31/05/2025
The anointing is far more than a symbolic ritual—it is the visible sign of invisible empowerment
In essence, the anointing represents the Holy Spirit, who is also the embodiment of Grace. Grace is not just a concept or a passive favor;
Grace is a Person. Grace is the active, living supply of divine energy and supernatural ability made available to us.
From the beginning, God’s design wasn’t just for man to exist on his own. It was man plus the anointing—a divine supply that compensates for human limitations. That’s why we see the use of physical elements like oil in Scripture—not because the oil itself holds power, but because it visibly explains what’s going on spiritually.
Just like fire, the dove, and water are used to describe different dimensions of the Holy Spirit, the anointing oil is a prophetic tool pointing to the deeper reality of divine empowerment.
The Holy Spirit is also called the Spirit of Grace. That’s no small title. It means Grace is more than a spiritual vibe or convenience—it is the energy of heaven injected into our human experience. It is access to knowledge, wisdom, capacity, and ability far beyond what the flesh can achieve.
Grace is when you function with divine ease to accomplish what would ordinarily require struggle. It is the empowerment that makes the supernatural feel natural.
Now, let’s make something clear: Grace is not the same as power. Power is the general ability to get things done. Grace is the divine enablement to get spiritual and eternal things done.
Grace is like a universal currency in the spirit realm—what powers assignments, callings, miracles, and breakthroughs. It is vast and eternal, but when it touches a person, it becomes tangible and practical.
That’s why we say things like “There’s grace on her to teach” or “There’s a grace for business” or “There’s grace for this season.” What we mean is: there is divine ability backing that function.
People often confuse faith and grace. Faith is not the ability of God—Grace is. Faith is how we respond to what Grace has made available. Grace is the ability of God, while faith is our active participation in that ability.
Think of it like trying to lift a heavy dumbbell. Faith is believing that you can lift it—or at least, that it’s possible to lift. But Grace is the actual strength, the energy in your muscles, that enables you to raise it. Without Grace, faith is just good intention. That’s why when the man cried out to Jesus, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief,” he was essentially saying, “I have faith—but give me Grace to sustain it.”
There is a reason Scripture says, “You know the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor…” (2 Corinthians 8:9).
This shows us that Grace isn’t a result of what Jesus received—it’s who He is. He had divine ability, divine sufficiency, divine wealth. But He chose to lay it all down—not because Grace was lacking, but because He had a purpose to fulfill.
In Genesis, when God created the world, we see the interplay of Faith and Grace clearly. God had faith—He spoke. But it was the Holy Spirit, hovering over the waters, who supplied the energy to make those words manifest.
That’s why He is called the Power of the Highest. Grace is what brings the intangible into tangible form. It’s like blood in the human body—constantly flowing, constantly delivering energy and nutrients to get things done.
What man lost in the Garden was not just Eden or the Tree of Life. What man lost was access to Grace—the ongoing communion and supply of divine energy.
That’s why Jesus said, “It is better for you that I go away, because if I don’t go, the Helper will not come to you.” The Helper—the Holy Spirit—is the return of Grace to man. Jesus was essentially saying, “I’ve restored your access to what you lost: the ability to function with divine energy again.”
Faith and Grace are not rivals. They are partners. Faith believes what’s possible. Grace makes it happen. Faith sees. Grace empowers. Together, they enable us to walk in the fullness of what God has ordained.
So when we talk about walking in purpose, fulfilling destiny, or doing the will of God, we must remember—it’s not by might, not by power, but by the Spirit of Grace. Man plus Grace—that was God’s original design, and through Christ, that’s exactly what He has restored.
