The Anointing

Read Exodus 30:22-33

The anointing oil referred to in this passage of scripture deals with making the articles chosen by God, holy. Holiness is an express manifestation of the anointing oil of the Lord. In the Old Testament, this oil was made from liquid myrrh, sweet-smelling cinnamon, sweet-smelling cane, cassia and olive oil. This was not some magical potion that would change the entire world on it’s own, but when it was blended and placed on the articles of the tabernacle, the combination of these fragrances with the presence of God, made everything holy.
In the New Testament, the anointing oil is manifest in the Spirit of God residing in each born again believer. The gift of the Holy Ghost is one of God’s ways of placing the oil of anointing upon the life of the believer. When you receive the Holy Ghost, God anoints to be set apart for His glory. The writer of Hebrews tells us that no man shall see God without being holy, and the only thing that makes us holy is the anointing oil of the Old Testament fulfilled by the gift of the Holy Ghost in the New Testament.
In the Mid-eastern cultures this oil was used for three distinct purposes;(1) in anointing the body (temple),(2) in preparation of food,(3) in giving light to the lamp. Likewise, the oil of the Holy Ghost gives freshness and the hope of incorruption to our bodies, strength for our heart and soul, and a brightness of life for a testimony to others.
If we allow the Holy Ghost to lead us into this anointing, the result will be physical healings, marriages united, broken hearts mended and ultimately we will se unprecedented harvest of both souls and blessings.
We will be in awe of those that dwell in our orb of living that return to the Lord or enter into His presence for the first time because of the light that our life casts.
This day and age requires that we, through consecration, enter into the anointing of the Lord.