June 24, 2015 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Anointing & Oil

Without debate everyone in any sort of ministry wants the anointing of the Lord. And, most Christians would like the presence of Christ to be with them all the time. Without ‘the anointing’ one has no ministry and without ‘Christ’s presence’ one has no strength or drive to continue serving Him.

Bible readers need to understand the importance of ‘olive oil’ to discover the truths behind anointing & presence. If you follow the biblical significance of olive oil you will realize what anointing is about, how it works, and its importance for each of us.

Olive oil comes from olive trees of course, but there are hundreds of varieties of olive trees and not all olive oil is alike. Just like not all wines are the same, neither is olive oil. Good olive oil takes a variety of requirements to have a four-star rating. Here are some facts about olive oil you need to know to understand God’s anointing:

1. Olive trees need a good root system—to get that root system the soil has to be good (your anointing depends on your character—the cleaner the better).

2. Olive trees like hills/mountains to grow on, not flat ground. You can grow olive trees on level grown but the olives produced will not be as good as mountain grown trees and their olive oil (anointing takes mountain-top living to be the best anointing—note: Jesus went into the mountains to pray).

3. Olive trees like four distinct growing seasons—so does anointing. Do not expect great anointing without seasons in your spiritual life & walk.

4. Once olives are picked, you have only 24 hours to press the olives to retrieve the olive oil or it will spoil. Anointing is a daily experience. Yesterday’s olives are never good for today’s oil. God presses your olives to give you anointing.

5. In order to produce enough olives you need wind—lots of it! Only the Holy Spirit (which is a type of wind in the Bible) can bring about enough olives and therefore olive oil in your life. Get the Holy Spirit too get anointing.

6. Just as olive oil has health benefits so has anointing. Want better health, have more anointing in your life. The earth is falling apart; you need His anointing!

7. As olive oil is good for many things, so is anointing. Do not think anointing is just good for preaching—what a mistake in that line of reasoning. Anointing can assist all of us in our thinking, health, countenance, power/strength, abilities, direction, and the list goes on. Do not leave anointing for only those in authority positions—every Christian needs anointing operating in your life.

It is no accident that olive oil has become the leading oil in the world today, and there is ‘great purpose’ with God for anointing in all our lives. Let’s pray, desire, and walk with the presence and anointing of God over, in, and through our lives each day.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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