Scripture:
Revelation 22 v 19: "And if any man shall take away
from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out
of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are
written in this book."
The name CHRIST means The Anointed One. The One God the
Father anointed to carry out a unique mission. All those who follow Jesus
Christ and are filled with the Holy Spirit are anointed. This means that His
followers are anointed to fulfil the plans God has sent us to do.
So what are the things that cause the flow of the
anointing to dry up? Its important to guard ourselves against any blocks so
that the work of God proceeds without hindrance.
Disobedience is a huge block. When you break God's
commandments the anointing is blocked until you repent of that sin and receive
forgiveness. If you continue in
disobedience it opens a dark door through which many evils enter in.
Jesus said a little bit of leaven leavens the whole lump.
Leaven is sin. Just a little sin can contaminate your whole life and affect
your family and church. If we are serious about following Jesus we must do our
best to be like Him. Holy and sinless.
When the anointing is blocked pastors and prophets have
to manufacture their own brand of anointing to "keep up appearances".
This leads to all sorts of strange things being mixed into the truth. Over time
these other doctrines become a whole new religion or cult.
Every religion is man-made! Only the Law of Moses and
Christianity came directly from God. In Jeremiah 31 v 31: "Behold the days
come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel
and the house of Judah." Therefore to be in God's perfect will you have to
follow His Son Jesus Christ.
Any deviation from the simplicity of Christ and our
complete surrender to Him will cause a block to the anointing and this will
cause more division in the church. We are in the last days and it is vital that
the church become united around the central truth of the Lordship of Jesus.
We can't have the truth according to some televangelist
feathering his own nest or becoming a popular speaker. The entertainment
centres that pass for church nowadays are an abomination to God. Jesus
overthrows them as He did to the tables of the moneylenders in the Temple.
The Temple was supposed to be a house of Prayer. Through
prayer our connection to Father God is kept sweet and fresh and anointed. It
keeps a strong flow like a swift river and much is accomplished for His
Kingdom.
The more willing and obedient we are to the Lord the more
He can accomplish through us. The pure anointing flowing through a surrendered
heart can touch the whole world. A manufactured substitute of anointing can
bring the house down and sow error and terror in many places.
In 2 Corinthians 7 v 17: "Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing; and I will receive you."
You need to thoroughly examine your own life and place of
worship and place all before our Holy King and ask Him to remove the unclean
things from our lives which are stopping the flow of His anointing. Ask Him to
unite the church in truth and love and give it proper direction.
Prayer: Father God its time for us all to come clean and
allow You to remove us from wrong spiritual experiences into Your absolute
truth and holiness. Our survival depends on it. We need the full anointing to
make it home and to help others who are struggling. Hear our cry today O Lord.
In Jesus' name. Amen.