READ: Acts 9:1-22
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” – John 3:6
The Spirit enters a person as he receives the Word of God. That is why many people experience radical transformation by just listening to a powerful message of the Word of God. That is how come people are saved when they hear the preaching of the Word of God. The Holy Spirit enters into them as the preaching goes forth and they are born again. The Bible says that we are born of the Spirit.
Being born again is not an educational experience. Being born again does not mean that you have learnt something new. It means that a spiritual change has taken place. Your spirit is recreated by the Holy Spirit. This experience of being born again completely and forever changes a person’s life.
In the same way that you become born again and experience a spiritual transformation, you can experience a further spiritual transformation that will convert you into a minister. This spiritual transformation that makes you a minister is what some call “receiving an anointing” or “being anointed”.
When you have not been anointed, you are dry and lifeless. You do not become a minister by obtaining a certificate. You become a minister when God calls you and anoints you! You will not succeed in the ministry by being clever. Intelligence and education are no substitutes for the anointing! Desire the anointing! Go for it! It is the main thing! And the main thing is still the main thing!