{"id":44498,"date":"2023-11-11T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T12:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44498"},"modified":"2025-05-06T21:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:06:01","slug":"44498","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2023\/11\/11\/44498\/","title":{"rendered":"HAVING ALL THE ANOINTING OIL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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One <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>areas <\/span>in <\/span>Christianity <\/span>that <\/span>has <\/span>often <\/span>been <\/span>misunderstood <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>subject <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit. <\/span>Many <\/span>people <\/span>associate <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit\u2019s <\/span>ministry <\/span>primarily <\/span>with <\/span>speaking <\/span>in <\/span>tongues. <\/span>While <\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>certainly <\/span>a <\/span>manifestation <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>just <\/span>a <\/span>small <\/span>aspect <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>vast <\/span>work <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit. <\/span>We <\/span>need <\/span>to <\/span>understand <\/span>Him <\/span>in <\/span>a <\/span>broader <\/span>sense, <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>we <\/span>can <\/span>fully <\/span>comprehend <\/span>His <\/span>role <\/span>in <\/span>both <\/span>our <\/span>lives <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>world.<\/span><\/p>\n

There <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>book <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>and <\/span>if <\/span>you’d <\/span>like <\/span>to <\/span>get <\/span>a <\/span>copy, <\/span>feel <\/span>free <\/span>to <\/span>contact <\/span>us <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>details <\/span>below <\/span>this <\/span>post <\/span>or <\/span>send <\/span>us <\/span>a <\/span>WhatsApp <\/span>message.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, <\/span>we <\/span>will <\/span>explore <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>aspects <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>specifically <\/span>His <\/span>anointing. <\/span>You <\/span>may <\/span>wonder <\/span>why, <\/span>when <\/span>people <\/span>are <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit, <\/span>the <\/span>Bible <\/span>uses <\/span>the <\/span>term \u201c<\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>filled\u201d <\/span>rather <\/span>than <\/span>saying \u201c<\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>clothed\u201d <\/span>or \u201c<\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>fed.\u201d <\/span>If <\/span>we <\/span>say <\/span>someone <\/span>was \u201c<\/span>clothed,\u201d <\/span>it <\/span>implies <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>is <\/span>like <\/span>a <\/span>piece <\/span>of <\/span>clothing. <\/span>If <\/span>we <\/span>say \u201c<\/span>fed,\u201d <\/span>it <\/span>implies <\/span>He <\/span>is <\/span>like <\/span>food. <\/span>However, <\/span>the <\/span>term \u201c<\/span>filled\u201d <\/span>is <\/span>used <\/span>to <\/span>imply <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>comes <\/span>to <\/span>us <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>liquid, <\/span>and <\/span>that <\/span>liquid <\/span>is <\/span>nothing <\/span>else <\/span>but <\/span>OIL<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>The <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>comes <\/span>to <\/span>us <\/span>like <\/span>oil, <\/span>and <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>essential <\/span>to <\/span>recognize <\/span>this <\/span>truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, <\/span>not <\/span>everyone <\/span>has <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>as <\/span>Jesus <\/span>did. <\/span>Today, <\/span>we <\/span>will <\/span>look <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>different <\/span>kinds <\/span>of <\/span>anointing <\/span>available <\/span>to <\/span>believers, <\/span>and <\/span>encourage <\/span>ourselves <\/span>to <\/span>receive <\/span>them <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>help <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. <\/span>The <\/span>Anointing <\/span>of <\/span>Power<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This <\/span>anointing <\/span>is <\/span>found <\/span>in <\/span>UNITY<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm <\/span>133:<\/span>1-<\/span>2<\/span><\/em>
\u201c<\/span>Behold, <\/span>how <\/span>good <\/span>and <\/span>pleasant <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>when <\/span>brothers <\/span>dwell <\/span>in <\/span>unity! <\/span>It <\/span>is <\/span>like <\/span>the <\/span>precious <\/span>oil <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>head, <\/span>running <\/span>down <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>beard, <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>beard <\/span>of <\/span>Aaron, <\/span>running <\/span>down <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>collar <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>robes.\u201d (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>power <\/span>is <\/span>seen <\/span>when <\/span>believers <\/span>come <\/span>together <\/span>in <\/span>unity. <\/span>The <\/span>Bible <\/span>compares <\/span>unity <\/span>among <\/span>the <\/span>saints <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>oil <\/span>that <\/span>flows <\/span>down <\/span>from <\/span>Aaron\u2019s <\/span>head <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>edges <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>robes. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>powerful <\/span>anointing <\/span>because <\/span>where <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>unity, <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>strength. <\/span>This <\/span>was <\/span>evident <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>early <\/span>church <\/span>when, <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>day <\/span>of <\/span>Pentecost, <\/span>believers <\/span>gathered <\/span>together <\/span>in <\/span>one <\/span>accord, <\/span>praying <\/span>and <\/span>seeking <\/span>the <\/span>Lord (<\/span>Acts <\/span>1:<\/span>12-<\/span>14). <\/span>Suddenly, <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>came <\/span>upon <\/span>them, <\/span>filling <\/span>them <\/span>with <\/span>power. <\/span>They <\/span>became <\/span>bold <\/span>witnesses <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>from <\/span>that <\/span>day <\/span>onward (<\/span>Acts <\/span>2).<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, <\/span>in <\/span>Acts <\/span>4:<\/span>31<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>believers <\/span>gathered <\/span>for <\/span>prayer, \u201c<\/span>the <\/span>place <\/span>where <\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>meeting <\/span>was <\/span>shaken. <\/span>And <\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>all <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>and <\/span>spoke <\/span>the <\/span>word <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>boldly.\u201d (<\/span>NIV). <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>powerful <\/span>reminder <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>is <\/span>released <\/span>when <\/span>we <\/span>come <\/span>together <\/span>in <\/span>unity, <\/span>particularly <\/span>in <\/span>prayer <\/span>and <\/span>fasting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. <\/span>The <\/span>Anointing <\/span>of <\/span>Joy<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This <\/span>comes <\/span>through <\/span>PURITY<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>HOLINESS<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hebrews <\/span>1:<\/span>8-<\/span>9<\/span><\/em>
\u201c<\/span>But <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Son <\/span>He <\/span>says: \u2018<\/span>Your <\/span>throne, <\/span>O <\/span>God, <\/span>is <\/span>forever <\/span>and <\/span>ever; <\/span>the <\/span>scepter <\/span>of <\/span>uprightness <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>scepter <\/span>of <\/span>Your <\/span>kingdom. <\/span>You <\/span>have <\/span>loved <\/span>righteousness <\/span>and <\/span>hated <\/span>wickedness; <\/span>therefore <\/span>God, <\/span>Your <\/span>God, <\/span>has <\/span>anointed <\/span>You <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>oil <\/span>of <\/span>gladness <\/span>above <\/span>Your <\/span>companions.\u2019\u201d (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>joy <\/span>is <\/span>linked <\/span>to <\/span>holiness <\/span>and <\/span>purity. <\/span>When <\/span>we <\/span>pursue <\/span>righteousness <\/span>and <\/span>hate <\/span>wickedness, <\/span>God <\/span>fills <\/span>us <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>special <\/span>kind <\/span>of <\/span>joy, <\/span>an <\/span>inner <\/span>gladness <\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>greater <\/span>than <\/span>any <\/span>worldly <\/span>happiness. <\/span>This <\/span>joy <\/span>surpasses <\/span>human <\/span>understanding <\/span>and <\/span>even <\/span>endures <\/span>through <\/span>trials <\/span>and <\/span>hardships (<\/span>Luke <\/span>10:<\/span>21). <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Himself <\/span>displayed <\/span>this <\/span>joy, <\/span>even <\/span>while <\/span>enduring <\/span>the <\/span>suffering <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>cross (<\/span>Colossians <\/span>2:<\/span>15).<\/span><\/p>\n

As <\/span>believers <\/span>who <\/span>love <\/span>righteousness <\/span>and <\/span>holiness, <\/span>we <\/span>receive <\/span>this <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>joy, <\/span>which <\/span>becomes <\/span>a <\/span>powerful <\/span>testimony <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>world <\/span>that <\/span>the <\/span>joy <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>is <\/span>our <\/span>strength (<\/span>Nehemiah <\/span>8:<\/span>10). <\/span>Even <\/span>amidst <\/span>challenges, <\/span>the <\/span>oil <\/span>of <\/span>joy <\/span>makes <\/span>us <\/span>shine <\/span>with <\/span>gladness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. <\/span>The <\/span>Anointing <\/span>of <\/span>Discernment<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This <\/span>is <\/span>released <\/span>as <\/span>we <\/span>TREASURE <\/span>GOD\u2019S <\/span>WORD<\/span><\/strong> in <\/span>our <\/span>hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n

1 <\/span>John <\/span>2:<\/span>26-<\/span>27<\/span><\/em>
\u201c<\/span>I <\/span>write <\/span>these <\/span>things <\/span>to <\/span>you <\/span>about <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>are <\/span>trying <\/span>to <\/span>deceive <\/span>you. <\/span>But <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>that <\/span>you <\/span>received <\/span>from <\/span>Him <\/span>abides <\/span>in <\/span>you, <\/span>and <\/span>you <\/span>have <\/span>no <\/span>need <\/span>that <\/span>anyone <\/span>should <\/span>teach <\/span>you. <\/span>But <\/span>as <\/span>His <\/span>anointing <\/span>teaches <\/span>you <\/span>about <\/span>everything, <\/span>and <\/span>is <\/span>true, <\/span>and <\/span>is <\/span>no <\/span>lie\u2014<\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>it <\/span>has <\/span>taught <\/span>you, <\/span>abide <\/span>in <\/span>Him.\u201d (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>discernment <\/span>comes <\/span>through <\/span>holding <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word <\/span>within <\/span>us. <\/span>The <\/span>more <\/span>we <\/span>internalize <\/span>the <\/span>Scriptures, <\/span>the <\/span>more <\/span>we <\/span>are <\/span>able <\/span>to <\/span>recognize <\/span>the <\/span>voice <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>and <\/span>discern <\/span>His <\/span>will. <\/span>The <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>uses <\/span>the <\/span>Word <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>to <\/span>guide, <\/span>teach, <\/span>and <\/span>help <\/span>us <\/span>differentiate <\/span>between <\/span>truth <\/span>and <\/span>falsehood. <\/span>If <\/span>you <\/span>are <\/span>a <\/span>believer <\/span>who <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>in <\/span>Christ <\/span>for <\/span>many <\/span>years <\/span>and <\/span>have <\/span>never <\/span>read <\/span>the <\/span>entire <\/span>Bible, <\/span>there <\/span>are <\/span>levels <\/span>of <\/span>communication <\/span>that <\/span>God <\/span>may <\/span>not <\/span>have <\/span>revealed <\/span>to <\/span>you <\/span>yet. <\/span>However, <\/span>as <\/span>we <\/span>dive <\/span>deeper <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>Word, <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>continues <\/span>to <\/span>release <\/span>this <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>discernment <\/span>in <\/span>our <\/span>lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. <\/span>The <\/span>Anointing <\/span>of <\/span>Service<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This <\/span>is <\/span>released <\/span>when <\/span>we <\/span>receive <\/span>LAYING <\/span>ON <\/span>OF <\/span>HANDS<\/span><\/strong> or <\/span>PRAYER<\/span><\/strong> from <\/span>spiritual <\/span>leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>the <\/span>church, <\/span>there <\/span>are <\/span>specific <\/span>blessings <\/span>and <\/span>anointings <\/span>that <\/span>cannot <\/span>be <\/span>accessed <\/span>by <\/span>individual <\/span>effort <\/span>alone, <\/span>but <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>impartation <\/span>of <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>have <\/span>gone <\/span>before <\/span>us <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Elijah<\/span><\/strong> anointed <\/span>Elisha<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>1 <\/span>Kings <\/span>19:<\/span>15-<\/span>16), <\/span>and <\/span>Elisha <\/span>received <\/span>a <\/span>double <\/span>portion <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>anointing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Moses<\/span><\/strong> anointed <\/span>the <\/span>seventy <\/span>elders, <\/span>and <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>spirit <\/span>was <\/span>transferred <\/span>to <\/span>them (<\/span>Numbers <\/span>11:<\/span>16-<\/span>25).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Samuel<\/span><\/strong> anointed <\/span>Saul<\/span><\/strong> and <\/span>David<\/span><\/strong> to <\/span>become <\/span>kings <\/span>of <\/span>Israel (<\/span>1 <\/span>Samuel <\/span>15:<\/span>1, <\/span>16:<\/span>12).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Paul<\/span><\/strong> laid <\/span>hands <\/span>on <\/span>Timothy<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>imparting <\/span>the <\/span>gift <\/span>of <\/span>leadership <\/span>to <\/span>him (<\/span>2 <\/span>Timothy <\/span>1:<\/span>6).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    We <\/span>should <\/span>never <\/span>despise <\/span>or <\/span>neglect <\/span>the <\/span>ministry <\/span>of <\/span>spiritual <\/span>leaders. <\/span>Even <\/span>if <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>weaknesses, <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>chosen <\/span>by <\/span>God <\/span>to <\/span>impart <\/span>grace <\/span>and <\/span>anointing <\/span>to <\/span>help <\/span>us <\/span>grow <\/span>and <\/span>fulfill <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>call <\/span>on <\/span>our <\/span>lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

    As <\/span>we <\/span>reflect <\/span>on <\/span>these <\/span>four <\/span>types <\/span>of <\/span>anointing\u2014<\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>power, <\/span>joy, <\/span>discernment, <\/span>and <\/span>service\u2014<\/span>we <\/span>see <\/span>how <\/span>essential <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>to <\/span>receive <\/span>them <\/span>in <\/span>order <\/span>to <\/span>draw <\/span>nearer <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>and <\/span>follow <\/span>the <\/span>example <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Lord <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>The <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>desires <\/span>to <\/span>reveal <\/span>Himself <\/span>more <\/span>fully <\/span>in <\/span>our <\/span>lives, <\/span>and <\/span>we <\/span>should <\/span>be <\/span>diligent <\/span>in <\/span>receiving <\/span>these <\/span>anointings <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>we <\/span>may <\/span>walk <\/span>in <\/span>greater <\/span>grace <\/span>and <\/span>empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n

    May <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>bless <\/span>you <\/span>richly <\/span>as <\/span>you <\/span>pursue <\/span>all <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>has <\/span>for <\/span>you <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Shalom.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    This <\/span>translation <\/span>and <\/span>rewrite <\/span>aims <\/span>to <\/span>provide <\/span>both <\/span>clarity <\/span>and <\/span>depth, <\/span>while <\/span>incorporating <\/span>the <\/span>biblical <\/span>references <\/span>and <\/span>theological <\/span>context <\/span>to <\/span>ensure <\/span>a <\/span>deeper <\/span>understanding <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>anointing <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Holy spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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