Heart & Soul - - Anointed By God

 

1 John 2:20

But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 5545

Unction: anointing

From the Greek word 'chrisma' (pronounced khris'-mah) (from 5548 /xríō, "anoint with oil") . Referring to the teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit, guiding the receptive believer into the fullness of God's preferred-will. [This anointing functions through faith (4102 /pístis), i.e. God inwardly persuading the believer of His preferences.]  

    The Holy Spirit is that unction, that unguent, poured out on the Christians. He is represented in Scripture as Wind (1 Chronicles 14:15; Acts 2:2), Breath of God (John 20:22), Dove (John 1:32), Rain (Hosea 6:3; James 5:7), Fire (Acts 2:3) and Oil (1 John 2:20).

    The Spirit is the Oil of Joy: exuberant joy, wild joy, delight (Hebrews 1:9). God anoints us (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) with His Holy Spirit to accomplish the work He has set forth for His people to do (Luke 4:18-21, referring to Christ's anointing) and Acts 2:8, power to witness). The Holy Spirit is only given to God's people, none other are qualified to receive Him. 

   Having been born anew, experienced a new birth through the power of God's Holy Spirit and through the water, we are privileged to live our lives through Him, in Him and with Him. To serve God is one of the greatest honors we will ever know. The first greatest honor He bestowed on us was the gift of salvation through His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. We are covered with His righteousness by placing our faith in Him. 

    The Holy Spirit is not the anointer: He is the anointing, our anointing. We are anointed with the Oil of Healing (Matthew 11:5). We are anointed with the Oil of Power to Preach the Gospel  (Isaiah 61:1. We are anointed with the Spirit of Wisdom (). 

    This anointing is for us, our children and our grandchildren; it is also conditional (Isaiah 59:20-21; Isaiah 44:3). This anointing of the Holy Spirit is the baptism of the Spirit given by Christ to His disciples, His followers (John 1:33; Acts 2:1-4). 

    God anoints His servants with His precious Holy Spirit to work in power and complete the works in Him. What are these works which only the anointing empowers? 1 Corinthians 12 outlines the different diversities of gifts in the Spirit. Whatever we do in the Spirit is not done just for ourselves but for all of us ( 1 Corinthians 12:7). 

    We are the body of Christ and the body has different functions, but all work together for the good of the body. Whether we speak of our physical bodies or our spiritual body. For in the Spirit there is one body and that is the body of Christ. As He served and suffered for us during He ministry here, we, too, now serve and suffer as His body for the benefit of each of us. 

    When one part of the body ceases to function in the way in which it was created to function, other parts of the body must step up and fill the void, if possible. We lose a limb, that limb can be replaced to some degree. But if a major organ fails, then the whole body fails. This is true in the body of Christ, as well. 

    When our hearts are not working in the way in which they should be, then we need a new heart. And God provides one. He removes the heart of stone and replaces it with a fleshy heart, a heart that can be molded and written on (Ezekiel 11:19-20; Jeremiah 32:39; 2 Corinthians 3:3). And in this new heart, God, His Christ and His Holy Spirit take up residence (John 14:23). 

    But because our hearts are unclean, this new heart, this new birth, must wash away our uncleanness, our sins, our unrighteousness. Every little nook and cranny must be dusted, cleaned and repaired that there are no breaches where the enemy of our souls can enter in.  

    Lord, let this anointing be made full in me that I might finish my race, my course with grace and humility. Guide me through the obstacles in my path on this journey You have set me on. Be my Guide, my Light, my Oil as I walk Your Word out in my life. While I long to wear the crowns of victory You have set up for me, even more so, let me see Your smiling face when You call my name to the supper table. May I be Your good and faithful servant until then. Amen. 

COME HOLY SPIRIT

Love Notes August 17 thru August 22

MONDAY 

AUGUST 17

THE ANOINTING TEACHES TRUTH

THE ANOINTING TEACHES TRUTH

1 John 2:27

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His TRUE and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Matthew 13:11

He replied, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.

Now that the believer has Christ living through them and the Holy Spirit teaching them, the mysteries of God are being revealed. And, as long as the believer remains in God, God will remain in them, as well as the Spirit of God, who will continue to teach the believer all that God reveals in His Word, which must also remain in us.

 TUESDAY

AUGUST 18

                              CONFIDENT & UNASHAMED

CONFIDENT & UNASHAMED

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, remain in Him, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

By remining in The Word of God, Jesus Christ, we can be confident and unashamed when He returns for His church.

Ephesians 3:12

In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God's presence with boldness and confidence.

Colossians 3:4

When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 19

ACTIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS

ACTIVE RIGHTEOUSNESS

1 John 2:29

If you know that He is Righteous (Holy), then you also know that everyone who practices righteousness ( justification) is born of Him.

John 1:13

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

John 7:18

He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of Truth; in Him there is no falsehood.

Hebrews 12:2

Looking unto Jesus, the Author (Founder) and Finisher (Perfecter) of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

THURSDAY

AUGUST 20

WALK IN LOVE

WALK IN LOVE

2 John 6

And this Love, that we walk after His commandments And this is His commandment, That, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

John 14:15

If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Deuteronomy 13:4

You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold Him fast.

FRIDAY

AUGUST 21

MANY DECEIVERS

2 John 7

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

*deceiver = misleader, impostor, liar

*antichrist = against Christ the Messiah

1 John 4:2-3

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and is already in the world at this time.

John 10:4-5

After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.

They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.

SATURDAY

AUGUST 22

BE ALERT

BE ALERT

2 John 8

Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.

Luke 21:8

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Hebrews 10:35

So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

The Bible tells us we are to watch and pray. One of the things we are watching, or guarding, is our heart. Just like a garde we determine what gets planted in our hearts. When we believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Holy Spirit places this Word within our hearts But it is up to us to read our Bible, praying for understanding when we do so.

That which is not of the Bible should not be allowed to take root in our spiritual garden, our heart. We need the Word of God living there so we can recognize what the weeds of unrighteousness are.

The second thing we do is pray. Prayer is more than a suggestion box with lists of needs and wants: it is a Lifeline. Communication with God is the air we breathe.

The more we take care of what we have accumulated in Christ the greater our reward. We can only imagine what that reward might be. More of Jesus, feasting in His presence and taking great Joy in His delight.

 

Love Notes - August 10 thru August 15

MONDAY

AUGUST 10

NO LIE COMES FROM THE TRUTH

TUESDAY

AUGUST 11

ANTICHRIST IS A LIAR

WEDNESDAY

AUGUST 12

HAVE THE SON, HAVE THE FATHER

THURSDAY

AUGUST 13

REMAIN IN THE SON

REMAIN IN THE SON, REMAIN IN THE FATHER

1 John 2:24

As for you, let what you have head from the beginning remain in you. If it does,you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. 

When the Word of God, which we have heard and received, remains in us, then The Word -- Jesus Christ -- The Son remains in us  And because this Word is in us, 

we are in Him and in the Father. 

How beautiful and simple is that?

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FRIDAY

AUGUST 14

PROMISED ETERNAL LIFE

PROMISED ETERNAL LIFE

1 John 2:25

And this is the Promise that He Himself made to us: Eternal Life.

Eternal Life is not for everyone. Not everyone will live after death, after this life ends. This Promise from God is made to those who believe in God and God's Son Jesus Christ, The Messiah, The Holy One of Israel,The King of Glory.

Only those who believe that Jesus Christ Is Lord receive this Promise of Eternal Life through the death and resurrection of Christ.

Are you one of those people? Can you say Amen?

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SATURDAY

AUGUST 15 

REMINDER ABOUT DECEIVERS

Love Notes August 3 thru August 8

MONDAY
AUGUST 3

LOVE NOT THE WORLD (structure)

1 John 2:15

Do not love the world or anything in the world.

If anyone loves the world, the Love of the Father is not in him.

The world, in this context, refers to the world system, the moral structure of how the world works.

When we give our love to the world structure instead of to the Father to whom this love is due, then the Love of the Father is not in us.

Loving the world in this factor means we are embracing worldly values, our hearts are skewed.

We must turn back to God the Father and repent of this wickedness before it is too late to turn.

TUESDAY

AUGUST 4

WORLDLY DESIRES (ARE) FROM THE WORLD

WEDNESDAY 

AUGUST 5

WORLD PASSING

THURSDAY

AUGUST 6

THE LAST HOUR

THE LAST HOUR

1 John 2:18

Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know that it is the last hour.

We are not living in the last days, as many are living their lives under that illusion. We are living in the last hour, as the apostle so clearly stated when he wrote this epistle so long ago.

While the abomination of desolation who will declare himself god and dare to sit on the throne in the temple that is being built, many who disbelieve God's Word Is True make varying antichrist claims:

> there is no god

> there is no sin

> there is neither heaven nor hell, therefore this life is all there is

> I can do what I want without repercussion or consequences

> money is power

> the Bible is just a book of fairy tales

> my good deeds will gain me entrance into heaven, if there is one

The above list is just an example of antichrist beliefs, but what was true when the Bible was written is true today. For the Word of God is Alive and powerful. It never changes.

FRIDAY

AUGUST 7

UNDEARLY DEPARTED

UNDEARLY DEPARTED

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

John is speaking of wolves in sheep's clothing. People who appear to be Christians, but actually are not.

2 John 1:7

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

1 John 4:2-3

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and is already in the world at this time.

These antichrist speakers and teachers were never a part of the body of Christ, though their words and actions appeared to make them Christians, eventually the distorted truths they were speaking in the church were revealed and they had to leave.

How do we recognize antichrist people? By knowing the Word of God. By asking the Author, God, to reveal Himself to us when we read it. And believing that what His Word says is Truth. Unfallible, undeniable divine TRUTH.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, 

that whosoever believes in him should not perish, 

but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:13

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

SATURDAY

AUGUST 8

ANOINTED BY GOD

Love Notes-July 20 thru Aug 1

(due to a recent bout of being confined to bed, the post dates are adjusted, as posts on other social media were re-posts)

MONDAY

JULY 20

OLD COMMAND IS THE WORD

TUESDAY

JULY 21

TRUE LIGHT

MONDAY

JULY 27
STILL IN THE DARK

1 John 2:9

If we claim to be in the Light and hate someone, 
we are still in the dark.
Why? Because Jesus Christ is the Light. And if we are in Christ as we claim to be, we will not hate each other but Love each other..
Why? Because God Is Love and Jesus Christ is God's Love extended to people everywhere in every time. The Son could only do what The Father asked Him to do and only say what The Father asked Him to say.

We need this Light and this Love in our hearts and our lives. Not a little bit, but a whole lot. And not later, but right now.

TUESDAY

JULY 28

LOVE ABIDES IN THE LIGHT

WEDNESDAY

JULY 29

WALKING BLINDLY

THURSDAY

JULY 30

SINS FORGIVEN THROUGH HIS NAME

FRIDAY

JULY 31
WRITING TO REMIND

SATURDAY

AUGUST 1

WRITTEN TO OVERCOMERS

1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands--this is the Word of Life.
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Love Notes July 13 thru July 18

MONDAY

JULY 13

ADVOCATE OF LOVE

TUESDAY

JULY 14
OUR ATONING SACRIFICE

OUR ATONING SACRIFICE

1 John 2:2

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

John penned these words to remind the Christians, the believers, that Jesus Christ, the Holy One of Israel, God extending His Strong Right Arm to people everywhere, is the substitutionary sacrifice which was needed to turn away God's wrath from the believer's sin and lay it on the substitute, His Son Jesus Christ, instead.

For my sins He died. For your sins He died. For our sins He died. For our parents' sins, for our siblings' sins, for children's sins He died. For "whosoever believes on the name of the Lord shall be saved" He died.

The unbeliever becomes a believer through faith - John 3:16 "...that whosoever believes in Him...". Believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of our lives is Faith. Not just having it, but living it, too.

WEDNESDAY 

JULY 15
WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW HIM

THURSDAY

JULY 16
LIARS DON'T KNOW TRUTH

LIARS DON'T KNOW TRUTH

1 John 2:4

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Titus 1:6

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

The ones who live in the Truth of God cannot lie. Also, the ones who lie cannot live in the Truth of God until they repent and are changed by the Spirit of God.

It is impossible to walk, live, by faith if the Truth is not in you. If you have believed the lies of the enemy of God, now is the time to turn to Him seek His Word and find forgiveness for your souls.

God's commandments are not grievous. Love God onlly and Love one another the way Jesus Christ has loved us: unconditionally and wholly.

FRIDAY

JULY 17
TRULY PERFECTED LOVE

SATURDAY

JULY 18
WALK AS JESUS WALKED

WALK AS JESUS WALKED

1 John 2:6

Whoever claims to abide in Him (God) must walk as Jesus walked (with obedient Love to what the Father said to Him).

John 10:30 "I and the Father are One".

John 17:21 "that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me."

That's Abiding.

John 13:34 "A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so also you must love one another."

And how has Jesus loved us?

Matthew 5:44 "But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,"

Romans 12:10 "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another."

Ephesians 5:2 "and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God."

1 Peter 1:22 "Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart."

John 15:14 "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."

That's walking like Jesus walked.