June 25, 2015 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Part II: Anointing & Oil

Wouldn’t you like to be in the presence of God all the time—to have His anointing as a covering over you? There is nothing more moving than to be where God is actively present. God touches my five senses when He is present—I never want to leave that place. God promised after the time of Christ to be with us always! Anointing is no longer left to Old Testament priests. We are all part of the Body of Christ and priests unto God—Jesus changed everything!

There are specifics/types about oil in the Old Testament that is applicable to New Testament teachings. (One should note that all Scripture is good for doctrine and correction.) I touched on some of those types we find in the OT that allow us meaning and understanding into NT principles in the previous article, Anointing & Oil.

Let’s clarify the importance of the anointing & oil in point #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 for adequate olive oil or anointing.” This point is significant to the Body of Christ. Olive trees need wind to pollinate themselves (not bees) and the more varieties the better for cross-pollination. This means without a variety and many parts (trees) in the Body of Christ we do not produce olives and therefore olive oil. Only when all members of the Body of Christ ‘growing together and allowing the Holy Spirit to move among us’ will we produce an amply supply of oil (anointing). Unity is critical when it comes to anointing!

Furthermore and just as important, is the ‘most holy oil’ as stated in Exodus 30—olive oil was mixed with three spices. These spices represent, as stated by Paul in the NT, allows us to find and operate within the will of God—“to pray without stopping, be thankful in all things, and worship/praise God all the time.” This is the will of God for all of us and the anointing of God becomes holy and perfect when we pray always, are thankful in all things, and praise God all the time.

Want anointing that is consistent in power, full of the presence of God, works properly within the Body of Christ, and is pure in application and motive? You need these three qualities, always mixing with the Holy Spirit, fulfilling the will of God, which produces ‘holy anointing’. Thankfulness, prayer, and praise/worship are the qualities that discover & define God’s will for any situation and purpose, and the unity of the church brings a fullness and empowerment to the anointing.

I am persuaded that the presence and anointing of God is not present when we would like it to be manifested because 1) the Body of Christ is not in unity and working as a whole, and 2) we are not praying, praising, and being thankful to God enough and with sincerity.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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