Word of the Day
Beloved, I have told you to be in the world but not of the world (John 15:19). It rains on the just and the unjust. Living in the world puts one at the mercy of certain risk, temptations, and onslaughts. I took this in to account when I prepared a table for you, a pasture to eat from. Many are your afflictions, your temptations but I deliver you out of them all (Psalms 34:19). Nothing can come your way that I have not seen or provide a way out of. I promised you power from on high and I gave it to you.
Just as oil is used on sheep to keep away irritating and potentially life threatening insects, so the indwelling and overshadowing of Holy Spirit is shall be to you. Remember, all is done not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit. Everything begins with a thought in the mind. This is why I have told you to take thoughts captive and to think on what is pure, upright and lovely (Philippians 4:8).
My Word is life-giving oil. Holy Spirit pours understanding and revelation of the Word over you, and in you. And like oil on a sheep’s head it puts at bay tormenting thoughts and lies of the enemy. My Word is alive and active (Hebrews 4:12). It renews your mind and causes you to think like Me and not according to the enemies tormenting thoughts (Romans 12:2). In doing this your cup overflows.
A picnic is a wonderful thing to have on a beautiful summer day. All is perfect, all is well and the food is a feast fit for a king. While engrossed in food and fellowship, unbeknownst to you, insects invade, little ants; they march their way right into your feast. Irritation and scrambling to put everything up and out of the way robs your peace. This is so with the enemy.
Do not let yourself become unaware just because the pasture is green. Fill yourself daily with My presence. You were sealed with the Holy Spirit at salvation and endued with power at the Baptism of the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). However, you must choose to stay filled. Oil yourself consistently through repentance and communion with Holy Spirit. Do not grieve Him. Repent if you do.
Beloved, the time has come to pour out a new measure of the Spirit into your life. Time has come to anoint you with oil in a whole new way. All those little things the enemy has sent, those little thoughts about your lack of worth, adequacy and importance to the Kingdom are coming to an end. I am anointing you with a whole new understanding of your identity. You shall not lack and I mean it.
I anoint you with sweet fragrant oil today. I am pouring it fresh to invigorate your heart and your life. I am softening your heart to My way of thinking and doing in areas you thought you were OK in. The Balm of Gilead is being poured into many relationships in your life. Healing and restoration is come. I anoint your head, your mind, and your thoughts, both conscious and subconscious, with liberating oil. Come and picnic with Me. The ground is clear.
You have loved righteousness [You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action] and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity). Therefore God, [even] Your God (Godhead), has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy and gladness above and beyond Your companions (Hebrews 1:9 Amplified)
Prayer
You anoint my head with the sweet oil of Your presence. Your Word sustains me and gives me life. Please forgive me Holy Spirit where I have had wrong thoughts, actions and have walked in laziness toward the Word of God. Forgive me for grieving You in any way. Uncover and show me any wrongful way or attitude in my heart; even where I have tried to do things my own way and expected a blessing anyway. I repent and receive a new work in my heart and life. Complete healing and restoration have come and is coming to my life. I do not lack one good thing I need to walk out a life dedicated to You. I am in love with You and my life shows it. I receive Your anointing in my mind, my emotions, and my thoughts both conscious and unconscious. I come to picnic with You. Let the oil flow. Amen
Reflect and Journal
1. What lies has the enemy tried to get you to believe? Take the thoughts captive and let the balm of His Word replace the enemy?s lies.
2. Have you felt without worth or inadequate in any way? He wants you to repent and receive His anointing for a whole new understanding of your identity.
3. What relationships do you have in need of healing? Name them and receive His Word