God in His infinite mercies want you to excel and be favored above your contemporaries. The journey for the power and anointing of God is necessary so that God will be glorified in your services to Him. It is the journey for Divine promotion, blessings, exploits and enthronement. Matthew Skariah in his interesting book, "Forbidden Zone" wrote, "Anointing is the fruit of brokenness. When God anoints his vessel that vessel sparkles"
A journey can be a step towards a destination. It can be a movement. The journey a Christian takes in life can make or mar him. What is anointing? Some scholars said that it is "the grace of God upon somebody to carry out a specific tasks" or "it is the power of God" but the ordinary English meaning says "to anoint is to pour upon or apply or to smear or rub with oil, pomade,grease,lubricant etc. So if to anoint is to pour upon or apply or to smear, then the anointing is the medium that is poured. So anointing is the oil or lubricant. Therefore, we can begin to understand anointing as a heavenly lubricant poured upon a man to make a heavenly task committed unto him smooth, easy, flowing, without friction or struggles. When there is no anointing, there will be a lot of struggling, abundance of noise and a lot of heat generated by friction and force. So as we get into this teaching, we need to pray fervently that God will find correct lives upon which to pour His anointing so that the land will be revive again.
However, we are in the age of the restoration of the prophetic calling and ministry-The generation expected to cause positive changes in the lives of people, families, churches and nations. In this all-important journey, we have the PARTAKERS and SPECTATORS. The choice of the believer determines how far he can go. On the journey of Elijah and Elisha, it was TIMELY, PERSISTENT AND DETERMINED. The journey for the real thing in ministry starts with a must experience.
1.GILGAL EXPERIENCE; JOSHUA 5:2-15; Gilgal experience is a must journey for the anointing of God in a believers life and ministry. The experience will make a child of God to walk in the realm of the supernatural. In Gilgal, we saw God commanding Joshua on what he expects from his people. There must be “CIRCUMCISION”. Christianity by the process of circumcision is all about PAIN and BLOOD. There must be an undressing during the process for none wears a cloth during circumcision. Paul the apostle addressed us this way, “Put off to Put on…” (Colossians 3:8-11).So the journey must begin with the spiritual circumcision which are regeneration and repentance towards our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Again at Gilgal, we saw “WHOLENESS”. This is the original intention of God for man from creation. A man at the pool of Bethsaida was restored by Jesus Christ after being in bondage for 38yrs.It can take the devil many years to keep man in bondage but it takes Christ a second to set him free. Also, at Gilgal, we saw the experience of “THE ROLLING AWAY THE REPROACH”.A life of reproach stands against your destiny and supernatural manifestation. Some Christians were not excelling because of this hindrance. The children of Jacob, the patriarch will not forget their ugly encounters. Reuben paid dearly for it ;( Genesis 35:21-22, Genesis 49:3-4), Judah couldn’t believe it when he gave out his signet, bracelets
A journey can be a step towards a destination. It can be a movement. The journey a Christian takes in life can make or mar him. What is anointing? Some scholars said that it is "the grace of God upon somebody to carry out a specific tasks" or "it is the power of God" but the ordinary English meaning says "to anoint is to pour upon or apply or to smear or rub with oil, pomade,grease,lubricant etc. So if to anoint is to pour upon or apply or to smear, then the anointing is the medium that is poured. So anointing is the oil or lubricant. Therefore, we can begin to understand anointing as a heavenly lubricant poured upon a man to make a heavenly task committed unto him smooth, easy, flowing, without friction or struggles. When there is no anointing, there will be a lot of struggling, abundance of noise and a lot of heat generated by friction and force. So as we get into this teaching, we need to pray fervently that God will find correct lives upon which to pour His anointing so that the land will be revive again.
However, we are in the age of the restoration of the prophetic calling and ministry-The generation expected to cause positive changes in the lives of people, families, churches and nations. In this all-important journey, we have the PARTAKERS and SPECTATORS. The choice of the believer determines how far he can go. On the journey of Elijah and Elisha, it was TIMELY, PERSISTENT AND DETERMINED. The journey for the real thing in ministry starts with a must experience.
1.GILGAL EXPERIENCE; JOSHUA 5:2-15; Gilgal experience is a must journey for the anointing of God in a believers life and ministry. The experience will make a child of God to walk in the realm of the supernatural. In Gilgal, we saw God commanding Joshua on what he expects from his people. There must be “CIRCUMCISION”. Christianity by the process of circumcision is all about PAIN and BLOOD. There must be an undressing during the process for none wears a cloth during circumcision. Paul the apostle addressed us this way, “Put off to Put on…” (Colossians 3:8-11).So the journey must begin with the spiritual circumcision which are regeneration and repentance towards our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Again at Gilgal, we saw “WHOLENESS”. This is the original intention of God for man from creation. A man at the pool of Bethsaida was restored by Jesus Christ after being in bondage for 38yrs.It can take the devil many years to keep man in bondage but it takes Christ a second to set him free. Also, at Gilgal, we saw the experience of “THE ROLLING AWAY THE REPROACH”.A life of reproach stands against your destiny and supernatural manifestation. Some Christians were not excelling because of this hindrance. The children of Jacob, the patriarch will not forget their ugly encounters. Reuben paid dearly for it ;( Genesis 35:21-22, Genesis 49:3-4), Judah couldn’t believe it when he gave out his signet, bracelets
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