ANOINTED FOR VICTORY
Power can also work in people who are still immature and are not sanctified and who, by faithfully declaring the Word, manifest the power of God.
Some people fail because they do not balance the anointing that is on them, with what is inside them. An example is Samson.
Judges 13: 24-25.
24 And the woman bore a son, and she named him Samson. And the boy grew up, and Jehovah blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to appear in him in the camps of Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
There was a great anointing in Samson, he was not afraid of enemies, but he was weak and easy prey to carnal instincts. He did not have self-control, he did not know how to discipline his personality and even if he had an anointing on him, he did not lead a holy life and did not feel like praying. More than the spirit, it was driven by emotions and feelings.
Joseph, on the other hand, led a holy life and resisted temptations because he feared God.
Jesus resisted the temptations of satan and won thanks to the anointing that was inside him.
How can we develop our character?
Because we are very influential, we develop our character first of all by carefully choosing the people with whom we are related, but by standing before the Lord and being ministered by Him, we are being transformed.
Many hear the Word of God and feel moved, but they just feel some emotion and their character does not change. In the new birth, all believers are anointed by God, but not all are aware of it.
2 Corinthians 1:21
And he who confirms us with you in Christ, and he who anointed us, is God,
When we are anointed, sometimes we do not feel anything. The anointing we receive does not manifest automatically; It lives in us and is static. Potentially, it can manifest the gifts of the Spirit, but for this to happen we must make sure that, starting with the static, it becomes dynamic.
At the initiative of the Holy Spirit, along with the elders and with the laying on of hands, Paul gave a prophetic word to Timothy and then urged him to relive the gift of God that was in him.
The anointing does not depend on age, in fact, David was a young man when, thanks to the anointing he had on him, he dared to challenge the giant Goliath who was armed to the teeth, and David came armed only with a sling and some stones. In front of the three-meter-tall man, Saul's army was paralyzed by fear, and King Saul himself showed that he did not have the courage to face him, while David, although not trained in war, knew he had the victory in his pocket. Because he saw the situation with the eyes of God.
When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were horrified and scared much. (1 Samuel 17: 1-11)
1 Samuel 17:32
And David said to Saul, Let no one's heart faint because of him; your servant will go and fight against this Philistine.
Young David was anointed to conquer and saw that challenge as an opportunity to give glory to God.
Leviticus 26: 6-8
And I will give peace on earth, and you will sleep, and there will be no one to scare you; and I will remove the evil beasts from your land, and the sword will not pass through your country. 7 And you will persecute your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. 8 Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the edge of the sword before you.
These verses urge us to take authority over every demon who wants to scare us and utter words of faith, to prophesy victory, not because we trust in our own abilities, but because we trust in the abilities of the One who loves us.
David had been anointed for the conquest, but we are too and we are destined to win. The anointing for conquest is greater than the skills acquired for war, more powerful than man-made weapons, more powerful than armies trained in battle, because the anointing is not natural, it is supernatural.
2 Corinthians 10: 4
because the weapons of our militia are not carnal, but powerful in God for the destruction of fortresses.
David was anointed by the prophet Samuel to conquer and experience the anointing when he won the lion, when he won the bear and when he won the spirit of madness that tormented Saul; besides, wherever he went he made conquests.
1 Samuel 16:13
And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and from that day forward the Spirit of the Lord came upon David. Samuel got up, and turned to Ramah.
Today, all those who have been born again and have been baptized in the Holy Spirit are anointed to conquer and wherever they go they can conquer new territories for Jesus. We should not fear difficult situations, because we are prepared to face them and if they are more difficult, they will be Glory that we will give to God.
God wants us to realize who we are and wants us to occupy our place at this time. Let's stop thinking about not being able to face the battles that await us. The enemy wants to restrain us, but we must accelerate and remain standing when we land.
Ephesians 6:13
Therefore, take all the armor of God, so that you can resist in the bad day, and having finished everything, be firm.
David did not seek personal fame, he used his faith to bring glory to God.
Jesus came to earth to give glory to the Father.
And we, what purpose do we have? Do we want to be famous or do we want to make this generation known to the living and true God?
To manifest His glory, He has called us, anointed us and wants to use us to bring victory to great battles.
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Good message. There is the annointing that comes from gifting and the annointing that comes from a godly chararcter.
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I always thank God that, because of his divine anointing, I am blessed like blessed- girl. Thanks fo sharing with us.
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