The anointing of God upon our lives...!

II Kings 2:9, 15, 19-22 NKJV

And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” Now when the sons of the prophets who were  from Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him. Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.” And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord : ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

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Shalom! Day #168. Do you know that the anointing of God is much more important for a servant of God rather what the world can offer to him or her? Let's pray. Father, one thing we ask of You today is that You would anoint us with the fullness of Your anointing,  a double portion of Your anointing to rest upon us. In Jesus name we ask and pray, amen!

For every servants of God, without the anointing of God they are just nothing. They cannot do anything. There's no power and authority in them although they acknowledge themselves as he servants of God. Even, Jesus before He started His ministry, He went into into the wilderness and fasted and prayed for 40 days and nights. When Jesus was baptized in the river of Jordan,  the Holy Spirit came upon Him as a dove. David was anointed by the prophet Samuel before he was established as a king. For us to do the works of God, there must be the anointing of God! Without the anointing we are not able to function. The anointing of God is important for us.

Elisha realized this truth and the only thing he ask of Elijah was the double portion of his spirit upon Elisha. In today's verse, we can see what did the anointing of God was able to do through Elisha. Before Elisha can begin his own ministry, he must be anointed by the Holy Spirit of God. Elisha was a servant to Elijah first, before he was anointed to be a prophet. One thing Elisha ask of Elijah was “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” He did not ask for fame and a greater name, neither position nor title, but the double portion of the Spirit of God. Well, what happened next? The moment Elisha was anointed,  God used him to perform a miracle through him. Now, for every problem there's always a source of where it all started. God used Elisha to solve a problem with the water. What Elisha did next was really out of mind. And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord : ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. Wow... this was the first miracle Elisha perform through the power of God. If God permits, I shall speak on this another day. Today the focus is upon the anointing of God upon our lives. Are you doing the ministry under the anointing of God or you just somehow trying to do it the way it pleases you and your ministry is powerless? A powerless ministry is a fruitless ministry.

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

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In His Majestic service,

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