27/10/2025
THE ANOINTING FOR MINISTRY
The anointing, the power of the Holy Spirit is given to people who are directly in ministry . We are all supposed to serve God . And God anoints us in so many ways.
But we are talking about those who are called to serve God in the five fold ministry ( Pastors , Teachers , Prophets , Apostles and Evangelists- Ephesians 4.11 ) and people who support these offices or the church as an organization ( administrators, media , ushers , cell groups workers , hospitality , worship team etc) ( 1 Cor 12.12-31)
God designed it that you should not do the work in your own power . You can try to do it without the Holy Spirit but you will be limited and it will be in a drag.
In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit would come upon people God had called for specific tasks . They were clearly told what they were to do for God’s Kingdom and God would put his power and Grace for them to fulfill the task .
Examples of people God called :
- Abraham to be a founding father of Israel , a father of nations and the one to appropriate land for God’s people
- Isaac, Jacob continued the mandate .
- Joseph’s role was to bring Israel to Egypt and save them.
- Moses to bring Israel out of Egypt and formalize the nation
- Deborah , Gideon , Samson and other judges were called and anointed to save Israel at specific times .
- Saul was called and anointed to be King
- David was called and anointed to be King over Israel . God called and anointed people to kingship.
- Jeremiah , Isaiah , Ezekiel, Daniel and others were called and anointed to be prophets.
- Esther was anointed to be a stateswoman and save the Jews at a strategic time.
There are so many others . We will look at what the Bible says about the anointing on some of the people God called in the Old Testament.
Abraham:
“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.””
Genesis 12:1-3
Joseph :
“Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more. He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamed: Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.” His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words. Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.””
Genesis 37:5-9
“Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to prosper (succeed) in his hand. [Gen 21:22; 26:27, 28; 41:38, 39]”
Genesis 39:3 AMP
David:
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.”
1 Samuel 16:13
Gideon:
“But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon, and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh, and they too were called out to follow him. And he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet them.”
Judges 6:34-35 ESV
Samson :
“And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father’s house.”
Judges 14:19
Isaiah :
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.””
Isaiah 6:1-7 ESV
Variations are used to mean the anointing :
- the Lord BLESSED
- The Lord WAS WITH HIM
- The SPIRIT OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM
- The TOUCHED him
- The HAND OF GOD WAS on him
Some symbols of the Holy Spirit and His power are :
- oil
- Fire
- Water
- Wind
- Dove
The manifestation of Jesus in the flesh changed the game for mankind because now EVERYONE can be anointed in what they are doing for God . The Holy Spirit can empower anyone . Jesus himself demonstrated this .
Jesus was called the Messiah or in Greek , the Christ . Messiah in Hebrew or Christ in Greek means THE ANOINTED ONE. Christ is not His surname. It was a very prophetic title .
Jews believed that the Messiah would come to
Save them . He would be full of the Holy Spirit. Isaiah was shown this and prophesied like this:
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;”
Isaiah 61:1-2
Jesus said this scripture was fulfilled in him . ( Luke 4.21) .The Bible also says about Jesus :
“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.”
Acts 10:38
Jesus promised the Holy Spirit for every believer. He said the purpose was to give us power to be witnesses and serve him . He said :
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.””
Acts 1:8
That promise was fulfilled not long after that . The believers were filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues and on them.
They became bold in ministry, full of fire at the place of prayer , signs and wonders following them, reaped thousands of souls , United as a community, generous towards God’s work, full of revelation and wisdom, ready to die for the cause of Christ. The Holy Spirit in the book of Acts and up to now is the main driver of ministry . He is the one who releases power and Grace for
The anointing changes you, empowers you , makes ministry easy , orders your destiny . Fights your enemies , opens doors , protects you. Makes you eloquent . Gives you supernatural results . Gives you supernatural ability in the way you do things . Connects you to the right people . Opens nations for you. Keeps you in check . Establishes and grows your ministry . Brings provision to your ministry . Produces deep impact .
An anointed ministry or minister is a sign and a wonder.
~Pastor June
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