"Anointing Vs. Talent"
1 John 2:27 - 'But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in
you,*and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing
you, ye shall abide in him.'*Many times we tend to throw the word "anointing" around like it is a*something that gives a person an extra edge over others when they are*singing, performing, or preaching. We sometimes say when a person*sings good, they have talent, but when their singing makes us cry, then it's*the anointing! Or, often times we feel that when a preacher teaches good,*he is talented. But when he hollers and sweats a lot, he is anointed. Many*of us are so backwards on some things in the church today. Church people*sometimes get careless and we begin to repeat what we have heard all our*lives and never look it up in the Word. But that's why the EX Daily Word is*here. I refuse to believe a lie and I refuse to just repeat stuff without*looking it up for myself and knowing the truth about it. Let's look at this*for a moment. The bible talks about the anointing in the Old Testament as*mostly an act of blessing and selecting someone by pouring oil upon their head. The*passage in Isaiah 10:27 that says that the "yoke of bondage shall be*destroyed by the anointing" is talking about a God's people being enslaved*by Assyrians and the word anointing in that passage is speaking of a certain*grease that could make the yoke slip off of the slaves neck! I have heard that the anointing of God "destroys the yoke" all my life and I thought it*was talking about some special gift that preachers and musicians had to*break bondage off people while they sang or preached. But it means*to be greased so that chains of slavery or yokes would not hold you.*
*The anointing of God is not some talent that a person possesses. Just*because you felt what they were doing deep inside does not mean that it was*God's anointing. Talent can make you cry. Talent can make you shout and*dance. Talent can tickle your emotions and make you feel something that*resembles the presence of God. Remember when you went to secular concerts*or listened to secular artists like Luther or Prince? Remember how they*could make you cry and give you emotions that resembled the same feelings*you get at church? That's because it probably is the same feelings you got*at church! That's why we can't rely on what we feel. But we have to know*what we know about God. You see, it's getting very hard to tell the real*from the fake. The enemy has come into our churches and has started to*mimic what we felt was anointing and has made it easy for us to believe a*lie. We even call homosexuals, secular artists, immoral preachers, and*sinful Gospel artists "anointed" because they have talents that resemble*what we feel the anointing is. But that's not God's anointing because you*cry when they sing or you feel something. God's anointing dwells within you*and has nothing to do with feelings. The anointing is merely the power of*the Holy Ghost that empowers you to be what God has destined you to be.*It's not a feel good potion or a tear jerking magic that good singers and*preachers possess. It's God's leading and guiding power that teaches you*his truth. This is what the anointing of God is for. Not to make us more*talented and to make us preach harder. Not to make us sell more records or*sing with better runs and riffs. Not to make folks fall out or foam at the*mouth when we touch them. The anointing of God is the power of the Holy*Ghost and his purpose is to teach us how to be what God desires of us and*to also empower us to do supernatural acts according to his purpose in us.*Notice I said "his" and not "it's". Many of us have made the person of the*Holy Ghost an "it" like he is just an act and not a personality. But he is the third*person of the Godhead and HE leads and guides us in all truth. When a person*refers to the Holy Ghost as an "it" then they are talking about their*emotions. You know when a person really knows the Holy Ghost and is anointed*by him. They have a relationship with him and he leads and guides them!*
*Suggested Reading: Isaiah 10:27, John 15:26, John 14:17
1 John 2:27 - 'But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in
you,*and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing
you, ye shall abide in him.'*Many times we tend to throw the word "anointing" around like it is a*something that gives a person an extra edge over others when they are*singing, performing, or preaching. We sometimes say when a person*sings good, they have talent, but when their singing makes us cry, then it's*the anointing! Or, often times we feel that when a preacher teaches good,*he is talented. But when he hollers and sweats a lot, he is anointed. Many*of us are so backwards on some things in the church today. Church people*sometimes get careless and we begin to repeat what we have heard all our*lives and never look it up in the Word. But that's why the EX Daily Word is*here. I refuse to believe a lie and I refuse to just repeat stuff without*looking it up for myself and knowing the truth about it. Let's look at this*for a moment. The bible talks about the anointing in the Old Testament as*mostly an act of blessing and selecting someone by pouring oil upon their head. The*passage in Isaiah 10:27 that says that the "yoke of bondage shall be*destroyed by the anointing" is talking about a God's people being enslaved*by Assyrians and the word anointing in that passage is speaking of a certain*grease that could make the yoke slip off of the slaves neck! I have heard that the anointing of God "destroys the yoke" all my life and I thought it*was talking about some special gift that preachers and musicians had to*break bondage off people while they sang or preached. But it means*to be greased so that chains of slavery or yokes would not hold you.*
*The anointing of God is not some talent that a person possesses. Just*because you felt what they were doing deep inside does not mean that it was*God's anointing. Talent can make you cry. Talent can make you shout and*dance. Talent can tickle your emotions and make you feel something that*resembles the presence of God. Remember when you went to secular concerts*or listened to secular artists like Luther or Prince? Remember how they*could make you cry and give you emotions that resembled the same feelings*you get at church? That's because it probably is the same feelings you got*at church! That's why we can't rely on what we feel. But we have to know*what we know about God. You see, it's getting very hard to tell the real*from the fake. The enemy has come into our churches and has started to*mimic what we felt was anointing and has made it easy for us to believe a*lie. We even call homosexuals, secular artists, immoral preachers, and*sinful Gospel artists "anointed" because they have talents that resemble*what we feel the anointing is. But that's not God's anointing because you*cry when they sing or you feel something. God's anointing dwells within you*and has nothing to do with feelings. The anointing is merely the power of*the Holy Ghost that empowers you to be what God has destined you to be.*It's not a feel good potion or a tear jerking magic that good singers and*preachers possess. It's God's leading and guiding power that teaches you*his truth. This is what the anointing of God is for. Not to make us more*talented and to make us preach harder. Not to make us sell more records or*sing with better runs and riffs. Not to make folks fall out or foam at the*mouth when we touch them. The anointing of God is the power of the Holy*Ghost and his purpose is to teach us how to be what God desires of us and*to also empower us to do supernatural acts according to his purpose in us.*Notice I said "his" and not "it's". Many of us have made the person of the*Holy Ghost an "it" like he is just an act and not a personality. But he is the third*person of the Godhead and HE leads and guides us in all truth. When a person*refers to the Holy Ghost as an "it" then they are talking about their*emotions. You know when a person really knows the Holy Ghost and is anointed*by him. They have a relationship with him and he leads and guides them!*
*Suggested Reading: Isaiah 10:27, John 15:26, John 14:17
