“The
Anointing” is the label used by many Christians to describe a special
“impartation”, another buzzword, of God’s power distinct and separate from the
Holy Spirit Himself, often including physical manifestations, feelings and
sensations. Anoint is an Old Testament concept, to rub, cover or smear with oil
having both sacred and non-sacred applications, and has no new covenant
application. The word “Anointing”, as use in 1 Jn. 2:20, 27, the Greek word
chrisma, refers to an unguent (ointment) substance, a picture of the “Mishah
godes”, the holy anointing oil of the old covenant, and is simply used here as
a metaphor, another name for the Holy Spirit, as can clearly be seen in the
context. The Holy Spirit is a person... a spirit person; He has no physical substance
or He wouldn’t be a spirit. If we have Him, we have Him... we cannot parcel out
a person! How much we experience the Holy Spirit is a product of our submission
and our obedience. There is no impartation, portion, mantle, covering, etc., of
God’s power separate and distinct from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit
releases Himself, in dunamis power, individually to and through believers, as
He wills. Believers can quench or grieve the Holy Spirit, disrupting His
working in their life. Beyond this aspect of yielding, the Holy Spirit and His
power cannot in any way be controlled, produced on demand, or transferred by
believers. We must remember... the Holy Spirit is the third person of the
Godhead, another comforter just like Christ. When we attempt to peddle Him like
a common commodity -- as if He indwelt trinkets or could be imputed in double
or triple portions by the will of man -- we are, in essence, attempting to
manhandle the Godhead and could incur the wrath of God... as Uzzah did. “The
Anointing” has become a hot commodity, distracting from and quenching the vital
work of the Holy Spirit – His purpose in our lives and reason He was sent – to Manifest
Christ in us, our only hope of eternal Glory! This grieves the Holy Spirit of
God.
DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!
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