Daily Word

The Enabler

Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you . . . - Acts 2:22

Jesus lived as a man who was anointed with the Holy Ghost and power. He was approved of God. God showed His approval of Jesus’s life by performing miracles, wonders, and signs through Him. This is God’s method of operation: placing His Holy Ghost, His supernatural power, on a man to do supernatural works. Jesus did the works, but He did them because of the supernatural equipment on His life—the anointing. &e anointing is God and man co-laboring together to set mankind free and to further God’s kingdom of freedom and deliverance. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Corinthians 3:17). &e Spirit of the Lord is omnipresent— He is everywhere; yet we do not see liberty everywhere. This is because liberty comes only where the Spirit is allowed to be Lord. Every time the Spirit of God is given access, the anointing of God will remove burdens and destroy yokes. &e Holy Spirit must be given the right to have His way in the Church, in your ministry, and in your daily life. You, too, are a man or woman who can be approved of God with miracles, signs, and wonders because of the anointing upon you. Become a co-laborer with God and watch His power and Spirit manifest in your life! God will do it by you.

The Anointing Himself 

. . . the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him [Jesus]. —Matthew 3:16 

Here we see Jesus being baptized by John in the river Jordan. is is when Jesus was baptized with the Holy Spirit and the anointing came upon Him. e anointing is the ability or the enablement to operate in the supernatural, or in the kingdom of God. Until this time, Jesus had not healed anyone, delivered anyone, or cast the devil out of anyone’s life. But once He was empowered, He immediately began to cooperate with the Spirit in His life. He became a co-laborer with God in the advancement of the kingdom of God. He went about “teaching . . . and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people” (Matthew 4:23). Once He received God’s ability through the Holy Ghost, He put that power to work to set free the captives who had been bound for years. Notice, it wasn’t until the Spirit came upon Him and abided with Him that supernatural works began to be displayed. The Church has had this enablement now for over two thousand years. We do not need more power or more of the Holy Ghost—we need to learn how to cooperate with the power and the presence of the Holy Ghost we already have. Start to listen to His voice and follow His promptings, and you, too, will begin to advance the kingdom of God!  

Greater Than Anything 

And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues . . . they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. —Mark 16:17–18 

There is a devil on the loose! He is on a mission to oppress mankind with sickness, disease, fear, worry, lack, and bondage. He desires to oppress and harass every one of God’s creations, to steal, kill, and destroy. But his days of holding the human race under bondage are on the decline. God has sent the anointing to destroy all the devil’s yokes. The anointing upon you today is bigger than AIDS, more powerful than cancer, greater than oppression! Sickness and disease is of the devil; it is enforced by spirits of in rmity, by supernatural beings in the earth. But the anointing has been sent so the Church could go about healing all who are under the devil. “They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover” (verse 18 nkjv, emphasis added)—who? The person rubbed and smeared with God’s ability! So stop sitting and waiting—go!  

Believe the Anointing

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. —John 14:12 

Jesus did some awesome things when He walked on the earth. Blind eyes were opened, deaf ears were unstopped, people were raised from the dead, and devils were cast out. He was always on top, always in victory; in the midst of a storm, He was in total control. He impressed people so much that even a Pharisee named Nicodemus came to ask how He did such mighty miracles. What made the difference? What impressed people so much? God was with Him. Jesus lived a life in the presence of God because He was rubbed, smeared, and anointed with God. You may say, “Well, I am anointed, too, but I’m not seeing the same results! Why?” Jesus was not only anointed, but He also believed in the anointing that He had been given. He received, declared, and acted on it: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me” (Luke 4:18 nkjv). Stop talking about your problems. Stop talking about your human weaknesses, and start believing in the anointing that is upon you! God is with you to heal all who are oppressed.