21 Days of Prayer - Day #12 August 19, 2021 Focus - God’s Anointing
We often develop a prayer list of what we are asking God for.
Today I want to add that we pray for His anointing, that is His power and the fire of God to fall upon us.
If we could get a grasp on what the anointing of God is. It is not just for preachers. It’s for every believer in every aspect of our lives.
1 John 2:20 (NIV)
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.[a]
To pour oil on or to cover with oil. It would represent the power of God through the Holy Spirit in our life.
The anointing makes the difference. The Holy Spirit filling and guiding us makes the difference.
Why should we pray for the anointing today? Three great benefits.
God’s anointing Gives Strength To Stand
2 Cor. 1:21 (NIV)
21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
It will give us courage to stand or not to bow. His stamp of approval is upon me. We are owned by God. We do not need to bow to social or spiritual pressures.
God’s Anointing Brings life to dead things.
Romans 8:11 (NIV)
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[a] his Spirit who lives in you.
We have the resurrection power in our hearts and lives.
Where the anointing exists, dead things come to life.
This can be in the area of relationships, marriages, our homes, … we need life again. We need the anointing.
The power that raised Jesus back to life is in us.
God’s Anointing Breaks the Yoke.
Isaiah 10:27 (NIV)
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck;
the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.[a]
The yoke was an instrument to keep oxen together. It’s a sign of burden and oppression or enslavement.
Maybe you’re feeling like that. Perhaps you’re feeling the confinement of a yoke of oppression or budden in your life, your marriage, with other relationships or in your own spiritual growth. You feel this heaviness or weight.
The anointing will set us free, open our eyes and bring life back to us.
The anointing will increase in our life as we grow in the presence of God. As we grow in the anointing (keep praying, keep pursuing the presence of God), that yoke is broken and we truly experience the freedom in Christ.
So today, let’s pray for God’s anointing of the Holy Spirit in our lives and enjoy the freedom and empowerment that comes.
