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How is Your week?

August 10th, 2010

How is your week going, if you are on vacation it should be a great week. If you are at work it could be tougher. If everything is going wrong it is a tough week. If you have to go back to school or even if you are just preparing to go back to school, it could be a tough week No matter what kind of week you are having, it is a good week to give thanks.

Thanksgiving is a key to success in a Christian life. If we understand where we have come from (sin and destruction) and what Jesus Christ has done for us (redeemed us from death and the doom of eventual Hell), thanksgiving will pour from us and well it should. The salvation Christ purchased for us on the cross; is free to all who will receive it. It is a full and complete salvation; it is the Kingdom of Heaven with us. Jesus tells us of a man who sold all that he had for this treasure. He also tells of the merchant who found a pearl of great price and sold all so he could buy it. It is a great treasure and we should be thankful for this gift.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:44-46 (NKJV) 
 

The world spins through each day, people face problems and concerns. These are real problems and the concerns cannot be minimized. However, we do not have to worry about today or even tomorrow. The peace of God that comes through Christ Jesus is more than enough to meet every need and brings answers for every question, to those who receive His grace.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philip. 4:6-7 (NKJV) 
 

As we pray, let us enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.

 

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.
Psalm 100:4-5 (NKJV)

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Soaking in the Anointing of His Power

February 1st, 2010

There is yet another application for soaking in the anointing. Today there are many modern solvents used for getting the rust off parts and loosening threaded items that are stuck together. When I was young we had to soak the parts in solvents to remove the rust and corrosion.

The world around us, our flesh, and the devil all conspire to bring rust and corrosion to our life. It may be difficult to get a Christian renounce his faith, but it is relatively easy to nurture a build up of hindrances to faith. This is like corrosion. It builds up slowly; with time it can hinder the function of the product or even destroy it completely. If we do not regularly remove the corrosion in our life, our prayer life, and our effectiveness in prayer will be affected.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV)

Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the  Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timothy 2:21 (NKJV)

Like those old parts soaking in solvent, so we need time to soak in His anointing so rust and corrosion, the hindrances to prayer, can be removed. If we desire to be fit for the work of prayer we need this soaking.

So how do we soak under the anointing? There are many aspects to soaking in the anointing, but just a few to get you started. Meditating on a verse or series of verses from the Bible can be a way to soak.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV)

My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.

Proverbs 3:1-4 (NKJV) 

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV) 

There are many other ways to soak in the anointing of God. Sitting under anointed preaching, fasting, and times of worship and praise. We are looking at gaining power in our prayers by soaking in the anointing, but another way to soak in the anointing is in prayer. Spending time with the Father in prayer is a great way to soak.

The key is we need to find ways to soak. We need time for His nature to soak into us. We need time for His cleansing and refreshing. We need time for the removal of corrosion and rust of life. If we want to be effective in prayer we must find ways to get close to the Father and soak in His anointing.

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More Soaking in the Anointing

January 31st, 2010

There is more to soaking in the anointing. My dad for many years worked in a lumber yard. It was hard work and many nights when he came home he would take a bath. This was a time for him to soak in warm water. This soaking was for cleansing and for removing the pain of sore muscles. After he had soaked for a few minutes he was ready for the night. He was ready for play, concerts, sports, adventure; what ever the night had in store. This soak restored; he was clean and refreshed.

We need this type of soaking as well. Prayer is a powerful ministry; it also requires regular cleansing and refreshing. If you are carrying a burden in prayer, the identification with the needs of the people and the battle against the enemy is just that, a battle. It can be long hard work and we need to have time with God to soak in His anointing; to be cleansed and refreshed.

To whom He said, “This is the rest with which You may cause the weary to rest,” And, “This is the refreshing”; Yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 28:12 (NKJV)

Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 3:19 (NKJV)

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The Anointing

January 29th, 2010

Jesus’ Disciples grew and matured in their faith by spending time with Him. He would often take them aside to a quiet place where they could spend time together out of the crush of people. This time was used for teaching, training, rest, fellowship, questions and answers, and much more. It also was time for the Disciples to soak in the anointing of Jesus Christ. As they soaked they were changed. They were changed from looking like the world to looking more like Jesus. They began to change in their habits and desires from the way they had grownup into the new men they were to become. These fishermen and men of many walks of life were changed into Disciples.

We need this same type of treatment; we need to soak in Jesus and His anointing. We can learn a great deal about prayer. We can change our habits and practices; we can learn to pray. However, to be truly effective in prayer, we must pray with the anointing of God. This comes only by spending time soaking in His anointing; it is caught, not taught. The anointing is an agent of power; it breaks yokes and destroys burdens. Prayer is a force of change, reaching out to God and receiving answers from God. The power for these changes, the power to receive answers is by the anointing. We need His power and anointing in our prayers.

It shall come to pass in that day that his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.

Isaiah 10:27 (NKJV)

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Acts 1:8 (NKJV)

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

John 15:7-8 (NKJV)

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The Anointing for Effective Prayer

August 17th, 2008

We need to soak in Jesus’ anointing. We can learn a great deal about prayer. We can change our habits and practices; we can learn to pray. However, to be truly effective in prayer, we must pray with the anointing of God. This comes only by spending time soaking in His anointing; it is caught, not taught. The anointing is an agent of power; it breaks yokes and destroys burdens. Prayer is a force of change, reaching out to God and receiving answers from God. The power for these changes, the power to receive answers is by the anointing. We need His power and anointing in our prayers.

It shall come to pass in that day that his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
Isaiah 10:27 (NKJV)

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