We Need The Anointing

Lately we have seen such a great surge in folks who have purported to receiving a call in the things of God. And as confusion rage on, and as the world ponder and try to decipher what is happening, no meaningful discernment seems to be in sight; especially to those who can't grasp the goings on. It is to be understood for a fact that we have three ways in which a man can be called. One, by God, two, by men, and three by self- the latter means self-appointed. Examples are there galore in the bible to help us unravel this. It isn't a new phenomenon, neither is it just unique to us living in these very perilous times on the planet. "The likes of Absalom, his other brother Adonijah, who were all David's sons, appointed themselves as King's, only to be vanquished in their folly." 2Sa 15:10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. Here we can see how Absalom conspired to depose his father, by appointing himself as the King in the place of his living father, without any regards whatsoever to God's laid down ways. 1Ki 1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 1Ki 1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his motherbare him after Absalom. 1Ki 1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. 1Ki 1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. Again, here we see the same thing taking place. Self-appointment has always instigated worst tendencies, and some people that have already deviated from what is sound will be caught in the middle of it. "And casualties will be many. It's always borne-out of the fact, that people can't wait to be instructed well in God's ways, and are very hasty, not because they love God so much than the rest, but, rather, by so doing they try very hard to satiate their bloated egos. And this helps the enemy to displace the faith of some." "Some are Appointed by God, and others by men, and we got several examples in the bible about situations like this- thus, because we need to narrow this down, we shall focus on a few individuals." And one of the examples is Saul's son who was put on the throne by Abner 'Saul's commander.' 2Sa 2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 2Sa 2:9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 2Sa 2:10 Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. When God calls somebody to the task he has assigned them, there is a remarkable shift in tendencies, and it's not conflicting in any manner. "The harbinger of it; is an open secret, which is a sheer fact -relative to ones calling. It doesn't escape any notice, as evidence is there to show to all and sundry that one indeed has a calling of God upon them." We have examples that are myriad that prove that in the word of God, "especially-how God plucked nobodies from divers backgrounds and elevated them beyond what their peers envisaged, making them a people with a purpose, and different from others; because of the anointing that rested upon them." I will zero in on one of the characters that was obscure until the presage of lost donkeys. Saul was an average man without any sign of God's calling upon his life. His case can be truly equated to any Joe out there, that is happy going to Church, without fanfare or expectation of the portend that lays a head. Israel was at the crossroads; and badly desiring a ruler like any another nation that bordered her. While doing this, the people of Israel were oblivious of the fact that they were denying Him, that had brought them out of slavery. But God was willing to give them a King. It is only God that grands us leaders-whether those leaders are good, or worse. The difference between all these, is what God does that humbles people, making them understand he is God, who is able to change man, status quo, adverse situations, and impossibilities surrounding man-kind. "This man Saul was plucked from obscurity and thrust to leadership pedestal, not by his making, or by virtue of his tribe or ethnicity. It's not because of an honorable family name, neither because of deep pockets that attracts levels of unction, rather, the calling of God that rests upon one chosen of him." The donkeys were found. God used the situation of the lost beasts of burden as a portend that heralded the prospects of his elevation. He never got himself involved in spiritual theatrics of the day. Neither was he practicing religious dogmas to warrant his elevation, "or connecting himself to the prophet with a 'seed' in order for his spiritual elevation to be sure. God had already told prophet Samuel that He will bring him a man that will be the captain of His people. Seed money wasn't needed to unlock Saul's potential, it's not by might neither by power; but by my spirit says the Lord." One of the things that totally upstages pundits is the sheer fact that God can't be fathomed using human intellect, or by usage of accumulated experience. He will forever remain God. As ordinary as Saul was, just like some of us were up until he released His unction on us, we remained so ordinary. When his Spirit came upon us then change was instigated by him. 1Sa 10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 1Sa 10:2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 1Sa 10:3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 1Sa 10:4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 1Sa 10:5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 1Sa 10:6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 1Sa 10:7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. Chapter ten verse six, captures my attention. It vividly states that, "the Spirit will come upon you, and you shall prophecy, and you shall be turned into another man." It means, I will make you cease being ordinary, and things will change, and as you prophecy, there will be a transformation taking place inside of you. You will no longer be the same, for you will be turned in to another man that you were initially not. "The things you will do, are things you never thought at any given time you will be able to do them, because my Spirit will give you the impetus to do those things when action is demanded." We need the anointing, and we need to be turned in to different men and women as in Saul's case. We see this replicated in the lives of those folks that allowed God to use them. They feared God, they were not interested in-man's recognition, neither were they striving to become celeb preachers, wanting recognition by titles, or craving for the world attention, and robbing God his place. "They had faith in him, suffering perils, being denounced by regimes, not welcome in some places, enduring persecution and tribulations." On the day of Pentecost we see how fearful, and struggling men and women were baptized in the spirit, and got energized in the things of God, and they boldly declared Christ. When flogged for preaching Christ, they were happy to have participated in his suffering. How many of us will be happy when flogged because they openly preached Christ? We are too embarrassed to testify of him on platforms given to us. We don't want to raffle feathers, we want to be accommodative, and accept every filth in the church in the name of tolerance and understanding. That is why we need the anointing, and the calling of Christ upon our lives. To be able to speak about Christ without fear. "And by the way it's only Christ who has the ability to change situations, nations and peoples of the world. No man on earth has that ability, ours is to discourse principles outlined in his word to them that Christ is sending us to." Time has come to spearhead the right aspects, and do so with fervor, knowing for sure that days are coming when the Son of God shall return, and as His chosen people let's work hard being led by his Spirit when it's still day, before darkness engulf the earth."