It was a warm summer evening, and I sat on the front porch, gazing up at the twinkling stars. My mind drifted to the church sermon I heard that morning. The pastor spoke about ordinary people who had extraordinary power – God’s anointing.
As a young believer, I frequently thought about the true meaning of this anointing. Was it a mystical force reserved for a select few? Or was it something more tangible, a gift available to all who followed Christ?
Lost in thought, I hardly noticed the gentle breeze. It rustled the leaves of the oak tree in my yard. It carried a faint whisper, a prompting that stirred my soul.
A thought came to me: “The anointing is not a mere concept, but a living reality. It is the Almighty’s presence. It is a sacred outpouring. It empowers His children to fulfill their divine purposes.”
My eyes widened as understanding washed over me. The anointing was a mantle, a blessing. It would show in my life as a believer.
Like a tapestry woven with threads of grace, the anointing manifests in several ways. Each is vital to your walk with Christ. I felt a stirring within, a yearning to unravel the mysteries of this glorious gift.
In this article, I will explore seven of these manifestations. How they can transform your life, your community, and relationships.
Join me on this quest; I will reveal how the Holy Spirit’s anointing can empower believers. It will help you fulfill your God-given destiny.
Key Takeaways
- The anointing is a tangible presence and the power of God in a believer’s life.
- There are 7 main ways the anointing manifests in a Christian’s life.
- The manifestations include sharing the gospel, a hunger for God’s Word, and healing. Also, they seek deliverance, prophecy, praise, and prosperity.
- The anointing empowers believers to carry out God’s work and experience breakthroughs.
- Walking in the fullness of what God has given us allows us to display His power.
1. Talking about Jesus
The anointing will inspire you to talk about and witness for Jesus Christ. You’ll feel a holy boldness to share the gospel of salvation wherever you go. Words about the Savior will overflow from your innermost being.
Jesus said in Luke 4:18 (KJV):
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel.”
The anointing compels us to fulfill this very purpose. You’ll talk about Christ to friends, family, coworkers, and even strangers. Your heart will burn to tell people about how Jesus changed your life.
This evangelistic fervor is supernatural. It’s not something you can work up on your own without the empowering of the Holy Spirit.
When you’re anointed, you cannot remain silent about Jesus! You’ll bubble over with excitement to share the good news. The anointing makes evangelism and soul-winning a natural part of your life.
2. Hunger for God’s Word
A raging hunger and thirst for the Bible is another sure sign of the anointing in operation. You’ll have a desire to read, study, and meditate on God’s Word like never before. The Scriptures will come alive as you delight in the precepts and stories they contain.
The anointing lets you grasp new depths of revelation in the Bible. What once seemed irrelevant or confusing will make sense. The Holy Spirit will illuminate your mind. You’ll begin to read your Bible, listen to sermons, and underline key passages. You’ll do this with great enthusiasm.
This spiritual hunger is a supernatural work of the anointing. Without the Holy Spirit’s influence, the Bible remains a closed book. But when you’re anointed, get ready to feast on the bread of life like never before! The word of God will become a lifeline you can’t live without.
2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV) says:
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
As the anointing comes upon you, a passion for studying scripture will follow. The Word and the anointing flow together to energize and equip you for God’s purposes.
3. Healing Anointing
The anointing also manifests itself in miraculous works of healing. You may find yourself praying for the sick.
Words of knowledge and gifts of healing may operate through you as you lay hands on people in Jesus’ name. Your very hands become transmitters of God’s healing power.
Jesus promised in Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV):
“17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
The anointing causes these words to come to pass in your life. You’ll see God use you to heal all manner of sickness and disease. The blind, deaf, lame, and demonized will experience liberation at your touch.
As you step out in faith, you will demonstrate the miracle-working power of God. Be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit when He prompts you to minister healing to someone in need.
4. Deliverance Anointing
Along with healing comes a powerful anointing to set the captives free. Like Jesus, you’ll fulfill the mandate in Isaiah 61:1 to “proclaim liberty to the captives.”
The Holy Spirit will give you power, wisdom, and boldness. Use them to free people from spiritual bondage. You’ll cast out demons, break curses, and help people. You’ll free them from all kinds of oppression.
The anointing gives you an aggressive, warring spirit against the powers of darkness. You won’t timidly tolerate Satan’s works of deception and destruction. Instead, you’ll tear down his strongholds by the power of the Holy Spirit. People in darkness may seek your help. You’ve been anointed to lead them to freedom.
You’ll also see addicts, alcoholics, and others in bondage to sin set free as you minister. By the Spirit’s power, you’ll declare liberty even over generations steeped in iniquity.
Hebrews 2:14-15 (KJV) says, Jesus came to:
“14 Destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”
Flowing in the anointing brings you into Jesus’ deliverance mandate.
5. Prophetic Anointing
The anointing will also open up the realm of the prophetic and supernatural in your life. God may speak to you through dreams, visions, trances, and impressions in your spirit.
You will have an extraordinary ability to see things beyond ordinary means. This divine insight comes from the “word of knowledge” referred to in 1 Corinthians 12:8.
The anointing causes the voice of God’s Spirit to resound within you. You’ll find yourself regularly receiving timely words from the Holy Spirit. He will warn, encourage, correct, and edify you with pinpoint precision.
You may also see the “word of wisdom” in action. God will show you what to do in tough situations. God will speak to you directly, and may also use you as a vessel to share prophetic words with others.
1 Corinthians 14:3 (NKJV) says:
“But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men.”
Expect the anointing to open your eyes, unclog your ears, and loose your tongue to speak God’s words. Prophetic gifts establish God’s will on earth by divine revelation.
6. Spontaneous Praise and Worship
The anointing also manifests through supernatural praise, worship, and singing. You’ll find yourself worshiping the Lord often from the depths of your spirit.
Songs of adoration to God will ring from your lips. You’ll sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs as the Spirit leads (Ephesians 5:18-19).
The anointing causes you to sing, not just mentally recite words. 1 Chronicles 16:23 (NIV) says to:
“Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.”
The songs God gives you are perfect messages. They’ll encourage, heal, and bring the breakthroughs you need to hear.
Unbelievers don’t experience this supernatural praise and worship. But when you’re anointed, music flows from your soul, even when no one’s listening.
Your heart overflows in gratitude to God, needing no hype or emotional manipulation. The anointing brings real, raw, and authentic worship.
7. Supernatural Prosperity
Lastly, the anointing ushers in supernatural prosperity and blessings. Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV) says:
“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”
Financial increase will overtake you as you act in faith on God’s promises. The anointing demolishes lack and poverty.
Consider Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, David, Solomon, Job, Esther, and Daniel and his friends. All these Bible heroes prospered significantly due to the anointing on their lives.
To activate this, you must meditate on the Word of God and do what it says. Then, you will harvest the abundance God sends your way. Joshua 1:8 (NIV) says:
“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Honor God with your firstfruits, and He will make you overflow with more than enough (Proverbs 3:9-10).
The anointing removes the bottlenecks preventing financial breakthrough in your life. But you must rise up in bold faith and claim the prosperity Christ purchased at the cross.
Expect debt freedom and financial blessings. Expect promotions, raises, inheritances, rebates, settlements, and divine provision when you’re anointed!
Conclusion
Living in the anointing is an exciting adventure. God fills you with His presence and power to represent Him well. God’s anointing will keep you plugged into the supernatural life you were created to live.
I encourage you to confidently claim the anointing that already resides within you. Expect to see the Holy Spirit manifest in these ways. Get ready to fulfill your destiny as one called and empowered by the Almighty. God wants to use you to make a significant difference today!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How do I receive the anointing?
A. Every born again believer has the anointing within them. It is due to their relationship with Jesus Christ. 1 John 2:27 (KJV) says, “The anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you.” The key is to use faith, prayer, and worship to stir up and release this divine gift. Act on God’s Word.
Q. Can I lose the anointing?
A. Habitual sin or disobedience can restrain, grieve, or quench the Holy Spirit’s work in you. (1 Thessalonians 5:19, NIV) However, God is faithful and will restore you if you confess and turn back to Him. (1 John 1:9, NIV)
Q. How do I know if I’m really anointed?
A. Examine your life for the 7 manifestations discussed above. If you see a pattern of the Holy Spirit empowering you in these ways, you can be confident you’re anointed! An anointed believer will display a supernatural lifestyle not explainable by natural means.
Q. Why is the anointing so important?
A. The anointing empowers you to carry out God’s will on earth. Without it, you’ll operate limited to your own strength and abilities. With the anointing, you’re revved up with divine potential, purpose, and gifts from on high! It’s the key to living a life of victory, breakthrough, and spiritual effectiveness.
Q. How can I operate in the anointing at all times?
A. Make spending intimate time in God’s presence your highest priority each day. Tune your heart to the Holy Spirit. Do this through prayer, worship, scripture, fasting, and giving to the poor. Be alert. Stir up the anointing within you. Speak in tongues, decree God’s Word, and make room for God to display His power.
Q. What is the Holy Ghost?
A. The Holy Ghost, also known as the Holy Spirit, is the third person of the Trinity in Christian theology. He is the Spirit of God who dwells within a person who accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Q. Who is the Lord Jesus?
A. The Lord Jesus is the central figure of Christianity. He is the Son of God and the Messiah who came to save humanity from sin and give us eternal life.
Q. What does it mean to be baptized?
A. Baptize means to immerse a person in water. It symbolizes their cleansing from sin and commitment to follow Jesus Christ.
Q. What is the anointing?
A. The anointing refers to the power and presence of God upon a believer’s life. It is often linked to the Holy Spirit empowering people for ministry.
Q. What does it mean when we say God’s presence?
A. God’s presence refers to the experience of being in the company or awareness of God. It is a spiritual state. Individuals feel a deep connection with our heavenly Father.
Q. What is anointing oil?
A. Anointing oil is a sacred oil used in some Christian rituals. It symbolizes the Holy Spirit’s anointing. It’s often used in prayers for healing and spiritual empowerment.
Q. What does it mean to be a child of God?
A. To be a child of God is to have a personal relationship with God. It means being adopted into His family through faith in Jesus Christ. It signifies a spiritual connection and belonging to God as His beloved child.
Q. Why should we praise the Lord?
A. We should praise the Lord as an act of worship and gratitude for His goodness, love, and faithfulness. It is a way to honor and acknowledge God’s sovereignty and power in our lives.
