I want to put you in remembrance of 1 Samuel 16 and 17, where David was serving his father as a shepherd, tending the sheep. God directed His prophet, Samuel, to anoint the next King of Israel due to King Saul’s disobedience.
The prophet Samuel asked David’s dad Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Jesse responded with, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is keeping the sheep.” After David was called and he stood before Samuel, the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 1 Samuel 16:13 says, “Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.”
Reading further, we see when Saul was so troubled that he called for a musician to come and play for him to calm his soul. In 1 Samuel 16:18 we read, “then one of the servants answered and said, ‘Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the Lord is with him.’” My goodness, listen to that resume. David was an excellent musician, full of courage and bravery, well spoken, as well as tactical and knowledgeable in combat; he was seen as good-looking, and yet there was also a noticeable, recognizable, and tangible presence of God on him.
What I want you to notice here is that God anointed David, but David cultivated a relationship and an awareness of God that was evident. David didn’t live off the single moment when Samuel anointed him, not an experience remembered, but instead a constant pressing where he adopted and adapted to the anointing as precious and necessary to his life. He was a worshipper and fellowshipped with God to the degree that it became his identity.
I want you to hear this. God, like David, has anointed you, in Christ Jesus, for your everyday life to accomplish His plan and will. The anointing is complex and empowers ministers to minister without doubt, but if we are not careful, we will relinquish the anointing that God has placed in us and on us. Say this with me, “I am anointed, empowered by God to accomplish everything He has placed in my heart!” To be anointed means that God has given you a supernatural ability to accomplish what natural flesh cannot. It’s not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord of hosts.
Without the anointing or the awareness of God on you, there is a tendency to begin mentally and physically to manipulate, intimidate, dominate, and endeavor to control the circumstances of life to succeed. This is the nature of the enemy.
All of these are narcissistic, self-promoting, and -preserving endeavors that produce anxiety and trepidation, and war against the Zoe, God kind of life that has given freely in Christ.
The anointing’s genesis is when we accepted the Lordship of Jesus in our lives, and He came to us and upon us for our benefit and the benefit of others. The anointing must be paramount and placed as vital and depended upon daily for living.
– We must walk (live) in the Spirit, Galatians 5:25.
– We must pray in the Spirit, 1 Corinthians 14, and Jude 20.
– We must keep our minds in the Spirit, Romans 8:5-6.
– We must speak in the Spirit, John 6:63.
With this, I want to ask you, what are you willing to confront to advance His Kingdom? When there is an awareness of the anointing of God for and on your life, you will confront the opposition of the enemy. You will not just recognize the challenges of life and become critical tolerating them, but with confidence stand and boldly oppose every lie of the enemy that is trying to hinder you from moving forward. Remember, we are taking ground for the Kingdom of God, not just maintaining our little pastures, but building a radical army of God that is destroying the works of the enemy and enforcing the victory that Christ has given.
1 Samuel 17:11 reveals the response of natural-minded men, “When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine (Goliath the Giant), they were dismayed and greatly afraid.” But listen to how David responded, in verse twenty-six, which reads, “Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, ‘What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?’” David did not just join the crowd by pointing out the obvious of the situation that had left everyone, including King Saul, in a state of timidity and anxiousness, but instead, David confronted the problem because of his covenant relationship with the Living God.
We are anointed men and women of God. We are the body of Christ. We are not simply bystanders who criticize and complain, but God’s warriors who confront every opposition of the enemy. How dare lack, sickness, anxiety, depression, setbacks, failure, or stagnant water (John 5:3) hinder the children of God, to manipulate, intimidate, or dominate those anointed by God?
We are called to be problem solvers and create moves that bring liberty and justice to those we encounter. Shake off the spirit of heaviness and put on the garment of praise, for the Lord God has given you the victory. The dawn of a new day is here, and you are raised to rule and reign with Christ. It’s not over yet; confront the enemy with words that God has given you. Speak, declare, and shout to God with a voice of triumph! (Psalms 47:1) Run toward your giant, yelling, “This day (today) the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony!”