The anointing that I have received from Him abides in me.
Anointing has acquired a broader meaning among believers today, signifying a general blessing.
When people offer to bring anointing by laying their hands upon us, we need not object. Scripturally, there is no such thing as “an anointing”—only “the anointing.” But we need not be pedantic about the use of a word: providing, of course, that it does not convey bad theology; or that the exclusive sense of giving the Holy Spirit is not intended; but only a prayer for help, strength, or any other need.
Once, by divine leading, I found myself far from where I should have been, staring at a house in Clapham, London.
A board outside referred to George Jeffreys, whom many consider to have been the greatest British revivalist since John Wesley. He filled the greatest halls, pioneered in the face of universal opposition, and proclaimed the glorious message of Jesus Christ, Savior, Healer, Baptizer, and coming King.
I could hardly believe it; I had just read one of this great man’s books! Was he really there? I dared to go and ask; he heard my voice and invited me in. There he prayed with me, and it was as if his mantle had come upon me (to use a scriptural expression).
God heard that man’s prayer for me. I was already baptized in the Spirit—anointed—but sometimes we lack language to describe all that God does. I know that making contact with George Jeffreys and hearing his prayer for me had been a special experience, which brought me a sense of equipping and readiness for service.
Earlier that day, I had left the Bible college at Swansea to begin my full-time service for God. God had already called me to His work: and now this special experience seemed to cover me.
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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