lesser you visit the hospital, the lesser you take drugs and the lesser you pay your tithes to doctors.
12. The anointing empowers you to serve God.
13. The anointing gives you direction.
14. The anointing gives you uncommon victory.
15. The anointing removes spiritual dryness.
16. The anointing refreshes you.
17. The anointing breaks yokes.
18. The anointing changes a man from being a slave to a master
19. The anointing makes you to recognise and defeat your enemies.
20. The anointing enriches and encourages you.
21. The anointing adds excellence to your endeavour.
22. The anointing bestows divine favour upon you and other people will look at you and be amazed.
23. The anointing adds divine extra to your best.
24. The anointing makes you to attain a height that is beyond your abilities.
25. The anointing changes your status.
26. The anointing gives you unique deliverance from danger.
27. The anointing gives you uncommon promotion.
28. The anointing gives you unique acceptability.
29. The anointing makes your cup to run over.
30. The anointing guarantees your protection.
If you want the anointing of God to flow regularly and constantly in your life you need to give your life to Christ. Surrender your life to Him. Let Him rule your life, confess all your known sins to Him and ask Him to help you out of your situation. The anointing of God will fall upon you and you will become a changed person. You will be a testimony to other people in the name of Jesus (Amen).
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Anointing that breaks the yoke come upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
2. Power of the anointing let my yoke break, in the name of Jesus.
3. The anointing that empowers one to serve God, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
4. The anointing that gives one direction, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
5. The anointing that gives one uncommon victory, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
6. The anointing that removes spiritual dryness, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
7. The anointing that refreshes one, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
8. The anointing that changes a man from being a slave to a master, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
9. The anointing that makes one to recognise and defeat one’s enemies, fall upon me now, in the name of Jesus.
