The anointing of the Holy Spirit is God’s gift for me.
“Anointing” is sometimes taken as one of the latest things for those seeking a higher stratum of spirituality, but it is not new. In the Old Testament, all who served God had to be anointed.
In the New Testament, this was replaced by the baptism of the Holy Spirit for all believers. There was actually an Old Testament practice of oiling the head of sheep for their protection: but the anointing of the Spirit, or the baptism with the Spirit, is much more than a protective measure.
It refers to the anointing of the Spirit, or the baptism with the Spirit.
In the house of Simon the Pharisee, Jesus used similar language to that in Psalm 23, saying, “You did not anoint My head with oil” (Luke 7:46).
It was the social welcome for guests to anoint them with fragrant oils and greet them with the double kiss on the cheeks, as is still the practice in the East.
Jesus compared Simon with an unknown woman, who had poured perfumed oil upon His feet and continued kissing His feet, while Simon had done nothing.
Simon had been too casual, showing Jesus no such respect. The social anointing of guests was meant to impart a pleasant smell to the guests and to help their appearance by making their faces shine, which was considered admirable in those days.
Jesus accepted the anointing from this woman who lavished upon Him the best ointment that money could buy.
Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2016 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com
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